Vivienne Ornelas

Detroit’s Michigan Science Center has announced Christian Greer as president and CEO. Greer is a STEM professional with nearly 30 years of experience in museums and science centers. He most recently served as the chief...

Hamilton Anderson, a Detroit-based design firm, has been named Architecture Firm of the Year by the Michigan Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIAMI). The award recognizes firms who have produced distinguished architecture...

US Signal has announced that construction work has begun on its new data center in Van Buren Township. The announcement follows an approval meeting with the Van Buren Township Commission and receipt of the official building permit from the township’s director of planning. The data company announced late last year they would build the new data center.

United Shore, a Pontiac-based independent mortgage lender, has hired Blake Kolo as chief business officer and Lee Jelenic as chief innovation officer. Kolo and Jelenic will be in charge of making improvements within the...

Illinois-based Impossible Objects has announced two advances in composite 3-D printing for the factory floor. The CBAM-2, the company’s latest 3-D printing system, and a new partnership with BASF, which operates a large facility in Southfield, on PA6-carbon fiber composites extend the company’s patented composite-based additive manufacturing process (CBAM) to an unprecedented range of industrial applications.

Eastern Market Corp. has announced several new initiatives dedicated to the expansion of Eastern Market and enhancing its authenticity. They are designed in part to keep rent affordable.

The largest carpooling provider in the country, California’s Scoop, has announced a partnership with Bedrock to bring a carpooling service to Detroit.

Rochelle Riley was appointed the city of Detroit’s director of arts and culture by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. The appointment is meant to reaffirm the city’s commitment to its creative community. Riley is expected...

Bamboo Detroit, a co-working space community, and MP Consulting Group, a Detroit-based nonprofit consulting firm, will co-host the second annual Detroit Nonprofit Day Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 15 at the University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Researchers at East Lansing’s Michigan State University have developed a potential solution to improve power sources in emerging wearable tech using crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests. The solution could have applications in stretchable energy electronic systems, implantable biomedical devices, and smart packaging systems.