ROYAL OAK - Greg Melling, Sr. Business Development Manager, Mobility and Defense, Unity Technologies, will offer a real-time 3D Development Platform and Professional Services track at IoT Tech Connect April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. Unity is the creator of the world’s most widely-used 3D development platform. Its technology fuels collaboration, simulation, and visualization
ROYAL OAK - If you are an entrepreneur, how do you pitch an Angel Investor? That will be the topic of a panel discussion April 29 during IoT Tech Connect. On that panel will be Lauren Hoffman from Woodward Angels and Rock Ventures. She is joined on this podcast by Grand Angels President Tim Parker.
DETROIT—The Detroit-based financial information services provider Benzinga announced a collaboration with Skyhook, a consumer location data analytics provider, to deliver its geolocational datasets. The product will be based on venue locations and the number of consumer visits that are seen at those respective venues. Boston-based Skyhook uses a combination of GPS and cell phone data to track the location and behaviors of consumers through
LANSING - Small Business Association of Michigan President Brian Calley praised the decision by the Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the state’s minimum wage and paid sick time laws. Brian Calley “We are thankful that the court has agreed to take up the question as to the constitutionality of PA 368
KALAMAZOO - Musician and software developer Arturio Hinton was on the road listening to an acapella song on the radio when he said to himself, ‘I wish there was a way to isolate the voice track, or the instrument track.’ As a software developer, Hinton knew he could craft an application that could do that.
ROYAL OAK – On M2 Techcast April 1 the focus is on the IoT Tech Connect Conference April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. Mike Brennan, co-host of M2 Techcast, is co-producer of the day-long event that will highlight IoT in Southeast Michigan. Rick Beckers, the other event co-producer, will discuss two of the tracks
DETROIT - Jeff Sloan, Co-Founder and CEO of StartupNation, has agreed to help judge the China-government backed InnoSTARS competition April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. Deadline to apply is April 15. StartupNation attracts, inspires and empowers aspiring entrepreneurs by providing the knowledge and resources necessary to start a business. From dreaming to doing, we
ANN ARBOR—The March gain in the Consumer Sentiment Index was entirely due to households with incomes in the bottom two-thirds of the income distribution, whereas the February gain was concentrated among upper income households, according to the latest University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Richard Curtin Reports of income gains were at record levels, the
DETROIT – A few changes have been made to the Chinese-government backed InnoSTARS competition that is coming to Detroit April 29, part of the IoT TechConnect conference at the Michigan Science Center. Modifications in the rules now have opened the quarter final competition to any Michigan or Ontario, Canada, company interested in the China market, not just
ROYAL OAK - Charlie Streckbein, Founder of the Monroe Street Fair, talks about the April 6 Hasbash at the University of Michigan, the first year that recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan. The Fair features dozens of merchants and a half dozen bands. To learn more, click on https://monroestreetfair.com/ Charlie Streckbein To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e164-charlie-streckbein
