DETROIT - At the halfway point in 2015 Comerica Bank Economists see reasons to expect solid U.S. economic growth through the second half of the year. U.S. data at the end of the second quarter are encouraging. There is ample evidence of a pickup in economic momentum through the second quarter, after a weak
LANSING - It seems the Michigan Senate can add one more group to its list of skeptics on its plan to fix Michigan roads, as the Michigan Association of Counties says it cannot get behind the plan because of its reliance on funding shifts. "MAC has consistently supported the difficult, but necessary, decision to raise
NEW YORK, NY - Twenty seven venture-backed initial public offerings raised $3.4 billion during the second quarter of 2015, a 59 percent increase, by number of offerings, from the first quarter of this year and more than double the level of dollars raised during the previous three-month period, according to the Exit Poll Report
GRAND RAPIDS - Blue Medora, a developer of software that analyzes cloud computing systems, Monday announced it had raised $4.6 million in Series A venture capital. The round was led by the Ann Arbor technology venture fund Michigan eLab, with participation from current investors Start Garden, a Grand Rapids tech incubator, the Grand Rapids angel
SOUTHFIELD - Last week, The Engineering Society of Detroit recognized the winners of its 41st annual Construction & Design Awards. Now, ESD Members can tour some of those award-winning buildings, getting an exclusive insider's look at the high-tech touches that made them award winners. To read the rest of this story, click on http://technologycentury.com/2015/06/29/esd-sets-tours-of-three-award-winning-high-tech-buildings/
GRAND RAPIDS - Cloud and managed services provider Trivalent Group announces six new hires due to increased demand for services and four internal promotions. Five employees were hired to serve at the company's headquarters in Grandville. Dennis Brown was hired as Virtual Chief Information Officer and Sara Parmeter as Human Resources Manager. New Client Service
ANN ARBOR - Over the next few weeks, MITechNews.Com will be publishing excerpts from cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon's latest book, called There Will Be Cyberwar. The book makes the case that the US military rushed to "network everything" and, like most organizations, neglected to secure its most critical systems. One point he makes is that
LANSING - Ten percent of the electricity market would remain set aside for alternative electric suppliers to the big utilities, but those suppliers would have to meet new requirements and new regulations would be placed on those customers under the energy legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Mike Nofs and Sen. John Proos. The long-anticipated bills,
LANSING - It took more than seven hours, but the Michigan Senate eked out passage Wednesday of a road funding package that includes a tax increase, pumping more money from the General Fund into roads and a potential income tax cut despite sharp opposition from Democrats and one-third of the majority Republican caucus. The vote
AHMEEK, MI. - Early-stage manufacturer Neuvokas Corporation, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, has secured over $2.8 million in funding to develop a new technology. This new technology is capable of producing Fiber Reinforced Polymer rebar used in the construction industry. The funding will also support job creation and on-the-job training for new employees over the course