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GRAND RAPIDS - According to networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp, and a variety of industry analysts; growth of connectivity thru the use of Internet of Things devices will range anywhere from 26 billion to 100 billion by 2020. As our world becomes increasingly more connected, business owners and consumers will need to shift
ANN ARBOR - Farmland runoffs containing fertilizers and livestock waste from the Upper Midwest will create this summer an oxygen-depleted “dead zone” the size of Connecticut in the Gulf of Mexico that could suffocate marine life in the 5,898 square mile hypoxic zone. This forecast was released Thursday by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
TROY - Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers has announced he will retire from Michigan’s leading technology business association effective Aug. 26. He co-founded the organization with Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson and served in his post for 17 years. Automation Alley’s Board of Directors will form an executive search committee and seek input from
ANN ARBOR - Michigan's biosciences industry saw significant gains according to a new report with some 44,277 jobs, a gain of almost 2,400 since the last findings in 2014. The report, TEConomy/BIO The Value of Bioscience Innovation in Growing Jobs and Improving Quality of Life 2016 Report was released Tuesday during the annual BIO International
DETROIT - A new cutting-edge technology event with cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous cars is being organized by Billington CyberSecurity. The cyber summit will include CEOs in the auto industry as well as top government and technology leaders from around the world. Something new is coming to Detroit, but it is based on something
GRAND RAPIDS - Alex Gonzalez returns June 15 from Google to talk about Generation C, a group of digital users who thrive on four principles: Connection, Community, Creation and Curation. Brands who understand this new generation, their passions, and their needs, can create a stronger connection with potential buyers. This presentation will focus on getting
GRAND RAPIDS - Charter Capital Partners announced it has closed the over-subscribed $5 million MAF Opportunity Fund with investment commitments coming from institutional, family office, and individual investors. The Fund was organized to invest in elite companies from its predecessor fund, Michigan Accelerator Fund I. John Kerschen and Dale Grogan, both managing directors of Charter
BIRMINGHAM - Seven technology-oriented women received scholarships or laptop computers at the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’ Scholarship Recognition event. The MCWT Foundation has awarded over $928,000 to further the educational pursuits of 124 students throughout the past 11 years. “Retention of women in tech majors in college is below 10 percent;
NOVI - Goggle announced Wednesday that is Self-Driving Car Project will open a 53,000 square foot development center in Novi, following earlier announcements by Uber it would work with Toyota and General Motors with Lyft. The rush towards self-driving vehicles is accelerating. John Krafcik, CEO of the project, announced the move in a Google+ posting.
DETROIT - Forbes magazine came out with its annual richest person list and Dan Gilbert was tops in Michigan (and 31st nationwide) with an estimated worth of $5.1 billion. Gilbert's Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender, is now hawking Rocket Mortgages, a new Web and smartphone app to speed the approval process. Critics
