LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced three digital media projects ? Don Cheto, Series One and Original Bethlehem ? have been approved for about $288,000 in incentives from the state. ?Digital media, including animation, post-production and video game development, has tremendous potential for growth here in Michigan,? said Margaret O?Riley, director of the Michigan
ANN ARBOR ? State of Michigan CIO David Behen was named a recipient of the 2013 Merit Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have provided leadership in technology and assisted the Merit Community. Award recipients were honored Thursday at the conclusion of the 2013 Merit Member Conference. "In our role of promoting the advancement
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network is hosting the Michigan Cybersecurity Summit May 14 in Ann Arbor with the theme Building Michigan's Cybersecurity Industry. Besides providing information for Chief Information Officers and IT Executives who lead and support cybersecurity activities in Michigan, there also will be a demonstration of the Michigan Cyber Range, what Gov. Rick
DETROIT ? MITechNews.Com partnered with WJR News Radio 760 AM's Internet Advisor to provide a five-minute update on the major headlines from Michigan's first web portal site for technology and entrepreneur news. The 5-minute MITechNews.Com Update is part of the Internet Advisor, a two-hour show that airs each Saturday from 4-6 pm on WJR 760
LANSING - The first piece, albeit a tiny one, of efforts to increase funding for transportation cleared a legislative committee Tuesday when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation changing how the state taxes aviation fuel. HB 4571 would repeal the 3 cents per gallon tax on aviation fuel and replace it with a
LANSING ? Hudsonville Ice Cream and Pure Michigan are teaming up for the second year to let on-line voting determine this summer's new flavor, one of the many Internet-related activities created by the state's tourism advertising campaign. Last year the campaign conjured up the flavor ?Pure Michigan Caramel Apple,? which beat out about 3,000 other
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize continues to grow through acquisition, buying one of its biggest competitors, New York City-based Promotions.Com. Terms were not announced. Promotions.com's primary business is sweepstakes, contests, instant-win games and Facebook and Twitter promotions, ePrize said in a statement. ePrize was launched as an online promotions and loyalty rewards management firm in 1999
LANSING ? The Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy Research is hosting a forum on May 15 seeking comments on the legal barriers to entrepreneurship in Michigan. This forum is free to everyone and invites public discussion and will be held from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson House Office Building, 5th floor
LANSING - Pure Michigan on Monday kicked off its $5 million summer advertising campaign in local markets throughout the Great Lakes region. The television and radio ads feature 34 private sector partners and will air in key regional markets and statewide through June. The advertising budget for the spring/summer campaign is $4,833,681, including $1,502,779 committed
GRAND RAPIDS ? In June, the state will publish its Michigan Cyber Disruption Response Strategy that will outline exactly how Michigan government and business will respond should the state's electric grid, water treatments facilities, or communications networks get hacked. Dan Lohrmann, Michigan's first Chief Security Officer, disclosed the information during the Great Lakes Great Homeland