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Zoom Ride Begins Service At Detroit Metro Airport March 1

DEARBORN – Zoom Ride, a new Michigan-based ride share, will begin services at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport March 1. All drivers have gone through a rigorous approval process that includes background checks and vehicle inspections and are ready to begin as Zoom Ride drivers. “We are pleased to begin service at Detroit Metro Airport and look

By |2020-02-22T17:23:58-05:00February 22nd, 2020|Featured, Mobile MI, Mobility|

Democrats Hope Solving Battery Anxiety Will Jumpstart Electric Car Sales

LANSING — Eric Davis loves his Tesla Model 3. It’s not just the reduced carbon footprint that comes from driving an electric vehicle or the weekly financial savings from not having to purchase gas. It’s the performance and acceleration, he said, which is “night and day” from an internal combustion engine. “It’s just a very

By |2020-02-22T14:19:40-05:00February 22nd, 2020|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Opinion: Coronavirus Outbreak Will Have Human, Economic Impact In U.S.

LANSING - The coronavirus outbreak is, first and foremost, a human health crisis. With tens of thousands of world citizens sickened and over two thousand confirmed dead, the first dimension of this tragedy is human. The second dimension is also human, and it involves the millions of people in China and other countries — including

By |2020-02-22T14:18:29-05:00February 21st, 2020|Featured, Guest Columns|

Blain Becktold Talks About Industrial Hemp Outlook For Michigan in 2020

ROYAL OAK - iHemp's Blain Becktold makes predictions for industrial hemp production in Michigan in 2020 and tells farmers they should consider adding hemp to their fields. To view this video from MITech TV, click on the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUtE7I_RvAg&t=5s

By |2020-02-20T19:38:20-05:00February 20th, 2020|Featured, Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

MCWT Offers $50,000 Scholarship Fund To Women In STEAM

ROYAL OAK - Immediate past MCWT President Jane Sydlowski announces a new scholarship fund for women pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Match. It's open to high school girls through graduate school. Sydlowski provides all the details in this MITech TV video interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E474qa_-YGY&t=45s

By |2020-02-20T19:38:51-05:00February 20th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, Featured, STEM|

US Signal To Open Van Buren Twp. data center March 1

GRAND RAPIDS—Data center provider US Signal announced Tuesday that its new Greater Detroit data center, built to Tier 3 standards, will open March 1 in Van Buren Township. The new center will enable US Signal to keep pace with the large-scale adoption of cloud-first, hybrid and off-premises data center strategies—all of which require colocation space.

By |2020-02-19T17:58:57-05:00February 19th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Former Oscoda Air Force Base Could Become Spaceport

STERLING HEIGHTS  – A spaceport in Northeast Michigan? That’s what the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association  announced Monday. citing findings from an initial site-selection process for a potential horizontal space launch site in Michigan. The site-selection process, which was conducted over the past eight months, identified the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport - a former Air Force bas -

By |2020-02-18T20:07:33-05:00February 18th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

What Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Plans Mean For Michigan Environment

ANN ARBOR - Democrats competing in Michigan’s March 10 presidential primary are touting environmental plans to fight climate change, clean up drinking water and replace aging infrastructure that could have major effects on Michigan and the Great Lakes. Many candidates are describing their proposals as a Green New Deal, referencing the massive 1930s initiative by

By |2020-02-13T16:19:19-05:00February 13th, 2020|Clean Update, Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan A Top 10 State For Corporate Expansion; Not K-12 Performance

LANSING - Michigan is already a top ten state when it comes to "corporate facility expansion activity," according to Ron Starner, executive vice president of Site Selection magazine. Michigan ranked ninth in 2018, and it will be in the top ten again for 2019, he's just not sure where because numbers are still being compiled.

By |2020-02-13T16:19:33-05:00February 13th, 2020|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|