LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced there has been a third death associated with the outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries in the state. MDHHS was notified about the death of an adult male on Dec. 19. No other information about the individual will be released due to confidentiality reasons. “The
WASHINGTON DC – Small business owners feel only “somewhat prepared” for a potential economic downturn, according to new data gathered by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses. Data shows that the U.S. economy is strong, but slowing; and, while 75% of small business owners rated their company’s cash flow as “good” or “very good” in
LANSING - As of Jan. 7, there are 27 active adult-use licenses in the state. Not all of them are yet open for business, so call ahead to make sure. A drum roll please: Releaf Center to Compassionate Care – 1840 TERMINAL ROAD Suite A, NILES MI 49120 Choice Labs – 3331 Page Ave, Jackson
DETROIT—Mainframe software developer Compuware Corp. announced it has the completed its acquisition of the assets of Little Falls, N.J.-based Innovation Data Processing as of Jan. 1. Innovation Data Processing was founded in 1972 and was the first independent software vendor to develop a mainframe storage and backup product. Since that time, the company has expanded
GRAND RAPIDS - Remnants of the General Motors strike are holding down the West Michigan economy, a Grand Valley State economist reports. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in GVSU’s Seidman College of Business surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data collected during the last two weeks of
DETROIT - For years, companies have fine-tuned their SEO in the hopes of appearing on the first page of a Google search. Now, it may not matter. The most recent figures show that 61.5% of mobile searches and 49% of all searches end in an SERP with a featured snippet. A Google snippet provides the searched-for information on the
EAST LANSING —According to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan®Index, demand for legal cannabis products in the United States remained flat in September. This monthly measurement closely follows trends across all 50 states for both the recreational and medicinal markets, based on benchmarks developed when AEG began assessing the market in 2015. Through July, the legal cannabis
ATLANTA - Is Coke planing on entering the burgeoning cannabinoid medicinal market with an infused CBD extract soft drink? A video posted to YouTube – since deleted – by a user with the screen name “Gabor the Blind Guy” purportedly shows a Coca-Cola can with a childproof lid. The man in the video says that
DETROIT - As Michigan’s budding recreational cannabis market develops, efforts are underway to quash competing illicit sales, according to the state’s top marijuana regulator. Michigan voters approved a ballot question on Nov. 6, 2018 that legalized adult use cannabis, and the Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued emergency rules July 3 of this year for the rollout
LANSING - During the first two weeks of December, residents bought more than $3 million worth of marijuana at recreational retailers, which provided $515,051 in tax revenues, the state said Tuesday. The second week of sales totaled $1.47 million and resulted in $147,371 in excise tax revenue and $97,265 in sales tax revenue, the Marijuana