LANSING – With this year’s income tax season coming to a close on Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury urges Michiganders to be vigilant as cybercriminals use new and old tricks to take advantage of taxpayers. For the 2015 tax year, over 33,000 returns were stopped, preventing more than $70 million in potentially fraudulent refunds
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday April 17, Online Tech CEO Yan Ness will announce a new merger, Red Level’s Mark Dreyer Sr. will review the session he is conducting at this week’s Microsoft Cyber Security Summit, Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will discuss federal funding for cyber in Trump’s infrastructure plan, and finally LTU’s Selin
EAST LANSING - If you are a Michigan startup looking for mentoring and money to build your dream company you need to check out the Conquer Accelerator program at Michigan State University. The program just announced its second summer cohort of five teams, each of which will receive $20,000 in seed capital. Designed to help
ANN ARBOR - Two University of Michigan faculty members—one who specializes in judgment and decision behavior, and another interested in the development of ulcers and gastric cancer—have been selected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The prestigious society, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields, elected Frank
DETROIT - Digerati Girls Founder Monica Wheat was at the first anniversary celebration of the STEMinista program at the Michigan Science Center - an innovative educational effort to promote careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to middle school girls. Wheat serves as a mentor and coach for the STEMinista program and coordinates joint activities
GRAND RAPIDS - Open Systems Technologies has been named a 2017 Tech Elite 250 company by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company. OST, which has received this recognition for eight consecutive years, is one of 250 companies to be recognized nationally, and one of only nine in Michigan. Tech Elite 250 companies are an
LANSING – Michigan taxpayers who still have not filed their state income tax returns are encouraged to consider e-filing with returns due in less than a week, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, state income tax returns must be submitted by e-filing or postmarked through the U.S.
GRAND RAPIDS - Meredith Bronk, the president and CEO of Open Systems Technologies, talks about the future of technology in this Video News Update. The nearly $200 million company is positioning itself with manufacturers and distributors in the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace. To learn more, click on this image above.
ANN ARBOR - Maureen Miller Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, highlights the results of the just released MVCA 2017 Annual Report, which covers 2016's investment activities. Key highlights include: There were 141 active venture-backed startups in Michigan in 2016, which is a 48% increase in the last five years. 54 startups
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) Friday led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling for increased funding to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The letter specifically calls for Congress to appropriate funding for the safe development and testing of CAV
