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MMTC Adds Three New Board Members

PLYMOUTH — The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors. They are: Patrick Curry, president and partner of Fullerton Tool Co. Inc., a Saginaw-based supplier of carbide cutting tools, and president and owner of Endurance Carbide a carbide cutting tool supplier also based in Saginaw. Peter

By |2019-03-10T15:58:22-04:00March 10th, 2019|ESD|

GR’s Grand Angels Launches Chapter In Detroit, Woodward Angels

DETROIT – Grand Rapids-based Grand Angels, one of the state’s most prominent angel investor groups, has launched Woodward Angels, a new angel investor group in Detroit. Woodward Angels is launching as an affiliate of Grand Angels Holding Co. LLC, the holding company for Grand Angels, and the Michigan Capital Network, which includes both Grand Angels

By |2019-03-10T15:58:22-04:00March 10th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Michigan Science Center Celebrates Women’s History Month With Free Admission

DETROIT - To celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Michigan Science Center will offer free general admission on March 17 from 12 - 5 p.m., courtesy Ford Motor Company Fund. The event will honor the extraordinary contributions of women in STEM. “As we recognize the many valuable contributions that women have made

By |2019-03-08T19:42:40-05:00March 8th, 2019|STEM|

GVSU Economist: Slow Growth Resumes, Optimism Improves

GRAND RAPIDS - While 2019 got off to a slow start in January, February's report for the West Michigan economy shows a return to a pattern of slow growth that has been reported for nearly 10 years, a report released Friday contends. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College

By |2019-03-08T19:42:41-05:00March 8th, 2019|News|

Turbine Blades Spinning At DTE Energy’s Largest Wind Park

DETROIT - DTE Energy announced that its Pine River wind park, located in Gratiot and Isabella counties, has gone operational and is providing enough clean energy to power more than 54,000 homes. With 65 turbines, Pine River is the largest operating wind park in Michigan as well as DTE's most cost-effective and cost-efficient wind project to

By |2019-03-10T12:22:34-04:00March 8th, 2019|Clean Update|

Facebook Two-Factor Authentication Has Two-Factored Problem

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - On Facebook two-factor authentication with phone numbers has a two-factored problem. First: The phone number you give to Facebook to help keep your account safe from potential hackers isn't just being used for security. A tweet thread from Jeremy Burge, founder of Emojipedia, on Friday showed that people can find your profile from

By |2019-03-08T19:42:57-05:00March 8th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Smart Bracket AI App – Crush Your Office NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

ROYAL OAK - Supported Intelligence, an East Lansing based Artificial Intelligence software developer, has again produced its "Smart Bracket" app that helps basketball enthusiasts crush the NCAA College Tournament office brackets...like scoring in the 97 percentile. CEO Patrick Anderson explain how in this episode of M2 TechCast. Patrick Anderson To purchase the Smart Bracket app,

By |2019-03-11T11:13:20-04:00March 7th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Global Auto Mobility Challenge Finalists To Compete At SAE World Congress

ROYAL OAK - David Stout with the Global Auto Mobility Innovation Challenge talks about the 12 Finalists that will compete in April at the Society of Automotive Engineers Conference at Cobo Center. The winning teams will receive a total of over $300,000 of in-kind assistance and cash as well as receive exposure to senior executives

By |2019-03-07T17:24:49-05:00March 7th, 2019|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Lawrence Tech University’s Robofest Explained By Coordinator Palonis

ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University's Shannan Palonis is the Coordinator of Robofest, a robotic competition for middle and high school students. LTU hosts the world finals in May. Scholarships are available for students who want to compete in the contest and attend LTU. More at https://robofest.net/ Shannon Palonis To listen, click on  https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e163-ltus-robofest

By |2019-03-07T17:34:43-05:00March 7th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|