CAMBRIDGE, Ma. - After Brandon Sorbom graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 2010, he decided to take the “couple of thousand dollars” he had saved and his credit card (he had 0% interest for a year) and fly to Boston. Sorbom wanted to get his Ph.D. in nuclear fusion but had been rejected
KALAMAZOO - Lee Chatfield, former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, has been named the new CEO for Southwest Michigan First. Chatfield was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for six years and was chosen by his peers to serve in the top two leadership positions for four of those years as
CRANBURY, NJ - Shifts in the tech landscape in 2020 are driving increased revenue, the adoption of business intelligence and data-driven decision making in 2021, a report contends. The report, "Trends in Software Development and Analytics 2021,” is the second annual survey from Reveal, the embedded analytics platform from software maker Infragistics Reveal surveyed 124
LANSING – Two projects generating $7.1 million in private investment will be spent in the Ann Arbor region after receiving $1.1 million in performance-based grants from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Navitas Systems is a leader in integrated design, technology development, and manufacturing of innovative energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial, and government agency
DETROIT - Motor City ISSA is hosting a virtual chapter meeting Feb. 18 focused on Cybersecurity in the age of COVID - a trip down the risk mitigation lane. Guest speaker is Juman Doleh-Alomary, Director of IT Audit at Wayne State University. The COVID 19 pandemic put a strain on organizations worldwide to continue operating despite
FLINT - XLerateHealth, a healthcare accelerator, is starting to recruit for its 2021 Flint Startup Cohort. Sebastian Alvim from XLerateHealth will be on MITech TV at 2 pm Feb. 15 to discuss. But here are some of the details: Calling all Flint and Genesee county healthcare entrepreneurs, innovators and startups! Apply for the 2021 XLerateHealth
ZEELAND – Lakeshore Advantage has released the Certify Your Business video series to offer education on the benefits of certification for diverse businesses. The series features the lead certification support provider for woman, veteran, minority, and LGBT- owned businesses, and provides an overview of the process, cost and timeline. “Each certification process, depending on your
LANSING - Michigan joined 11 states across the country in exploring the comprehensive electricity planning that will be required for states to create a more optimized grid that’s also more affordable for customers. The Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy participated in the nationwide Task Force on
LANSING - Business Leaders for Michigan, the state’s business roundtable, weighed in to support key provisions of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2022 Executive Budget recommendation. “Investing in people and innovation are some of the best things we can do to make Michigan a more competitive and prosperous state,” said Jeff Donofrio, President and CEO,
LANSING —In an effort to recognize the important contributions and efforts of women in STEM across Michigan and raise awareness about the gender disparities and barriers that persist for women and girls across STEM fields, Gov. Whitmer proclaimed February 11 Women and Girls in Science Day in Michigan. “At its core, the mission of the
