DETROIT – Thirdware, an IT consulting firm specializing in enterprise applications, has committed to fund a four-year Michigan Council of Woman in Technology Foundation scholarship valued at $25,000 each year. The donation aligns with the company’s 25-year anniversary. “This is an incredibly generous gift that will make a positive impact on a Michigan woman’s life,”
LANSING - The State of Michigan, in partnership with the Connected Nation Michigan, released a statewide Wi-Fi hotspot map today to assist residents who currently lack internet access at home. The COVID-19 pandemic and transition to remote and distance learning has only increased the need for residents and students to have easy access to broadband
LANSING - Chief Executive magazine has ranked Michigan the 13th best state in the country for business – up 19 spots from last year in the biggest single-year move in the ranking’s history. According to Chief Executive, CEOs who weighed in on the survey cited a number of factors that helped drive Michigan’s jump, including
GRAND RAPIDS — Although local economic statistics for May are negative, it now appears the worst of the COVID-19 driven recession is over and the recovery has begun, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below
ANN ARBOR - Mark Carrol and Gary Reding of Ozadia bring Hemp farmers up to date on soil health and plant nutrition. On Thursday June 11, Morris Beegle from the Colorado Hemp Company, Let’s Talk Hemp, Tree Free Hemp and NoCo Hemp Expo. Eric Steenstra a founding member of the Hemp Industries Association, Co-Founder of the hemp brand Ecolution, Let’s Talk Hemp, and president of Vote Hemp.
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV, Tamara Shoemaker asks the question has COVID-19 has changed the future of education? David and Andrew Glover, co-owners of Windsor-based Harbour Tech, answered the call of the Canadian government and designed equipment to decontaminate N-95 masks and produce hospital gowns. Gene Parunak CEO of in2Being medical consulting practice, updates
DETROIT - Forbes and Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans announced the Under 30 Detroit Hackathon: Accelerating Change to bring together entrepreneurs and problem-solvers to work in tandem with the city’s private and public leaders, stakeholders and organizations to tackle systemic inequities that have been magnified by the pandemic and brought to center stage by the
LANSING - The Unemployment Insurance Agency today provided Michigan consumers with resources to help protect against unemployment identity theft and steps to take if they are victim. The agency recently warned residents of attempts by criminals to file imposter claims as part of an international criminal ring reported by the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to
LANSING - Michigan’s regulated utilities have agreed to extend through mid-June the shutoff protections, flexible payment plans and other options they’ve offered to help customers struggling to pay utility bills because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Utilities including the state’s two largest, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have extended protections for vulnerable customers through
MUSKEGON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the re-establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board at a news conference at Grand Valley's Annis Water Resources Institute on June 3. The GLAB serves to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the implementation of the Great
