LANSING - The Michigan Senate has introduced three new bills that would seek to curtail spyware, the malicious code that tracks everything from buying patterns, to keystroke entries - almost always without the approval of Internet users. Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affair’s office in Lansing discusses all three bills in this special edition of News Maker Interview.
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LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has rolled out three new web sites to attract more tourists to the state, more technology companies to the state, and more visibility for the MEDC. MEDC President Jim Epolito discusses what’s behind all this Internet activity in this News Maker Interview.
LANSING - James Greenwood, president and CEO of Bio, the national biotechnology trade group, says Michigan’s traditional strengths - manufacturing and agriculture - could stand the state well in its efforts to develop more biotechnology companies. Greenwood was a keynote speaker in October at MichBio, the state’s life sciences trade association expo at the Lansing Center.
James Greenwood - Michigan's Place In National Biotechnology : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (162)LANSING - Michigan is scheduled on Dec. 1 to roll out a new tax on 20 very specific services, ranging from such weird jobs as baby show bronzing and fortune telling. Also targeted is the broad term called consulting, which is giving the state’s business community fits. Brendan Ringlever, with Butzel Long’s Government Affairs office in Lansing, talks about the new tax and the alternatives still under discussion in Lansing.
DETROIT - The Ann Arbor Angels, who were formed three years ago to provide early seed capital for Washtenaw County technology and life sciences start ups, now will take a look at deals coming from Detroit’s TechTown, and Troy-based Automation Alley. Michael Cole, Ann Arbor Angels Executive Director, talks about the groups broader investment horizons in this News Maker Interview.
DEABORN - Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the threats facing the United States from hacktivsts, terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism and more in this News Maker interview from the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Garcia is the nation’s first cyber czar.
KALAMAZOO - Dan Lohrmann, Michigan’s Chief Information Security Officer, talks about the 10 cyber security threats that keep him awake at night as Michigan’s cyber czar. Lohrmann gave a longer version of this presentation at the GLIMA Southwest Security Conference on Oct. 4. His power point presentation can be found at GLIMASouthwest.Com
DEABORN - Jason Witty, a Security experts with LaSalle Bank, talks about the state of the Internet in this News Maker Interview. And the state, he said, is growing troublesome by the growing proliferation of organized crime from countries like Russia, North Korea, China - some say state-sponsored cyber terrorism - leading phishing attacks that bedevil the Internet every day.
DEARBORN - The 20th annual Butzel Long Labor Law Conference is scheduled to run Oct. 12 at the Dearborn Inn. It annually attracts a full house of 300 primarily human relations specialists who get updated on what’s new in Labor law. Dan Tukel, the Chair of the Butzel Long Labor and Employment Law Department, talks about this year’s theme, Best Practices for the Changing Workplace, in this special edition of News Maker Interview. .
PITTSBURGH - GSP Consulting provides this Congressional legislation update: The US House has passed legislation that would let Angel-funded companies apply for Small Business Innovation Research Grants from the federal government. Rich Overmoyer from GSP provides this news and more in this News Maker interview.
DETROIT - Jim Epolito, the president of the Michigan Economic Development Association, said Michigan’s biggest problem these days is its bad attitude. With a ground breaking UAW-GM autoworker contract in hand, and a new Michigan state budget for the current fiscal year, the dark days are behind the state. Epolito made his remarks at the E2Detroit Conference at Wayne State University. To hear what he had to say in full, listen to this News Maker interview.
DETROIT - Wayne State University Engineering College Dean has some new tools in his quiver to train the next generation of Michigan engineers. Last month, WSU was given almost $408 million in software from the PACE organization. Earlier this week, WSU laid the cornerstone for the new 82,000 square foot engineering development center. Get the details from Kummler in this News Maker Interview recorded Oct. 1 at the E2Detroit conference at the urban campus.
DETROIT - Randal Charlton, the director of Wayne State University’s technology and life sciences incubator, TechTown, talks about the great strides made at this downtown Detroit facility and what’s in store for the future. Charlton, the former chairman of Asterand, and of MichBio, made his remarks during the E2Detroit conference Oct. 1 at WSU in this News Maker Interview.
DETROIT – Wayne State University is working with Rain Source Capital of Minneapolis to create an angel fund to pump money into the fledgling technology and life sciences the university is nurturing at its TechTown incubator. Steve Mercil, CEO of Rain Source Capital, talks about next steps in this News Maker Interview.
PLEASANT RIDGE - Josh Linkner, just 37 years old, already has founded his fourth company, ePrize, an online promotions company that develops interactive marketing for the likes Proctor & Gamble and other Fortune 500 companies. Linkner talks about his Michigan entrepreneurial experiences and the Michigan technology and entrepreneur talent pool in this News Maker interview recorded Oct. 1 during the first day of the E2Detroit conference at Wayne State University.
