HOLLAND - For the first time since 2011, fewer than half of West Michigan companies surveyed will be increase their information technology staffs during the next six months. This news comes from Paragon Recruiting in its semi-annual survey of IT staff hiring. The government and education sector showed the largest drop in expected hiring, from 53 percent for
ROYAL OAK - Automation Alley COO Tom Kelly, fresh from the Hanover, Germany, trade fair, talks about how manufacturing is coming back, but in a smarter way. Skilled trades, factory automation, are creating a new type of manufacturing employee. Kelly also talks about some upcoming trade missions, including a fall trip to Cuba. The delegation
ROYAL OAK - The winner of NextChallenge: Smart Cities will be awarded up to $80,000 in grant funding from Wells Fargo to demonstrate and validate their solution at the NextEnergy Center in Detroit, or an applicable site that meets the needs of the selected solution. An additional combined total of $20,000 will be awarded to
ROYAL OAK - What types of software are most and least likely to be considered patentable? Intellectual Property attorney Keith Schonberger, with the Young Basile law firm, explains the difference in this segment of M2 TechCast. He said some recent court cases have shaped this distinction. In a February report on M2 TechCast, Schonberger talked
ROYAL OAK - On June 20, David King, CEO of Red Level will join co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush, will discuss his company's new ad campaign, "Are You Future Ready." Also on the show will be cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon who will examine BREXIT - If Great Britain votes to leave the
ROYAL OAK - Motor City Connect will hold its next lunch meet-up June 28 at bd’s Mongolian Grill. Stop by and meet Founder Terry Bean who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of MCC, meet a lot of tech movers-and-shakers and eat some tasty stir-fry. bd’s Mongolian Grill is at 430 S. Main St., Royal Oak,
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center is hosting Ford Fun Free Days, offering four free general admission days over the next year as well as supporting the STEMinista Project as a Genius Level sponsor. “A good education focused on technical skills is essential for future innovation in business and increased prosperity for our communities,” said
ANN ARBOR - Merit is presenting a webinar on June 23 with Duo Security that will explain how to frustrate the bad guys trying to access your information. The webinar runs from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. This webinar will explain: What kinds of devices have access and how to tier access How to lock down
ANN ARBOR - For the second time, scientists have observed gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the merger of black holes. The observation confirms physicists' original gravitational wave discovery, which was announced in February. "This second detection confirms that the original discovery of gravitational waves was no fluke. The future
BAY CITY - On June 29, some high-growth businesses in the agricultural field will present technologies during an Ag Tech Forum at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bay City . The event is hosted by MidMichigan Innovation Center and the BlueWater Angels. Investors and entrepreneurs are invited to attend and hear presentations by Ag technology ventures that are
