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Cannabis News
Product Review: Ray’s Infused Lemonade
LANSING - Infused beverages are big in many states where adult-use cannabis is legal. Now
Michigan December Cannabis Sales Nearly Top $280 Million, $3.08 Billion For 2023
LANSING - Michigan December cannabis sales totaled $279.9 million, up 7.5 percent from November and
HIBnb Seeks To Work With Cannabis-Friendly Lodging In Michigan
ANN ARBOR - If you're looking for cannabis-friendly lodging allows you to smoke cannabis without
Sparx & Recreation Now Features Infused Cannabis Cooking
DETROIT - Chef Marjorie Harvey, who has been working since 2010 as a Detroit-based caterer,
Sparx & Recreation Now Features Infused Cannabis Cooking
DETROIT - Chef Marjorie Harvey, who has been working since 2010 as a Detroit-based caterer,
Where Marijuana Is Adult-Legal In United States In 2024
WASHINGTON DC - 2023 was a relatively quiet year for marijuana legalization. It was only
State Cannabis Regulators Still One Step Behind Questionable THC Lab Data
WASHINGTON DC - Despite widespread acknowledgement from cannabis industry observers that commercial testing laboratories across
Michigan Cannabis Sales Decline Slightly In November For Fourth Month In A Row
LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales in November totaled $260.5 million, down less than 1 percent
Breaking News
ITC Michigan Wins Edison Electric Institute Award For Spring Ice Storm Recovery
NOVI - Between March 28 and 30, 2025, northern and parts of south central Michigan
California’s Green Oil Production Threatened After Trump Revokes Funding
LOS ANGELES - Despite California’s Hydrogen City facing a huge storm with industrial reality hitting
Ohio Legislature Could Pass delta-8 Regs, Modify Pot Rules By Thanksgiving
COLUMBUS — A Republican state Senator who has been instrumental in the legislation that aims
Ohio Senate Rejects House Changes Scaling Back Voter-Approved Pot Laws And Restricting delta-8 Sales
COLUMBUS - An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions
Ohio Stargazer Cannabis Festival In July May Be Last Due To Changing Regulations
WAVERLY, Ohio - Several thousand marijuana enthusiasts will descend upon Waverly next month for the
Survey: West Michigan Economy Improving, Despite Tariff Uncertainty
GRAND RAPIDS - Data collected by a Grand Valley State University researcher indicates the West
Ohio Legislature Proposed Changes To Voter-Approved Recreational Cannabis Could Drive More Consumers To Michigan
COLUMBUS - A host of changes proposed by the Ohio legislature to heavily modify the
Experts: Ohio Cannabis Pricing Headed Down This Year
COLUMBUS - Cannabis consumers in Ohio are paying $210 for an ounce of weed on
DTE Energy Releases CleanVision Plan To Increase Solar, Wind Energy
DETROIT - DTE Energy released its CleanVision plan, a 20-year proposal to dramatically transform how
$25,000 Solar-Powered Electric SUV Coming Soon
DETROIT - After decades of attempts to power cars with energy from the sun, the
California To Release Anti-Rooftop Solar Net Metering Plan
SACRAMENTO, CA. - In California, there has been a multi-year war waged over the fate
German Researchers Find Solution To Hydrogen Storage Problem
WASHINGTON DC - Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Catalysis looked into the problem and
Featured News
Energy Secretary Granholm Sends Billions Of Dollars In Energy Loans To Michigan
WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Energy, in one of its final actions under President Joe Biden, earmarked billions of dollars
Ann Arbor Preparing For Possible DTE Takeover
ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor officials are preparing to take the next step to consider a takeover of DTE Energy in
Michigan Eclipses $10 Billion In Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Since Went Legal In 2019
LANSING - Michigan licensed retailers sold $264.7 million in adult-legal cannabis in December pushing Michigan past the $3 billion annual sales
MI Tech TV
Michigan Cyberpatriot Program Update with Tamara Shoemaker
ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyberpatriot program nearly a decade ago, returns to talk about her year working with Auto-ISAC helping the auto industry train its engineers to incorporate cybersecurity safeguards
