Matt Roush

About Matt Roush

Matt Roush is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer, and co-host of MITech TV with MITechNews founder and publisher Mike Brennan. He is a longtime Michigan journalist and marketing professional, having spent more than 30 years in journalism for media outlets including WWJ Newsradio 950, Crain’s Detroit Business, the Kalamazoo Gazette, and the Traverse City Record-Eagle, and over a decade in nonprofit media relations and marketing for The Engineering Society of Detroit and Lawrence Technological University.

Auto Security Software Developer Gets Deal With Alpine Electronics

BLOOMFIELD HILLS–Karamba Security, a developer of automotive and enterprise edge cybersecurity, announced the signing of a production agreement of its leading Carwall runtime integrity software in Alpine infotainment systems. The platform provides an ECU self-protection against remote code execution (RCE), helping to protect vehicles from cyberattacks. Protection against cyberattacks is critical in order to safeguard

By |2019-07-20T14:47:15-04:00July 20th, 2019|Auto Tech|

DTE To Buy Isabella County Wind Farms

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Apex Clean Energy today announced that its proposed sale of the Isabella Wind I and II projects to the Detroit-based utility holding company DTE Energy, has been conditionally approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The two projects, totaling 385 MW and located in mid-Michigan’s Isabella County, will be the largest

By |2019-07-20T14:47:15-04:00July 20th, 2019|Clean Update|

Waupaca Foundry Opens In UP’s Ironwood

LANSING–Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, this week started operations in Ironwood in the far western Upper Peninsula. The new plant will process iron castings produced at the company’s plants at Waupaca, Wis., about 150 miles away, west of Green Bay. The company’s expansion into the city of Ironwood is expected to generate an investment

By |2019-07-20T14:47:15-04:00July 20th, 2019|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Tech Study: 79 Billionaires Could Green The Grid

HOUGHTON—The cost of solar energy has plummeted in recent years, and a new study from Michigan Technological University’s Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology (MOST)  Laboratory shows just how few fortunes it would take to permanently green the grid. The study shows that the personal fortunes of just 79 American multi-billionaires could completely eliminate the use of fossil

By |2019-07-07T18:46:52-04:00July 7th, 2019|Clean Update|

LTU Gets DENSO Grant For Machine Vision Safety System In Vehicles

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has received a $40,000 grant from DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, for programs focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The grant, made possible by the company’s philanthropic arm, the DENSO North America Foundation (DNAF), is one of 26 grants awarded by DENSO in 2019 to colleges and universities throughout

By |2019-07-07T18:47:18-04:00July 7th, 2019|ESD, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Airfoil Group Signs Nine New Clients

ROYAL OAK—Airfoil Group announced nine new clients for project and retainer work: AthenasOwl, GTA, The Mars Agency, Memorial Healthcare, Peloton, Quantiphi, Transient Plasma Systems, University Liggett School and Zero Mass Water. “Each of these clients has a unique story to tell, and we look forward to helping them compete and succeed in their respective industries,”

By |2019-07-07T19:47:14-04:00July 7th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

$20 Million In Grants Available For Broadband In Underserved Areas

LANSING–While much of Michigan has access to high-speed broadband internet service, there are still many rural areas lacking vital connectivity. A new grant program could make it easier to expand internet access to more Michigan families and communities dealing with slow speeds or no connection at all. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB)

By |2019-07-07T18:29:18-04:00July 7th, 2019|ESD|

Japanese Map Company Buys Detroit Auto Map Specialist

DETROIT—Tokyo-based-Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. Announced the acquisition of the shares of Detroit-based Ushr Inc. DMP officials said they will begin to provide high-defniition 3D digital maps to a wide range of users in the North American and Japanese markets. DMP Group will further expand map coverage from highways to surface roads and from Japan

By |2019-06-27T16:05:02-04:00June 27th, 2019|Auto Tech|

Benzinga, Webull In New Partnership

DETROIT—Benzinga, the Detroit-based financial news vendor to North American brokerages, announced that it’s teaming up with New York City-based Webull Financial to help further Webull’s vision to connect traders with the best tools, features and indicators. Benzinga’s services and data will help Webull acquire and preserve lasting relationships with the users of its trading platform,

By |2019-06-27T16:01:27-04:00June 27th, 2019|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Secure-24 Buys SAP Managed Services Provider

SOUTHFIELD—A unit of the Southfield-based managed services provider Secure-24 has purchased Symmetry Holding Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based provider of SAP managed services. Secure-24 is a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based telecommunications firm NTT Communications Corp. Secure-24 officials said Symmetry possesses extensive expertise in SAP managed services, which it delivers to large enterprise clients in diverse industries

By |2023-02-03T15:48:26-05:00June 27th, 2019|Cyber Defense|