FERNDALE – On episode 24 of M2 (Squared) TechCast, Michelle Grinnell from Travel Michigan explains why the Pure Michigan website rebuild was awarded to a Florida company, although a Brighton tech company has been named a subcontractor for the new website’s analytics. Grinnell said the rebuilt Pure Michigan website should be ready in a year.
Also on the show, Kathy Hickey, Comcast Business Executive Director of Marketing, discusses the Innovation 4 Entrepreneurs contest that offers up to $30,000 to six finalists for writing a 250-word essay explaining how their business would be enhanced by technology. The contest deadline is March 12. For more information, click on http://cbcommunity.comcast.com/i4e
Tom Kelly, Chief Operating Officer of Automation Alley, talks about the technology marketing group’s annual report, which contends Southeast Michigan provides technology companies with a better Return-on-Investment than California’s Silicon Valley. The survey was conducted among technology business leaders in Michigan and California.
Rich Homberg, President of Detroit Public TV, talks about a program on Friday March 4 at the Michigan Science Center that highlights the STEMinista program for young girls in grades 4 through 8. The 8 am program will be streamed live on dptv.org
To listen to this podcast, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-24?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit#t=0:00
