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Michigan Public Service Commission Provides Financial Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic

ANN ARBOR - MPSC Commissioner Dan Scripps provides details on the various financial economic programs available for economically disadvantaged Michigan residents impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://youtu.be/Y6nbYpwD4Zg Continuing its efforts to ensure appropriate assistance is available for Michigan’s energy and telecommunications customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Public Service Commission today reiterated the support available to help customers in need with bill payment

By |2020-08-02T19:30:34-04:00August 2nd, 2020|mitechtv, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Update: Diva Tech Talk & Michigan Council Of Women In Technology

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Shock updates the latest happenings with the Michigan Council of Women In Technology and her own award-winning podcast, Diva Tech Talk. Diva Tech Talk is a specialized communication channel highlighting women doing wonderful things in the technology arena by creating podcasts from interviews with successful female individuals in the field and

By |2020-08-02T16:28:07-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Business Can’t Assume Unmasked Patrons Have Medical Excuse

LANSING - Business owners shouldn’t assume someone not wearing a mask inside their establishments are medically unable to do so, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an update to her mandatory mask executive order Friday. The Governor wrote in Executive Order 2020-153 that if a customer says he or she is not medically able to wear a

By |2020-08-09T13:18:55-04:00August 2nd, 2020|Politics, Politics/Government, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Grand Circus Adds Great Lakes Environmental Data To Coding Training

DETROIT—Grand Circus, the Detroit-based IT training academy, and the Great Lakes Observing System, the organization that coordinates Great Lakes data collection, management, and sharing, announced that GLOS’ live environmental data will be integrated into the coding academy’s training programs. Grand Circus students will now have access to many types of data managed by the Ann Arbor-based binational

By |2020-08-01T14:05:33-04:00August 1st, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Software|
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Professional Development Space For Young Workers To Open In Mt. Clemens

MT. CLEMENS—Officials at PurposePoint LLC, a professional development company, announced that a nonprofit, The Industry, will open a second office in downtown Mount Clemens in partnership with PurposePoint, to engage local schools, businesses, and organizations on a mission to positively shape the future of work. The Industry is a non-profit organization focused on equipping young adults,

By |2020-08-01T14:05:33-04:00August 1st, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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CMS Buys Wind Farm, Opens Charging Stations

JACKSON—Two green energy moves Friday by Jackson-based CMS Energy Co. and its subsidiary, Consumers Energy. First, Consumers Energy announced that the first PowerMIDrive fast charging stations for electric vehicles are now operating in four Michigan communities. Said Brian Rich, Consumers Energy’s senior vice president for customer experience: “We are serving the public’s interest in electric

By |2020-08-01T14:05:34-04:00August 1st, 2020|Clean Update, Featured|
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$1.25 Million In Grant Funding Available From MEDC To Assist Small Farms Implement COVID-19 Safety Measures

LANSING  - As a result of high demand for the Michigan Agricultural Safety Grant program, and a clear need to help small farms mitigate risks of the COVID-19 virus in their operation, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced it is accepting applications for the MEDC Small Farm Safety Grant program Modeled after the Michigan Agricultural

By |2020-08-01T13:34:45-04:00August 1st, 2020|Hemp, Politics, Politics/Government|
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MITech TV: MCWT, Utility Payment Help, COVID Testing Update

ANN ARBOR - On MITechTV July 27, Kathleen Norton-Schock updates happenings with Michigan Council of Women in Technology and on her own podcast, Diva Tech Talk. MPSC Commissioner Dan Scripps explains options utility customers have on payment assistance during the pandemic. The show wraps up with infectious disease expert Fred Brown updating the latest medical

By |2020-07-27T15:02:03-04:00July 27th, 2020|Uncategorized|
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Infectious Disease Expert Fred Brown: Home COVID-19 Testing Could Create New Normal

ANN ARBOR - Fred Brown provides details on a worldwide survey of epidemiologists. They contend that a combination of vaccines and daily home testing could allow many more people to return to their near normal lives and get us through difficult times late this year when everyone returns indoors and also contends with seasonal flu.

By |2020-08-04T17:58:54-04:00July 25th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|
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MEDC Has $20 Million In COVID Relief For Most Michigan Counties

LANSING–The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced the availability of $20 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding through the federal CARES Act for unbudgeted expenses used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. MEDC officials said 77 Michigan counties are eligible — basically, the counties outside Michigan’s largest cities. The remaining

By |2020-07-25T15:13:37-04:00July 25th, 2020|Coronavirus, Featured, Politics, Politics/Government, Science|
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