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.
DETROIT – If you’re a entrepreneur, dreamer or innovator in metro Detroit, you only have until July 13 to apply for the 2018 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest and get a crack at the $50,000 prize. The contest is presented by Bedrock and the prize money comes from Comerica Bank. Entrepreneurs with a retail concept looking
ROYAL OAK - Diva Tech Talk remains very active in the region, including participation in the TechStars Detroit Startup Week in late June. On June 20, Diva Tech Talk co-host Kathleen Norton Schock moderated a panel of female entrepreneurs. Kathleen also talks about the latest doing with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology including
ROYAL OAK - How can you transform your company’s data into powerful visuals for employees to help them get tasks done better and faster, which, in turn, adds more value to your company? Red Level Software Developer Nick Kirk explains how in this M2 TechCast interview. Kirk said the trick is to use Microsoft Power
DETROIT - Tonya Matthews, president and CEO of the Michigan Science Center, has left the downtown Detroit STEM-hub to pursue other opportunities in the STEM community. Matthews was the facility’s first full-time CEO. Her departure is effective immediately and current COO, John Anderson has become acting CEO on an interim basis while the board of
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids is one of three cities nationally to be selected for a pilot program from Ford Motor Co. aimed at addressing the transportation needs of today and in the future. In selecting Grand Rapids along with Miami and Pittsburgh, the Dearborn-based automotive company hopes to engage residents and the business community in determining
GRAND HAVEN — JSJ Corp. has invested $3 million in a startup company that wants to commercialize a device designed to reduce infections acquired in hospitals and other settings. UV Partners Inc.’s UVAngel disinfects surfaces using safe, low doses of ultraviolet light. The device mounts atop surfaces such as computer keyboards, touchscreens and equipment. The system’s sensors
ROYAL OAK - Imagine wiring 600 buildings with high-speed fiber. Imagine no more. Southfield-based 123Net has reached that milestone through more than 3,500 fiber miles in Michigan. Director of Network Development Chuck Irvin and Marketing Director Ihor Diachenko join M2 TechCast to talk about what’s happening at 123Net, which also specializes in Fixed Wireless, Data Centers,
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews will be rolling out a streaming Internet video service later this summer we’re calling MITechNews.TV. It will feature live interviews with newsmakers around the state and country on tech topics and news for entrepreneurs. When the live portion of the show is over, the interviews will be available on demand from
