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Registration Open Until Oct. 31 For MCWT Foundation Website Design Competition

DETROIT - Registration for the Michigan Council of Women In Technology Foundation’s 12th annual website design competition - now open to middle as well as high school girls - is open until Oct. 31. Last year, 144 competitors from 30 schools vied for cash prizes. More students can participate since the competition is now available to middle-school girls.  “We proudly host the longest-running

By |2017-10-22T17:20:42-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Entrepreneur|

Survey: Tooling Industry Experienced Strong Third Quarter – Capacity Utilization High

SOUTHFIELD – A new survey shows that the tooling industry experienced a strong third quarter, with die shops in particular experiencing an 88 percent spike in capacity utilization and mod shops reaching 81 percent capacity. Shops with revenue ranges of $10-million to $20-million are experiencing peak capacity utilization rates of 87 percent. The results come

By |2017-10-22T16:58:26-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|

Genomenon Offers Free Edition Of Mastermind Search Engine

ANN ARBOR - Genomenon has announced that it will begin offering a free edition of the Mastermind Genomic Search Engine to clinical, research and academic institutions to advance genomic analysis and DNA data interpretation. Genomenon is making Mastermind freely available to promote more rapid advances in genome analysis and DNA sequencing interpretation. Mastermind is a

By |2017-10-22T16:38:48-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Life Sciences|

Automation Alley Integr8 To Feature Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Technology

DETROIT - Automation Alley is hosting a global conference focused on Industry 4.0 technologies on Nov. 9 that will include a variety of industry leading speakers and hundreds of tech and manufacturing professionals. Integr8 will focus on the integration of eight major components of Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution — cybersecurity,

By |2017-10-24T15:52:17-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Events/Announcements, Featured, New Products / Contracts|

American Center For Mobility To Work With 15 Michigan Colleges, Universities To Train Automated Vehicle Talent

YPSILANTI TWP. - The American Center for Mobility will work with 15 colleges and universities across Michigan to create the Academic Consortium aimed at training next generation high-tech talent at its connected and automated vehicle technologies facility at the Willow Run airport.  ACM and the Academic Consortium will partner to create educational pathways to train

By |2017-10-22T15:49:27-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|

GVSU Premed Students Get Admission Assurance To CMU Medical College

MOUNT PLEASANT - A new cooperative agreement will grant Grand Valley State University premedical students early assurance of admission to the Central Michigan University College of Medicine through the Early Assurance Program. The agreement — signed by GVSU President Dr. Thomas Hass and CMU President Dr. George Ross on October 19 in a formal ceremony

By |2017-10-22T15:21:21-04:00October 22nd, 2017|Life Sciences|

Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial ‘Dark Store’ Tax Appeal

LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied an appeal from big box retailer Menard Inc., effectively ending the so-called “dark store” practice of property valuation in the state. In an order handed down today, the state’s Supreme Court denied Menard Inc.’s request for an appeal in its lawsuit against the city of Escanaba because the justices

By |2017-10-20T17:22:35-04:00October 20th, 2017|Politics, Politics/Government|

M2 TechCast: Connecting With Reporters, Integr8 Promo, TechStak Update, Women In Technology

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 23, Airfoil’s editorial services and media strategist, Tim Moynihan, will tell the listening audience how to connect with reporters. Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly will promo his big November 8 event, Integr8. TechStak Founder Nicole Pasuit will interview two member companies. Kathleen Norton-Schock will update what’s

By |2017-10-20T11:14:41-04:00October 20th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Duo Security Becomes Next Michigan Technology Company Valued At $1 Billion

ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, Duo Security announced it had raised an additional $70 million in a Series D round that propelled the software-as-a-service company's valuation to more than $1 billion - only the second Michigan Venture Backed-technology company to pass this financial milestone. Duo helps defend organizations against breaches with its two-factor authentication (2FA) app. Duo’s

By |2017-10-20T22:25:30-04:00October 20th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|

TIEDetroit Brings Mobility Competition To TIECon Detroit Nov. 9

GRAND RAPIDS - TIEDetroit and Kyyba Xcelerator have partnered to bring a Mobility Competition to TiECon Detroit. This competition is aimed at recognizing the top six second-stage startups working on disruptive technologies in broad-based industries such as Mobility, Autonomous Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Connectivity, IoT, Automotive, Cyber Security, Smart Cities, and Big Data/Machine Learning. The six finalists will

By |2017-10-20T10:45:34-04:00October 20th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI|