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Michigan’s Top Cybersecurity Official Highlights State’s Practices To U.S. Senate Committee

WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan’s Chief Security Officer Chris DeRusha shared how the Great Lakes State collaborates with public and private sectors on cybersecurity to keep citizens’ data safe in a daunting digital environment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs today. DeRusha talked about the many facets of the state’s cyber defenses and described the close collaboration between the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the Michigan State Police, and

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-11T16:47:01-05:00February 11th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|

Report: Michigan Expected To Continue Growing Slower Than Nation

LANSING—Michigan’s largest employers anticipate the state’s economic growth will continue to lag that of the United States though they are generally more optimistic about both the state and national economies in 2020 than earlier in 2019. “The business leaders for Michigan’s largest companies continue to believe Michigan’s economy is more likely to grow slower than

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-10T09:30:04-05:00February 10th, 2020|Featured, News|

Michigan Angels Closes $2 Million Investment Fund 4

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Angels closed a $2 million Angel 4 Fund on December 31 from 49 investors. Manager Skip Simms said five investments were made from that fund, with five more planned over the next 18 months. Those five investments include: Akadeum Life Sciences (Ann Arbor) SkySpecs (Ann Arbor) Ripple Scientific (Ann Arbor) Facility

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-10T09:02:57-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Birmingham Angels Invests $518,000 In Startups In Late 2019

Birmingham Angels Invests $518,000 In Startups In Late 2019

BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham Angels, part of CitySide Ventures, invested $518,000 in startups from September to December 2019. Among the companies, the group is invested in Commando Lock, REZA, Cask & Kettle, Adlore Inc, FanLabel and Club Caddie and few others that are in the process. “We are noticing a significant increase in the level of

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-10T08:23:09-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Monroe Street Fair Founder Launches Michigan Cannabis Tourism & Hospitality VIP Group

ANN ARBOR - Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s installment is scheduled for Saturday April 4 and will

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-08T15:18:37-05:00February 6th, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Industry 4.0 Accelerator Launches With Automation Alley, Lean Rocket Lab, Lawrence Tech

Industry 4.0 Accelerator Launches With Automation Alley, Lean Rocket Lab, Lawrence Tech

SOUTHFIELD —An Industry 4.0 Accelerator program—the first of its kind in the U.S.—is launching in Michigan with the goal to help small and medium-sized technology and manufacturing companies along their digital transformation journeys. The Industry 4.0 Accelerator program—lead by Automation Alley with support services from Lean Rocket Lab and Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator—is a

By Staff Writer|2020-02-08T15:19:32-05:00February 5th, 2020|Featured, IoT|

New U.S. Patent Awarded To Michigan Duo That Develops Cutting Edge AI Technology

New U.S. Patent Awarded To Michigan Duo That Develops Cutting Edge AI Technology

EAST LANSING - Two Supported Intelligence alums recently were awarded a U.S. Patent for a cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technology. The patent went to Jeff Johnson and Neal Anderson. Supported Intelligence develops consumer-friendly AI applications. Their new patent, number 10,546,248, is entitled “System and Method for Defining and Calibrating a Sequential Decision Problem Using Historical

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-08T15:19:47-05:00February 5th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Mechanical And Electrical Engineering, Computer science Tops Co-Op Students Survey

Mechanical And Electrical Engineering, Computer science Tops Co-Op Students Survey

LIVONIA—The American Society of Employers, Michigan’s largest employer association, has released its “2020 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey." The survey of 121 companies provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op students and recent college graduates. The top five in-state institutions the responding

By Mike Brennan|2020-02-05T12:02:31-05:00February 5th, 2020|ESD, Featured|

Access To Career-Tech In Michigan Varies By ZIP Code – The Problem

ANN ARBOR - Poor and non-white students have less access to high school career-tech programs that can lead to jobs earning middle-class wages, according to a new University of Michigan study. Across the state, 54 percent of white students enroll in at least one CTE class in high school, compared to 41 percent of African-American

By Bridge Magazine|2020-02-05T10:41:42-05:00February 5th, 2020|ESD, Featured, STEM|

Toll Road Study Bill Passes Michigan Senate With Other Transportation Bills

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Transportation would need to work with an outside consulting firm to study the possibility of bringing toll roads to Michigan under legislation that passed the Senate Jan. 28 as part of a seven-bill transportation package. Sen. John Bizon's (R-Battle Creek) SB 517 would require the study include revenue projections,

By SBAM|2020-02-05T10:41:57-05:00February 4th, 2020|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|