ANN ARBOR - Merit Network is hosting the Michigan Cybersecurity Summit May 14 in Ann Arbor with the theme Building Michigan's Cybersecurity Industry. Besides providing information for Chief Information Officers and IT Executives who lead and support cybersecurity activities in Michigan, there also will be a demonstration of the Michigan Cyber Range, what Gov. Rick
LANSING - The first piece, albeit a tiny one, of efforts to increase funding for transportation cleared a legislative committee Tuesday when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation changing how the state taxes aviation fuel. HB 4571 would repeal the 3 cents per gallon tax on aviation fuel and replace it with a
LANSING - The Michigan House Education Committee on Tuesday reported two bills that are designed to provide more flexibility in a high school student's curriculum, particularly if the student is interested in career technical courses. The committee reported HB 4465 on an 11-2 vote, with Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Thomas Stallworth (D-Detroit)
LANSING ? Hudsonville Ice Cream and Pure Michigan are teaming up for the second year to let on-line voting determine this summer's new flavor, one of the many Internet-related activities created by the state's tourism advertising campaign. Last year the campaign conjured up the flavor ?Pure Michigan Caramel Apple,? which beat out about 3,000 other
TROY ? Long time Troy web entrepreneur Antoine Dubeauclard, President of Media Genesis Inc., has been selected to join the Board of Directors of the International Visitors Council of Metropolitan Detroit. Connie Hogan, IVC Detroit President, said that Dubeauclard was chosen for board membership based on ?his international background, experience, citizen diplomacy, international relations, and
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize continues to grow through acquisition, buying one of its biggest competitors, New York City-based Promotions.Com. Terms were not announced. Promotions.com's primary business is sweepstakes, contests, instant-win games and Facebook and Twitter promotions, ePrize said in a statement. ePrize was launched as an online promotions and loyalty rewards management firm in 1999
DETROIT ? LevelEleven, a gamification startup, has rebranded and redesigned its flagship product to better reflect the focus on motivating sales teams through a more holistic competition to one-off competitions. The product is no longer ?Contest Building.? It is now called ?Compete.? The company said internal data shows that the app is having a big
LANSING - After being nominated by their peers for consideration, two Michigan corn growers were appointed and one reappointed to the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan board by Governor Rick Snyder. Steve Lonier, of Lansing, who has more than 30 years of farming experience, will represent District 6 growers. Lonier, co-owner of Shady Lodge Farm
LANSING ? The Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy Research is hosting a forum on May 15 seeking comments on the legal barriers to entrepreneurship in Michigan. This forum is free to everyone and invites public discussion and will be held from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson House Office Building, 5th floor
SINGAPORE - Universities seeking to expand their international programs ? or to better support existing global campuses and research ? could benefit from the advanced data and communications network facility unveiled in Singapore on Tuesday by Internet2. Developed by Internet2 in partnership with New York University, Duke University, the University of Chicago and Florida International