Michigan Makes Movies Expo Do you dream of being an extra, building sets, learning about visual effects, movie make-up, and more? Want to hear from industry experts like Christopher Coppola, Western Michigan Film Commisioner Rick Hert, Ken Droz from the Michigan Film Office, and Kathy Mooney from Pound and Mooney Casting? Join WWJ Newsradio 950 on July 12, 2009 at Rock Financial Showplace for "Michigan Makes Movies Expo!" Pick from more than 30 breakout sessions throughout the day, conducted by industry experts, to help you learn what you need to know to get into the Michigan Film Industry. Plus stroll the film industry expo between your sessions.
Seminar: Promoting Economic Equality And Meeting EEO Obligations
This proactive seminar is designed to inform new and current federal contractors of their EEO responsibilities as they perform work using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), aka the Recovery Act. Individuals from federal, state and local government agencies will be on hand to answer questions about a number of laws guiding federal contractors, and community based organizations will participate in order to provide contractors with recruitment sources for under-represented groups. July 15, 2009 from 8a.m. until 5 p.m. at Cobo Center in Detroit. For more info, contact Lolita Hendrix at 312-596-7008 or by e-mail at Hendrix.Lolita@dol.gov.
Investor Education in Your Community Made possible through a partnership between the Investor Protection Trust and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, Investor Education in Your Community offers FREE beginning and intermediate sessions to help individuals make informed investment decisions. Click here for info and to find a workshop near you.
July 9, 2009
Worldwide Automotive Report
GM prepares to create new company. What do they need to do to make it succeed?
July 8, 2009
Worldwide Automotive Report
GM on a fast track to exit bankruptcy. Lear hoping its Chapter 11 stay will be brief. Chrysler workers may have to delay vacations.
July 7, 2009
Worldwide Automotive Report
What are the prospects for the new GM? Lear becomes the latest supplier to file for bankruptcy. Fiat makes a big more into China.
July 6, 2009
Worldwide Automotive Report
GM gets the green light to form new company. Chrylser has a new board. Is the "most American car" the Toyota Camry?
July 3, 2009
Worldwide Automotive Report
The future of electric vehicles and the electric grid, with DTE Energy CEO Anthony Earley.
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Technology News
Azure Dynamics Gets Order For 16 Hybrid Buses Oak Park-based Azure Dynamics Corp. said Thursday that it had won a contract to supply 16 of its Balance hybrid electric buses to the Hybrid Truck Users Forum's Small Hybrid Bus Working Group.
RouteOne Wins Ruling In Patent Infringement Lawsuit Farmington Hills-based RouteOne LLC Thursday announced a favorable ruling in a July 6 hearing on motions in the patent litigation brought by DealerTrack in January 2004. The core of the dispute was DealerTrack's allegation that RouteOne infringed three patents that DealerTrack acquired from CMSI.
Ann Arbor.com to Include Ann Arbor Business Review Coverage; Biz Mag To Close AnnArbor.com announced Thursday that the Ann Arbor Business Review brand will be part of the site when it launches Monday, July 20. Readers can expect the high-quality business coverage the Ann Arbor Business Review has provided since its inception in 2003. The Business Review will cease publication Aug. 13, but the name and content will continue at AnnArbor.com.
NXGen Holdings Launching Green M&A Campaign Saranac-based NXGen Holdings Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: NXGH) announced Thursday that it has launched an aggressive merger and acquisition campaign in order to expand its presence mainly in the multi-billion dollar "green" industry.
In addition to building its subsidiary, Green Bridge Industries, NXGen Holdings is in the process of evaluating acquisition candidates.
Ann Arbor Rolls Out Pay By Phone Parking Vancouver, B.C.-based Verrus Mobile Technologies Inc. said the city of Ann Arbor had launched its Pay by Phone parking service. Ann Arbor officials say Pay by Phone will make downtown parking easier, more convenient and more energy efficient. Downtown visitors won't have to search for coins anymore.
Lawrence Tech Adds 35 Certificates In Film, Other Emerging Fields Lawrence Technological University is introducing 35 new “Reinvent Your Career” certificate programs that will position graduates for employment opportunities in emerging areas of the Michigan economy, including video and film production. It is the largest launch of new programs in the university’s 77-year history.
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