GRAND RAPIDS - AT&T plans to launch ultra-fast 1 gigabit internet service in parts of the western Michigan area, starting with parts of Grand Rapids, on a 100 percent fiber network to homes, apartments and small business locations. AT&T already launched its ultra-fast internet service in parts of 52 of the nation’s largest metro areas.
LANSING - Michigan joined most of the rest of the nation in seeing its unfunded pension liabilities rise in 2015, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Nationally, there was a $1.1 trillion gap between current pension fund revenues and promised benefits in 2015, the most recent year with complete data,
LANSING - Thursday marked the day the state's new energy laws that passed last term take effect, and lawmakers, agencies and stakeholders involved in that process celebrated the occasion. Among the provisions of the energy law are increasing the state's renewable portfolio standard from 10 percent to 15 percent by 2021; establishing a combined goal
LANSING - ASK, an IT and security consulting company, and Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC, a Michigan law firm, announced this week they will hosting a complimentary cyber security breakfast seminar for clients and professionals May 3 at the James B. Henry Center. The event will feature Information Security Professionals from ASK and attorneys
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech, a leading provider of secure, compliant hybrid cloud services, has acquired Echo Cloud, a Kansas City, Mo., based enterprise cloud company. The acquisition is set to boost Online Tech’s reach in the Midwest market and provide further geographical diversity to its growing cloud infrastructure. Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech,
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will host a luncheon discussion on sustainable cleaning practices and technologies for its next education and networking program on May 8 at the West Michigan Works! Grand Rapids Service Center. Featured speakers include Daniel H. Montes, Vice President of Business Operations for Brilliant General Maintenance, and Ron
ROYAL OAK - So what’s up with the Internet of Things? Open Systems Technologies Marketing Director Mike Lomonaco tells us what his company is doing in this space. He said OST looks at the IoT ranging from connected products to digital transformation, so much so that what are historically physical appliances, like thermostats, are all
TROY - Automation Alley on Tuesday opened registration for a global conference in November scheduled for the Renaissance Center that is aimed at helping companies understand Industry 4.0 and help their global competitiveness. The conference, called Integr8, aims to advance attendees’ knowledge and understanding of Industry 4.0 and to help companies enhance their global competitiveness. It
LANSING – With this year’s income tax season coming to a close on Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury urges Michiganders to be vigilant as cybercriminals use new and old tricks to take advantage of taxpayers. For the 2015 tax year, over 33,000 returns were stopped, preventing more than $70 million in potentially fraudulent refunds
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday April 17, Online Tech CEO Yan Ness will announce a new merger, Red Level’s Mark Dreyer Sr. will review the session he is conducting at this week’s Microsoft Cyber Security Summit, Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will discuss federal funding for cyber in Trump’s infrastructure plan, and finally LTU’s Selin
