DETROIT - This new wave of connectivity is going beyond laptops and smartphones, it’s going towards connected cars, smart homes, connected wearables, smart cities and connected healthcare. Basically a connected life. According to Gartner report, by 2020 connected devices across all technologies will reach to 20.6 billion. HP did a small survey in which they
LANSING – Wind generation continues to be the primary source of alternative electric power in Michigan, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s ninth annual report on renewable energy, released Friday. Utility-scale wind turbine projects generated 69 percent of the approximately 3,000 megawatts of nameplate capacity in 2018, the same as the previous year, according
LANSING – Energy waste reduction programs have saved nearly 1.6 million megawatt hours of electricity and more than 5.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s annual report, released Friday. The 2017 Utility Energy Waste Reduction Programs report found 64 electric companies (investor-owned, cooperatives, and municipalities) spent a total
WASHINGTON - There is a generational difference in the content that influences people to visit a company's website from social media, a new survey contends. Images are more likely to persuade millennials to click through to businesses' websites from social media (33%), while offers/promotions are more likely to influence baby boomers (38%). So says Visual
ANN ARBOR - The Builders and Remodelers Association will present a seminar on Feb. 26 for Creating Your Green Home, presented by Michael Klement, AIA, principal of Architectural Resource, one of the foremost residential sustainable design firms in South East Michigan. The seminar will cover all aspects that you will need to consider when planning
MUSKEGON - Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with Michigan State University's Institute of Water Research on water-related issues. AWRI, which sits on Muskegon Lake, is a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at GVSU and supports research, education and outreach aimed at preserving
LANSING – The Michigan Public Service Commission this week approved Consumers Energy Co.’s request to add wind generation to its renewable energy plan, but delayed a decision on the company’s request to add solar facilities. Consumers said the new wind and solar facilities are needed to meet the state’s renewable portfolio standard. The standard set
GRAND RAPIDS – Inductive Intelligence, nominated by the Michigan Small Business Development Center, has been selected to represent the work of America’s Small Business Development Centers at the Fourth Annual Client Showcase Reception on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on February 12. Inductive Intelligence is one of ten businesses selected from across the ASBDC’s national
GRAND RAPIDS — Despite slower growth for the local economy in 2019, West Michigan business owners expect a profitable year with increased sales and hiring, according to a Grand Valley State University economics professor. Paul Isely, professor of economics and associate dean in the Seidman College of Business, unveiled his benchmark survey of the regional
MONROE - The Monroe Public School District is better equipped to combat illness this cold and flu season after getting five new kiosks that feature cutting-edge tele-health technology. The kiosks are supported by a grant from the Community Foundation of Monroe County in partnership with ProMedica. With this new system, an elementary student who is
