DETROIT - BAN or the Bazel Action Network is a non-profit with a mission to champion global environmental health and justice by: ending toxic trade catalyzing a toxics-free future campaigning for everyone’s right to a flourishing environment. Focusing on electronic waste and old ships, BAN fulfills its mission using interrelated policy, market solutions, and public engagement strategies that
FERNDALE - On May 18, Rick Beckers introduced CloudTech1 University, an evalution of the business he has been in for the past 35 years. He said he decided to create a university to evangelize cloud technology. The first session of CloudTech1 University meeting was at CloudTech1 in Rochester Hills. During the first session, the business
FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates what’s happening with drones - and there is a lot going on in the world of drones. The Federal Aviation Administration will be coming out with new regulations for commercial operators that will allow anyone to fly a drone if they have a drone pilot’s license. For
FERNDALE - Gwen Jimmere of Naturalicious is the first African American woman in history to hold a U.S. patent for a natural hair care product - and Naturalicious in just three years has topped $1 million in annual sales. You can find her products at select Whole Foods stores and on Amazon. Jimmere developed her own
Meetings at Maker Works Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR - Whether you're a long-time member, a newcomer, or not a member at all, Maker Works hosts several different kinds of meetings in the shop regularly each month, and one of them could be just what you're looking for. From monthly maker-style show-and-tell, to robotics, to
TROY - Aimattech Consulting is supporting The Detroit Chinese Business Association along with Oakland County’s Medical Main Street initiative in hosting the highest level governmental delegation from Taizhou China Medical City on May 20. During the conference, DCBA will have a China FDA official to interpret Chinese drug application policy and the latest trends, to
FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock of Diva Tech Talk interviews long-time entrepreneur Jane Sydlowski, who started AMI Strategies a quarter century ago, quite a milestone, especially for a woman-owned, woman-founded technology company. AMI is in the telecom expense monitoring business. AMI’s products and services include telecom invoice management, wireless help desk, energy invoice management, bill pay services
ANN ARBOR - Thirty-six early-stage and growth companies representing life sciences, IT, and technology have been selected to pitch investors May 17-18 at the 35th Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The two-day event will host dozens of industry speakers, including keynote addresses from James Flynn, managing director of Deerfield Capital
FERNDALE - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday May 16, Red Level CEO David King will talk about the Novi company’s old technology spring cleaning event June 7, Matthew Felan President & CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance will talk about economic development in the Saginaw-Bay City region, then cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard
ANN ARBOR - If you are a non-technical entrepreneur, but you need to create a mobile App to drive traffic to your website, then you’re going to want to attend this bootcamp on June 2 that will provide you with “developer basics” so you understand app developers’ lingo and how to work with them. The
