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.

Genesee County High School Students Can Earn Free Associate Degree At Baker College

FLINT - Genesee County students who commit to an additional year of high school can earn substantial college credit – up to 60 credit hours and even an associate degree – at no cost at Baker College in Flint. Programs available are computer programming, business administration, photonics and laser technology, automotive services technology, computer numerical

By |2016-09-15T14:22:10-04:00September 15th, 2016|Featured, New Products / Contracts, News|

Michigan Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Total Employment Down

LANSING - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in August from July at 4.5 percent, but the state saw both its total labor force and number of people working fall in August. Governor Rick Snyder still praised the news, saying Michigan's jobless rate is below the national August unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. "As

By |2016-09-15T14:00:26-04:00September 15th, 2016|News, Politics|

CloudTech1 Named To Top Progressive Cloud Service Provider Top 100 List

ROCHESTER HILLS - CloudTech1 CEO Rick Beckers and his team have been named by Penton Technology and Talkin’ Cloud as a top 100 Progressive Cloud Service Provider in the World. Managed service provider CloudTech1 joins data center Liquid Web as the only two Michigan companies to be named to the list. The two companies have

By |2016-09-14T14:56:25-04:00September 13th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Factory Automation Equipment Maker Koops Launches $4.9 Million Holland Expansion

HOLLAND - Factory automation equipment maker Koops Inc. broke ground on a new 40,000-square-foot plant expansion that will nearly double automation production capacity. The $4.9 million expansion to its current plant in Holland, along the Lake Michigan shore, is in response to growing global demand for automation equipment that is expected to hit $200 billion

By |2016-09-13T20:41:44-04:00September 13th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Reusable Building Materials Focus Of Sustainable Business Forum Sept. 22 Meeting

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and GreenHome Institute are hosting a joint open house at the Odom Reusable Building Materials Grand Rapids location to provide an opportunity for its respective memberships and other interested parties to network and learn about renewable building materials. Odom is a full service salvage, deconstruction and retail building

By |2016-09-13T20:24:46-04:00September 13th, 2016|Clean Update|

TEDxDetroit Announces Speaker Lineup For Mega Entrepreneurial Event Oct. 6

DETROIT - TEDxDetroit has named its list of local influencers, event organizers and innovators to kick off the day-long conference Oct. 6 at Detroit historic Fox Theatre – and they include History Channel’s Mobsteel Cast Member Adam Genei; HistoSonics Inc. President and CEO of Christine Gibbons and more. The question asked of the hundreds of

By |2016-09-13T19:01:49-04:00September 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

MPSC Report: Michigan’s Net Metering Program Grows 20 Percent In 2015

LANSING - Michigan’s net metering and solar program increased 20 percent in 2015 from the year before, reports a new study released Monday by the Michigan Public Service Commission Monday. Under a net metering program, when customers produce electric energy in excess of their needs, power is provided back to the serving utility, permitting the

By |2016-09-12T20:55:01-04:00September 12th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

M2 TechCast: MISBDC’s Brophy Kicks Off New Entrepreneurial Segment With Mackinac Technology Company

ROYAL OAK - Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, kicks off his new segment on M2 TechCast interviews John Slagter, President of The Mackinac Technology Company of Grand Rapids, whose company has developed a new product that would attach to windows to reduce heat loss in the winter and air

By |2016-09-11T22:15:32-04:00September 11th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

CloudTech1 Sept. 21 Free Lunch And Learn: Network Security

ROCHESTER HILLS – Join CloudTech1 University at its Education Center on September 21st at 11am to enjoy some food, to have some fun and learn about Network Security, a strategy no business can afford to ignore. CloudTech1 University has become an ideal place to learn cloud basics and ask questions about the security of your

By |2016-09-09T17:14:53-04:00September 9th, 2016|Cyber Defense, News|

M2 TechCast Monday Sept. 12: MCWT Update, Red Level Security Update, CloudTech1 Network Security Event

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Sept. 12, Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center interviews Tim Smock of Test 4 Time, Kathleen Norton-Schock will talk about lots of news coming out of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology as well as interview Kim Cross, founder of Philanthropy Services.

By |2016-09-12T19:51:28-04:00September 9th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|