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Merit Network Celebrates REACH-3MC Federal Stimulus Fiber Buildout

Merit Network Inc. last week announced the first completed segment of its REACH-3MC Broadband Stimulus Project.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/01

Merit Network Picks Another Contractor For Stimulus Broadband Extension

Merit Network Inc. Thursday announced another contractor for its Rural, Education, Anchor, Community and Heath care – Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative (REACH-3MC) project.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/15

Merit Names Juniper, Cisco Hardware Vendors For REACH-3MC

Merit Network Inc. announced Wednesday the selection of Juniper Networks and Cisco Systems Inc. as Ethernet routing and switching hardware vendors for Merit’s REACH-3MC broadband stimulus project.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/07

Detroit Wins Advanced Lighting Technology Demonstration Grant

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that the City of Detroit has won a $400,000 Advanced Lighting Technology Demonstration grant to upgrade street lights in six areas of the city.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/22

Grand Valley, Grand Rapids Partnership Offers Energy Saving Opportunities

Grand Valley State University faculty and staff members can save money and conserve energy in their homes by participating in a unique partnership between the university and the City of Grand Rapids.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/12

Livonia Firm Helping Companies Take Advantage Of Tax Break For Tech

Technology Solutions LLC, a provider of unified communications, announced this week that the company is helping customers take advantage of a large tax-break for small to mid-sized businesses with Internal Revenue Code Section 179.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/12/07

Merit Network Picks Fiber-Optic Builders For REACH-3MC II

Merit Network Inc. Wednesday announced the six Michigan-based contractors that will perform outside plant construction for Round 2 of Merit’s Rural, Education, Anchor, Community and Heathcare – Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative (REACH-3MC) broadband stimulus project.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/11/16

Merit Network Begins REACH-3MC Construction From Petersburg To Blissfield

Merit Network Inc. has begun construction on a segment of fiber-optic cable between Petersburg and Blissfield. The segment is part of Merit Networks REACH-3MC network build-out, funded by the federal stimulus.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/31

Doctors Using gloEMR Begin Receiving Federal Incentive Payments

Troy-based gloStream, maker of gloEMR, gloPM and gloSuite — the only electronic medical record and practice management software with Microsoft Office built in — announced that its doctor clients have begun receiving federal EHR incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/08/09

The Allband-Merit fiber optic groundbreaking

Merit, Allband Join Forces on Broadband Expansion Projects

Ann Arbor-based Merit Network Inc. and the Curran-based Allband Communications Cooperative said Tuesday that they will work together to save taxpayer money on their Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and Broadband Initiative Program projects, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the federal stimulus.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/12

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