LANSING - A combination of steep reductions in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's corporate revenues and a major cut to its business attraction support from the Legislature mean the MEDC will be slashing jobs as the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches in October. One of the sources of corporate revenue shortfall was attributed, in a statement
LANSING - The sudden momentum for the Michigan House to pass a revised plan to raise $1.2 billion for roads, half through new revenue, half through cutting spending from other programs, has spurred optimism the Republican-led House could pass the plan this week, but it also appears certain Republicans will have to scrounge up some
ANN ARBOR - Join Maker Works for Fix-It Friday, where members of our community bring in their damaged or broken items and fixers examine and try to repair them. Maker Works had a spectacular turnout at the past few Fix-It Fridays, and the event has gained more attention. If you enjoy taking things apart and
DETROIT - What happens when you have four world-class accelerators in one location? Demo Day turns into Demo Week. On September 9 to 11, Detroit Venture Partners,Techstars Mobility, Coolhouse Labs, and DesaiAcceleratorwill collaborate to host Demo Week. Each organizationhasattracted companies from across the globe to join anintensive program designed to give them thefoundation togrow and
ANN ARBOR - Maker Works will offer the next Makerspace Operations Bootcamp October 12-16. This 5-day deep dive puts you in the middle of an established makerspace and using the tools for running a sustainable makerspace. This course will be valuable to anyone who will be operating a makerspace, whether for-profit or non-profit, or within
OKEMOS - TechSmith, a screen capture and screen recording software developer, announced the launch of TechSmith Loop, new video review technology that uses the power of side-by-side video analysis to improve performance. Available on Windows 10, Surface tablets and the new Microsoft Surface Hub - itself an advanced technology for enterprises - TechSmith says the
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience Inc., the Wayne State University TechTown research company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of AdeptBio LLC, a Memphis, Tenn.-based company that procures human tissue specimens. Terms were not announced. Said Peter Ferrigno, CCO of Asterand Bioscience: "Together, we will strengthen our partnership with the pharmaceutical and diagnostic community, providing unparalleled quality samples,
GRAND RAPIDS - Mobile commerce is on the rise. According to a recent digital commerce survey by Gartner, mobile commerce currently makes up 22 percent of digital commerce revenue. Forrester analysts predict mobile commerce sales will reach $293 billion in 2018. While growth of mCommerce seems inevitable, finding the perfect mCommerce partner to help you
DETROIT - Welcome to Michipreneur.Com's new website, a new platform for entrepreneurs. Whether you're a freelancer, an artist, a tech entrepreneur or an investor, we hope this new platform better connects you to activities and information in your great state. We've opened up the site to be a community driven site. You can now submit
DETROIT - The Internet Advisor radio show on Aug. 8 launched a new website look-and-feel that producer and co-host Foster Braun says stepped his show forward into the 21stCentury with a double whammy. During the taping of its weekly podcast and live broadcast on WJR-AM Detroit, the longest running locally produced computer show in