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Worldwide Service Revenue Increased 30.1 Percent In 2018

STAMFORD, Conn. - The worldwide server market continued to grow through 2018 as worldwide server revenue increased 17.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, while shipments grew 8.5 percent year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. In all of 2018, worldwide server shipments grew 13.1 percent and server revenue increased 30.1 percent compared with

By |2019-03-19T18:36:49-04:00March 19th, 2019|News|

Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awardees Announced

LANSING - From Detroit to Marquette, small businesses are growing, innovating and shaping their communities. Now the list of 2019 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awardees has been released. 2019 Awardees Michigan 50 Distinguished Alumni Award – Strategically Focused MMI Engineered Solutions, Inc. – Saline Michigan 50 Distinguished Alumni Award – Most Engaged Workplace Armor Protective Packaging

DTE Energy Announces Seven Senior Executive Promotions

DETROIT - DTE Energy announced seven senior executive rotations and promotions aimed at developing key leaders and accelerating our progress toward becoming the best-operated energy company and a force for growth and prosperity in the communities where we live and serve. "Our company is stronger when our employees apply diverse experiences to their work," said

By |2019-03-19T18:18:12-04:00March 19th, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

Diva Tech Talk, MCWT, MySwimPro, LTU Expo, Backstage Accelerator

ROYAL OAK -  Kathleen Norton Schock talks Diva Tech Talk and the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Tember Shea interviews Fares Ksebati, Co-Founder & CEO, MySwimPro, an Invest Detroit Ventures portfolio company. Matt Roush interviews Emily Auten about the LTU Expo, formerly called the Anime and Comic Con.  Monica Wheat introduces her Backstage Accelerator

By |2024-04-04T14:16:56-04:00March 17th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Winning Futures Howard Elected President National Black M.B.A. Detroit Chapter

WARREN - Bryan L. Howard Sr., program facilitator at Winning Futures, was recently elected by the National Black M.B.A. Association Detroit chapter to serve as president. The NBMBAA assists in the creation of intellectual and economic wealth within the African-American community through programs and services that promote education and career exploration, leadership and professional development,

By |2019-03-19T18:18:12-04:00March 17th, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Could Enter Satellite Launch Business By 2022

DETROIT - Michigan was a major force in the early Space Age, when Chrysler made rockets that carried astronauts and General Motors built the electric buggies they used to explore the moon. Now, a few visionaries are planning the state's return to space with an ambitious proposal to build a private launch site for commercial satellites in Northern Michigan. The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association has

By |2019-03-19T18:18:12-04:00March 17th, 2019|News|

Comcast Hooks You With Internet And Cable TV. Video Games Could Be Next

SAN FRANCISCO - Not too long from now, when you're ready to play your next big game, it may be on something other than Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's PlayStation or Nintendo's Switch. You might play it by connecting to a device or service coming from Apple, Google, Amazon or even Comcast. That's right, Comcast. The cable and internet giant reportedly has

By |2019-03-19T18:18:12-04:00March 17th, 2019|News|

MEDC Offers Financial Assistance To Small Business In Michigan Main Street Communities

LANSING – The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has announced a new pilot program aimed at supporting small businesses looking to expand or establish themselves in a Michigan Main Street community. The cities of Niles and Saline have been selected as the first two communities to pilot the program. Match on Main will provide grants of

By |2019-03-16T15:11:19-04:00March 16th, 2019|ESD|

Nessel Pulls State From Lawsuit On Obama-Era Water Rule

LANSING - Michigan will no longer be one of the plaintiffs challenging a rule initiated during the administration of President Barack Obama regarding the regulation of bodies of water in the United States after Attorney General Dana Nessel pulled the state from the litigation. The import of the case has diminished now that the U.S. Environmental Protection

By |2019-03-16T14:57:51-04:00March 16th, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|

Lawrence Tech Relaunches Recovery Starts Here Training Program For Displaced Workers

SOUTHFIELD - During the last recession in 2007-09, Lawrence Technological University launched Recovery Starts Here, a program for hundreds of displaced workers that included scholarships, new academic programs to prepare students for a changing global market, and personally focused career services. Now, the Southfield-based university is once again taking steps to help those in Michigan

By |2019-03-15T09:41:53-04:00March 15th, 2019|ESD|