SOUTHFIELD – Grand Haven Township in Ottawa County, and 123NET, a premier fiber internet, colocation and voice services provider, have entered into an agreement to construct 5.5 miles of high-capacity fiber in rural areas of the township that lack high-speed internet access. This project follows a previously announced partnership between 123NET and Ottawa County to
GRAND RAPIDS – US Signal Company has successfully completed its acquisition of OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and OneNeck Data Center Holdings LLC from Telephone and Data Systems, a leading provider of wireless, broadband, video, voice, hosted and managed services to U.S. businesses. This acquisition significantly expands US Signal's data center footprint and service offerings. 1.
LANSING – Michigan has been awarded $750,000 to support workers in securing well-paying jobs in infrastructure and clean energy. The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO) received this grant from the Families & Workers Fund. This award recognizes LEO's Community & Worker Economic Transition Office as a winner of the Powering Climate and
WASHINGTON DC – Despite Ohio's recent legalization of recreational marijuana, federal law still prohibits its use. This means that DEA agents in Ohio and Michigan continue to have the authority to make arrests for marijuana-related offenses. This ongoing discrepancy between state and federal law has created a complex legal context for marijuana consumers and businesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Recreational marijuana sales ticked down for the second consecutive week since dispensaries began selling to adults age 21 and older. Ohio dispensaries rang up $10,493,636 for recreational marijuana customers during the third week of sales, according to new Ohio Division of Cannabis Control data. Dispensaries have sold a total of just under
NEW YORK - We learned last year that many of the effects of climate change are irreversible. Sea levels have been rising at a greater rate year after year, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates they could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century. As National Geographic showed
DAYTON - Roughly 120 dispensaries in Ohio have received state licenses to sell recreational marijuana, but banking remains an obstacle for cannabis businesses because marijuana remains illegal under federal law. “Financial institutions are nervous about working with marijuana companies because of the federal regulations,” said Heather Trela, Rockefeller Institute of Government director of operations and
NOVI - In the August 19 episode of MITech TV, we were joined by Tony Mosesso, manager of state government affairs at ITC. With election season right around the corner, Mosesso spoke about how policymakers in Lansing affect energy customers and companies across the state. In Mosesso’s role, he collaborates with government officials and policymakers
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search Partners, returns to MITech TV to talk about the status of executive level hiring in the marketplace this fall. In this video interview, he said hiring should be slow until mid-September and then it should pick up until mid November just before Thanksgiving. How much
ANN ARBOR — The City of Ann Arbor Solarize program is celebrating a major milestone, surpassing 5 megawatts (MW) of new solar installed in the local community. With almost 5.2 MW of solar installed through the program, Ann Arbor continues to be a leader in solar adoption, striving toward achieving the A2ZERO goals. A majority
