YPSILANTI - If you walked into Aubree's Pizzeria and Tavern ten years ago, Bob Roberts might have greeted you with a drink. Now, he greets guests with a friendly smile and a one-of-a-kind pizza. The director of operations for Aubrees Pizzeria and Tavern and the designated owner-operator of their newest restraint in Northville, Roberts is
ROCHESTER - MichiganMall.com for 12 years has offered effective and affordable online marketing for the Michigan business community. Always on watch for additional resources, plans are now in the works for several new marketing and advertising offerings from MichiganMall.com ? our first is OFF LINE and a great advertising opportunity. Imagine your video presentation, a
DETROIT ? Hebrew Free Loans, a 115-year-old interest free loan program started in Detroit, has money to lend to Jewish-owned businesses and will work closely with Wayne State University's TechTown to identify worthy candidates. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? When the deadline Dec. 12 passed for business plan executive summaries to be submitted to Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, the awards contest matched the record entries of last spring, when 174 teams competed. "We had more alternative energy teams than in the past," said GLEQ Executive Director Diane Durance. "We also had
DETROIT ? Randal Charlton, executive director of TechTown, talks about all the important new entrepreneurial programs started in 2009 and provides hints on a big expansion in 2010. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
SAN FRANCSICO - Twitter stumbled again overnight on Thursday. But this time, it wasn't the work of the "fail whale," the cuddly cartoon personification of the site's excessive technical baggage. Rather, the site was replaced with a foreboding message from "Iranian Cyber Army" before crashing entirely, indicating that it had been the victim of a
BAGHDAD - Iraqi insurgents have reportedly intercepted live video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator drones using a $25.95 Windows application that allows them to track the pilotless aircraft undetected. Hackers working with Iraqi militants were able to determine which areas of the country were under surveillance by the U.S. military, The Wall Street Journal
ANN ARBOR ? Coherix was honored by Ford Motor Company with its prestigious Henry Ford Technology Award at its annual gala. Coherix was honored for its development of ShaPix 3D High Definition Holography for measurement addressing a strong Powertrain need by Ford. This recognition is Ford's highest technical achievement award. Coherix and Ford implementation team
TROY - Automation Alley announced Thursday that the technology networking group received $394,800 in federal funding to build an international business center at its Troy headquarters. The money came from the Fiscal Year 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill signed into law Thursday by President Obama. The project will create a 'soft business landing' center for international
ANN ARBOR - RealKidz, a clothing company aimed at above-average and average-sized girls, has been awarded a loan from the Eastern Washtenaw Microloan Fund, a funding opportunity for start-ups that's part of the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, which loans from $10,000 to $50,000 per startup. No dollar figure was announced. RealKidz will use the funding