LANSING - The Department of Talent and Economic Development, which includes the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Talent Investment Agency and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, would receive $1.1 billion in total ongoing funding under Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal, which includes a $10 million increase to the Skilled Trades Training program. The budget proposal
LANSING - Replacing the aging optical scan machines acquired after the 2000 election fiasco in Florida brought Michigan's then-balkanized voting system under scrutiny and is now a priority for Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder, in his 2016-17 fiscal year budget recommendation, called for $10 million General Fund to go toward new equipment, to be matched with
ROCHESTER - The MI Earth Day Fest will return to last year’s new location in the Rochester Municipal Park & City Center area on April 22 and run throughout the weekend. Admission to the event and all programs is free of charge and open to all ages. “It's never been more important to celebrate Earth
LANSING - A 2.4 percent increase in funding for the Department of Technology, Management and Budget was recommended on Wednesday with $5 million going to cyber security improvements. Gov. Snyder said during his budget presentation that the state is facing "more and more attacks from the cyber world." In the DTMB budget recommendation, $5 million
SOUTHFIELD - During a webinar on Feb. 16, Rosemary Bayer, Michigan Council for Women in Technology Executive Director will discuss how volunteering can help advance your career and your skill-set. From networking and leadership opportunities to increased responsibilities in your areas of interest, volunteerism can be a way to take your professional journey to a
WASHINGTON DC - Online thieves were recently able to get their hands on taxpayer identification numbers before the Internal Revenue Service detected the attack and shut it down, the agency revealed Tuesday. The "Electronic Filing PINs," meant to ensure information is safe, would enable hackers to file fraudulent tax returns and steal your tax refund.
WASHINGTON DC - President Obama wants the United States to spend $19 billion across a broad range of initiatives, all with the aim of making it harder for hackers to steal information from individuals, companies and government agencies - a whopping 35 percent increase over the previous year's budget. That money, for example, would promote
DETROIT - DTX Launch Detroit, a 10-week technology startup accelerator for college students and recent graduates, is accepting applications for summer 2016. The application period closes on April 22. An information session will be held on February 24 from 6-8pm at TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs, Detroit. “DTX Launch Detroit is an intensive, real-world acceleration program,”
SOUTHFIELD - In this episode of Diva Tech talk, we had a great conversation with Maggie Lohnes, founder of Sound Informatics. After a long and strong career in Healthcare IT, she successfully started her own company. Before that she was hired and created one of the first roles for Nursing Informations at Huntington Hospital. Later,
FERNDALE – On the Feb. 8 edition of M2 (Squared) TechCast, Linda Daichendt, CEO of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about Mobile Michigan Mondays, Rachele Downs, vice president at Inforum, interviews Andrea Livingston, CEO of Grit Design and sizzlepig, and Andrew Basile Jr., partner at Young Basile, answers the question, “Can you still
