Bill Jacobs spent four nights in a hospital in Florida battling pneumonia. His kids visited each day, fluffed his pillows, brought his favorite Sudoku puzzles and got regular updates from his nurses and doctors. Imagine their surprise when they found out that their 86-year-old father was never actually admitted; instead, he was treated as an outpatient under what Medicare refers to as “observation status.”More
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Illinois have filed an “Open Data Access Framework” with state regulators that would, for the first time, give customers the right to automatically receive detailed information about their own energy usage, empowering customers control their energy usage, conserve energy, and reduce carbon pollution.More
Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a state-sponsored virtual career fair on Wednesday, August 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pure Michigan Talent Connect’s MiVirtualCareerFairs bring together Michigan employers and talent from across the state and the globe in an online, virtual environment.More
Races, festivals and other events at Michigan International Speedway might be powered by greener energy in years to come.
Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis and Patti Poppe, vice president of customer experience, rates and regulation for Consumers Energy, announced plans to make the speedway more energy efficient during a press conference Sunday, Aug. 17.More
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, has received a new three-year contract with the U.S. Army. Under the contract, Automation Alley’s Defense and Manufacturing team’s first work directive will be a sustainment engineering risk assessment (SERA™) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System.More
Henry Ford College (HFC) Biotechnology Student Ruth Synowiec was named Outstanding Biotechnology Student of 2014 during the HFC Biotechnology Student Internship Presentations Aug. 13.More
The Ferndale Public Library will be presenting a zoo’s worth of art with its latest group exhibition. “Menagerie” is the seventh art exhibit hosted by the library and it runs Mon., Aug. 25 – Sat, Oct. 11, 2014. There will be an Artists’ Reception held at the library on Thu., Aug. 28, 7-9 pm.More
The University of Michigan Water Center is forming a five-year partnership with a federal agency to oversee scientific research dealing with ecologically sensitive coastal areas, officials said Monday.More
Don’t miss out on our August Learn & Grow Workshop which will be on the topic of “The 3 Key Lessons from the Science of Studying People” by Richard Sheridan, the CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations and Author of Joy, Inc. Menlo High-Tech Anthropoligists® rely on the lessons we can all learn from the science of studying people. More
Last month we were able to celebrate our 22nd Anniversary with our 7th annual Customer Appreciation Weekend. Our Customer Appreciation Weekend started as a single day event 7 years ago as an effort to show how truly thankful we are for each and every one of you. The event has blossomed into a weekend that most view as a community gathering or a block party if you will.
