Events/Announcements

Michigan Economic Axis Tilting West, Bridge Magazine Survey Contends

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan's economic axis is tilting west, which will likely create thousands of good-to-high-paying jobs in the Grand Rapids and Traverse City regions, as well as Ann Arbor, over the next decade, contends a Bridge magazine survey. While metro Detroit is expected to add the largest number of jobs in Michigan, the highest

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

$115 Million In Michigan Road Projects Concentrated In Republican Districts

LANSING - Road projects announced Thursday by the Department of Transportation and legislators as part of a special pool of funds largely went to roads situated in districts held by Republican members of the Senate and the House. As part of the 2013-14 fiscal year budget, the Legislature and Governor Rick Snyder set aside $115

By |2013-12-19T00:00:00-05:00December 19th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Cyber Security Expert Stiennon Joins F7Studios Podcast Network

BIRMINGHAM ? Cyber security expert Richard Stiennon and his new podcast update, Stiennon on Security, have joined the F7Studios podcast network. Stiennon in his Weekly updates will provide commentary and opinion, plus news analysis and news summaries to his large audience. Stiennon is the most followed IT security analyst on Twitter. He is author of

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Instagram More Popular On Smartphones Than Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO - On smartphones, Facebook-owned Instagram proved more popular than its social-networking rival and would-be acquirer Twitter, according to new data published by analytics firm Nielsen. The firm ranked Instagram seventh on its Top 10 list of smartphone apps and counted an average monthly audience of roughly 32 million people, CNET News.Com reported. Instagram

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Top Tech Execs Tell Obama Swift Reform Needed On Fed Spy Programs

WASHINGTON DC - In a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday, executives from top technology companies urged the administration for swift reform regarding the federal government's spy programs, according to a report by The Hill. "We appreciated the opportunity to share directly with the President our principles on government surveillance

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Women’s Foundation Appoints Welch Executive Director West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Women's Foundation is strengthening its statewide reach through the appointment of Judith Welch as the Executive Director of West Michigan, in its Grand Rapid?s office, effective January 2, 2014. ?The board and I are delighted to welcome Judith Welch to our executive team, said Foundation President and CEO Carolyn Cassin. ?Her

By |2013-12-18T00:00:00-05:00December 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Obama Will Continue Single Military Official Running, NSA, US Cyber Command

WASHINGTON DC - It looks like NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander, and his successor, will hold on to the additional role as head of US cyberoperations. The Obama administration said that a single military official will continue to head up both the US National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. "Following a thorough interagency review,

By |2013-12-16T00:00:00-05:00December 16th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Midtown Detroit Gets LTU As Anchor Tenant For Design And Technology

DETROIT - Midtown Detroit Inc. will break ground Wednesday on a 30,000-square-foot, three-story commercial building at the corner of Woodward Avenue and West Willis Street that will have Lawrence Technological University as the anchor tenant. This new commercial development is funded by a wide variety of Midtown Detroit partners, including NCB Capital Impact, Invest Detroit,

By |2013-12-16T00:00:00-05:00December 16th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|