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A Boot Camp For Non-Tech Entrepreneurs In Washtenaw County

A Boot Camp For Non-Tech Entrepreneurs In Washtenaw County GRAND RAPIDS - The use of Mobile/Wireless technologies are fast becoming a critical element in the growth and productivity of companies in every industry. Often there are entrepreneurs with exciting ideas of ways that they can use these technologies to facilitate growth for their firm or

By |2016-05-22T19:36:18-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Everything You Wanted To Know About Detroit Startup Week

DETROIT - What is happening in Detroit and across the region when it comes to entrepreneurs? Amanda Lewan Editor of Michipreneur.com will share an overview on what trends we're seeing reporting on Michigan startups over the past three years at Michipreneur.com. This is a great session if you're looking for an overview into what's happening

By |2016-05-23T07:25:19-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Next Contaminated Water Crisis Not Flint, But Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR - For the second time in as many weeks, an environmental remediation professional is warning that people living near Ann Arbor's West Park could be exposed to the toxic chemical dioxane. Dan Bicknell, president of Global Environment Alliance LLC, recently investigated the potential for basements in the West Park area to flood with

By |2016-05-22T12:59:35-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Inspector General Gives TSA Failing Marks On Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON DC - Five years of Department of Homeland Security audits have revealed, to the surprise of few and the dismay of all, that the TSA is as great at cybersecurity as it is at customer service. The final report from the DHS Office of Inspector General details serious persistent problems with TSA staff's handling

By |2016-05-22T12:50:02-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Cyber Defense|

M2 TechCast May 23: MetroWireless, Comcast Business, Motor City Connect, App Bootcamp For Non-Techie Entrepreneurs

ROYAL OAK - On Monday May 23, from the new PodcastDetroit Studios in Royal Oak, M2 (Squared) TechCast will be taking a look at MetroWireless and its high-speed portable wireless internet products, at all the new digital products from Comcast Business, at what’s up with Motor City Connect, and at an Ann Arbor bootcamp that

By |2016-05-20T15:07:47-04:00May 20th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Report Predicts State Educational Standards Will Slide Without Changes

LANSING - Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Whiston is pushing a plan to make Michigan a top 10 state for education in the next 10 years, but a report released Thursday by the Education Trust Midwest shows it could fall to the bottom 10 on its current trajectory. The report, Michigan's Talent Crisis, predicted the

By |2016-05-20T12:55:36-04:00May 20th, 2016|Politics|

Dingell, Miller Urge Snyder To Veto Waukesha Lake Michigan Water Withdrawal Plan

LANSING - U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and U.S. Rep. Candice Miller joined in a statement Thursday urging Governor Rick Snyder to vote against a plan to allow Waukesha, Wisconsin, to draw water from Lake Michigan. A regional advisory body had given its nod to the plan this week with some substantial changes to the city's

By |2016-05-20T12:46:31-04:00May 20th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Report: Michigan Energy Could Be Cheaper This Summer

LANSING - Michigan Energy supplies should be both plentiful and in some cases cheaper this upcoming summer, an analysis released Thursday by the Michigan Agency for Energy said. Some of the forecast is weather dependent. If the summer proves extremely hot, that could boost the use of electricity. Otherwise, the assessment anticipates overall electricity sales

By |2016-05-20T12:38:58-04:00May 20th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

AirMap Provides Drone Hobbyists With Atlas On Where To Fly UAVs Legally

NEW YORK - Bought a drone, and want to fly it legally, but have no idea where to do that? A new map created by drone hobbyists and enthusiasts aims to be an atlas, laying out the legal landscape for piloting unmanned vehicles. Called simply AirMap, the project is a collaboration between Ben Marcus, who

By |2016-05-20T12:01:12-04:00May 20th, 2016|Drones, Featured|