GRAND RAPIDS ? MITechNews.Com has partnered with Michipreneur, an online publication built to empower entrepreneurs to offer more complete coverage of the state?s start-up scene. MITechNews.Com will republish select Michipreneur stories with links to its web site Michipreneur.Com ?We?re excited to offer our readers much broader coverage of entrepreneurs, coverage of private equity investment, as
AUBURN HILLS - In the wake of the Target and Neiman Marcus data breaches, new data security laws are being introduced at both the federal and state levels. Beyond federal acts that address specific types of data, there are conflicting state data protection and breach notification laws. Protecting your organization and the data of your
LIVONIA ? Accounting students who can?t find jobs after graduating from Davenport University will get up to three additional semesters worth of free tuition to use towards a second major. Davenport University announced this new benefit this week. The Employment Guarantee program fine print requires that eligible students maintain a 3.0 grade point average in
LANSING - A survey presented at the National Conference of State Legislatures determined that overall, small business owners felt reasonable, well-enforced licensing is a bigger issue than tax code due to the fact that their competitors who are not necessarily playing by the rules would have an unfair advantage. "Licensing is such a big thing
ANN ARBOR - The summer vacation season curtailed people?s calendars and my travels over the last month. Nonetheless, we begin this report much like we ended the previous month?meeting with state legislators. Representatives from Novartis, Amgen, and BIO along with their contract lobbyists and myself met with Rep. Ken Yonker (R-Caledonia), sponsor of HB 5598.
DETROIT - September 15th & 16th, Techonomy brings its unique curated conference back to Detroit to explore how tech is changing our lives, our work, and our cities. It starts at 6pm Sept. 15th with a networking reception at the historic Rivera Court in the Detroit Institute of Arts. The 16th at Wayne State University
NEWTON, MA - The 2013 Global Information Security Workforce Survey indicates that demand for information security professionals was expected to increase by 12 percent in the Americas in the next 12 months, with an estimate of 164,000 new IT security related jobs. While many companies have trouble filling their IT security pipelines with skilled security
TROY - Billhighway has hired Kathryn Lazarski, a senior at Oakland University, for its marketing team. Lazarski brings strong writing, public relations, marketing, and leadership skills to her role at Billhighway. She serves as the social media chairperson of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the public relations chair of Oakland University?s Greek Council. As marketing
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s Life Sciences trade association, has posed four new jobs in its career center ? VP Clinical Development & Medical Director, Manager Business Development, Metrology Technician, and Process Engineer. Vice President, Clinical Development & Medical Director Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. - Ann Arbor Esperion seeks to recruit a highly qualified individual
GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan?s sustainable companies focused on improving the lives of their employees will be honored Sept. 16 by the Michigan Business and Professional Association at the third annual Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies awards program. The winning companies will be honored at a symposium and awards celebration at Davenport University in Grand Rapids.