Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly: Don't wait for Sept. 15 deadline — first 10 qualified companies get the openings TROY — Michigan companies looking for customers and business partners in Mexico shouldn't wait until the September application deadline to make a decision. Only 10 Michigan companies will be accepted for Automation Alley's Nov. 8-13
NEW YORK - Carmera, a mapping and data analytics startup, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding led by GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. Carmera previously raised $6.5 million in an earlier round. The company announced the funding raise along with a few other updates, including a new feature on its autonomous mapping product
PONTIAC — Deliver My Ride, the online car buying service launched by Peter Karmanos Jr.’s tech firm, MadDog Technology, and retail automotive industry veteran Michael McInerney, announced the launch of its newly enhanced platform. Deliver My Ride is a modern alternative to the traditional car buying process. The platform creates a convenient, unbiased, and pressure-free
TROY ? Automation Alley announced Thursday that the executives of Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties, as well as the Mayor of Detroit, will be keynote speakers at the 2011 Annual Awards Gala. Addressing the 2011 Automation Alley Annual Awards Gala will be: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano Macomb County Executive Mark
TROY - Altair Engineering has announced its HyperWorks 11.0 Americas Rollout Series, a series of one-day workshops aimed at educating customers and partners on the features and updates in HyperWorks 11.0, the latest version of Altair's computer-aided engineering software suite. Product highlights include the addition of two new software products to the HyperWorks suite: AcuSolve
TROY - The Center for Automotive Research, in partnership with Automation Alley and the U.S. Department of Commerce Automotive Team are hosting a trade mission to South Korea in November focused on original equipment automotive sector companies. Registration closes on Oct. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Suppliers of automotive parts and services,
DETROIT - The Automation Alley Awards Gala is Southeast Michigan's most prestigious event honoring technology organizations and their leaders. This year it will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in downtown Detroit on Oct. 14. Award winners, selected by a panel of judges, are recognized because they are innovative leaders with vision
TROY ? Get your morning off right on July 27 at Automation Alley's Morning Member Networking Event at the NextWave Media Studios. Check out NextWave?s 84-seat auditorium, perfect for corporate or personal events, training, webcasts, movie screenings and more. This is an Automation Alley member?s only meeting. Registration closes July 25. For more information, click
LANSING - Michigan's 2011-12 budget has been signed into law more than three months before the start of the 2011-12 fiscal year, and in so doing, Governor Rick Snyder called the budget a "major milestone for the reinvention of Michigan." The two bills, HB 4325 , PA 62, which enacts the state's education budget, and
TROY - With the annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the rear-view mirror, the question on everyone's mind is "What do we do now?" How do we take hold of the momentum generated at the conference to propel Michigan into a more successful future? At the closing session, the Chamber addressed that question with seven action
