ANN ARBOR - It's not too late to sign up for the spring cycle of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan competition, where first prize is $25,000 in cash. The deadline to sign up - not submit your business plans - is Friday April 18, says GLEQ Executive Director Diane Durance. For all you tech
LANSING - Andy Such, Executive Director, Michigan Sustainable Energy Coaltion, discusses the Michigan renewable portfolio standard that would require that at least 10 percent of the state's energy came from renewable sources by 2015. This special edition of New Maker Interview is sponsored by BL Government Affairs. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
CHICAGO - The Secure World Expo Chicago program details are nearly complete, and Secure World Expo spokeswoman Amy Einstein talks about what will be seen and heard during the two-day exhibition May 21-22. She also announces that MITechNews.Com subscribers get big discounts, so you're doing to want to listen to this New Maker Interview. To
SOUTHFIELD ? CA, the former Computer Associates, has produced two more podcasts in its podcasts Security IAM Series, that talk about key trends in SOA and Web Access Management. To listen or view these podcasts, click on the following links: KeyTrendsInSOA KeyTrendsInWebAccessManagement For more information, click on CA.Com a>>
DETROIT - AT&T will spend $46 million this year in Michigan to upgrade its network and expand its G3 capabilities in the lower half of the lower peninsula. ATT. Brian Durcharme who runs ATT's Michigan and Indiana operations talks in this News Maker Interview about the new video and audio capabilities that will be available
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Company Thursday introduced its all-new telephone service for West Michigan business and residential customers: Iserv Digital Voice, providing an alternative to AT&T, Comcast and Charter. Victor Shepherd, Iserv CEO, talks about his new service and the rapid growth of his company in this News Maker Interview. To listen, click on
TROY - Nan Poulios, director of the Walsh College Information Security Center, provides an update on this Security channel podcast on what's happening at the IAC. Walsh is offering security internships, developing a new IT Society, developing Global security links and planning four rounds of CISSP training. You can hear the update in this special
GRAND RAPIDS - Eric Hendrickson, Senior Vice President Mortgage Manager, Fifth Third Bank Western Michigan, discusses Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox proactive efforts to solve the state?s growing mortgage foreclosure crisis. Cox recently hosted three foreclosure forums around the state offering mortgage loan workshops for people facing foreclosure. Fifth Third was one of the banks
ANN ARBOR - This special edition of News Maker interview on the new Dali Lama Visit channel is a talk given in February by Gelek Rimpoche, founder of Jewel Heart, a Tibetan Buddhism educational and cultural institute in Ann Arbor. He discusses the April 19-20 visit of his Holiness the Dali Lama to Ann Arbor,
LANSING - The Michigan Community College Association is in talks with Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Administration to develop a couple of very innovative programs that would help the state train more tech savvy workers, including nurses, and new hires for existing or newly recruited technology companies in Michigan. Mike Hansen, President of the Michigan Community College