LANSING–From gamified science learning to empowering youth athletes, entrepreneurs of all kinds joined the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and the greater Lansing community on Nov. 20 for the Hatching business pitch competition, where three business ideas emerged victorious. The November winner was Cytopolis by Johan De Bruin, an online strategy game that teaches microbiology
NEW YORK – An eCommerce platform partially funded by Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert announced Friday that it has closed a $254 million Series H funding round that will be used in part to expand and staff up its Detroit engineering hub. “Detroit is ground zero for all things automotive,” said Vroom CEO Paul Hennessy in
LANSING - The state is close to being in line for a potential annual windfall of tens of millions in new revenue after the Senate passed legislation Wednesday requiring the collection of sales tax from online retailers and sent the package to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's desk. Passing the Senate were HB 4540, HB 4541, HB 4542 and HB 4543. The
LANSING – A months-long budget standoff could be nearing an end, as Michigan lawmakers moved bills Wednesday to reappropriate some $459 million of the nearly $1 billion Gov. Gretchen Whitmer line-item vetoed from the state’s 2020 budget. Millions of dollars would be returned to programs that fund rural police patrols, charter schools, isolated school districts,
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Marijuana Report (www.mimarijuanareport.com) is looking forward to a huge year in 2020. Our readership grows at an explosive rate as more and more people are interested in the evolving cannabis business and all of the opportunities that it brings. As you can see in many other industries, there is always
ROYAL OAK - Cannabis is again the focus of M2 Techcast - now MITech TV - as Michigan allowed recreational cannabis sales on Sunday. Today’s show begins with Penny Milkey from Northern Specialty Health in Houghton - who has not yet received her recreational sale license - will talk about the prohibition on Vape sales
BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham Angels, managed by City Side Ventures, has made investments in two companies that presented to the group in September. The two companies were REZA (high end streetwear shoes, etc.) and Commando Lock (building the highest quality locks seen in the US market in recent memory). A Kauffman Foundation study showed 90% of
MUSKEGON - The need for communication (aka marketing or public relations) might seem like something to do when you get close to opening your marijuana microbusiness. But waiting to plan and prepare will leave you scrambling and behind the competition. You need to work on creating a communication plan and tactics as you go through
LANSING - Fresh off the holiday break, a Michigan Senate panel will dive into discussions next week on a package of online gaming and sports betting bills sent over from the House. Senate Regulatory Reform Committee Chair Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) said an initial conversation about the House gaming package will be on the agenda Tuesday. The
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