GRAND RAPIDS - The Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy is a hands-on, interactive camp for West Michigan high school students to learn how to launch a business. Deadline application is May 16. Our theme this year is Farm Agriculture. Academy participants will be exposed to the importance of networking (with students and professionals), target market research
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has been recognized as one of the 20 Most Promising Enterprise Security Companies in the country by CIO Review. Winners of this award were selected by a blue ribbon judging panel that included the CIOs and CEOs of public companies, industry analysts from respected research firms, and the editorial board
DETROIT - The digital shopping landscape is the focus of a new study from Deloitte Digital, which showed interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent in the retail store, or approximately $1.1 trillion. By the end of 2014, that number will climb to 50 percent, or $1.5 trillion of total store sales. The study,
GRAND RAPIDS - Technology is something that every business today depends upon in one way or another. The Internet has opened up a new era of connectivity and communication for both our professional and personal lives. These great benefits & advancements, however, have also come with new risks & privacy concerns that are greater than
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high Wednesday after the Fed cut another $10 billion from its monthly stimulus payments. The Dow is now positive for the year after rising 45.47 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,580.84. It was the Dow's first record close of the year, beating its
ANN ARBOR - MichBio is still accepting panel submissions for the September 30-October 1 MichBio Expo, which will be held at the Motor City Casino in Detroit. Any organization from or affiliated with Michigan's bio-industry may submit a proposal for a 60-75 minute panel in one of five tracks. To register, click on MichBio.Org
FLINT - Individuals interested in pursuing an education in a technical field while earning a paycheck from a participating employer in the Flint area are invited to attend a placement event that will allow them to apply and get qualified for the Michigan Advanced Technician Training program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?The
LANSING - A package of bills that would change both how transportation agencies in the state get funds and how they use them saw more discussions Tuesday in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The key funding part of the package (HB 5477 ) would repeal the current fuel taxes and replace them with a
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor Podcast: Taking Tech?s Temp: Quarterly Reports for Apple and Microsoft Hold Surprises; The ABC?s of Password Managers; Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, talking technology headlines. To listen, click on InternetAdvisor.Net
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film Eloise has been approved for a film incentive from the state of up to $1,950,000. The psychological thriller will utilize locations throughout Wayne County, with production offices based in Detroit?s Masonic Temple. Eloise will begin filming in early May. ?Eloise will make the most of