ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz, Associate Director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, has spent a decade working with a wide range of entrepreneurial support groups and startups, in which she found gaps in funding, talent and research that she felt needed to be filled. In March, Heintz, who joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Matt Roush
ROYAL OAK - There’s a new marketing group in metro Detroit. KNC Strategies led by long-time marketing pro Joe Melnick. KNC provides strategy and marketing advisory services on a fractional or “as-needed” basis. Melnick is a senior strategy and marketing executive with over 30 years of experience. He has worked with manufacturing companies, technology businesses
ROYAL OAK - Wayne State University bought the NextEnergy Center, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, and will transform it into a center for university-industry collaboration and research. Ned Staebler, president of TechTown, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to explain why Wayne State spent $6.6 million to create Detroit Urban Solutions, a
SOUTHFIELD – For the second consecutive year, Lawrence Technological University is the world champion of autonomous vehicles. LTU won the Self-Drive Challenge competition at the 26th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, held last week at Oakland University in Rochester. The winning vehicle is called ACTor, for Autonomous Campus Transport/Taxi. The two-seat Polaris Gem electric vehicle
WARREN - Good news finally for anyone forced to drive on Mound Road. The US Department of Transportation has issued a $97.8 million grant to help fund a $184.6 million reconstruction of Mound Road. The Mound Road Corridor is a major artery for national automotive, defense, aerospace and advanced manufacturing installations. The stretch of Mound
MACKINAC ISLAND – Gov. Rick Snyder this week announced an $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge grant initiative to address core mobility gaps for seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans across the state. Michigan is the international hub of automotive innovation and the Mobility Challenge leverages this ecosystem to ensure everyone in the state has access
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday June 4, AT&T’s Brian Norman will discuss its “It Can Wait” anti-driver distraction program. Jeff Cranson from MDOT will give more details on the $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge. Terry Bean from Motor City Connect will talk about social media trends. Rob Ponto from Comcast will tell us
DETROIT — In-House Realty, a Detroit-based subsidiary of Rock Holdings Inc., announced it has purchased ForSaleByOwner.com from the Chicago-based media firm Tronc, Inc. Founded in 1999, ForSaleByOwner.com is a website for homes for sale by their owners. The site draws millions of visitors monthly offering home listings, tools, information, how-to’s and live customer support. Studies
MACKINAC ISLAND - While Senate Republicans might have the votes to adopt and amend a marijuana legalization effort, House Republicans do not, and barring a "miracle," the issue is going to the ballot for voters to decide, House Speaker Tom Leonard said Thursday. "Nothing is dead in the Legislature until it is dead," Leonard (R-DeWitt) said during
ROYAL OAK - Michigan Virtual University, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in May, published a report that shows the growth of online learning has been accompanied by mixed results. The statewide pass rate was 55 percent. About one in four Michigan public school students who took at least one online course did not pass any