Cybersecurity Update: US Cyber Policy Disclosed, Hacker Unmasks Himself
ANN ARBOR - Our cybersecurity pros return for this Cybersecurity update that looks at the new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan. Former Michigan CIO Dan Lohrmann takes the lead on providing details. Then Richard Stiennon
SensCy Partners With Automation Alley, Oakland University For Cybersecurity R&D And Training
ANN ARBOR - Former Gov. Rick Snyder joins MITech TV to provide details on a recent announcement that partners his fractional cybersecurity company, SensCy, with Automation Alley and Oakland University to create a cybersecurity research
Michigan
What Nobody Is Telling You About Hydrogen Combustion Engines
DETROIT - With fossil fuel reserves like oil projected to exhaust by 2040 and the increasing
Michigan High School Students Invited To Northwood Esports Open House
MIDLAND — Michigan high schoolers are invited to come meet with the most decorated collegiate
LTU, UM Develop Online Roadmap To Track Michigan’s Clean Energy Assets
LANSING–A grant of nearly $300,000 to Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and another grant of
America Sets Record Robot Sales In 2022
ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set
What Nobody Is Telling You About Hydrogen Combustion Engines
DETROIT - With fossil fuel reserves like oil projected to exhaust by 2040 and the increasing
Michigan High School Students Invited To Northwood Esports Open House
MIDLAND — Michigan high schoolers are invited to come meet with the most decorated collegiate
LTU, UM Develop Online Roadmap To Track Michigan’s Clean Energy Assets
LANSING–A grant of nearly $300,000 to Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and another grant of
America Sets Record Robot Sales In 2022
ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set
Supreme Court Hands Michigan Major Win in Line 5 Fight—But Bigger Questions Loom on Spill Risk, Economic Fallout
LANSING - Michigan just scored a significant legal victory in one of its most consequential
AI vs. Jobs: UAW’s Fain, Bernie Sanders Warn Michigan Could Be Ground Zero
DETROIT - The battle over artificial intelligence is no longer a Silicon Valley debate. It’s
Raising Wages Isn’t Working—Here’s What Michigan Retailers Are Doing Instead
DETROIT - Michigan retailers don’t have a hiring problem. They have a retention problem. Hiring
Top Exterior Cleaning Services by Trusted Power Washing Experts in Sterling Heights
A clean exterior changes everything. Not just how a home looks from the street, but
Advanced Technologies
Solar-Powered Reactor Converts CO2 and Plastic Waste Into Sustainable Fuels
CAMBRIDGE, UK - Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the
ChatGPT Isn’t Good Enough To Take Jobs And Is Unlikely To Cause Mass Layoffs
NEW YORK - It was so over. Remember? As soon as artificial intelligence began to read, write, and code, all manner of
New Ethanol Fuel Cell Technology Rivals Fossil Fuels and Electric Car Batteries
ORLANDO, FLA - University of Central Florida researchers have achieved new record-setting power density for ethanol fuel cells, helping advance the
Learning And Productivity Benefits Of Artificial Intelligence
LANSING - Artificial intelligence is coming at a fast and furious pace. Employers have to strategize the impact of AI on
Science Tech
Signatures Of Alien Technology Could Be How Humanity Finds Extraterrestrial Life
WASHINGTON DC - If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs – could be a beacon signifying the presence of life. We are two astronomers who work on
Pentagon Report: 247 New Unidentified Flying Objects Sighted In 2022
WASHINGTON DC - On Thursday, the Director of National Intelligence released a new report on UFOs in 2022, something it is now required to do by law. According to the report, the new Pentagon agency
Six Michigan Schools Finalists In Samsung Solve For Tomorrow STEM Competition
DETROIT - Samsung announced 300 public schools have been named State Finalists in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition – and six schools in Michigan were selected. Representing the best of more
Multiple Witnesses Share Videos Of Possible UFO Sighting In Rural Wisconsin
WISCONSIN - Strange lights shooting across rural Wisconsin skies this month were filmed by witnesses in multiple stunning videos obtained by DailyMail.com – with one having a spooky up-close encounter. The footage from December 1 shows
