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Stryker To Acquire Digital Care Platform Vocera Communications For $3 Billion

KALAMAZOO - Stryker announced on Thursday a definitive merger agreement to acquire Vocera Communications for $3.09 billion. Vocera provides a platform for digital care coordination and communication strategy, offering a portfolio that is complementary to Stryker’s division that focuses on technologies that address connecting hospitals with caregivers, and data-generating medical devices. “Vocera’s highly developed software

By |2022-01-07T08:21:53-05:00January 7th, 2022|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|
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UM Requires Proof Of COVID Vaccination, Or Negative Test, To Enter, Including Athletic Events

ANN ARBOR – If you’re planning to visit, work or attend an indoor athletic event at  the University of Michigan campus, you have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative-test results – or you won’t be admitted. The new policy was announced this week in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases throughout

By |2022-01-05T19:15:58-05:00January 5th, 2022|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|
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MEDC Names Jen Nelson New COO

LANSING—Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that Jen Nelson has been appointed COO for the organization. Nelson returns to the MEDC, where she will lead MEDC organizational operations, including development and implementation of MEDC’s strategic plan as well as MEDC’s continuous improvement and organizational performance initiatives. “Jen brings an incredible wealth of experiences

By |2022-01-05T08:02:10-05:00January 4th, 2022|Politics, Politics/Government|
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NASA To Let International Space State Burn Up In Atmosphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fl. - NASA is scaling back its presence in low-Earth orbit as the government focuses on sending humans back to the moon and, eventually, to Mars. As part of that transition, the space agency wants to rent out facilities for its astronauts on new space stations run by private companies. When these stations are ready, NASA

By |2022-01-05T08:02:43-05:00January 4th, 2022|Science, Space Exploration, STEM|
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MPSC Approves $27 Million Consumers Energy Rate Increase – 59 Cents Monthly

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a substantially reduced rate increase of $27,118,000 for Consumers Energy Co.’s electric operations, a nearly 88 percent reduction from the $225 million the utility had originally requested. A typical residential customer who uses 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month will see an increase of 59 cents (0.64%) on their monthly

By |2022-01-04T10:25:35-05:00December 28th, 2021|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Report: 60 Percent Of Organizations By 2024 Will Use AI For Financial Management Solutions

STAMFORD, Conn. - Through 2024, Gartner predicts that 60 percent of organizations will seek artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in financial management solutions. With the explosion of AI and automation in the financial services industry, specifically in spend and expense management, this stat will likely be out of date much earlier. Investors are betting huge

By |2022-01-18T17:58:58-05:00December 28th, 2021|Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Industry 4.0, IoT|
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Solar-Related Jobs Soar: More Than 300,000 Jobs Posted From October Through November

TACOMA, Wash.—The solar industry is proving to be one of the hottest hiring sectors thanks to an increased national focus on green energy. According to a new analysis by PeopleReady’s skilled trades division, 303,000 solar jobs were posted between October and November, with roughly 227,000 jobs still posted—including 69,000 newly posted jobs in the past

By |2021-12-28T19:22:16-05:00December 28th, 2021|Climate Change, Science|
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Report: Spam Rates In U.S. Spike Again

DETROIT -The U.S. dropped in the ranking of most spammed countries from second in 2020 to twentieth in 2021, largely due to the increase of spam call volumes in other countries. In fact, Vietnam more than tripled its volume from January to October of this year, and Indonesia doubled in the same period. Despite this ranking within a global context, total spam call volumes

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