ANN ARBOR - Intensify Digital CEO Joe Tori updated his new platform that lets companies deploy Social Media campaigns. The startup is offering a 30-day trial of its application so your company can kick the tires and light the fires. Digital communication channels are rapidly changing. Web services and social platforms have become the front
LANSING - Michiganders who meet income eligibility requirements or have been financially impacted by COVID-19 will be able to receive financial help to pay for home broadband connections and internet-enabled devices as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolls out the Emergency Broadband Benefit program recently approved by Congress. Federal lawmakers appropriated $3.2 billion to help low-income households pay
SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Melanie Kalmar its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Kalmar is corporate vice president, chief information officer (CIO) and chief digital officer at Dow Inc., the Midland-based chemical industry giant. The fifth MCWT award recognizes women in Michigan leading or driving change for other women in
SOUTHFIELD—Eaton Corp. announced its eMobility business has been awarded a contract to supply a 24-to-12-volt DC-DC converter for use in a commercial heavy-duty battery electric vehicle (BEV) that will power accessories, such as antilock brakes and lighting. The BEV will be sold in the North American and China markets beginning later this year. “DC-DC converters are an
ROCHESTER HILLS—Fanuc America, a supplier of factory automation and robotics, announced an expansion of its line of high-performance Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA) robots, offering more reach and payload options to companies with assembly, packaging, pick and place, and inspection processes. Fanuc’s family of 4-axis SCARA robots has grown to include the SR-3iA, SR-6iA, SR-12iA, and new SR-20iA models
GRAND RAPIDS—Compliance Systems, provider of digital compliance documentation, announced a mobile-enabled online account openings, which allows financial institution customers and members to open accounts up to 10 times faster. The software streamlines documents and hosts unique content such as embedded videos and tutorials to help financial institutions build relationships that consumer and commercial deposit customers
SOUTHFIELD–Trent Schmitz, 23, graduated from Lawrence Technological University May 8 with a Master of Architecture degree, a requirement for licensing as a professional architect. And sometime in the next few weeks, Schmitz, of Southfield, will become the youngest licensed architect in the state of Michigan, and possibly the youngest in the country Lawrence Tech is one
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Tuesday announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States. The Secretaries were joined in the announcement by labor leaders who have been working to ensure that the
ANN ARBOR - On Four20Post May 12 at 1 pm, C3 Industries CEO Ankur Rungta updates the expansion plans for his vertically integrated Michigan cannabis company that includes grow operations and multiple provisioning centers. Penny Milkey CEO of Northern Specialty Health becomes first Michigan provisioning center to carry Hero Project cannabis products, the sale of which will fund Veteran charities. Also
LANSING - The Biden administration on Monday opened up its request line for some $350 billion in funds to help state, county and local governments recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly $11 billion available for Michigan and its communities. "With this funding, communities hit hard by COVID-19 will able to return to a semblance of
