LANSING - As the Michigan Council of Women in Technology expands engagement in the Lansing area, the group encourages all interested individuals to join MCWT for an evening of networking, learning, and empowering women in tech. Fireside Chat speaker is Laura Clark, the Chief Information Officer for the State of Michigan. She will share her
BELGIUM - Two bus manufacturers have unveiled prototypes of hydrogen-powered buses with record-breaking ranges of “up to 1,000km” (620 miles) at the same conference in Brussels. Spanish company Irizar displayed a new H2 version of its i6s Efficient long-distance coach, also known as a high-floor bus, at Busworld Europe this week, while Turkish firm Temsa showcased
BIRMINGHAM - Amazon is hosting its semi annual Prime Days again on Oct. 10-11. So we've brought in our digital marketing expert, Melih Oztalay from SmartFinds Marketing, to tell sellers, and buyers, how they can participate and get the best deals and results possible. Heads Up, eTailers! Dive into Prime Day 2023 with Insider Secrets!
GRAND RAPIDS – New Community Transformation Fund, a Grand Rapids-based venture fund aimed at boosting businesses owned by people of color in West Michigan, announced it has received a $500,000 investment from Novi-based ITC Holdings Corp., the nation’s largest independent electricity transmission company. With the investment, NCTF has raised $11.75m since its inception in 2020.
FENTON - If you are managing a pickup hockey game or league and are tired of the hassle involved with booking ice and skaters, Perfect Skate has got your back. Long-time hockey player and now marketing executive David Crabill is offering his new management system that will only cost organizers about $5 per skate, and
KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport announced expanded flight options on its existing air carriers as the airport works to regain air service to pre-pandemic levels. With these new flights the airport will be at 65 percent of pre-pandemic levels for seats in October 2023 and be at 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels for
SOUTHFIELD - 123NET announced it is incorporating Adtran Mosaic platform to enhance its ultra-fast-high-speed fiber broadband services across Michigan. Adtran maximizes the potential of 123NET’s Fiber to offer stable broadband and Whole-Home Wi-Fi services to customers. 123NET, which already operates the best-connected fiber network in Michigan, recently announced two major projects: participation in an $87.5M middle
WARSAW, Poland - The Giez unmanned aerial vehicle was unveiled at the MSPO-2023 exhibition in Poland. The new drone is characterised by its compact size and can be equipped with different types of ammunition. Giez is a kamikaze drone. The drone was created by engineers at the Military Institute of Technology and will be manufactured
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - While national venture capital investing decreased in 2022, Michigan continued to show strength with $1.2 billion invested into Michigan-based companies--an increase of 12 percent over 2021. Within the Great Lakes region, Michigan has been accelerating in venture capital activity with a growth rate of 13.7 percent since 2006, slightly higher than the
Tesla Inc.’s latest discounts will newly qualify one of its models for federal subsidies that Elon Musk said years ago the U.S. should scrap. By dropping the starting price of the Model X to $79,990 — a $41,000 reduction from the start of the year — Tesla made the sport utility vehicle eligible for the federal tax credits revamped by the Inflation
