ROYAL OAK - AccelerateKID is an organization that educates young kids on subjects related to STEAM, while offering summer camps, classes, and clubs every month at locations in Wixom and Madison Heights, not to mention partners all around metro Detroit that offers workshops. Founder Thanh Tran provides all the details in this segment of M2
ROYAL OAK - The Tenth anniversary of the BuyMichiganNow Festival is set for Aug. 3-5 in downtown Northville, and Founder Lisa Diggs shares all the details on this segment of M2 TechCast. This family-friendly event includes tasty treats, street vendors, live music, and children’s activities, all highlighting Michigan-based businesses and Michigan-made products. Lisa is revitalizing
ROYAL OAK - Canopy is building tools to help you talk about health questions that drive during your last days of life. The company was co-founded by Elisabeth Michel, Co-Founder, who is interviewed by Tember Shea, Director of Inforum’s InGAGE second-stage female mentoring program. About Canopy: If you had to make end-of-life decisions for your
DETROIT - FinTech Consortium Tuesday announced it will open Detroit FinTech Bay, its flagship North American FinTech hub and incubator, located in a renovated former bank building in the heart of Detroit’s central business district. Rick Frisbie has been named chairman of its North American operations. Frisbie is the former chairman of RobustWealth, a FinTech
TROY – HBPO, the auto industry’s largest global supplier of front-end modules, plans to add an assembly plant in Michigan and more than double employment in North America due in part to a growing demand from electric- and autonomous-vehicle manufacturers. In the last three years alone, HBPO has opened four new N.A. assembly plants and
DETROIT - Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is now accepting applications for startups to win up to $1 Million in Cash and prizes. This year the pitch competition unveils a new format to help company better connect. Investors and Companies must register to apply by Aug. 15. Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, a program of ID Ventures,
ROYAL OAK - David Weaver and Doron York of Great Lakes Angels will discuss a new angel fund. James Carpp, Director of Consulting at Rehmann, will discuss how new acquisition Trivalent Group has been ranked as one of the top 100 MSPs in the world. Richard Stiennon will update all the cybersecurity threats that will
GRANDVILLE - Trivalent Group - recently acquired by Rehmann - ranks among the world’s 501 most strategic and innovative managed service providers, according to Channel Futures 11th-annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings - the eighth consecutive year that Trivalent Group has been in the top 100 global MSPs. The MSP 501 is the first, largest
DETROIT - Detroit ranked second in a list of top cities where companies plan to staff up their tech teams. A survey by Robert Half Technology shows 76 percent of Detroit tech hiring managers said they are expanding their teams. Some 83 percent said they are seeing more tech workers moving to Detroit to take
ANN ARBOR - The Toyota Research Institute is contributing $75,000 to the American Center for Mobility analysis of automated vehicles’ impact on driving-related jobs. ACM’s study, "Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles," is being conducted by Michigan State University in collaboration with Texas A&M Transportation Institute. TRI joins other companies in supporting this important research.
