WEST OLIVE – The Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator is now known as ACRE AgTech, but it will continue its work to connect, develop and cultivate agriculture technology innovations, either into new businesses or commercializing them in partnership with established entities. ACRE connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed, furthering the cultivation of emerging
DETROIT - The wireless carrier launched a new plan Monday that offers unlimited data, talk time and texts for $80 per month for the first line when you select automatic payments. Customers can add up to four more lines for $45 per month each. The plan is available to both new and existing customers. Verizon,
HOUGHTON - Interested in making an investment that promises a 100 percent return on your money, and then some? Buy a low-cost, open-source 3-D printer, plug it in and print household items. In a recent study published in Technologies, Michigan Technological University Associate Professor Joshua Pearce set out to determine how practical and cost effective
ANN ARBOR - Atomic Object’s Ann Arbor office will grow by 25 percent the custom software design shop hired three new computer science graduates recruited through an artificial intelligence competition. In January, the company hosted the 2017 Atomic Games in its downtown Ann Arbor office, modeled after a similar event held in Atomic’s Grand Rapids office
SOUTHFIELD - Digital Voice and VOIP provider BullsEye has promoted Brian Babich to Vice President, Channel Sales, and Chris Otenbaker to Vice President, Corporate Accounts. Babich is a 22-year telecom veteran who has served in both direct and Channel Sales leadership roles at BullsEye. Babich led the national direct Sales team prior to spearheading the
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Museum of Art is now making museum membership free. Previously, UMMA membership was available through a minimum $50 donation ($15 for U-M students). Starting Jan. 30, UMMA membership will be available to everyone, anywhere. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, UMMA aims to
ADA - Benefits administration service provider Next Generation Enrollment has been acquired by Florida-based PlanSource, which provides cloud-based benefits and HR software. The transaction closed on January 20. Terms were not announced. Next Generation Enrollment offers services to help automate the process of employee benefits administration, including total benefits outsourcing, call centers, ACA services, billing
BRIGHTON - In September, Lake Trust Credit Union launched a new membership promotion that would award one lucky new member $150,000 - and $50,000 to an existing member who referred a new member who joined between September 1 and December 31, 2016. This week, the Credit Union celebrated with Robin (no last name provided), of
DETROIT - GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading global business intelligence source for the automotive industry, Wednesday launched Global Business Professor, a premium online education subscription service that helps busy professionals and business school students accelerate their global business expertise. "With Brexit uncertainty, potential trade wars, intellectual property infringement, tax and transfer pricing issues, and other daily challenges,
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University is one of 85 partners in a US Department of Energy-funded $70 million energy-saving project called the REMADE (Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions) Institute. The project’s goal is to drive down the cost of technologies needed to reuse, recycle and remanufacture materials such as metals, fibers, polymers and electronic waste.
