ANN ARBOR - In a torpedo-shaped one-seater powered by a lawnmower engine, a team of University of Michigan students is aiming for a fuel economy of thousands of miles to the gallon. The U-M Supermileage Team will compete in the Shell Eco-marathon, held for the first time in Detroit starting April 9. The contest, which
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on corporate water stewardship and community solar at its April 13 membership meeting at Grand Rapids Public Library. Through a series of field tests, a Council of Great Lakes Industries project team has demonstrated that water stewardship tools can be valuable to industries
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan colleges are collaborating in mid-April at the second annual MWest Challenge to give entrepreneurially minded students the chance to grow new ventures based on their own ideas. A purse of $30,000 is on the line. MWest Challenge is hosted by the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship and
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has not done enough to ensure only appropriate access to the various Oracle databases it oversees, auditors said in a report. The performance audit of Statewide Oracle Database Controls by Auditor General Doug Ringler, for the period October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014, found
LANSING ? Join MichBio for an event March 31 at the MSU Henry Center for Executive Development that will cover an overview of the medical device industry, different approaches to market entry, and regulatory and supply chain issues. In addition, a panel of global businesspersons will discuss their experiences selling internationally. This event is for
ANN ARBOR ? We?re launching a new section in the MITechNews.Com eNewsletter focused on a growing business segment that also combines the state?s most creative entrepreneurs ? the Makers Movement. We?re calling it Makers Michigan. What we plan to do in the Makers Michigan section, soon to be added to a new and improved MITechNews.Com
ANN ARBOR ? The second of what is becoming an annual MakerFest will be held on April 2 at the University of Michigan where students and other interested parties can interact with creative entrepreneurs who have become part of the Makers Movement. The Maker Movement features entrepreneurs with an interest in engineering-oriented pursuits such as
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund led a $1.7 million round of funding for Arborlight that recently closed. The company will use the money to further commercialization efforts for its award-winning LightWell product, which offers the benefits of a skylight, with the convenience of a light fixture. ?The Michigan Angel Fund is focused on
DEARBORN ? The theme for this year?s fourth annual Cisco Women of Impact event was be fearless. The more than 100 attendees were mostly female and included Cisco employees, Channel partners, and customers dedicating time to develop themselves. With the pace of change and innovation in technology accelerating faster than ever, women need to develop
DETROIT ? The Michigan Council for Women in Technology on March 18 celebrated with a day of enrichment and giving back to women in technology. Female tech professionals gained insight from Quicken Loans CIO Ling Long in the morning, while hundreds of grade-school girls were inspired by the Internet of Things in the afternoon. The