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Can Your Company Benefit From An R&D Tax Credit For Using Wireless Technology?

DETROIT - Another year is winding down and tax season is just around the corner. It is time to get everyting in order to maximize your potential credit and improve your ROI. Michigan Mobile Musings Host Melissa Bernie interviewed Andy Lane, Partner and Co-Founder of Tri- Merit, a professional services firm specializing in the calculation, documentation, and substanition of R&D tax credits and other specialty tax

By |2015-12-22T09:17:33-05:00December 21st, 2015|Featured, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Liquid Web Leads “Fill The Truck” Donation Campaign For Greater Lansing Food Bank

LANSING -  Liquid Web has partnered with Westlund’s Apple Market for a “Fill the Truck” campaign Wednesday to provide a final push for the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Since Thanksgiving, Liquid Web employees have donated about $2,500 in food to the Greater Lansing Food Bank, but now are reaching out to the community to provide

By |2015-12-21T20:17:52-05:00December 21st, 2015|Featured, News|

US Senate Suspends Medical Device Tax For 2 Years

WASHINGTON DC  - Last Friday, the Senate passed a combined omnibus appropriations and tax extenders package 65-33 (27 Rs and 38 Ds).  Prior to that, the omnibus passed the House 316-113 and the extenders package by 318-109.  The legislation now goes to President Obama to be signed into law. The legislation had several measures of

By |2015-12-21T11:26:55-05:00December 21st, 2015|Featured, Life Sciences, Politics|

Technology, Management And Budget Cited By Auditor For Technology Storage Violations, Unrestricted Access

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Management and Budget is not properly restricting access to information technology equipment and is not ensuring that equipment is being properly stored, Auditor General Doug Ringler said in a report released Friday. The performance audit of physical security and environmental controls over information technology resources for the period October

By |2015-12-20T16:09:32-05:00December 20th, 2015|Featured, Politics|

Brennan, Roush, Co-Host Internet Advisor – Listen Now On Demand

DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, and Technology Century Editor Matt Roush were special guest hosts Saturday on WJR’s Internet Advisor radio show. Brennan and Roush also are co-hosts of M2 (squared) TechCast every Monday at 3 pm on the PodcastDetroit Network. To listen on demand, click on http://internetadvisor.net/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/Podcast-1548-12-19-15-A.mp3 Also on the show were Online Tech’s

By |2015-12-22T14:09:30-05:00December 18th, 2015|Featured, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Great Lakes Angels To Host Five Elevator Pitches Jan. 13

FARMINGTON HILLS - The Great Lakes Angels will be hosting five companies on Jan. 13 each of which will present a short pitch to these accredited investors in hopes of landing some cash. The event will be held at UHY Advisors in Farmington Hills. Registration stats at 4:30 pm. Companies presentations start at 5:30 and

By |2015-12-18T12:33:18-05:00December 18th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Audit Cites Department of Technology, Management and Budget For Lax Server Security

LANSING - Auditors have found that most of the state's UNIX servers, operated by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, had not been properly secured, an audit released Thursday said. The performance audit of statewide UNIX security controls, for the period October 1, 2012, through August 31, 2015, found that of 63 servers tested,

By |2015-12-18T12:12:10-05:00December 18th, 2015|Cyber Defense, Politics|

McConnell Communications Wins $4,000 Grant From NASE

DETROIT – McConnell Communications of Detroit has been awarded a $4,000 Growth Grant by the National Association for the Self-Employed. McConnell Communications is one of three winners of NASE’s third-quarter Growth Grants to help expand their business operations. McConnell Communications is a public relations and marketing firm owned and operated by Darci McConnell, a veteran

By |2015-12-17T14:34:12-05:00December 17th, 2015|News|

$1 Million Clean Energy Trust Application Deadline Looms

CHICAGO  – The deadline for students to submit applications to the nation’s largest clean energy single-day pitch competition is just weeks away, January 13, 2016.  Student-led teams developing innovative business plans for their MBA, researchers working on promising research and early stage startups in the beginning stages of raising funds and generating revenue should submit applications.

By |2015-12-17T13:52:23-05:00December 17th, 2015|Clean Update, Entrepreneurs|

TU-Automotive Offers Holiday Discount For June 2016 Detroit Autonomous Vehicle Event

LONDON - To mark the season of goodwill, TU-Automotive is running a $500 discount on ALL passes for TU-Automotive Detroit 2016 (June 8-9, 2016), but only until 6pm EST on December 22. Whether you’re working for a start-up, a multinational OEM, a financial services firm or a rapidly-expanding software provider, you will find your next

By |2015-12-18T15:53:06-05:00December 17th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, New Products / Contracts|