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What is this Internet of Things about?
There's been a lot of excitement with Apple’s announcement around HomeKit and Google’s purchase of Nest Labs. Clearly, they see gold in them hills, but what does it mean for you and the business you're in?
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Mercy Health Saint Mary's has two new weapons against HAIs
Patients can thank two behind-the-scenes, germ-fighting robots for added protection against hospital-acquired infections at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital.
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Hong Kong company acquires majority stake in printer supplier
A Hong Kong-based company will be able to tap into new markets after acquiring a majority stake in a maker of specialty printers.
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Uber drives into market
A mobile ride-booking app is rolling out service in Grand Rapids and three other Michigan cities on Thursday.
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Mini Maker Faire calls for makers
An informational session will take place on Wednesday for an event this summer that will showcase West Michigan’s do-it-yourself makers.
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Software improves cart management for waste industry
System can be adapted to track residential recycling, too.
Cascade Cart Solutions, a Cascade Engineering company, introduced new web-based, cloud-managed software this past spring to improve tracking, maintaining and reporting on cart fleets for the waste industry.
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The value of design
What is the value design can bring to a business? How does business measure a return on a design investment, let alone define something as intangible as “good design”?
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4 critical steps for digital channel maintenance
It's 5:00 p.m. — do you know where the credentials to your social media accounts are?
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Inside Track: Earned confidence drives OST president to be a leader
A successful career has always been important to Meredith Bronk — but not necessarily in technology.
Even from an early age, Meredith Bronk told herself that no matter what profession she chose, she would become a success.
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UAV regulation debate drones on
A GR business is grounded in the FAA struggle to limit use of drones.
The Federal Aviation Administration is virtually at war with U.S. businesses trying to use small UAVs — unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones — including businesses in West Michigan.
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