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Solar Set For New Significant Role After Huge Efficiency Breakthrough

LONDON, UK - On a basic level, solar or “photovoltaic” cells work by using solar energy in the form of photons to knock electrons loose from atoms such that they can form an electric current. Conventional solar cell technologies are based around the semiconductor silicon, however decades of research have pushed silicon cells close to their theoretical maximum

By |2022-04-16T12:44:32-04:00April 16th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

Innoflex Solutions Automates Packaging Needs For Food, Beverage, And Cannabis Industries

ANN ARBOR - Robert Champion returns to provide more back story on InnoFlex Solutions that helps automate packaging including eco-friendly packaging for the food and beverage industry. He also offers these services to the cannabis industry. . Better Efficiencies – Better Operations InnoFlex Solutions provides technical consulting services for Food and Beverage Group of Consumer

By |2022-04-16T11:40:02-04:00April 16th, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|

Analysis: Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Generated Nearly $4 Billion in Tax Revenues in 2021

WASHINGTON DC - Tax revenues derived from the licensed retail sale of state-legal, adult-use cannabis products grew by more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2021, totaling over $3.7 billion last year – according to an analysis provided by the Marijuana Policy Project. MPP’s figures do not include revenues derived from the sales of medical cannabis products

By |2022-04-15T12:09:19-04:00April 15th, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Workplace Distractions Survey: What distracts us most when we are on the clock?

DETROIT - If you’re a fan of The Office, you might have seen Creed playing solitaire or other variations like spider on his computer. He could be powering up his workplace focus, knowing studies show games can improve executive function, working memory, and even problem-solving ability. Or perhaps he’s regrouping after an exhausting task. Maybe he’s just goofing

By |2022-04-19T20:02:06-04:00April 12th, 2022|ESD, Uncategorized|

FlexJobs Survey Finds Roughly 1 in 3 Are Currently Considering Quitting Their Jobs 

BOULDER, CO —While 2021 saw record quit-level rates, workers are still quitting at elevated rates in 2022. According to FlexJobs’ 2022 Work Insight survey with more than 2,200 respondents, 30 percent of workers are currently considering quitting their jobs, and 25 percent have actually quit their jobs in the last six months. Of those that

By |2022-04-14T17:14:22-04:00April 12th, 2022|ESD|

Women In Defense Michigan Hosts Kentucky Derby Gala May 6 In Utica

UTICA - Women in Defense Michigan members and guests are invited to attend a special Kentucky Derby Gala May 6th at 5:30 p.m. for an evening of horsing around while sipping on mint juleps at Jimmy John's Field in Utica.Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: May 6th, 2022 Location: Jimmy John's Field, 7171 Auburn Road, Utica, 48317

By |2022-04-12T09:41:52-04:00April 12th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Former Michigan Economic Development Leader Passes

ANN ARBOR - Michael Finney, 65, former CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Ann Arbor SPARK passed away on April 3 from a heart attack. Since 2017, Finney was president and CEO of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, a nonprofit public-private economic development organization in Florida. Michael Finney "Mike was a dynamic leader

By |2022-04-12T14:46:16-04:00April 12th, 2022|ESD|

SME Names Jeannine Kunz Chief Workforce Development Officer

SOUTHFIELD — SME, the professional association committed to advancing manufacturing and developing a skilled workforce, announced the appointment of Jeannine Kunz to the newly created position of Chief Workforce Development Officer. She will report to Robert “Bob” Willig, executive director and CEO of SME. In her new role, Kunz will work with Willig and SME’s

By |2022-04-14T17:14:47-04:00April 12th, 2022|Industry 4.0|

EPA Awards $300,000 For Clean School Bus in Dearborn

CHICAGO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Dearborn School District, in Dearborn, will use a $300,000 EPA grant to purchase an electric school bus. The grant is funded through the 2021 American Rescue Plan Electric School Bus Rebates program. The $7 million in ARP funding is directed toward school districts in underserved

By |2022-04-14T17:14:58-04:00April 12th, 2022|Clean Update, Politics/Government|