Midwest Technology News

Columbus’ former baseball park will soon be home to roaring race cars. The city’s Board of Zoning Adjustment approved 4-0 last night a special permit that will clearthe way for developer Arshot Investment to build a half-mile racetrack, automotive research andtechnology center, a hotel and restaurants at the Cooper Stadium site west of Downtown. City law requires a permit for an outdoor amphitheater, and the racetrack would be classified asthat….

Carbon Capture Journal review of 2011 Feature Articles, Dec  30  2011 (Carbon Capture Journal) – The year followed a similar pattern to 2010, with positive announcements of funding agreed or construction beginning at some major projects tempered by news of project cancellations elsewhere, and ended on a tentative high point with CCS formerly included in the UN Clean Development Mechanism. January Australian Government reduces and delays CCS funding – the…

by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio December 30, 2011 St. Paul, Minn. — Supporters of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings got a big boost this week when Republicans in the Minnesota Senate elected Dave Senjem of Rochester as majority leader. Senjem has been a vocal supporter of a new stadium and has advocated for a specific funding source. but stadium supporters still face the big challenge of finding…

COLLINSVILLE – Country singer Josh Gracin, along with the Jack Schmitt car dealership family, is doing his part to help cancer patients proclaim “I Want to Live.” “We were thrilled that he wanted to help out,” Jack Schmitt Ford Lincoln business development manager Andy Carr said. On Dec. 19, Jack Schmitt, owner of the Schmitt line of dealerships, along with Jack Schmitt Collinsville general manager Angie Schmitt, presented a check…

The North Dakota State University football team has enjoyed a dominant run through the FCS playoffs, beating its three opponents by a combined score of 85-21. The no. 2 seed Bison enjoyed the comfort of the Fargodome, which reaches a near-deafening pitch when opposing offenses approach third downs. However, the Jan. 7 national championship against no. 1 Sam Houston State will be played more than 1,000 miles away in Frisco,…

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (PRWEB) December 23, 2011 Blake Sloan, President of the Sloan Realty Group, and Founder of the International Association of Real Estate Experts is named in Forbes Magazine’s first ever “30 under 30” list of tomorrow’s brightest stars, 30 individuals in 12 categories under the age of 30 – who matter – available at forbes.com/under30. To compile the list, Forbes asked Forbes readers and 12 star-studded panels…

This past September, several major changes happened at the HotSprings Public Library. they are both technical in nature and havecaused us all to stretch and grow. And as my son, a ‘digitalnative,’ would say, “Wow Mom! That was a leap for you.” Those of us‘digital immigrants’ find the technical chasm is quite a leap, asopposed to, the digital natives who were born knowing touch screensand apps. Beginning January 1, 2012,…

It appears the oil and gas industry is getting quite good with their fracturing technologies (fracking), and it offers hope to seize some of the underground oil and gas reserves which are locked in between layers here the United States. not long ago I was discussing this with someone who is close to the scene, and he indicated that many folks in the United States don’t realize just how much…

On December 23, the Chicago Teachers Union protested outside eight public schools slated for a school closure or turnaround. the high-profile demonstration took place nine days after CTU worked with community groups like the Kenwood Oakland community organization to wreak havoc at a Chicago school board meeting.“We’re continuing to educate the public through these direct action campaigns,” says CTU spokeswoman Stephanie Gadlin.the actions have prompted CPS to announce that they…

Over the last year, interest in mobile photography has really picked up. thanks to the popular image sharing service Instagram (and the several others of the like), now it’s all about snagging the best picture you can, whenever you can and sharing it with your Internet friends. now that we can share every living moment with the world (as if they care), software is no longer a limitation, it’s the…