SAGINAW TOWNSHIP – Merit Network is working with Saginaw Township by asking residents and business to fill out a survey that will demonstrate broadband need for the federal government. In some areas of Saginaw Township, high-speed Internet is not available, expensive, or unreliable. In order to bridge this “digital divide,” Saginaw Township needs to gain
DETROIT - Sales of new homes increased in July, up by 1.0 percent to a 708,000 unit annual rate. This is still well below the recent peak 993,000 unit rate from last January. Inventories continued to loosen up, increasing to 6.2 months’ worth. The median sales price of a new home increased to $390,500 in
ANN ARBOR —On a normal day, during a normal year, the University of Michigan Library's popular Computer & Video Game Archive is abuzz with activity. Since its establishment in the 1970s, the accessible, multipurpose archive has offered students, staff, faculty and the general public a space to take a break, study, conduct research or play
SOUTHFIELD — America’s deep, sometimes societal and political divisions, along with U.S. manufacturers’ lack of significant numbers of non-white middle and upper management positions, are holding the sector back in global markets, according to five business leaders Smart Manufacturing magazine gathered recently to discuss race and ethnicity in manufacturing management. This underrepresentation of people of
DETROIT - Vaccine and drug development, artificial intelligence, transport and logistics, climate science - these are all areas that stand to be transformed by the development of a full-scale quantum computer. And there has been explosive growth in quantum computing investment over the past decade. Yet current quantum processors are relatively small in scale, with fewer than 100 qubits - the basic
DETROIT - The robo-advisors market has experienced massive growth during the pandemic, with more investors than ever using these digital platforms for automated, algorithm-driven investment services. Last year, the entire industry hit more than $1 trillion value, despite the market volatility caused by the COVID-19. However, the following years are set to witness even more impressive
BOULDER, CO. – Sixty-eight percent of respondents in a FlexJob Survey would consider changing careers, and an additional 19 percent would consider changing careers for an amazing opportunity. Only Five percent say they are happy in their current profession. The number one reason cited for wanting to change careers was seeking a career with better
ANN ARBOR - The 2021 Ann Arbor Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report is a comprehensive analysis of the startup community in Washtenaw County. The region, which is consistently ranked among the best places in which to live and work in the country, has built a strong foundation of talent, research, and capital that supports nearly half of
DETROIT - There are currently around 39,000 public electric vehicle charge points available in the UK and over 400,000 home chargers. By sharing even a fraction of them via Community Charging, electric vehicle uptake can be transformed. Co Charger – rapid expansion and making electric vehicle charger sharing a reality Community Charging is the utilization
NEW YORK - As the world's top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change. "It is still possible to forestall most of the dire impacts, but it really requires unprecedented, transformational change," said Ko Barrett, vice
