BIRMINGHAM - CitySide Ventures announce that its inaugural “Deal Tank” event of 2021 was a great success. A well-attended event with early-stage investors from around the country. An impressive lineup of 21 “Hot” startup companies presented cutting edge technologies and innovative game changing business from across the globe. Sixty Nine investors and investors group attended:
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is expanding its support for hardware security keys to iOS and Android devices. The feature, available worldwide starting Thursday, lets you enable two-factor authentication to log into Facebook on a phone or other mobile device using a physical security key. Hardware security keys are a top authentication technique and particularly useful for two-factor authentication because you register them to work
LANSING – In the six weeks since launching Michigan Reconnect, enough Michiganders have applied for tuition-free community college to nearly fill Ford Field. “With over 62,000 applications statewide since the program launched Feb. 2, we can see that Michigan adults are excited to pursue an associate degree or skills certificate at little to no cost,”
ADA — Global direct selling giant Amway Corp. is cutting 6 percent of its global workforce or about 900 people, most of whom are based at the company’s world headquarters in Ada, MiBiz has learned. A spokesperson confirmed that Amway notified eligible employees today about a “voluntary separation plan” aimed at helping the company to better focus on its
DETROIT - Dozens of cities are offering up to $16,000 in cash incentives, homebuying allowances, tax credits and money toward local goods and services in hopes of enticing pandemic movers to relocate there. MakeMyMove.com, an online directory launched in December 2020, aims to connect remote workers with such offers around the country. City- and statewide
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown explains what anyone receiving the COVID vaccines should do before they plan large gatherings with family and friends this summer....probably the earliest safe mixer can occur. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of 27 major pharmaceutical, 13 diagnostic and 6
ANN ARBOR - Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31 at www.centrepolisaccelerator.com/Program The C3 Accelerator offers grants, investments, and services that support the development and
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan spin-out robot developer Refraction AI has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. The company in 2019 created the REV-1 robot, a lightweight, self-driving robot that delivers food and groceries to Ann Arbor residents. Customers can order deliveries from Cafe Zola, Miss Kim, The Jagged Fork, Ray’s Red Hots, Tios Mexican Cafe and
WASHINGTON DC - A new bill aims to make high-speed internet more accessible everywhere in the US, including far-flung locations and underserved communities. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn has introduced the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (PDF), which will spend $94 billion to ensure that unserved and persistent poverty communities have access to affordable high-speed internet.
DETROIT - Canoo is an electric automaker start-up with a reputation for producing cars with a unique aesthetic. It certainly lived up to that reputation with the unveiling of its new electric pickup truck on Thursday. The new pickup, which will begin preorders in the second quarter of 2021 before hitting the market in 2023,
