ANN ARBOR - If you need further proof that Detroit has become a technology hub, you only need to read the latest report from the Michigan Venture Capital Association. It says over the past three years the number of startups has exploded by 50 percent. The only thing holding back even more robust growth is a
JERUSALEM, Israel - What’s the best way to describe Israeli private-equity finance company, OurCrowd? How about online dating for accredited investors. Well, that’s how Josh Wolff, OurCrowd Senior Vice President, Global Operations, described it to 20 journalists who were in Israel in June for Cyber Week, an Israeli tech fest at Tel Aviv University that
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast July 10, Tom Stewart, MSU Conquer Accelerator Program Manager, will talk about the four companies picked for the summer accelerator program. Michael Sanchirico, with Set Sail for Autism, and Nick Papadas with the Judson Center, will talk about how people with Autism Spectrum Disorder will participate in the Bell’s
DETROIT — Detroit-area technology hiring is looking up for the second half of 2017, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. Twenty-three percent of CIOs say they plan to add full-time technology professionals to their teams, up seven points from December’s report. In addition to hiring plans, the report
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The broadband provider WOW Internet Cable & Phone has announced the availability of gigabit fiber-optic data services to residents and businesses in Grosse Pointe Shores. WOW residential and business services are now available to more than 1,100 customers in the Grosse Pointe Shores community. WOW offers residential and business services in Detroit
LANSING – Utility customers with rooftop solar systems, known as solar distributed generation (DG), are providing economic support to Michigan’s electric grid and should not be overcharged to support it. That is among the findings of an analysis by the Institute for Energy Innovation, “Solar Energy in Michigan: The Economic Impact of Distributed Generation (DG)
LANSING - Long-term employment projections show the state will see 7.4 percent job growth over a 10-year period, according to a report done by the state's Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives. The long-term industry employment projections reported in the past week say the state will see 0.7 percent job growth annually from
LANSING - Business Leaders for Michigan announced Thursday it is producing a study intended to boost K-12 school performance in the state. The organization said it has supported school reforms in the past, but this is the first time it has created a project to identify specific actions that could affect student outcomes. PricewaterhouseCoopers will
MANKATO, MN. - This article explores what the former head of Shin-Bet, Israel's internal security service (equivalent to Britain’s MI5 or the FBI in the US), thinks of the current state of cybersecurity in the world today, and what can we learn from his warnings? In June 2017, I (Chris Veltsos, a Cybersecurity professor at
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids metropolitan area was the fastest growing economy in the U.S. last year, according to Headlight Data, a company that tracks economic and workforce development. Grand Rapids' workforce grew 4.4 percent last year, according to Headlight, which used U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to reach its conclusions. Total employment in the
