MI Tech TV
Four20 Academy and Hero Project Support Michigan Cannabis Businesses
ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan explains the Hero Project that aims to provide funding for Veteran job training and housing, as well as Veteran Charities. He also announces the Four20 Academy that will provide online
WCC Offers Four Week HealthCare Bootcamp For Caregivers
ANN ARBOR - Washtenaw Community College, Michigan Works! Southeast and employer partners Vibrant Life Senior Living, Homewatch CareGivers and Interim Healthcare are partnering to train and immediately place health care workers in a new four-week
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Lands 3 Grants
ANN ARBOR - Lawrence Technological University's Centrepolis Accelerator has landed three new grants to help fuel additional development. Director Dan Radomski joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan to provide all the details. The Centrepolis Accelerator
Breaking News
(18-26) Male Draft Registration: US House Passes Defense Bill
WASHINGTON DC – US House passes defense bill mandating 18-26 year-old men register for military
Baker College Teams Up With House Of Dank To Offer Internships In Detroit
DETROIT - Baker College has teamed up with House of Dank, to provide cannabis-related internships
Michigan Cannabis Sales In May Slightly Higher Than April
LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales in May rose by $1.1 million from April to To
Marijuana Banking Protections Removed From House Budget Bill
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. House Republicans have removed marijuana banking protections from a critical government
90 Companies Win Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards
LANSING - Ninety small businesses in Michigan have been selected from a pool of over
Michigan Marijuana Report, SBAM Form Strategic Partnership
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report, Edited and co-founded by MITechNew Editor and Publisher Mike
Study: 55 Percent Of Small Businesses Plan To Hire New Employees In 2022
WASHINGTON DC - The Manifest surveyed 1,003 small business owners and managers and found that
Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Generated Nearly $4 Billion in Tax Revenues in 2021
WASHINGTON DC - Tax revenues derived from the licensed retail sale of state-legal, adult-use cannabis
State Of Michigan Offers Grants Up To $70,000 For EV Fast Chargers
LANSING - Public or private organizations can apply for up to $70,000 each toward the
Shiloh Industries To Power Technical Center, Two Stamping Plants With 100 Percent Renewable Energy
PLYMOUTH - Shiloh Industries has joined DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program, committing to power three facilities
Increase in Storm Severity Creates Water Quality Problems for Lake Superior
ASHLAND, Wisc.- Lake Superior, long considered to be the cleanest of the Great Lakes, is
Number Of Renewable Energy Installations Up By 57 Percent In Michigan In 2018
LANSING - Distributed energy generation continues to grow in Michigan, as the number of installations
Online Tech Launches Resource Pools For Virtual Private Cloud
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has updated its Virtual Private Cloud to allow users to
Spud Software Expands Sales Team with New Sales Director
GRAND BLANC – Larry Bossman has joined Spud Software as the new Sales Director. He
TI Automotive CEO Donates $1 Million To Fund Detroit Mercy’s Center For Auto Systems Engineering
DETROIT - University of Detroit Mercy’s new Center for Automotive Systems Engineering Education has received
Support Grows For Fiber Optic Network In Traverse City
TRAVERSE CITY - Momentum for bringing fiber optic Internet to Traverse City is building as
Featured News
Wireless Energy Transmission Closer To Reality Thanks To DARPA
WASHINGTON DC - The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the main contractors chosen for the first
Mercedes Unveils EV With Longer Range Than Any Tesla As China Threat Grows
NEW YORK - Mercedes-Benz Group AG unveiled an electric vehicle with a longer range than any Tesla Inc. model on the market as the German luxury-car
James Webb Telescope Spots Potential Signs Of Alien Life
WASHINGTON DC - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential traces of dimethyl sulfide, a chemical only known to be
Michigan
Future Hiring Projections Post COVID-19
LANSING - We are all aware of how COVID-19 has impacted hiring within our business
Esperion Loss Grows As Company Starts Selling Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. reported a loss of $85.4 million or $3.07 a share in
Advanced Manufacturing Certification Program Offered to Detroit Small Businesses Recovering from Pandemic
DETROIT – LIFT opened its Operation Next advanced manufacturing certification program to employees of Detroit-area
LIFT Tapped To Study Modernizing Critical Army Gear No Longer In Production
DETROIT—Officials at LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, announced a new
Future Hiring Projections Post COVID-19
LANSING - We are all aware of how COVID-19 has impacted hiring within our business
Esperion Loss Grows As Company Starts Selling Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs
ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. reported a loss of $85.4 million or $3.07 a share in
Advanced Manufacturing Certification Program Offered to Detroit Small Businesses Recovering from Pandemic
DETROIT – LIFT opened its Operation Next advanced manufacturing certification program to employees of Detroit-area
LIFT Tapped To Study Modernizing Critical Army Gear No Longer In Production
DETROIT—Officials at LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, announced a new
XRP’s New Growth Model: Investors Earn 770 XRP Daily Through Topnotch Crypto Cloud Mining
For years, the inability to directly mine XRP has frustrated investors. Despite its impressive achievements
Porsche Adopts In-Car Gaming With AirConsole
ZURICH, Switzerland - AirConsole is a pioneering in-car gaming platform that turns ordinary rides into shared
The 7 Most Unexpected Jobs AI Could Create by 2030
DETROIT - Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of the jobs it will replace,
General Motors Teases Return Of Chevy Bolt: ‘You asked. We listened’
DETROIT - General Motors is slated to bring back one of its most iconic EV models
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
What Industry Is Listed As Having The 3rd Most COVID Outbreaks?
