MI Tech TV
ITC Holdings Director Discusses ITC’s Commitment to Safety
NOVI – On MITech TV June 5, we spoke with Ashley Simpson, ITC Director of Safety, Corporate Security and Emergency Preparedness. As an electrical engineer, Ashley worked at a nuclear plant and saw first-hand the
Executive Search Partners Provides Tips For How To Look For A Job
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, Managing Partner of Executive Search Partners, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to share job hunting tips with you. What should you do to prepare for a
Jim Castellano, Hitachi Astemo, Powering EVs Panel May 24 LTU
SOUTHFIELD - Jim Castellano, Vice President Design Engineering xEV at Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, previews his talk Wednesday May 24 at Lawrence Technological University. He's part of a panel discussion called Powering EVs. The breakfast
Breaking News
Ancient Stonehenge In Lake Michigan Pegged At 10,000 Years Old
TRAVERSE CITY - A mysterious Stonehenge has been discovered beneath Lake Michigan offshore from Traverse
Planning To Fly On Or After May 7? You Need A Real ID To Get Past Security
DETROIT - If you plan to fly within the United States on or after May
Economic Uncertainty Tops Inflation As Top Concern For Michigan Small Businesses
LANSING – Michigan small business owners have serious concerns about the state and national economy, according
Ohio House Committee Makes Changes To Cannabis Laws On Tax Revenue, Licensing And Equity Provisions
COLUMBUS - An Ohio House committee on Wednesday took up a bill that would make
Ohio Issues First Adult-Use Cannabis Certificates Green Lighting Cannabis Sales
COLUMBUS - Ohio’s adult-use cannabis market is officially up and running—well, at least for four
What’s Delaying Ohio Recreational Cannabis Sales?
COLUMBUS - More than 100 Ohio medical cannabis dispensaries are on their way to selling
Michigan Marijuana Sales Remain Flat In June For 3rd Straight Month
LANSING – Michigan marijuana sales remained flat in June, although sales were up 6.9 percent
Want To Get Into Ohio’s Legal Cannabis Marketplace?
COLUMBUS – Ohio opened the application process for Ohio recreational Marijuana Sales via Existing Medical
China Researchers Create Device To Split Seawater To Produce Hydrogen
BEIJING, China - A research team in China has developed a device to split salty
DOE Gives $2.5 Billion Loan To Help Finance EV Battery Plants In Michigan, Ohio And Tennessee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — DOE Gives $2.5 Billion Loan To Help Finance EV Battery Plants In
The Electricity GRID – How ITC Handled Demand In 2022, How ITC will Handle Power In The Future
NOVI - ITC Michigan President Simon Whitelocke provides a summary of what ITC-Holdings did to
U.S. Renewable Energy Will Surge Past Coal And Nuclear This Year
NEW YORK - Renewables are on track to generate more power than coal in the
Dematic Appoints Biolchini Chief Executive Officer for Americas Region
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic’s Bernard Biolchini has recently been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief
Robert Half Technology Survey: Texting Becomes Latest Hiring Trend
DETROIT - As technology evolves, so do communications practices. A new survey shows some 70
Xfinity Mobile Offers Bring Your Own Android-Based Device
DETROIT– Comcast is offering Xfinity Internet customers the opportunity to bring their own Android-based devices
Waupaca Foundry Opens In UP’s Ironwood
LANSING–Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, this week started operations in Ironwood in the far
U.S. CBD Company Inks Sponsorship Deal With Professional Baseball League
BOULDER, Colo. - U.S. CBD company Charlotte’s Web Holdings will pay Major League Baseball $30.5
Flight From Hemp Continues In U.S., Harvest Expected To Fall By Half
DENVER - The 2022 hemp harvest in the U.S. is expected to shrink by nearly
Cannabis And Hallucinogen Use New Normal Among Young Adults
ANN ARBOR - Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults
Cannabis Tourism Project, Sparx & Recreation, Launched
ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, famous for promoting the Monroe Street Fair every April on
Featured News
Detroit City Council May Ban Cannabis Ads Near “Sensitive Properties”
DETROIT - Detroit City Council is likely to consider restrictions on marijuana advertisements in the city. Council member Angela Whitfield Calloway
NASA Will Pay You $3 Million To Help Them Take Out The Trash
WASHINGTON DC - As NASA looks toward long-term lunar missions, a few problems have arisen -- specifically, how to create less
Electric Car Drivers Plunged Into Negative Equity As Prices Collapse
DETROIT - Falling electric vehicle (EV) prices are leaving a growing number of drivers in negative equity, a top dealership chain
Michigan
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
Looking For CIO Job? Gary Erickson From Executive Search Partners Tells Your How
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson is the managing partner of one of the top executive
Flo Debuts Fast Electric Vehicle Charger
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in
Snedicor’s Cleaners Adds First Electric Delivery Vehicle
HOWELL– Snedicor's Cleaners owner Jim Gilligan tested the 2023 Ford E-Transit vehicle earlier this year,
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
Looking For CIO Job? Gary Erickson From Executive Search Partners Tells Your How
ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson is the managing partner of one of the top executive
Flo Debuts Fast Electric Vehicle Charger
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in
Snedicor’s Cleaners Adds First Electric Delivery Vehicle
HOWELL– Snedicor's Cleaners owner Jim Gilligan tested the 2023 Ford E-Transit vehicle earlier this year,
U.S. CBD Company Inks Sponsorship Deal With Professional Baseball League
BOULDER, Colo. - U.S. CBD company Charlotte’s Web Holdings will pay Major League Baseball $30.5
Flight From Hemp Continues In U.S., Harvest Expected To Fall By Half
DENVER - The 2022 hemp harvest in the U.S. is expected to shrink by nearly
Cannabis And Hallucinogen Use New Normal Among Young Adults
ANN ARBOR - Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults
Cannabis Tourism Project, Sparx & Recreation, Launched
ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, famous for promoting the Monroe Street Fair every April on
Lawsuit To Stop 24 Percent Wholesale Cannabis Tax From Taking Effect Jan. 1 Scheduled To Be Heard Nov. 25 In Detroit
LANSING - The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association, representing hundreds of Michigan cannabis companies, will make
Michigan Schools Face Tradeoff For $321 Million In Mental Health, State Safety Funds
LANSING - School boards and administrators in K-12 districts across Michigan are weighing whether to
NASA Panelists Confirm 3I/Atlas Is Just A Comet, Not An Alien Craft
WASHINGTON DC - During the Nov. 19 NASA news conference on Comet 3I/ATLAS, the NASA panelists likened
AI-Ready Marketing: How To Prepare Your Business For 2026
On a recent episode of MITechTV, hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush welcomed Melih Oztalay,
Advanced Technologies
Industry Leaders Warn Artificial Intelligence Poses Risk Of Humanity’s Extinction
NEW YORK - A group of industry leaders warned Tuesday at AI could one day post such a risk to humanity's
NASA Releases Video Of Unidentified Orb Flying In Middle East
WASHINGTON DC - A group of experts studying UFOs convened by Nasa live streamed a presentation of their findings on Wednesday.
How Machine Learning Can Help Reduce Waste And Increase Sustainability In Logistics
The past decade has seen an immense surge in demand for ecommerce solutions, consequently causing an increase in traffic congestion and
West Michigan Metal Fabricator Set To Make It’s Mark In EV Marketplace
MARNE - President Joe Biden’s Build America, Buy America Act, enacted in 2021, focuses heavily on using American products to build
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Science Tech
Humanity On Thin Ice Due To Lack Of Climate Action – And It Is Melting Fast
NEW YORK - It's not over just yet, the United Nations' climate watchdog group said in its latest anxiety-inspiring report, but things are looking very, very bad. As the Associated Press notes in its write-up of the latest
Anti-Cancer Drug Derived From Fungus Shows Promise In Clinical Trials
OXFORD, UK - A new industry-academic partnership between the University of Oxford and biopharmaceutical company NuCana as found that chemotherapy drug NUC-7738, derived from a Himalayan fungus, has 40 times greater potency for killing cancer
Drones Will Be Used To Deliver Prescriptions In Washtenaw County
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Medicine has announced its plans to begin drone delivery of prescriptions to patients in Washtenaw County in 2024. The delivery service will employ Zipline’s new platform that uses electric drones to
U-Detroit Mercy’s Master’s In Health Services Administration Earns 3-Year Accreditation
DETROIT—The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) Board of Directors approved the initial accreditation of University of Detroit Mercy's Master of Science in Health Services Administration (MHSA) program for a three-year term. “This
U-M Launches $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund To Commercialize Medical Research
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched the $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund, a new funding vehicle designed to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market.
Stryker Corp. Completes Three Deals In April, Looking For More Hot Deals
KALAMAZOO - Stryker Corp. has completed its acquisition of defibrillator maker Physio-Control International Inc. and two other major deals. The $1.28 billion cash deal was announced in mid-February and completed Tuesday. Physio-Control makes monitors/defibrillators, automated
Study: Michigan Bucks Trend Of Price Increases For New Workers’ Comp Drugs
LANSING - Michigan's changes in 2012 to the rules governing reimbursement for physician-dispensed prescriptions for workers' compensation claims have so far not seen major increases in new strengths or new formulations of certain pain-relieving medications,
Advomas Partners With Online Tech For Secure Cloud Hosting
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announced that it has been selected as the cloud provider of choice for Advomas, a leader in the healthcare insurance industry. For 30 years, Advomas, a Michigan-based healthcare eligibility company, has helped providers secure health insurance
U-M Launches $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund To Commercialize Medical Research
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched the $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund, a new funding vehicle designed to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market.
