GRAND RAPIDS - What is powering the North American auto industry? Innovation, global supply chains, and talent with a passion to be the best on the road. In an age where the competition is not only heating up between tiers, but also among global technology companies, finding the right tools and resources to keep up
NORTHVILLE - Join MCWT's ConnectNet Social, an opportunity to network and meet other individuals in our local IT community, March 8 at the Rusty Bucket. MCWT volunteers Deb Swink and Ellen Bourke will provide a new-member welcome. Executive Director Rosemary Bayer will discuss MCWT's plans for 2016, outlining how members can get involved to help
GRAND RAPIDS - Every budding entrepreneur comes up against the issue of financing. It isn’t easy to fund new and unproven ideas. But one aspiring business woman had the unusual opportunity of pitching her idea on national television. The popular show “Shark Tank” recently featured Sara Moylan of Grand Rapids, founder of Shefit. Shark Tank,
DETROIT – The deadline for the $440,000 Comcast Business Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Competition is March 12. If you can submit a 250-word essay that explains how your business can use technology to enhance it, you could grab $30,000 as well as expert business mentoring. Startups and entrepreneurs are encouraged to visit the Comcast Business Community
DETROIT - Even though the Michigan film credits were eliminated by the Michigan legislature last year, the state has agreed to honor a portion of the agreement originally made with Paramount Pictures and awarded the movie studio $21 million in incentives - half the original amount - to shoot some of "Transformers 5" in Detroit
HOUGHTON - After more than 130 years, Michigan Tech rolled out its first cohesive, University-wide brand on Feb. 26, including a new logo. “We want to give our audiences a better sense of who Michigan Tech is, of the thing that makes Michigan Tech so special,” MTU President Glenn Mroz said. “We wanted something that
EAST LANSING - Thirty-two young women from all over Michigan, representing the state’s upcoming technical talent among female computer science students, will be honored with an Aspirations in Computing Award March 5 at Michigan State University. MSU, Michigan Technological University, and Oakland University will host this year’s event, which begins at 9 a.m. in MSU’s
FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer outlines new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration, called Part 107, that would exempt drones under 4.4 pounds from FAA regulations. About 60 percent of all drones in use now in the United States are under that weight. The other issue, points out cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon,
FERNDALE - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon join M2 (Squared) TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to discuss a federal judge’s order to help the FBI hack the iPhone used by Syed Farook, the gunman in the San Bernardino, California, shooting that killed 14 people and injured 22 others in December. Apple
FERNDALE – Lawrence Technological University started hosting Summer Science Camps four years ago during Michigan’s recession to rekindle the idea that Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) were still educational programs that lead to great paying jobs. Four years later, STEAM jobs are in great demand as is LTU’s Science Camp. Last year's camp
