TROY - Ken Rogers, Executive Director of Automation Alley, talks about the tremendous job growth in Life Sciences in Southeast Michigan, and how Automation Alley rivals tech job growth found in more well known clusters nationwide, such as Silicon Valley in San Francisco and Route 128 in Boston.M. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
TROY - Patrick Anderson of the Anderson Economic Group in East Lansing talks about the Fourth Annual Technology Industry Report: Driving Southeast Michigan Forward, which shows the average wage for workers in the Life Sciences sector grew 4.4 percent to more than $97,000. Also growing at a heady rate was Life Sciences jobs, plus technology
TROY - Join Automation Alley for an exclusive look into the findings of its recently released Technology Industry Report Nov. 12 at Automation Alley headquarters. Highlights of the luncheon include: An overview of the key data on the state of Southeast Michigan's technology economy. A comparison of the region's six key industry clusters to the
TROY - Three of the companies that received investments from Automation Alley through its Technology Business Accelerator have received additional funding from the state's 21st Century Jobs Fund. The selected companies include: Critical Signal Technologies (Farmington Hills): provides 24-hour personal emergency response and remote medical monitoring services to elderly and disabled individuals with clinical or
TROY - This Saturday, Automation Alley will be traveling with a delegation of Southeast Michigan business, government and education leaders to Brazil for its upcoming trade mission to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Six companies from across the region will be in attendance, including: 3-Dimensional Services Group (Rochester Hills): provides rapid prototyping services that
TROY - Automation Alley's event calendar for October includes marketing, customer relationship management, Entrepreneur's Forum and a session on how to find and keep great employees in Southeast Michigan. Tuesday, October 7 Marketing Plan Bootcamp, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Automation Alley Headquarters, 2675 Bellingham, Troy, 48083. $60 for Automation Alley members/ $120 for
TROY - On October 7, the Automation Alley Technology Business Committee will host its first-ever Marketing Plan Bootcamp ? to provide attendees with practical information and hands-on learning to build a 2009 marketing plan. Topics include: Strategy, led by Paula Rhodes of the Cleantech Network Branding, led by Charlie Wollborg of Curve Detroit SWOT, led
TROY - Technology marketing organization Automation Alley announced that six companies have signed on to attend its October trade mission to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Targeted industries on the upcoming mission include alternative and renewable energy technologies; automotive components and systems; environmental and pollution control technologies, institutions of higher learning; IT and
TROY - Automation Alley, in an effort to assist its members with networking and creating business relationships, has created a new member benefit - its own LinkedIn user group. LinkedIn, a social networking tool, can be used to discover inside connections for business opportunities, re-connect with past and present colleagues, and get answers from experts
TROY - Automation Alley recently invested $600,000 to assist three Southeast Michigan companies develop their innovative technologies and businesses. The following companies were the selected recipients: Cargo Solutions Group LLC (Sterling Heights): Cargo Solutions Group offers aftermarket consumers a solution to the problem of pickup truck box utility by providing a product which both protects