Events/Announcements

MITechNews.Com, WJR Internet Advisor Launch Co-Branded Weekly eNewsletter

GRAND RAPIDS ? MITechNews.Com is excited to announce an expansion of its partnership with WJR 760 AM?s Internet Advisor from a 5-minute live newscast to a co-branded eNewsletter to deliver the audio from the radio show and the top headlines from MITechNews.Com in one weekly package. If you?re getting the new eNewsletter today, you have

By |2013-07-26T00:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Cybercrimes Costs Global Economy $500 Billion Annually – US 500,000 Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO - Cybercrimes cost the global economy up to $500 billion annually, and can potentially result in the loss of 500,000 jobs in the United States alone. These findings were highlighted in a report released Tuesday by the Center of Strategic and International Studies and commissioned by McAfee and reported by CNET News.Com. Aimed

By |2013-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

U.S. House Defeats Attempt To Curb NSA Spying On Americans

WASHINGTON ? U.S. House lawmakers on Wednesday defeated an attempt to drastically curb a national-security program that collects the phone records of millions of Americans, after a tense debate on the balance between privacy rights and government efforts to find terrorists. The measure was narrowly defeated, 205-217, after last-minute lobbying by the Obama administration and

By |2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Ford North America Sets Records For 2Q, First Half Pre-Tax Profits

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company reported second quarter 2013 pre-tax profits of $2.6 billion, reflecting improvement by all business units compared with a year ago. North America, the company's largest region, set records for second quarter and first half pre-tax profits. Asia Pacific Africa, the company's fastest-growing region, achieved its best-ever quarterly pre-tax profit. Ford

By |2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Wind Turbine Floating Platform Technology Briefing Aug. 15 In Muskegon

MUSKEGON ? The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center is hosting a briefing on Aug. 15 to update the public on a wind turbine floating platform system, what has been described as the next generation of marine wind turbine design. Charles Nordstrom, naval architect and marine engineer with Glosten Associates, will discuss the Glosten Pelastar

By |2013-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Kaspersky: We’re All Targets As Cybercriminals Get Smarter Every Day

MOSCOW -Security vendors are busy adding and upgrading defensive technologies into their products, but security experts say an end to the cat-and-mouse game with organized cybercriminals is nowhere in sight. Strong and often complex business networks that support the delivery of malware and other attacks designed to steal credit card data, passwords and personal information

By |2013-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

MEMStim CEO Wins Entrepreneur-YOU Biz Plan, Pitch Competition

DETROIT ? Angelique Johnson, interim CEO and CTO of MEMStim LLC, won first place and $15,000 plus in-kind support in the Entrepreneur-YOU business plan and pitch competition. Johnson?s company developed a fully automated manufacturing process for electrode lead production employing nanofabrication of thin films. MEMStim LLC intends to disrupt the neurostimulator market with a new

By |2013-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Comerica Bank Michigan Index Climbs Upward in May

DETROIT - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity in May increased 3 percent from April, and some 74 percent higher than the cyclical low during the recent recession ? another sign that the Michigan economy continues its upward trend. In May, the index was 125.2, compared with April?s index reading of 122.2. The index averaged 114

By |2013-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|