EAST LANSING — The Michigan State University College of Engineering has received the largest individual gift in its history. A $10.7 million bequest from a California entrepreneur joins a previous cash gift of $2 million, bringing his total giving to $12.7 million to support the college and the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution
DETROIT — IT jobs will apparently become a bit harder to come by in the year ahead. Sixteen percent of Detroit-area technology executives plan to expand their IT staff in the first half of 2017, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. That’s down from 26 percent in
HOLLAND - Grand Angels has named Tim Parker, a former research and development executive at Bissell Inc., as its new president. Parker, who most recently ran his own exporting and consulting firm, succeeded Jody Vanderwel as president of the Holland-based angel investment network. He began work two weeks ago after six years of operating T.S.
GRAND RAPIDS - Universal Mind, a digital consulting and services firm, is hosting the next Mobile Monday Grand Rapids (MoMoGR) event on December 12. This panel-style event will take a quick look back at 2016 and an in-depth look at how connected technologies will move businesses forward in 2017. Mobile Monday Grand Rapids is a
GRAND RAPIDS - Melissa Birnie interviews Cory Hohs, CEO/Cofounder of HAAS Alert to discuss HAAS Alert's journey to the top in the connected transportation industry with their mobile vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication platform. Hass Alert has received the 'Top 10 Automotive Startup of the Year' award by Fortune Magazine and the TiECon20 award at the recent TiECon Midwest Conference. They are
ROYAL OAK - New Automation Alley CEO Tom Kelly joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about the Video News Update project rolling out in December that will feature video clips of Automation Alley members making news. MITechNews.Com is offering Automation Alley members a wonderful video promotional opportunity that is guaranteed
ROYAL OAK - Episode 174 of the IT in the D podcast features Falling Down Beer Company talking about their impending expansion in Oxford, Operation Kid Equip discussing not just their charity that we’re working with at Thursday night’s event but also some incredibly woefully undertold stories of need right here in the area that definitely
DETROIT - Charlie Hopper stopped by to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first pasty deliveries online. The joy is tempered by the loss, this spring, of his wonderful wife Edie. She was a life long supporter of the project that Charlie and his son began two decades ago to help support seniors in the
DETROIT - Josh Rosenberg, is a senior research analyst at GiveWell. He will explain how giving can be a sadly disappointing experience if we do not take the time to check out the groups to whom we are giving. Here are some of the tips that Give Well offers to make sure that our charity gets
LANSING - The Michigan House Local Government Committee won't vote this year on legislation backed by Business Leaders for Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that would allow selected businesses to keep income tax withholdings on incomes paid to newly hired employees, Rep. Lee Chatfield, the committee chair, said after hearing testimony on the
