DETROIT - Challenge Detroit, celebrating its fifth year, announced its 2016-2017 class of 42 Fellows, each of whom will get opportunity to live, work and play in metropolitan Detroit. Fellows will work with their new host companies four days a week. Some of those companies are Slow Roll, EcoWorks, General Motors, Marketing Associates and Rossetti.
ROYAL OAK - Robert Tessanne, Red Level Vice President of Cloud & Technology Solutions, in this segment of M2 Techcast, talks about the success of Red Level’s spring cleaning event in May. He also recapped a June webinar, Data is the New Oil. Red Level partnered with Dell to examine case studies on how business
ROYAL OAK - The Galaxy S7 Active, exclusive to AT&T, it’s an all metal smartphone (instead of plastic), that is water resistant and shatterproof up to a fall of five-feet. Also available for AT&T is the Oculus VR Glasses that works with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, slightly larger smart phones than the
ROYAL OAK - Justine Sheu from ProUp.Com talks about how her website helps students get connected to career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math who might not get the introduction otherwise. Sheu developed her program through the Detroit Public School District, where she works with high school students to match them with STEM internships,
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, one of the three Diva Tech Talk podcasters, joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her coverage of the Mackinac Policy Conference (she is editor of Michipreneur.Com) and some exciting news about her co-working space, Bamboo Detroit. It will be expanding soon. The Mackinac Policy
GRAND RAPIDS - A workshop July 21 for small businesses; tech knowledge not required. Bring your mobile app ideas and learn to make them a reality. Registration deadline: July 15th, or 40 registrations, whichever come first. This workshop will educate attendees on: * Developer basics; understanding app developers and how to work with them to
ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday June 27, Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers will talk about his decision to retire from the organization he helped found 17 years ago, Enrico Schaefer will talk about new FAA rules for the operation of commercial drones, Dale Keipert, CEO of 360 Interactive, will outline social media
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Small BIZ PAC has endorsed candidates for the Aug. 2 primary election. In addition, in some races the Small BIZ PAC has designated multiple candidates as receiving the “SBAM Stamp of Approval.” The Small BIZ PAC endorses candidates based on incumbent voting records, past or current small
EAST LANSING - Wanted. A top executive to run a software startup whose pioneering applications lie at the intersection of decision analytics and artificial intelligence. Apply Supported Intelligence. Supported Intelligence is seeking a candidate to serve as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer, beginning in the Fall of 2016. Application materials must be submitted no later
BATTLE CREEK - Kellogg Co. announced it has launched a $100 million Venture Capital fund - Eighteen94 Capital - to make minority investments in new ingredient, food, packaging and other technologies and “pursue next-generation innovation.” In a statement, Kellogg said Eighteen94 Capital plans to target early stage companies with a proven track record and established
