EAST LANSING—The Burgess New Venture Challenge (BNVC) has announced 15 finalists for its first annual venture competition at Michigan State University. BNVC finalists will pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges on Wednesday, April 17 at the Jackson and Christman Lounges of the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in East Lansing. Teams will compete for more than
DETROIT - Monica Wheat, Managing Director of Backstage Capital, has joined the judging panel for the Chinese-government backed InnoSTARS competition that concludes the day-long IoT Tech Connect Conference April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. The Detroit InnoSTARS quarter finals are open for applicants until April 15. Ten companies will be selected to pitch to
ROYAL OAK – Nezar Akeel, creator and Founder of MaxFit, explains his All-In-One gym product. He’s working with the Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator. Jim Carpp, CTO and Vice Chairman of Rehmann, announces a May 9 free cybersecurity conference in Troy. Dave King, CEO of Red Level Group, announces a digital equipment recycling day in
LANSING - Though insurance rates in Detroit have long been a target of reform proponents, nearly the entire state faces rates deemed unaffordable under federal standards, a report from the University of Michigan Poverty Solutions said. The U.S. Department of Treasury Insurance Office says insurance rates of more than 2 percent of median annual income for a
LANSING - Consumers would have to be notified within 45 days if their "sensitive personally identifying information" was stolen in a data breach, under two bills that moved out of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, letters continue to go out from one recent example of a data breach, a ransomware incident that
EAST LANSING—The Michigan State University College of Engineering announced the launch of its first two online master’s degree programs. The new online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering enable students in these disciplines to reap the benefits of an MSU engineering education without having to relocate to East
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan Recreational Sports department is joining numerous universities across the country in forming a competitive Esports program, schedule to be up and running for the Fall 2019 semester. Esports is a multiplayer video game competition played in a team format. Games are primarily played on PCs, and competitions can take place
DETROIT - Tina Benvenuti-Sullivanhas been named chief operating office for Franco public relations. She previously was senior vice president. Since joining Franco as an account manager in 2011, she has expanded the agency’s integrated communications capabilities to better serve Franco’s automotive, technology and consumer clients. Benvenuti-Sullivan works with organizations like the Steel Market Development Institute
DETROIT - Comerica Bank, in partnership with the Detroit Grand Prix, is surprising some lucky students at Cass Tech High School with a field trip to Belle Isle to get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience during Comerica Free Prix Day. The group of students from Cass Tech’s various STEM clubs, organizations and classes will receive the
SALINE - Akervall Technologies has been selected the 2019 “Michigan SBDC Best Small Business of the Year” by Michigan Celebrates Small Business, a small-business awards program. Michigan Small Business Development Center is managing partner of the program. Akervall will receive the prestigious award at MCSB’s 15th annual awards ceremony, Wednesday, May 8, in Lansing. MCSB will
