DETROIT—Grand Circus, the Detroit-based IT training academy, and the Great Lakes Observing System, the organization that coordinates Great Lakes data collection, management, and sharing, announced that GLOS’ live environmental data will be integrated into the coding academy’s training programs. Grand Circus students will now have access to many types of data managed by the Ann Arbor-based binational
MT. CLEMENS—Officials at PurposePoint LLC, a professional development company, announced that a nonprofit, The Industry, will open a second office in downtown Mount Clemens in partnership with PurposePoint, to engage local schools, businesses, and organizations on a mission to positively shape the future of work. The Industry is a non-profit organization focused on equipping young adults,
LANSING—Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are looking for Michigan-based entrepreneurs and companies to join a special episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, a 60-second pitch competition for companies and startups with innovative business concepts. Michigan currently ranks sixth in the nation for its number of inventions and fourth for its innovative R&D spending, highlighting
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The Association for Women in Communications has named the Diva Tech Talk podcast the winner of two AWC Clarion Awards. For the podcast’s co-founders and co-hosts, Nicole Scheffler and Kathleen Norton-Schock, it was the sixth and seventh Clarion Award respectively. The podcast, founded in 2015, highlights the lives and careers of both established and emerging women
FLINT—XlerateHealth, a national healthcare startup accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., announced the selection of six startup companies to its second annual cohort in Flint. The companies will participate in a 12-week intensive bootcamp, working with a team of coaches and mentors to support the successful commercialization of their business. The XLH program operates in the
LANSING - In response to the economic impact of COVID-19, the State of Michigan has allocated $100 million of CARES Act funding to implement the Michigan Small Business Restart Program to support the needs of Michigan Businesses directly impacted by COVID-19. The application for businesses to apply for funding will open on July 15. Grant
DETROIT - Techstars Detroit Startup Week (June 22 - 26) averages 10,000 annual attendees at its live festivals, but his year it will be virtual in response to the global COVID-19 crisis. Startup Week operates in more than 50 cities worldwide and Detroit is the first to host a virtual edition of the festival. Detroit
DETROIT - A May survey of 1000 people working from home found 83 percent have shifted their work hours to better suit their life, 75 percent say their job performance has either "increased or stayed the same," and 25 percent say they are now working some hours on the weekends. Metova conducted this as a
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, Managing Partner of Executive Search Partners, provides his sage advice on how you can find that C-Level job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes companies are still hiring, but you need to read his 12 steps to landing that job. Executive Search Partners specializes in Information Technology searches in the United States and
NEW YORK - Kelly Robinson, a realtor in New York City, says a newer, more higher tech normal is developing for real estate sales, particularly in larger metropolitan areas, like New York City. She predicts Artificial Intelligence will power Virtual Reality to make "virtual walk-throughs" that include the ability to drop in your colors, furniture,
