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ANN ARBOR - Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s installment is scheduled for Saturday April 4 and will
SOUTHFIELD —An Industry 4.0 Accelerator program—the first of its kind in the U.S.—is launching in Michigan with the goal to help small and medium-sized technology and manufacturing companies along their digital transformation journeys. The Industry 4.0 Accelerator program—lead by Automation Alley with support services from Lean Rocket Lab and Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator—is a
EAST LANSING - Two Supported Intelligence alums recently were awarded a U.S. Patent for a cutting edge Artificial Intelligence technology. The patent went to Jeff Johnson and Neal Anderson. Supported Intelligence develops consumer-friendly AI applications. Their new patent, number 10,546,248, is entitled “System and Method for Defining and Calibrating a Sequential Decision Problem Using Historical
LIVONIA—The American Society of Employers, Michigan’s largest employer association, has released its “2020 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey." The survey of 121 companies provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op students and recent college graduates. The top five in-state institutions the responding
ANN ARBOR - Poor and non-white students have less access to high school career-tech programs that can lead to jobs earning middle-class wages, according to a new University of Michigan study. Across the state, 54 percent of white students enroll in at least one CTE class in high school, compared to 41 percent of African-American
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Transportation would need to work with an outside consulting firm to study the possibility of bringing toll roads to Michigan under legislation that passed the Senate Jan. 28 as part of a seven-bill transportation package. Sen. John Bizon's (R-Battle Creek) SB 517 would require the study include revenue projections,
LANSING - On a party-line 6-3 vote, the Michigan Senate Regulatory Reform Committee reported out a concurrent resolution to oppose labor peace agreements being a requirement a company must meet to be eligible for licensing under the Marijuana Regulatory Agency's permanent rules. The measure is sponsored by committee chair Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), who has compared
GRAND RAPIDS— In 2020, the West Michigan economy will see flat employment growth, weakening sales growth and strengthening export growth, according to a Grand Valley State University economics professor. Paul Isely, professor of economics and associate dean in the Seidman College of Business, unveiled his benchmark survey of the regional economy January 23, during the 2020 Colliers
DETROIT - On January 31, Gage Cannabis Co. opened Cookies, a new flagship cannabis provisioning center in the heart of Detroit, with a mammoth blue street party on 8 Mile Road. Based in the Bay Area, Cookies' Founder and CEO Berner is a prolific rapper and entrepreneur along with his partner, Jigga, a highly respected
ROYAL OAK – On Jan. 27, MITech TV kicked off a new video series with former CIO Gary Erickson turned head hunter called “Conversations with an Executive Recruiter.” Erickson offered several pieces of advice for job seekers including: “The job interview is not about you.” Gary Erickson Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search
