Events/Announcements

tech248 Kickoff January 20 Also Launches Partnership With MITechNews.Com

SOUTHFIELD ? Oakland County will host its first tech248 networking event January 20 at Blue Water Technologies in Southfield, kicking off a new partnership with MITechNews.Com. Tech248, the brainchild of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, will use MITechNews.Com, and its media partners, to tell the tech stories of thousands of tech entrepreneurs and companies

By |2015-01-16T00:00:00-05:00January 16th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Snyder Signs Bills Requiring Amazon, Other Online Companies To Collect Sales Tax

LANSING - Michigan Retailers celebrated Thursday as Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation designed to require companies selling goods online to Michigan residents to charge the state's 6 percent sales tax. Retailers have long sought the bills in response to companies like Amazon not charging Michigan sales tax and dubbed the legislation "Main Street Fairness," contending

By |2015-01-16T00:00:00-05:00January 16th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

10 Promising Entrepreneurs To Present At ACE’15 Challenge

ANN ARBOR - Ten promising entrepreneurs have been chosen as ACE Challenge finalists from a broad range of applicants and each will give three-minute presentations to showcase their ventures during the evening program on January 29. With eight hundred attendees expected at ACE?15, the ACE Challenge guarantees the finalists a high visibility opportunity to present

By |2015-01-15T00:00:00-05:00January 15th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

U-M Gets $20 Million Gift To Create Sanger Leadership Center

ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan announced Thursday a $20 million gift to the Ross School of Business from Stephen W. and Karen Sanger to create the Sanger Leadership Center to expand U-M?s successful leadership development programming and empower more students to become leaders who make a positive difference in the world. The Sanger

By |2015-01-15T00:00:00-05:00January 15th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Greek Group Gets $220,000 To Complete Energy Efficiency Upgrades

GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group announced Tuesday that they have been awarded a $220,000 grant by the Michigan Energy Office in order to complete energy efficiency upgrades to the organization?s 43,000 square foot Leonard Street Labs. The $473,000 project will include replacement of entryways and windows along Leonard Street, replacement of the roof, and

By |2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Hosts Two Major Initiatives To Bolster Global Auto Advantages

DETROIT ? Michigan will be the home of two major initiatives that will bolster the state?s role as a global automotive leader ? the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation and the Michigan Design Council. The announcement was made Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Kevin Kerrigan, senior vice

By |2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|