LANSING - Ninety small businesses in Michigan have been selected from a pool of over 550 nominations as award recipients at the 18th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala. This year’s honorees span 14 different business sectors and hail from every corner of the state. From a hunting gear manufacturer in the Upper Peninsula to
LANSING - Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Advanced Energy Economy applauded Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s release of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s MI Healthy Climate Plan. The administration established a goal of economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 when Gov, Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2020-10. The MI Healthy Climate Plan focuses on an
LANSING – With Tax Day just behind us, a new national report details how wealthy corporations are shirking their responsibility to support Michigan communities. The report recently released by the Economic Policy Institute and the SEIU shows that 63 percent of all Michigan corporations pay zero in corporate income taxes. The report, titled Reclaiming
ANN ARBOR - COVID-19 reshuffled future mobility priorities for everyone, from automakers to government/transportation policy makers. The world's major cities have set out to leverage new technologies to realize their vision of a more sustainable future. If you take a closer look at today’s debate on future mobility concepts, it’s cities for humans first, and
LUDINGTON— Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households. It's part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses simple technology: Water is piped from a lower reservoir — the lake, in this case — to an upper
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Venture provides the online audience with the rare opportunity to see inside the minds of three investors as they reveal what three company presenters did right and wrong. The Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday meeting is designed as a teaching opportunity for participating companies and members of the audience. So come join us for an
ANN ARBOR - Plug Zen is a Detroit-based start-up that launched to develop EV charging solutions that charge electric vehicles both wired and wirelessly. Co-Founder Q Johnson joins MITech TV co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to provide a deep dive into how these charging stations were developed and for what markets. Plug Zen is
DETROIT - Even though more than 1.35 million people die on the roads each year, traffic-related deaths do not receive the same level of public or political attention as plane, boat or train crashes. Nevertheless, while many people believe that disasters like this are inevitable, they certainly don't have to be if both drivers and
ADA — Sales last year for multi-level marketing heavyweight Amway Corp. increased slightly from 2020, anchored by its popular brand of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements. In Amway’s yearly sales announcement, which was accompanied by its 2021 Global Impact Report, the company reported $8.9 billion in sales last year, a 4-percent increase from 2020 during the most
DETROIT - Technology continues to impact every aspect of life and industries, including financing. Unlike a decade ago, you no longer have to place a call to your broker to buy or sell stocks. Technology offers a broader range of investment options, and the fees are much lower. You can also track and manage your
