DETROIT - Carolyn Cassin remembers Detroit in 2009 as most of us do: devastated. A business women who had successfully grown and led a company public, she learned everything about business from the city she saw now distraught and suffering. What could one woman do? She could help to spark a movement that now financially
LANSING - A dramatic search for what remains of a post-cataclysmic world is at the center of "North," currently being filmed in Detroit through August. The project is eligible to receive a $139,927 incentive from the Michigan Film Office. The eligible incentive amount is based on an anticipated spending of $399,791 along with the hiring
FLINT - Are you a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy? Maybe you're fascinated by the characters or drawn to the power of the Star Lord Infinity Orb? Andre Ray wants to bring you closer to the characters and stories through his start-up Grandeur Studios. Grandeur Studios specializes in making movie and video game replica
ANN ARBOR - Are you a Maker with a product you want to sell? Do you run a Maker space that has projects ready for commercialization? Then MITechNews.Com wants to hear from you. MITechNews.Com has the Maker MI section on its website http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?cid=3067and in its Friday eNewsletter. We want to use both as a central
DETROIT - In just two years, the ITInTheD.Com Live Internet radio show podcast has hit a major milestone - getting 10 million listens in just 103 episodes. What began as an outlet for two self-admitted geeks to record their ramblings has somehow become a two-hour podcast (www.itinthed.com) listened to by folks in all 50
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - We're at a critical juncture in media history, one that is redefining the landscape so quickly that we've obviously reached a tipping point. Usage of online media has become ubiquitous and necessary, and usage of traditional media advertising has become niche and optional. It used to be the other way around. A
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - At the rate we've seen digital advertising grow in 2014, and the rate Borrell Associates is forecasting for 2015, it may just be that the proverbial train has either left the station or is moving too fast for anybody else to hop aboard. Digital advertising at the local level will grow by
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has added a clause to its rules that specifies drones aren't allowed in or around the football stadium during games at the Big House. Diane Brown, a spokeswoman for the school's Division of Safety and Security, says the new rule for drones is as follows: "The possession and
LANSING - The most cost effective way to meet new federal power plant emissions standards is to use energy more efficiently, a report released Thursday said. The Institute for Energy Innovation said the value of moving to cogeneration of renewable power would depend largely on the cost of natural gas. The report, using the State
LANSING - Michigan House Republicans are working on a revised transportation funding plan that would include $600 million in new revenue and $600 million in cuts, with the hopes of holding a vote when the chamber meets next week, several sources told Gongwer News Service on Thursday. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said specifics