http://www.mitechnews.com Mitech News Breaking News http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12113 TROY - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced the finalists for its 10th Annual Awards Gala, taking place October 1 at the Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12109 GRAND RAPIDS - If you've always wanted to write a screenplay, then you're going to want to attend the Michigan Film Reel networking event Sunday Sept. 5 at McFadden's Bar in downtown Grand Rapids. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12099 SOUTHFIELD - Tuition for a graduate certificate in defense manufacturing will be paid for up to 25 engineers living in Oakland County through a federal grant resulting from a partnership between Lawrence Technological University and Oakland County. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12096 DETROIT - Behind in the polls, but not in passion, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said Sunday his Main Street message will resonate with Michigan voters despite what pundits may say. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12095 SOUTHFIELD - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero has selected Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence as his choice for his running mate as lieutenant governor, multiple sources told Gongwer News Service. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12094 LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has a commanding 22-percentage point lead over Democratic candidate Virg Bernero and is even above the all-important 50 percent mark, according to a new poll. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12093 LANSING - The enthusiasm of Republican voters about voting for gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is so much stronger than Democratic enthusiasm is for Virg Bernero that a GOP wave could sweep the state up and down the ticket, even putting the Democratic majority in the House at risk, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer News Service. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12092 DETROIT - Who doesn't want a captive audience? And you know what? You'll get one if you join the Michigan International Chamber of Commerce for its second annual dinner networking cruise. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12090 GRAND RAPIDS - Rep. Brian Calley has the smarts, hustle, personality and unselfishness needed in a lieutenant governor, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Wednesday that's why he chose him as his running mate. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=12087 WASHINGTON DC - A malware-laden flash drive inserted in a laptop at a U.S. military base in the Middle East in 2008 led to the "most significant breach of" the nation's military computers ever, according to a new magazine article by a top defense official.