ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday March 27, Keith Brophy will interview an entrepreneur helped by the MISBDC. Amy Butler will talk about the upcoming Innovation Weekend at Oakland University's Incubator. Michael Rogers will update news and events from the Small Business Association of Michigan. While Melissa Sheldon from the Workforce Intelligence Network will
TROY - Walsh College is offering a Fundamentals of Automotive Cybersecurity course in this upcoming Spring Term that starts the first week of April, the first academic program in the country teaching automotive cybersecurity. The 11-week long, three-hour class, will be taught by Sam Abbott-McCune, an expert in automotive and military vehicle technology. The first
AUBURN HILLS - The Michigan Alliance for Greater Mobility Advancement is hosting an Advisory Council meeting March 31 at the BorgWarner Technical Center to discuss the ongoing talent development projects related to growth in the automotive industry. The meeting, from 8:30 to 11 am, will be held at 3800 Automation Ave., Auburn Hills, 48326. Featured
LANSING – Michigan Celebrates Small Business has named more than 60 businesses, including the 2017 Michigan 50 Companies To Watch, to this year’s crop of growing companies. Winners will receive their awards May 4 at the Thirteenth Annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards dinner. “The companies selected this year give us an understanding of Michigan’s
LANSING - The Institute For Public Policy and Social Research is hosting an event March 29 briefing to provide an update on what’s happening with the development of autonomous vehicles in the Great Lakes Region. Called “Autonomous Vehicles: Where Research and Innovation Hit the Road,” researchers and manufacturers in the business and transportation industry, policy
DETROIT - Real-time video surveillance solutions provided in a pilot program by Comcast Business through its SmartOffice suite has been credited by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for much of the success of Project Green Light that uses the high-definition video feeds from nearly 120 partnering businesses to fight crime. "Without the complete video technology system
ANN ARBOR - Thin parts of the cell membranes of neurons turn out to be particularly vulnerable to a protein that collects in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease, according to a University of Michigan researcher. The discovery could open an avenue for developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease that work within the cell's membrane.
ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Incubator is hosting an Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9 to teach tech entrepreneurs how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business plan and communicate effectively with investors, advisers, prospective customers, team recruits and others. The intensive weekend long seminar is aimed at developing highly competitive teams in pitch
ROYAL OAK - Inforum’s Tember Shea interviews Nicol Pasuit, Founder & CEO, Techstak. Techstak is the Angie’s List for Technology. What she discovered is technology companies want to market to the small and medium businesses that helps business find and connect to reputable, trusted technology providers. Techstak is now on boarding IT pros, managed service
ROYAL OAK - What’s the hot tech news from the auto industry? Auto industry guru David Cole joins us on M2 TechCast to talk future powertrains and President Trump’s desire to reduce the CAFE fleet fuel standards to make it more achievable for the auto industry. Cole also discusses the sale of Opel/Vauxhall by GM
