LANSING — Michigan’s cannabis industry is heading into 2026 facing a new cost layer that operators say will further squeeze margins in an already oversupplied market. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the state will implement a wholesale cannabis tax on transfers between growers and retailers — a structural shift that moves part of Michigan’s cannabis tax
ANN ARBOR - Artificial intelligence wasn’t just the biggest tech story of the year — it reshaped infrastructure, energy demand, labor markets, and regulation, making it the dominant force behind nearly every other major trend. 1. Artificial Intelligence Dominated the Narrative Across virtually all major year-end recaps, AI was the #1 theme of 2025: Key
ANN ARBOR - For decades, solar power has followed a familiar formula: rigid, flat panels mounted on rooftops or spread across open fields. Those panels have helped Michigan steadily expand its solar footprint — even in a state better known for cloud cover than desert sun. Now, researchers are developing a new class of photovoltaic
ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s electric grid was not built for artificial intelligence. It was designed to serve households, factories, and offices — not clusters of hyperscale data centers running AI models around the clock. But that mismatch is now reshaping utility planning, economic development, and infrastructure policy across the state. The AI Power Surge Traditional
Is Your Roof Ready for Solar? Solar energy has moved from a niche interest to a mainstream priority. Michigan homeowners increasingly view solar panels not as luxury upgrades but as practical investments. Energy costs keep climbing. Climate concerns keep growing. And the technology keeps getting cheaper and more efficient every year. This shift changes how
Commercial buildings with older window systems experience measurable heat loss, air leakage, and declining envelope performance that directly affects operating expenses. Rising energy prices and tightening efficiency standards require window performance to be treated as a quantifiable asset variable. Accurate data on frame condition, seal integrity, and thermal characteristics establishes a factual basis for capital
ANN ARBOR - Michigan is stepping into the fast-moving world of hyperscale data centers just as the industry’s biggest constraint becomes impossible to ignore: power. Across the United States, the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital services is driving a surge in demand for data centers—massive facilities that can consume as much
COLUMBUS — Honda’s transformation of Ohio into its primary North American EV hub underscores an intensifying competition across the Midwest — one that puts Michigan’s long-held automotive dominance under pressure, even as the state continues to pour billions into electric vehicle development. Honda is investing $700 million to retool three Ohio plants and partnering with
ANN ARBOR - Scientists are increasingly alarmed that Thwaites Glacier, the massive Antarctic ice stream nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, is edging closer to a point of no return. A new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration reveals a dramatic increase in fractures across the glacier’s floating ice shelf over the past two decades—a structural
ANN ARBOR - As 2025 winds down, the U.S. auto market carries over a mix of record pricing, shifting incentives, and inventory dynamics that will shape car buying in 2026. Here’s what buyers and local Michigan tech commuters need to know: 1. New-Car Pricing Is Staying High — But Might Stabilize • Average new-vehicle prices
