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LG Energy To Spend $1.7 Billion To Produce Lithium-Ion Vehicle Batteries In Holland

HOLLAND, MI – LG Energy Solution, an advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturer, is investing $1.7 billion to expand its operations in the City of Holland. LG Energy Solution will add more than 1 million square feet to their existing footprint in the city’s limits to meet the growing demand for their lithium-ion batteries. LG Energy Solution

By |2022-03-23T17:53:20-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Auto Tech, Featured|

LTU Gets Federal Grant To Teach Computer Science For Self Driving Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - CJ Chung, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on a National Science Foundation grant that will let him train eight college students from around the country this summer to develop computer programs for self-driving cars. The grant is targeted for underrepresented populations. Community college students

By |2022-03-23T12:41:47-04:00March 23rd, 2022|ESD, mitechtv|

Context, Not Content, Says Terry Bean, Digital Marketing Expert

ANN ARBOR - Long-time digital marketing guru Terry Bean has fine tuned his business to focus on helping companies develop the correct context for their target audience rather than correct content. So what's the difference you ask? Watch this short video interview with him and he explains. More at www.TryBean.Com https://youtu.be/qOAgOU83vgo

By |2022-03-23T10:47:16-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Digital, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

GVSU Gets $1 Million To Expand Medical Device Institute

GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University received $1 million in federal appropriations to expand its applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) and provide new technologies that will better serve the medical innovation industry while expanding West Michigan's economic footprint. U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, (R-Mich.), requested and received this funding, which was packaged into the 2022

By |2022-03-21T17:29:03-04:00March 21st, 2022|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Transition to Automation

DETROIT - The move from manual operations to levels of automation can be challenging. The same is true when updating existing automation to more sustainable levels of automation. Many industries, from traditional food and beverage, CPG, non-food, consumer products and industries like automotive, are looking for ways to differentiate brands and products on the shelf

By |2022-03-23T11:21:34-04:00March 21st, 2022|ESD, Guest Columns|

Michigan Attorney General Nessel To Speak at Hash Bash 2022 On UM Campus April 2

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will be one of the featured speakers on April 2 at the Hash Bash, the 50-year old event held on The Diag at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. Two blocks away, the Monroe Street Fair will feature products made by Michigan cannabis and hemp companies.

By |2022-03-21T16:24:22-04:00March 21st, 2022|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Comerica Hatch Detroit Returns With $100,000 Grand Prize

DETROIT - Comerica Bank and Hatch Detroit kicked off the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest and that will offer $100,000 to this year's winner courtesy Comerica. The contest, which is returning for the first time since 2019, aims to promote small business economic development in Detroit by financing actual bricks-and-mortar stores.  Entrepreneurs with a retail concept

By |2022-03-21T15:53:06-04:00March 21st, 2022|Entrepreneurs|

MITech TV: Hatch Detroit, Cyber Patriot, Computer Training For Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Media Networking

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV March 21, Vittoria Katanski, executive director of Hatch Detroit, announces the 2022 competition is now open. Tamara Shoemaker updates the latest news for Cyber Patriot including Summer Camps.  CJ Chung announces LTU has received a federal grant to teach computer training for driverless vehicles for all undergraduate students in

By |2022-03-21T15:53:24-04:00March 21st, 2022|Podcasts|

Autocam Medical Recruiting For High-Paying Careers At Montcalm Community College Job Fair

GRAND RAPIDS — Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced Tuesday that they would be recruiting for a number of positions at the Montcalm Community College Job Fair on March 22. The company is looking to hire CNC Machinists, Manufacturing Engineers, and Secondary Operators that aspire to

By |2022-03-20T18:28:16-04:00March 20th, 2022|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Antrum Wins Indoor Air Quality Award With Tech Developed By GVSU

GRAND RAPIDS - Antrum, a sensor technology company specializing in Indoor Air Quality monitoring solutions for commercial HVAC systems, won a 2022 AHR Expo Innovation Award with technology developed by engineers at Grand Valley State University. “If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we should better understand the quality of the air we’re

By |2022-03-20T16:14:38-04:00March 20th, 2022|Science|