ANN ARBOR - Join Maker Works for Fix-It Friday, where members of our community bring in their damaged or broken items and fixers examine and try to repair them. Maker Works had a spectacular turnout at the past few Fix-It Fridays, and the event has gained more attention. If you enjoy taking things apart and
LANSING - The sudden momentum for the Michigan House to pass a revised plan to raise $1.2 billion for roads, half through new revenue, half through cutting spending from other programs, has spurred optimism the Republican-led House could pass the plan this week, but it also appears certain Republicans will have to scrounge up some
LANSING - A combination of steep reductions in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's corporate revenues and a major cut to its business attraction support from the Legislature mean the MEDC will be slashing jobs as the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches in October. One of the sources of corporate revenue shortfall was attributed, in a statement
LANSING - A dramatic search for what remains of a post-cataclysmic world is at the center of "North," currently being filmed in Detroit through August. The project is eligible to receive a $139,927 incentive from the Michigan Film Office. The eligible incentive amount is based on an anticipated spending of $399,791 along with the hiring
DETROIT - Carolyn Cassin remembers Detroit in 2009 as most of us do: devastated. A business women who had successfully grown and led a company public, she learned everything about business from the city she saw now distraught and suffering. What could one woman do? She could help to spark a movement that now financially
DETROIT - The Internet Advisor radio show on Aug. 8 launched a new website look-and-feel that producer and co-host Foster Braun says stepped his show forward into the 21stCentury with a double whammy. During the taping of its weekly podcast and live broadcast on WJR-AM Detroit, the longest running locally produced computer show in
DETROIT - Welcome to Michipreneur.Com's new website, a new platform for entrepreneurs. Whether you're a freelancer, an artist, a tech entrepreneur or an investor, we hope this new platform better connects you to activities and information in your great state. We've opened up the site to be a community driven site. You can now submit
GRAND RAPIDS - Mobile commerce is on the rise. According to a recent digital commerce survey by Gartner, mobile commerce currently makes up 22 percent of digital commerce revenue. Forrester analysts predict mobile commerce sales will reach $293 billion in 2018. While growth of mCommerce seems inevitable, finding the perfect mCommerce partner to help you
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience Inc., the Wayne State University TechTown research company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of AdeptBio LLC, a Memphis, Tenn.-based company that procures human tissue specimens. Terms were not announced. Said Peter Ferrigno, CCO of Asterand Bioscience: "Together, we will strengthen our partnership with the pharmaceutical and diagnostic community, providing unparalleled quality samples,
OKEMOS - TechSmith, a screen capture and screen recording software developer, announced the launch of TechSmith Loop, new video review technology that uses the power of side-by-side video analysis to improve performance. Available on Windows 10, Surface tablets and the new Microsoft Surface Hub - itself an advanced technology for enterprises - TechSmith says the