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DogPhone Lets Pets Video Call Their Owners When They Are Home Alone

GLASGOW, Scotland - Fetching sticks and chewing toys may soon be a thing of the past, as researchers at the University of Glasgow have created a clever ball and best dog vitamins that allows dogs to video call their owners when they are feeling lonely. Designed to tackle separation anxiety in pets, DogPhone is a soft ball fitted

By |2023-09-26T10:13:02-04:00December 5th, 2021|Announcements/New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids Virtual Pitch Night Dec. 8

GRAND RAPIDS - Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids will be hosting its virtual pitch night Dec. 8. Conquer Accelerator provides ten weeks of intensive programming, focusing on completing tailored, goal-driven benchmarks. Conquer Accelerator - Grand Rapids Virtual Pitch Event  Wednesday, December 8th at 3:00 P.M. Opening Statements Tom Stewart - Assistant Director of Venture Acceleration Pitch

By |2021-12-07T16:37:56-05:00December 5th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative To Fund 1000 Scholars Through 2025

WASHINGTON - Partners in the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative announced an ambitious goal to expand support and funding for under-represented groups to pursue a degree in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field at historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs). After exceeding its inaugural goal of funding 150 scholars in 2021, the program will aim

By |2021-12-05T16:43:42-05:00December 5th, 2021|ESD, STEM|

Grant Funding To Help Low-Income Customers Pay Home Heating Bills

LANSING - Nine community service agencies have received funding to help Michiganders who fall behind on household energy bills as another home heating season kicks in. The agencies were recently approved for $54.5 million in Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) grants by the Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The MEAP program is funded by

By |2021-12-05T16:43:42-05:00December 5th, 2021|Government/Politics, Science|

123Net To Install Fiber Network In Downtown Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO - 123NET announced the start of construction on a major expansion to its Kalamazoo fiber network to install an additional 26 miles of fiber infrastructure throughout Kalamazoo's primary business district. The installation will connect all 15 municipal buildings, including a private network dedicated to serving the unique regulatory and compliance guidelines of the Kalamazoo

By |2021-12-05T16:43:42-05:00December 5th, 2021|New Products / Contracts|

$3.34 Billion Budget Proposal Prioritizes Clean Water In Michigan

LANSING - Michigan Republicans and Democrats came together last Wednesday and prioritized using federal dollars to invest in Michigan’s aging water infrastructure. Senate Bill 565 passed unanimously out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Dec. 1. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) is the committee's majority vice chair. The bill, a $3.34 billion budget

By |2021-12-05T16:43:42-05:00December 5th, 2021|Clean Update|

Manu-Tech Pitch Day: Enabling Operational Resiliency In Manufacturing

SOUTHFIELD - “Manu-Tech Pitch Event – 2021 on Dec. 8 provides insight to breakthrough technology that is enabling operational resiliency for our Michigan manufacturing firms.  The event features best in class technology from companies in the Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator. The event also includes a fireside chat with Automation Alley CEO Tom Kelly and MEDC

By |2021-12-07T16:38:13-05:00December 5th, 2021|ESD, Featured, Industry 4.0|

Bills Aim To Give Local Michigan Governments And Schools Additional Funding

LANSING - Michigan's lowest-funded cities, townships, villages, counties, and school districts would share $500 million in American Rescue Plan and infrastructure money under a plan announced by a pair of House Democrats Tuesday. Under the Raise Up Local Grant Match from Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Township) and Rep. Amos O'Neal (D-Saginaw) , introduced as HB

By |2021-12-05T16:44:12-05:00December 5th, 2021|Politics/Government|

FlexJobs Names 50 Virtual Companies Thriving on Remote Work

BOULDER, Co. – A recent FlexJobs survey revealed that 58 percent of respondents prefer a fully remote job post-pandemic. However, 42 percent also report that their employers will require them to return to the office full-time, and 27 percent will be expected to return to a hybrid model. To highlight the many different companies that

By |2021-12-05T14:35:16-05:00December 5th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Is the Office Dying? Of Those Who Quit During the Pandemic, One In Four Did For Flexibility To Work From Anywhere

New York - As many companies wonder why their workplaces remain ghost towns, a new survey reveals that COVID concerns are not what’s discouraging staff from coming into the office. In fact, they are working from home because of the greater work-life balance it purportedly offers. Indeed, workers place such a premium on this balance,

By |2021-12-05T14:35:46-05:00December 5th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|