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New Innovation and Coworking Hub to Open Inside Detroit’s Historic Michigan Central Station

DETROIT — A long-anticipated addition to Detroit’s revitalized Corktown innovation district is set to open this spring as The Michigan Central Mezz — a new 17,000-square-foot coworking and collaboration space inside the iconic Michigan Central Station. The facility, launching in April, will expand access to workspace and entrepreneurial resources in the heart of one of

Middle East Tensions Raise New Affordability Fears: What a Strait of Hormuz Disruption Could Mean for Michigan Gas Prices

DETROIT - As U.S.–Iran tensions escalate following weekend military strikes, energy markets are zeroing in on one strategic chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil supply passes through that narrow waterway between Iran and Oman. If Iran were to disrupt or temporarily shut down shipping lanes, even briefly, the impact

By |2026-03-01T14:09:13-05:00March 1st, 2026|Featured, News|

Whitmer’s State of the State: What It Means for Michigan Business, Industry and Jobs

LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s final State of the State address was framed around literacy, housing and health care. On its surface, it sounded like social policy. For Michigan’s business community, it was something else entirely: an economic competitiveness blueprint. Whitmer did not roll out sweeping business tax cuts or headline-grabbing megaprojects. Instead, she zeroed

By |2026-02-27T14:24:47-05:00February 27th, 2026|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Ohio Cannabis Law Fight: What Senate Bill 56 Means For Retailers, Consumers And The Voter Mandate

COLUMBUS - Ohio’s cannabis market is facing another political test. A coalition of hemp shop owners, cannabis retailers and advocates is attempting to block changes contained in Ohio Senate Bill 56, arguing the law rewrites what voters approved when they legalized adult-use marijuana. At the center of the fight is Bellaire shop owner and village

By |2026-02-27T13:25:56-05:00February 27th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

MCWT News, AI In Job Placement, Yellow Flag Productions High School Sports

On MITechTV Feb. 16 Kathleen Norton-Schock talked about all things MCWT. Gary Erickson from Executive Search Partners talked about how AI performs jobs that suck. Lorne Plant from Yellow Flag Productions provided details on high school sports coverage on Channel 4 in Detroit. View all past video interviews at MITechTV

By |2026-02-27T11:07:31-05:00February 27th, 2026|Podcasts|

How Technology Is Changing the Way We Manage Money

Not that long ago, managing money meant going into a bank, speaking to someone in person, and waiting for paperwork to be processed, and investing felt complicated, and tracking spending basically meant checking paper statements. It all just moved a lot more slowly.  Today, of course, most of it happens on a screen, and technology

By |2026-03-03T18:14:53-05:00February 27th, 2026|Business|

Tariffs Cost Detroit Billions: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Michigan Auto Jobs

DETROIT - Michigan’s auto economy took a direct hit in 2025 as tariffs piled billions of dollars of costs onto Detroit automakers and their supply chains — pressure that can ripple into hiring, profit-sharing and investment decisions across a state packed with auto workers. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the legal authority

By |2026-02-26T16:49:48-05:00February 26th, 2026|Auto Tech, ESD, Featured|

Why Calculating Hours Precisely Improves Productivity Metrics

In the technology sector, time is not just money. It is velocity, output, innovation, and competitive advantage. Product launches are measured in sprints. Software updates are tied to release cycles. Development teams operate against deadlines that define revenue targets and investor confidence. Yet despite operating in one of the most data-driven industries in the world,

By |2026-02-26T16:17:43-05:00February 26th, 2026|Guest Columns|