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New Year Minimum Wage Hikes Could Boost Consumer Spending, Strengthen Recovery

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,

By |2021-12-28T19:22:16-05:00December 28th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

EPA Raising Vehicle Mileage Standards To Fight Climate Change

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

By |2021-12-20T11:59:53-05:00December 20th, 2021|Auto Tech, Climate Change, ESD, Featured|

Conversion Rate Optimization and Other eCommerce Tips

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)

Report: Pandemic Triggers Entrepreneurial Startup Boom

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

By |2021-12-19T14:21:39-05:00December 19th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Employers Predict 3.9 Percent Wage Increases in 2022 – Highest Since 2008

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

By |2021-12-19T14:21:39-05:00December 19th, 2021|Featured, News|

Last Minute Tax Advice For 2021 From Kroon & Mitchell CPAs

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

By |2021-12-16T13:38:41-05:00December 16th, 2021|Business, Featured, mitechtv|

Mass Spyware Campaign Targets Thousands Of ICS Computers Worldwide

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

By |2021-12-16T11:01:49-05:00December 16th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Cyber Experts Express Growing Alarm Over Apache Vulnerability

WASHINGTON DC - A vulnerability in a widely used logging platform uncovered late last week has left security professionals and officials scrambling to respond and patch systems before other nations and cybercriminals can exploit the flaw. The vulnerability in Apache logging package log4j has affected potentially thousands of companies worldwide, and is a particularly serious problem.

By |2021-12-16T11:02:07-05:00December 14th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Study: 73 Percent Of Phishing Sites Impersonate Microsoft Product-Related Login Pages

DETROIT - Cybercriminals always target software or websites which many people use. By exploiting found vulnerabilities or using people’s unawareness of good cybersecurity practices, threat actors launch different cyberattacks, which would affect a large audience and bring the most benefits. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, 73 percent of phishing sites

By |2021-12-16T11:15:31-05:00December 13th, 2021|Cyber Defense, Featured|

General Motors May Build Battery Plant In Lansing, Expand Orion Assembly

LANSING — GM is expected to build a new battery plant in Michigan and spend billions to expand an existing assembly plant here as the automaker transitions to all electric vehicles by 2035. GM is eyeing the Lansing area for a new battery plant, based on city records, a statement from the mayor, and a source familiar with

By |2021-12-11T07:55:31-05:00December 11th, 2021|Auto Tech, Featured|