ANN ARBOR - Arboretum Ventures LLC is raising a new fund of $215 million, according to a form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, what would be the largest VC fund in Michigan, Crain's Detroit reported Thursday. The previous largest was the $180 million raised in 2013 by Farmington Hills-based Beringea LLC for
EAST LANSING - A team of researchers, including some from Michigan State University, is making a smart material smarter in order to make a better antenna. Using a series of grants from the National Science Foundation, the team is manipulating a material known as vanadium dioxide, or VO2, making it useable in a size that
WARREN - Thousands of middle and high school students are expected at Macomb Community College's South Campus in Warren Dec. 2 and 3 for the college's annual RET Days - Robotics, Engineering and Technology. Companies and organizations are still being sought to participate by operating hands-on engineering and robotics activities at the event. To read
HOUGHTON - Washington Monthly magazine's newly released College Guide ranked Michigan Technological University seventh in the nation for its ROTC program and 15th for faculty receiving significant research grants. The magazine's latest rankings also placed Michigan Tech in the top 25 percent of all national universities and the top 18 percent for students earning bachelor's
DEARBORN - Amatrol, Seabery, and Applied Technology Systems, their sole Michigan distributor, have been awarded a $338,000.00 contract by Henry Ford Community College to deliver pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and welding simulation equipment and curriculum materials as the first phase of a skilled trades training program at its Dearborn Campus. The funding for this training program
EAST LANSING - Supported Intelligence announced Friday that Version 1.5 of the Rapid Recursive Toolbox, the world's most advanced decision software, is now available. The patent-pending Rapid Recursive® Toolbox provides tools that compose, error-check, solve, and visualize the results of sequential decision problems – such as business, investment, and strategy decisions. It is the only
ANN ARBOR - Stout Systems has announced the third event in a series of educational workshops geared towards Software Development Managers and those responsible for managing software projects. During the course of Stout’s business, they often find themselves supporting an "Accidental or Reluctant Software Development Manager" - someone who has been thrust into the role
LIVONIA - Almost one thousand entrepreneurs from all across Michigan are hoping to snag business opportunities with buyers from large companies when they attend the SBAM Matchmaking summit Sept. 22 at Burton Manor. The Small Business Association of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Pure Michigan Business Connect program are partnering to host the
LANSING - The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has awarded nearly $10 million in grants for fiscal 2015-16 to a diverse range of recipients, including music festival producers, art centers, historical societies along with world-class art museums and symphonies. This year’s total of $9.65 million in grants to 462 recipients will cover costs
GLENVIEW, IL - A new survey says the majority of small business owners are concerned about breaches to their Internet and electronic security. As cyber security hacks have become an increasingly prevalent issue, 60 percent of small business owners said they are concerned enough that they are taking extra precautions including firewalls, offsite protected servers,