Stryker Corp. Completes Three Deals In April, Looking For More Hot Deals
KALAMAZOO - Stryker Corp. has completed its acquisition of defibrillator maker Physio-Control International Inc. and two other major deals. The $1.28 billion cash deal was announced in mid-February and completed Tuesday. Physio-Control makes monitors/defibrillators, automated
Study: Michigan Bucks Trend Of Price Increases For New Workers’ Comp Drugs
LANSING - Michigan's changes in 2012 to the rules governing reimbursement for physician-dispensed prescriptions for workers' compensation claims have so far not seen major increases in new strengths or new formulations of certain pain-relieving medications,
Advomas Partners With Online Tech For Secure Cloud Hosting
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech is pleased to announced that it has been selected as the cloud provider of choice for Advomas, a leader in the healthcare insurance industry. For 30 years, Advomas, a Michigan-based healthcare eligibility company, has helped providers secure health insurance
Industry 4.0 Featured News
Mobility
Tesla Inks Deal To Bring EV Chargers To Thousands Of Choice Hotels
TEXAS - Tesla has signed a deal with Choice Hotels International to bring chargers to
Toyota To Invest $1.3 Billion In Kentucky Factory To Build New Electric SUV
KENTUCKY - Toyota said on Tuesday it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility
Stellantis CEO: “Bloodbath” Coming If EV Makers Follow Tesla In “Race To The Bottom”
AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has warned that a “bloodbath” is coming if
China Auto Industry, Backed By Government, Poses Growing Threat To U.S. Automakers
DETROIT — Chinese automakers pose a growing threat to their American counterparts — even without
GM Full Steam Ahead With Ridesharing, While Insurers Get The Autonomous Shakes
LONDON - Uber who? Google what? If General Motors is supposed to be intimidated by the
University Of Michigan’s MCity: America’s True Nexus Of Self-Driving Research
ANN ARBOR - The heart of the world's autonomous- and connected-car research isn't in Silicon Valley,
Digital and Mobile
IoT.2: A New Trend In The World Of Internet Of Everything
DETROIT - There’s a new trend in the IoT space, and it’s called IoT.2. If
JD Power: Smartphone Connectivity Now Biggest Auto Quality Headache
TROY—A balky transmission? Poor fit and finish? Nope. The automotive quality analysis firm J.D.
Quintree, C2Dx Partner To Launch Telemedicine To Integrate With Providers’ Current Equipment
KALAMAZOO—C2Dx Inc., a medical device company, announced a partnership with another Michigan startup, Farmington Hills-based Quintree. Quintree claims
Cryptocurrency Hacking Through SIM Swapping, Explained By Dan Lohrmann
ANN ARBOR - Cryptocurrency is becoming a major new way of doing business around the
Michigan Security Company Identifies ‘Emotet’ As Top Threat
COMMERCE TWP.—The latest Quarterly Threat Landscape report from the managed security services provider Nuspire identified
Estonian Team Wins International Cyber Exercise During Cyber Summit
DETROIT - The Michigan National Guard and the Michigan Cyber Range hosted an International Cyber
Okemos High School wins Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge
DETROIT - Students from Okemos High School were crowned champions of the 2019 Governor’s High
Cyber Summit Theme: Taking The Lead – Collaborating to Solve National Cyber Security Problems
DETROIT - The theme for The North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 28 is
Business and Finance
Essential Ways To Improve Your SEO In 2024
You can have the best business in the world, but if the right people cannot
Unraveling The Future Of Business Technology: IoT And Automation
Image Credit: Douglas Sanchez / Unsplash Have you ever stopped to think about how our
10 Key Aspects To Assess Before Putting Money Into Manufacturing
Photo by Pixabay: Market Demand and Consumer Trends: Understanding market demand and consumer trends extends
Do We Really Need Payment Chips Inserted Into Our Bodies?
Unsplash - CC0 License Elon Musk has set up Neuralink, a company focusing on integrating
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,
2,700 Michigan Small Businesses Get State Relief Grants
LANSING—More than 2,700 small businesses around Michigan have been awarded a total of $10 million
Report: 1,322 Michigan Angels Invested $73.6 million
ANN ARBOR—The Michigan “angel investor” community released its 2019 annual research report, showing an increase
Quicken Loans Provides $25K To Launch Rebrand Cities Digital Accelerator
DETROIT - The Quicken Loans Community Fund has partnered with the City of Detroit and
TechTown Doubles Small Business Impact With Latest Funding Round
DETROIT - The TechTown Stabilization Fund closed with 347 grantees receiving a total of $575,000 in
U.S. CBD Company Inks Sponsorship Deal With Professional Baseball League
BOULDER, Colo. - U.S. CBD company Charlotte’s Web Holdings will pay Major League Baseball $30.5
Flight From Hemp Continues In U.S., Harvest Expected To Fall By Half
DENVER - The 2022 hemp harvest in the U.S. is expected to shrink by nearly
Cannabis And Hallucinogen Use New Normal Among Young Adults
ANN ARBOR - Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults
Cannabis Tourism Project, Sparx & Recreation, Launched
ANN ARBOR - Charlie Strackbein, famous for promoting the Monroe Street Fair every April on
