MI Tech TV
IoT Tech Connect Panel: How To Pitch An Angel Investor
ROYAL OAK - If you are an entrepreneur, how do you pitch an Angel Investor? That will be the topic of a panel discussion April 29 during IoT Tech Connect. On that panel will be
IoT Tech Connect Panel: Getting Better Connected – Social Media Business Promotion Secrets Revealed
ROYAL OAK - Motor City Connect Founder Terry Bean will moderate a panel discussion during IoT Tech Connect on April 29 at the Michigan Science Center called "Getting better connected - how local entrepreneurs are
Akeel Develops MaxFit All-In-One-Gym At LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator
ROYAL OAK - Nezar Akeel, creator and Founder of MaxFit, explains his All-In-One gym product on this segment of M2 Techcast. He’s working with the Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator. He's also launched a Kickstarter
Breaking News
Handling Cash In Your Business? Data Financial Has Tech Solutions
ANN ARBOR - If your retail business needs to process a lot of cash -
As Russia Destroys Homes, Ukrainian Hemp Builder Builds More
LIEV, Ukraine - Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy
Allegan And Ottawa Counties Business Expansion Tops $2.38 Billion In 2022
ZEELAND – Lakeshore Advantage, the economic development organization for Allegan and Ottawa counties, released its
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Jan. 17 – Intersection Of Food and Climate
GRAND RAPIDS - Join Michigan Sustainable Business Forum January 17 at 10am for a conversation
Winning Futures Awards $30,000 To 20 Metro Detroit High School Students
DETROIT - Winning Futures awarded Wednesday a total of $30,000 to 20 local high schoolers
Prevailing Wage Repeal Passes Over Dems, Worker Objections
LANSING - Michigan's 53-year-old law requiring union scale wages to be paid to workers on
Report: Michigan Tech Exports Up 6 Percent In 2017
SAN FRANCISCO - A new report from CompTIA showed the dollar value of tech product
Record 700,000 Plus Michigan Workers Employed In Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
DETROIT – Advanced manufacturing employment in Michigan reached new heights in 2018 with more than
EPA Report Shows $2 Billion Needed For Water Treatment Improvements In Michigan
WASHINGTON DC - Michigan will need to invest $2.077 billion over the next 20 years
Congress Roasts Both EPA And Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality Over Mismanagement Of Flint Water Crisis
WASHINGTON DC - Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards and Flint resident LeeAnne Walters told a
Steelcase Inks Deal To Supply 70 Percent Of Electricity Needs From Wind
GRAND RAPIDS - Steelcase is getting into wind power in an even bigger way. On
PSC Report: Fewer Michigan Customers In Electric Choice Program, But 11,000 Waiting To Join
LANSING - Some 300 fewer customers are participating in electric choice programs as of December
Featured News
TCNewTech Reverse Pitch And Networking Event July 5
TRAVERSE CITY - Join the TCNewTech Community for our (Reverse) Pitch & Networking Event on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at The
Grand Valley State University Cannabis Tourism Classes Filling Rapidly
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University in West Michigan has expanded its Cannabis Tourism and Hospitality curriculum and the fall classes
Merit, MSU Joint Recipients Of $10.5 Million Grant To Connect Michigan Internet Pathways
EAST LANSING - Merit Network and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Infrastructure
Michigan
2018 Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Reminder
LANSING - In 2014, Governor Snyder signed legislation increasing the Michigan minimum wage rate in
Detroit Conference To Look At Impact Of ‘Lightweighting’ On Small Manufacturers
DETROIT — The challenges and opportunities for smaller manufacturers of lightweighting – the effort to
21 Simple Ideas For a Successful Small Business Saturday
LANSING - It can be hard for small businesses to compete with the big guys.
IRS Prepares To Issue ACA Employer Responsibility Penalties
LANSING - At long last, it looks as though the IRS is finally gearing up
2018 Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Reminder
LANSING - In 2014, Governor Snyder signed legislation increasing the Michigan minimum wage rate in
Detroit Conference To Look At Impact Of ‘Lightweighting’ On Small Manufacturers
DETROIT — The challenges and opportunities for smaller manufacturers of lightweighting – the effort to
21 Simple Ideas For a Successful Small Business Saturday
LANSING - It can be hard for small businesses to compete with the big guys.
