ROYAL OAK - Gary Baker, the founder of Online Tech, one of Michigan's oldest ISPs, splits his time now between working as a technology consultant and skippering his 51-foot catamaran moored in Fort Lauderdale, FL. where he hosts guests as a floating AirBnB of sorts. In this videocast, he provides five tech predictions for 2020.
LANSING - With only a 10 percent excise tax on the sale of recreational marijuana, Michigan state officials are expecting a fairly substantial windfall in the next two years as the market, literally, lights up to the tune of $140 worth of product for every man, woman and child by the end of 2021. "It's
ANN ARBOR – Michigan Marijuana Report announced that it has partnered with Cannabiz Connection to offer the networking group’s members the chance to tell their stories to a social media audience of more than 10,000 followers. A key component of the new partnership is the launch of the Cannabiz Connection Industry Event Calendar in The
ROYAL OAK - Jason Raznick, founder of Benzinga, a FinTech News organization, explains its origins, and why he decided to add Cannabis business coverage for his millions of readers worldwide. https://youtu.be/j7zB0-uAR9M
LANSING - Gary Schuler, Founder and CEO of GTF, wants to use the bottom 80 percent of the Hemp plant to develop a Hemp textile industry in Michigan, just one of the 20,000 uses for Industrial Hemp. https://youtu.be/-pS_w7yumns
LANSING - Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan Index shows resumed growth in U.S. demand for legal cannabis products in October 2019. This follows a two month plateau in August and September as the market took a break from uninterrupted growth between January and July. Year-over-year, the growth rate strengthened further to a rate of 16.9
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced there has been a third death associated with the outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries in the state. MDHHS was notified about the death of an adult male on Dec. 19. No other information about the individual will be released due to confidentiality reasons. “The
WASHINGTON DC – Small business owners feel only “somewhat prepared” for a potential economic downturn, according to new data gathered by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses. Data shows that the U.S. economy is strong, but slowing; and, while 75% of small business owners rated their company’s cash flow as “good” or “very good” in
LANSING - As of Jan. 7, there are 27 active adult-use licenses in the state. Not all of them are yet open for business, so call ahead to make sure. A drum roll please: Releaf Center to Compassionate Care – 1840 TERMINAL ROAD Suite A, NILES MI 49120 Choice Labs – 3331 Page Ave, Jackson
DETROIT—Mainframe software developer Compuware Corp. announced it has the completed its acquisition of the assets of Little Falls, N.J.-based Innovation Data Processing as of Jan. 1. Innovation Data Processing was founded in 1972 and was the first independent software vendor to develop a mainframe storage and backup product. Since that time, the company has expanded
