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.

Proday CEO Kunst Appointed To MSU Foundation Board Of Directors

LANSING - Proday CEO Sarah Kunst has been appointed to the board of directors at the Michigan State University Foundation. This newest addition to the organization’s Board reaffirms the MSU Foundation’s commitment to Michigan State University’s (MSU) continued leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation. Kunst, a Mt. Pleasant, Michigan native, graduated from MSU in 2008 with

Michigan Business Taxpayers Get New e-Services, Including Bulk e-File, Fast Payments

LANSING - Michigan’s business taxpayers now have e-services that include Bulk e-File for Sales, Use and Withholding taxes using approved tax preparation software. Michigan business taxpayers also can make fast payments for Corporate Income Tax, Michigan Business Tax and SUW taxes separate from filing a return. Last month, the state Treasury Department’s business taxes e-service

By |2017-07-17T20:32:31-04:00July 17th, 2017|News, Politics|

21st Century Intelligent Mobility And Its Impact On Future Mobility, Automobile

GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, State Director of the Michigan SBDC, interviewed Bhushan Kulkarni, Chairman of GDI Infotech and CEO of InfoReady Corp.  Both companies are located in Ann Arbor. Bhushan was also co-chair of BBM BizCon 2017, a conference that took place July 6 in Grand Rapids. This year’s conference was focused on 21st

By |2017-07-17T19:36:02-04:00July 17th, 2017|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Holloway Promoted To Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer ITC Holdings Corp.

NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. has promoted Gretchen Holloway to senior vice president and chief financial officer. She is responsible for the company's accounting, internal audit, treasury, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, risk management, and tax functions of the company. “Gretchen provides significant financial leadership to ITC, and in filling this key role she will

By |2017-07-16T21:52:02-04:00July 16th, 2017|New Products, New Products / Contracts, News|

MISci Center STEM Playground, Auto Tech Update, Women In Tech, Hybrid Cloud

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast July 17, Dr. Tonya Matthews CEO of the Michigan Science Center will talk about the new exhibit, STEM Playground and informal science learning. David Cole will update the auto tech scene. Kathleen Norton Schock will provide all the latest happenings for women in technology. And Nick Lumsden will announce

By |2017-07-14T11:34:55-04:00July 14th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Free Admission To IoT Tech Connect At Troy Marriott Ends July 31 – Sign Up Now

TROY - If you’d like to attend the IoT Tech Connect event free of charge, you need to sign up at the website by Aug. 1. After that date admission will be $19.95 to attend the event, Oct. 11-12 at the Troy Marriott. IoT Tech Connect is co-produced by CloudTech1.Com and MITechNews.Com. The show is

By |2017-07-14T11:12:29-04:00July 14th, 2017|Featured, STEAM|

Michigan Tax Revenues Up 16 Percent From A Year Ago

LANSING - Revenues from Michigan’s primary taxes jumped by nearly 16 percent in June compared to June 2016, netting the state $2.2 billion during the month, figures released Thursday by the Senate Fiscal Agency showed. Strong performance from the individual income tax, the sales tax and state business taxes helped drive the increase which totaled

By |2017-07-14T10:41:04-04:00July 14th, 2017|Politics|

Top U.S. Solar Car Team Goes Small To Win Big In 2017

ANN ARBOR—The sun-powered vehicle that the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Solar Car Team will race in a global contest this fall is the smallest and most aerodynamic that any U-M team has ever built. The long, skinny, single-fairing car is named Novum—Latin for “new thing.” For a week in October, a 17-member race crew will

By |2017-07-14T10:25:04-04:00July 14th, 2017|Clean Update|

LeakerLocker Ransomware Attacks Android Phones From Apps Downloaded From Play Store

SAN FRANCISCO - Security firm McAfee discovered the latest attack, called LeakerLocker, which affects Android phones through apps downloaded from the Google Play store. Most ransomware locks up your files or hard drive, but LeakerLocker takes your private data and browsing history and threatens to share it with the friends and family on your contact

By |2017-07-13T21:46:40-04:00July 13th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Co-Working Space Bamboo Detroit Adds Another Floor In Downtown Detroit

DETROIT - Blogger turned entrepreneur Amanda Lewan announced this week that she has signed a lease for the fourth floor of the Julian C. Madison Building in downtown Detroit to handle demand for her co-working space.  The new lease adds 3,000 square feet, bringing the capacity to near 10,000 square feet. Bamboo Detroit currently leases approximately 6,000

By |2017-07-13T19:23:50-04:00July 13th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|