Category Archives: Business

Experience Great Lakes Week with Great Lakes Now

October 12, 2011 – 7:26 am

Edited Oct 17, 2011 to bring in the archived content from Great Lakes Week 2011 Detroit Public Television (DPTV), in partnership with the International Joint Commission, the Great Lakes Commission, U.S. EPA, and Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition provided unprecedented access to the largest gathering of scientists, political voices, educators, environmentalists, and interested groups ever [...]

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Michigan punches its ticket for high-speed rail

October 6, 2011 – 10:17 am

Vanishing Point by e.rabior Business Week reports that Michigan made some major moves toward high-speed rail yesterday: A high-speed passenger train service between Chicago and Detroit took two big steps forward Wednesday with a $196.5 million federal grant to Michigan and the state’s acquisition of a 135-mile stretch of track. The U.S. Department of Transportation [...]

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Rural Broadband Works … and could work for Michigan

September 29, 2011 – 11:19 am

On October 3rd an organization called “Broadband WORKS for Rural America” is bringing together hundreds of individuals and groups from around the country to Washington, DC in order send a message that rural America needs increased wireless broadband access in order to grow the economy and bring jobs to those who need it most. Absolute [...]

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TEDx Detroit brings the power of ideas to the Motor City

September 22, 2011 – 10:00 am

X Marks the Spot – TEDxDetroit by slaytercreative Check out his awesome TEDx Detroit slideshow too! The 3rd annual TEDx Detroit takes place next Wednesday (September 28). TEDx events are locally planned & independently organized, designed to capture the flavor of the incredible TED conferences that bring together the finest minds in the world to [...]

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Detroit Design Festival ~ September 21-28, 2011

September 20, 2011 – 10:17 am

The inaugural Detroit Design Festival (DDF) starts tomorrow (Wednesday, Sep 21) with a kickoff party from 6-9 PM at New Center Park. DDF is a “crowd-sourced design festival” developed to showcase the talents and abilities Detroit’s creative community. Over the eight days and nights of DDF—September 21 through September 28—a variety of Design Happenings will take [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Treaty of Detroit

August 25, 2011 – 11:50 am

By William LeFevre of the Walter P. Reuther Library , courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. As the national debate over universal health [...]

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Charlie Rose interviews Allan Mulally of Ford

August 22, 2011 – 10:06 am

At the beach today, here’s a great interview of the CEO of Ford Motor Company… Share this:

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Saginaw students discover 2 wrecks in Project Shiphunt

July 26, 2011 – 7:29 am

mLive has a nice feature on some Michigan students who helped discover 2 wrecks in Lake Huron. 122 years ago, the 138-foot schooner M.F. Merrick was hit by the steel freighter Etruria, sinking both ships. The students used historical records and diving experts to identify the ships, and helped to document the vessels in 3-D [...]

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Blogs We Dig: 365 Days of A

June 22, 2011 – 9:36 am

Through the TC Ticker, we learned about a cool project by Jonathan Klinger, PR Manager of Michigan based Hagerty Insurance. They begin: For the past eight months, the 29 year old has been driving a 1930 Model A as his everyday car. His project, dubbed “365 Days of A,” has him parking his Ford Explorer and [...]

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$1 Million Accelerate Michigan Contest!

June 8, 2011 – 7:37 am

Speed by IreJustin Applications are now open for the 2011 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition will award more than $1 million in cash winnings, plus in-kind awards of services, staffing and software to top entrepreneurial businesses and also includes a competition for college students with an idea for an innovative business. [...]

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