Chicago VC Sandbox Industries Working With MichBio To Screen Potential Investments
PLYMOUTH - Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, is interested in any company that is strategically relevant to health insurance within the healthcare IT and tech-enabled services space. Sandbox is interested in working with
MichBio Job Bank Offers Three Life Science Posts In Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR � The MichBio Job Bank has added three new positions all in Ann Arbor. Clinical Research Coordinator IClinSite, LLC - Ann Arbor, MI IClinSite is currently seeking a versatile, energetic and outgoing individual
Asterand Buys Memphis Human Tissue Specimens Company
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience Inc., the Wayne State University TechTown research company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of AdeptBio LLC, a Memphis, Tenn.-based company that procures human tissue specimens. Terms were not announced. Said Peter Ferrigno,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Biotechnology, Chemical, & PharmaceuticalPartnership Meeting
DETROIT - This Sept. 14 BCP meeting will be jointly hosted by Technology Centers 1600 (Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry) and 1700 (Chemical and Materials Engineering), expanding this long-standing industry sector partnership. This meeting will be
Chicago VC Sandbox Industries Working With MichBio To Screen Potential Investments
PLYMOUTH - Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, is interested in any company that is strategically relevant to health insurance within the healthcare IT and tech-enabled services space. Sandbox is interested in working with
MichBio Job Bank Offers Three Life Science Posts In Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR � The MichBio Job Bank has added three new positions all in Ann Arbor. Clinical Research Coordinator IClinSite, LLC - Ann Arbor, MI IClinSite is currently seeking a versatile, energetic and outgoing individual
Asterand Buys Memphis Human Tissue Specimens Company
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience Inc., the Wayne State University TechTown research company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of AdeptBio LLC, a Memphis, Tenn.-based company that procures human tissue specimens. Terms were not announced. Said Peter Ferrigno,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Biotechnology, Chemical, & PharmaceuticalPartnership Meeting
DETROIT - This Sept. 14 BCP meeting will be jointly hosted by Technology Centers 1600 (Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry) and 1700 (Chemical and Materials Engineering), expanding this long-standing industry sector partnership. This meeting will be
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Battery Breakthrough Could Eliminate Range Anxiety For Electric Vehicles
TOKYO - Scientists have discovered a new process that could supercharge the transition to next-generation
LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Gets State Mobility Prototyping Grant
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Office of Future Mobility
Rivian R2 – $45,000 Electric Off-Roader For The Masses
IRVINE, Ca. - Rivian revealed its next electric vehicle, the R2, a more affordable SUV
Ford Patents Potential ICE-Saving Technology
DEARBORN - Engineers at Ford have filed a patent for a pre-combustion system that could
Ford Ramps Up Efforts To Take Lead Role In Sales Of Autonomous Vehicles
ANN ARBOR - Ford ‘invented’ the mass market car in the shape of its 1908
Google Maps Goes Offline, As TomTom, Uber Tie The Knot In A Major Mapping Deal
LONDON, England - TomTom should book a ticket for Vegas. The Dutch mapmaker is riding
Digital and Mobile
Motor Bella Taking Applications To Aug 16 For Mobility Startups
ANN ARBOR - Kathryn Snorrason, managing director for Office of Future Mobility and Electrification at
Winners in Michigan’s Online Gambling Launch
DETROIT - Michigan has had an interesting recent history surrounding online gambling. You only have
Detroit Internet Exchange Gets Nonprofit Designation
SOUTHFIELD—After several years of effort, officials at the Detroit Internet Exchange (DET-iX) said the organization
As Ransomware Surge Continues, Where Next for Government?
