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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.

Michigan’s Top Cybersecurity Official Highlights State’s Practices To U.S. Senate Committee

WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan’s Chief Security Officer Chris DeRusha shared how the Great Lakes State collaborates with public and private sectors on cybersecurity to keep citizens’ data safe in a daunting digital environment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs today.  DeRusha talked about the many facets of the state’s cyber defenses and described the close collaboration between the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the Michigan State Police, and

By |2020-02-11T16:47:01-05:00February 11th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|
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Report: Michigan Expected To Continue Growing Slower Than Nation

LANSING—Michigan’s largest employers anticipate the state’s economic growth will continue to lag that of the United States though they are generally more optimistic about both the state and national economies in 2020 than earlier in 2019. “The business leaders for Michigan’s largest companies continue to believe Michigan’s economy is more likely to grow slower than

By |2020-02-10T09:30:04-05:00February 10th, 2020|Featured, News|
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MCWT Scholarship, Green Wolverines, Iowa Caucus App, Industry 4.0 Accelerator

ROYAL OAK - On MITech TV Monday Feb. 10, Jane Sydlowski, MCWT outgoing 2019 MCWT president, will provide details on a new MCWT scholarship fund for women. Dan Lohrmann will explore the question What Will We Learn from the Iowa Caucus App Fiasco? Adam Rosenberg, Executive Director of Green Wolverine, will announce a new educational

By |2024-04-04T14:18:51-04:00February 10th, 2020|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Michigan Angels Closes $2 Million Investment Fund 4

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Angels closed a $2 million Angel 4 Fund on December 31 from 49 investors. Manager Skip Simms said five investments were made from that fund, with five more planned over the next 18 months. Those five investments include: Akadeum Life Sciences (Ann Arbor) SkySpecs (Ann Arbor) Ripple Scientific (Ann Arbor) Facility

By |2020-02-10T09:02:57-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Birmingham Angels Invests $518,000 In Startups In Late 2019

BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham Angels, part of CitySide Ventures, invested $518,000 in startups from September to December 2019. Among the companies, the group is invested in Commando Lock, REZA, Cask & Kettle, Adlore Inc, FanLabel and Club Caddie and few others that are in the process.  “We are noticing a significant increase in the level of

By |2020-02-10T08:23:09-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Monroe Street Fair Founder Launches Michigan Cannabis Tourism & Hospitality VIP Group

ANN ARBOR - Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s installment is scheduled for Saturday April 4 and will

By |2020-02-08T15:18:37-05:00February 6th, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|
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New U.S. Patent Awarded To Michigan Duo That Develops Cutting Edge AI Technology

EAST LANSING - Two Supported Intelligence alums recently were awarded a U.S. Patent for a cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technology. The patent went to Jeff Johnson and Neal Anderson. Supported Intelligence develops consumer-friendly AI applications. Their new patent, number 10,546,248, is entitled “System and Method for Defining and Calibrating a Sequential Decision Problem Using Historical

By |2020-02-08T15:19:47-05:00February 5th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|
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Mechanical And Electrical Engineering, Computer science Tops Co-Op Students Survey

LIVONIA—The American Society of Employers, Michigan’s largest employer association, has released its “2020 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey." The survey of 121 companies provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op students and recent college graduates. The top five in-state institutions the responding

By |2020-02-05T12:02:31-05:00February 5th, 2020|ESD, Featured|
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STEAM Education, STEAM Network, Cannabis Outlook, Security Yearbook

ROYAL OAK - Heidi Raubenolt, Executive Director of Mercy Education Project, provides details on a $100,000 grant from Verizon For STEAM education for women in Detroit. Kate O’Hara will announce the STEAM Network for Entrepreneurs. Jamie Lowell from JazzCabbage Cafe will predict the top Cannabis news for 2020. Richard Stiennon will bring copes of his

By |2024-04-04T14:18:52-04:00February 2nd, 2020|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Boyne City Company Builds Metal Recycling Test Center

BOYNE CITY—Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot application testing center for customers who are interested in the recovery or separation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in recycling-related industries. The lab, located in Fort Wayne, Ind., is slated for completion in the spring of 2020 and will operate as a satellite location

By |2020-02-02T20:19:52-05:00February 2nd, 2020|ESD|
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