LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced that 55 percent of Michiganders have received their first dose of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement marks the first milestone of the ‘MI Vacc to Normal’ plan, which would enable in-person work to resume across all employment sectors on May 24. Governor Whitmer released a
OWOSSO – Baker College has received a $25 million grant from EON Reality to launch a virtual Innovation Center across all Baker campuses, programs and learning modalities. Baker College will launch its first phase of the Innovation Center and EON Reality platform in fall 2021. The EON Reality platform, known as EON-XR, is accessible through a
DETROIT - The Chamber of Marine Commerce has launched a new video series featuring voices from the businesses and communities that depend on Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping for their success. From steel plants and farmers to small towns and local businesses, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping touches so many aspects of our society. In this series of
ANN ARBOR - Former Michigan Chief Information Security officer Dan Lohrmann, now a vice president with Security Mentor, dishes on the ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline that carries most of the gas and other fuel used along the US East Coast. It's clear a Russian-based group's ransomware was used, but by who? Fingers points
HOUGHTON - MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone, and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation are gearing up to host the fifth annual Return North Professional Careers Fair. Return North, presented by TriMedia Environmental & Engineering, is aimed at attracting alumni, former residents and friends of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back to the region. A
DETROIT - Wynn Resorts is one of the major developers and operators of casino and hotel resorts in the United States. They have been in business since 2002 and the company was founded by former Mirage Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn, and just recently moved into Michigan. At the time of writing, the brand
TROY—Electric vehicle owners are more than twice as likely to use the manufacturer’s mobile app than owners of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, according to J.D. Power, which is good news for automakers looking to increase—and ultimately monetize—their digital service offerings. According to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. OEM EV App Benchmark Study,
WASHINGTON DC - Last week, the Biden administration launched a 100-day plan to strengthen the cybersecurity of the nation’s power grid. The administration wants to increase the cybersecurity of electric utilities’ industrial control systems and secure the sector’s supply chain. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a request for information to
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown updates his latest COVID-19 models that take into account the surge in COVID-19 cases in Michigan and warns that the new normal may not begin until fall, rather than by the Fourth of July. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams
ANN ARBOR – On MiTech TV May 10, Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann broke down the Colonial Pipleline ransomware attack. IndensifyDigital CEO Joe Tori updated his new platform that lets companies deploy Social Media campaigns. Epidemiologist Fred Brown updated the massive COVID massive outbreak in India and what that means to the world. You can watch
