LANSING - Some 300 fewer customers are participating in electric choice programs as of December 2015 when compared to 2014, the Public Service Commission announced Monday in its annual report on electric competition. But approximately 11,000 customers remain in the queue. Specifically, the report founded about 6,140 customers participating in electric choice programs as of
LANSING - Does it seem like everyone you know is selling insurance these days. You could be right. A new report published Monday contends the insurance industry as a whole provides an annual $37.1 billion in spending, 114,000 jobs and $6.3 billion in earnings throughout Michigan. Multiple large insurance providers are headquartered in Michigan, and
DETROIT – The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has added a number of new member organizations and individuals that reflect the continuously expanding diversity of industries that are becoming involved with mobile and wireless technologies. They include: Washtenaw Community College - Advanced Transportation Center (Ann Arbor) Walsh College – Center for Cybersecurity Leadership (Troy) CGS
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network has unveiled a new website that will allow visitors to access Merit’s service offerings, as well as videos, webinar recordings and improved event registration. "Merit's website redevelopment is part of a larger strategy to enhance and modernize communications for our community,” said Merit President and CEO Joe Sawasky. “Later in
WATERFORD - Oakland County and Tech248 – the county’s tech initiative – are hosting a free seminar for tech companies to introduce them to SANS cyber security training to help make their businesses more secure against cyber attacks. The session is set for Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. and will be held in the Board
LANSING - Every labor market in Michigan saw a drop of at least 1 full percentage point in their annual average unemployment rate from 2014 to 2015, reports the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. What’s more, just about every labor market in the state reported their jobless rates fell in December, from November. The
LANSING – The Michigan Restaurant Association has hired Robert O’Meara as Vice President of Government Affairs. O’Meara started at the MRA on January 18. In this position, he is responsible for all government relations and lobbying activities of the Association. “Robert joins the MRA with a reputation as a respected and influential advocate in Lansing
DETROIT - Washtenaw Community College has cut a deal with the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business that maximizes the value of some associate degrees from WCC for students earning a business degrees at WSU. Typically Wayne State accepts 64 transfer credits, but this agreement expands that limit for business students from WCC,
DETROIT - The Great Lakes Chapter of the Change Management Institute is hosting a free evening webinar Feb. 24 on the Return on Investment of Change Management - the People Side of the Change. Change is accelerating in organizations around the globe, as companies respond to our changing regulatory, technology and economic realities. Return on
GRAND RAPIDS - New numbers Pinterest released recently point that traffic has shifted to mobile in a big way. According to Pinterest 4/5 of Pinterest's traffic now comes from Mobile, and 2/3 of the content people pin is from a business website. Listen as Michigan Mobile Musings Host Melissa Birnie interviews Karen Horrigan, a Social
