RTT - 3D Maya Artists

by MiLife MiTimes

March 26th, 2008 in Careers, Companies, Creative, Design, Detroit, Digital, Features, Jobs, Jobs We Want, Newsletter, Talent, The Alt. Energy Issue

RTT USA, Inc. (www.rttusa.com) is a leading 3D animation studio and producer of 3D design software for automotive, aircraft and consumer goods applications.

RTT USA has offices in Pasadena, Calif. and Royal Oak, Mich. Its parent company, Realtime Technology AG, is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It has offices in Stuttgart, Hamburg, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Shanghai and Tokyo. [ Read more ]

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The 10 List - Ways to Grow a Greener Michigan

by Danielle Korpalski

March 26th, 2008 in Autos, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Features, Green, Living, Newsletter, The 10 List, The Alt. Energy Issue

Our friends at Environment Michigan offer 10 action steps to grow a greener Michigan at home and in Lansing. Five for fighting… five for living. [ Read more ]

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Knowledge Is Power

by Jaime Pfeffer

March 26th, 2008 in Advice, Ann Arbor, Careers, Companies, Detroit, Jobs, Midland, Newsletter, Resources, Saginaw / Bay City, The Alt. Energy Issue, West Michigan

Joe Minock is fed up.

As the founder of Accuget.com LLC, a small Web-based business in southeast Michigan, the 26-year-old says it’s time for Michigan to stop paying so much attention to the flailing auto industry and focus its attention instead on entrepreneurs and small business owners like himself. [ Read more ]

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Campbell-Ewald’s Green Marketing Takes Root Online

by Corrie Commisso

March 26th, 2008 in Conservation, Detroit, Energy, Environment, Green, Living, Newsletter, The Alt. Energy Issue

Here’s the truth: our clients make cars. And tires. They package and process almost half of the world’s mail. Add to that the fact that we’re headquartered in Detroit, a city that made Forbes’ list of America’s Dirtiest Cities.

I think it’s safe to say that there are a few obstacles to becoming recognized as a “green” agency. [ Read more ]

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Michigan’s Chance to Catch Winds of Change

by Mark Beyer

March 25th, 2008 in Energy, Environment, Green, Living, Newsletter, The Alt. Energy Issue

It’s 2008 and the State of Michigan fidgets nervously at an emotional and economic nexus. It must choose between clinging to a familiar yet fading past or leaping forward toward a promising future. We’ve been here before.

A little over a century ago, the masters of Michigan’s lucrative carriage-making trade were trying to predict if a noisy, newfangled contraption called a “motorcar” was really going to replace the horse. [ Read more ]

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The LEEDers and the Best

by Scotter Bragg

March 25th, 2008 in Detroit, Environment, Grand Rapids, Green, Living, Newsletter, The Alt. Energy Issue, West Michigan

Given Michigan’s current housing slump, you might be surprised to know that our state is a leader in green building.

Over 200 building projects in Michigan are either registered with or certified by the The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, a green building certification program developed in 2000 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). [ Read more ]

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Next Stop: Mass Transit in Michigan

by Nettie Boivin

March 25th, 2008 in Ann Arbor, Commuting, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lifestyle, Newsletter, The Alt. Energy Issue, Travel, West Michigan

The idea of modern mass transit is becoming a hot-topic in Michigan — better late than never for the state whose economy has been driven by getting people to, well, drive.

But with gas prices looking like they’re permanently above $3 a gallon, people are starting to clamor for some alternatives. The national trend is turning upward for mass transit and urban revitalization, so you should know about some major initiatives that could put new systems on our map. [ Read more ]

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