DETROIT – Detroit FinTech Bay announced that it will welcome the Detroit Blockchain Center as a resident within its space in TechTown Detroit. Additionally, Detroit FinTech Bay’s first board of advisors is announced. Entrepreneurs and leaders from financial institutions, corporations, community groups and academia make up the group’s membership. Partnership with Detroit Blockchain Center Co-founded
GRAND RAPIDS — After last month's dip, the pace of the West Michigan industrial economy returned to a very modest growth rate, a Grand Valley State University economist reported. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are
MARSHALL – Michigan Pure Med, a vertically-integrated pharmaceutical medical cannabis company, called for stronger marijuana manufacturing safety standards following the Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s (MRA)’s recall of four products on Aug. 30. “Marijuana offers enormous potential to improve lives, however, there have been too many headlines and recalls of marijuana products tainted with mold, pesticides and
NEW YORK -A nationwide survey conducted by The Conference Board shows that about 54 percent of U.S. workers are satisfied with their employment, up 3 percent from the prior year, as workers also report being much more at ease about their job security. And Millennials have experienced a surge in confidence regarding their wages. The
WYOMING - Allied Universal, a security and facility services company, has acquired Midstate Security – a fully integrated electronic security and monitoring systems company based in Wyoming, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The addition of Midstate is the first of many steps we are taking to build-out our technology
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc., a developer of a new class of cholesterol-reducing drugs, announced that the compensation committee of its board of directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 39,500 shares of its common stock and 35,388 restricted stock units (RSUs) to 18 new employees under Esperion’s 2017 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.
ANN ARBOR—The Cybercrime Support Network, a nonprofit working for cybercrime victims, has a new partnership with My Computer Works Inc., a national computer support company based in Scottdale, Ariz. CSN officials say the partnership will expand their efforts to meet the cybercrime threats facing millions of individuals and businesses in the United States. Tech support fraud
TROY - With the exponential increase of new technologies and drive towards digital transformation of manufacturing facilities, the manufacturing industry is more exciting today than it has been in the last several decades. As Internet-of-Things (IoT) has transformed the consumer world, the technology has yet to be fully realized in the industry that stands to
DETROIT – gBETA, a free pre-accelerator program offered in Detroit since 2017, will operate a cohort this fall focused on musictech and entertainment startups. Applications are currently being accepted from any startup building music- or entertainment-related products, services or content. But the deadline to apply is Sept. 8. Unlike the industry-agnostic program gBETA has previously
DETROIT—Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a national manufacturing innovation center operated by the American Lightweight Materials Innovation Institute, announced that it has received a $200,000 grant from The Skillman Foundation. The grant will help Detroit-area youth strengthen their academic and employability skills and increase their STEM foundational knowledge and technical skills in the Institute’s new Learning
