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Future Hiring Projections Post COVID-19

LANSING - We are all aware of how COVID-19 has impacted hiring within our business since March 2020.  A majority of businesses froze or slowed their hiring amid furloughs and layoffs.  Now that we are at the end of 2020, what trends are we expecting in 2021? Criteria, a talent acquisition assessment company, surveyed over

By |2020-11-09T18:26:35-05:00November 8th, 2020|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Ann Arbor Developer Offers Contact Tracing Software To Restaurants

ANN ARBOR–The Ann Arbor software developer Wisely announced that it plans ot offer restaurants free contact tracing as multiple states implement new related regulations. Michigan and New Hampshire have announced contact tracing requirements. The orders require restaurants and bars to collect names and phone numbers of all patrons, should they need to be informed by

By |2020-11-09T18:27:53-05:00November 8th, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

COVID-19 Health Update: Michigan Getting Hit Hard by Pandemic

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown joins us again to update what's happening to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this video interview he shares slides that show the contagion is accelerating in Michigan. Brown has been working with a number of states and countries to develop models for how the virus will spread. With everyone in

By |2020-11-08T18:03:20-05:00November 8th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Discover Great Lakes Bay Hosting Virtual Job Fair To Get IT Talent Back To Michigan

SAGINAW - Discover Great Lakes Bay is hosting a virtual networking experience that will offer job opportunities for young professionals currently in the region or who have left and are interested in returning home. The event will feature regional employers and representatives who live in this community. Those employers have specific positions available; go to

By |2020-11-08T17:38:36-05:00November 8th, 2020|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Ann Arbor’s Logistics Software Company LLamasoft Bought For $1.5 billion Becomes Latest Unicorn

ANN ARBOR - Officials at San Mateo, Calif.-based Coupa Software Inc. announced this week the acquisition of LLamasoft, the Ann Arbor-based supply chain design and analysis software, for a purchase price of approximately $1.5 billion, making Llamasoft Michigan's latest unicorn. There was no immediate word in the press release about the future of LLamasoft’s Ann

By |2020-11-09T18:27:04-05:00November 7th, 2020|Featured, Software|

Gage Cannabis Opens Latest Michigan Adult-Use Provisioning Center In Lansing

LANSING – Gage Cannabis Co. is now offering adult-use recreational marijuana sales at its Lansing location, after opening its first retail location in Adrian in April. Gage operates provisioning centers in Adrian, Ferndale, Lansing and Traverse City, as well as the Cookies store in Detroit.  The Lansing store is located at 3425 S. Martin Luther

By |2020-11-07T19:14:35-05:00November 7th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Will American Auto Industry Survive The Shift To Mobility As A Service

DETROIT - At the dawn of the 20th century there were hundreds, if not thousands, of companies in the U.S. making horse-drawn carriages, wagons and carts. Then came the automobile, and none of them survived. Even though the early horseless carriages were made using the same manufacturing techniques as for horse-drawn carriages, none of the

By |2020-11-07T19:01:54-05:00November 7th, 2020|Auto Tech, Guest Columns|

COVID-19 Accelerates Social Media Trends – Brands Must Find Their Places

NEW YORK - International social media analytics company Talkwalker and Hubspot asked 50 social media gurus, industry experts and PR professionals from around the world to define the trends that will shape the social media industry for 2021. “While 2020 was a year that no one could have predicted, with mentions of COVID-19 going from

By |2020-11-07T19:08:54-05:00November 7th, 2020|As-A-Service, Digital Marketing, IoT, Social Media|

Michigan CyberPatriot Program Seeks Professional Mentors For Students

ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who runs the Michigan CyberPatriot program, said the 13 chapters around the state need cyber professionals to serve as mentors. Since everything is done online, travel is not a factor, just carving out the time. https://youtu.be/hFMkZ992gLg?list=PL6GUBIAze2tZWi0oIe3paoFI0uvu5asXf   Cyber Patriot's Mission:   Tamara Shoemaker, Crimefighter To increase the number

By |2020-11-18T11:47:03-05:00November 5th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|