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Traverse Legal Expands Practice To Detroit With Focus On Autonomous Vehicles
ROYAL OAK - Traverse Legal founder Enrico Schaefer announces he has opened an office in Detroit to serve the rapidly growing market for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle startups, as well as commercial drone users.
Priva Provides Door-To-Door Mobile Office For Hire
ROYAL OAK - Invest Detroit Venture’s Tember Shea interviews Priva co-founder Dagan Mishoulam. The company seeks to transform regional mobility with door-to-door private, connected, mobile office service to cities as far away as Toronto and
Bollinger’s Electric Vehicles, Cybernoor Oracle Updates, Diva Tech Talk, MCWT, DCBA’s Chinese New Year’s Celebration
ROYAL OAK - Robert Bollinger, founder of Bollinger Motors, is working with Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator to develop an electric sport utility and pick up truck to launch in 2020. Ahmed Alomari, CEO of Cybernoor,
Breaking News
Energy Department To Spend $100 Million On Concentrating Solar Power Program
WASHINGTON DC - Concentrating solar power has had a hard time getting off the ground
Compared To Oil And Gas, Offshore Wind Is 125 Times Better For Taxpayers
WASHINGTON DC - Not only is offshore wind power better for the planet compared to
Michigan Venture Capital Association Names 2022 Award Winners
BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Michigan Venture Capital Association announced awards recognizing the capital events that are
Europe’s First Zero-Emission House Powered By Hydrogen
ROME - Researchers in Italy claim to have built Europe's first house powered by hydrogen
Report: Technology May Automate Half Of All Low-Skilled Jobs In The United States
MUNCIE, IN. - Ball State University sits at the heart the "Rust Belt," so educators
Report: PC Shipments Slump To Lowest Level Since 2007
STAMFORD, Conn. - The PC industry, in the midst of a five-year slump, recorded its
Michigan Business Taxpayers Get New e-Services, Including Bulk e-File, Fast Payments
LANSING - Michigan’s business taxpayers now have e-services that include Bulk e-File for Sales, Use
Holloway Promoted To Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer ITC Holdings Corp.
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. has promoted Gretchen Holloway to senior vice president and chief
Report: Growing Wind Energy In Michigan Could Shave $3.59 Billion Off Electric Bills By 2050
WARREN – If Michigan doubles its use of wind energy to generate electricity, consumers
Natural Resources Gets Back To Aquatic Invasive Species
LANSING - A local government would be able to adopt an ordinance to prevent, control
Energy Agency Sees Efficiency Improvements
LANSING - The Michigan Agency for Energy is putting money toward energy efficiency improvements including
Registration Open For NextEnergy’s Advanced Lighting Conference
LANSING – Want to learn more about advanced lighting products? Then NextEnergy’s Michigan Advanced Lighting
Featured News
Solar Set For New Significant Role After Huge Efficiency Breakthrough
LONDON, UK - On a basic level, solar or “photovoltaic” cells work by using solar energy in the form of photons to knock
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 products grew by more than 30
Amazon Announces Rocket Deal To Launch Its Own Satellite Internet Constellation
NEW YORK - Amazon is moving its business into the exosphere, with plans to deploy more than 3,000 satellites to beam
Michigan
ITInTheD’s Phillips, Waltenspiel Help Bring IT Career Academy To Flint
ROYAL OAK - ITInTheD’s David Phillips and his business partner Bob Waltenspiel have helped launch
SBAM Annual Meeting And Expo June 15
SBAM Annual Meeting & Small Business Expo Lansing Center (map) Please join us! SBAM Annual
Rocket Fiber To Provide Free Wi-Fi On QLine Streetcars
DETROIT — The Detroit-based gigabit internet and technology service provider Rocket Fiber will provide free
Internet2 Names New President, CEO
ANN ARBOR - Internet2, the non-profit high-speed networking consortium led by the research and education
ITInTheD’s Phillips, Waltenspiel Help Bring IT Career Academy To Flint
ROYAL OAK - ITInTheD’s David Phillips and his business partner Bob Waltenspiel have helped launch
SBAM Annual Meeting And Expo June 15
SBAM Annual Meeting & Small Business Expo Lansing Center (map) Please join us! SBAM Annual
Rocket Fiber To Provide Free Wi-Fi On QLine Streetcars
DETROIT — The Detroit-based gigabit internet and technology service provider Rocket Fiber will provide free
Internet2 Names New President, CEO
ANN ARBOR - Internet2, the non-profit high-speed networking consortium led by the research and education
Pilot Plans for 2,000 Charging Stations
MINNEAPOLIS - Berkshire Hathaway, owner of Pilot Co., announced in its recent earnings report that
GM, Honda Join Forces To Create Hydrogen Engine
DETROIT - Commercial trucks, heavy machinery, generators, and, to a lesser extent, passenger cars will
Mastering the Art of Raising Capital for Your Business
Raising capital for your business can feel like an exhausting and frustrating performance. It requires
Here’s What Ohio Cannabis Restrictions Could Mean To Consumers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2023, but Republicans are
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Medicaid Expansion Boosts Access, Reduces Cost For Poor
ANN ARBOR - States that participated in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw increased insurance rates and access to care, less worry about paying medical bills, but also longer wait times among low-income
How Does The GVSU Applied Medical Device Institute Help Entrepreneurs Negotiate The FDA Approval Process?
