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ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum made an officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead of University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh available for sale. The release comes ahead of Michigan’s College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against Georgia on Friday. Harbaugh was recently named The Associated Press College Football Coach
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a substantially reduced rate increase of $27,118,000 for Consumers Energy Co.’s electric operations, a nearly 88 percent reduction from the $225 million the utility had originally requested. A typical residential customer who uses 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month will see an increase of 59 cents (0.64%) on their monthly
STAMFORD, Conn. - Through 2024, Gartner predicts that 60 percent of organizations will seek artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in financial management solutions. With the explosion of AI and automation in the financial services industry, specifically in spend and expense management, this stat will likely be out of date much earlier. Investors are betting huge
DETROIT - Twenty-one states will be raising their minimum wage to ring in the new year, including Michigan where the minimum wage increases to $9.87 on Jan. 1, 2022. Another four states and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled later in 2022. Business leaders across the country are speaking in support of the increases,
WASHINGTON DC - The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its final rule for greenhouse gasses for light-duty vehicles, the most stringent to date. The standards, which will apply to model years 2023-2026, are projected to avert more than 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the majority of nationwide emissions in 2019, between
ANN ARBOR - Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, Michigan, returns to provide the latest Business To Consumer eCommerce marketing tips, including the highly effective Conversion Rate Optimization marketing process. If you want results from your Internet store and Internet brand, you want to watch this video interview. More conversion rate optimization (CRO)
DETROIT - While the start of the pandemic forced furloughs, layoffs, and business closures at unprecedented speed, Americans responded by starting small businesses at a record pace, according to a new report by Zapier. Many full-time employees launched side hustles to bring in more income, and others were forced to pivot to small businesses or
DETROIT - The November survey from the Conference Board predicts a 3.9 percent jump in wage costs for companies in 2022, compared to 3 percent reported in April - the highest rate increase since 2008. Indeed, the swell in compensation expectations for next year reflects rising wages for new hires and inflation. Salary increase budget refers
ANN ARBOR - Phillip Mitchell CPA, a partner in Kroon & Mitchell in Grand Rapids, provides a lot of last minute guidance on how you can reduce your 2021 taxes and maximize your retained profits. Businesses will want to watch this video interview. You can contact Phillip at KroonAndMitchell.Com https://youtu.be/VPrQUSGl--Y
WOBURN, MA - From January to November 2021, Kaspersky experts uncovered a new piece of malware that has targeted more than 35,000 computers across 195 countries. Dubbed “PseudoManuscrypt” for its similarities with the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Lazarus’ Manuscrypt malware, this new malware contains advanced spying capabilities and has been seen targeting both government
