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Online Tech Names New Senior Director Of Sales

ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has appointed Bill Frohriep, Jr. as the company?s new Senior Director of Sales. He comes from CenturyLink/Savvis, where he was Area Vice President of the Midwest Region. Frohriep will be responsible for Online Tech?s sales organization as the company continues its rapid Midwestern U.S. expansion. His career at CenturyLink/Savvis spanned

By |2015-02-26T00:00:00-05:00February 26th, 2015|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Podcast 1508: The Red Dwarf, Crowd Funding, Saving The Freighthouse

DETROIT - Saving a Michigan Landmark: The Ypsilanti Freighthouse; Visual Compass the power behind the Internet Advisor home page; Nain Rouge,The Red Dwarf: Great Lakes ComicCon; Joe Bastian is a folkteller who launched a KickStarter campaign to raise $18,000 to produce the first novels in the Nain Rouge trilogy. To listen, click on InternetAdvisor.Net

By |2015-02-26T00:00:00-05:00February 26th, 2015|Archive, Internet Advisor|

Michigan House Panel Readying Film Incentive Cuts

LANSING - Jobs from the film industry may be part-time, but wages generally surpass the average salary and provide benefits for many workers in the state, supporters of the $50 million film incentives told the Michigan House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday, but opponents said the lack of permanent jobs shows the program isn't working

By |2015-02-26T00:00:00-05:00February 26th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

LARA Fee Increases Expect To Fund IT Upgrades

LANSING - While many of the state's license fees, especially for alcohol permits, may no longer be considered sustainable revenue streams for their respective programs and so need to be increased, a portion of those increases also is expected to pay for IT upgrades, an official with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said

By |2015-02-26T00:00:00-05:00February 26th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

US Senate Republicans Abandon Efforts To Scuttle FCC BroadBand Reclassification

WASHINGTON DC - US Senate Republicans appear to have largely abandoned efforts to fight an FCC vote later this week that's expected to reclassify broadband as a public utility-like service. After years of grappling with how much or even whether the federal government should be involved in regulating the Internet, the commission is expected to

By |2015-02-25T00:00:00-05:00February 25th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

MEDC Seeks Proposals To Publish Official State Travel Guide

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has issued a Request for Proposals to publish the official state of Michigan travel guide. ?This publication complements our overall marketing campaign and extends our reach in critical out-of-state markets to increase the volume of travelers to Michigan,? said David West, Vice President

By |2015-02-25T00:00:00-05:00February 25th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Merit Networks Offers Course To Learn Fundamentals Of ITIL v3

ANN ARBOR - Merit Network will present an interactive online course on the fundamentals of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, an industry-standard methodology for managing and developing IT services. The course will be taught online on March 23-27, 2015. Each day's session will run from 1:00-5:00 p.m. EST, making this an excellent way to master

By |2015-02-25T00:00:00-05:00February 25th, 2015|Announcements/New Products, Archive|