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M2 TechCast: Vectorform, Michigan Science Center, WMed Innovation Center, Motown Mansion Estate Sale

DETROIT - On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 2, Jason Vezzano joins Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos to talk about Vectorform. Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, will discuss a lot of exciting STEM events this fall for kids. Sandra Cochrane, Director of the WMed Innovation Center in Kalamazoo, also will provide details on some

By |2017-09-29T12:34:53-04:00September 29th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Forecast: Michigan Should Finish Well In Black As State Fiscal Year Closes Sept. 30

LANSING - Michigan's 2016-17 fiscal year officially ends Saturday, and state budget officials expect a quiet close to the year. There are no urgent transfers or last minute adjustments needed, officials said. The state expects departments to lapse unspent funds, but an estimate on the amount is not yet available. One official said lapses "look

By |2017-09-29T10:08:19-04:00September 29th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Michigan Senate Republicans Ask Snyder To Rein In Permit Process At Environmental Quality Department

LANSING - Michigan Senate Republicans expressed frustration with operations within the Department of Environmental Quality earlier this month in a letter to Governor Rick Snyder asking for his office to restore a mindset of being more responsive to customers to the agency. Nearly all 27 Senate Republicans signed on to the September 6 letter to Snyder, in

By |2017-09-29T10:08:19-04:00September 29th, 2017|Politics|

1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation

DETROIT - The award-winning, international exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Untold Stories from a Golden Age of Innovation, is coming to the Michigan Science Center Oct. 7. 1001 Inventions explores the legacy of scientific discovery and innovation during the golden age of Muslim Civilization, beginning in the 7th century and following the story through a thousand years

By |2017-09-29T08:45:37-04:00September 29th, 2017|STEM|

Monthly Health Forum Of West Michigan Returns Oct. 6

GRAND RAPIDS - The monthly Health Forum of West Michigan series begins its new year with a panel discussion that focuses on the supply and demand of health care jobs, and how area higher education institutions are working to meet the needs of industry employers and employees. "The Health Care Talent Pipeline" is set for

By |2017-09-28T18:51:21-04:00September 28th, 2017|Life Sciences|

US Signal Offers Enhanced Disaster Recover As A Service

GRAND RAPIDS - US Signal has enhanced its disaster recovery as a service offering to include two service tiers: standard and premium. With both tiers, a customer’s primary production environment is continuously replicated to a US Signal cloud environment or between multiple US Signal data centers. When needed, a replicated instance of the environment can

By |2017-09-28T18:47:22-04:00September 28th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Washington Customer Chooses Detroit Company’s Standing Water Reduction System

DETROIT — Parjana Distribution LLC says its proprietary drainage technology is being used by a world-renowned technology company in Washington state. Parjana officials said they aren’t allowed to name the company, but that it installed nearly 4,000 feet of its Energy-Passive Groundwater Recharge pipe to remove a persistent standing-water problem on about a half-acre of

By |2017-09-28T18:58:36-04:00September 28th, 2017|Clean Update|

US Judge Overturns Local Law That Banned Drones Over Town

NEWTON, Mass. - A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down four key portions of a 2016 municipal ordinance in Newton, a Boston suburb that effectively banned drones. The lawsuit, which was filed in January 2017 by a local doctor, involves a question that has yet to be fully resolved in the age of increasingly pervasive and inexpensive

By |2017-09-28T17:18:04-04:00September 28th, 2017|Drones|

Printed Meds Could Reinvent Pharmacies, Drug Research

ANN ARBOR - A technology that can print pure, ultra-precise doses of drugs onto a wide variety of surfaces could one day enable on-site printing of custom-dosed medications at pharmacies, hospitals and other locations. The technique, which was developed at the University of Michigan, can print multiple medications into a single dose on a dissolvable

By |2017-09-28T10:08:54-04:00September 28th, 2017|Featured, Life Sciences|

Deadline Oct. 15 To Apply For Global Automotive & Mobility Challenge

DETROIT - The Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge, now in its 10th year, is accepting applications for its 2017-2018 program year. The deadline to apply is Oct. 15. Applicants come from around the world – hardware, software, process, app, you name it – and the alumni are already in production as Tier 2 suppliers;

By |2017-09-28T09:31:30-04:00September 28th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured, Mobile MI|