LANSING - The 175th anniversary of Michigan's admission to the union was Thursday, and in proclaiming statehood day Governor Rick Snyder said the state's greatest days are to come. Michigan has a great past, Snyder said, but "the innovative spirit that built this state will take us to new heights in the 21st century and
GRAND RAPIDS ? The best lesson an entrepreneur can teach his children is empowerment, Fred Keller, founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, told a few dozen members of aimWest Wednesday night at the technology networking group's monthly meeting. Keller was the keynote speaker, along with youngest daughter, Christina, who leads a business unit within the
DETROIT - Howard W.T. Matthew, Ph.D., professor of chemical engineering, materials science and biomedical engineering at Wayne State University, is one of 107 new members elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. The Detroit resident's election was based on what institute officials said are seminal contributions to
ANN ARBOR - Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium issued its call for presenting companies for the 31st annual event. The final applications deadline is March 6. Each year, the Symposium serves as a conduit for introducing early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to U.S. investors prospecting deals. It has also played
GRAND RAPIDS - Adtegrity, a national Internet advertising agency, Thursday announced the appointment of Tom Simpson as Vice President of West Coast Sales. "We have worked with Tom for 10 years in his previous positions, and when he became available, we knew it'd be a good fit," said Scott Brew, CEO and president of Adtegrity.
ANN ARBOR - A miniature, battery-free, wireless, cardiac implant being developed by a University of Michigan researcher and Ypsilanti-based Integrated Sensing Systems Inc. has received $1.5 million grant that could help it land patents more quickly. The National Institutes of Health grant will help a research team led by Martin Bocks, M.D. and ISSYS to
ANN ARBOR ? One Detroit and two Ann Arbor companies have received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling $585,000, fund officials said Wednesday. The investments went to Detroit-based Clean Emission Fluids Inc. and Estrakon and IX Innovations, both in Ann Arbor. CEF manufactures patent-pending onsite fuel and fluid mixing stations for commercial truck
AUBURN HILLS ? January 31 is the deadline for woman pursuing technology degrees or certifications at the college level to apply for more than $60,000 in scholarships and laptop computers provided by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. The program covers: one high school senior scholarship ($20,000) one undergraduate-level scholarship ($15,000) one graduate-level
SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec is urging customers to disable PCAnywhere until it issues a software update to protect them against attacks that could result from the theft of the product's source code. Someone broke into Symantec's network in 2006 and stole source code for PCAnywhere, which allows customers to remotely connect to other computers, as
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders has moved to a historic building in Ann Arbor as a proof of concept that a building can not only make more energy that it uses, but also become a living building that restores the environment around it. The original building, formerly occupied by Washtenaw Engineering, was an old schoolhouse