TROY - The Automation Alley Fund is trying to raise $75,000 to deliver much-needed laptops to unemployed and underemployed individuals who need them for virtual training. As a reflection of the urgent need, the donation goal of $75,000 for Laptops for Learning will be matched by a $75,000 contribution from Michigan Works! “With so many
LANSING - Connected Nation, through its state program Connected Nation Michigan, is hosting a series of free webinars focused on telehealth usage and advances for patients and doctors, and how the technology is impacting the health care industry as a whole. Since the coronavirus outbreak, the need for telehealth and telemedicine has grown tremendously. Patients
LANSING - Funding is still available for farms and agricultural processors with employees of 10 or more through the Michigan Agricultural Safety Grants program, as well as for small farms with fewer than 10 employees through the MEDC Small Farm Safety Grant program. These funds aim to help both large and small Michigan farms, as
GRAND RAPIDS - Software developer Blue Medora has rebranded and relaunched its retained business. The company, which now goes by the name observIQ, announced Tuesday morning the name change and its intentions on disrupting the observability space. The first step in those efforts comes with the launch of its new open source log agent, which
GRAND RAPIDS—Officials at T-Mobile US Inc. announced the expansion of the T-Mobile Home Internet pilot project in Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties, where residents can sign up whether they’re a T-Mobile wireless phone customer or not. T-Mobile Home Internet costs $50 a month, taxes and fees included, and requires no annual service contracts, and a pledge
LANSING - AT&T, through its participation in the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund – has extended high-speed Internet service to more than 69,000 homes and businesses in rural parts of 61 Michigan counties. “AT&T is proud to keep people and businesses connected during this unprecedented time,” said David Lewis, President of AT&T Michigan. “While
DETROIT–Benzinga, the largest financial news vendor to North American brokerages, announced Friday that it will partner with Stake, an online brokerage platform that provides its global customer base with opportunities to trade the United States market in a safe, reliable way. Stake’s product is bolstered by an extensive catalog of over 3,700 stocks and ETFs
GRAND RAPIDS — One-third of Michigan's charitable nonprofits have less than one month of cash on hand, according to an analysis of tax return data by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. Researchers say until nonprofits are fully operational again, Michigan’s return to “normal” employment will be at risk.
GRAND RAPIDS - Gleaves Whitney, who has served as director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University since 2003, has been chosen to fill the role of executive director for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation effective Sept. 1. He will replace Joe Calvaruso, who will retire after serving as
GRAND RAPIDS - Amana Regnerus, an Executive VP at US Signal, talks about the Grand Rapids-based company's new multi-tenant and private cloud services in US Signal’s Grand Rapids, Southfield and Detroit Metro, Michigan data centers. The enhanced services support large-scale adoption of cloud-first, hybrid and off-premise data center strategies--which are particularly important following the COVID-19
