Michigan Central Station

Planterra wins top industry award for the interior landscapes in Michigan and Wisconsin

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Friday, February 2, 2024

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Planterra, a national expert and leader in the specialty of interior landscaping, earned top honors from the International Plantscapes Awards at the Tropical Plant Industry Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, winning the Platinum Award for the interior plantings at the Michigan Central Station's Book Depository in Detroit and the conservatory garden at the Hickory Hill Academy, in Madison. 

Key Points: 
  • "These projects are a testament to our dedication to integrating nature and biophilic design within spaces of innovation," says Shane Pliska, President of Planterra.
  • The soft, featherlike fawns humanize the center of the 270,000-square-foot facility, home to Detroit's mobility tech community.
  • The Hickory Hill Academy in Madison, Wisconsin, won accolades for being the largest installation of interior plantings at a k-8 school in the USA.
  • Planterra not only assisted in the design of both projects but also managed the procurement, installation, and maintenance plans.

itselectric Accelerating Detroit's Sustainable Mobility Future with Strategic Alliances: Partners with Michigan Central, Newlab, DTE Energy, ChargerHelp!, and Grounded RV

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

These strategic partnerships underscore how the mobility transition to electrification is ushering growth, innovation, and revitalization in the Motor City.

Key Points: 
  • These strategic partnerships underscore how the mobility transition to electrification is ushering growth, innovation, and revitalization in the Motor City.
  • Once a property is deemed eligible, at no cost to the property owner, itselectric installs and maintains a low-profile charger and shares proceeds with the property owners.
  • This work is being funded in part through grants provided by DTE Energy as an Emerging Tech Fund grant partner and the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP).
  • Grounded RV and Michigan Central Partnership:
    itselectric also announced its partnership with Grounded RV [ https://www.groundedrvs.com ], Newlab and Michigan Central [michigancentral.com], Detroit's leading innovation district and tech hub.

RoboTire Automated Tire-Changing System is Now Serving Detroit Customers

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Monday, May 15, 2023

DETROIT, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboTire, a Detroit-based robotics and automation company, today announced it has installed its cutting-edge tire-changing system at a Detroit Garage, a forward-thinking and customer-focused tire shop in Plymouth, located at 33939 Plymouth Road in Livonia, MI. This marks the first retail operation of a RoboTire system in the company's hometown, and RoboTire's dedication to supporting the next generation of innovation, manufacturing, and automotive excellence that defines the Motor City.

Key Points: 
  • For nearly 10 years, Detroit Garage has been the first to adopt new technologies to help them better serve their clients, and partnering with RoboTire is no different.
  • RoboTire's tire-changing system is designed to provide a faster, safer, and more efficient alternative to the traditional tire-changing shop.
  • The automated system is equipped with advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and high-definition cameras that can change four tires in as little as 25 minutes.
  • In addition to debuting a RoboTire system at Detroit Garage, the upstart company recently paired up with Newlab Detroit, a technology collaborative and business hub located in Michigan Central's Book Depository.

Ford Motor Company and DTE Energy announce the largest renewable energy purchase from a utility in U.S. history

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

The purchase is a strategic investment in Michigan through DTEs MIGreenPower program and is the largest renewable energy purchase ever made in the U.S. from a utility.

Key Points: 
  • The purchase is a strategic investment in Michigan through DTEs MIGreenPower program and is the largest renewable energy purchase ever made in the U.S. from a utility.
  • This unprecedented agreement is all about a greener and brighter future for Ford and for Michigan, said Jim Farley, president and CEO, Ford Motor Company.
  • We want to congratulate Ford Motor Company for its environmental leadership and commitment to clean energy, said Jerry Norcia, chairman and CEO, DTE Energy.
  • DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE )isa Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide.

Everbridge Unveils Service Intelligence to Accelerate IT Incident Response, Reduce Time-Consuming Unplanned Work, and Maximize Digital Service Value

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220713005539/en/
    Everbridge Unveils Service Intelligence to Accelerate IT Incident Response, Reduce Time-Consuming Unplanned Work, and Maximize Digital Service Value (Photo: Business Wire)
    In the quest to achieve demanding digital transformation goals, too many organizations find themselves burdened by unplanned work or IT disruptions leading to overwhelmed teams, missed release dates, and lack of time to innovate.
  • Our new Service Intelligence capabilities, part of Everbridges market-leading Digital Operations platform, provides automated service component diagnosis, visual root cause identification, and runbook automation to streamline incident response and accelerate resolution.
  • Everbridges Service Intelligence provides the following capabilities:
    Rich two-way integrations with industry-leading AIOps and observability solutions to automate alert processing, drive resolution process and dark web response.
  • The Everbridge Digital Operations platform embeds services directly into its incident management capabilities to supercharge the response to digital service interruptions.

