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Trump Wins Michigan Republican Presidential Primary Over Cruz

LANSING - Donald Trump delivered on expectations he would win the Michigan Republican presidential primary, putting together a coalition of working class Republicans and doing well enough among wealthier and evangelical voters to take a plurality of 36.5 percent of the vote. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas finished second with 24.9 percent of the

By |2016-03-09T07:58:12-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Sanders Surprise Winner Over Clinton In Michigan Presidential Primary

LANSING - In the most stunning upset of the 2016 presidential election cycle thus far, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday in a tightly contested race over former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Virtually every expectation and virtually every poll showed Clinton winning the Michigan primary, and

By |2016-03-09T07:48:57-05:00March 9th, 2016|Featured, Politics|

Michigan Reigns As Most Expensive State For Car Insurance – Third Year In A Row

FOSTER CITY,  Ca. - Michigan holds the dubious title of the most expensive state for auto insurance for the third year in a row, with annual premiums more than twice the national average. So says Insure.com’s annual rankings of the most and least expensive states for auto insurance. Maine was the least expensive for the

By |2016-03-07T21:00:38-05:00March 7th, 2016|Featured, News|

M2 TechCast: Travel Michigan Explains Why Florida Company Will Redesign Pure Michigan Website

FERNDALE - Michelle Grinnell spokesman for Travel Michigan explains why Miles Media Group, a Florida company, was awarded a $389,690 contract to rebuild the Pure Michigan website. She noted TwoSix Digital of Brighton was named a subcontractor on the project and will work closely with the Michigan Economic Development Corp to perform the analytics on

By |2016-03-06T19:14:29-05:00March 6th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Kathy Hickey Explains Comcast Business $440,000 I4E Contest

FERNDALE - Comcast Business’ Innovation 4 Entrepreneurs contest will award a half dozen finalists $20,000 in cash if you can write a great 250-word essay that explains how your company would use technology to move to the next level. But before that happens, two companies in the Comcast Business Heartland Region - Michigan, Indiana and

By |2016-03-06T17:57:18-05:00March 6th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Automation Alley Tom Kelly Talks How Southeast Michigan Stacks Up To Silicon Valley

FERNDALE - Tom Kelly, chief operating officer, talks about the Automation Alley Industry Report, that showed that the 10-counties of Southeast Michigan, as rated by 140 executives in Michigan and Silicon Valley in northern California, provide a better return on investment. A technology business is defined as a company in information technology, advanced manufacturing, digital

By |2016-03-07T09:12:28-05:00March 6th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: DPTV President Rich Homberg Discusses Partnership With Michigan Science Center On The STEMinista Program

FERNDALE - Rich Homberg, President of Detroit Public Television, and Matt Roush’s former boss when he worked at WWJ Radio in Detroit, joins Matt and Mike Brennan to talk about DPTV’s backing of the Detroit Science Center’s STEMinista program. STEMinista introduces middle school girls to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). On Friday March 4

By |2016-03-06T17:48:56-05:00March 6th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Science|

Detroit Chamber To Co-Host Cybersecurity Threats For Business Conference March 10

DETROIT -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with the Detroit Regional Chamber, will bring together top experts from government, law enforcement, and the private sector for a conference to help small and mid-size businesses address cybersecurity threats March 10 at the Detroit Golf Club. Experts will discuss cybersecurity best practices, tools and tips for strengthening

By |2016-03-04T11:43:00-05:00March 4th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|

SmartBracket Produces Data-Driven March Madness Picks

EAST LANSING – What does a buck get you these days? A Michigan-based software start-up says an edge on your competition when filling out March Madness brackets. And don't you want to dominate your office NCAA basketball tournament pool? More than $9 billion was wagered on NCAA college basketball brackets last March, according to the

By |2016-03-04T14:28:33-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Featured, Guest Columns|

U.S. Defense Department Offers Bounty To White Hats Who Hack Pentagon

WASHINGTON DC - The Defense Department is tired of all the Russian, Chinese, Eastern European and worldwide organized crime black hats hacking the Pentagon. So now it is offering an undisclosed bounty to qualified security pros - white hats - to do what the bad guys have done at will for years. News of the

By |2016-03-03T18:59:31-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Cyber Defense, Featured|