IRS Prepares To Issue ACA Employer Responsibility Penalties
LANSING - At long last, it looks as though the IRS is finally gearing up
Army Corps of Engineers Gets Fast Track Authority To Permit Enbridge Line 5 Oil Pipeline Construction Under Straits Of Mackinac
WASHINGTON DC - Army Corps of Engineers have been granted emergency permitting power to fast-track
Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact U.S. Solar Industry
WASHINGTON DC - The Trump Administration passed tariffs starting on April 5 that will apply
Look Now: Artificial Intelligence-Powered Therapists
WASHINGTON DC - New research suggests that given the right kind of training, AI bots
Wayne State Gets $50 Million Gift To Support Engineering School
DETROIT - Wayne State University alumnus James Anderson is donating $50 million to his alma
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Northville Professor Gets Lifetime Achievement Award For STEM-Related Body Of Work
FARGO - North Dakota State University Assistant Professor Jeremy Straub - who grew up in Northville, Michigan - has been given the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. The award acknowledges the importance of Straub’s
MSU Opens New $88.1 Million Grand Rapids Research Center
GRAND RAPIDS — The new Grand Rapids Research Center opens this week, anchoring the western end of the city’s Medical Mile cluster of education, health care and research institutions and elevating Michigan State University’s role in biomedicine.
Bionic Heart Tissue: U-M Part Of $20 Million Center
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan is partnering on an ambitious $20 million project to grow new heart tissue for cardiac patients. The new research center has been awarded to Boston University, with strong
Michigan Science Center Offers Great Lakes Bat Festival Sept. 23
DETROIT - On September 23, live bats from the Organization for Bat Conservation will travel to the Michigan Science Center for a day of family-fun, learning, and excitement! Get up close and personal with the world’s
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Ford Gets Deal With Net-Zero Parts Supplier
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced the launch of a new “net zero automotive program” with West
May Mobility Names First CFO
ANN ARBOR—Autonomous vehicle technology developer May Mobility Tuesday announced the appointment of Ryan Green as
Toyota Launching New Research With Universities, State Farm
ANN ARBOR—In observance of World Usability Day, officials at Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center announced
Carmakers Want To Ditch Battery Packs, Use Auto Bodies For Energy Storage
SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk made a lot of promises during Tesla’s Battery Day last September.
Digital and Mobile
Michigan CIO Behen To Take Private Sector Job After Departure On June 16
LANSING - David Behen, who has served as Director of the Department of Technology, Management
STEM Funders Network To Support Southeast Michigan STEM Alliance
DETROIT - The newly-formed Southeast Michigan STEM Alliance, formed by the Michigan STEM Partnership, has
Mobile Monday Detroit: Connected Mobility – Beyond the Car
DETROIT – Mobile Monday Detroit will explore connected transportation / mobility to help our audience
Mobile Technology Association Of Michigan Partners With Vision Mobile International Developer Survey
DETROIT – The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) is once again partnering with VisionMobile
Red Level Networks Tabbed As Best Place To Work In Novi
NOVI - Red Level Networks has been recognized as the Best Place to work in
Snapchat Combating Yet Another Security Issue, A Juicy One
SAN FRANCISCO - In a story posted late Tuesday, Wired editor Joe Brown said his
Tesco Forced To Deactivate Online Customer Accounts After Hack
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesco, an international supermarket chain, has been forced to deactivate online customer
Massive DDoS Attack Targets CloudFlare Customer
SAN FRANCISCO - A massive distributed-denial-of-service attack Monday reached more than 400Gbps at its peak,
Business and Finance
MCubed Grows $30 Million Investment Into $100 Million Follow-On Funding
ANN ARBOR - A five-year, $30 million investment into bold research and scholarship from the
Ann Arbor SPARK Pitch Club Nov. 12
ANN ARBOR - On November 29th at SPARK Ann Arbor Pitch Club will include three startup
PlanetM Landing Zone Video: A Home For Autonomous Vehicle Startups In Detroit
DETROIT - Earlier this month, the PlanetM Landing Zone was launched at the WeWork center
How To Split Equity Equitably For Your Startup
ANN ARBOR - It's a question every startup struggles with—how to divide the equity before
Future Of Art Technology Focus of aimWest Nov. 19 Panel
GRAND RAPIDS - Art is how we tell stories. Art is how we express our thoughts, emotions,
Kauffman Foundation To Accept Nominations For Junior Faculty Fellowship Grants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced that the nomination period is
TiE Detroit Webinar Nov. 19 – Emerging Trends in Vehicle Connectivity
DETROIT - Host Michael Blicher works with MCBNetwrx, LLC, which has been showing customers "local
Banza Wins $500,000 Grand Prize In Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
DETROIT – Banza, a food innovation company that uses chickpeas to make gluten-free pasta, won
