Clean energy businesses in Michigan will add more than 5,400 workers in 2022, pushing the state to lead the Midwest region in the number of clean energy workers, officials said Tuesday.There are 123,983 Michigan residents working in clean energy and clean transportation jobs, a 4.6 percent increase in 2022, according to a Clean Jobs report released Tuesday by the national nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and Evergreen Climate Innovations.”Industry growth is expected to continue as federal climate investments bring new clean energy projects,” Micaela Preskill, Midwest Advocate for E2, said during a live press conference Tuesday. “And with strong…
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SAN FRANCISCO – Denver and some smaller cities in the Midwest are showing off their tech chops. While the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle dominate the availability of these high-paying jobs and the ability to attract tech workers, cities in the Midwest, Southern California and Canada are also becoming sought-after tech hubs, according to a annual analysis published by commercial real estate firm CBRE.It ranked the best cities for tech talent, based on metrics like rental costs for employees and companies, as well as available tech talent and job prospects.The top 10 cities remained largely the same as last…
BRAINTREE, Mass. and COLUMBIA, Mo., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MIB, the life insurance industry's most trusted and secure source for sharing medical information for underwriting, today announced an agreement with Midwest Health Connection (MHC) to make its electronic medical records available to its 400 members MIB in the US for life insurance using MIB's EHR. As one of the largest health information exchange (HIE) networks in the United StatesMHC is a secure HIE network serving much of the Midwest providing more than 7,000 clinicians, hundreds of clinics and community health centers, and more than 80 hospitals and health plans…
This article is over 10 years old. Gallery: The best schools for your home 20 images Go to the Midwest, young families. That's the overwhelming takeaway from our latest Best Schools for Your Housing survey, which found that the top-performing public school districts with affordable housing are in Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin. That's not to say there aren't great schools elsewhere, but in most cases you'll have to pay to get your kids into them. New Canaan, Connecticut schools are superlative by any measure, ranking 22ndrd total among thousands of sites we reviewed. But a typical home in New Canaan…
Years from now, when Chicagoans stroll along the Lake Michigan waterfront, they may see wind turbine blades glinting on the horizon. Clevelanders could see wind farms over Lake Erie. And cities like Milwaukee and Buffalo could compete to attract a growing offshore wind industry to the Great Lakes. This is the vision some regional leaders have for America's Third Coast. They see the Midwest's freshwater seas as 94,000 square miles of untapped potential, with consistently strong winds in an area that already hosts an established manufacturing sector. Legislators in Illinois and Pennsylvania are considering bills this year to promote offshore…
(Photo courtesy of Ernst & Young LLP) The president of HVAC and plumbing company Peterman Brothers, a business often recognized for its signature service vans, has been named the Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year. Chad Peterman will now be named Ernst & Young LLP's National Entrepreneur of the Year. This honor will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, California. An independent panel of past winners, CEOs and other leaders selected Peterman and evaluated him and other nominees on attributes such as entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact. The award honors ambitious business leaders who…
The Star Tribune found that farmers choose to buy older tractors to save money and to be able to repair the tractors themselves.A new tractor can cost well over $150,000, while one that was built a few years ago with little use could cost a third of that. New tractors with a lot of technology often require a dealership mechanic to make the necessary repairs.Regardless of who you think the typical Tesla owner is, they don't—because they can't—put their car on the ramps to fix whatever problem they're having. And just like those Tesla owners, farmers with a tractor built…
Fifty years ago this weekend, some of the biggest names in rock — then and since — gathered at Wisconsin State Fair Park for a three-day music festival. And it was three whole weeks before a little thing called Woodstock. Held from July 25-27, 1969, the Midwest Rock Festival had a lineup almost as star-studded as that bloated upstate New York event. Among those playing State Fair Park that weekend were rock gods Led Zeppelin. Blind Faith, the short-lived English supergroup, including Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. guitar hero Johnny Winter; the First Edition with Kenny Rogers. folk star Buffy…
By Dan Caesar St. Louis Post-Dispatch Those looking to buy local Bally Sports sports networks without going through a middleman will finally be able to do so for about $16 to $20 a month, it was announced this week.This option for those interested in live streaming Bally Sports Midwest, the local telecast of Cardinals and Blues games, could be in effect until the start of the next hockey season. It's set to start much earlier in some markets, including Kansas City for the Royals.Those wishing to purchase the streaming-only option in increments will be charged $19.99 per month. It was…
CynergisTek announces a six-figure deal for Privileged Access Management (PAM) services with an existing Midwest health system customer to secure identities with special access or capabilities beyond regular users. An increase in ransomware attacks has cyber insurance providers scrambling to cover their losses, and the industry saw a 25% increase in premiums in the second quarter of 2021. In an effort to deal with the growing threats and associated costs, many cyber insurance providers are requiring their clients to meet a certain level of best practice risk management strategies. If the customer does not comply, the organization risks increased premiums…