GRAND RAPIDS ? If you'd like to hear the 5-minute MITechNews Updates that are available each Saturday on WJR 760 AM's Internet Advisor, the updates are now available as audio podcasts on demand. The podcasts will soon become part of a co-branded Weekly eNewsletter with the Internet Advisor that will also feature links to the
GRAND RAPIDS - A partnership between the Michigan Public Safety Communications System and the city of Grand Rapids is improving critical public safety communications for agencies and first responders in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. MPSCS and the city are co-locating equipment and sharing tower space, improving emergency communications near the US-131 S-curve and in
DETROIT - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity in May increased 3 percent from April, and some 74 percent higher than the cyclical low during the recent recession ? another sign that the Michigan economy continues its upward trend. In May, the index was 125.2, compared with April?s index reading of 122.2. The index averaged 114
SAN FRANCISCO - Tumblr launched an updated iOS app on Tuesday that includes a "very important security update" to address an internal flaw. In a company blog post, the Yahoo-owned microblogging site urged users of its iOS app to "please download this update now" and change their passwords on the site, as well as on
SAN FRANCISCO - You'll soon be able to embrace your inner Bones McCoy. Decades after "Star Trek" made the small device that could scan for vital signs famous, the medical tricorder is ready for prime time. The small handheld medical reader used by Dr. Leonard McCoy in "Star Trek" has been replaced by a smartphone.
ANN ARBOR ? Green contractor Meadowlark Builders has been awarded a 2013 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction and a 2013 Regional Chrysalis Award for Best Green Whole House Remodel. ?This company has won six Chrysalis awards in the past six years, demonstrating their commitment to professionalism and excellence,? said Ken Kanline, Director of the
LANSING ? David Behen, Michigan government's chief information officer, was told by his 21st Century Advisory Board more than a year ago that Michigan needed to develop a contest for developers to write mobile application code to spur the nascent industry in Michigan. This week the state's first Code Michigan event was announced. In October,
DETROIT - As part of the city of Detroit?s Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition filing, Governor Rick Snyder in a four-page letter outlines his reasons for allowing the city to do so, saying it is the only ?reasonable way? to address the city?s insolvency. ?I have reached the conclusion that this step is necessary after a
LANSING - A study funded by the Marketplace Fairness Coalition suggests passing legislation closing the loopholes that currently allow Internet retailers not to charge the state's 6 percent sales tax would create a larger base and create the potential for reduce tax rates. The study shows the state could increase jobs by 44,000 and gross
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said Thursday that an August 27 vote on Medicaid expansion would provide just enough time for the federal government to approve waivers requested in the legislation. Bolger (R-Marshall), in an interview with Gongwer News Service, said it's not up to him to say if the Senate should vote