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Michigan Videographer, Climate Activist To Document Greenland Ice Study

Videographer and Midland resident Peter Sinclair will join a scientific team on the Greenland ice sheet this summer, to photograph and film research into the causes of increasing ice melt and the possible contribution to sea level.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/14

Dow Gets $2.2B Cash From Kuwait Settlement

Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) said Tuesday that it has completed final resolution of the K-Dow arbitration with Petrochemical Industries Co. of Kuwait (PIC).

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/07

This machine from Duperon in Bay City keeps debris out of water pipes. With the device is its inventory, Terry L. Duperon. Matt Roush photo.

Tech Tour Day Five: Tri-Cities Terrific

The Tri-Cities of Saginaw, Bay City and Midland is another corner of Michigan where there’s a proud tradition of, you know, actually building stuff, even when it comes to modern technology. And this tradition continues, even as the area remarkets itself as the Great Lakes Bay Region.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/30

Dow Chemical Reports Higher Profit Despite Revenue Dip

Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) reported net income of $550 million or 46 cents a share, up from $412 million or 35 cents a share in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue dipped 2 percent.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/25

Matt poses with the Spring Tech Tour Mobile, the 2013 Ram 1500 (WWJ Photo)

Tech Tour Time Is Here Again

Well, it’s finally arrived. The WWJ Technology Report will be taking its 10th annual Tech Tour on the Michigan road beginning tonight.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/24

Dow Corning headquarters outside Midland

Dow Corning Sees Projected Global Growth of LED Lighting Linked to Adoption of Advanced Optical Silicones

The global LED market’s average compound annual growth will be as high as 33 percent through 2016, according to analyst firm McKinsey & Co. Midland-based Dow Corning — a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation — expects that much of that growth will be contingent on the adoption of more advanced materials technologies.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/23