ROYAL OAK - On M2 Techcast Monday Nov. 5, at 2 pm Bob Lyscas from the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will talk about manufacturing courses offered by the Center. At 2:15 pm Mike Balatzis, the Red Level Microsoft Solutions Manager, will discuss Digital Transformation. At 2:30 pm Dan Lohrmann, a cybersecurity expert, will discuss whether voting machines
GRAND RAPIDS - Jim VanderMey, Chief Innovation Officer at OST, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the Health Information Technology Commission. VanderMey will serve a four-year term, which expires Aug. 3, 2022. VanderMey has provided technical leadership and product strategic planning for OST since co-founding the firm in 1997. He brings more than
DETROIT - Wayne State University business students will head to Detroit’s iconic Guardian Building on Nov. 2 to vie for $1,750 in scholarship money as they compete in the fourth annual Mike Ilitch School of Business Elevator Pitch Competition. The students have a roughly 80-second ride on an actual elevator to summarize who they are,
DETROIT - NextEnergy is hosting a panel discussion and webinar noon Dec. 11 for anyone wanting to learn more about the the PlanetM Startup Grants. The grants provide access to $1.3 million in funding for global mobility startups to test, validate and prove out new technologies with the goal of making transportation easier, safer and
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Chamber announced its EPIC Award winners this week that salute Entrepreneurial, Progressive, Innovative and Collaborative contributors in West Michigan. Each award category recognizes those who are leading in growth and innovation, strengthening our business community, enabling collaboration and connections, and accomplishing incredible endeavors with their focus on the future.
DETROIT - Students from Cadillac High School on Oct. 29 were crowned champion of Gov. Rick Snyder’s High School Cyber Challenge after defeating 201 other teams that competed in the third year of the competition. The finals were held during the seventh North American International Cyber Summit that brought together more than 850 participants to
EAST LANSING - If passed on November 6, Proposal 18-1 that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana would generate between $81 million and $175 million in additional sales and excise tax revenues in 2023, which is when the market would likely reach maturity. While tax collections on recreational marijuana would increase by at least
NEW YORK – The much-hyped Bakkt, the brainchild of the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, called the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will launch its Bitcoin futures platform in December, according to a document released this week. Bakkt is a new cryptocurrency platform proposed by Jeff Sprecher, the founder, chairman, and CEO of ICE.
DETROIT — Business Leaders for Michigan has set its 2018 Michigan CEO Summit for Thursday, Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cobo Center in Detroit. The event features an opening keynote from Patti Poppe, president and CEO of Jackson-based utility CMS Energy, and panel discussions on healthcare, user experience and family business.
LANSING — Black Pine Engineering, a manufacturer of advanced compressor engines, has been accepted into the Proto Accelerator phyiscal product program run by the capital region’s economic development agency, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership. Black Pine will receive investment and comprehensive business guidance through the Proto program. Zack Hoyle, CEO of Black Pine, says Proto’s
