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Episode 117: Savvy Digital, Staymobile Device Repair, An 80s Party, Ming Chen, Michael Zapcic From Comic Book Men Live From Fantasticon

FERNDALE - Episode 117 is an interesting little mix of our in-studio guests from this week as well as some of our live recordings from this past weekend’s Fantasticon event.  We were joined in studio by Savvy Digital Solutions to talk about the upcoming event this weekend that they’re behind and is an 80s party to raise money for the

By |2015-11-11T16:11:45-05:00November 11th, 2015|IT in the D, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast Live Remote Nov. 16 From ESD Job Fair

FERNDALE – On Monday Nov. 16, M2 TechCast will be doing its first live remote from the Engineering Society of Detroit Job Fair at the Suburban Collection in Novi. Co-hosts Mike Brennan, Editor of MITechNews.Com, and Matt Roush, Editor of ESD’s Technology Century, will be there to interview some of the 50 companies offering more

By |2015-11-11T15:34:12-05:00November 11th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Episode 9 Of M2 TechCast: Robert McGee, John Bebow, Lauren Bigelow, Keith Zendler

FERNDALE – What a show we had for Episode 9 of M2 TechCast. Engineering Society of Detroit Executive Director Robert McGee, Bridge magazine Editor-in-Chief John Bebow, Accelerate Michigan Executive Director Lauren Bigelow, and PeopleMovers.Com Founder Keith Zendler all discuss what’s happening with their various projects. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-9?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit

By |2015-11-11T15:31:44-05:00November 11th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

ESD’s McGee Talks Job Fair With Feldman On Fox 2 News

DETROIT - The Engineering Society of Detroit's annual Fall Engineering & Technology Job Fair is Monday, Nov. 16 at the Suburban Collection Showplace. ESD Executive Director Robert McGee is interviewed by Fox 2 News Money Reporter Murray Feldman. In the Interview, McGee talks about how more than 2,000 jobs will be available, many with immediate

By |2015-11-11T10:17:51-05:00November 11th, 2015|ESD, Featured|

Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer Featured On UTube Channel Show

TRAVERSE CITY - Enrico Schaefer, who writes about drone law for MITechNews.Com, was featured this week on "That Drone Show," a UTube channel that features news and information about drones, including the booming industry of commercial drones. Schaefer is the founder of Traverse Legal and www.dronelaw.pro.   

By |2015-11-11T08:19:47-05:00November 11th, 2015|Drones, Featured|

Future Of Art Technology Focus of aimWest Nov. 19 Panel

GRAND RAPIDS - Art is how we tell stories. Art is how we express our thoughts, emotions, and dreams. Art changes how we perceive the world. However, Technology is changing every industry, including Art. Come join aimWest Nov. 19 for a fascinating panel discussion about how technology is changing the past, present, and future of Art. This "Future of Art Technology" event

By |2015-11-10T19:11:45-05:00November 10th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Eaton’s Kroon Named To Automotive News 100 Leading Women List

GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced that Staci Kroon has been named one of Automotive News magazine’s 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. The recognition identifies her as one of the leading female executives among automakers, suppliers and dealerships. “I am greatly honored to be included among this group of outstanding

By |2015-11-10T19:06:14-05:00November 10th, 2015|News|

Lawrence Tech Gets $210 Million Software Donation From Siemens

SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software with a commercial value of $210 million - software providing LTU students access to the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to develop innovative products in a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, machinery,

By |2015-11-10T19:00:37-05:00November 10th, 2015|Featured, New Products / Contracts, News|

Avoid Value-Chain Climbing By Building Apprentice-Type Relationship

ANN ARBOR - The offshoring drive in manufacturing has led to lower costs and access to new markets, but it also creates a new problem for big companies if they end up competing with their suppliers - Samsung and HTC both began as contract suppliers before launching their own successful products. In what's known as

By |2015-11-10T18:51:44-05:00November 10th, 2015|Guest Columns|

State Report: Gas Tax Revenue Down More Than $100 Million Since Peak

LANSING - Michigan's gas tax revenues were down more than $120 Million to $820.6 million in fiscal year 2013-14 since their peak more than a decade before, a report by the Department of Treasury shows. During the same time frame, total gasoline usage is down more than 600,000 gallons annually. What is now the state's

By |2015-11-09T21:41:12-05:00November 9th, 2015|Featured, Politics|