ROYAL OAK - What does it take for a medical device to get approved by the Federal Drug Administration for commercialization? Brent Nowak, PhD, executive director of the Applied Medical Device Institute of Grand Valley
LTU Summer Camps Introduce High School Students To STEM
ROYAL OAK -Lisa R. Kujawa, the Assistant Provost for Enrollment at Lawrence Technological University, joined M2 TechCast to highlight the summer camp schedule coming this July at LTU, where more than two dozen camps will
U-M Chemists Develop Technology To Make More Efficient Batteries
ANN ARBOR - An issue that has long plagued renewable energy facilities is how to efficiently store energy collected from sun or wind. Now, University of Michigan and University of Utah chemists have developed an
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Shyft Gets Work On New Isuzu Medium-Duty Trucks
NOVI - Shyft Group Inc. has been selected has been selected to produce additional options in
New e-Scooter Rolled Out By Canton-Based Lotus International
CANTON TWP.—Officials at Lotus International Co., a Shell consumer products brand licensee, announced the debut
FCC, Auto Industry Fight Over Vehicle-to-Everything Communication
DETROIT - The auto industry is promising to dramatically expand “vehicle-to-everything” communication technology, but only
J.D. Power Survey: Consumers Skeptical Of Autonomous Cars, EVs
TROY—Consumer confidence in future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers’ plans to bring self-driving and
Digital and Mobile
Michigan STEM Partnership Gets $26K From Bosch Community Fund
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership has received a $26,000 grant from the Bosch Community
Yahoo Tells Users They Were Hit With Cookie Attack
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo users found out Wednesday that hackers used a technical trick with
Hack My Car? Most Believe It Can Happen
ANN ARBOR - Most Americans have some concerns that self-driving cars can be hacked to
ISACA Chapter Meeting Features Security Leadership, Securing Connected Vehicles
TROY - Registration closes today for the Feb. 15 ISACA Chapter Meeting that features discussions
A Week of Rage Against the NSA
BIRMINGHAM - If you are like me you completely discount official protests as posturing. In
Motorcity ISSA November Meeting – Selling Risk Management Internally
LIVONIA ? Selling Risk Management Internally and gaining support For your program are the topics
Million Mask March Latest Anonymous Demonstration
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of protests around the world sparked up on Tuesday in what
Securing The Internet Of Things
TENAFLY, N.J. - A European judge recently blocked a security researcher's paper describing how to
Business and Finance
Oakland University Incubator Hosts Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9
ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Incubator is hosting an Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9 to teach
Techstak Builds Database Of Southeast Michigan Tech Providers For SMBs
ROYAL OAK - Inforum’s Tember Shea interviews Nicol Pasuit, Founder & CEO, Techstak. Techstak is
Alchemie Awarded $700,000 Grant To Continue Development Of Educational App
TROY - Alchemie, an education technology company, announced it has received a $700,000 Small Business Innovation
Google’s Demo Day Back At Grand Circus March 30
DETROIT - Google’s Demo Day in Detroit is back in action this month at Grand