LANSING - Behind nursing homes and K-12 schools, which industry is next on the list when it comes to reported COVID-19 outbreaks? It's the combined manufacturing-construction category, with 443 outbreaks from May 29 to Jan.
COVID 19 Update With Fred Brown New Virus Strains
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown returns on MITech TV's COVID-19 update to talk about the new strains of the virus that have developed in the United Kingdom and South Africa that have made their
COVID Vaccine Update With Epidemiologist Fred Brown
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown discusses both the failures and successes in developing COVID-19 vaccines not only in the United States, but around the world. He also speculates on whether President Biden can achieve
MMS Contract Pharma Researcher Joins Healthcare Alliance
CANTON TWP.–MMS Holdings, a contract research organization for the pharmaceutical industry, has joined the Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance, an organization launched in December to unite healthcare companies, regulators, patient groups and research organizations to
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Smart Mobility Today: AVs, EVs, Drones, AI, Robots
DETROIT - Previously on Smart Mobility Today, our stories focused on Blockchain, IoT, AI, and
Dealership Associations Aren’t Too Happy About Ford’s EV Requirements for Its Dealers
DEARBORN - Ford has big EV plans, and it wants dealers to be in on
New Battery Gets 621 Miles On A Charge
DETROIT - The third generation of CATL’s cell-to-pack (CTP) technology offers a range of over
Is Charging An EV Cheaper Than Filling A Car With Gas?
DETROIT - With gas prices going through the roof and showing no signs of slowing
Digital and Mobile
Rehmann To Host Free Cyber Security Threats And Best Practices Forum May 9
TROY – Rehmann announced Friday that they will host a Cyber Security Threats & Best
LTU Expo Celebrates Gaming, Cosplay, and Anime Culture
ROYAL OAK - Matt Roush interviews Emily Auten and Carissa Vadella about the LTU Expo,
UM’s Bloom Named Judge Of China-Government Back InnoSTARS IoT Pitch Competition
DETROIT – David Bloom, University of Michigan Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, has joined the judging
Round 4 — Hacker Puts 26 Million New Accounts Up For Sale On Dark Web
DETROIT - A hacker who was selling details of nearly 890 million online accounts stolen from 32
Trident Spyware Invades Apple iPhones Unless You Update Immediately
CUPERTINO - If you have an iPhone be afraid, be very afraid. A terrifying new
Getting Middle And High School Students Inspired By STEM Topic Of ISACA Detroit Meeting
TROY - Inspiring middle and high school student to study STEM (Science Technology Engineering and
NSA Whistle Blower Snowden Says Russian Hack Of Democrat Party Server Diplomatic Signaling
MOSCOW - NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden said his old employer was likely hacked by
Research Shows 30 Percent Of Employees May Fall For Phishing Attacks
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor two-factor security developer Duo Security this week published research
Business and Finance
Aligned Living Campus In Ann Arbor Offers Shared Quarters For Tech Professionals
ANN ARBOR, MI — The latest concept in rental housing for working professionals has opened
MCWT Seeks Nominations For Women Of The Year In Tech
SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its fifth Woman of
Kathleen Norton-Schock Updates Diva Tech Talk, MCWT
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV to update the latest segments of
Midwest Venture Showcase Accepting Applications From Startups Seeking $500K or More. Really.
ANN ARBOR - David Brophy, a University of Michigan business professor, started the Michigan Grown
Friday Deadline To Apply For $50,000 Hatch Detroit Contest
The City of Detroit has a long and growing list of resources for small business
Grand Ventures I LP Makes First Investment In Ohio Big Data Company
GRAND RAPIDS — A new venture capital fund in West Michigan closed on its first deal this
SnugLit Wearable, Portable Solution To Combat Infant Jaundice
ROYAL OAK - SnugLit, a wearable, portable solution to infant jaundice, is the latest product
Tech248 Member Profile: 365 Retail Markets Revolutionizing Vending Industry
ROYAL OAK - Tech248 Co-Founder Irene Spanos interviews 365 Retail Markets' CEO Joe Hessling and COO
