WYANDOTTE—The city of Wyandotte has selected CommScope, a Hickory, N.C.-based communication network provider, to deliver high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to the city’s 25,000 residents. CommScope will enable nearly 13,000 homes and more than 700 commercial buildings to have access to a new network with up to 10 gigabits per second of internet, IP video and smart home
LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies will take place at Michigan testing centers, including Mcity at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and the Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (MUASC) in Alpena. “Our testing
JACKSON—Consumers Energy is helping Michigan’s local businesses this holiday season, providing $500,000 to support shopping in 55 local communities through a new gift card matching effort called “Our Town.” Consumers Energy is providing holiday shoppers with a dollar-for-dollar match for gift cards they buy through local Chambers of Commerce and downtown organizations, doubling the amount they can spend in downtowns across the
ANN ARBOR—The third quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index predicts a bleak future for the United States economy, as customer satisfaction dropped 1.2 percent, its largest quarterly percentage fall in almost 20 years. While such a change may seem numerically small, it’s highly significant due to the measurement precision of the ACSI. Because quality, as
DETROIT—A new broadcast television standard that promises better picture quality and better sound, a signal more resistant to interference, interactive features, and localized emergency alerts and advertising, has begun broadcasting in the Detroit market. Nextgen TV is now on the air on the signals of WXYZ-TV Channel 7, WDIV-TV Channel 4, WWJ-TV Channel 62, WJBK-TV
LANSING—Connected Nation Michigan officials say they’re offering free telehealth resources to help individuals and families navigate options offered by their doctor’s offices and area hospitals. The resources include answers to common questions and concerns identified in a CN Michigan study, done in partnership with AARP and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, that examined telehealth over
ANN ARBOR—A new report on the growing shift to remote digital work from Duo Security, the Ann Arbor-based IT security firm now part of Cisco Systems Inc., finds a shift away from a widely used type of two-factor authentication, a rise in biometric authentication, and continued growth of cloud-based applications. Duo officials say the security
HOLLAND—Addalingua LLC announced it will debut on Dec. 1 a new series of dual language education products designed for programs outside schools. The Spanish language frameworks for grades K-2 and accompanying self-paced training modules include language targets, mini-lessons, student tools, and “how-to” videos to help dual language and immersion teachers balance language and content-area instruction more effectively. Officials
SOUTHFIELD—SME, the engineering advocacy and education group formerly known as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, announced its 2020 election results for incoming officers, directors and council representatives. The officers and international directors of the SME Board of Directors act as the governing body of SME with budget authority and oversight responsibility. The SME Member Council,
GRAND RAPIDS—The health insurer Priority Health will continue to offer $0 cost share virtual care and telehealth services, including medical, behavioral health and substance use telemedicine, for nearly all fully funded HSA and non-HSA plans ahead of deductible, into 2021, company officials said. This will now be a standard benefit for most fully funded employer-sponsored
