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Boost Your Business With A Customer Relationship Manager

Living under a rock won’t bring customers to your doorstep. The only way to attract the business you need is to get online, harness the digital age and make it work for you. Stop working against technology - it isn’t going anywhere. In fact, the digital revolution is rapidly evolving and growing, and you can

By |2019-10-07T07:51:56-04:00October 7th, 2019|Guest Columns|

TEDxDetroit Returns Nov. 6 At Masonic Temple – Tech, Entertainment, Design

DETROIT  –  TEDxDetroit is focused on the latest in the worlds of technology, entertainment and design – and sharing with strong ties to Detroit - a fresh batch of speakers and performers steal the show Nov. 6 at the Masonic Temple. “So many fantastic ideas got cut,” said Terry Bean, executive producer of TEDxDetroit and

By |2019-10-06T16:03:17-04:00October 6th, 2019|IT in the D, Social Media|

Predicting Market Crashes, Solving Inequality, Understanding Biology: LTU Speaker Talks Models

SOUTHFIELD—From Moneyball to hurricanes, from drug research to marketing e-mail blasts, models provide useful ways of looking at the world, predicting the future, and succeeding in our endeavors. But the world is increasingly complex, with huge amounts of data being generated every minute, and models can oversimplify. So how do you continue to use models

By |2019-10-06T15:33:08-04:00October 6th, 2019|ESD|

Top Ten Finalists Named In Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge

ANN ARBOR - Round 1 of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge has closed. The top 10 teams named this week now move on to Round 2 to be hosted during the North American International Cyber Summit Oct. 28 at the TCF Center.   The Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge is designed to test students' knowledge

By |2019-10-04T16:18:13-04:00October 4th, 2019|Cyber Defense|

Bookstore, Wine Shop, Skincare Line and Popular Food Pop-Ups Vying For $100,000 in Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest

DETROIT  – Detroiters have made their decision – and 27th Letter Books, Brix Wine and Charcuterie, ILERA Apothecary, Street Beet and The French Cow have all advanced to the final round of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. This is the first time in the contest’s nine year history that five businesses have been named as

By |2019-10-04T15:48:45-04:00October 4th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, News|

FinTech Consortium, Detroit FinTech Bay Launch Partnership With UM Finance Center

 DETROIT – Fintech Consortium and Detroit FinTech Bay have launched a partnership with the Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance at the University of Michigan to offer a global online certificate program in InfraTech that will be promoted through the Fintech Consortium’s hub locations in Detroit, Silicon Valley, Singapore and Bahrain. The Center is a cofounder

By |2019-10-04T15:41:55-04:00October 4th, 2019|Blockchain, New Products / Contracts|

123Net Connects With Switch Data Center In Grand Rapids

SOUTHFIELD  – 123.Net, Inc., Detroit’s premier network & voice services provider and host of the Detroit Internet Exchange,  announced that it is working with Switch to connect and offer new diverse connectivity with dual-fiber entrances into Switch’s Pyramid Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Switch customers now have the option to use 123Net’s connectivity resources at its Pyramid Campus in Grand

By |2019-10-03T15:04:12-04:00October 3rd, 2019|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Three Startups Win Hatching Business Pitch Competition In Lansing

LANSING—Empowerment, community and sustainability are embedded within the Lansing region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—values which were clearly visible during the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s Sept. 26 Hatching business pitch competition, where three entrepreneurs emerged victorious. Coming out on top was Power in Passion by Katy Kelly, a software platform designed to help citizens returning from incarceration find

By |2019-10-02T17:38:48-04:00October 2nd, 2019|Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|

Rocket Fiber Wins VMware Status

DETROIT—Rocket Fiber, a multi-gigabit internet service provider, today announced it has achieved VMware Cloud Verified status. The Cloud Verified badge signals to customers that Rocket Fiber offers a service running on top of the complete VMware Cloud infrastructure. Through Cloud Verified partner services, customers attain access to the full set of VMware Cloud Infrastructure capabilities

By |2019-10-02T17:34:18-04:00October 2nd, 2019|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Gov. Whitmer Eliminates Funding For Pure Michigan Ad Campaign

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used a line-item veto to strike out all of the money for the Pure Michigan advertising campaign, Gongwer News Service reported Monday night. The legislature delivered a $59.9 billion budget to the governor late last week. The governor on Monday announced she had signed the budgets but issued 147 line-item

By |2019-10-01T16:00:03-04:00October 1st, 2019|Politics, Politics/Government|