NEW YORK - The “work from home” revolution has been very good for political columnists who like to write shirtless in pajama pants and share too much personal information with their readers. But the phenomenon hasn’t been so great for America’s cities. The nation’s office buildings aren’t as empty as they were before COVID vaccines
TRAVERSE CITY–Stellar Broadband has contracted with DTN Management to deliver gigabit Internet to its new townhouse development, Bayview of Traverse City. Bayview offers 216 rental units of 2 and 3-bedroom townhouses with attached garages as well as 1 and 2-bedroom apartments. “Today marks Stellar’s entry into the Northern Michigan market with the expansion of serving DTN’s
LANSING - The number of households breaking away from cable television in Michigan accelerated in 2022, with over 151,000 households dropping the service, a 9 percent drop, the biggest one-year decline. According to an annual report issued last week by the Michigan Public Service Commission, there are now roughly 1.5 million cable subscribers statewide, down nearly 900,000
DETROIT - With fossil fuel reserves like oil projected to exhaust by 2040 and the increasing concern over global warming, the need for alternative fuel sources to power automotive vehicles is more important than ever. As the world continues to search for cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, companies like Toyota and Honda have ensured that hydrogen combustion engines are seen as
MIDLAND — Michigan high schoolers are invited to come meet with the most decorated collegiate esports players in U.S. history. “If you’re interested in collegiate gaming, you’ll want to be at this open house,” said Coach Cody Elsen, who earned Coach and Program Director of the Year titles from the National Association of Collegiate Esports.
LANSING–A grant of nearly $300,000 to Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and another grant of nearly $112,000 to the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute has produced a new online database of Michigan’s key renewable energy resources for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. For geothermal, solar, and wind energy, the Clean Energy
ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation. The report foune that North American companies ordered 44,196 robots valued at $2.38 billion last year, representing increases of 11% and
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson is the managing partner of one of the top executive search companies in the country, Executive Search Partners. He joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV to talk about the slowly reviving market for Chief Information Officers (CIOs). He said hybrid jobs are available, but most company presidents
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in Auburn Hills, has introduced Flo Ultra, an ultra-fast charger. “EV demand and sales are topping all industry expectations and are now forecasted to exceed more than 45% of U.S. light duty vehicle sales by 2030,” said Nathan Yang, Flo chief product
HOWELL– Snedicor's Cleaners owner Jim Gilligan tested the 2023 Ford E-Transit vehicle earlier this year, and declared the vehicle “a potential winner.” It's the first EV delivery vehicle in its fleet. Since moving Snedicor’s services to exclusively pickup and delivery, Snedicor has explored ways to make the company’s delivery fleet as environmentally friendly as possible.
