ROYAL OAK – On Monday Dec. 19, the last M2 TechCast of the Year, Keith Brophy, state director of the MISBDC, will once again interview an entrepreneur helped by his SBA-based organization. Peter Swartz from Supported Intelligence will discuss a report that shows how legalized cannabis sales could generate a lot of tax revenue for
LANSING - With Yahoo having up to 1 billion users’ emails compromised, employee data breached from the Federal Government multiple times, and other personal information data breaches, Michigan employers need to take greater action than ever before to protect their data. If your Michigan organization experiences a breach, the Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act of
ROCHESTER HILLS - Does your business demand greater performance, rapid scalability and higher availability from your line of business and productivity applications to remain competitive? Are you seeking scalable, resilient, cost effective solutions to meet your business needs? Does your staff utilize office suite, CRM or service delivery applications? Would your business benefit from highly
GRAND RAPIDS - Regional economic development organization The Right Place, Inc., along with its local and state partners in the City of Grand Rapids, announced this week the approval of a Michigan Strategic Fund incentive that will bring 37 new high-tech, life science jobs and $2.8 million in new investment to Grand Rapids over the
MIDLAND - Dow Chemical Co. will add 200 jobs in a new “innovation center” in Midland, the chemical giant’s CEO announced this week. Of the jobs, 100 will be new, and 100 will be relocated from other Dow offices. Dow officials say the exact size and location of the building, as well as its cost,
ANN ARBOR - In findings that could change the way industries like nuclear energy and aerospace look for materials that can stand up to radiation exposure, University of Michigan researchers have discovered that metal alloys with three or more elements in equal concentrations can be remarkably resistant to radiation-induced swelling. The big problem faced by
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a global supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has introduced Dematic Multishuttle Flex, an automated inventory staging buffer that is designed to accommodate cartons and totes. The Multishuttle Flex incorporates a flexible load handling device, enabling high performance storage and retrieval of variable load sizes and
CAMBRIDGE, England - Amazon has begun a commercial trial of its Prime Air autonomous drone delivery service, beginning with a single fulfillment center in Cambridge, England. The first delivery, which took place on December 7, took just 13 minutes from the customer placing an order. There's a promotional video of the first Prime Air delivery embedded
EAST LANSING - Anderson Economic Group, LLC, has completed a forensic analysis of the 2016 election results. In a letter to the Secretary of State, AEG concluded that the outcome of this analysis shows no evidence of fraud or tampering with the Michigan 2016 general election results of the office of the President. “This review
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has received a $24,500 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation to support a STEM professional development program to provide resources for educators to better align STEM instruction to essential skills required in critical Michigan business sectors. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
