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Canna Social Equity Fund Launched

MUSKEGON - Connie Maxim-Sparrow joins MITech TV Host Mike Brennan on May 3 to introduce the CannaSocialEquityFund.Org to help contributors formulate goals related to social equity programs that promote change at the community level in the State of Michigan with particular emphasis on the exploding adult-use Cannabis market, expected to top $1.5 billion in sales

By |2021-05-07T12:24:31-04:00May 7th, 2021|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Michigan’s Biggest Cannabis Companies Want Hemp-Based Delta-8 Regulated

LANSING – A group of the state’s largest cannabis companies is lobbying the Michigan state legislature to regulate Delta-8 THC, primarily manufactured from legal hemp-derived CBD, in the same way Delta-9 THC is grown by association members. On Tuesday, Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association Executive Director Stephen Linder testified before the Michigan House asking these elected

By |2021-05-09T18:27:55-04:00May 6th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Start Garden Pitch Competition Back After Year Off For COVID

GRAND RAPIDS - After taking a year off, Start Garden is bringing back a business pitch competition that awards $1,000 to 100 contestants and $20,000 to 10 finalists. The Start Garden 100 begins accepting pitches from entrepreneurs who are asked to submit a 90-second video describing their idea. Start Garden will accept entries through July 26. Judges

By |2021-05-09T18:30:45-04:00May 6th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Bill Extends Foreclosure Avoidance To Commercial Property

LANSING - When given a chance to catch up on delinquent property taxes or lose their land to foreclosure, 90% pay, according to Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner. At least that has been the experience of treasurers using foreclosure avoidance agreements for residential property. Now, Rep. Kelly Breen (D-Novi) is proposing to extend the program to

More Compact And Efficient Vertical Turbines Could Be Future Of Wind Farms

OXFORD, England - New research from Oxford Brookes University has found that the vertical turbine design is far more efficient than traditional turbines in large-scale wind farms, and when set in pairs the vertical turbines increase each other’s performance by up to 15%. A research team from the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (ECM)

By |2021-05-05T12:30:55-04:00May 4th, 2021|Clean Update, Featured|

Ford’s Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up The Assembly Line

DEARBORN -  Ford uses technology from a startup called Symbio Robotics that looks at the past few hundred attempts to determine which approaches and motions appeared to work best. A computer sitting just outside the cage shows Symbio’s technology sensing and controlling the arms. Toyota and Nissan are using the same tech to improve the efficiency of their production lines. The technology

By |2021-05-05T12:31:07-04:00May 4th, 2021|Digital, Featured|

Stryker Becomes Smart Robotics Joint Replacement Parter Of Minor League Baseball

KALAMAZOO - Stryker and Minor League Baseball have entered into a first-of-its-kind multiyear national partnership, designating the medical device company as The Official SmartRobotics Joint Replacement Partner of Minor League Baseball. Stryker is also the presenting partner of Own the Walk – the first national platform that encourages fans of all ages to stay active

By |2021-05-05T12:31:48-04:00May 4th, 2021|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|