TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced the finalists for its 10th Annual Awards Gala, taking place October 1 at the Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester. "Each finalist exemplifies the tremendous business talent in the region," said Ken Rogers, executive director. "The finalists offer a remarkable amount of vision and influence
TROY - Automation Alley and the office of Senator Debbie Stabenow will host U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke September 1 who will discuss the ways in which the government is partnering to promote trade and export opportunities. Locke will cover the federal resources and trade opportunities available for Michigan businesses. Agenda: 2:00 p.m. Registration
TROY ? Automation Alley's summer mixer on Aug. 17, the BBQ blast, is sold out. But not to worry if you're an Automation Alley member company. Another is scheduled for next Tuesday. As an Automation Alley member, one of your best benefits lies within the relationships that can be formed with other members. The Alley
TROY - If entrepreneurship is the primary driver of economic recovery, diversification and development, how does Michigan compare with other states on measures that relate to the creation, retention and expansion of entrepreneurs? For the sixth consecutive year, Automation Alley is a proud supporter of the Annual Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card. The report compares Michigan
TROY - Automation Alley has invested $500,000 in two Southeast Michigan technology companies ? one in software and the other in alternative energy - to help them develop new and innovative technologies and spur company growth. "The availability of seed funding for small businesses is a critical factor in the viability of a new company,"
TROY ? Automation Alley is one of four business incubators that have created the Business Accelerator Network. In this interview, Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers talks about how this network will help Southeast Michigan help even more entrepreneurs. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
TROY - Automation Alley is currently accepting applications for an upcoming trade mission to Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. The mission is scheduled for September 27 ? October 1. Targeted industries on the mission include aerospace; automotive components; building products; cleantech and renewable energy technologies; defense and homeland security; general industrial equipment; IT and information
LANSING - A bill, several years in the making, creating a regional transportation authority in Southeast Michigan was approved on a mostly party-line vote Tuesday by a House committee. All but one Republican on the House Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs Committee voted against HB 5731 and Rep. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) abstained from voting, making
TROY ? Technology marketing group Automation Alley has opened a defense office at the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, in Sterling Heights. ?Automation Alley?s new defense office will act as a gateway for many military opportunities for our 1,000 members and local companies,? said Ken Rogers, executive director, Automation Alley. ?Companies will be able to access valuable
TROY - Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers participated in a follow-up teleconference to President Obama's "Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth" in February. The forum took place in December 2009 and was designed as an opportunity for the President and his team to hear from some of the nation's leading CEOs, small business owners,