Protomatic News

Watertown, Mass.-based QD Vision Inc., developer of nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, announced today that DTE Energy Ventures has invested $3 million in the company. The funding will support QD Vision’s market expansion of quantum dot-based nanomaterials that enable major efficiency gains in high-quality solid-state lighting and flat panel displays.

WFN: World Fishing Network, North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle network, announced that as of today the network is available to Comcast customers in Michigan in standard definition on channel 743. Michigan, a popular fishing destination, joins Florida as the first two Comcast states to launch WFN.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Thursday announced the official launch on Tuesday, Jan. 26 of PureMichiganLiving.com, a new Web site featuring the people, places and things that make Michigan a great place to live, work and play.

Let's face it, Travel Michigan's "Pure Michigan" have been terrific. They inspire. They make you want to explore Michigan. Some even bring a tear as you recall fun with family and friends. But Travel Michigan isn't resting on its laurels, or those of its ad agency. It's asking the public for new ideas for new Pure Michigan ads.

ForeSee Results, the market leader in online customer satisfaction measurement and management, today announced that it finished 2009 with a 32 percent revenue increase over 2008 and a 92 percent revenue increase since 2007, effectively doubling revenues in two years.

The Madison Heights telematics supplier GuidePoint Systems today announced it has expanded its operations at headquarters and Fort Worth, Texas to meet growing demand for its services.

Beverly Hills resident Michelle Lange has been named director of The Panthera Project at Walsh College, metro Detroit’s only all-business college. “The Panthera Project is a place where Walsh College will craft a comprehensive plan that incorporates education, innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship to accelerate Michigan business growth,” Lange said.

The Michigan Public Service Commission staff Thursday filed its annual net metering program report, which shows that the number of net metering customers in Michigan has more than doubled from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Net metering allows customers with renewable energy generators to sell power back to the grid.

The City of Auburn Hills will be the first in Michigan to transition to a new meter reading technology called Mosaic Firefly following approval of the system by the City Council Monday.