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aimWest Explores Green Technology May 18 At Grand Rapids Event

GRAND RAPIDS - aimWest is going green on May 18 to delve into the topic of Green Technology. And Kermit the Frog won’t be the MC. Green Technology, what  it means and how it pertains to individuals and businesses to be exact. Many high-impact advances are being found in alternative energy, high efficiency appliances, home/building automation, modern building materials, and high-tech planning. aimWest has assembled a panel

By |2016-05-05T11:08:52-04:00May 5th, 2016|Clean Update, Entrepreneurs|

CloudTech1 University Launches May 18 With Deep Dives On MetroLTE Wireless, Machine To Machine Services

ROCHESTER HILLS - On May 18, CloudTech1, a managed cloud services provider, will launch CloudTech1 University with Metro Wireless to talk about the new MetroLTE wireless service, and Machine to Machine Internet services. “MetroLTE is rapid deployment Internet service utilizing carrier-grade management over a mesh 4G cellular network.,” said Rick Beckers, CloudTech1 President. “No construction

By |2016-05-05T10:57:06-04:00May 5th, 2016|Connected Tech, Featured, News|

MTAM Co-Sponsors Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit Event May 13-15

DETROIT - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is once again a supporting sponsor of the Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit event, this year taking place in Windsor from May 13 - 15. Last year's event at TechTown was a great success. The organizers of the event have asked us to spread the word that they are

By |2016-05-05T10:04:41-04:00May 5th, 2016|Connected Tech|

Public Service Commission Seeks To Update Avoided Costs For Electric Utilities

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday began proceedings to establish updated avoided costs for rate-regulated electric utilities under a federal law, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which allows certain small power producers to sell their electricity to utilities. In the case (case U-18089), the PSC had ordered last October that its

By |2016-05-04T19:35:48-04:00May 4th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

An Introduction To The Entrepreneurial Support Ecosystem In Michigan

AUBURN HILLS - Do you have a high-tech startup? How about an early-stage, growth-based business? Do you seek to become an entrepreneur by turning your innovative idea into a business? If so, the Macomb-OU INCubator invites you to attend on May 24 to Starting Up, a workshop exploring several of the resources within the State

By |2016-05-04T19:25:58-04:00May 4th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Super Retail Group Selects Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru, Data Guru

ANN ARBOR - Super Retail Group has selected the LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru and SupplyChainGuru.com supply chain modeling platform and the LLamasoft Data Guru visual data blending and analytics tool to model and optimize their complex supply chain operations. Founded in 1974 as a fledging automotive parts mail order business, Super Retail Group Ltd has

By |2016-05-04T19:15:03-04:00May 4th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

U-M launches First 3 XSeries on edX Platform

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is launching three new certificate programs on the online edX platform that are designed to help global lifelong  learners keep pace with their careers and prepare for the rigor of academic programs at the university. The three series, which are 15 courses in total, are: the User Experience Research XSeries;

By |2016-05-04T18:55:00-04:00May 4th, 2016|News|

Study Finds Michigan Tax Burden Less Than Average

 LANSING - A combination of tax policy changes, economic factors and demographic changes means Michigan ranks in the lower tier of all states in terms of per capita tax burden, a report from the Citizens Research Council shows. The report, which looks at data from 2013, shows that Michigan residents had overall tax burdens similar

By |2016-05-04T18:34:00-04:00May 4th, 2016|Politics|

Michigan Technological University Approves Two New Degrees: MA In Cybersecurity, PhD in Applied Physics

HOUGHTON - At a meeting of Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees on April 29, 2016, the Board approved two new degree programs, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and a PhD in Applied Physics. The MS in Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary program involving faculty from the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer

By |2016-05-04T15:01:13-04:00May 4th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Consumers Energy Spends More Than $1 Billion In 2015 With Michigan Businesses

JACKSON - Consumers Energy is making good on a five-year commitment to Michigan businesses, announcing this week that it has spent over $1 billion in less than a year with employers based in the Great Lakes State. “By investing in our home state of Michigan, we are helping businesses grow. That leads to our state

By |2016-05-04T14:42:24-04:00May 4th, 2016|Clean Update, ESD|