ANN ARBOR - Grady Burnett, head of sales and marketing for the new Google office in Ann Arbor, will share the details of why Google is excited to be in Michigan at a special IT Zone event Oct. 12 held at the Michigan Information Technology Center. Burnett will also speak about what's new at Google,
ANN ARBOR - Experts from Delta Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Center share how they are changing business operations for the better at a Hi-Tech Tuesday Lunch sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone. These experts will share how businesses - even well run businesses - can save money by using energy more efficiently. The
ANN ARBOR ? Two automotive pros, Donald Cassidy and Brant Ross, will discuss what it takes to bring new technology into the industry and commercialize it during a joint presentation Sept. 21 by the Ann Arbor IT Zone and the New Enterprise Forum. The under card will be showcase presentations by TECAT Engineering and Environmental
ANN ARBOR ? Attorneys Margaret Dobrowitsky and Robert Fergan of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione will apply their intellectual property expertise - patent, trademark and copyright law - to every day business situations at a breakfast meeting Sept. 22 at the Ann Arbor IT Zone. This program features presentations on some of the most relevant
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK is now taking applications for its eighth Entrepreneur Boot Camp to be held on November 2 and 3. Applications must be received by Oct. 9. The Camp will be held at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC) in Ann Arbor. "Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp is an intensive
ANN ARBOR - Twenty-eight Washtenaw County-based proposals will receive a total of $52.5 million from the 21st Century Jobs Fund. The Ann Arbor IT Zone proposal, however, was not funded in this round. Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced on September 6 that 61 projects were selected by the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization (SEIC) Board
ANN ARBOR - The summer appears to be a slow time at the IT Zone. Events slow to a trickle and you can go for weeks without a meeting here. But don?t let that fool you -- our members were actively moving us forward on projects, programs and operations. We owe them many thanks. We
ANN ARBOR - The IT Zone grew in August with two new staff additions. It's our pleasure to introduce to our members and event attendees Laura Pratt and Laura Siller. Laura Pratt comes to us after a career with two of our Ann Arbor favorites, Zingerman?s and Borders. Laura is working magic with our database
ANN ARBOR - The Athena International Foundation has established a local advisory board to select a woman-owned business in the Greater Ann Arbor Area to participate in the Athena PowerLink program. Athena International was founded in 1982 to encourage leadership opportunities for women. The foundation sponsors both Athena Award ceremonies and the Athena PowerLink program
ANN ARBOR - What's the most powerful leadership skill you can have? Hands down, it's the ability to produce high-talent teams. Nothing else even comes close. Everything about leadership ? yes, everything ? starts with people,? according to Price Pritchett, national consultant and bestselling author of Managing Sideways and 25 other books on organizational change.