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CAAT Advances Students’ Careers In New, Developing Auto Technologies

GRAND RAPIDS - CAAT (Center for Advanced Automotive Technology) partners with industry, education, government, and professional organizations to support local economic development.  Through these partnerships, the CAAT identifies funding opportunities for the creation and adaptation of curricula in  advanced automotive technology programs.  The CAAT advances the preparation of students for careers in new and developing

By |2017-04-19T17:44:13-04:00April 19th, 2017|Auto Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Erie Hack 2017: Innovation For Our Great Lake

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit is one of several partners producing Erie Hack 2017: Innovation Around Our Great Lake presented by the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA). Erie Hack is a data and engineering competition that is uniting coders, developers, engineers, and water experts to generate enduring solutions to Lake Erie’s biggest challenges. The competition includes  $100,000 in prizes for

By |2017-04-04T20:30:37-04:00April 4th, 2017|Michigan Mobile Musings, Mobile MI, Podcasts|

Erie Hack 2017: Innovation For Our Great Lake

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit is one of several partners producing Erie Hack 2017: Innovation Around Our Great Lake presented by the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA). Erie Hack is a data and engineering competition that is uniting coders, developers, engineers, and water experts to generate enduring solutions to Lake Erie’s biggest challenges. The competition includes  $100,000 in prizes

By |2017-03-28T15:06:13-04:00March 28th, 2017|Clean Update, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

SPLT, Lyft Create Partnership To Provide Reliable Transportation For Medical Appointments

GRAND RAPIDS - Last year, 4.6 million Americans changed or missed medical appointments due to unreliable transportation. Inspired by consumers with personal loss of Mobility, SPLT is a solution that has recently formed a partnership with Lyft, the ride-sharing firm.  Please join 'Michigan Mobile Musings' host Melissa Birnie, and her guest, David Smith, CTO for SPLT to hear them discuss the journey leading

By |2017-02-05T17:58:26-05:00February 5th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Mobile MI, Podcasts|

Ford’s ‘Go Detroit Challenge’ Competition To Build Apps To Help Detroit

GRAND RAPIDS - To help Detroit residents get access to the transit options they need to travel safely and efficiently to school, work, healthcare and play, Ford is calling on developers to create new apps that help commuters get around efficiently and safely to all the places they need to go. The "Go Detroit Challenge",

Ford’s Go Detroit Challenge Competition To Build Apps To Help Detroit

GRAND RAPIDS - To help Detroit residents get access to the transit options they need to travel safely and/or efficiently to school, work, healthcare and play, Ford is calling on developers to create new apps that help commuters get around efficiently and safely to all the places they need to go. The "Go Detroit Challenge",

By |2017-01-06T09:10:37-05:00January 6th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured, Podcasts|

Self-Driving Vehicle Laws And Michigan’s Leadership In The Industry

LANSING - Michigan took another step this month in solidifying its' hold on a global leadership position in the self-driving vehicle industry by the legislature's passage of, and the Governor's signature on, a package of laws that put the state well ahead of all others in regard to its policies toward the testing and future

By |2016-12-22T18:44:24-05:00December 22nd, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Who Is MTAM And What Do We Mean By Mobile, Wireless And Connected Technologies?

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Mobile Musings is a weekly broadcast from the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM). We are a non-profit trade association for Michigan's mobile/wireless (or connected) technologies industry and the first state-based mobile/wireless or connected technologies trade association in the U.S. Our guests are from various companies, primarily right here in Michigan, who

By |2016-12-14T14:45:40-05:00December 12th, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

TiECon20 Winners: Ash & Anvil And Giggso LLC – Sharing Their Startup Journeys

GRAND RAPIDS -Melissa Birnie interviews two recent winners of the TieCon20 awards on Michigan Mobile Musings to discuss their respective entrepreneurial journeys. Ravi Venugopal,  founder of Giggso LLC, a free social hub that builds an individual’s personal brand and monetizes it with business transactions. Giggso effectively uberizes networking. She also interviews Steven Mazur, Co-founder/CEO of Ash & Anvil.

By |2016-11-28T21:27:50-05:00November 28th, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Michigan Mobile Musings: Hass Alert – Mobile Vehicle-To-Vehicle Platform

GRAND RAPIDS - Listen as Melissa Birnie and Cory Hohs, CEO and Cofounder of HAAS Alert discusss HAAS’ journey to the top in the connected transportation industry with their mobile vehicle-to-vehicle communication platform. Hass Alert has received the 'Top 10 Automotive Startup of the Year' award by Fortune Magazine and the TiECon20 award at the recent TiECon Midwest

By |2016-11-23T08:00:35-05:00November 23rd, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|