DETROIT - It’s almost that time of year, where entrepreneurs all around the world network and celebrate together. There’s often not much planned in our Metro Detroit area, so it’s great to see this upcoming event being held at the Palace of Auburn Hills in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015. The event aims to bring
ALLEGAN - Mylan NV lost its $26 billion hostile bid for Perrigo Co. after a seven-month pursuit, a rare outcome in what shaped up to be one of the most bitter takeover battles in decades, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Mylan said that about 40 percent of Perrigo’s shares were tendered in the offer. It needed at
FERNDALE – Cybersecurity experts Richard Stiennon and Dan Lohrmann will kick off a monthly update on Nov. 23 on M2 TechCast, heard on the PodcastDetroit Network. They’ll discuss cyber security at the State level. Discussion points include: Michigan named one of top 8 when it comes to cyber; What should the other states be doing
Technology Century NOVI – M2 TechCast, an Internet radio show on the PodcastDetroit Network, will broadcast live Monday Nov. 16 from the Engineering Society of Detroit Job Fair, where more than 50 major employers will be seeking to fill well over 2,000 primarily IT jobs. Show co-hosts, Mike Brennan, Editor and Publisher of
LANSING – Michigan has about $25 million leftover in federal funding to update its voting equipment from when it received federal funding through the Helping America Vote Act passed in 2002, but the state still needs another potentially $35 million to get its voting equipment ready for the November 2018 general election when current systems
LANSING - The Michigan Department of State will be unable to implement the vehicle registration fee changes Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law this week to raise funding for roads unless Hewlett Packard turns over the source code for the troubled information technology project to upgrade secretary of state online services, officials say. Attorneys for the
DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show this week launched a completely redesigned mobile-focused website with improved navigation and functionality, allowing visitors to access detailed auto show information as well as relevant photos and video assets. “The new website for NAIAS is unlike any other auto show website in the world,” said Paul Sabatini, 2016
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft will host a career day November 19 where attendees can learn more about careers and culture at the rapidly-growing, supply-chain software provider. Members of its various teams will be available to discuss recent projects with career-seekers and answer questions. Attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their resume from 4
LANSING – Join Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of Life Sciences, politics and academia on December 8 to discuss how best to unleash Michigan’s biosciences research and development, and manufacturing potential to stimulate economic growth. The Michigan Bio-Sciences Growth Summit will discuss the details of a forward-looking strategy for building a strong, statewide biosciences cluster
DETROIT - In a way, it was appropriate: On a day when 50-mph wind gusts tore through Michigan, Rocket Fiber announced residential and business internet speeds that will blow you away. Rocket, another Rock Ventures startup, is now offering a 1-gigabit-per-second residential connection for just $70 a month. A 10-gigabit-per-second home service is available for
