WARREN ? MITechNews.Com has been named one of 100 recipients of the BEST of michbusiness Awards to be presented by the Michigan Business and Professional Association at the Athenaeum Suites Hotel November 18. Winners will be honored in grand style at the michbusiness Award?s version of the Oscars. Nearly 100 honorees in various categories will
DETROIT - A new poll conducted for several media outlets shows the race for governor is a dead heat, with Republican Governor Rick Snyder leading Democrat Mark Schauer by just 2 percentage points. The poll, by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA, shows a much tighter race than two other polls released earlier this week that
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Israeli Ministry of Economy Tuesday announced the Michigan-Israeli Technology Connect Program for joint research and development projects between Israeli and Michigan for-profit companies. The purpose of the MITCP is to promote and enhance the economic partnership between Michigan and Israel. ?Michigan?s longstanding ties with Israeli companies
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Internet2 announced Monday that it is actively seeking a Chief Innovation Officer to join the Internet2 executive leadership team. A distinguished panel of higher education and corporate leaders has been assembled from the Internet2 community to spearhead the search. The primary intention of the CINO role is to stimulate and lead new collaborative
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton has named Gerard Devito, vice president, Technology, Vehicle Group, effective November 1. DeVito will report to Ken Davis, president, Eaton Vehicle Group and functionally to Jeff Lowinger, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Industrial Sector. In this role, DeVito will be responsible for leading and directing all engineering
ADRIAN ? When Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Tuesday that authorized local stock exchanges for Michigan securities that will be used in Crowdfunding deals, Michigan took another step towards a totally new way of funding start-ups. The Michigan Investment Markets legislation introduced by Rep Nancy Jenkins as a compliment to the Michigan Invests Locally
BIRMINGHAM ? BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti, the featured speaker next month at The Adcraft Club of Detroit, will tell his story on how he launched the company that tracks viral content and make things people want to share. ?We?re proud to continually offer our members access to some of the world?s leading thinkers and doers,?
STAMFORD, Conn. - Approximately 40 percent of U.S. employees who work for large companies said they use their own smartphones, desktops or laptops daily for some form of work purposes, raising the stakes in the Bring Your Own Device threat, says Gartner in a recent study. "The lines between work and play are becoming more
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill Tuesday that electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors said will prevent it from setting up centers where it can market its vehicles to potential Michigan customers. But in signing the bill, which was backed by the Michigan Auto Dealers Association, Snyder also said the topic of whether automakers
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has opened a wider lead on his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer with two weeks remaining in the election, a new poll shows. Results released Tuesday by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA showed Snyder leading Schauer by 8 percentage points, 47 to 39 percent. Democrats were quick to point out that