Grand Rapids Business Journal
The president and CEO of West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology has a new role.
The Steelcase Foundation said last week it appointed Daniel Williams, the current leader of the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT), to head up the foundation as its next president, effective Feb. 22. He is replacing the foundation’s previous president, Julie Ridenour, who announced her retirement last September.
Williams said in a letter on WMCAT’s website he is grateful for his nearly six years of helming the Grand Rapids-based nonprofit, and he promised he “will continue to be (its) partner in building a more just and equitable West Michigan” in his new role. The WMCAT board of directors launched a search for its next president and CEO. More information is online.
Report finds 25 hate groups in Michigan as extremism becomes mainstream
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Members of the Proud Boys stand on the front lawn of the Capitol while open carry gun activist rally in Lansing on Thursday Sep. 17, 2020. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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Twenty-five hate groups were active in Michigan last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual report on extremist activity.
The civil rights advocacy group recorded an 11% decline in active hate groups last year, though researchers said social media is allowing people to become radicalized without formally joining a specific organization. During a Monday press conference, SPLC researchers said a loose collection of domestic extremists are gathering new supporters mobilized by false narratives about the presidential election and white nationalist ideology that became more mainstream in recent years.
DTE Energy launches first-of-its-kind program allowing residential and small business gas customers to reduce their carbon footprint From protecting Michigan forests to harnessing renewable natural gas created from landfill emissions and wastewater treatment plant by-products, the program is another step by DTE to secure a cleaner future for our state
January 26, 2021 07:44 ET | Source: DTE Energy DTE Energy Detroit, Michigan, UNITED STATES
Detroit, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As part of DTE Energy’s 2050 net zero commitment, DTE Gas today announced that it will offer customers a new way to reduce their carbon footprint. The program, called CleanVision Natural Gas Balance is the first in the nation to include both carbon offsets and renewable natural gas. The carbon offset program is focused on protecting Michigan forests that naturally absorb greenhouse gases. Renewable natural gas will be sourced by tran
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Creston Industrial Sales is partnering with CimSource Gmbh to help manufacturers transition to digital tooling solutions via an informational website that explains the problems and solutions associated with the transition to Industry 4.0.
The Grand Rapids-based tooling services provider Creston Industrial Sales said Friday that it is partnering with Aachen, Germany-based CimSource Gmbh to offer a “seamless cloud-based interface for acquiring and managing digital tooling data,” including, most recently, launching an informational website at toolingdata.com that explains the complexities of the journey toward digitization.
The partnership allowed Creston to provide the offerings Tools United and ToolLink, resources that help manufacturers digitize.