LANSING - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity released a second competitive Request for Proposals to fund registered apprenticeship expansion across the state. More than $5 million is available to fund grant awards to groups of statewide and/or local partners who will work as Regional Implementation Consortia to expand registered apprenticeship opportunities. “Our
TROY - Automation Alley announced that Project DIAMOnD (Digital, Independent, Agile, Manufacturing on Demand), an initiative to create the country’s largest 3D printer network on a blockchain technology platform, has achieved its first milestone goal: 300 3D printers have been distributed to small and medium-sized Oakland and Macomb County manufacturers. Project DIAMOnD was established in
EAST LANSING - Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week program starting on June 1st, 2021, and ending on August 6th, 2021. As a member of the cohort, teams receive: | $20,000 in funding | Access to mentoring and professional services | Resources, support, and startup programing | Access to follow-on funding after program ends Conquer Accelerator takes
LANSING - The Department of Technology, Management & Budget is providing an additional $1 million in funding from the Connecting Michigan Communities grant program to expand broadband infrastructure across Michigan to provide more access to high-speed internet for residents and businesses. Projects need to apply for the funds by May 5. “With this critical investment
LANSING - Michigan will ultimately receive $18 billion in federal funding through the latest COVID-19 relief plan and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking a different approach on how to spend it. Rather than creating a supplemental spending plan and tossing it to the Legislature to act, Monday she announced her general priorities and is looking to
WIXOM - Battery Solutions, LLC. and NextEnergy have kicked off a new project funded by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy centered around evaluating the Michigan’s electric vehicle battery supply chain for collection, analysis, remanufacturing, reuse, and recycling. This assessment will include areas such as battery capacity and secondary use. The six
SOUTHFIELD - 123.Net Inc. announced in two press releases new deal with May Mobility and Limelight Networks. No dollar values were included. With May Mobility, 123Net will provide data center and connectivity services. With Limelight Networks, 123Net will distribute Limelight’s online content closer to end users in the Michigan market. Founded in 2017, May Mobility
DETROIT - Brian Moody, Executive Editor for Autotrader, joins Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers to break down Autotrader’s top electric vehicle selections for 2021. KRISTIN MYERS: Welcome back. Well, it seems like there's more electric vehicles to pick from than ever before. So let's go through some of the top picks from Autotrader. We're joined now by
DETROIT – DTE Energy on Tuesday announced operation of three new wind parks, two of which are now Michigan’s largest. Located in mid-Michigan’s Isabella County, Isabella l and Isabella ll have a total of 136 turbines with a capacity of 383 megawatts. The third park, Fairbanks Wind, is located in the Upper Peninsula’s Delta County
ZEELAND — Herman Miller Inc. plans to buy competitor Knoll Inc. in a $1.8 billion cash-and-stock deal that will create a new office furniture industry sales leader. Combining the two office furniture industry icons will create “the preeminent leader in modern design, catalyzing the transformation of the home and office sectors at a time of unprecedented disruption,” according to
