FERNDALE - Amanda Lewan, one of the three members of Diva Tech Talk, appears on M2 TechCast on Monday Feb. 1 at 3 pm to interview Monica Wheat, who runs a non-profit program helping girls get into STEM - called Digerati Girls - and Chritina Mathes, who runs client experience at Rocket Fiber. We’ll also
FERNDALE - What a M2 TechCast show on Jan. 25. Drone law expert Enrico Schaefer updated what’s happening with the new FAA regulations that require hobby drone operators to register their drones heavier than a half pound. Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon discussed the threat by Anonymous to launch cyberattacks against Michigan government and
LANSING - A report issued Tuesday says the Michigan University Research Corridor - an alliance of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University - contributed $17.5 billion to Michigan’s economy in 2014, up from $16.8 billion the previous year and $12.9 billion in 2007, the first year the report was published.
GRAND RAPIDS - Information technology consultant Open Systems Technology Tuesday announced it has acquired longtime partner, Visualhero Design. Terms were not announced. OST said in a press release said that the acquisition extends OST’s capabilities, provides new methods of problem solving and expands its solutions, from research through production. “The acquisition of Visualhero Design allows
DETROIT - Comedy Central has selected Detroit as the backdrop for its upcoming series, Detroiters, a comedy series that follows the travails of two small-time advertising men who produce low-budget, off-beat commercials with an eye toward a bigger dream. Filming is scheduled to begin this summer with pre-production as early as April. The series, which
LANSING - The unemployment rate in the state has dropped, but a larger proportion of those working are under-employed, the Corporation for Enterprise Development said in its 2016 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard. The group ranked Michigan 28 among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., down from 25 in 2015. Among the key findings, some 12
LANSING - AT&T announced Monday it has made a contribution of $50,000 to support response efforts of the Community Foundation of Flint and the Flint Child Health & Development Fund. “The reports from Flint are heartbreaking and will have an impact on the people there for years to come,” said Jim Murray, President of AT&T
FERNDALE - Marge Sorge, is editor of The Detroit Regional News Hub, and the Bulldog publication that highlights Detroit stories. She joined the organization eight years ago and has worked hard with the world press to change the image of Detroit. Now the News Hub has now blossomed into a blog that features not only
FERNDALE - Rachele Downs, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies for Inforum, outlines how the program she runs, called inGage, has over three years trained 55 female entrepreneurs to leverage their professional experiences to create Michigan tech start-ups. inGage is now accepting applications for the next class. To find out how you can get into the
FERNDALE - Mark Becker, is a partner at technology consultant C/D/H. In this M2 TechCast podcast, Becker discussed his company's technology successes over the past 25 years, as well as C/D/H's recent move from an office in Royal Oak to downtown Detroit, in the heart of the tech hub near the Fox Theater district. By the
