LANSING - Sen. Mike Nofs hopes to introduce his energy proposal after the Legislature works its way through the budget this week, and among the provisions will be a clean energy goal linked directly to the to-be-determined national carbon emissions standards. "You have to be certified or licensed to operate under all of the national
GRAND RAPIDS - Business accelerators, where entrepreneurs incubate ideas, get mentoring help, and sometimes access to investment capital, have been springing up all over Michigan. But the state's newest accelerator takes a new tack by focusing on working with very large enterprise companies to help them developing products to plug into the Internet of Things.
YPSILANTI - Long-time entrepreneur Paula Sorrell, who for the past four years has served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Venture Capital for the Michigan Venture Capital Association, is leaving the state agency May 31 to return to her previous life as a business consultant. Sorrell, interviewed at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on
SOUTHFIELD - On this episode we spoke with Christina Mathes, Vice President of Client Experience for Rocket Fiber. Rocket Fiber is Detroit's newest, exciting Gigabit Internet provider serving residents and businesses with 100 times faster Internet speeds. http://www.digitaldivas3.com/blog/ep6
GRAND RAPIDS - As Michigan emerges from a tough and long winter, the state economy is improving, Comerica reported. While the strong dollar has started to hit manufacturers' export sales, vehicle demand remains firm and near its cyclical high, driving high-paying jobs in the region. Low gasoline prices will contribute to regional tourism, as fishing
SOUTHFIELD - On June 4 at noon Learn about IT job demand in Michigan from Workforce Intelligence Network Executive Director Lisa Katz. She will discuss in this webinar emerging opportunities in IT and provide strategies to position yourself for these roles. The session also will discuss how to leverage resources and partners in the public
DETROIT - Although women are often lead adopters of technology, the percentage of women in technology ranges from 15- to 20-percent - this dichotomy was explored May 13 at Grand Circus by a panel of women that discussed navigating a male dominated technology industry. The panel covered topics from mentorship to getting hit on
DETROIT - Invest Michigan announced Thursday it has invested $325,000 in five early stage technology companies. The money came from the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and allowed these companies to leverage another $2.7 million in co-investments from private sources. Since its inception in June 2014, the Fund has invested in 18 Michigan startups through
PLYMOUTH - Comcast on Thursday offered the Southeast Michigan technology press a demo of its new remote control that allows customers to navigate tens of thousands of shows and movies on the X1 platform with their voice. The new Xfinity remote with voice control lets viewers search for networks, shows and movie, set DVR recordings,
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans don't trust government or corporations with their privacy, Pew Survey says. Technically Incorrect: Only 6 percent of adults say they are "very confident" that government agencies will keep their records secure. We cheerily give away our personal information every day. Often, we don't even know where it ends up or who