WASHINGTON DC ? On Thursday, as expected, the Federal Communications Commission adopted Net neutrality regulations based on a new definition of broadband that will let the government regulate Internet infrastructure just like the old Ma Bell. At the FCC's monthly meeting, the agency reinstated open Internet rules in a 3-2 vote split along party lines.
PLYMOUTH ? MITechNews.Com was one of dozens of Michigan companies to win the Corp! Magazine DiTechSci Awards announced Thursday at Schoolcraft College. MITechNews.Com was one of 15 companies named in the Digital category. Nearly two score more companies were given awards in the Science and Technology categories. ?We?re thrilled to win such a prestigious award
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has issued a Request for Proposals to publish the official state of Michigan travel guide. ?This publication complements our overall marketing campaign and extends our reach in critical out-of-state markets to increase the volume of travelers to Michigan,? said David West, Vice President
DETROIT ? Lt. Gov. Brian Calley will be pinch hitting for his boss, Gov. Rick Snyder, as the keynote for the Detroit Chinese Business Association Feb. 27 at the Motor City Casino Soundboard Room where he will help ring in the Chinese New Year of the Sheep. Snyder was recently hospitalized with a blood clot
GRAND RAPIDS ? Hundreds of developers, software engineers and programmers will gather on March 21 at Calvin College for GRDevDay, a day-long conference put together by West Michigan developers to highlight the latest technologies. Only a few tickets remain. The keynote will be given by Rachel Appel, formerly of Microsoft, and now working as a
DETROIT - Leaders of the state's largest companies see both the state and national economies improving over the next year-and-a-half, Business Leaders for Michigan said in releasing its latest forecast. The survey showed 60 percent of business leaders expect both economies to improve in the next six months. That was up from 48 percent for
DETROIT ? The Detroit Chinese Business Association will ring in the year of the Sheep at the Motor City Casino Soundboard Room where a government delegation from China will join the celebrations. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who has been working to improve business relations between the two countries, will deliver the keynote address. In the
LIVONIA ? The cars cranked out by Detroit automakers these days are loaded with computers all connected to mobile services that lets drivers plug-in a myriad of apps. But the downside of this digitization driving experience is today?s cars also have become a target of opportunity for hackers seeking to harvest a cornucopia of highly
KALAMAZOO ? Mobile-phone external battery maker, mophie, which began life in a pole barn near Kalamazoo a decade ago, had an international coming out party of sorts when it aired its first TV commercials during the Super Bowl, one of the most watched television events each year. Spending millions of dollars on advertising had not
PLYMOUTH - Comcast Business announced that for the second consecutive year the company will seek out the nation?s most innovative startup companies and entrepreneurs to compete in the Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs competition that provides $450,000 in technology investment nationwide. Two winners will be selected from the Comcast Business Heartland Region - Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky