WATERFORD - Oakland County and Tech248 – the county’s tech initiative – are hosting a free seminar for tech companies to introduce them to SANS cyber security training to help make their businesses more secure against cyber attacks. The session is set for Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. and will be held in the Board
LANSING – The Michigan Restaurant Association has hired Robert O’Meara as Vice President of Government Affairs. O’Meara started at the MRA on January 18. In this position, he is responsible for all government relations and lobbying activities of the Association. “Robert joins the MRA with a reputation as a respected and influential advocate in Lansing
DETROIT - Washtenaw Community College has cut a deal with the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business that maximizes the value of some associate degrees from WCC for students earning a business degrees at WSU. Typically Wayne State accepts 64 transfer credits, but this agreement expands that limit for business students from WCC,
DETROIT - The Great Lakes Chapter of the Change Management Institute is hosting a free evening webinar Feb. 24 on the Return on Investment of Change Management - the People Side of the Change. Change is accelerating in organizations around the globe, as companies respond to our changing regulatory, technology and economic realities. Return on
FARMINGTON HILLS - Macprofessionals, Michigan’s only independent Apple authorized service provider for iPhone, has opened a second location in Farmington Hills. The company’s first retail location is in Bay Harbor in northern Michigan. Macprofessional’s headquarters is in Novi, where 90 engineers, sales executives, specialists and administrative staff are based. Some 14 new employees were hired
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting on Feb. 5 the Transportation & Mobility Summit that will features experts in driverless technology, logistics, transportation flexibility, and future challenges influencing transportation. The Summit's two keynote speakers include:. Lauren Isaac of Parsons Brinckerhoff share her research and insights on driverless technology and
LANSING - Join leaders from the bio-industry, academia and policy realms on Feb. 3 at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing to discuss how to best unleash Michigan’s biosciences research and development and manufacturing potential to stimulate economic growth. Online registration ends Feb. 2. We will discuss the details of a forward-looking strategy for building a
FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer talks about fourth quarter hobby drone sales. So far some 300,000 recreational drones owners have registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. Schaefer also discusses new rules for commercial drone users that could be completed by end of summer. Plus he talks about how Disney seeks an exemption from
FERNDALE - PodcastDetroit co-founders Bob Waltenspiel and David Phillips appeared on the Jan. 25 edition of M2 TechCast to talk about a big expansion of the podcast group that will include three news studios to accommodate booming demand. They also announced separately the podcast service SoundCloud has ranked their show, ITinTheD, as the No. 1
WASHINGTON, DC - In the 2015 Venture Capital Report released Wednesday, Boston broke into the top three metropolitan statistical areas for the first time, overtaking perennial front-runner San Jose. But the San Francisco Bay area continues to remain on top. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti MSA tops in Michigan. Nationwide venture investors deployed capital to 3,662 companies located
