DETROIT -The U.S. dropped in the ranking of most spammed countries from second in 2020 to twentieth in 2021, largely due to the increase of spam call volumes in other countries. In fact, Vietnam more than tripled its volume from January to October of this year, and Indonesia doubled in the same period. Despite this ranking within a global context, total spam call volumes
DETROIT - Twenty-one states will be raising their minimum wage to ring in the new year, including Michigan where the minimum wage increases to $9.87 on Jan. 1, 2022. Another four states and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled later in 2022. Business leaders across the country are speaking in support of the increases,
DETROIT -I hope that you are healthy, staying safe, and looking forward to the holidays! As we wind down 2021, it has been an interesting year to say the least. 2021 has been a year filled with challenges for all of us and some great opportunities for the NextEnergy team and our stakeholders in accelerating
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will meet on January 10 at The Rapid Central Station in Grand Rapids for a discussion on how local businesses and institutions can promote public safety, environmental justice, employee wellness and community sustainability through improved mobility planning and fleet management. Speakers to be announced. The meeting will
DETROIT - Consumers continue to spend more on various mobile apps and games as the smartphone ecosystem expands. The spending on apps has mainly earned inspiration from the changing consumer behavior. Data presented by Burga indicates that consumers globally are projected to spend $133 billion on mobile apps and games in 2021 for both Google
WASHINGTON DC - The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its final rule for greenhouse gasses for light-duty vehicles, the most stringent to date. The standards, which will apply to model years 2023-2026, are projected to avert more than 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the majority of nationwide emissions in 2019, between
ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan, publisher of MIMarijuanaReport.Com, announces a free business directory open to any cannabis business, or business that supports cannabis businesses. He also talks about the Four20Academy that will launch in the first quarter of 2022 to provide much needed training for people who wants to embark on cannabis careers. Sign up
ANN ARBOR - Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, Michigan, returns to provide the latest Business To Consumer eCommerce marketing tips, including the highly effective Conversion Rate Optimization marketing process. If you want results from your Internet store and Internet brand, you want to watch this video interview. More conversion rate optimization (CRO)
ANN ARBOR - The Center for Automotive Research has published an overview of the research completed by CAR in 2021. Topics include Industry X automotive, Improving Fuel economy for Light-Duty Vehicles, Motor Vehicles manufacturing in the Great Lakes region, JANUARY | With the support of a unique and powerful consortium of technology companies, the Center for
DETROIT - IDTechEx forecasts the market for non-lithium battery chemistries in stationary storage to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 61 Percent from 2022 to 2032. To date, Li-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for vehicle electrification and new stationary energy storage systems. However, the supply chain for Li-ion production is coming
