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.

Cooper Standard Names Banas Chief Financial Officer; Brusate Chief Accounting Officer  

NOVI - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. announced the appointments of Jonathan P. Banas as executive vice president and chief financial officer and Peter C. Brusate as vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, effective June 7. Banas replaces Matthew W. Hardt, age 49, who has resigned from his position as executive vice president and chief financial

By |2017-06-08T18:25:44-04:00June 8th, 2017|Announcements/New Products|

LLamasoft To Open SummerCon Conference June 12

ANN ARBOR -  LLamasoft announced it will welcome supply chain practitioners and leaders from many of the world’s largest companies to the seventh annual SummerCon conference, June 12-16 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. This year’s event will feature six tracks specifically dedicated to all areas of supply chain design technology and best practices, including case

LTU Wins Grant To Boost STEM Education From Howard Hughes Medical Institute

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University is one of 24 schools nationwide to be selected for a new program to boost minority participation in STEM study and careers. The $1 million grant was awarded to Lawrence Tech under the Inclusive Excellence Initiative of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the largest private, nonprofit supporter of science education

By |2017-06-08T10:41:59-04:00June 8th, 2017|Life Sciences|

TechStak CEO Pasuit Interviews Women Tech Founders Panel

ROYAL OAK - Nicole Pasuit, CEO of TechStak, interviews two of the five women who joined her on May 25 on the Women Tech Founders Panel at Detroit Start Up Week. Sharing their entrepreneurial experiences were Elizabeth Mays of MCS Multimedia, a legacy family company of Mays Printing, serving the community for over 70 years,

By |2017-06-07T07:39:02-04:00June 6th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan CIO Behen To Take Private Sector Job After Departure On June 16

LANSING - David Behen, who has served as Director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, as well as the state’s Chief Information Officer for the past six years, will step down from his post on June 16 to pursue an opportunity with a global company headquartered in Michigan. Current Chief Deputy Director Brom

By |2017-06-04T20:28:08-04:00June 4th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Politics|

M2 TechCast June 5: Terror Attack Responses, STEM Summer Outreach, 365 Retail Markets, Paris Air Show

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will talk about physical attacks, including Manchester, England. Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews will discuss her STEM summer outreach plans. Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos will interview 365 Retail Markets CEO Joe Hessling and COO John Chidiac. Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer will announce the 10

By |2017-06-03T09:18:23-04:00June 2nd, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

WannaCry Ransomware Attack Explained By Red Level’s Coffey

ROYAL OAK - What was the WannaCry ransomware attack all about? What impact did it have? Red Level’s Justin Coffey, its Microsoft Solutions Manager, explains all and how to defend against ransomeware attacks in this interview on M2 TechCast. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-techcast-episode-82-red-level-justin-coffey

By |2017-06-02T08:43:57-04:00June 2nd, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Internet Of Things Conference Set For October – Co-Hosted By MITechNews, CloudTech1

DETROIT - Rick Beckers of CloudTech1 and Mike Brennan of MiTechNews share their vision for IoT Tech Connect Conference.  The gathering planned for this October will highlight what’s happening with the Internet of Things market in Southeast Michigan, including autonomous vehicles, bio-agriculture, tourism and travel, biotech and life sciences, as well as efforts to develop the talent to

By |2017-07-07T13:59:55-04:00May 24th, 2017|Featured, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

MSU Engineering Researchers Turn Flag Into Loudspeaker

EAST LANSING — A paper-thin, flexible device created at the Michigan State University College of Engineering not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a loudspeaker and microphone as well, nanotechnology researchers reported May 16 in the scholarly journal Nature Communications. The audio breakthrough could eventually lead to such consumer products

By |2017-05-24T09:50:09-04:00May 24th, 2017|ESD|

BioArbor Entrepreneur Showcase

ANN ARBOR - Advanced life science technology companies from Southeast Michigan will provide an eight-minute pitch June 7 outlining their products, their technology and their market opportunity. They will also detail recent accomplishments such as FDA submissions, technical accomplishments, and manufacturing milestones. After each company has presented, we will have a question and answer session.

By |2017-05-24T09:25:47-04:00May 24th, 2017|Life Sciences|