YPSILANTI ? A senior at Eastern Michigan University has received one of just 11 scholarships awarded across the nation to women to help them finish their college degrees in cyber security. Abisola Togunde won $5000 from Hewlett-Packard to help her pay for fees, books and other expenses to finish her bachelor?s degree in the Information
DETROIT - inGAGE: Training Women in Business Leadership Rachele Downs, VP of Entrepreneurial Strategy Inforum and the Inforum Center for Leadership explains how budding female entrepreneurs in Michigan can get a head start on the competition through inGAGE which provides training and networking to women who are launching a new business venture or having been
DETROIT - Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will be the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual MichBio Expo & Conference Center at MotorCity Casino on Sept. 30. Registration opened July 31. Hamburg, as FDA Commissioner, is advancing regulatory science, medical product innovation and globalization of the agency, while
LANSING - Michigan?s local small businesses are already on their way to saving $507 million in tax and compliance costs, savings that will be confirmed with the passage of Proposal 1 on the August 5th statewide primary ballot, according to a new study by the Anderson Economic Group. ?Tens of thousands of local small businesses
DETROIT - The North American International Cyber Summit 2014, the third Michigan Cyber Summit hosted by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, is scheduled for November 17 after an invitation-only Governor reception November 16. The Summit will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cyber security issues affecting the world in business,
TROY -To celebrate its 5th birthday, ardentCause L3C, one of the first Michigan-based L3C?s, has launched a new website, publicizing innovative online data solutions and services to achieve better outcomes in the philanthropic, nonprofit and education communities. Founded in 2009, ardentCause, the brainchild of Michigan technology veterans, is dedicated to the nonprofit sector and delivers
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Macomb-OU INCubator was recently awarded $14,000 in Business Accelerator Funds to provide accelerator services to client company Telemetrio ? developing a computer-vision sports telemetrics and broadcasting system specifically geared to youth sports. "The Macomb-INCubator is excited to support Telemetrio in its plans to expand nationally, which will result in economic development
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and the top transportation official from Canada together announced creation of a new authority to oversee the construction of a new bridge from Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit. While there remains a question of federal funding to construct a customs plaza in Detroit, Snyder and Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University?s Board of Control bestowed the Melvin Calvin Medal of Distinction on two distinguished alumni and longtime supporters of Michigan Tech: David House and Richard Henes. The Melvin Calvin Medal of Distinction is awarded to individuals associated with the University who have exhibited especially distinguished professional and personal accomplishments. It is
LANSING - Owners of Michigan's small and medium-size businesses have voiced their confidence in Michigan's economic future in the latest Future Business Index, but concerns remain regarding the challenges of retaining skilled employees and the unknown impact of the Affordable Care Act on the individual bottom lines of businesses. Published in partnership with Accident Fund