ZEELAND — Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. unveiled a new e-commerce platform this week that caters to the company’s commercial clients. Called Herman Miller Professional, the online store was created for small and mid-size businesses looking to purchase office furnishings online. Designed to make the ordering and shipping processes quick and convenient, Herman Miller compiled a
PLYMOUTH —The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the purchase of a 45,000-square-foot building in Plymouth to be used as a second SEMA Garage, where manufacturers will have access to advanced product-development tools and equipment, an emissions testing lab, an Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) research and development center, and expert technicians who will help
ROCHESTER HILLS—FANUC America Corp., the factory automation provider, and Pine Brook, N.J.-based Doosan Machine Tools America, announced an education project to build the next generation of machinists. The FANUC Certified CNC Training Program now offers manufacturing skills development using Doosan machine tools. The new offering adds to the depth and breadth of FANUC’s CNC training tools and allows operators
JACKSON–Michigan communities in Oscoda, Livingston and Gratiot counties are receiving a total of $50,000 for projects designed to make smaller Michigan communities better places to live and work after winning the Consumers Energy Foundation’s 2021 “Put Your Town on the Map” competition. Comins Township in Oscoda County received $25,000 for first place, Pinckney received $15,000
LANSING - On Aprii 16, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) extended its Gatherings and Mask epidemic order. The Order – which preserves the strongest public health order in the Midwest – is designed to balance day-to-day activities while controlling the spread of COVID-19 and saving Michiganders’ lives. It includes expansion of mask requirements to children
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to explain why the COVID-19 cases in Michigan have exploded, far more than any other state. One explanation is Michigan is a big snow skiing state and many people went skiing in February only to catch the virus and spread it around the state. He had earlier predicted
LANSING—The Telecommunications Association of Michigan announced that Joelle Demand has joined the organization as its vice president for public policy. “Joelle is one of Michigan’s most respected government affairs professionals and we are excited to have her join our team,” said Scott Stevenson, TAM’s president. “There has never been a time when broadband services have played a bigger role in Michigan’s economic
SOUTHFIELD–It’s still a seller’s market, but the Detroit-area real estate market inched a bit closer to pre-pandemic normalcy in March, according to new figures from the Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors and Realcomp II Ltd. The number of new listings on the market was 12,350 in March, up 4 percent from 11,804 a year earlier.
WASHINGTON DC - Legalization is coming. Time to air-lock the doors. Marijuana and hemp cultivators and manufacturers are preparing to compete when legal changes clear the way for national and global THC and CBD sales by making big investments in technology such as microbial monitoring and airflow analysis (and air-locking doors). The pricey prep work
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Cyber Patriot program teaches middle and high school students not only how to protect themselves online from cyber predators, but also provides a grounding for them to the high demand job world of cyber warriors. In this video, Michigan State Director Tamara Shoemaker names the recent award winners for Cyber Patriot
