ROYAL OAK - There’s a new Internet video service coming to Michigan in April called TalkingCarz.Com. It’s focus is on providing auto dealers with much higher visibility on the Internet and social media, where the vast majority of auto buyers start the car and truck shopping process. Founder Steve Tomaszewski said his service is the
ANN ARBOR - An issue that has long plagued renewable energy facilities is how to efficiently store energy collected from sun or wind. Now, University of Michigan and University of Utah chemists have developed an energy-storing molecule that is 1,000 times more stable than current compounds, potentially leading to a longer-lived, more efficient battery. The
HOUGHTON - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has approved a 15-year extension in funding for the Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation SmartZone, a nonprofit business and technology incubator comprising the cities of Houghton and Hancock. The new authorization extends support of the MTEC SmartZone to 2032. Part of the requirement for an extension was to create
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Comcast and Google Monday announced a deal that will launch the YouTube app on Xfinity X1 across the country later this year. X1 customers will be able to easily browse and seamlessly access over the Internet the entire YouTube catalog of billions of videos alongside the live, on demand, DVR and web
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is hosting the 2017 GreenLight Business Model Competition on March 29 offering finalists a chance to win a total of $100,000 in cash prizes. The GreenLight Michigan Business Model Competition is an early-stage pitch competition that brings together entrepreneurs and small business supporters from all over Michigan. Competition finalists will
WIXOM - Worksighted has opened a new office in Wixom to better serve its rapidly growing client base in Southeast Michigan. Worksighted provides managed IT services and professional IT services to companies throughout Michigan with specialties in manufacturing, healthcare and services industries. The company is looking to recruit six new employees this year. The 3,000
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Feb. 27, Vinnie Nowaczyk General Sales Manager for Zeigler Auto Group in Grandville will talk about the difference in selling cars in Michigan vs other states. Kathleen Norton-Schoçk will talk about the latest interviews on Diva Tech Talk and news from MCWT. Bamboo Detroit Co-Founder Amanda Lewan will
PLYMOUTH - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has been awarded $1.2 million over two years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program for a pilot program to accelerate applied research/development, manufacturing and technology transition to the market of lightweight metals. The announcement was made by Michael Coast, President of
ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, MichBio will host a networking breakfast and moderated discussion at the Kensington Hotel on State Street in Ann Arbor with acclaimed networking guru Kelly Hoey, whose recent book BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK helps readers build and activate powerful networks to achieve both their long and short-term goals. Hoey is a
DETROIT - Rocket Fiber and Verizon Wireless announced Thursday they are testing a new Wi-Fi system in the Ford Field main bowl that they say will quadruple user capacity. Rocket Fiber, a Detroit-based high-speed internet provider, equipped the stadium with 10-gig internet bandwidth that will allow more users to fully use social media platforms like
