LANSING ? If you love Michigan you can tell your story in video and get the chance to win a top prize of $2,500 in a new competition announced by the Prima Civitas Foundation. The "I love Michigan" Video Contest is open to Michigan residents who want to produce a mini movie of up to
LOS ANGELES - The venture capital industry is clawing its way back after a ten-year drought. AlwayOn's editors unveil the top 100 venture capital firms that are leading the comeback and proving that high-growth private company investment opportunities still exist for the wise and disciplined VC. None of the companies were from Michigan. During the
DETROIT ? Michigan Hall at Cobo Center will be transformed into an interactive display showcase in January 2011 during the North American International Auto Show, highlighting the many ways that Michigan companies are building and creating eco-friendly communities and sustainable lifestyles. "Smarter Living In Michigan? will be the Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s follow up in
SAGINAW - If you're interested in responding to Federal or Department of Defense solicitations this seminar will certainly be of interest to you. Todd Olson, Director of the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments PTAC will give an overview of how to understand a solicitation and the information buried within it. More specifically, the Saginaw Future
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor Ad Club's Holiday networking event will benefit 826 Michigan, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students aged 6-18 with creative writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write. The benefit will be held at Sabor Latino (211 N. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104) on December 9th from
WASHINGTON DC - The Do Not Call list easily tops the list of the Federal Trade Commission's popular successes, with one official joking that that it became "the most popular government program since the Elvis stamp." The FTC now hopes to build on that unusual success with a Do Not Track concept that would restrict
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has selected CommScope as fiber-optic cable vendor for its broadband stimulus project, REACH-3MC, which bested other qualified suppliers that responded to a Request for Proposal Merit issued in late June. While there were several strong proposals, the Merit team's thorough review of all RFPs showed that CommScope could deliver the
TORONTO, Can. - Research In Motion has been butting heads with foreign governments over its tight security, but its latest BlackBerry 6 OS has won approval from the U.S. government for those same standards. RIM announced today that its BlackBerry 6 operating system is now FIPS 140-2 certified. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) is a
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Online provider Plex Systems and researchers from Aberdeen Group are hosting a free manufacturing executive webinar titled, "SaaS ERP: Trends & Observations" December 14 at 1 PM Eastern Time. What does 2011 hold in terms of those manufacturers considering SaaS or cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems? The free executive webinar
TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced that it has restructured with the promotion of three staff members ? Charles DeVries, Alysia Green, Katie Mullin. DeVries has been promoted to Senior Director, Business Development. He is now responsible for forging relationships with elected officials, businesses, foundations, the press and government at all