FLINT - Kettering University has won a $200,000 grant from the Intech Energy Storage Corporation of Canada to test the critical characteristics of, and experimentally fabricate, a newly designed aluminum-based battery that is more versatile, has a longer shelf life and is made of environmentally friendly, non-toxic, low cost components. The battery concept can be
CHARLEVOIX - A new fiber-optic infrastructure agreement with Merit Network will help Charlevoix-area organizations connect to Merit's high-speed Internet service statewide. Merit is leasing strands of fiber within the community from Charlevoix Public Schools and the City of Charlevoix. Due to a lack of critical infrastructure, broadband availability has been sparse in Northern Lower Michigan,
LANSING - Liquid Web has announced significant reductions to bandwidth pricing for all current and future customers that use its Storm Platform, which includes Dedicated, VPS, SSD and Block Storage options in the Cloud. Effective Jan. 29, customers will not pay for any inbound data transfer. In addition, there will be new pricing and packages
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network Inc. Monday announced the launch of the first pilot of the Michigan Cyber Range in collaboration with Washtenaw Community College. Starting in January, WCC students enrolled in CSS 200 Information Assurance Concepts and CSS 205 Network Penetration Testing use the Michigan Cyber Range as an extension of their classroom for
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder filed a request Monday with the Supreme Court for a direct ruling on the constitutionality of the right-to-work law enacted last year. If the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, it would bypass the trial courts and Court of Appeals should the unions or others have filed litigation against
ANN ARBOR - Bank of Ann Arbor has opened an office in Saline, its seventh banking center. Longtime Saline resident, Walt Byers has been named Saline District President. Shelley Rankin, an active community supporter, has been selected as Branch Manager. Bank of Ann Arbor completely gutted and remodeled a former Bank of America building at
SOUTHFIELD ? Technology focused Airfoil public relations has partnered with Babel PR of Europe to offer clients expertise, experience and local support from North and South America to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Airfoil also announced it is creating Airfoil Global Group to encompass additional affiliate relationships and extend the company?s global reach. ?Typically
DETROIT ? Bizdom Detroit and Bizdom Cleveland are accepting applications to join either accelerator for Summer 2013, which begins May 20. Application deadline is March 3. Bizdom is looking to invest in the best and brightest aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative, scalable business ideas. While Bizdom supports all entrepreneurial endeavors, it is interested in investing in
LANSING ? Two Ann Arbor Venture Capital firms will split $4.5 million from the Pure Michigan Venture Development Fund. Michigan eLab - a seed to early stage technology venture fund focused primarily on IT and life science/health care companies from the University of Michigan ecosystem (faculty, students, alumni, university research and research partner institutions). Resonant
LANSING - The e-commerce website Swimtown Pool Supplies is offering an Educational Scholarship worth $1,000, to a student with an interest in technology or intention to study technology in college. Swimtown Pool Supplies hopes the scholarship will encourage students to develop skills in areas such as e-commerce, online marketing, and information technology. Opportunities in these