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Why Cybersecurity Should Not Be Your IT Team’s Burden

Michigan Business Network
July 8, 2022 9:00 AM

Cybersecurity is so much more than IT Management, passwords, dark web scans, and firewall settings. It is a full-time, ongoing and critical role that requires a dedicated focus to make sure your risks are mitigated. Placing your company’s cybersecurity on your internal IT team’s already weighed down shoulders is a slippery slope that can have devastating repercussions. With everything else they have going on – It also shouldn’t be their responsibility in the first place.

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Detroit Regional Chamber | Bipartisan Support In Michigan’s Legislature For Major Investments In Detroit

Michigan Business Network
July 6, 2022 6:00 PM

Axios
Samuel Robinson and Joe Guillen
July 6, 2022

The $76 billion state budget deal approved last week includes hundreds of millions for Detroit museums, development projects, and other programs.

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Peters Urges Congressional Leadership to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies

Michigan Business Network
July 6, 2022 3:00 PM

Tax Credits Made Available Through the American Rescue Plan Act Currently Set to Expire at End of Year

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) joined a group of his Senate colleagues in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) to prioritize making the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits permanent in any upcoming reconciliation legislation.

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Convergence Cares Partners with CASA

Michigan Business Network
July 6, 2022 11:00 AM

At Convergence Networks, we believe that giving back to our community is a foundational pillar of business, and are thrilled to be able to partner with Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, or CASA.

CASA provides volunteer advocacy within the Michigan court system and the community, on behalf of children in the foster care system who have experienced abuse and neglect. CASA is committed to serving every child they can regardless of race, background, or identity because they believe everyone deserves a safe, supportive, and permanent home where they can thrive.

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Automation Alley | Industry 4.0 and Workforce Knowledge Center Newsletter

Michigan Business Network
July 6, 2022 9:00 AM

5 Ways Industry 4.0 Tech is Improving, Not Replacing, Manufacturing Jobs
by
Automation Alley

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CRN Recognizes Convergence Networks

Michigan Business Network
July 5, 2022 10:00 AM

on 2022 Solution Provider 500 List

Portland, OR, June 2022 — Convergence Networks, announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Convergence Networks to its 2022 Solution Provider 500 list.

CRN’s annual Solution Provider 500 ranks North America’s largest solution providers by revenue and serves as the gold standard for recognizing some of the channel’s most successful companies.

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TechTown Detroit Newsletter

Michigan Business Network
July 1, 2022 2:00 PM

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Are you looking for specialized support for your tech startup or neighborhood small business? Sign up for a FREE 25-minute consultation with a member of our Professional Services Network. From accounting to legal to operations, we are here to help you with your growing business!

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Peters & Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Americans

Michigan Business Network
July 1, 2022 8:00 AM

from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Improve Health Security at DHS

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly enhance the federal government’s ability to detect, recognize, and evaluate threats from weapons of mass destruction, which include chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

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Automation Alley | Remote Work is Here to Stay. Here's How to Do It Successfully.

Michigan Business Network
June 30, 2022 9:00 AM

by Automation Alley
 
Summary

What are some best practices workers and managers can implement to keep teams engaged, responsive, productive and happy?


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Peters Convenes Hearing with FEMA Administrator to Examine Federal Response and Preparedness Efforts

Michigan Business Network
June 28, 2022 9:00 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to examine what resources and authorities FEMA needs to address worsening emergencies and disasters. The hearing discussed how the federal government can work to improve federal preparedness and response efforts – including by quickly implementing a program Peters created through his Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act to help communities invest in projects that will protect against coastal erosion, flooding and rising water levels.

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