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
DETROIT ? NextEnergy announced that Paul F. Skalny, recently retired from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, has joined the company's Board of Directors. Skalny recently retired from TARDEC, where he held numerous leadership roles over the course of 25 years. His tenure for the Army spanned more than 32 years and
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple reported record revenue of $46.33 billion and profits of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, nearly double the $26.74 billion, or $6.43 per share, the company reported in the same quarter a year ago. "We're thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of
KALAMAZOO - Ben Angelo grew up listening to music from his folks' giant collection of vinyl records. But when CDs took over the music scene in the 1990s, he left analog recordings behind. Now Angelo, 31, has joined millions of people who again are buying albums and hybrid turntables that let them download their records