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UM Professor David Brophy Announces Midwest Growth Capital Symposium

ANN ARBOR - The Midwest Growth Capital Symposium, formerly called the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, returns May 23-24 at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Founder UM Finance Professor, David Brophy, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to provide all the details including naming the two keynote speakers. Brophy also

By |2023-04-30T15:36:30-04:00April 25th, 2023|Entrepreneurs, Featured, mitechtv|

DTE Wind Park To Power 80,000 Homes With Green Energy

DETROIT - DTE Energy announced that Michigan’s largest wind park, Meridian Wind, is now operational. Spanning three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties, the 225-megawatt wind park has 77 wind turbines and generates enough clean energy to power nearly 80,000 homes. Brian Calka, DTE Energy Vice President of Renewable Energy Sales and Project Development, joins

By |2023-04-25T11:30:47-04:00April 24th, 2023|Green Energy, mitechtv|

Tech Trends With Keith Brophy April 27 Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Join West Michigan Tech Talent on April 27 in Grand Rapids for one of the most iconic tech events in West Michigan, serial entrepreneur Keith Brophy providing his very entertaining tech trends predictions. For more than 20 years Brophy has been presenting fun and informative predictions on the newest tech transformations and what we

By |2023-04-30T15:06:28-04:00April 24th, 2023|News|

How Effective Is It To Have Your Product In Your Brand Name?

The brand name and product name are two essential elements of a company's branding strategy. The brand name is the unique identifier or trademark that distinguishes a company from its competitors. The product name, on the other hand, is the name given to a specific product or service offered by the company. You also should

By |2023-05-25T16:18:35-04:00April 24th, 2023|Guest Columns|

Scientists Can Make Damaged Hearts Young Again

DURHAM, N.C. —Researchers at Duke University may one day give countless heart attack patients a second chance for a healthy life. Using rodents, study authors have revealed a potential way to turn back the clock following a heart attack. The human heart is capable of incredible feats, beating over 100,000 times and pumping over 2,000

By |2023-04-23T17:45:09-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Michigan Venture Capital Assoc. Re-Launches Venture Fellows Program

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Venture Capital Association, the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, announced the re-launch of its 2023 Venture Fellows Program. Thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund with support from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the MVCA is positioned to provide matching

By |2023-04-23T17:45:31-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Entrepreneurs, ESD|

Why Aliens Are Likely To Be AI

NEW YORK - With powerful new chatbots and AI-powered apps and search engines released practically every day, concern about the rapid advance of artificial intelligence has heated up recently to near obsession. And with good reason. The risk of humans losing control over AIs smarter — or at the very least faster — than us has been

By |2023-04-23T17:45:51-04:00April 23rd, 2023|Science|

Biden Announces $82 Million To Increase Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Recycling

WASHINGTON DC - As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into

By |2023-04-23T17:46:03-04:00April 23rd, 2023|ESD|