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
DETROIT – Attention: Organizations with advanced manufacturing and R&D capabilities and a need for speed: LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department of Defense-supported national manufacturing innovation institute, in partnership with the Department of Defense, is preparing to issue a major hypersonics development challenge for the U.S. manufacturing industrial sector. Operating at speeds of Mach 5 or higher,
DETROIT - We're only starting to get to grips with the benefits of artificial intelligence in modern vehicles now. Recently, Hyundai announced new AI-based voice recognition technology for the 2021 Elantra that can learn the driver's habits, improving interaction with the system. Chrysler and Jeep vehicles are set to use a similar system called Alexa Custom Assistant. But AI's benefits
ANN ARBOR - If your company needs a top-flight Chief Information Officer, Executive Search Partners can help you find one. All the senior partners are former CIOs, including Gary Erickson, the Managing Partner, who explains how they find your perfect fit in this video interview. If you're a CIO looking to throw your hat in
DETROIT - Embedded software development is becoming highly popular in many industries as the driving technology in applications. Most of the modern devices come with embedded software systems incorporated in them. Among the main reasons for the increased incorporation of embedded software are better qualities, advanced functionality, and reuse of products. Due to increased product
