LANSING - Andrew Brisbo, Michigan Executive Director at Marijuana Regulatory Agency, will keynote the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association’s first Summer Conference on July 9 that offers a unique opportunity to network, socialize and learn how to grow your cannabis business. It will be held at Shanty Creek Resort in Northern Michigan. Hotel rooms are not
PLYMOUTH – Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded $82,500 in scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year to 33 Michigan students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance and leadership skills. The award, funded by the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, is a one-time, $2,500 scholarship to
HOUGHTON - A satellite built by students at Michigan Technological University was one of 24 to launch into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday, June 25. The school reports in a news release that the student-built nanosatellite Oculus-ASR will assist the federal government “in more efficient and accurate monitoring of the myriad of
DETROIT—Tokyo-based-Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. Announced the acquisition of the shares of Detroit-based Ushr Inc. DMP officials said they will begin to provide high-defniition 3D digital maps to a wide range of users in the North American and Japanese markets. DMP Group will further expand map coverage from highways to surface roads and from Japan
DETROIT—Benzinga, the Detroit-based financial news vendor to North American brokerages, announced that it’s teaming up with New York City-based Webull Financial to help further Webull’s vision to connect traders with the best tools, features and indicators. Benzinga’s services and data will help Webull acquire and preserve lasting relationships with the users of its trading platform,
SOUTHFIELD—A unit of the Southfield-based managed services provider Secure-24 has purchased Symmetry Holding Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based provider of SAP managed services. Secure-24 is a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based telecommunications firm NTT Communications Corp. Secure-24 officials said Symmetry possesses extensive expertise in SAP managed services, which it delivers to large enterprise clients in diverse industries
DETROIT—The Detroit startup “stock market of things” StockX announced the largest venture capital raise in Michigan history, a $110 million Series C financing round that values the company at more than $1 billion. Participating in the investing round were Hong Kong-based DST Global, New York City-based General Atlantic, and Menlo Park, Calif.-based GGV Capital. The company also
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University finished second in the nation in the annual College Design Challenge, held Wednesday in Vienna, Va. by SourceAmerica, a nonprofit that creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It’s the third straight year that LTU was named one of the three national finalists in the event. In this national engineering competition, students
ROYAL OAK - What do tech companies, particularly tech startups, need to know about all those legal documents that need to be filed if they want to woo investors someday? The answers are in this podcast with Traverse Legal Principal Enrico Schaefer. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e175-enrico-schaefer-tech-law-update
ROYAL OAK - Ransomware raised its ugly head again recently when a Florida city was forced to pay hackers $600,000 to get all its files decrypted. It's called Ransomware and its just one of the major threats companies and governments face today. Plante Moran Principal, and former Chief Information Security Officer for the State Of
