LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Wednesday swiftly passed a bill that would eliminate a 2017 sunset on funding for the film incentive program as well as revise caps starting in 2015. The bill, SB 1103 , heard testimony in the Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday morning, largely in support of its provisions. The
ADRIAN ? When Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Tuesday that authorized local stock exchanges for Michigan securities that will be used in Crowdfunding deals, Michigan took another step towards a totally new way of funding start-ups. The Michigan Investment Markets legislation introduced by Rep Nancy Jenkins as a compliment to the Michigan Invests Locally
BIRMINGHAM ? BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti, the featured speaker next month at The Adcraft Club of Detroit, will tell his story on how he launched the company that tracks viral content and make things people want to share. ?We?re proud to continually offer our members access to some of the world?s leading thinkers and doers,?
DEARBORN - The Detroit Chapter of ISACA is hosting a Cybersecurity Fundamentals Workshop in November to provide insight into the importance of cybersecurity, and the integral role of cybersecurity. The protection of information is a critical function for all enterprises. Cybersecurity is a growing and rapidly changing field, and it is crucial that the central
ANN ARBOR ? If you weren?t able to attend the standing-room-only Ignite UX Michigan presentation night in Ann Arbor this week, we?ve got you covered with videos from most of the user experience presentations. Ignite UX Michigan was held at Conor O?Neill?s in Ann Arbor, in the Celtic Room. Not an extra chair was to
ANN ARBOR - Rising prices are hurting customer satisfaction with everyday household items, including food, soft drinks and beer, cleaning products, athletic shoes and apparel, a new survey contends. "It's never good news when customer satisfaction drops across the board," says Claes Fornell, Chairman and founder of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).. "Since most
ANN ARBOR - Duo Security announced its FIDO Ready products now support the Fast IDentity Online FIDO Universal Second Factor specifications. Duo Security joins Google, Yubico and other members of the FIDO Alliance to launch this phishing-resistant authentication method to consumers and organizations. The goal of this new authentication standard is to further simplify and
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Susan Pollack has been named a senior account manager at AutoCom Associates, a public relations agency providing communications support for automotive and high-technology businesses. Pollack also is the president of SJP Media Communications, an agency servicing various sports car and off-road racing clients. Pollack has more than 15 years of marketing communications
DETROIT - Graduating college seniors with degrees in computer science and related majors from an accredited four-year college or university need to look no further than Hacker Fellows, a cutting-edge program that allows them to work as a developer at a Michigan start-up. This program, administered by Grand Circus in partnership with Invest Detroit, gives
ANN ARBOR ? Security focused students, cyber security professionals, and members of the University of Michigan technology staff gathered earlier this month for the 10th annual Security at University of Michigan IT conference hosted every October during National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The program seeks to raise awareness of cyber security threats and hosts nationally