DETROIT - Backstage Detroit, a three-month program designed to give underrepresented founders the support they need to reach the next critical milestone, is hosting its kick off party March 13 at the Lear Innovation center. Backstage, a national program, focuses on funding women and minorities. Companies participating in the Backstage Accelerator will receive $100,000 checks
ROYAL OAK - A 3000 square foot collaboration hub for the local software community is coming to downtown Detroit. Jacob Evan Smith, Partnership Manager from Altimetrik, explains. THC123 has more than 4,000 Marijuana business workers in its database. President Anthony Sabetalla shares details. AccelerateKID hopes to provide coding training to 75 high school students during IoT TechConnect
ANN ARBOR – Wild bees are indispensable pollinators, supporting both agricultural productivity and the diversity of flowering plants worldwide. But wild bees are experiencing widespread declines resulting from multiple interacting factors. A new University of Michigan-led study suggests that the effects of one of those factors—urbanization—may have been underestimated. The team found that the sex
PHILADELPHIA - Comcast has acquired cybersecurity firm BluVector for an undisclosed amount. BluVector has developed an AI/machine learning-enabled cybersecurity detection, visibility, and containment system for network security applications. With the deal, CMCSA is not only acquiring security technology for its internal operations but also intends to support BluVector's continuing business offerings. Target Company Arlington, Virginia-based BluVector was
DETROIT – The Connected and Autonomous Vehicle track at IoT TechConnect has been announced, a who’s who of emerging driverless vehicle market experts. They include: Kirk Steudle, former Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, and now Executive Vice President of Econolite, a company that managed traffic signals and develops other smart cities technologies. Jeremy
LANSING – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) recently honored firms for engineering and surveying excellence during the association’s annual Engineering and Surveying Excellence Awards ceremony. On March 2, design professionals and guests gathered at Sound Board in MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit to recognize outstanding Michigan engineering and surveying projects from the
PLYMOUTH — The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors. They are: Patrick Curry, president and partner of Fullerton Tool Co. Inc., a Saginaw-based supplier of carbide cutting tools, and president and owner of Endurance Carbide a carbide cutting tool supplier also based in Saginaw. Peter
DETROIT – Grand Rapids-based Grand Angels, one of the state’s most prominent angel investor groups, has launched Woodward Angels, a new angel investor group in Detroit. Woodward Angels is launching as an affiliate of Grand Angels Holding Co. LLC, the holding company for Grand Angels, and the Michigan Capital Network, which includes both Grand Angels
PLYMOUTH — Game developer Stardock Corp. announced a new PC strategy game today. Siege of Centauri, a new take on the tower defense genre, is set in the universe of Stardock’s space strategy game, Ashes of the Singularity. As the commander of the defense of Earth’s first colony, players must determine the best strategy to
DETROIT - To celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, the Michigan Science Center will offer free general admission on March 17 from 12 - 5 p.m., courtesy Ford Motor Company Fund. The event will honor the extraordinary contributions of women in STEM. “As we recognize the many valuable contributions that women have made
