KALAMAZOO - Smart phone battery case manufacturer mophie will expand its Texas Township distribution operation creating 65 jobs - with the help of a $375,000 Michigan Business Development Performance grant. mophie will invest $685,000 to complete the project in the small city southwest of Kalamazoo. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in Utah. Founded
SAN FRANCISCO - Evan Robertson won his school science fair this year by proving just how thoughtless people can be on public Wi-Fi networks. Evan, now 11, programmed fake Wi-Fi portals and took them to food courts shopping centers across the Austin, Texas, area and waited to see how many agreed to some pretty outrageous
WASHINGTON DC - On Nov. 25, the FAA issued a Part 107 waiver for the operation of multiple small unmanned aircraft to Project Wing. This is the first Part 107 waiver granted to X’s (an innovation lab at Alphabet and formerly Google X) drone delivery project, which received the OK from the FAA to test
LANSING - The House quickly and quietly approved regulations for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft on Wednesday, giving final approval to a series of a series of House bills on an issue that remained unresolved for much of the last two terms. The House also made minor changes to SB 392, part of
LANSING - Michigan House Republicans on Wednesday voted for legislation requiring most people in the state to show photo identification to vote in an effort to bring "integrity" to elections in the state, while Democrats voting against the measure argued it would disproportionally affect people of color, add barriers to those trying to exercise a
EAST LANSING – Are the emerging markets for legal cannabis products across the United States a new gold rush or will sales disappear in a puff of smoke? Two Michigan-based companies have crunched the numbers to find out. The potential U.S. market demand—were cannabis products legal for recreational use nationwide in 2017—is $22.4 billion, according
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EAST LANSING - The Conquer Accelerator program at Michigan State University is accepting applications for its Season Two Cohort, launching in summer 2017, now through February 3. Designed to help both startups and established companies overcome business hurdles, Conquer emphasizes smart planning and growth, extensive mentorship from an experienced bench of professionals, and structured educational components. Any qualifying
HOUGHTON - Support for solar energy is vast. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 79 percent of Americans want the US to put more emphasis on developing solar power. Most of the same people, unfortunately, can’t afford to install solar energy systems in their homes. Even after federal tax credits, installing solar panels to cover
SOUTHFIELD — The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship 2017, better known as ACE ’17, will be held Jan. 26 at the Westin Southfield hotel. ACE celebrates and promotes entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes region by bringing together entrepreneurs, service providers, investors, students, government agents, and other members of the business community to network, learn, and connect.
