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Report: World Cannabis Market Size To Reach $129 Billion By 2028

DETROIT - The global cannabis market size is expected to reach $129 billion by 2028, exhibiting an annual compound growth rate of 26.19 percent during the forecast period. Various research activities on genetic development and modification of the cannabis plant, developments in legal rights on creation of cannabis and manifestation of medicinal properties of cannabis are

By |2022-01-05T19:16:08-05:00January 5th, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Is Chrysler Ready To Launch Ford Mach-E Rival?

DETROIT - The storied Chrysler brand, now owned by Stellantis, is set to add a fully electric vehicle — or battery electric vehicle — by 2025, and it's resurrecting the Airflow name from its 1930s past. The Airflow, teased without the Chrysler name at a couple of Stellantis events last year, has already sparked comparisons to the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Tesla Model

By |2022-01-05T19:16:22-05:00January 5th, 2022|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

A First – Toyota Set To Dethrone GM As Leader In US Auto Sales

NEW YORK - Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It's yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No. 4 in

By |2022-01-05T08:03:02-05:00January 4th, 2022|ESD, Featured|

State of Michigan Releases New COVID Quarantine Guidance

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) updated its quarantine guidance for the general public to reflect the recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate) Everyone, regardless of vaccination status. Stay home for 5 days. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can

By |2022-01-04T08:52:17-05:00January 4th, 2022|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|

FOCO Offers UM Football Coach Harbaugh Coach Of The Year Bobblehead

ANN ARBOR - On Thursday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum made an officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead of University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh available for sale. The release comes ahead of Michigan’s College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against Georgia on Friday. Harbaugh was recently named The Associated Press College Football Coach

By |2021-12-31T13:39:38-05:00December 31st, 2021|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

MPSC Approves $27 Million Consumers Energy Rate Increase – 59 Cents Monthly

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a substantially reduced rate increase of $27,118,000 for Consumers Energy Co.’s electric operations, a nearly 88 percent reduction from the $225 million the utility had originally requested. A typical residential customer who uses 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month will see an increase of 59 cents (0.64%) on their monthly

By |2022-01-04T10:25:35-05:00December 28th, 2021|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Report: 60 Percent Of Organizations By 2024 Will Use AI For Financial Management Solutions

STAMFORD, Conn. - Through 2024, Gartner predicts that 60 percent of organizations will seek artificial intelligence (AI) use cases in financial management solutions. With the explosion of AI and automation in the financial services industry, specifically in spend and expense management, this stat will likely be out of date much earlier. Investors are betting huge

By |2022-01-18T17:58:58-05:00December 28th, 2021|Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Industry 4.0, IoT|

New Year Minimum Wage Hikes Could Boost Consumer Spending, Strengthen Recovery

DETROIT - Twenty-one states will be raising their minimum wage to ring in the new year, including Michigan where the minimum wage increases to $9.87 on Jan. 1, 2022. Another four states and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled later in 2022. Business leaders across the country are speaking in support of the increases,

By |2021-12-28T19:22:16-05:00December 28th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

EPA Raising Vehicle Mileage Standards To Fight Climate Change

WASHINGTON DC - The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its final rule for greenhouse gasses for light-duty vehicles, the most stringent to date. The standards, which will apply to model years 2023-2026, are projected to avert more than 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the majority of nationwide emissions in 2019, between

By |2021-12-20T11:59:53-05:00December 20th, 2021|Auto Tech, Climate Change, ESD, Featured|

Conversion Rate Optimization and Other eCommerce Tips

ANN ARBOR - Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, Michigan, returns to provide the latest Business To Consumer eCommerce marketing tips, including the highly effective Conversion Rate Optimization marketing process. If you want results from your Internet store and Internet brand, you want to watch this video interview. More conversion rate optimization (CRO)