ANN ARBOR - Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week program starting on June 6th and running through August 12 that provides funding and training for startup entrepreneurs. Program Manager Tom Stewart provides details in this video interview . As a member of the cohort, teams receive: $20,000 in funding Access to mentoring and professional services Resources,
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock updates a lot of upcoming big and small Michigan Council of Women In Technology Foundation events; including four major "girls" programs; and the Save The Dates for the next round of events and activity. MCWT's VISION IS SIMPLE: MAKE MICHIGAN THE NO. 1 STATE FOR WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY. In our
DETROIT - Public relations and integrated communications firm Lambert & Co. has entered into a new strategic partnership with the largest minority-owned public relations agency in Michigan. Announced by both parties today, Grand Rapids-based Lambert has purchased a minority stake in Van Dyke Horn Public Relations, a minority-owned and woman-led PR agency based in Detroit. Led by
STAMFORD, Conn. — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 77.5 million units in the first quarter of 2022, a 7.3 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner, that said a sharp drop in Chromebook sales significantly contributed to the overall market decline. “After an unprecedented Chromebook surge in 2020 and
ANN ARBOR - If your company wants to reach a rapidly expanding market segment with products and services businesses want and need, you should check out the adult-use and legal cannabis industry in Michigan. Last year, some $1.8 billion in sales were reported. State officials predict sales in 2022 could rise to $2.8 billion or
WASHINGTON DC - The United Nations’ climate change panel is calling for a “substantial reduction” in the global use of fossil fuels in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Warning there is limited time to act, the latest report from the panel says that by 2030, greenhouse gas emissions need to be
ANN ARBOR - Simon Whitelocke, ITC Michigan president, returns to talk about how electricity transmission company is energizing Michigan's economy. Mr. Whitelocke continues his conversation from earlier reports about how electric infrastructure impacts economic growth. This video interview focuses on how in 2021 Michigan added 396 new franchise businesses and expects to add another 139
BOULDER, Co. —According to FlexJobs’ Work Insight 2022 Survey* with more than 1,200 people currently employed, remote work is considered the second most important element to compensation and benefit packages, ranked only behind salary. In fact, remote work has become such a priority among today’s workers that 57 percent say if they are not allowed
PHOENIX, Az. - They’re like solar panels, except instead of electricity, they produce water. Source Global’s hydropanels create water out of thin air and bring it where it’s most needed. CEO Cody Friesen invented the panels in 2014 at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, where he’s on the faculty. A year
LANSING — Local talent development and employment successes were among those celebrated by state leaders at the Michigan Works! Association Impact Awards this week. Local lawmakers and statewide talent development officials gathered virtually, and in-person, on Thursday, March 24 to recognize local resident Billy Truong, Homewatch Caregivers of Washtenaw, Washtenaw Community College, as well as
