HOUGHTON — “It’s an octopus,” says Open Source Hardware Enterprise team member Ian Peoples, holding up a previously finished model as a nearby 3-D printer nozzle continues to lay down heated plastic filament in precise, fractional increments. Fellow team member Lucas Wilder proffers a blue bust of Yoda, further evidence of how 3-D printer stock,
NEWAYGO - Newaygo County was officially certified this week by Connect Michigan as a certified Connected Community. The Newaygo County Technology Planning Team also released a Technology Action Plan to the county commission. “Broadband Internet is crucial to education and commerce,” Jon Schneider, Newaygo city manager, told the commission. “Partners across Newaygo County have shown
DETROIT - MTAM is extending its membership incentive for all new business, education, government and non-profit memberships received thru November 25. The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is currently conducting its’ annual membership drive, this year with an incentive for business, education, government and non-profit entities interested in being part of the state’s mobile/wireless technologies trade association
TROY - If you want to build a successful mobile app, several Michigan groups are hosting a bootcamp on December 3 aimed at helping you do just that. The Michigan Small Business Development Center, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, Logic Solutions and Automation Alley are partnering to host a “How to Build a Successful
SOUTHFIELD - Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills and Lawrence Technological University have formed an academic partnership that will enable Brother Rice students to take STEM courses taught by LTU faculty and earn college credits. The new agreement adds to LTU’s outreach to pre-college students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It will
MIDLAND – The MidMichigan Innovation Center is hosting a legal advice update on Nov. 17 as part of its lunch and learn series. The legal advice will come from Michelle Revette of LegalShield. Admission is free. Lunch is provided. Registration is required. Tuesday, Nov 17, 12 – 1 p.m. MidMichigan Innovation Center 2007 Austin St., Midland,
LANSING - Michigan revenues from its primary taxes fell slightly short in October, according to figures released Tuesday by the Senate Fiscal Agency, and ended the 2014-15 fiscal year $156 million short of estimates. While the initial estimate of $21.61 billion during the 2014-15 fiscal year is still a 3.1 percent increase from 2013-14, it
LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman announced Tuesday that the agency would conduct an audit of the Department of Environmental Quality drinking water program in response to the Flint drinking water crisis. The region will examine the department's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act and related rules on
LANSING - It was a quick day in the Senate for one of the first bills the chamber introduced this year to eliminate straight-ticket voting, as it cleared a Senate committee Tuesday morning and the full chamber by the evening. The bill, SB 13, would eliminate the ability for voters to vote for all the candidates
LANSING – On Nov. 15, more than 650,000 hunters are expected to take to the woods for the opening of firearms deer season, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates will help hunting generate $2.3 billion in annual economic impact in the state, including $1.3 billion spent on equipment. Currently, Michigan ranks No. 3
