ANN ARBOR – In December 2018, the Farm Bill was signed into law, and with it growing industrial hemp was legalized nationwide. The Farm Bill also bolstered a practice area for The Hemp Law Group, powered by J. Colton Legal. “We have been working with people in the Hemp space for two-and-a-half years,” Colton said.
Last week we covered how the Tesla Cybertruck’s aerodynamics might be better than its boxy shape suggests, and today Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the numbers and suggested that the Cybertruck could get a Cd (drag coefficient) as low as .3 – quite impressive for a pickup truck. In the last post, we went over some
ANN ARBOR–The Robotic Industries Association announced that North American robot unit orders are up 5.2 percent through the third quarter, compared to 2018 orders. So far this year, North American companies have ordered 23,894 robotic units, valued at $1.3 billion. In the third quarter, North American companies ordered 7,446 robots, valued at $438 million. Both
SOUTHFIELD—The Engineering Society of Detroit will host an information session on its state engineer licensing examination prep programs on Monday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. at ESD Headquarters At this free session, engineering professionals will be on hand to answer questions and provide the information needed to get started on the path to
LANSING–Wayfair, the Boston-based online store for home furnishings and décor, announced it would establish a customer service center in Meridian Township, which the company says will create 500 full time jobs over three years. State aid for the center was approved at the board meeting of the Michigan Strategic Fund Nov. 26, in the form
ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University will lead coordination of K-12 computer science education in the state under an agreement reached with a key curriculum provider. The partnership with Code.org, a nonprofit computer science organization that provides K-12 curriculum and training resources, will allow Grand Valley experts to coordinate annual professional development for up to
LANSING - ASE regularly reports on electronic communications policy concerns and developments so our members can maintain their best policy and practices as well as make adjustments to their policies when necessary. In a recent survey conducted by communications archiving provider Smarsh, it reports that 77% of the IT professionals surveyed said texting by workers
LANSING - The state of Michigan's semi-annual surplus store, MiStore, will open to the public for a one-day sale Saturday, Dec. 7, to unload excess property from federal, state, and local government agencies. MiStore has a large inventory of items from property seized by police, items voluntarily surrendered at airports, surplus property from local public colleges,
12th Annual GAMIC Regional Quarterfinals in Ann Arbor Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST) Ann Arbor Spark Central 330 East Liberty Street, Lower Level Ann Arbor, MI 48104 View Map Attend Event Share this event: MI Innovation Alliance and
DETROIT — Nine months after he was brought aboard to steer the American Center for Mobility into its next chapter, Michael Noblett is no longer the organization's CEO. Without saying whether Noblett was fired or he resigned, officials at the autonomous-vehicle proving ground said Monday that COO Mark Chaput is now interim CEO as a "national search