OSI Systems Receives $3 Million Order for Patient Monitoring Solutions

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

OSI Systems, Inc. (the Company or OSI Systems) (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, received an order valued at approximately $3 million to provide patient monitoring solutions to a U.S. based hospital.

Key Points: 
  • OSI Systems, Inc. (the Company or OSI Systems) (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, received an order valued at approximately $3 million to provide patient monitoring solutions to a U.S. based hospital.
  • The Company is expected to provide Xhibit Central Stations with XTR Telemetry, Xprezzon patient monitors, Qube patient monitors, and SafeNSound patient management software.
  • We look forward to providing our advanced patient monitoring products for installation in the hospitals critical care units to help ensure that patients are monitored effectively and efficiently, commented Deepak Chopra, OSI Systems Chairman and CEO.
  • OSI Systems is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense and aerospace industries.

Katalon Joins GitLab Inc.'s Alliance Partner Program

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

ATLANTA, June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Katalon, Inc. , today announced it has joined GitLab Inc.'s Alliance Partner Program.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Katalon, Inc. , today announced it has joined GitLab Inc.'s Alliance Partner Program.
  • This strategic relationship between Katalon and GitLab provides DevOps teams with capabilities to reinforce continuous quality as a part of their software development and continuous delivery processes.
  • The GitLab and Katalon partnership will enable our joint customers to accelerate their release velocity while ensuring comprehensive test coverage and code quality," said Matt Sandberg, Vice President of Partnerships at Katalon.
  • Katalon offers the following defining features:
    Low-code test automation for desktop, web, mobile, and API testing using Katalon Studio.

Ford Announces 6,200 New UAW Jobs in the Midwest; Converting Nearly 3,000 Temporary Employees to Full Time; Upgrading Plants to Deliver Ford+ EV, ICE Product Plans

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Were investing in American jobs and our employees to build a new generation of incredible Ford vehicles and continue our Ford+ transformation, said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

Key Points: 
  • Were investing in American jobs and our employees to build a new generation of incredible Ford vehicles and continue our Ford+ transformation, said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.
  • Ford plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to continuously improve the workplace experience for manufacturing employees.
  • As a result of discussions with the UAW, Ford is taking steps to identify and address the top wants and needs of employees.
  • Ford stepped up to the plate by adding these jobs and converting 3,000 UAW members to permanent, full-time status with benefits.

Stonebranch Announces Record Growth in 2021, Well Positioned for 2022

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

In 2021, Stonebranch added more new customers than ever before, fueling the companys highest revenues since it was founded in 1999.

Key Points: 
  • In 2021, Stonebranch added more new customers than ever before, fueling the companys highest revenues since it was founded in 1999.
  • 2021 was another great year for Stonebranch, and 2022 is poised to be even better, said Giuseppe Damiani, CEO at Stonebranch.
  • More new enterprises added Stonebranch to their IT automation and orchestration tech stack than any other year in the history of the company.
  • Using the Stonebranch Universal Automation Platform, enterprises can seamlessly orchestrate workloads and data across technology ecosystems and silos.

Stonebranch Announces Record Growth in 2021, Well Positioned for 2022

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

In 2021, Stonebranch added more new customers than ever before, fueling the companys highest revenues since it was founded in 1999.

Key Points: 
  • In 2021, Stonebranch added more new customers than ever before, fueling the companys highest revenues since it was founded in 1999.
  • 2021 was another great year for Stonebranch, and 2022 is poised to be even better, said Giuseppe Damiani, CEO at Stonebranch.
  • More new enterprises added Stonebranch to their IT automation and orchestration tech stack than any other year in the history of the company.
  • Using the Stonebranch Universal Automation Platform, enterprises can seamlessly orchestrate workloads and data across technology ecosystems and silos.