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VAN BUREN TWP. — A new proposal for a massive hyperscale data center has emerged in southeast Michigan, adding to a growing list of projects aimed at powering artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Panattoni Data Center Group wants to develop a data center campus on roughly 280 acres in Van Buren Township, near Belleville in
WASHINGTON DC - President Trump is likely to loosen long-standing federal restrictions on marijuana early next year by reclassifying the drug under federal law, according to Axios. If that happens, the move would carry major consequences for cannabis companies, investors, researchers, and state-regulated marijuana markets. Under the plan under review, marijuana would be shifted from
ANN ARBOR - Zorp Video is an innovation-driven platform that helps organizations capture, manage, and search internal video knowledge. We turn workplace know-how into searchable, shareable insights—accelerating innovation across manufacturing, engineering, and industrial sectors. We’re building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that integrates AI for transcription, search, and chat retrieval. The project demonstrates how video knowledge capture
Michigan’s cannabis industry failed to secure an injunction against the new wholesale tax, but the judge left the door open for the underlying legal challenge to proceed as questions remain about voter intent and market impact. DETROIT - Michigan’s legal cannabis industry took a major hit Monday after a judge refused to block a new
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential announced the launch and opening of applications for the Reconnect Enroll with Momentum grants. The grant supports Michigan’s community and tribal colleges to work in partnership with county governments to develop strategies that help adult learners, including current and potential Michigan Reconnect applicants, start
DETROIT – LIFT, the national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced it has launched three initiatives as part of the Advanced Materials Challenge. 1. Purpose of the LIFT Advanced Materials Challenge The Advanced Materials Challenge was designed for industry and academia across the nation. Its goal
Michigan $1.47B High-Speed Internet Investment Connects Homes as the state moves forward with its largest broadband expansion to date. Recently, Michigan secured major federal and private funding to expand affordable, high-speed internet statewide. As a result, nearly 200,000 homes, businesses, and institutions will gain reliable connectivity. Ultimately, this investment strengthens access to jobs, healthcare, education,
DETROIT - The mysterious object 3I/ATLAS, described by some as an "alien spaceship" may possess a rhythmic "heartbeat" potentially providing crucial evidence about its true nature. Since summer, what NASA has classified as a "comet" has been traveling through our solar system, puzzling scientists along the way. This latest "pulse" discovery follows observations that 3I/ATLAS exhibited
DETROIT - The Michigan Court of Claims heard arguments Nov. 25 over the constitutionality of a new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products, a measure that has sparked significant backlash from the state’s legal marijuana industry. The tax, set to take effect on Jan. 1, was passed as part of Michigan’s fiscal 2026 budget to raise $420 million to
ANN ARBOR - Gauging the health of Michigan’s economy was difficult even before the federal government shutdown interfered with key data releases. The two key measures of employment, from the payroll and household surveys, have generally trended in opposite directions this year. Preliminary data suggests a large downward revision is in store for Michigan’s payroll
