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Davenport University Lands a Comedy Legend for President’s Final Gala

GRAND RAPIDS — If you’re going to throw one last gala before riding off into retirement, you might as well bring in someone who knows how to own a stage. That’s exactly what Davenport University is doing. The university’s annual Excellence in Business Gala on May 2 at DeVos Place will feature Emmy- and Tony-winning

By |2026-02-16T19:34:47-05:00February 16th, 2026|Business, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

State Champs TV Coverage Featured On Winter Olympics On Channel 4

SOUTHFIELD - WDIV Detroit 4 has partnered with STATE CHAMPS Sports Network to expand its coverage of high school sports in Metro Detroit, including more than 50 live game broadcasts. Lorne Plant, vice president of Operations at parent copany Yelllow Flag Productions, in this video iterview, also talks about how the alliance with the Detroit

By |2026-02-16T19:05:06-05:00February 16th, 2026|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

New Community Transformation Fund Completes First Close Of Second Venture Fund

GRAND RAPIDS – New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF), a statewide venture cap­i­tal fund based in Grand Rapids, announced today the first close of its new $20 million Fund II. The public-private fund includes an investment of up to $9.8 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Venture Program. The state investment requires NCTF to raise

By |2026-02-10T16:25:04-05:00February 10th, 2026|Entrepreneur, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Crypto, Gold, and Silver Are Falling Together — and Michigan’s Manufacturing Economy Helps Explain Why

ANN ARBOR - Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, gold, and silver are all declining at the same time — an unusual alignment that suggests investors are reassessing risk across the board. For Michigan, where manufacturing, supply chains, and capital planning dominate economic thinking, the selloff offers a revealing signal about how markets are responding to tighter financial conditions

Detroit’s New Tech Grant Highlights Bigger Problem: Michigan Startups Struggle To Get The Capital They Need To Grow

DETROIT - Detroit’s launch of a new microgrant program aimed at helping small businesses adopt modern technology underscores a much larger challenge facing Michigan’s innovation economy: early-stage tech companies and digital-dependent small businesses are chronically underfunded at precisely the moment when technology investment is becoming essential to survival and growth. City officials, working with the

By |2026-01-25T19:34:46-05:00January 24th, 2026|Entrepreneurs, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

$260,000 Available To Help Michigan Manufacturers Launch Employee Transportation Programs

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity is encouraging manufacturers and their workforce/non-profit partners to apply for a share of $260,000 in funding to develop and implement transportation programs that improve employee retention, productivity and access to work. The Reliable Rides Incentive Grant Pilot Program builds on the recently-released Reliable Rides: Connecting

By |2026-01-12T18:29:56-05:00January 12th, 2026|Industry 4.0, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Hundreds Of New Apartments Proposed Near Trader Joe’s As Ann Arbor Faces Persistent Rental Demand

ANN ARBOR — Plans for a six-story apartment complex next to Trader Joe’s on East Stadium Boulevard are moving forward as part of a broader effort to address continued demand for rental housing in Ann Arbor. With more than 27,500 renter-occupied units in the city — about 55 % of all housing — and vacancy

By |2026-01-09T15:24:13-05:00January 8th, 2026|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

From Viral Video to Viable Transport: Flying Cars and Detroit’s Next Mobility Test

ANN ARBOR - A dramatic new test-flight video released by a California aviation startup has reignited one of technology’s oldest promises: the flying car. The footage shows a compact electric vehicle lifting vertically from the ground, hovering smoothly, and settling back down under full control—a small flight by aviation standards, but a major psychological milestone

By |2026-01-08T16:06:03-05:00December 31st, 2025|Auto Tech, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Trump’s New Auto Loan Tax Break Could Bring Modest Savings For Michigan Car Buyers — But Financing Choices Still Matter

LANSING — A new federal tax deduction signed into law by President Donald Trump could shave a few hundred dollars off the tax bills of some Michigan residents who finance new vehicles, but auto industry analysts and financial advisers say the bigger money question for most buyers still comes down to how they pay for

By |2025-12-26T11:49:06-05:00December 26th, 2025|Auto Tech, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Teradyne To Expand Robotics Presence With US Operations Hub In Wixom

WIXOM - Teradyne Robotics, the global leader in advanced industrial collaborative and autonomous mobile robotics, announced it will open a new U.S. Operations Hub in Wixom in 2026. This strategic expansion reflects Teradyne Robotics’ commitment to operating close to its customers and meeting the growing manufacturing demand in the U.S. and the Americas. The new

By |2025-12-24T09:09:31-05:00December 24th, 2025|New Products, New Products / Contracts|