DETROIT - The Detroit Executives Association will honor Strategic Staffing Solutions founder, president and CEO Cynthia J. Pasky as its 2014 Executive of the Year at a luncheon Nov. 6 at the Detroit Athletic Club. ?S3 is a global IT and business services company that has 31 branch locations and 2,700 employees in the U.S.
SOUTHFIELD - Three seventh graders from Canton and Northville have earned the right to represent the United States at the World Robot Olympiad by winning the Open Senior category of the national championships held Sept. 27 at Lawrence Technological University. Eric Liu (seventh grader, Canton East Middle School) and Brian Ding and Justin Chang (seventh
ANN ARBOR - Fiscal year 2014 was a record-breaking year of tech transfer performance at the University of Michigan as reflected in the number of new inventions, agreements and startups launched - all derived from U-M research discoveries. Researchers reported 439 new inventions in FY 2014, up from last year's 421, demonstrating the growing participation
KANSAS CITY - While the understanding is growing that Silicon Valley can?t be copied, there is a growing interest in building local and regional ecosystems that empower entrepreneurs to help them start and scale new firms. "Examining the Connections within the Startup Ecosystem: A Case Study of St. Louis," released by the Kauffman Foundation, reports
KANSAS CITY - Last week, the SBA Office of Advocacy released a study on the issue of women involved in entrepreneurial activity in science, technology, engineering and math fields. It found that across all STEM fields, female PhDs have lower rates of patenting and entrepreneurship than do male PhDs (5.4 percent versus 7 percent and
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor Podcast: Robert Kellar explains A2 Fix It that lets the citizens report on problems and make sure that they get fixed; Tucker D Severson, Government Partnerships at SeeClickFix shares how his company?s software is enabling citizens to hold their cities accountable for needed repairs; Patrick McNamara co-founder of the Daily Detroit;
NEW YORK - A cyber attack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised more than 76 million household accounts and seven million small-business accounts, making it among the largest corporate hacks ever discovered. The latest revelations, which were disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday and reported by the New York Times, vastly dwarf earlier estimates
DETROIT ? In this Internet Advisor podcast, Rick Broida The Gadget Guy talks about Chromebooks, particularly HP?s 14″ beauty; The new Moto G vs Moto X and Moto 360 Watch; Rotten Apple Week: iOS8.0.1 update mess, Bash Bug and Bendgate; Mike Brennan, Editor of MiTechNews. To listen, Click on InternetAdvisor.Net
DETROIT - Technology leaders from some of America?s largest corporations gathered Sept. 23 with more than 500 Michigan IT professionals, business executives and students to discuss IT trends and opportunities at the IT Executive Connection Summit at Detroit?s Westin Book Cadillac. The event focused on thriving in a connected world. Various women role models shared
DETROIT ? The College of Creative Studies hosted an all-night Hackathon this week, kicking off the Meeting of the Minds conference focused on urban sustainability and technology. The winning team earned $5,000. The event was sponsored by Qualcomm and encouraged developers to arrive Tuesday night and develop a product by Wednesday morning. The five teams