With Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder out of the country on a trade mission to Asia, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley today signed into law new rules on youth firefighter training. Senate Bill 212, sponsored by state Sen. Roger Kahn, allows fire departments to partner with school districts to provide firefighter training ...
A broken water main on Geddes Road in Ann Arbor has been repaired and water service restored to all customers, the city of Ann Arbor said just before 4 p.m. today. The road was expected to remain closed to all but local traffic between Huron Parkway and Earhart Road until ...
High blood pressure and high cholesterol are the targets of digital coaching technology introduced this month by Ann Arbor-based HealthMedia Inc.Health care industry professionals hope that Web-based software can provide a cost-effective alternative to in-person health coaching. With that in mind, HealthMedia is introducing two new digital coaching products designed ...
Johnson & Johnson, the corporate parent for one of Ann Arbor’s hottest technology companies, plans to cut up to 7 percent of its workforce in a global restructuring plan announced this morning. The global firm, whose wide-ranging business includes the struggling pharmaceuticals segment, is slashing $900 million in costs, the ...
The shifting sands of the national health care reform debate present a launching pad of opportunity for HealthMedia. That’s at least partly why Ted Dacko, president of the Ann Arbor-based health management software firm, is concerned about the lack of focus on the importance of disease prevention during the debate. ...