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
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
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
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
LANSING - After receiving over 550 nomination submissions, 90 small businesses from every corner of Michigan have been selected as recipients for the 18th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala. Success is best when shared, and on May 3 when more than 800 guests will gather in-person at the Breslin Center in East Lansing to
DEARBORN - Ford CEO Jim Farley on stage for a CERAWeek energy conference discussion streamed live March 10 told the startled moderator that Ford is sold out of electric vehicles for the next couple of years. The very popular Mustang Mach-E in particular. "It’s totally sold out. We’re just completely overwhelmed. I mean, we have
NEW YORK - The impact of sanctions and the collapse of the Russian ruble after the invasion of Ukraine has some Russian banks turning to the crypto market for a boost. Like the biggest one. That is Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, which just received a license from the central bank to issue digital assets to clients on Thursday. Sberbank said
WASHINGTON DC - Multiple covert government surveillance operations hoovering up Americans' information without oversight have been exposed in the last year. Those not following closely may not have noticed. Recent revelations about government spying have failed to make a major splash in Congress, the media or public discourse. Stories about surveillance have broken through before
NEW YORK - While gas prices have soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, so have electricity prices – particularly in some parts of the U.S. that have been big markets for Tesla’s EVs. So, is it still true that it’s much cheaper to “refuel” an EV? CNBC crunched the numbers. It has
ANN ARBOR—Major automotive manufacturers are ramping up production of electric trucks as a key strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicles. Light-duty vehicles, including sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks, are currently responsible for 58 percent of U.S. transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions. Pickup trucks accounted for 14 percent of light-duty vehicle sales
