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123NET Continues Home Internet Rollout to Detroit University District

SOUTHFIELD - 123NET, best known as a premier fiber internet, colocation and voice services provider for Michigan businesses, continues its residential internet service rollout with the addition of Detroit’s University District. 123NET’s solution is the first of its kind to provide 10 Gigabits per second fiber internet to Detroit residences. Property owners in the University

Workforce Strategies For Manufacturers April 14

GRABD RAPIDS - In the second of three webinars from The Right Place, The Center-West and MiBiz, learn how manufacturers are using a revamped onboarding processes to increase workforce retention. In today’s world employees have a choice, they have more ability to find employment that fits with who they are. As employers, we need to

By |2022-04-03T17:14:23-04:00April 3rd, 2022|Industry 4.0|

Scientists Build Circuit That Generates Clean, Limitless Power From Graphene

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current. “An energy-harvesting circuit based on graphene could be incorporated into a chip to provide clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices or sensors,” said Paul Thibado, professor

By |2022-04-03T17:14:23-04:00April 3rd, 2022|Featured, Uncategorized|

President’s Budget Delivers $103 million For Lower Watershed Of Lake Erie

BUFFALO, NY - President Biden Budget for fiscal year 2023 includes more than $6.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with just over $141 million set aside for Buffalo District projects. Of great significance for the region is an additional $600,000 for the Great Lakes Coastal

By |2022-04-03T17:14:24-04:00April 3rd, 2022|Climate Change, Government/Politics|

How ITC Michigan Is Energizing Michigan’s Economy

ANN ARBOR - Simon Whitelocke, ITC Michigan president, returns to talk about how electricity transmission company is energizing Michigan's economy. Mr. Whitelocke continues his conversation from earlier reports about how electric infrastructure impacts economic growth. This video interview focuses on how in 2021 Michigan added 396 new franchise businesses and expects to add another 139

By |2022-04-01T14:21:39-04:00April 1st, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|

Report: Remote Work And Flexible Schedules Key Factors in Compensation Packages

BOULDER, Co. —According to FlexJobs’ Work Insight 2022 Survey* with more than 1,200 people currently employed, remote work is considered the second most important element to compensation and benefit packages, ranked only behind salary. In fact, remote work has become such a priority among today’s workers that 57 percent say if they are not allowed

By |2022-04-01T11:19:15-04:00April 1st, 2022|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Antarctic Ice Shelves Are Shattering. How Fast Will Seas Rise?

WASHINGTON DC - All scientist Erin Pettit could see when she looked at the satellite photos of the ice shelf in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica was the giant crack that stretched across most of the image. Two years before, when she and her colleagues were deciding where to put their research

By |2022-04-03T17:14:24-04:00April 1st, 2022|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Climate Change|

Gates Backing Start-Up Behind Hydropanels That Make Water From Air

PHOENIX, Az. - They’re like solar panels, except instead of electricity, they produce water. Source Global’s hydropanels create water out of thin air and bring it where it’s most needed. CEO Cody Friesen invented the panels in 2014 at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, where he’s on the faculty. A year

By |2022-04-01T10:41:08-04:00April 1st, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|

Michigan Works! Celebrates State Talent Development Leaders

LANSING — Local talent development and employment successes were among those celebrated by state leaders at the Michigan Works! Association Impact Awards this week. Local lawmakers and statewide talent development officials gathered virtually, and in-person, on Thursday, March 24 to recognize local resident Billy Truong, Homewatch Caregivers of Washtenaw, Washtenaw Community College, as well as

By |2022-04-01T10:10:24-04:00April 1st, 2022|Politics, Politics/Government|

New Airfoil CEO Keith Donovan Talks Future Of Royal Oak Tech PR Agency

ROYAL OAK  – Airfoil Group has a new CEO, Keith Donovan, who earlier this month replaced co-founder Lisa Vallee Smith who will remain with the technology-focused public relations agency based in Royal Oak as chairperson. In this video interview with Mike Brennan from MITechNews and Matt Roush from LTU he talks about the evolution of

By |2022-04-01T07:02:22-04:00April 1st, 2022|mitechtv, New Products / Contracts|