LANSING – Michigan Celebrates Small Business, has been honoring small businesses in the state of Michigan for 17 years and today they are announcing the awardees of the 2021 MCSB annual gala. The 2021 gala will take place on July 20 and will feature three award categories including Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, Michigan 50
ANN ARBOR - The Gilbert Family Foundation and Rocket Community Fund on Thursday announced an unprecedented and transformational $500 million philanthropic investment over the next ten years, to be accomplished through strategic contributions to community organizations that will build economic opportunity in Detroit neighborhoods. The Gilbert Family Foundation will contribute $350 million, and the Rocket
ANN ARBOR - Social media marketing guru Terry Bean, who started Motor City Connect more than a decade ago, is now selling cyber insurance. He tells you why in this video interview you should contact him to protect your company against legal claims that could arise if hackers take down your company's website, As a
ANN ARBOR - David Phillips, the co-founder of Podcast Detroit, died unexpectedly on Wednesday. No cause of death is yet known. Out of respect for our dear friend, M2 TechCast (MITech TV) will not air its live show Monday April 5. His business partner and long-time friend Bob Waltenspiel reported to MITechNews Editor Mike Brennan
ANN ARBOR - On Four20 Post March 31, we announced the Hero Project, our new charity to provide financial help, job training and later housing for America’s Veterans. On the show was our first Veterans charity, Michigan Veterans for Cannabis Network, and our first processor, The Helping Friendly Hemp Company. Contribute to the Project HERE. 1 pm –
CALEDONIA—Aspen Surgical Products Inc., the Caledonia-based manufacturer of disposable surgical products, announced the acquisition of Saint-Laurent, Quebec-based BlueMed Medical Supplies Inc. BlueMed is a manufacturer of high-quality, cost-effective disposable shoe covers and other personal protection products. Their products are used in healthcare, pharmaceutical, and lab facilities where infection prevention and cross-contamination are paramount concerns. “BlueMed
DETROIT - Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) can most appropriately be described as a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder with joint pain and swelling as its most prominent symptoms. RA develops when our own immune system starts attacking our joints, and while it can develop at any age, the condition is rampant primarily in people aged between 20
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV March 29, Terry Bean talks about the cyber insurance he's offering. Laura Grannemann from Rocket Community Fund provides back story on $500 million donation to Detroit. Epidemiologist Fred Brown updates COVID vaccine distribution progress, how US and Michigan are coping with pandemic. MITECH TV is live on Facebook Monday’s
LANSING — The Michigan House has approved a bill to encourage internet companies to provide broadband access to underserved areas after the coronavirus pandemic shone a light on the need. The bill would exempt or defer select companies from paying personal property taxes on equipment for broadband access. Equity in internet access and how to fund it
ANN ARBOR - Internet attorney Enrico Schaefer joins Matt and Mike to explain Cryptocurrency Non Fungible Tokens - or NFTs, are pieces of digital content linked to the blockchain, the digital database underpinning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Unlike NFTs, those assets are fungible, meaning they can be replaced or exchanged with another identical one
