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Rehmann 2022 CFO Report Validates Difficult Times In Michigan Cannabis

ANN ARBOR - Rehmann has published its 2022 CFO report that features data about chief challenges the cannabis industry faces in Michigan, including but not limited to financial management, acquisition operations, compliance requirements and federal legislation. In addition, the report boasts industry spotlights highlighting actual businesses facing these issues in real-time and recommended solutions. Rehmann

By |2022-11-01T16:55:43-04:00November 1st, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Kathleen Norton-Schock Shares All The Latest News And Events On MCWT

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV to provide details on all the events and news coming out of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. For more information, click on MCWT https://youtu.be/EnZ15UJJfp8

Plymouth-Canton Community High School Wins Two Top Prizes Cyber Challenge

NOVI - Plymouth-Canton Community School teams won first and second place in the 2022 Governor's High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the State of Michigan. Team Crickets won first and team Super Novas won second place. Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center team K10MM-JS-DS placed third. The ten qualifying teams, composed of up

By |2022-11-02T08:33:56-04:00November 1st, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured|

6 Tips for Offering Better Customer Service by Phone (Even in a Tiny Company)

DETROIT - The quality of the customer service and support you provide has to be solid, regardless of the scale at which your business operates. If you’re failing to meet expectations, loyalty will take a hit, and growth will be out of reach. When it comes to communicating with customers over the phone, there are

By |2022-11-01T12:11:22-04:00November 1st, 2022|Guest Columns|

WMCAT Wins $150,000 Google Grant To Launch Tech Career Training Program

GRAND RAPIDS —  The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT) recently received a $150,000 grant from Google to support the nonprofit’s new Adult Career Training Program. WMCAT’s new Cybersecurity + GRC program is designed to prepare under-employed and unemployed adults in Kent County for careers in cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance, as MiBiz previously reported. The seven

By |2022-11-02T08:34:31-04:00November 1st, 2022|ESD, Featured|

German Researchers Find Solution To Hydrogen Storage Problem

WASHINGTON DC - Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Catalysis looked into the problem and developed an energy storage and release system using carbonate and bicarbonate salts, while also using metal manganese, which is more widely available. The researchers found that by converting bicarbonate and hydrogen into formate - the salt of formic acid was

By |2022-10-30T15:11:09-04:00October 30th, 2022|Clean Update|

Biden Moves Closer To Making Giant Pacific Ocean Wind Turbines Reality

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Interior on Tuesday announced it will hold a lease sale for wind energy off the coast of Central and Northern California, bringing the Biden administration’s dream of a massive West Coast wind farm one step closer to reality. The Pacific has enormous potential to generate wind energy, Biden administration officials told reporters in

By |2022-10-30T18:05:08-04:00October 30th, 2022|Clean Update|

U.S. CBD Company Inks Sponsorship Deal With Professional Baseball League

BOULDER, Colo. - U.S. CBD company Charlotte’s Web Holdings will pay Major League Baseball $30.5 million plus a 10% royalty on sales, and grant the professional sports organization 4% of the company’s shares in a landmark exclusive marketing deal announced this week. Charlotte’s Web-branded products will become the “Official CBD of MLB” under the exclusive

By |2022-10-30T15:11:09-04:00October 30th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Flight From Hemp Continues In U.S., Harvest Expected To Fall By Half

DENVER - The 2022 hemp harvest in the U.S. is expected to shrink by nearly half this year, falling from roughly 36,925 acres in 2021 to about 20,000 acres as all outputs are in decline, according to government figures and projections from Denver-based analyst PanXchange. PanXchange projects the 2022 flower harvest at 6,400-6,800 acres, expects

By |2022-11-01T17:32:28-04:00October 30th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Largest American Solar Panel Maker To Build $270 Million Thin Film PV R&D Center In Ohio

PERRYSBURG, Ohio - First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the United States, today announced that it will invest around $270 million in a dedicated thin film PV R&D innovation center. The new facility, which will be in Perrysburg, Ohio, is expected to be the first of its scale in the United States. First

By |2022-10-30T15:11:10-04:00October 30th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|