LANSING —Michigan-backed clean hydrogen hub project, the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen has received $22.2 million from the Department of Energy from the Biden-Harris administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and support from members of the Michigan congressional delegation. The funding will advance the next phase of planning and development of regional supply chains for the production,
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the state's business incentive arm, doesn't want the Governor's proposed $60 million innovation fund to be created with predetermined grant recipients in mind. "That's not the structure which is being proposed here," Amy Rencher, MEDC's vice president of small business services, told MIRS when asked about the possibility
LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program to support the state’s efforts to compete for and win transformative projects. Through this funding for strategic site readiness and collaboration
LANSING – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation last week announced three community revitalization projects that will bring economic growth, housing, and increased vibrancy to the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. The projects, expected to generate a total capital investment of $67.2 million, are intended to meet housing needs in response to Ford Motor Company’s globally recognized
LANSING - Democrats' huge clean energy package, requiring utility providers to rely 100% on "clean energy" in the next 17 years and empowering Governor-appointees to certify commercial wind and solar projects, has passed both the Senate and House. All but one bill in the seven-bill package – SB 277, which allows farmers with protected land
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday allowing the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to designate highway lanes using federal funds as HOV lanes to encourage carpooling and ease highway traffic. An HOV lane is a lane on a highway reserved for buses or vehicles with several occupants, typically marked with large diamond shapes on
LANSING - Ben & Jerry’s is turning its attention to half-baked marijuana legalization, focused on Michigan where cannabis use is legalized, but many are still serving time or have long-standing records for cannabis-related convictions, the company said in a press release. As legalization has swept across the nation, those convicted and incarcerated for cannabis possession
LANSING – On Friday the Whitmer Administration announced Kathryn Snorrason has been named Interim Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification after now former Chief Mobility Officer, Trevor Pawl, stepped down Jan. 27. “I want to thank Trevor for his service to Michigan and his comprehensive vision for mobility
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that Brian Hanna will move from interim executive director at the Cannabis Regulatory Agency to Executive Director. Hanna spent five years with the CRA as the manager of field operations, inspections, and investigations. He has a law enforcement and military background, having previously worked as a criminal intelligence
NOVI - Plymouth-Canton Community School teams won first and second place in the 2022 Governor's High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the State of Michigan. Team Crickets won first and team Super Novas won second place. Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center team K10MM-JS-DS placed third. The ten qualifying teams, composed of up
