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Detroit CyberSecurity Conference April 6 – Earn 10 CPE Credits

DETROIT - FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training discovering cutting-edge security approaches, managing risk in the ever-changing threat of the cybersecurity workforce. Wednesday, April 6 Live in Person @ The Westin Southfield Detroit In Person | Virtual | Hybrid Earn up to 10 CPE credits Join us as we talk with a panel of C-level executives

By |2022-03-28T18:20:03-04:00March 28th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

$100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest Update

ANN ARBOR - The Comerica Hatch Detroit contest is back after a three year hiatus due to the pandemic. Vittoria Katanski, executive director of Hatch Detroit, provides the latest updates. The four-month contest includes two rounds of public voting – Top 10 and Top 4 - allowing the community to vote for their favorite businesses

By |2022-03-29T13:01:42-04:00March 27th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

5 Benefits Of Call Center Outsourcing

DETROIT - Answering your customers' calls is vital to improving service delivery and retaining them. Mostly, you have to choose between an in-house team and outsourcing. The perceived ease of managing an in-house call center is why many companies take this approach. Regardless, many businesses are abandoning in-house call centers in favor of outsourcing. Call

By |2023-12-23T20:06:27-05:00March 25th, 2022|Guest Columns|

Why People Are Investing Into And Founding Remote Tech Startups in Michigan 

DETROIT - Michigan has a small but tightly-knit community of startup entrepreneurs. Michigan has a long history of technology and construction, with the local engineering college established in 1854. In recent years, Michigan has been described as the "Silicon Valley Of Mobility Tech" by publications such as Forbes - with pioneering companies such as May Mobility and

By |2022-03-25T09:01:26-04:00March 25th, 2022|Guest Columns|

Apple Opens Digital Driver’s License and State ID Program, Starting With Arizona

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple on Wednesday inched a step closer to replacing real-world wallets with the one on its iPhone, opening up its digital driver's license and state ID program in Arizona. The initiative, built into Apple's iOS 15 software that powers modern iPhones, was announced last summer and will expand to Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio and Puerto

By |2022-03-23T22:09:16-04:00March 23rd, 2022|New Products / Contracts|

LG Energy To Spend $1.7 Billion To Produce Lithium-Ion Vehicle Batteries In Holland

HOLLAND, MI – LG Energy Solution, an advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturer, is investing $1.7 billion to expand its operations in the City of Holland. LG Energy Solution will add more than 1 million square feet to their existing footprint in the city’s limits to meet the growing demand for their lithium-ion batteries. LG Energy Solution

By |2022-03-23T17:53:20-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Auto Tech, Featured|

LTU Gets Federal Grant To Teach Computer Science For Self Driving Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - CJ Chung, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on a National Science Foundation grant that will let him train eight college students from around the country this summer to develop computer programs for self-driving cars. The grant is targeted for underrepresented populations. Community college students

By |2022-03-23T12:41:47-04:00March 23rd, 2022|ESD, mitechtv|

Context, Not Content, Says Terry Bean, Digital Marketing Expert

ANN ARBOR - Long-time digital marketing guru Terry Bean has fine tuned his business to focus on helping companies develop the correct context for their target audience rather than correct content. So what's the difference you ask? Watch this short video interview with him and he explains. More at www.TryBean.Com https://youtu.be/qOAgOU83vgo

By |2022-03-23T10:47:16-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Digital, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

GVSU Gets $1 Million To Expand Medical Device Institute

GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University received $1 million in federal appropriations to expand its applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) and provide new technologies that will better serve the medical innovation industry while expanding West Michigan's economic footprint. U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, (R-Mich.), requested and received this funding, which was packaged into the 2022

By |2022-03-21T17:29:03-04:00March 21st, 2022|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|