LANSING - Brendan Ringlever of BL Government Affairs’ Lansing office analyzes Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State Address Tuesday night. Granholm usurped some common Republican themes by pushing for jobs for every worker, no new taxes or fees, and one-stop shopping for businesses looking to relocate or expand in Michigan. To find out more, listen to this special BL Government Affairs edition of News Maker Interview.
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TROY - What would happen if a Chemical tanker overturned in your community making it impossible for your employees to get to work? Or if that much talked about flu pandemic kept millions of Michigan workers from getting to the workplace? On Feb. 12 at noon, the ConnecTech network will host a live webinar that will discuss those various scenarios and how your business can prepare for them. On the panel will be Cisco Systems’ Steve Gutschow. To get a preview of Steve’s talk, listen to this special ConnecTech Channel edition of News Maker interview.
TROY - What if a Pandemic flu strikes Michigan, infecting millions of people, including a huge percentage of your work force. What can you do? Patriot Services Vice President Scott Hiipakka will outline how at least you can prepare for this possibility in a live webinar Feb. 12 at noon at ConnecTech.Org. To get a preview of Hiipakka’s comments, listen to this special ConnecTech edition of News Maker Interview.
Michelle Zellen, communications director at Automation Alley, talks about the technology networking group’s Business To Business Development Program. Seasoned business professionals will teach entrepreneurs, small businesses and even mature businesses how to operate better.
GRAND RAPIDS - Carol Lopucki, the state director the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, talks about what her SBA-backed organization can offer entrepreneurs and small business in terms of training and support. If you’re in need of better business knowledge, you don’t want to miss this News Maker interview.
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest in January announced its Phase 1 winners in both the New Business and Emerging Company categories during the ACE 2008 expo. To find out which companies won, and how your start up can sign up for the Phase II stage of the business-plan writing contest, which starts Feb. 1, listen to this News Maker interview.
ANN ARBOR - Ron Suarez, founder of LoudFeed, a digital music promotions company for independent record labels, is headed to Cannes, France, this week for the world’s largest independent music convention. Suarez, also founder of MediaRica.Com, the podcast partner of MITechNews.Com, hopes to ink some contracts in Europe with record labels that will propel his company to the next level.
DETROIT - Ford Motor Company’s hybrid fuel-powered fleet is increasing rapidly, riding a wave of consumer demand for GreenTech and environmentally friendly cars and trucks. Nancy Gioia, Ford’s Director of Sustainable Mobility and Hybrid Programs, talks about Ford’s future alternative energy plans in this special edition of News Maker interview from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
DETROIT - E85 Ethanol fuel, the latest green friendly derivative, is growing in popularity although major issues, such as getting gas stations to carry it, remain. Still within a half dozen years, about half the cars and trucks on American roads will be burning this alternative energy fuel that boosts performance and cuts green house gas emissions, predicts Mary Beth Stanek, Director of Environmental, Energy & Safety Policy for General Motor’s Public Policy Center. This special GreenTech interview was done at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
TROY - Jennifer Bowden, manager of the Information Security Regional Skills Alliance, in this Automation Alley channel edition of News Maker Interview discusses her security organization mission along with an outline of the major projects underway currently. These projects include a security awareness initiative, an information security toolkit, and an educational outreach program.
GRAND RAPIDS – Jerry Brown, current president of Lawrence Productions, a West Michigan video production company, has purchased the company from founder John Lawrence. Terms were not announced.
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TROY – Ken Rogers discusses a new report released Monday by Automation Alley says information technology professionals in southeast Michigan earned a 5.1 percent average wage increase from 2004 to 2005, despite the region losing some 6.1 percent of overall technology jobs – suggesting Southeast Michigan has been attracting or generating a fair amount of high-paying tech jobs.
GRAND RAPIDS - Reid Gough, Dean School of Technology and Davenport University Online, discusses the schools new Master’s Degree in Information Assurance. The degree work helps train the next generation of security professionals and is offered both at the Grand Rapids campus and online. Soon it will be offered at Davenport’s Livonia campus.
