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Report: Half Of SAP Customers Said Remote Work Largest Driver Of Employee Experience Strategy

LIVONIA – Workforce Software released a report that looked at human experiences with SAP customers that showed more than half (54%) of respondents indicated that an increase in remote work caused by the pandemic was their largest driver of employee experience strategy. The report also showed other factors including major organizational change (31%), increased competition

By |2021-08-03T15:32:45-04:00August 3rd, 2021|New Products, New Products / Contracts, Software|

Streamline Your Business Finances and Significantly Increase Profitability

DETROIT - Every successful and professional business owner knows and truly understands that there is nothing more important and worthy of investing significant time in than the state of their company finances. Continue reading to discover how to streamline your business’s finances and subsequently significantly increase profitability and cash flow. Invest In Employee Training Courses

By |2022-03-17T17:31:54-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Guest Columns|

Four20 Post: Hero Project Adds New Sponsors, New CBD Packaging, New THC Product

ANN ARBOR - The Hero Project to benefit America’s Veterans is the focus on Four20 Post on Wednesday, July 28. We feature Rob Robar from TheHelpingFriendlySalve.Com will reveal the Hero Project packaging for his CBD product line. Jeff Cole, founder of US Hemp Brokerage in Denver, Colorado, will announce his company’s sponsorship of Hero Project.

By |2021-07-27T20:27:01-04:00July 27th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

MEDC Provides $275,000 Grant To Promote Industry 4.0 In Northern Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY — Awareness and use of the latest manufacturing technology is getting a boost in northwest lower Michigan from a $275,000 Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant. The Northwest Industry 4.0 Consortium received the grant to further the awareness and integration of Industry 4.0 practices in the region. The Consortium members are the Alliance for

By |2021-07-27T09:10:36-04:00July 27th, 2021|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Alexa Gets New Name And New Masculine And Celebrity Voices

SEATTLE - The digital assistant I've always called Alexa has a new name option -- Ziggy -- and a new, masculine-sounding voice to either pair with "Ziggy" or not. You're free to mix -- and remix -- those options however you want, since there are separate settings for voice and wake word (and one isn't linked

By |2021-07-27T07:14:40-04:00July 26th, 2021|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Grand Rapids Online Coaching Startup Raises $3.5 Million Series A Round

GRAND RAPIDS—MaxOne, a Grand Rapids-based online youth coaching startup, announced it had raised $3.5 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Stadia Ventures, a St. Louis-based sports and eSports venture firm, and also included NBA star Chris Paul, the Piquet Family Office, a minority owner of the Texas Rangers, and the Grand

By |2021-07-27T07:16:19-04:00July 26th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Four20 Post: MCWT Update, SPARK Gets $2.4 Million For Broadband, Detroit Internet Exchange, Innovation Hub Finalists

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV July 26, Kathleen Norton-Schock talks about Diva Tech Talk and MCWT. Jared Mauch, a board member for the Detroit Internet Exchange, announces  its new Non-Profit Status. Phil Santer from Ann Arbor SPARK explains the $2.4 million in Federal money awarded to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable,

By |2021-07-26T09:28:33-04:00July 26th, 2021|Podcasts|

Consumers Energy Celebrates New Solar Power Plant In Cadillac

CADILLAC—Officials of Consumers Energy, the state of Michigan, and the city of Cadillac last week dedicated the company’s third solar power plant, Cadillac Solar Gardens. Consumers Energy’s Clean Energy Plan proposes using nearly 8,000 megawatts of solar energy by 2040, ending the use of coal by 2025, achieving net zero carbon emissions and saving customers

By |2021-07-27T07:15:37-04:00July 25th, 2021|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|