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iHemp Hour: US Hemp Certification, Transparency In Hemp Supply Chain

ANN ARBOR - iHemp Hour Thursday July 16 US Hemp Authority Certification Program and Transparency in Hemp Supply Chain. Guests include: Certification Programs, Marielle Weintraub, PhDU.S. Hemp Authority President Transparency in Hemp Supply Chain, Dr. Richard McDermott and Terri Miller of Signakey The live zoom session always viewers to ask questions of our guests. You

By |2020-07-15T18:44:35-04:00July 15th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

iHemp Hour: CBD Retailing With Lori Putt

ANN ARBOR - Growing hemp is one challenge. Setting up product development and distribution is another set of challenges.  Lori Putt learned some hard lessons growing hops before the 2019 rush to grow CBD. Hang Over Hops became HOH Hempnotize and she became active with iHemp Michigan and has been a great source of information

By |2020-07-15T14:11:43-04:00July 15th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

AndCan Report: Cannabis Sales See Short-Term COVID-19 Spike

CHICAGO –Legal cannabis sales surged to new highs in some states even as COVID-19 caused record unemployment levels and billions in lost income. Experts at Anderson Economic Group, who have tracked legal cannabis demand through the AndCan® Index since 2015, suspect this short- term spike is unlikely to last, however, as consumer behavior adjusts to the new normal

By |2020-07-14T18:30:16-04:00July 14th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

COVID-19 Impact On Virtual Seminars, AirBnB, K-12 School Reopenings

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV July 13, Attorney Enrico Schaefer will discuss COVID-19’s impact on temporary hotel room providers such as AirBnB and the millions of dollars in claims filed by them against the organizations. Then Andrea Bogart who manages the Detroit Center for Design + Technology will discuss how the pandemic has forced

By |2020-07-14T10:40:06-04:00July 13th, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|

Induction Heating Company To Partner With NextEnergy To Advance Technology

AUBURN HILLS—Heat X, a developer of magnetic induction heating technology, announced an agreement with NextEnergy, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, to boost the adoption and commercialization of several clean heating technologies, as alternatives for the world’s residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors. The partnership between Heat X and NextEnergy will be multifaceted.

By |2020-07-12T19:07:50-04:00July 12th, 2020|ESD|

Davenport Offers Free Online Workshop for K-12 Teachers To Boost Online Education

GRAND RAPIDS—Davenport University will offer Michigan PreK-12 teachers a free virtual workshop, based on a graduate-level course, to support the creation of online coursework for their students. The program addresses barriers and challenges teachers face when providing instruction online and helps them create a virtual learning map for effective online PreK-12 instruction. “The pandemic has

By |2020-07-12T19:07:51-04:00July 12th, 2020|ESD|

Dow Launches MobilityScience Platform For Transportation Industry

MIDLAND—Dow introduced a new customer-facing business platform for the transportation industry called MobilityScience. Dow officials say the transportation industry is undergoing its most significant transformation in more than 100 years. Digital technologies and the pressing need for a low-carbon economy have disrupted traditional value chains and present a new frontier for material science and innovation,

By |2020-07-12T19:07:51-04:00July 12th, 2020|Mobility|

Priority Health Provides Members Free Access To Personal Health Companion

GRAND RAPIDS—Priority Health has introduced a new customer benefit—Brook, a personal mobile health companion that provides support in the areas of nutrition, sleep management, general health and COVID-19 information. Brook, developed by the Seattle-based firm Brook Inc., uses artificial intelligence and real-time health expert access to provide 24/7 personalized support for general health concerns and

By |2020-07-12T19:07:51-04:00July 12th, 2020|Life Sciences, Mobile MI|

XLerateHealth Names Six Healthcare Startups For 2020 Cohort In Flint

FLINT—XlerateHealth, a national healthcare startup accelerator based in Louisville, Ky., announced the selection of six startup companies to its second annual cohort in Flint. The companies will participate in a 12-week intensive bootcamp, working with a team of coaches and mentors to support the successful commercialization of their business. The XLH program operates in the

By |2020-07-12T19:07:52-04:00July 12th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

An Israeli Blockchain Startup Claims It’s Invented an ‘Undo’ Button for BTC Transactions

TEL AVIV, Israel - Kirobo, a two-year-old Israeli blockchain startup, announced on Tuesday that it has found a way to tackle problems related to human error in cryptocurrency transactions. In a recent survey by the Fio Foundation, 55 percent of respondents reported experiencing stressful human errors when sending cryptocurrency, and 18 percent reported loss of

By |2020-07-12T16:51:40-04:00July 12th, 2020|Blockchain, IoT|