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Detroit CIOs Bullish On Hiring For Remainder Of 2016

DETROIT - What economic slowdown? While national surveys show the pace of economic expansion to be flagging a bit, Detroit-area technology executives are on an IT hiring binge. In the latest biannual Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report, 26 percent of CIOs say they plan to add staff to their IT

By |2016-06-21T19:10:55-04:00June 21st, 2016|ESD, Featured|

Report: West Michigan Employers More Cautious In Tech Hiring In Second Half Of Year

HOLLAND - For the first time since 2011, fewer than half of West Michigan companies surveyed will be increase their information technology staffs during the next six months.  This news comes from Paragon Recruiting in its semi-annual survey of IT staff hiring. The government and education sector showed the largest drop in expected hiring, from 53 percent for

By |2016-06-20T20:56:06-04:00June 20th, 2016|Featured, News|

M2 Techcast June 20 – Red Level, Cybersecurity Update, CloudTech1 University

ROYAL OAK - On June 20, David King, CEO of Red Level will join co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush, will discuss his company's new ad campaign, "Are You Future Ready." Also on the show will be cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon who will examine BREXIT - If Great Britain votes to leave the

By |2016-06-17T10:33:53-04:00June 17th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Deadline To Apply For TiE 20 Early Stage Startup Competition Extended To July 10

SOUTHFIELD - The deadline to apply for the TiE 20 Early Stage Startups that compete at TiE Midwest has been extended to July 10. TiE 20 are an elite group of Top 20 Early Stage Startups recognized and awarded from among hundreds of nominees at the annual TiEcon Midwest – one of the largest entrepreneurship

By |2016-06-17T08:06:12-04:00June 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Forecast For West Michigan Manufacturing Eases As Economic Cycle Matures

GRAND RAPIDS - After driving the West Michigan economy for several years, the manufacturing sector has reached a holding pattern of flat growth that has economists on the lookout for the next downturn in the business cycle. In general, economists in the region note that weaker-than-expected sales of passenger vehicles in the automotive industry have

By |2016-06-16T14:34:39-04:00June 16th, 2016|Featured, News|

Lessenberry Headlines Michigan Energy Fair June 24-25 At Ingham County Fairgrounds

MASON - Internationally renowned writer, commentator, and political analyst Jack Lessenberry, will headline a wide-ranging program of experts at the Michigan Energy Fair June 24 and 25 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds outside Lansing. As a special guest speaker, Lessenberry will be featured at noon June 25 at the Michigan Energy Fair and the Sustainable

By |2016-06-16T20:10:08-04:00June 15th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|

U-M Cybersecurity Startup Purchased By FICO

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan cyber risk startup, QuadMetrics, has been purchased by FICO, a Silicon Valley software company. FICO said it bought QuadMetrics to help in its development of FICO Enterprise Security Score, which measures an organization's level of cybersecurity risk. Terms were not announced. QuadMetrics leverages predictive analytics to monitor signals from

By |2016-06-15T12:49:08-04:00June 15th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Report: Auto Manufacturing Wages Dropped In March

LANSING - March saw the steepest decline in automotive manufacturing wages since 2009, the Senate Fiscal Agency said in its Economic Indicators report issued Monday. The report showed wages for auto workers dropped more than 20 percent in March, close to the wage drop seen in January 2009. But unlike that drop at the beginning

By |2016-06-14T21:36:07-04:00June 14th, 2016|Featured, News, Politics|

Physical Security Aspects Of Cybersecurity:  An Objective View Of Asymmetric Strategy

LIVONIA - Traveling with technology needs a level of paranoia. It is safe to assume any time the tech is out of your site someone is trying to copy the data from it. From your phone's contact list to the contents of the hard drive of your laptop. Even the hotel safe and Wifi are

By |2016-06-14T21:18:08-04:00June 14th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Navy’s Newest Risk-Taker Is Unmanned Drone Ship That Can Cross Pacific

SAN DIEGO — Part trimaran and part robot, this odd-shaped ship is an unusual fit at the naval pier. What’s even more unusual is this self-driving vessel is designed to travel thousands of miles through the ocean and conduct its mission without a single crew member on board. At 132-feet long, the Sea Hunter is a

By |2016-06-13T11:54:28-04:00June 13th, 2016|Drones, Featured|