GRAND RAPIDS - As reported last week by MIBiz.Com, construction is underway at SUPERNAP Michigan, the facility that will be built by data center storage company Switch, which received quick legislative relief from certain taxes toward the end of last year after the company noted its interest in Michigan. The decision to exempt collocated data
YPSILANTI - James Smith, currently president of Northern State University in South Dakota, was named the new president of Eastern Michigan University on Friday. Smith will begin his duties on July 1, the start of the university's new fiscal year. He succeeds Susan Martin, who retired in 2015. Smith has been president of the university
LANSING - The estimated renewable energy percentage is expected to exceed the 10 percent requirement, a report released Friday by the Public Service Commission shows. The PSC's sixth annual report on the implementation of the state's renewable energy standard of 10 percent by 2015 showed already 9.1 percent of the state's electricity had been generated
FERNDALE - Linda Daischendt, founder of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about the four Mobile Monday chapters in the state, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Detroit and Lansing, with more in the works. Anything to do with mobile and wireless technologies is featured at these events. Some focus on how mobile technology impacts various
FERNDALE - Is software patentable? Yes, according to attorney Andrew Basile Jr., managing partner of Young Basile, an intellectual property law firm based in Troy, but with offices in Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Silicon Valley. Basile is joined in the conversation by Keith Schonberger, an associate in the firm’s Troy office. Schonberger concentrates his practices
FERNDALE - Patrick Anderson, founder of the Anderson Economic Group, talks about his spin-off company, Supported Intelligence, that has brought to the world data analytics software that looks at highly risky ventures where multiple factors can impact business performance. Supported Intelligence has just published the results of a study that looks at Cannabis use around
FERNDALE - Rachele Downs, vice president of entrepreneurial strategies for Inforum, kicks off the new Inforum monthly segment on M2 (Squared) TechCast by interviewing Andrea Livingston, President and Co-Founder of Grit Design and sizzlepig, a software as a solution photo package that allows web designers to edit photos on the fly. Ford Motor Company and
GRAND RAPIDS - The evolution of communicating; verbal, print, email, instant messaging – to current video messaging apps like Snapchat, Instagram – there’s a new kid in town … Periscope! Periscope is a mobile app that lets users share their experiences live through streaming HD video. Learn more about this mobile app and how it
DETROIT - Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? The sweetest holiday of the year is this weekend. We know our readers might be in need of some lovely inspiration in the form of locally made goods. So, we’ve curated a few Michigan made items we think will help inspire your holiday next week. Enjoy and remember
LANSING - Get your business plan ready to go! In Lansing, the Green Light Business plan Competition is now open. If you’re a venture that has been in existence for less than a year or a well-thought out business idea looking to get off the ground, then this might be a great competition for you.
