DETROIT - A surprise to many in Michigan, and across the globe, is that the State of Michigan is becoming a 'go to' place for those engaged in providing or utilizing mobile and wireless technologies - in any industry. The state is experiencing tremendous increases in the utilization of these technologies across many industries, including:
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/
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 - Some of the changes the state has made spending tens of millions of dollars upgrading computer systems may not have gone smoothly, but some praise the upgrades. Dominic Perone, an inspector for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the EZAM and Exam-Hand software the department has been using for grain dealers
LANSING - With legislative packages to update the state's energy laws in both the Michigan House and Senate, Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter said he expects movement by the fall. "The timeline has stretched out a bit," he said. Cotter said it is important to him to get a package passed by the end of
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