We all know how important - scratch that - vital it is to cultivate Michigan’s creative economy. Doing so will allow us to retain and attract the type of dynamic young people our region needs to turn itself around, and will help our great state get away from its reliance on an outdated auto industry. Once these things start happening, capital and talent will follow and Michigan will attain a prominent position in the global economy.
This shift towards a creative economy will not happen overnight, but bills like the ones Governor Granholm signed last week will help get us there faster. [ Read more ]
Looking to connect with investors for your emerging growth company? Then set aside May 14 and 15 to attend the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti.
The original university-based venture fair, this nationally attended two-day event offers the opportunity to build relationships with an unparalleled business network of distinguished private equity industry leaders, leading university research faculty, and entrepreneurial business professionals. [ Read more ]
How many people can say that they worked in the Antarctic, and witnessed, with their own eyes, the natural phenomenon of aurora australis or Southern Lights?
Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC), based in Centennial, CO, is currently hiring contractors to work on the world’s southernmost continent! [ Read more ]
Senior students in the power engineering program at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) have been propelling their careers forward thanks to a creative and unique partnership with engineers at ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC).
ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the country. The company noticed that there is a lack of students choosing power engineering as a career, and Michigan Tech is one of the few universities in the country that offers an energy conversion and power systems program to engineering students. That’s why ITC has supported the growth of students entering the Senior Design Program and has donated a total of $42,750 in the past three years. [ Read more ]
Calling are tech entrepreneurs: The last day to sign up for the Spring Cycle of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest (GLEQ) business plan competition is fast approaching.
You have until Friday, April 18 to sign up for this season’s contest, which awards several financial prizes ranging from $5,000 - $25,000 to the highest-scoring individuals and companies from across the state. It’s important to note that business plan submissions do not need to be ready by this date; you just need to sign up. [ Read more ]
Over 3,000 students and 100 employers participated in the 2007 edition of the Michigan Collegiate Virtual Job Fair (MCVJF), and this year’s fair promises to be even better.
Scheduled for April 14 - 25, the 2008 MCVJF offers students from 25+ Michigan colleges and universities the opportunity to battle it out for a slew of full- and part-time jobs, as well as internships and summer positions. [ Read more ]
GM has released some new information about the release of the Chevrolet Volt. One of the first electric cars to be built in Detroit since the Detroit Electric, this will definitely be one of the biggest launches Detroit has seen in a long time. Here is an update on the development of the electric-powered car.
The biggest news on the Volt’s development thus far is that engineers have come up with an algorithm for testing the durability of the batteries that can simulate 10 years of use — 150,000 miles — in just over two years of testing. Tests using the new algorithm are now going on around the clock in Detroit and Germany. [ Read more ]
Looking to put your teaching degree to work? You’re in luck: Eastern Michigan University is holding a teacher job fair next week.
If you have already completed student teaching or will have completed it by September 1, 2008, you are invited to attend the event, which is scheduled from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 at the University’s Convocation Center. [ Read more ]
The company made the announcement on April Fool’s Day, but it is no joke — Toyota is establishing a new research center in North America, and it will be located in Ann Arbor.
Dubbed the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA), the new facility will focus on advanced research pertaining to sustainable mobility — specifically, energy and environment; safety; and mobility infrastructure. [ Read more ]
When rain falls upon the Lansing, Mich., plant where Saturn Corp. builds one of its models, they do something pretty noteworthy with the rainwater. They recycle it.
Jill Lajdziak is rather proud. As the general manager and top executive of General Motors’ Saturn division, she cites the recycling as an important example — but just one — of the company’s overall approach to sustainability. [ Read more ]
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