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LANSING - On a party-line 6-3 vote, the Michigan Senate Regulatory Reform Committee reported out a concurrent resolution to oppose labor peace agreements being a requirement a company must meet to be eligible for licensing under the Marijuana Regulatory Agency's permanent rules. The measure is sponsored by committee chair Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), who has compared
GRAND RAPIDS— In 2020, the West Michigan economy will see flat employment growth, weakening sales growth and strengthening export growth, according to a Grand Valley State University economics professor. Paul Isely, professor of economics and associate dean in the Seidman College of Business, unveiled his benchmark survey of the regional economy January 23, during the 2020 Colliers
DETROIT - On January 31, Gage Cannabis Co. opened Cookies, a new flagship cannabis provisioning center in the heart of Detroit, with a mammoth blue street party on 8 Mile Road. Based in the Bay Area, Cookies' Founder and CEO Berner is a prolific rapper and entrepreneur along with his partner, Jigga, a highly respected
ROYAL OAK – On Jan. 27, MITech TV kicked off a new video series with former CIO Gary Erickson turned head hunter called “Conversations with an Executive Recruiter.” Erickson offered several pieces of advice for job seekers including: “The job interview is not about you.” Gary Erickson Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search
AUBURN HILLS—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US on Monday announced the introduction of the latest version of its in-vehicle information and entertainment system, Uconnect 5. Company officials said the new service offers an unprecedented level of personalization, with several fully customizable interfaces storing up to five different user profiles. Each user can build their own profile, featuring
LIVONIA— A survey found the top three most popular technical bachelor’s degree disciplines hired in the past year were mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. The top three non-technical disciplines hired in the past year were supply chain management, business administration, and finance tied with human resources and labor relations. The survey comes from Michigan's largest
LANSING - Patrick Anderson from Anderson Economic Group, updates an AI program called Smart Bracket that helps you pick winners in your NCAA Basketball bracket pool. It is developed by Supported Intelligence, used by businesses to make intelligent decisions. https://youtu.be/p7za0qeHNs8
ROYAL OAK - Tamara Shoemaker and Greg Laidlaw from Detroit-Mercy update the Michigan Cyber Patriot program and highlight a series of camps for high school students this summer. They also announce that other colleges and universities can participate in the program and get funded from Cyber Patriot. https://youtu.be/raGAbnLybBA
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University will join The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) in hosting ESD’s Girls in Engineering Academy (GEA) for the coming year. The 2020 GEA program has been made possible by generous support from The Holley Foundation and the PNC Foundation. Thirty middle-school girls will be selected by ESD to attend a four-week summer
YPSILANTI - The American Center for Mobility on Tuesday hosted a press conference and luncheon to officially kick off sales for its Technology Park - what the non-profit organization hopes will become a campus for auto and tech companies from around the world developing autonomous vehicles. The new smart campus is still very much a
