ANN ARBOR - Ken Rogers, the longtime executive director of Troy-based Automation Alley and former deputy Oakland County executive, passed in February. Rogers was a deputy Oakland County executive, working under then Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, when Patterson founded Automation Alley in Oakland County and put Rogers in charge. Both hoped to stem
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is pleased to host John Elkington - world renowned author, advisor, and entrepreneur - for a discussion of his sustainability in business research and his recent book Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism. This virtual event will feature a one-hour discussion, as well as a networking
LANSING - The MRA social equity education and outreach session March 11 will be brought to you through Zoom webinar. During this session a representative from the Field Operations section of the MRA Enforcement Division will provide information on operating multiple license types in one location or over several locations and the requirements necessary for
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has launched a new program called the C 3 Accelerator for green technology companies working in the cleantech, climatech, and circular economy industries. The new accelerator, funded in part by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), New Economy Initiative (NEI) and the Wells Fargo
ANN ARBOR - Many entrepreneurs fail to take the vacation time that they need - or any vacation at all. This is especially the case within the first few years of their business opening. However, your business will not fail if you take a couple of days away from it. In fact, travel can help
ANN ARBOR - After a year of employees working from home, what the office market will look like longer-term — if remote working becomes permanent — is still taking shape. So far, office lease rates are not falling and vacancies are not rising as quickly as feared, while employers weigh the value of spending time
ANN ARBOR—Three counties in Michigan were identified among those most in need of new investment in green infrastructure, according to a new report from a coalition of environmental groups and consulting firms. The report, “Climate Risks and Opportunities in the Great Lakes Region,” identified Wayne, Ingham, and Isabella counties as places where green infrastructure investment
LANSING–With approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) will receive $100,000 in Gateway Representative support from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for the seventh consecutive year. The Lansing region grew by 5 percent in 25 critical high-tech occupations from 2015 to 2020 and projects an additional 4 percent
GRAND RAPIDS—Officials at Priority Health announced that the health insurer will continue to waive all copays, deductibles and coinsurance for medically necessary treatment of COVID-19 through Sept. 30, 2021. This means that all of the company’s nearly one million members across fully funded commercial, individual, Medicaid and Medicare plans can get the treatment they need
SOUTHFIELD—Students pursuing degrees in a variety of technology and engineering majors are eligible to receive a scholarship worth more than $78,000 over four years under a new program at Lawrence Technological University. The LTU STEM Scholar Award is offered through the university’s Marburger STEM Center, LTU’s clearinghouse for K-12 outreach efforts in science, technology, engineering,
