ANN ARBOR - At an event that seemed to take a page from the Academy Awards, the Michigan Venture Capital Association honored four winners with its capital, community, entrepreneurship and lifetime achievement awards. Held at the Red Wings practice facility in the basement of Little Caesar's Arena, presenters produced bedazzled envelopes with the winners' names
ANN ARBOR—In Donald Trump's first three quarters as president the U.S. economy has averaged a solid 2.4 percent growth rate, still well short of the 4 percent he promised as a candidate and under the 3 percent his first federal budget proposal assumed. University of Michigan economists are projecting that overall economic output growth, as
DETROIT - Kathleen Norton-Schock joins the advisors to report on the Past. Present and Future of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology including: MCWT Web Design Competition Results of MCWT Gala fundraiser The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Allison Gleeson its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Gleeson is the Sr. VP of the Americas for Cisco. MCWT Giving Tuesday Campaign – 11/28 MCWT Record Year
LANSING - At long last, it looks as though the IRS is finally gearing up to assess Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties based on 2015 employer responsibility reporting (1094-C and 1095-C forms). If your organization receives an assessment notice, you’ll want to scrutinize it carefully, as there may be many errors. The IRS has updated
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has hired Komal Doshi as its entrepreneurial services director of mobility programs. In this role, Doshi will work with existing and new startups to identify and solve challenges, engage stakeholders, and build new relationships within the mobility industry. This new position at Ann Arbor SPARK, funded by the City
DETROIT - Celebrate the holiday season at the Michigan Science Center. There’s something new to experience for all ages at MiSci and this winter is no exception. Celebrate MiSci’s fifth birthday with FREE general admission. Preregistration is required and can be found at Mi-Sci.org soon. When: Tuesday, December 26 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SOUTHFIELD — Secure-24 - formally, Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings Inc. - will soon be purchased by a $94.2 billion Japanese telecommunications giant. The buyer of Secure-24, a provider of a wide range of managed IT services, is NTT Communications Corp., the communications division of Tokyo-based NTT Group, the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. NTT is the
ROYAL OAK - Amy Babinchak, the owner of Harbor Computer Services, Third Tier and SellMyMSP, didn’t plan on making IT her career. She switched her college major to computers. But when she went for her first computer certifications, she didn’t have the money to pay for the exams. Her aunt came to the rescue and
ROYAL OAK - Rajiv Das, Michigan’s chief information security officer (CISO), provides the highlights of the sixth North American International Cyber Summit 2017 hosted Oct. 30 by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. The event at Cobo Center drew nearly a thousand people to downtown Detroit, including experts from across the globe to address a variety of
ROYAL OAK - Skypersonic is a Rochester-based research and design engineering company providing autonomous systems and vehicle technology services as well as real-time location systems for various industries, including its Skycopter drone for indoor use for commercial, industrial and civil purposes. CEO Giuseppe Santangelo talks about his company and drone products in this segment of
