HOUGHTON - Two projects involving Michigan Tech researchers and small companies are among 20 that have been funded by the Small Company Innovation Program, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The Petoskey Plastics project involves technology developed by Professor of Chemistry Patricia Heiden, and StabiLux Biosciences is a startup founded by Yoke Khin Yap,
ANN ARBOR - As more employers turn to sites like LinkedIn, CareerBuilder and Snagajob to recruit talent, job seekers from low-income areas or who have limited education often are left out, which one University of Michigan researcher hopes to change. Tawanna Dillahunt, assistant professor at the U-M School of Information and College of Engineering, has
LANSING - The Michigan Agency for Energy has issued a Request for Proposals for $100,000 in grants to Michigan municipalities, public K-12 schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses for energy waste reduction and renewable energy products and services. This is the first time that hospitals are included in the program. Projects must benefit public
NOVI - U.S. Army Gen. Gus Perna in this video interview discusses how contractors need to work with Material Command at the 2017 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium and Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry. Gen. Perna also expressed frustration with the annual U.S. Budget process that has turned into a series of Continuing Resolutions
LANSING — More than $561 million in new investment with 1,500 jobs and two community revitalization projects are among projects approved Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects include investments by Lear Corporation, LG Electronics and Penske Logistics that will generate a total of $158.8 million capital investments and create 1,130 jobs. * Southfield-based
DETROIT — AT&T Inc. says it has expanded its 1-gigabit internet connection service to more locations of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods, Berkley, St. Clair Shores, Livonia, Pittsfield Township, and surrounding areas. The company had already established gigabit service in parts of Canton Township, Lyon township, Novi, and Grand Rapids. Next up for
SOUTHFIELD – From immersive virtual reality caves to head-mounted devices to augmented reality headsets and more, a program at Lawrence Technological University will give attendees a chance to learn about these new tools in a relaxed environment and discover the positive impact they may have on the way business gets done. Join the LTU Collaboratory
DETROIT - On Wednesday, Comcast Corporation announced that its Internet Essentials program, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program, has connected more than 13,000 low-income households benefitting more than 52,000 Detroiters. Across Michigan, which ranks seventh among all states for Internet Essentials, 50,000 low-income households have been connected, benefitting nearly 200,000 Michiganders.
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has stayed radio silent on the prospects of the Legislature overriding his veto on speeding up the phase-out of the sales tax on used vehicle trade-ins, although sources tell MIRS the administration is taking the matter "semi seriously."With some lawmakers coming back into town on Wednesday, reporters could get a
ANN ARBOR - In the last three years, there has been a 20 percent increase in the number of venture-capital-backed startups in Michigan, a new survey shows, with West Michigan companies making up a third of them. The seed, startup, early stage and growth companies represented equally with approximately a third in West Michigan at
