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Supreme Court: States Can Collect Sales Tax From Online Retailers

LANSING - Michigan can collect the 6 percent sales taxes from online stores that don't have a physical presence in Michigan -- thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week. In a 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the majority's opinion, said the rule established in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota that a

By |2018-06-26T18:57:08-04:00June 26th, 2018|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Stryker Gets $2.6 Million State Grant To Propel $109 Million Medical Device Expansion

LANSING - Stryker Corporation, after getting a $2.6 million grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund, will expand capacity of its medical-device products with a $109-million investment at its 79-acre industrial site in Portage. In addition to the 253,000-square-foot expansion in southwest Michigan, the global medical technology manufacturer is expected to add 260 jobs by end

By |2018-06-26T18:49:56-04:00June 26th, 2018|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Report Shows Gerrymandered Congressional, Legislative Districts Favor Republicans

LANSING - Tests now being used by some to evaluate whether congressional and legislative districts have been gerrymandered do show that Michigan fails several of those tests, which could argue that the state's districts somewhat favor Republicans, a report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan said. The report came out as the U.S. Supreme

By |2018-06-26T18:38:48-04:00June 26th, 2018|Politics, Politics/Government|

Hygieia Does Deal To Make Insulin Guidance Service Available For Blue Cross Blue Shield Customers At No Cost

LIVONIA - Digital Insulin enhancement company, Hygieia, has cut a three-year deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to make its Nav Insulin Guidance Service available at no cost and with no co-pays to BCBSM members with Type 2 diabetes, starting with at-risk populations in Southeast Michigan. Financial terms were not disclosed. The agreement

By |2018-06-29T10:30:47-04:00June 26th, 2018|Life Sciences|

Penn State Behrend Student Team Wins Supermileage Competition With 3,014 Miles Per Gallon

MARSHALL - A student team from Penn State Behrend achieved 3,014 miles per gallon at the Society of Automotive Engineers Supermileage competition held earlier at Eaton’s Proving Grounds in Marshall. “The team and car really came together this year for an outstanding performance. The correct combination of driver skill, engine tuning, and environmental and track

By |2018-06-26T18:06:43-04:00June 26th, 2018|Auto Tech|

Grand Rapids Group Seeks To Connect Cannabis Growers With Testing, Distribution, Insurance Needs

GRAND RAPIDS - As Michigan begins to license medical marijuana businesses, a new association seeks to offer an array of financial services to the industry. The Grand Rapids-based Michigan Cannabis Risk and Financial Association LLC wants to connect medical marijuana growers, processors, testing facilities, distributors and sellers with insurance and other professional services they need for their

By |2018-06-25T10:15:05-04:00June 25th, 2018|News|

New Economy Initiative Awards Grant To LTU For Growth Of Small Manufacturers, Hardware Startups

SOUTHFIELD – The New Economy Initiative has awarded a one-year grant of $40,000 to the Lawrence Technological University Collaboratory for the support of its accelerator program that will enable the growth for small manufacturers and emerging hardware startups in Southeast Michigan. “As a leading resource to small and start-up companies developing innovative, engineered products, the

Diva Tech Talk, Red Level, 123Net Milestone, Cybernoor Digital Transformation, Microsoft Business Intelligence

ROYAL OAK - Kathleen Norton Schock talks Diva Tech Talk and Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Red Level will provide an expert to discuss the latest trends in technology. 123Net’s Ihor Diachenko will talk about connecting 600 buildings to the Internet, and a joint venture with Trivalent Group at Grand Rapids Community College. Cybernoor’s

By |2018-06-25T09:43:52-04:00June 20th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

California Lawmakers Gut Net Neutrality Bills Under Pressure From Big ISPs

SACRAMENTO - California will not be the poster child for the nation's strongest set of net neutrality protections, as lawmakers in the State Assembly voted to cut many of the bill's most powerful provisions. The vote on Wednesday in a State Assembly committee hearing advanced a bill that implements some net neutrality protections, but it scaled back

By |2018-06-20T18:08:17-04:00June 20th, 2018|Internet, IoT|

TechSmith Updates Camtasia Video Editing Platform

OKEMOS - TechSmith Corporation has updated its Camtasia platform combining screen recording with professional-quality, easy-to-use video editing. Camtasia 2018 also adds new library and theming features and support for high frame rate editing. Video continues to grow in popularity, and new research from TechSmith highlights how companies in the US could unlock nearly $100 billion