ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday June 12, auto expert David Cole, chairman of Auto Harvest, will update listeners on the latest auto tech trends. Tember Shea of Inforum will interview Alexa Jones, CEO of TheraB Medical, a East Lansing startup working to launch its first product, SnugLit. SnugLit is a wearable, portable solution
LANSING - Selected new developments in distressed communities would be able to capture any new income or sales taxes generated toward the development costs under legislation signed Thursday by Governor Rick Snyder. The package, pushed by the Michigan Thrive Coalition, would allow creation of transformational brownfield plans. Developments under such plans would be able to
LANSING - Michigan should not run low on power this summer, the Agency for Energy said in its annual forecast. The agency said overall electric use should be down 2 percent compared to 2016, with residential use down 3.6 percent. But rates are up 2.5 percent, the report said. Natural gas use should also be
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
