ROYAL OAK - Amy Babinchak, the owner of Harbor Computer Services, Third Tier and SellMyMSP, didn’t plan on making IT her career. She switched her college major to computers. But when she went for her first computer certifications, she didn’t have the money to pay for the exams. Her aunt came to the rescue and
ROYAL OAK - Rajiv Das, Michigan’s chief information security officer (CISO), provides the highlights of the sixth North American International Cyber Summit 2017 hosted Oct. 30 by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. The event at Cobo Center drew nearly a thousand people to downtown Detroit, including experts from across the globe to address a variety of
ROYAL OAK - Bamboo Detroit Co-Founder and CEO Amanda Lewan will talk about a new report that shows at her co-working space women are embracing entrepreneurship and a quarter of her members gross $500,000 plus a year. Lawrence Technological University Professor Hsiao-Ping Moore will explain a recent grant to increase diversity among STEAM majors. Tember
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Foundation has hired Ashley Van Ek-Ten Brink as its new executive director. “On behalf of those business leaders who serve as board members, allow me to say we are all excited to welcome Ashley as the new executive director. She is the right person with the right talents to
LANSING - Nov. 15 is the deadline to apply for the 2018 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards that will be awarded next May at a gala held at the Lansing Center. You may nominate a company for the following categories: Michigan 50 Companies To Watch Michigan 50 Alumni Awards Small Business Innovation Award. The 2018 Michigan Celebrates
WASHINGTON DC – Left out of the House Republican draft tax legislation last week was the Electric Drive Vehicle Credit and Michigan Senator Gary Peters wants to get it restored. On Thursday, Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, urging the committee to preserve the
LANSING - LAFCU’s investment in Autobooks, a Detroit-based financial technology company, has paved the way for LAFCU members to be the first in mid-Michigan to benefit from innovative software that helps business owners manage funds. “Technology is accelerating efficiencies in the financial sector, and we want to be on the forefront of providing these efficiencies
DETROIT - On Nov. 15, Wayne State University will launch the Wayne Innovation Hub to coordinate and enhance its program for entrepreneurship education, technology commercialization, and community partnerships, and to enhance the university’s overall culture of innovation. The Wayne Innovation Hub is an element of the university’s five-year strategic plan, Distinctively Wayne State, which identified
ANN ARBOR - An $8 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation will expand opportunities for students and faculty from the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics in the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts to study fundamental questions in particle physics and the evolution of our universe. In recognition of the gift,
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury is going paperless and launching an E-lien recording process option for the state’s 83 counties. Through a partnership with Simplifile, all Michigan counties will be able to electronically receive a majority of state tax lien filings, lien releases and reinstatements online. Treasury will begin submitting documents electronically in
