ANN ARBOR - The Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, UM Dearborn, and Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest will debut the Savvy Entrepreneur Series Sept. 13, which includes a five-minute Michigan entrepreneur update from MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan. The series is co-produced with, and hosted by, a number of the region?s leading innovation accelerators
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. has received specific and credible intelligence showing al Qaeda militants in Pakistan may be preparing to carry out car bombings in Washington, D.C., and New York City, timed to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a U.S. counterterrorism official told the Wall Street Journal Thursday night.
ANN ARBOR ? Registration is now open for the 2011 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference Advancing Innovation for a Sustainable Future Oct. 27 at the University of Michigan - North Campus Research Complex. For researchers, chemists, engineers, industry CEOs, students, educators, entrepreneurs, policymakers ? anyone interested in advancing innovation for a sustainable future in
ANN ARBOR - Arboretum Ventures announced it has raised $140 million for its third investment fund, Arboretum III, which focuses on health care technology companies. The Venture Capital company, led by managing directors Jan Garfinkle and Tim Petersen, had set a goal of $125 million for its latest fund. ?We are pleased to have exceeded
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Three Michigan organizations are among hundreds of non profits from 44 states and the District of Columbia that received grants under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act, the U. S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday. Michigan organizations awarded PRIME Grants are: Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living Center For Empowerment and
STAMFORD, Conn. - A storm of trouble is forcing research firm Garter to revise its 2011 and 2012 PC shipment forecasts, the company announced Thursday. Previously, Gartner estimated that worldwide PC shipments in 2011 and 2012 would grow 9.3 percent and 12.8 percent, respectively, over year-earlier figures, CNET News.Com reported. However, the research firm has
TROY - Altair Engineering Wednesday unveiled the world's first series hydraulic hybrid transit bus. The LCO-140H (Low-Cost of Ownership-1st 40-foot Hybrid) was developed under the BUSolutions program in partnership with Automation Alley, which is projected to lower the cost of ownership by $170,000 per bus as compared to a conventional diesel bus. With the average
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rod Kackley, the host of WOODRADIO's Clearly Community show, interviewed Mike Brennan and Richard Stiennon about their new cyber crime novella, Cyber Styletto, which discloses facts about the cyber war now underway. The show aired Sunday on WOOD-AM/FM, WBFX-FM, WMAX-FM, WSNX-FM, WSHZ-FM, WSRW-FM, WBCT-FM, WMRR-FM, WMUS-FM, WKBZ-AM, and WTKG-AM. To listen to
LANSING - U.S. Rep. John Conyers is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to deny permits for the controversial commercial hazardous waste injection well in Romulus that he once supported, Gongwer News Service has learned. The move comes as Conyers (D-Detroit) considers whether to run in a new congressional district that includes Romulus, where opposition to
HOLLYWOOD - A splinter group of hacker collective Anonymous is turning attention away from corporations and governments and toward Hollywood stars. According to multiple reports, the Hollywood Leaks team has announced its intent to target celebrities in film, TV, and music--evidently, folks like Miley Cyrus, Tom Cruise, and rapper Kreayshawn have already been hit, CNET