DETROIT ? Billionaire Dan Gilbert to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson: ?Get your facts correct.? Gilbert was called out on Wednesday by Patterson who launched a new Oakland County technology networking group called Tech248. The number 248 is the area code for Oakland County. Patterson, speaking to an audience of more than 100 techies
LANSING - Democrats had talked big in the week leading up to Election Day about how a superior turnout effort, an energized Democratic base and voter anger with Republican Governor Rick Snyder would propel Democrat Mark Schauer to the governorship, but none of those predictions came to pass as voters handed Snyder a second term
BIRMINGHAM - Any serious angel investor must be serious about the due diligence process. This is how private equity is evaluated. It drives the deal. On Nov. 12, the Great Lakes Angels and Blue Water Angels will host a joint training session to provide the in?s and out?s of due diligence through best practices. The
LANSING ? The deadline to apply for the 2015 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awards is Friday Nov. 7 at 5 pm. But you don?t have to have the paperwork done until December. This year?s theme is Unleashing Innovation and Growth: Michigan Entrepreneurs, focusing on companies that are innovative in their fields or practices and
HOUGHTON - The General Motors Foundation has given Michigan Technological University a $100,000 grant through its University/Organization Partner Program to support a variety of student activities, including the Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Advanced Motorsports Enterprises, Environmental Engineering senior design programs, student groups and diversity initiatives. Through the University/Organization Partner Program, the GM Foundation annually
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - New smartphone releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets drove global smartphone shipments above 300 million units for the second consecutive quarter. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 327.6 million units during the third quarter of 2014,
SAN MATEO - The worldwide tablet grew 11.5 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 53.8 million units according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Marked by back-to-school promotions and US appetite for connected tablets, the third quarter also saw shipments grow
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for October is 54.7, down slightly from September?s 59.4. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?We continue to enjoy a bright economic outlook, said Timothy Butler, associate professor of supply chain management at Wayne State?s School of Business, who interpreted this month?s results. Key
WARREN ? MITechNews.Com has been named one of 100 recipients of the BEST of michbusiness Awards to be presented by the Michigan Business and Professional Association at the Athenaeum Suites Hotel November 18. Winners will be honored in grand style at the michbusiness Award?s version of the Oscars. Nearly 100 honorees in various categories will
DETROIT - A new poll conducted for several media outlets shows the race for governor is a dead heat, with Republican Governor Rick Snyder leading Democrat Mark Schauer by just 2 percentage points. The poll, by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA, shows a much tighter race than two other polls released earlier this week that