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Renewable Energy Policy: Americans Support Net Energy Metering

ANN ARBOR - About three out of every four Americans support hotly debated net energy metering policies, which allow residents with wind turbines and solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid at retail rates, according to a national poll by University of Michigan researchers. The poll, conducted by the National Surveys on

By |2017-09-12T16:22:21-04:00September 12th, 2017|Clean Update|

Summer Lull Ends: West Michigan Economy Resumes Positive Growth

GRAND RAPIDS - After a summer lull, the West Michigan economy resumed the positive growth pattern the area has seen for the past eight years, a new report contends. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data

By |2017-09-12T16:15:58-04:00September 12th, 2017|Featured, News|

MVCA Report: 2,476 Professionals At 152 Organizations To Serve Michigan Entrepreneurs

ANN ARBOR - A new report says there are 2,476 professionals, working at 152 organizations, that serve Michigan entrepreneurs, including 56 high-tech angel and venture capital investment organizations actively working in Michigan. The 2017 Michigan Entrepreneurial & Investment Landscape Guide goes on to say the most common area of focus for investors working in Michigan

By |2017-09-11T11:29:47-04:00September 11th, 2017|Entrepreneur, Featured|

M2 TechCast Features Interviews With Tech248, InGAGE, Science Center, Rave Visualization

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday, Tech248’s Irene Spanos will interview MatchRX CEO John Kello. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Master Class graduate Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies. Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews will talk about some cool programs scheduled including the Great Lakes Bat Festival. Plus Rave CEO Rick Darter will

By |2017-09-08T13:14:20-04:00September 8th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Smart Hearing AIDS: MSU Researchers Helping Filter Out Unwanted Noise

EAST LANSING — For hearing aid users, a conversation in a busy restaurant often includes a menu of unwelcome sounds. Turn the hearing aid up and the unfiltered environment becomes a symphony of unwanted voices and annoying disturbances. A team of electrical engineers and computer scientists at Michigan State University has put together a machine

By |2017-09-08T12:26:26-04:00September 8th, 2017|ESD|

123Net, QLine Expand High-Speed Fiber On M-1 Rail

SOUTHFIELD - Network services provider 123Net Inc. has teamed up with a non-profit organization to expand its high-speed fiber footprint in Detroit along the M-1 Rail. The 3.3-mile stretch of 144-count fiber spanning from the Campus Martius to the Fisher Building the latest among many significant investments by the organization to help improve Detroit’s network

By |2017-09-08T12:26:26-04:00September 8th, 2017|ESD|

Michigan Science Center Offers Great Lakes Bat Festival Sept. 23

DETROIT - On September 23, live bats from the Organization for Bat Conservation will travel to the Michigan Science Center for a day of family-fun, learning, and excitement! Get up close and personal with the world’s largest species of bat, see local bats native to Michigan, and participate in bat house building. “We’re ecstatic to announce

By |2017-09-08T11:52:39-04:00September 8th, 2017|STEM|

Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins DOL Salary Level Test

LANSING - Another blow was landed against the Obama administration’s effort to change US wage and hour law without passing an amendment to the almost 80-year old Fair Labor Standards Act. The same Texas federal court that originally temporarily stayed the implementation of a new salary level test rule issued a permanent injunction against those

By |2017-09-08T11:39:39-04:00September 8th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Russian Hacker Campaign Aimed At Potentially Taking Down U.S. Power Grid

SAN JOSE, Ca. - The horror story scenario of taking down electrical power grids has moved from science fiction to science fact contends Symantec, which found evidence that hundreds of grids in the U.S., Turkey and Switzerland have been the target of a massive hacking campaign dubbed Dragonfly 2.0. Some reports link it to Russia. 

By |2017-09-08T10:56:34-04:00September 8th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Audit: Improvements Necessary In MEGA Credit Reporting

LANSING - A performance audit released Wednesday of the Michigan Strategic Fund found there was an omission of data during two fiscal years of reporting on a tax credit provided through the department. The audit, released Wednesday by the Office of the Auditor General, focused on the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Tax Credit Program overseen

By |2017-09-07T18:53:34-04:00September 7th, 2017|Politics|