DETROIT - LindaDaichendt, Executive Director and CEO of the Mobile Technology Assn of Michigan and co-founder of Mobile Monday Michigan and the Michigan Mobile Musings podcast provides a slide show on how businesses can capitalize on mobile and wireless technologies for growth. http://www.slideshare.net/ldaichendt/michigan-capitalizing-on-mobilewireless-tech-july-2015?ref=http://www.gomobilemichigan.org/about/mobile-in-michigan.html
DETROIT - Recent research conducted by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan in collaboration with the state's economic development organization has determined that mobile, wireless technologies are driving job creation and economic growth across the State of Michigan. http://www.prlog.org/12472431-mobilewireless-technologies-are-creating-jobs-in-many-michigan-industries-and-economic-growth-for-the-state.html
PETOSKEY - BioStar Ventures, a venture capital fund for medical device and connected health technologies in cardiovascular and orthopedic medicine, announced that it has now raised more than $68 million for BioStar III, its third and largest fund to date. BioStar I and BioStar II funds collectively totaled $65 million. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/09/biostar-ventures-raises-68-8-million-for-third-fund/
SOUTHFIELD - Engineering Society of Detroit members can get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of a pioneering glass plant on Thursday, Aug. 27 when ESD tours Guardian Industries Corp.'s float glass manufacturing plant in Carleton. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/esd-to-tour-guardian-glass-plant-in-carleton/
HOUGHTON - Jacqueline Huntoon has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan Technological University. Huntoon has been dean of Michigan Tech's Graduate School since 2005 and associate provost since 2011. She is also a professor in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/08/michigan-tech-names-new-provost/
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved two settlements Thursday resulting in increases for natural gas customers of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation and electricity customers of Upper Peninsula Power Company. Both are related to reconciling each respective company's 2014 energy optimization revenues and expenses, as well as to revise surcharges. Effective August 1, residential
BIRMINGHAM - CFO Services International President Pietro Sarcina has been named president of Great Lakes Angels. In an earlier article, it was stated Sarcina is the former president of the advisory services company. He is the current president. MITechNews.Com apologies for the fact error.
LANSING - The Center for American Progress Action Fund ranked Michigan 28th of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for voter access to polls and for their effective representation in its Health of State Democracies Report. Michigan was among 15 states getting failing grades (and ranked 48th) for accessibility for not having pre-registration for teens
BATTLE CREEK - If you used a credit or debit card to buy food, beverages, or retail goods at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel between Sept. 7, 2014, and April 25, 2015, your personal data is at risk. FireKeepers said some 85,000 cards may have been hacked. An investigation showed someone gained unauthorized access to the
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Women's Foundation is seeking applicants for the 2015 Entrepreneur You competitions for business plans and pitches, an annual event for women entrepreneurs in the state. Applicants have until 5 p.m. July 13 to apply for either the Grand Rapids or Southeast Michigan competitions, where they can win cash and professional