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.

Newman Project At The Whitney Wins GLREA award

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association has awarded Newman Consulting Group LLC its “Exemplary Project Award” for its energy efficiency project at The Whitney restaurant in Detroit. The award came at GLREA’s annual meeting, held Dec. 2 in Lansing. Newman Consulting was commended for its work at the Whitney, a 120-year-old mansion

By |2017-12-08T07:21:09-05:00December 8th, 2017|ESD|

The Small Business Administration Accepting Award Nominations Until Dec. 18

  The 2018 SBA awards include: + Michigan Small Business Person of the Year + Small Business Exporter of the Year + Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year + Women Owned Small Business + SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominations Due by December 18 Nominate Here

By |2017-12-07T21:49:11-05:00December 7th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

Running Start Youth Entrepreneurial Workshop Program Opens Registration

ANN ARBOR - Registration is now open for the Running Start youth entrepreneurial workshop program, an engaging, mentor-led, workshop-based approach to equip youth with entrepreneurial skills to start a business. “We’ve had an enthusiastic response from parents and the local community about this new workshop series,” noted Founder & President of Running Start, Debra Power. “Due to demand, we have opened

By |2017-12-07T14:35:19-05:00December 7th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

Executive Search Partners Named To Forbes 2017 Executive Recruiting List

SOUTHFIELD - Executive Search Partner, an information technology focused recruiting company, has been ranked by Forbes among America’s best Executive Recruiting firms, according to the newly released Forbes 2017 list. Executive Search Partners was selected on the basis of results from an extensive independent peer review survey, conducted and tabulated by Forbes. Working with trade

By |2017-12-06T20:39:34-05:00December 6th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|

New Study Shows Michigan Has 2,200 Auto R&D Centers – Also Shows Young People Outside State Don’t View Michigan As Innovation Center

DETROIT  - On Wednesday, MICHauto, an economic development initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, published a new study that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan - up from 375, cited previously. Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah, in an interview, said he wasn’t sure where the

By |2017-12-06T16:22:48-05:00December 6th, 2017|Auto Tech, Featured|

MITechNews.Com Headlines On WJR’s Internet Advisor

MiTechNews Headlines for Dec. 2 DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan joins Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM each Saturday to discuss the top headlines from the previous week. NSA Breach Spills Over 100GB Of Top Secret Data MSU Professor: Transparent Solar Is Wave Of The Future Report: Smart Speakers Set To Be Big Hit

By |2017-12-05T18:26:56-05:00December 5th, 2017|Internet Advisor, News, Podcasts|

MISBDC Update: Akervall SISU Mouth Guards Win Awards, Offering New Products

ROYAL OAK - Sassa Akervall, Chief Operating Officer of Akervall Technologies, joins M2 TechCast on a segment co-hosted by the Michigan Small Business Technology Center’s Kayo Ramirez, an SBDC tech consultant. Akervall is the manufacturer of SISU Sports Mouth Guards. Made from non-compressible thermopolymer and only 1.6 mm thin, SISU Mouth Guards are engineered to

WNJ Partner Peck Describes The Autonomous Vehicle Patent Race

ROYAL OAK - Warner Norcross & Judd Partner Randy Peck talks about the autonomous vehicle patent race underway, a tug-of-war between traditional automakers and Silicon Valley software companies to dominate intellectual property in this next phase of auto evolution. Some autonomous features are already in the latest vehicles. Those include adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency

By |2017-12-04T08:36:23-05:00December 4th, 2017|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Stiennon Leaves Blancco To Resume Private Cybersecurity Practice

ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity pro Richard Stiennon rejoined M2 TechCast after leaving Blancco Technology Group in November where he served as Chief Strategy Officer. Stiennon will appear monthly to update listeners on the latest cybersecurity threats. Stiennon, who lives in Birmingham, Michigan, also will resume his former activities which includes providing video interviews with top

By |2017-12-04T08:42:27-05:00December 4th, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Long-Time PR Pro DeVilling Leads Finn Partners In Detroit Office – Targets Auto

ROYAL OAK - Long-time public relations pro Mike DeVilling, who ran his own boutique agency for nearly a decade, is now senior partner at Finn Partners, a global marketing and communications company. Reporting to Finn’s managing partner, Dan Pooley, DeVilling serve as senior partner in the Detroit office. He leads new business development, client service and counsel, and

By |2017-12-04T07:58:45-05:00December 4th, 2017|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|