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InGage, IoT TechConnect, Red Level All On M2 Techcast

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Dec. 11, Tember Shea from Inforum’s inGAGE program will talk women in technology. Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto will talk about new reports that show Michigan has 2,200 auto R&D centers. Rick Beckers will provide some exciting news about the IoT TechConnect event in April. Then Red Level’s Patrick Dooley will

By |2017-12-12T10:31:51-05:00December 8th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Newman Project At The Whitney Wins GLREA award

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association has awarded Newman Consulting Group LLC its “Exemplary Project Award” for its energy efficiency project at The Whitney restaurant in Detroit. The award came at GLREA’s annual meeting, held Dec. 2 in Lansing. Newman Consulting was commended for its work at the Whitney, a 120-year-old mansion

By |2017-12-08T07:21:09-05:00December 8th, 2017|ESD|

McLaren Health To Consolidate 2 Hospitals On Land Purchased From MSU Foundation

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University will broaden its research and education partnership with McLaren Health Care, as the medical provider looks to build a new hospital near the university’s campus. “MSU has long enjoyed a close relationship with McLaren, and this new collaboration allows us to explore additional partnerships to jointly deliver health care

By |2017-12-08T07:06:10-05:00December 8th, 2017|Life Sciences|

CampGig.Com Wins $25,000 Ann Arbor SPARK Entrepreneur Boot Camp Top Prize

ANN ARBOR - CampGig.Com, a summer camp staffing solution, won first prize and a purse of $25,000 at Ann Arbor SPARK’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp, while Breath of Life was runner-up and took home $10,000. The winners were selected by a panel of experts, based on the business’ investor pitch. Boot Camp is designed for entrepreneurs

By |2017-12-08T06:35:33-05:00December 7th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

The Small Business Administration Accepting Award Nominations Until Dec. 18

  The 2018 SBA awards include: + Michigan Small Business Person of the Year + Small Business Exporter of the Year + Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year + Women Owned Small Business + SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominations Due by December 18 Nominate Here

By |2017-12-07T21:49:11-05:00December 7th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

Get Ready For More Hacks In 2018

SAN FRANCISCO - After the year we've had, do you need any more convincing that your personal information is constantly being exposed to hackers? It wasn't just the Equifax hack, which leaked 145.5 million Social Security numbers, or the WannaCry ransomware attackthat locked up our computers and demanded a ransom paid in bitcoins. Even the security software

By |2017-12-07T21:36:18-05:00December 7th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Running Start Youth Entrepreneurial Workshop Program Opens Registration

ANN ARBOR - Registration is now open for the Running Start youth entrepreneurial workshop program, an engaging, mentor-led, workshop-based approach to equip youth with entrepreneurial skills to start a business. “We’ve had an enthusiastic response from parents and the local community about this new workshop series,” noted Founder & President of Running Start, Debra Power. “Due to demand, we have opened

By |2017-12-07T14:35:19-05:00December 7th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

Microscopic Defects Make Batteries Better

HOUSTON - High-performance electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be improved by paying closer attention to their defects -- and capitalizing on them, according to Rice University scientists. Rice materials scientist Ming Tang and chemists Song Jin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Linsen Li at Wisconsin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology led a study

By |2017-12-07T13:54:36-05:00December 7th, 2017|Clean Update|

57 Mobility Startups To Showcase Auto Tech At NAIAS AutoMobili-D

DETROIT – The North American International Auto Show announced Thursday that 57 automotive technology startups will showcase their technologies as part of the NAIAS’ startup event, AutoMobili-D. 2018 NAIAS Chairman Ryan LaFontaine, CEO of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland Township, noted that the number of startups exhibiting is up nearly 40 percent from the event’s

By |2017-12-07T14:36:40-05:00December 7th, 2017|Connected Tech, ESD, Mobile MI|