AUBURN HILLS - What does it take to survive in a really difficult business environment? Plex Systems CEO Mark Symonds explains on this Plex Systems podcast channel interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - Best Presentation of 2008: SciTech Development. Earl Holsapple, President, accepted the award. SciTech Development is an oncology drug company that has developed an intravenous drug-delivery platform for insoluble drugs used in the treatment of eight kinds of cancer. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - Best Business Model of 2008: Torrey Path. Sean Ainsworth accepted the award for Peter Dressler, President & CEO, who could not attend. Torrey Path facilitates drug discovery by combining information technology and statistical analysis into research decision support tools. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - Ted Dacko, President of HealthMedia, an Ann Arbor company developed by a University of Michigan professor who created a methodology and technology that emulates a health coaching session, without the coach, was named the 2008 New Enterprise Forum Entrepreneur of the Year. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - AureoGen Biosciences, which is developing a genetic-engineering technology for the discovery and production of cyclic peptide-based drugs, was named the Best Technology Company of 2008 by the New Enterprise Forum. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - If you need to upgrade your technical skills, or you'd like to get them, Pixel It Productions at Wayne State University's TechTown can give you the training you need. One of the hottest new tech jobs in Michigan is doing 3D animation for the burgeoning movie business - says founder Lori Autrey. a>>
DETROIT - What's your carbon footprint? How much greenhouse gases do you burn, or does your company burn. Well Carbon Credits Environmental Services can tell you and also mitigate the gases you do create by planting carbon dioxide eating trees. Carbon Credits is based at Wayne State University's TechTown. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
GRAND RAPIDS - For the past decade, West Michigan technologist Keith Brophy has presented his top 10 technology trends list. This year's list focuses on the growing power of social networking, not as a gossip fence for teenage girls, but as a networking tool for business. Brophy also talked about how the new network computers
WASHINGTON - Governors emerged from a meeting Monday with President Barack Obama pledging to make wise use of the $787 billion stimulus funds coming their way, and to deal with their own problems without waiting for further help. The first $15 billion of that will be released Wednesday to help states with their Medicaid programs.
LANSING - Officials in the state's tourism industry are asking that $90 million of Michigan's federal stimulus money be dedicated to a three-year plan to boost travel. In recent years, lawmakers have boosted tourism promotional funding and the officials want that effort maintained, arguing the investment will mean $253 million in new sales tax revenue.