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Event Notices From December 6
The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan’s technology-focused companies, institutions and groups.
CBS Announces Week-Long 24/7 Coverage Before Super Bowl XLVII
CBS, home of Super Bowl XLVII, will create CBS Super Bowl Park at Jackson Square in the heart of the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., to serve as the CBS Corporation’s central broadcast center. […]
Entergy, ITC Initiate Transaction Approval Process
ITC Holdings Corp. and New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. said Wednesday that they have initiated a multi-state and federal regulatory process per an agreement announced on Dec. 5, 2011, that calls for Entergy’s utility operating companies to spin off and merge their electric transmission businesses with a subsidiary of ITC.
Opinion: As Hurricane Isaac Threatens The GOP Continues To Party
As Hurricane Isaac threatens the Gulf again, we will see if Katrina and Isaac serve as bookends of GOP hostility to federal disaster relief. An odd stance for a party that claims to “choose life” while watching people die in natural disasters rather than provide an adequate response.
Report: Flint, Detroit More Blighted Than Post-Katrina New Orleans
A new report suggests that Flint and Detroit suffer from more blight than New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
UM’s Student-Led Social Venture Fund Makes Second Investment This Year
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business announced today its Social Venture Fund has closed an investment in Jack & Jake’s, a sustainable food provider based in Louisiana.
Vice President Biden Addresses Black Journalists
Vice President Joe Biden addressed thousands of journalists in New Orleans Wednesday night saying the new Republican Party refuses to cooperate even on issues the old GOP embraced.
Night Of Entertainment For Lions Fans
The Detroit Lions are in New Orleans getting ready to play their first playoff game in years against the New Orleans Saints Saturday.
U of M Is All Business Entering Sugar Bowl
The Michigan Wolverines are hoping for a sweet finish to their trip to New Orleans Tuesday night.
Deal Doubles Size, Reach Of Novi’s ITC Holdings
ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) Monday announced a deal with a New Orleans utility holding company that will roughly double the size and geographic reach of ITC’s electric grid assets.


















