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Centrepolis Accelerator Gets $2 Million Grant To Fund Industry 4.0, Clean Energy, Defense

SOUTHFIELD - The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University announced an additional grant of $2 million from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to strengthen its mission of supporting startups and small businesses in Southeast Michigan with their hardware and physical product innovations. This new funding will further strengthen Centrepolis’s Evergreen Service-Based Investment Fund, which

By |2024-06-18T15:25:35-04:00June 18th, 2024|ESD, mitechtv|

So You Want To Be A Business Consultant And Start Your Own Business

ANN ARBOR - When a lot of business professionals grow weary of working for corporate America they often tell anyone who will listen that they will become a business consultant. That's a tough way to make a living, says Gary Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search Partners, a senior management job placement service. In this

By |2024-06-12T12:42:32-04:00June 12th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Oakland County Tech Collaboration Seeks To Network Auto Sector

TROY - Oakland County is creating three networking groups that focus on connecting and sharing tech assets for IT And Computer Services, Research, Engineering And Design, and Robotics Integrators, primarily in the auto sector. Joining Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITechTV is Kathleen Still, from Oakland County economic development, who is spearheading the initiative.

By |2024-06-14T12:20:53-04:00June 11th, 2024|Government/Politics, mitechtv, Politics/Government|

ITC Vegetation Management Team Discusses Seasonal Safety

NOVI – In the June 3 episode of MITech TV, we spoke with two representatives from ITC, Rachel Woodbridge, Vegetation and Transmission Line Maintenance Manager, and Seth Chicas, Senior Vegetation Management Specialist. As summer kicks into gear, Rachel and Seth discussed ITC’s year-round approach to vegetation management and their commitment to safety. The focus of

By |2024-06-10T19:47:24-04:00June 10th, 2024|ESD, mitechtv|

World’s Top Ransomware Hacker Identified, Chinese Hack US Infrastructure

ANN ARBOR - Law enforcement in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia today jointly named Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the alleged operator of the LockBitSupp handle and the organizational mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware group, which has been on a multiyear hacking rampage exporting an estimated $500 million from its victims.

By |2024-05-30T19:58:48-04:00May 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Cyber Patriot Founder Gets MCWT Education Award

YPSILANTI - Tamara Shoemaker, VP, CyberPatriot, Co-Founder Midwest CISSE Chapter, won the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Education Award on May 14 at the Woman of the Year in Technology ceremony at Suburban Showplace. The award said: Shoemaker inspires participation and develops the capabilities of countless young women in cybersecurity as the Michigan director

By |2024-05-21T17:34:38-04:00May 21st, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Summer Events, Tech Camps, Golf Fund For Michigan Council of Women in Technology

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology have a very full summer calendar that includes technology camps for grade-school girls, Golf Outings in both Southeast and Southwest Michigan, and evening networking events around the state. Kathleen Norton-Schock provides all the details and much more in this video interview with Mike Brennan, Editor of

By |2024-05-21T16:30:45-04:00May 21st, 2024|mitechtv|

I HUB Hosting May 23 Event In Jackson To Connect Innovators With Entrepreneurs

JACKSON - The NSF ICorps Hub Great Lakes Region, sponsored by the University of Michigan, hosts its second matchmaking event May 23 at Rocket Labs in Jackson. Diane Durance, an organizer, provides all the details in this 10-minute video interview. The program runs from 4-7pm. Location: Lean Rocket Lab, 133 W Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI

By |2024-05-15T11:41:25-04:00May 15th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Ascension Health Cyber Attack Impact In Michigan

SOUTHFIELD - Ascension Health, the nation's largest chain of Catholic hospitals, said it was responding to a cyberattack that was disrupting its operations. Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann from Presidio and Richard Stiennon from IT-Harvest break down the attack, which also has impacted the nursing program at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield. In a press release

By |2024-05-15T11:44:43-04:00May 15th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|