LANSING - A record-breaking $76 billion state budget, with $15.3 billion coming from the General Fund, rolled out of a House-Senate conference committee early Friday morning and through both chambers of the Legislature – fueled by leftover emergency federal dollars and better-than-expected income and sales tax revenues. Around $7 billion ($3.8 General Fund, $3.2 billion
DETROIT - The annual Hatch Detroit competition, to accelerate the growth of small businesses in Detroit, has scheduled its "Hatch Off" finals for July 21. Voting continues through July 7 for the People's Choice awards. Vittoria Katanski, Hatch executive director, provides all the details in this video interview. To check out the voting, click on
NOVI - Kwafo Adarkwa, Director of Public Affairs for ITC Holdings Corp, in the June edition of the ITC Energy Report, talks about how the electricity transmission company is helping Michigan usher in its electric vehicle future. More information at ITC-Holdings https://youtu.be/q6Z2_8BtP7E
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University in West Michigan has expanded its Cannabis Tourism and Hospitality curriculum and the fall classes are filling up fast, John Lipford from GVSU says in this video interview. It’s another indicator that Cannabis tourism in Michigan is growing rapidly and his students, he says, are the pioneers in this business
DETROIT - Land-based casinos offer the thrill of gambling in a relatively secure environment. However, recently there’s been a shift from land-based to online casinos. This shift leaves brick-and-mortar casinos a thing of the past. Web-based casinos haven’t always offered a regulated and secure gaming experience. However, their improved technologies and software allow for a
DETROIT - Metro Detroit entrepreneur Ryan Angott and his father Paul have spent about $300,000 developing a physical security device called LapLok that he says will prevent thieves from stealing your laptop when you're working at a coffee shop, airport or other public places. He's now operating a crowd funding campaign to manufacture LapLok. He's
GRAND RAPIDS - Entrepreneur incubator Start Garden is hosting a live in person 5 X 5 Night. Startups get to pitch to 5 guest judges for 5 minutes to win $5000. More valuable than the cash, 5×5 Night gives entrepreneurs a platform to move their business ideas forward by presenting them to the public. For
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology - MCTW.Org - is hosting several summer computer camps for grade-school girls as well as its annual golf outing on July 25 at the Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion, MI. MITech TV will be there to broadcast live. MCWT works every day
BOULDER, CO. - According to recent reports, it’s estimated there will be 90 million freelancers in the U.S. by 2028, making up more than half of the entire workforce. To provide additional context about job opportunities for freelancers, FlexJobs has assessed the remote freelance job market based on data between January 1, 2022, and May
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University is expanding class offerings to help its students find their footing in the cannabis tourism and hospitality industries after graduation. Starting this fall, GVSU’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program will offer more courses for students to take to earn a specialized badge, certificate or minor in cannabis operations.
