mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Jamie Lowell Discusses Jazz Cabbage Cafe – Provides Cannabis Political News Updates

ANN ARBOR - Jamie Lowell, co-host of Jazz Cabbage Cafe, joins Four20Post to talk about his weekly podcast that he does with Rick Thompson. Jamie also updates some key Michigan cannabis political news that could lead to cannabis convictions expungement. No jazz, no cabbage, and it's not a cafe... it's a radio show! Tuesday from

By |2020-09-08T19:13:07-04:00September 8th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

COVID-19 Vaccine Update With Epidemiologist Fred Brown

ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown updates where vaccine research stands. He predicts there is little likelihood an effective vaccine will be ready by early November. It may not be until spring 2021 before a vaccine could be ready. Fred Brown comes to the fight against the COVID-19 virus from a forty year

By |2020-09-07T17:18:04-04:00September 7th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Richard Stiennon Describes The Latest Cybersecurity Threats

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon joins MITech TV once again to update the latest cyber threats plaguing the world. Richard writes for Forbes magazine and is the author of "There Will Be Cyberwar," a book that show how the Chinese military could quickly defeat the US military in a war by disabling electronic

By |2020-09-07T15:08:28-04:00September 7th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Birmingham Angels Mid-Year Investing Update

ANN ARBOR - Dave Weaver from Birmingham (MI) Angels provides an update on the angel investing groups portfolio since it was founded in fall 2019. Ten deals out of 30 pitched received funding. Birmingham Angels is part of CitySide Ventures that was established in 2015 with a core vision to change the way early-stage capital

By |2020-09-07T13:45:52-04:00September 7th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Lawrence Tech Elects Business Leaders Bell, Hurshe, Steudle As Trustees

SOUTHFIELD—Three business leaders have been elected to Lawrence Technological University’s Board of Trustees. The new trustees are Donna Bell, global director, Technology and Feature Strategy & Planning Enterprise and Product Line Management at Ford Motor Company; Joseph Hurshe, chief operating officer at Ascension Michigan, and president, Ascension Providence Hospital; and Kirk T. Steudle, senior vice

By |2020-09-06T16:22:31-04:00September 6th, 2020|ESD|

ITC Holdings Appoints Debora Frodl To Board

NOVI—Officials at ITC Holdings Corp., the Novi-based power grid operator,  announced that Debora “Deb” Frodl had been appointed to its board of directors, effective Sept. 1. Frodl currently serves as founder of DF Strategies, a strategic consultancy firm in Minneapolis, that she founded after ending a 28-year General Electric career, where she most recently served

By |2020-09-06T16:16:20-04:00September 6th, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

GVSU Named No. 1 Place To Work In Michigan In Forbes 2020 rankings 

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University is ranked No. 1 in Michigan by Forbes in its list of America's best employers for 2020. In its second annual ranking of "America's Best Employers by State" Forbes released a list for each state, ranking the best 75 employers in Michigan.  Forbes partnered with a market research company

By |2020-09-01T18:22:08-04:00September 1st, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

State’s Cyber Schools See Enrollment Spike, But Without All Accompanying Funds

LANSING - With COVID-19 concerns hovering over the new school year, parents are ditching their kids' districts and flocking to Michigan's virtual schools. Lighthouse Connections Academy went from 690 students last year to 2,000 students "and still coming in," said superintendent Sherrie Buchzeiger, and it could go up to 3,500 students based on who has

By |2020-09-01T18:18:55-04:00September 1st, 2020|News|

State Leaders Urge Customers Struggling Financially To Seek Help With Energy Bills

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are urging customers to be proactive in seeking help if they find themselves unable to pay their energy bills and to not wait to receive a shut off notice or are almost out of propane or fuel oil.   As

By |2020-08-31T19:31:12-04:00August 31st, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government|

TECH Amazon Wins FAA Approval For Prime Air Drone Delivery Fleet

SEATTLE - Amazon received federal approval to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, a milestone that allows the company to expand unmanned package delivery. The approval will give Amazon broad privileges to “safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers,” the agency said. The certification comes under Part 135 of FAA

By |2020-08-31T19:06:04-04:00August 31st, 2020|Drones|