LANSING - A business group announced a legal challenge Tuesday in the Court of Appeals over the Public Service Commission's decision to allow for a local clearing requirement for energy providers beginning in 2022. The Michigan Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity filed a claim of appeal to the Court of Appeals earlier this month.
ANN ARBOR - On November 29th at SPARK Ann Arbor Pitch Club will include three startup presentations, a pool of judges, and a special guest Founder & CEO keynote speaker. The application deadline for startups is November 12. Pitch Club is a mentoring and funding program aimed at connecting the various ecosystems and smart zones throughout Michigan.
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was delighted to interview engineer, tech expert, author and leadership coach, Farnoosh Brock, who shared numerous lessons in personal development and career pivoting. Farnoosh centers much of her coaching around “positioning yourself powerfully” so you can take charge of your career, and lead it. There are some simple elements to
SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was inspired by our interview with former investment banker and social entrepreneur, Laura Bilazarian, CEO and Founder of Teamable, an innovative company accelerating any organization’s ability to hire top talent, in today’s challenging environment. Teamable helps companies implement “smarter recruiting through social networks,” according to Laura. “We ‘connect the dots’ between
DETROIT - Earlier this month, the PlanetM Landing Zone was launched at the WeWork center in downtown Detroit. In this video, Trevor Pawl, Group VP, Pure Michigan Connect, Sandy Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President, and Megan Dodds, WeWork Midwest Community Director, explain the Landing Zone's mission - to provide a home for Autonomous Vehicle startups
ROYAL OAK - The amazing shift in the American market from passenger cars to the crossover vehicles - today’s station wagon - is explained by auto guru David Cole. He also updates the listening audience on autonomous vehicle development and the five levels - where you can go to sleep in the back seat and
ROYAL OAK - Cyber security expert Dan Lohrmann explains the backstory on the recent ban by the United States government from agencies using Kaspersky anti-virus software, the focus of Congressional hearings this week. Insiders say Kaspersky software was either wittingly or unwittingly used by the Russian FSB (kind of equivalent to US FBI) to hack
ROYAL OAK – Detroit billionaire and real estate mogul Dan Gilbert has been nominated by the Michigan Venture Capital Association for its Entrepreneur of the Year award, while the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is one of the finalist for the Community Impact Award. Listen as MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan talk about the awards
YPSILANTI TWP. — Officials of the Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. announced Tuesday that the company has a new long-term partnership with the American Center for Mobility to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technology. As one of ACM’s Founder-level sponsors, HATCI will contribute $5 million to support the creation of a collaborative
ANN ARBOR - New investments through the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign and a strong rate of return on investments pushed the market value of the University of Michigan endowment to $10.9 billion at the end of the 2017 fiscal year. A year ago, the endowment was valued at $9.7 billion. The return on investment
