WASHINGTON, DC - In the 2015 Venture Capital Report released Wednesday, Boston broke into the top three metropolitan statistical areas for the first time, overtaking perennial front-runner San Jose. But the San Francisco Bay area continues to remain on top. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti MSA tops in Michigan. Nationwide venture investors deployed capital to 3,662 companies located
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University has been granted $3,000 to award credit for a large number of low- or no-cost online courses offered through the Alternative Credit Project.These courses include disciplines such as business, critical thinking and writing, foreign language, humanities, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences. The ACP adds to an already broad portfolio
NOVI - Risk from digital hackers is now endemic through all industries, but few are more prone to seeing its future success impaired than the automotive sector. That’s because, without a secure platform of technology, the connected car industry’s dreams of increased autonomous features leading up to the driverless vehicle will remain just that –
HOUGHTON - Three Michigan universities have been accepted to a two-year program to develop aggressive and measurable goals to increase the number of women filling the more than 16,000 job openings in computing. Those jobs are commonly referred to as STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Michigan Technological University, Michigan State University and
TROY - Davenport University offers a 20 percent tuition discount to all Automation Alley members and their employees. The application fee is also waived. Additionally, if a member organization is also a part of a Chamber of Commerce, those employees can qualify for up to $1,500 per year in scholarship funding. Davenport offers more than
FARMINGTON HILLS - One of the most important skills an Angel investor needs is the ability to do due diligence on a potential investment. If this is a skill you need to hone, you should attend Great Lakes Angels half-day Due Diligence seminar on Feb. 10. Registration is now open. Understanding how to prepare for
SOUTHFIELD - Jan. 29 is the application deadline for the third $100,000 E-Challenge for Energy Efficiency, to showcase innovative energy efficiency technology in advanced control systems. The challenge is sponsored by DTE Energy, and in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit. It encourages demonstration projects that integrate energy efficiency solutions through collaborations, bring under-utilized
GRAND RAPIDS - After years of negotiations an agreement has been reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Encompassing 12 countries, this is the largest free trade deal ever negotiated. The TPP must still be ratified and implemented, meaning there is still a long road ahead. In the meantime, join Grand Valley State University on February 5th
FERNDALE - Amanda Lewan, one of the three members of Diva Tech Talk, appears on M2 TechCast on Monday Feb. 1 at 3 pm to interview Monica Wheat, who runs a non-profit program helping girls get into STEM - called Digerati Girls - and Chritina Mathes, who runs client experience at Rocket Fiber. We’ll also
GRAND RAPIDS - Standing out against over millions of other apps is tough and they say the devil is in the details. Effective apps begin with a specific goal and a clear vision as well as cohesive and functional app design. Join Host Melissa Birnie when she interviews friends since the 1st grade, Gabe Kwakyi and Gregory Klein, Co-Founders of Incipia,
