GRAND RAPIDS - The use of connected technologies in today's workplace environments is changing skill sets required by the workers of today - and tomorrow - around the nation and around the world, and Michigan is no exception. As more and more industries in our state are engaging the use of the Internet of Things or
ROYAL OAK - Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, kicks off his new segment on M2 TechCast interviews John Slagter, President of The Mackinac Technology Company of Grand Rapids, whose company has developed a new product that would attach to windows to reduce heat loss in the winter and air
NOVI - It’s great to be cited for doing something extremely well – and even better when it happens over and over again. For Red Level, it’s just happened again: For the seventh year in a row, we have been named as one of Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the
ROCHESTER HILLS – Join CloudTech1 University at its Education Center on September 21st at 11am to enjoy some food, to have some fun and learn about Network Security, a strategy no business can afford to ignore. CloudTech1 University has become an ideal place to learn cloud basics and ask questions about the security of your
ANN ARBOR - An investment made by several groups of early-stage Michigan investors could pay off in a big way following the recent news that Allergan acquired Ann Arbor-based RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, a Michigan angel-backed gene therapy company, for $60 million plus additional funding if the company reaches future milestones. Terry Cross, MVCA member, and
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Sept. 12, Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center interviews Tim Smock of Test 4 Time, Kathleen Norton-Schock will talk about lots of news coming out of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology as well as interview Kim Cross, founder of Philanthropy Services.
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday authorized the Upper Peninsula Power Company to increase its electric rates, but by an amount 30.4 percent lower than the utility had requested. Also, because the final amount approved ($4,647,975 annually) is lower than the more than $6.2 million the utility self-implemented in March, the PSC said
LANSING - Michigan voters will continue to be able to choose a party’s slate of candidates with a single mark on the ballot following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling preventing the new law eliminating the straight ticket option from taking effect. The high court’s
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and consultant George Scott, president of Business Consulting Services, about how to analyze financial statements and select the right accountant who can help your business success. Scott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2007 and a
ANN ARBOR - Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, will keynote Entrepalooza 2016 on Sept. 23 to help explore the power of creative thinking - solving issues and challenges that entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial members of large companies face. Entrepalooza, at the Michigan League, is presented by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute
