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Airfoil Group Co-Founder Lisa Vallee-Smith Marks Agency’s 20th Anniversary In October
ANN ARBOR - In this video interview, Lisa Vallee-Smith, who co-founded Airfoil Group in 2000, talks about all the changes at her agency since it was founded and how her agency is celebrating its 20th
Fred Brown: COVID-19 Potential Deaths In US In 2020 Could Rise To 600,000
ANN ARBOR - In November and December, when everyone moves inside in the United States, the COVID-19 death rate could climb to 5000 deaths a day and perhaps a total of 600,000 deaths by the
COVID-19 Vaccine Update With Epidemiologist Fred Brown
ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown updates where vaccine research stands. He predicts there is little likelihood an effective vaccine will be ready by early November. It may not be until spring 2021
Breaking News
11 Cloud Cannabis Dispensaries Acquired By Stash Ventures
MOUNT PLEASANT - Stash Ventures has acquired the dispensaries of Troy-based Cloud Cannabis Co. in
Ann Arbor Accepting Applications For A2ZERO Ambassadors
ANN ARBOR, — The City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations is accepting
Stellantis CEO: Bloodbath If EV Makers Follow Tesla Race To The Bottom
AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has warned that a “bloodbath” is coming if
Ford Sells 1,000 F-150 Lightnings, Mustang Mach-E SUVs To Ecolab
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. inked a deal with a Minnesota-based company that's buying a
Amway To Cut More Than 800 Jobs At Suburban Grand Rapids Headquarters
ADA — Global direct selling giant Amway Corp. is cutting 6 percent of its global workforce or
Growth In Demand For Legal Cannabis In US Higher In December
EAST LANSING — Growth in demand for legal cannabis products in the United States picked
Virtual Hash Bash To Mark 50th Year Of Celebrating Cannabis Culture
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a
Adult-Use Licensees’ Social Equity Plan Amendment Form
LANSING - In September of 2020, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued an advisory bulletin focusing
Saving Lives And Money: The Potential Of Solar To Replace Coal
HOUGHTON - By swapping solar photovoltaics for coal, the United States could prevent 51,999 premature
GVSU Receives Gold Status From National Sustainability Group
ALLENDALE - Grand Valley State University has again received gold status after completing a sustainability assessment
Feds Give $20 Million Grant To U-M To Form Research Institute For Sustainable Management Of Great Lakes
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant
Erie Hack Finalist: Purily – Incentivizing Water Conservation
GRAND Rapids - Purily is a finalist in the recent Erie Hack initiative that was hosted
jācapps Introduces Android Auto Integrations As Part Of App Everywhere Mobile Strategy
BINGHAM FARMS - jacapps has announced the company's flagship V4 app platform will begin offering
Israel-US R&D Topic Of Ann Arbor Breakfast Meeting Jan. 14
ANN ARBOR - The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) is hosting a
Ann Arbor Video Interest Group Presents Post-Production Audio For Video
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Video Interest Group will host its first meeting of
GRDevDay 2016 Issues Call For Speakers
GRAND RAPIDS - GRDevDay 2016 has issued a call for speakers for the conference on
Featured News
UBS Report: New Car Prices Set To Tumble Due To Over Supply
DETROIT - A recent report from UBS estimates that global car production will exceed sales by 6% this year, leaving an
Toyota Plans Plug-In Hybrid With 120 Mile Range
TOKYO, Japan - Toyota has just launched a fifth-generation Prius whose plug-in hybrid variant is claimed to deliver an electric range that's
Navisite Launches Next Steminist Scholarship Program For Young Women In U.S.
ANDOVER, Mass. – Navisite announced this week the launch of its third annual Navisite’s Next Steminist scholarship program in the U.S. Designed
Michigan
Ford Ups Sustainability Targets, Launches New Women-In-Mobility Push
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. touted its green bona fides in its 20th annual Sustainability Report, which
PlanetM’s Amanda Roraff Talks Hardware Summit
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Roraff, Operations Manager for PlanetM, discusses the Hardware Tech Summit that
LTU’s Collins To Speak On Women of Color In Tech At TechTown
SOUTHFIELD—Sibrina Collins, executive director of the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University, will participate
Ann Arbor Spark Brings Back Tech Talk – Part Of A2Tech360 Series Of Events
ANN ARBOR—Ann Arbor Spark announced it will present its third annual Tech Talk at the
Ford Ups Sustainability Targets, Launches New Women-In-Mobility Push
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. touted its green bona fides in its 20th annual Sustainability Report, which
PlanetM’s Amanda Roraff Talks Hardware Summit
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Roraff, Operations Manager for PlanetM, discusses the Hardware Tech Summit that
LTU’s Collins To Speak On Women of Color In Tech At TechTown
SOUTHFIELD—Sibrina Collins, executive director of the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University, will participate
Ann Arbor Spark Brings Back Tech Talk – Part Of A2Tech360 Series Of Events
ANN ARBOR—Ann Arbor Spark announced it will present its third annual Tech Talk at the
Ohio Cities Not Been Paid Cannabis Tax Revenue A Year After Legalization
TOLEDO, Ohio — One year after recreational marijuana sales became legal in Ohio, local leaders
Tribal Economic Development Group Waséyabek Invests In Michigan Capital Network
GRAND RAPIDS – Waséyabek, an economic development company in Michigan’s Indian Country, announced that its
Lawrence Tech Creates Master Of Design And Technology Degree
SOUTHFIELD —Lawrence Technological University has introduced a new Master of Design and Technology degree to
Scientists Develop Breakthrough To Transform Lunar Soil Into Fuel And Oxygen
BEIJING - In an unprecedented breakthrough, scientists in China have developed a novel technology that
Advanced Technologies
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
MCWT Offers $50,000 Scholarship Fund To Women In STEAM
ROYAL OAK - Immediate past MCWT President Jane Sydlowski announces a new scholarship fund for women pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Match. It's open to high school girls through graduate school. Sydlowski
GVSU Offers Accelerated Program To Help Adults Complete Bachelor’s Degrees
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University announced Feb. 12 an accelerated program that will help adults complete their bachelor's degrees in hopes of enhancing the state's productivity. The online degree program was announced by GVSU
Women’s Tech Group Now Sponsoring 10 All-Girl Teams In LTU’s Robofest
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation has increased the number of all-girl teams it is sponsoring in Robofest, a competition for student-programmed autonomous robots invented by Lawrence Technological University computer science
Michigan Council of Women in Technology Create Scholarship Fund
SOUTHFIELD – The MCWT Wednesday announced its MCWT Scholarship Fund. The MCWT Foundation made an initial $25,000 contribution to the fund in 2019 and several of the organization’s past presidents stepped up to collectively match
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Biden May Use Defense Production Act To Prioritize Mining Of Battery Materials
WASHINGTON DC - The Biden administration is drafting an executive order invoking the Defense Production
Quantum Charging Could Charge Electric Vehicles In 10 Minutes
ANN ARBOR - While we’ve come to accept this as a fact, it pays to
Eaton Debutes EVK Series Bussmann Series Fuses For Electric Vehicles
SOUTHFIELD - Power management company Eaton debuted its eMobility business has introduced the EVK Series,
Report: Michigan Could Get Left Behind In Mobility Unless Changes Made
LANSING – The future of mobility is here and unless Michigan makes critical investments now the
Digital and Mobile
US Sanctions Russia For Election Interference, Cyberattacks
WASHINGTON DC - The White House has announced an array of sanctions against Russia for
STEM Workshop At IoT TechConnect Features Digerati Girls, STEMinistas
TROY - The Michigan Science Center and Digerati Girls will come together on April 4
IoT Cybersecurity Track At IoT TechConnect Focuses On Auto, Manufacturing, Medical Devices
ROYAL OAK - The Internet of Things will radically change the way we interact with
AT&T Manager Explains Wi-FI Upgrades At Detroit Metropolitan Airport
ROYAL OAK - Listen up air travelers. AT&T is beefing up its Wi-Fi service at
Russian-Government Hackers Owned White House Computer System
WASHINGTON DC - Russian-government hackers who reportedly breached the White House's computer systems late last
NSA Comtemplated Curtailing Phone Records Collection Before Snowden Leak
WASHINGTON DC - The National Security Agency reportedly contemplated curtailing its program to collect the
Obama Issues Executive Order To Impose US Sanctions On Cyberattackers
WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama issued an executive order Wednesday authorizing the Secretary of
Gen. Stone Keynotes Cybersecurity Leadership Conference At Walsh College
TROY - Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, assistant adjutant general ? Army, Michigan National Guard,
Business and Finance
Six Startups Receive $450,000 In PlanetM Mobility Grants
TRAVERSE CITY - Six mobility and transportation startups were awarded more than $450,000 in PlanetM
Charter Growth Capital Fund Closes With $21 million Plus In Commitments
GRAND RAPIDS - Charter Capital Partners has closed its Charter Growth Capital Fund with more
Report: Detroit Job Seekers Living In Poverty Face Multiple Employment Barriers
DETROIT - A new report finds the referral network for job seekers living in poverty
Detroit-Based Online Plant Store Bloomscape Raises $7.5 Million In Venture Capital
DETROIT—Bloomscape, a direct-to-consumer plant company based in downtown Detroit, announced $7.5 million in Series A
Atomic Object Celebrates 15th Anniversary With New Grand Rapids Headquarters In Restored Historic Building
GRAND RAPIDS - Atomic Object co-founder and CEO Carl Erickson, a former professor of Computer
Bamboo East Pops Up For Three Months To Provide Co-Working On East Side Of Detroit
DETROIT - Bamboo Detroit will go east next week when it opens its first neighborhood
LIFT Offers $50K In Prizes For Robotic Blacksmithing Competition
DETROIT - The ancient art of blacksmithing and the digital age have combined to create
New SBAM Survey Shows Small Business Cautious
LANSING - A slight slowdown in sales, profits and hiring indicate some pullback in the
