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2020 Embrace the Moment Gala for Michigan Council of Women in Technology

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The Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) virtually presented the 12 th annual Embrace the Moment – MCWT Digital Signature Gala on Saturday, October 17, 2020. This event empowers female leaders in Michigan who change the world through technology. What is the MCWT Foundation? Highlights.

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MiHC La Puerta Portal Opens the Door to Success for Hispanic Students in Detroit

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Perficient is pleased to announce, along with the Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC), the enhanced availability of the La Puerta portal. The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative’s goal to improve the economic strength of the Hispanic community in Michigan. ” In Michigan, only 15.7%

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Michigan Passes Self-Driving Regulations

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9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. As of now, only motor vehicle manufacturers can operate self-driving car networks in Michigan. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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JPMorgan: GDP Could Drop 40 Percent, Unemployment Could Reach 20 Percent

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JPMorgan said forecasters had been “operating in a fog” as the pandemic wrought its destruction over the past few weeks. .” In general, economists have not been able to fully calculate the eventual effects of the pandemic and the shutdown.

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Industry Slant // Bo Berg Talks Giant Schnauzers, DJing, Financial Services

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In 1993, a guy from the University of Michigan came up with something called Mosaic, which was a browser. How do you think it will change the way financial services organizations operate? MM: What happened next? BB : In 1992, I discovered these online bulletin boards, where you could communicate with people all around the world.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Adjusting To The New Normal

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Amazon said it is working on the problem and believes it will be able to report additional progress soon, as its operations better optimize to meet demands. “In Between the avalanche of eCommerce and grocery orders, Amazon has been adding to its employee roster to keep operations moving and packages shipping out.

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