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About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

M2 TechCast Jan. 18: C/D/H’s TechMash, Michigan Science Center’s STEMinista Program, Inforum’s InGAGE Training Program, Detroit News Hub Promotion Of Detroit

FERNDALE - Mark Becker a partner at C/D/H talks about the Jan. 21 TechMash at the system integrator’s downtown Detroit office,  Tonya Matthews CEO of the Michigan Science Center talks about the STEMinista program to raise the visibility of STEM training among young women, Rachele Downs talks about Inforum’s InGAGE female entrepreneur training program, and

By |2016-01-20T14:26:56-05:00January 20th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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M2 TechCast Jan. 18 – Michigan Science Center, Inforum InGAGE, Detroit Regional News Hub, C/D/H

FERNDALE - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 18, Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews, Inforum Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies Rachele Downs, Detroit Regional News Hub Editor Marge Sorge and C/D/H Partner Mark Becker provide lively commentary on the technology they provide. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-18?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit

By |2016-01-20T13:14:42-05:00January 20th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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M2 TechCast Jan. 11 – Co-Hosts Brennan And Roush Discuss Technology ON Display At North American International Auto Show

FERNDALE - M2 TechCast Co-host Matt Roush interviews co-host Mike Brennan from the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 11 during press preview days. The two long-time tech reporters talk about the cool new technology on display at the Detroit Auto Show, and what they liked, and didn’t like, in the new cars and

By |2016-01-20T12:47:18-05:00January 20th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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M2 TechCast Jan. 11 – ESD’s Future City Competition Starts Jan. 25

FERNDALE - On this segment of M2 TechCast, co-host Matt Roush of the Engineering Society of Detroit talks to Allison Marrs, ESD’s Future City coordinator, will talk about the program that starts on Jan. 25. Also on this segment is Linda Gerhardt, from the General Motors Tech Center, who was the engineering mentor for some

By |2016-01-20T12:33:05-05:00January 20th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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National Venture Capital Groups Invest $7.5 Billion In High-Growth Start-Ups During 2015

WASHINGTON DC – Corporate venture groups invested more than $7.5 billion in 905 deals to high-growth startups in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2015, accounting for 13 percent of all venture capital dollars invested for the year and 21 percent of all deals. This news comes from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the National

By |2016-01-19T18:20:02-05:00January 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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More Bad News For Automakers – UM Study Says More Americans Of All Ages Spurning Driver’s Licenses

ANN ARBOR - While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver's licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, say University of Michigan researchers. In a new report examining changes in driver licensure in the U.S. from 1983 to 2014, Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M

By |2016-01-19T18:11:56-05:00January 19th, 2016|Featured, News|
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General Motors Joins Speaker Line-Up at TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA

NOVI - Vehicle Services Cybersecurity at General Motors has joined the speaker line-up at the TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA conference & exhibition in June to add to the discussion on how to build robust cybersecurity within the connected car industry. Baltes is to join a panel of experts from Security Innovation, Strategy Analytics and Peloton Technology

By |2016-01-19T18:04:00-05:00January 19th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Feb. 8 Luncheon On Food Management, Organic Waste

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on sustainable food management and organic waste February 8 at Aquinas College. Featured speaker is Susan Mooney, Chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 Municipal and Industrial Materials Section. Mooney will introduce various EPA programs and tools that businesses can use

By |2016-01-19T17:51:27-05:00January 19th, 2016|Clean Update, New Products / Contracts|
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Two Federal Reserve Economist To Provide Forecast At Baker College Feb. 3

FLINT - Two economists from the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will present an economic forecast for 2016 Feb. 3 at the Baker College of Flint Center for Business. The event is free and open to the public; registration is not required. The Fed presenters, Paul Traub, senior business economist, and

By |2016-01-19T17:30:48-05:00January 19th, 2016|News|
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Bloomfield Hills High School Students Takes Third Place In FCA US Drive For Design Contest

AUBURN HILLS - The FCA US LLC Design team today announced four winners in this year’s Drive for Design contest and one of them was from Bloomfield Hills High School. The FCA US Drive for Design contest challenged U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Dodge SRT Hellcat for the year 2025.

By |2016-01-19T17:16:25-05:00January 19th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|
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