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
LANSING — GM is expected to build a new battery plant in Michigan and spend billions to expand an existing assembly plant here as the automaker transitions to all electric vehicles by 2035. GM is eyeing the Lansing area for a new battery plant, based on city records, a statement from the mayor, and a source familiar with
LANSING–With approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) will receive $100,000 in Gateway Representative support from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for the seventh consecutive year. The Lansing region grew by 5 percent in 25 critical high-tech occupations from 2015 to 2020 and projects an additional 4 percent
LANSING – Gage Cannabis Co. is now offering adult-use recreational marijuana sales at its Lansing location, after opening its first retail location in Adrian in April. Gage operates provisioning centers in Adrian, Ferndale, Lansing and Traverse City, as well as the Cookies store in Detroit. The Lansing store is located at 3425 S. Martin Luther
LANSING–From gamified science learning to empowering youth athletes, entrepreneurs of all kinds joined the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and the greater Lansing community on Nov. 20 for the Hatching business pitch competition, where three business ideas emerged victorious. The November winner was Cytopolis by Johan De Bruin, an online strategy game that teaches microbiology
LANSING–Wayfair, the Boston-based online store for home furnishings and décor, announced it would establish a customer service center in Meridian Township, which the company says will create 500 full time jobs over three years. State aid for the center was approved at the board meeting of the Michigan Strategic Fund Nov. 26, in the form
LANSING - The Lansing Radisson Hotel will be decked out in holiday glory as Michigan's cannabis industry leaders gather for a special year-end celebration on Thursday December 5. The date had been incorrectly identified in an earlier version of this story. Enjoy dinner and hear speakers discuss the year that was and the year yet
LANSING - The city of Lansing has finalized the 20 medical marijuana provisioning centers that will get official approval once they receive a state license, it announced Monday. Under Lansing's ordinance, the city was to approve 20 provisioning center applications and can approve five more later. The 20 that now have conditional approval received it
PLYMOUTH- Comcast announced that its new 1 Gigabit-per-second internet service is now available to residential and business customers in Battle Creek, Jackson, Lansing and their surrounding areas. Comcast’s new 1 Gigabit Internet service uses DOCSIS 3.1 technology that makes it possible for Xfinity and Comcast Business internet customers to receive gigabit speeds over the communications
LANSING - Get your business plan ready to go! In Lansing, the Green Light Business plan Competition is now open. If you’re a venture that has been in existence for less than a year or a well-thought out business idea looking to get off the ground, then this might be a great competition for you.
