SOUTHFIELD—A capstone thesis project team from Lawrence Technological University was one of only eight national winners of the Engineering Education Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. LTU was the only Michigan university to win one of the awards. The project, developed by students in LTU’s five-year combined bachelor’s and master’s
DETROIT – The annual Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day pitch competition culled its list of 15 finalist to five winner on Friday night each getting a share of more than $1 million in funding, including a top prize of $250,000. But the 10 losing finalists didn’t walk away empty handed. Each received $25,000 to help
ANN ARBOR - The latest hack making the rounds is one where the attacker sends a text message to your iPhone or Android, click on the message and malware is downloaded giving the bad guys full control of your mobile device. You should depend on trusted partners like Phone Repair Depot. Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV to update all the fall events for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. From past golf outings to the November gala are covered in her report. Everything MCWT does centers on inspiring and growing women in technology. MCWT is on a mission to help women
DETROIT - On July 26, 2021, Google began rolling out its Link Spam update and recently completed it on August 26, 2021. According to this article from Search Engine Journal, the Google Link Spam update is designed to make “its algorithms more effective at identifying and nullifying link spam.” Although the rollout was completed by
It's a true saying that "without marketing, you'll have no market." No customers, no market share, and no profits. Marketing activities alone won't do the trick, though. Your efforts must be effective, otherwise you won't capture the leads you need to make the sales. These conversion rate optimization (CRO) tactics can make a critical
ANN ARBOR – The wave of consolidations in the Michigan cannabis market continued Tuesday when SKYMINT announced the acquisition of 3Fifteen Cannabis, the closing of its concurrent $70 million Senior Secured Term Loan from Tropics LP, an affiliate of SunStream Bancorp Inc., a joint venture initiative sponsored by Sundial Growers Inc., and its $8 million equity investment from
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, Managing Partner of Executive Search Partners, provides tips on how you can land that top executive level job as Chief Information Officer or Chief Information Security Officer. On his website, www.execsearchpartners.com, he also provides 12 Tips To A Highly Successful Job Search, plus sample resumes you can use to rise
ANN ARBOR - MITech TV Sept. 20 Anton Harb Jr., a disabled American Veteran, explained why he’s working with the Hero Project to help fund programs that assistance his fellow Veterans beyond providing them with a meal. Kathleen Norton-Schock updated what’s happening with Michigan Council of Women in Technology and Diva Tech Talk. Richard Stiennon
ANN ARBOR - Lindsay Robillard from Wayne State's TechTown joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to provide the back story on the Toast of The Town celebration the community’s celebration of entrepreneurship and the role TechTown plays in building a truly equitable economy. The virtual event is scheduled for Sept. 30 and is free of
