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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
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
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
LANSING—Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. are looking for Michigan-based entrepreneurs and companies to join a special episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, a 60-second pitch competition for companies and startups with innovative business concepts. Michigan currently ranks sixth in the nation for its number of inventions and fourth for its innovative R&D spending, highlighting
ANN ARBOR - Last week, I presented at Campus Party Digital 2020 on “Navigating a Path in an Accelerating World.” I picked this topic because many people, particularly young adults, are feeling very stressed about how to engage in the world today and in the years ahead. I have been studying this issue for decades,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—The Association for Women in Communications has named the Diva Tech Talk podcast the winner of two AWC Clarion Awards. For the podcast’s co-founders and co-hosts, Nicole Scheffler and Kathleen Norton-Schock, it was the sixth and seventh Clarion Award respectively. The podcast, founded in 2015, highlights the lives and careers of both established and emerging women
SOUTHFIELD–Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center will hold its “Extreme Science Saturdays” programs for high schoolers online for the 2020-21 school year. The Marburger STEM Center is LTU’s centralized outreach center for its programs for K-12 students and teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as architecture and design. It has been
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Officials at WideOpenWest Inc., which does business as WOW Internet Cable & Phone announced the introduction of its Internet Protocol video service, WOW! tv+, for high-speed data customers in its markets in the Detroit, Chicago, and Evansville, Ind. areas. Already available in its Columbus, Ohio, Cleveland and mid-Michigan markets, the Android TV-based platform features
WASHINGTON DC - Michigan’s chief security officer, Chris DeRusha, has a new job - he’s the senior cybersecurity advisor for Democrat-presidential candidate Joe Biden. DeRusha was White House senior cybersecurity adviser and held a series of top cybersecurity jobs in the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration. Chris DeRusha He also
WARRENTON, VA – Executives at Appy Pie noted a sharp increase in application development in Online eCommerce Stores, Radio/Podcasts, Education (128%), Delivery Services (98%) and News/Magazine apps. It was also observed that business apps in general have been stable, while applications that focus on Dating and Events have taken a dramatic nosedive. “The pandemic has
