ROYAL OAK - Applications are now open for the sixth annual GreenLight Business Model Competition, a $100,000 statewide contest focused on early-stage entrepreneurs, based in Michigan, less than two years old. Applicants must be Michigan residents and have a well-crafted business idea. Applicants who already have a registered business must provide evidence that the entity
ANN ARBOR - Cohoots, the new tech hub community and co-working space in downtown Ann Arbor, Thursday announced the hiring of Alison Todak as Managing Director. As the former program manager of the University of Michigan’s Desai Accelerator–a tech focused business program that supports new ventures at a critical stage in their development, including funding
DETROIT - The Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM is joined by a group of very talented young women (Gen Z) who won the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Website Design 2017 Competition. Guests include: Jamie Fu – 1st place high school advanced category – Novi High School Sonia Bhakkad – 2nd place high school advanced category – Plymouth
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show and the PNC Foundation will greet over 400 Detroit Public School pre-K students as part of “PNC Grow Up Great Day” at the show Jan. 25, 2018. Dedicated to providing the very youngest members of the community with a fun and engaging look at the auto industry,
EAST LANSING - Applications are now open for the sixth annual GreenLight Business Model Competition, a $100,000 statewide contest focused on early-stage entrepreneurs, based in Michigan, less than two years old. Applicants must be Michigan residents and have a well-crafted business idea. Applicants who already have a registered business must provide evidence that the entity
ROYAL OAK - Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to provide some exciting news: The IoT TechConnect Conference April 4, 2018, has a title sponsor - the MEDC’s PlanetM. The one-day event will feature a myriad of speakers who will talk about the PlantM initiative launched by
ROYAL OAK - Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto joined M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about a study funded by MICHauto that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan – up from 375, cited previously. But a second study to be released Wednesday at
YPSILANTI TWP. - At what is now the Willow Run Airport Ford Motor Company built some 8,000 plus B-24 bombers during World War II, helping Detroit earn the nickname The Arsenal of Democracy. Now some 75 years later, the site is home to a state-of-the art proving grounds for testing autonomous vehicle technology - perhaps
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Dec. 18, Aaryn Richards from the MSU Foundation will provide details on the Green Light entrepreneur competition. Tim Moynihan, Airfoil Group’s editorial services and media strategist, will discuss the role of PR in a digital age. Kevin Finn, Dean of Students at Lawrence Technological University, will talk about
MONROVIA, Ca. - An autonomous drone that allows farmers to monitor their crops to detect issues and improve efficiency is now available on Amazon. The commercial drone comes with a one-year subscription to AeroVironment's decision support software, included in the $16,500 price tag. The supplemental software allows farmers to monitor their crops in order to