LANSING - Global leaders want to carve out specific areas of critical infrastructure to be
Tamara Shoemaker Updates CyberPatriot Summer Camps For Michigan Students
ROYAL OAK - Tamara Shoemaker, Director, Detroit Mercy Center for Cyber Security & Intel Studies,
WatchGuard Names Former Trivalent Group North America Partner Of Year
TROY – The former Trivalent Group, now part of Rehmann, has been named North American
Survey: 77 Percent Of Transport, Auto Organizations Hit With IoT-Focused Cyberattack
DETROIT - A new survey shows 77 percent of organizations in transport and automotive markets
CyberPatriot Summer Camps – $20 For 5 Half Day Camps
DETROIT - Middle School and High School students are welcome to register for CyberPatriot Summer
Business and Finance
Should Your Company Use Software To Monitor Its Team?
Pexels. CCO Licensed. It’s possible to monitor your employees without physically shadowing them or watching
Can You Automate Security For Your Office Team?
Pexels - CC0 License It’s not uncommon for employees to suggest that yes, they understand
The Essentials of Protecting Staff in a Laboratory Environment
Image from Pixabay - CC0 License Maintaining safety in the workplace is crucial. This is
Email Marketing That Works: 5 Proven Techniques to Achieve Higher Engagement
Image: Freepik Today, email marketing is one of the most powerful tools you have to
China’s Social Commerce Sales To Soar 36 Percent To $363 Billion in 2021, Ten Times US
BEIJING, China - Though the US social commerce market is growing at a rapid pace,
Lakeshore Advantage Provides Educational Series For Diverse Businesses
ZEELAND – Lakeshore Advantage has released the Certify Your Business video series to offer education
Small Business Development Center Expands Services to Aid COVID-19 Recovery
LANSING — The Michigan Small Business Development Center has expanded its no-cost services to reflect
Xfinity Data Caps Rebuffed, Business Plans Outlined
ANN ARBOR - Michelle Gilbert, vice president of communications at Comcast's Heartland Region (Michigan, Indiana,
Startup Grind Connects Entrepreneurs To Network Of Resources
GRAND RAPIDS - Corey Hart returned to Grand Rapids last September to find that support
“Conversations With An Executive Recruiter” Video Series Seeks Questions From Job Seekers
ROYAL OAK – On Jan. 27, MITech TV kicked off a new video series with
New Video Series: Conversations With An Executive Recruiter
ROYAL OAK - MITechNews is kicking off a new video series with former CIO Gary
Business Leaders For Michigan Top Ten Talk Feb. 3
Business Leaders for Michigan to host first Top Ten Talk Event in Lansing Feb. 3
Winning Futures Howard Elected President National Black M.B.A. Detroit Chapter
WARREN - Bryan L. Howard Sr., program facilitator at Winning Futures, was recently elected by
Report: Advanced Manufacturing Employment In 2018 Highest Since 2005
DETROIT – Advanced manufacturing employment reached its highest point in 2018 since 2005, marking the
Kentucky Client Win For Detroit Software Developer
DETROIT – The Detroit-based accounting software developer Gravity Software announced that its client, a Kentucky-based
New Multiplayer Client For Online Strategy Game Developer Stardock
PLYMOUTH — Stardock Corp., the Plymouth-based game developer, and Mohawk Games announced the release of
Business News
- Dogecoin Shares 3 Things Are Guaranteed: 'Death, Taxes And A Giant DOGE' Provided You Pay Your Dues To This Government
- Bill Ackman Warns US Exposure To Hormuz Strait Is As Strategic A Risk For America As Reliance On Taiwan Chips: 'Not Conducive' To Long-Term Peace
- Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill Targeting AI Billions, Plans To Create $7 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund That Sends Americans $1,000 Checks Each Year
