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5th Annual Dokidokon Anime Convention In Kalamazoo July 15-17

KALAMAZOO - Dokidokon 5th Anniversary Anime Convention will take place July 15-17Bat the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This ever-growing event brought over 1500 anime enthusiasts and cosplayers together last year, even with a year off due to Covid. This year, with several nearby and even more well-established conventions closing due to

By |2022-06-18T13:08:42-04:00June 18th, 2022|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Job Market Difficulties Continue In 2022 As Employers Fail To Meet Job-Seekers’ Expectations

DETROIT - After two years of wild fluctuations in the economy and job market, American workers and employers still appear to be out of sync with each other. In early June, ResumeBuilder.com surveyed 1,000 current job-seekers to find out why they’re job-hunting and what they’re prioritizing. We also surveyed 1,000 employers regarding what they’re doing

By |2022-06-18T13:08:42-04:00June 18th, 2022|ESD|

Michigan Has the 11th Most Innovative Workers in the U.S.

DETROIT - Entrepreneurs, economic experts, public officials, and many more tout the benefits of innovation in the modern economy. Innovation can drive economic growth by creating new jobs or industries, improving efficiency and productivity, and raising quality of life. Some economists have calculated that innovation contributes approximately 50% of annual U.S. GDP growth. Jobs in

By |2022-06-18T13:08:42-04:00June 18th, 2022|ESD|

A Complete Guide To Choosing The Right Business Phone System

DETROIT - In any business, proper communication is critical. You must reach out to your customers, bargain with vendors, and coordinate with teams. A few common ways to communicate in business include using messaging apps, smartphones, and emails. However, nothing beats your own dependable phone system. A business phone system makes your company appear credible,

By |2022-11-23T09:25:51-05:00June 17th, 2022|Guest Columns|

Grand Rapids Tech Startup Accepted To Top Global Accelerator, Receiving $500,000 Investment

GRAND RAPIDS - Tech start-up and Start Garden tenant Payload CMS has been accepted into and received a $500,000 investment from highly competitive tech accelerator Y Combinator. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% and alumni like Airbnb, Dropbox, Doordash, Instacart and Reddit, Y Combinator is more difficult to get into than Harvard. Since

By |2022-06-17T14:40:08-04:00June 17th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Americans Lost Record $68 Million To Job And Business Opportunities Scams In 2022 Q1

DETROIT - Data analyzed by Atlas VPN shows that US citizens lost over $68.3 million to various job and business offer scams in the first quarter of 2022. The business and job opportunities fraud category includes offers for work-at-home jobs, like stuffing envelopes or processing medical claims, multi-level marketing schemes, job scams, job listings, employment

By |2022-06-17T14:38:07-04:00June 17th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Michigan Ranks 43rd In Survey Of High Potential For Remote Job Opportunities

BOULDER, CO - According to a recent survey, 55 percent of workers now want to work remotely full-time. Many are unaware, however, that for a variety of reasons, such as legal, taxes, and licensing issues, approximately 95 percent of remote jobs require remote workers to be based in a specific geographic location, such as a

By |2022-06-17T14:40:26-04:00June 17th, 2022|ESD, Featured|

Not To Worry – Low Flying Helicopters Are ITC Holdings Power Line Inspection Flights

ANN ARBOR - If you see helicopters flying low over high voltage electricity transmission lines owned by ITC-Holdings, don't worry. It's all part of the twice yearly inspection ITC does to make sure no vegetation has grown into the lines, or that the lines are not damaged so electricity continues to flow to homes and

By |2022-06-17T11:01:17-04:00June 16th, 2022|Clean Update, mitechtv|

The Difference Between Data Science And Business Analytics

DETROIT - In various business environments today, the term data science seems to carry with it a particular misconception, whereby, it seems to be erroneously equated to business analytics. This notion is further being flamed by businesses and organizations making the mistake of defining these roles and using them interchangeably. This has led to data

By |2024-03-22T14:30:15-04:00June 15th, 2022|Guest Columns|

Northwood Esports Wins Another National Championship

MIDLAND — Northwood Esports brought home another national championship over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, this time for Call of Duty. “This title is something that the players should be extremely proud of; they put in the work leading up to the event and continued the same winning mentality while at the event,” said Northwood

By |2022-06-17T14:39:02-04:00June 14th, 2022|ESD|