SOUTHFIELD - Diva Tech Talk was thrilled to chat with Dr. Denise Mahoney, the Pre-Apprentice Liaison for the Kent County Technical Career Center, based in the Kent County Intermediate School District. Her current work is funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant obtained by Grand Rapids Community College in partnership with Macomb Community College
GRAND RAPIDS - Last year, 4.6 million Americans changed or missed medical appointments due to unreliable transportation. Inspired by consumers with personal loss of Mobility, SPLT is a solution that has recently formed a partnership with Lyft, the ride-sharing firm. Please join 'Michigan Mobile Musings' host Melissa Birnie, and her guest, David Smith, CTO for SPLT to hear them discuss the journey leading
LANSING - Upwards of 1.87 million Social Security numbers, names and wage information for active employees in Michigan could have been accessed by unauthorized users after a software update done in October exposed these confidential records, state officials announced late Friday. What this means is the vulnerability could impact two-fifths of the state’s workforce since
LANSING - Businesses located in Michigan in border communities would be permitted to count as a "qualified new job" individuals who reside out-of-state or in Canada when applying for economic assistance from the 21st Century Investment Programs and Activities under legislation reported by a Senate committee Thursday. SB 40 is a reintroduction of a bill
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said it will conduct a preliminary examination of a large dioxane plume in and around Ann Arbor that has gotten in the surface water system to establish if it would qualify for federal Superfund status. The Chicago office of the EPA notified local officials and the
ROYAL OAK - We’re launching two new business segments Monday Feb. 6 on M2 TechCast. Tonya Matthews, PhD, director of the Michigan Science Center, kicks off her STEM-focused monthly segment, while Michael Rogers, communications director at the Small Business Association of Michigan, will talk about SBAM and what products and services it offers businesses. Also
LANSING - Last Friday President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) which banned travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspended all refugee admission for 120 days. The seven countries are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. This suspension will remain in place until April 27. The Department of Homeland Security
LANSING - Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency will be sending out its annual Form 6367 mailing to employers that have fallen behind in their required claims reporting. This form is relatively new only having been used for the first time in 2016. If your organization receives a Form 6367 it means the UIA has found them
NOVI — A team from St. Valentine Catholic School in Redford Township won the 2017 Michigan Regional Future City Competition, hosted and managed by The Engineering Society of Detroit. The daylong event was held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. St. Valentine was one of more than 30 competing teams to participate in the
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the utility-led smart home technology pioneer, has introduced the next generation of its platform at DistribuTech, the power transmission and distribution conference being held this week in San Diego, Calif. Initially launched in 2015, Powerley says its new platform is the first and only smart home solution to provide real-time energy
