mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Sensi Part Grow Facility Near Battle Creek Offering Discounts Until Dec. 31

BATTLE CREEK - Steve Bratic, the contractor at Sensi Park, a 100-acre, potentially five million square foot cannabis and hemp grow facility in Fort Custer outside of Battle Creek, said he and his partners are offering a 10 percent reduction towards leases the first two years and 5 percent reduction for a year that goes

By |2020-12-09T16:06:21-05:00December 9th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Hosts Quarterly Virtual Meeting Dec. 10

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency is hosting a virtual meeting Thursday Dec. 10 that will be available to the public via zoom. The agenda is as follows: 1. Welcome 2. Executive Director Report 3. Licensing Report 4. Enforcement Report 5. Public Comment 6. Adjournment And any other business properly before the Agency. Next Meeting

By |2020-12-08T15:06:33-05:00December 8th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

MITech TV: LinkedIn Video For Business, Xmas Ideas From BuyMichiganNow, COVID Vaccine Update

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Dec. 7, Melih Oztalay of SmartFinds Marketing talks about the new LinkedIn video service and how your business can participate. Lisa Diggs shares Michigan-made products for Christmas from her BuyMichiganNow website. Fred Brown, an infectious disease expert, updates the latest healthcare news about COVID vaccines and when they will

By |2020-12-06T18:43:33-05:00December 6th, 2020|Podcasts|

ITC Brightens Holidays Spirits By Decorating I-96 Transmission Tower With Xmas Lights

NOVI - ITC Michigan, which owns and operates the high-voltage electricity grid in most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, has once again lit up one of its 150-foot tall transmission towers in Novi with colorful holiday decorations. The transmission tower is decorated with approximately one-third mile of rope lights (17,700 bulbs). The display includes a 10-

COVID-19 Update: Post Thanksgiving Pandemic Surge Just Before Xmas

ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown, who works with nations and states as an unpaid epidemiologst, warns that a surge of COVID-19 will probably be manifested by Thanksgiving gatherings, just in time for the late December holidays. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of

By |2020-12-05T18:28:40-05:00December 5th, 2020|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, mitechtv|

New WIN Report: Employment Opportunities On The Rise In Q3 2020

DETROIT—In a year of coronavirus crisis and record unemployment, positive signs are being seen in the Detroit area, according to the just-released third quarter 2020 labor market report from the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan. The report contains 522,530 job postings over the three months, 36,204 more job postings than the second quarter of

By |2020-12-05T18:28:54-05:00December 4th, 2020|ESD, Featured|

Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative To Provide $10 Million Grants For COVID Recovery

LANSING—The Michigan Strategic Fund board has approved a $10 million grant program to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative will utilize federal CARES Act funding to award grants of up to $15,000 to more than 650 small businesses across Michigan.

By |2020-12-04T18:24:32-05:00December 4th, 2020|Business, Politics, Politics/Government|

What’s The Outlook For FinTech In 2021?

ANN ARBOR - Jason Raznick, the CEO of FinTech financial service Benzinga, talks about what has happened in FinTech in 2020 and his outlook for FinTech in 2021 - Spoiler alert - Mergers and Acquisitions. What Is Benzinga.com? Benzinga is a content ecosystem that makes information easier to consume. Our mission is to connect the world

By |2020-12-04T15:57:46-05:00December 4th, 2020|Blockchain, IoT, mitechtv|

Michigan-Based C3 Industries Raises $45 Million – Expands Into Missouri, And Massachusetts

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries, a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis company based in Ann Arbor, closed a $45 million funding round late last month that will help the company expand from Oregon and Michigan into Massachusetts and Missouri. The cannabis company co-founded by two University of Michigan graduates said the investment will also help with

By |2020-12-03T09:45:10-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

U-M Economists See US Growth Slowing Until COVID Vaccine Broadly Available

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan economists expect a rebound in economic activity, falling unemployment and life returning to “close-to-normal” by the end of next year in the United States as the nation and world recover from the pandemic. Gabriel Ehrlich Still, the researchers say, the ride out of the COVID-19-induced recession affords them far

By |2020-11-30T12:42:15-05:00November 30th, 2020|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|