Feb. 4, 2010 - Bong, bong, bong! You’ve probably heard that electronic sound a number of times at a clothing store, a grocery store, even your local library. It’s the sound made when someone leaves with something that contains an active RFID tag.
Jan. 28, 2010 - It gets the best mileage of any non-hybrid, you can park it for half price in some New York City garages and they’ll plant a tree when you buy it. “It” is the smart fortwo, a still head-turning bob-tailed ‘city car’ that has more headroom than most traditional sedans and now has a new boss for American operations.
Jan. 28, 2010 - This year’s Corp! Going Green Award winners range from automotive suppliers to alternative energy companies, a hotel, a laundromat, dentist’s office, architects, IT firms and a farm. All are worthy of recognition as Michigan’s environmentally conscious leaders for their sustainable business practices, education programs, and daring in a number of green initiatives.
Jan. 21, 2010 - One of the most powerful people in publishing spoke last week to the women of Inforum about the Time Inc. 'investment' in creating a Detroit bureau, based in a home in the West Village. She hopes to change the image of the city — for the better...
Jan. 21, 2010 - In our attempts to control global warming by cutting down on greenhouse gasses will we be pricing some of our basic food products out of reach? Is the choice for ethanol as a non-polluting additive at the gas pump solely between food or fuel? There may well be a new alternative.
Nov./Dec. 2009 - If there was a “bottom line” on the national front in 2009, it appears to have been drawn by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in September when he said, “From a technical perspective, the recession is likely over.”
Jan. 7, 2010 - How 37 artisans helped the Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato tell their stories at the Detroit Science Center — and beyond
Dec. 17, 2009 - Headed by Dr. Grace Bochenek, the recipient of the 2008 Presidential Rank Award among many other honors, TARDEC (the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center) is beyond the cutting edge in vehicle technology.
Nov./Dec. 2009 - Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon is a perfect example of the benefits of promoting from within. She earned her doctorate from Michigan State University in 1974 and has taught and administered there ever since, assuming the presidency in 2005. She, along with other higher education officials in the state, has had to deal with decreased funding from the state, students facing their own financial crises, and an almost moral obligation to provide the best guidance possible to help Michigan...
Nov. 19, 2009 - Bentonville, Ark.-based Sam’s Club is the $40-billion-plus wholesale division of Wal-Mart. Like Wal-Mart, it has embarked on a corporate-wide program to promote sustainability – both internally and in the products it sells to its members.