ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced two new network agreements to support the deployment of advanced health information technologies in communities in New England and North Carolina. Internet2?s agreements with the New England Telehealth Consortium and the North Carolina TeleHealth Network, with the help of regional operating networks, the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN)
GRAND RAPIDS - For the third consecutive year, Davenport University has been awarded the designation of a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list will honor the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America?s military service members and veterans as
MENLO PARK, CA - Chief information officers plan a modest increase in IT staffing activity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. In the latest quarterly survey, 9 percent of CIOs said they expect to expand their IT departments, and 6 percent anticipate
LANSING - Median income in Michigan improved in 2011, figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau showed, and the rate of poverty declined in the state. The improvements in the state's income came as incomes nationally fell slightly when adjusted for inflation. U.S. median income in 2011 was $50,054, down from $50,831 in inflation
LANSING - Pure Michigan has unveiled a newly designed website just in time for launching its fall advertising campaign. The website brings some new features including an interactive map, a trip planner tool and a responsive design. "We based many of the new features on user feedback and believe and this redesign will help to
LANSING - A new poll from EPIC/MRA suggests President Barack Obama is enjoying a bump from the Democratic National Convention and that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's task in Michigan is growing more difficult. The survey, commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and several television stations put Obama at 47 percent and Romney at 37
LANSING - If Governor Rick Snyder's plan to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan becomes law, one potentially major result of the proposal would be the ability for Blue Cross and its subsidiary, Accident Fund, to branch out into other forms of insurance. Andy Hetzel, Blue Cross vice president for corporate communications, said the
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum Sept. 20 meeting features a panel of Angel Investors who will discuss what they look for in companies they invest in, typical structures of these deals, and what types of things they see that are deal killers. Panelists: Stewart Nelson, Angel Investor Stew has been an angel investor
ANN ARBOR ? Meadowlark Energy will showcase its Deep-Green energy retrofit home during the Remodelers Home Tour Sept. 28-30. The home was just a typical home built in 1988 in a typical Ann Arbor neighborhood, but inside, this home is jam-packed with energy-efficient upgrades that make it a lean, green, energy-saving machine. When the homeowners
ANN ARBOR - The National Association for Family Child Care will use Child Car Daily App?s web-based program to NAFCC members to improve parent-provider communication, increase efficiency and help meet state quality requirements. NAFCC, the largest association of family child care providers in the US, will offer discounted rates on Child Care Daily App?s communication,