DETROIT—Developers of the Arab relationship app Baklava say the app has reached 160,000 downloads in its first year, with more than 75,000 active members daily and 10 million messages exchanged per month. Launched Dec. 31, 2020, Baklava officials say theirs is the first and only social app for all Arabs from all walks of life.
JACKSON—The Consumers Energy Foundation is bringing back the Put Your Town on the Map pitch competition to provide $50,000 for big ideas in Michigan’s small towns. The Put Your Town on the Map competition provides dollars for three projects that aim to help small communities in Michigan grow and thrive. Communities with a population of
NOVI—Officials at Harman, the automotive electronics subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.a, announced the introduction of Harman Savari Mecwave, multi-access edge computing software that enables automakers and mobile network operators to deliver ultra-low latency applications and services on edge computing infrastructure. By operating on the edge with ultra-low latency, Mecwave accelerates the deployment of vehicle-to-everything
DALLAS—The Dallas engineering firm Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. says it has been selected by the Michigan Department of Transportation to assist in the development of an inductive vehicle charging roadway at Ford Motor Co.’s electric and autonomous vehicle development center in the former Michigan Central railroad station. Ford is working with Electreon, an Israeli startup,
LAKE ORION—Officials at American Battery Solutions Inc. announced that is adding its lithium-ion battery technology, the high-voltage Proliance Intelligent Battery Series, into a new line of electric boats. The Proliance series includes 350-volt and 650-volt systems with energy capacity of 50 or 100 kilowatt-hours, with the capability of connecting batteries in parallel to scale to
SOUTHFIELD - Matt Roush, Managing Editor of the Lawrence Technological University's News Bureau and Director of Media Relations, provides the latest details on the Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering and Math programs at LTU. Graduates of these programs are earning starting salaries above $100,000 a year. More at LTU.EDU https://youtu.be/a-fbcu1kbJ0
DETROIT—As electric vehicle fever hits the U.S. auto market this year, Veyha, an EV charging station installer startup, says it’s playing a growing role in recruiting and training the green power workers of the future—electricians who will be needed to install and maintain EV chargers across the country. Founded in Detroit, Vehya offers EV charging
TROY—Flagstar Bank has announced that applications are now open for its third MortgageTech Accelerator program. The national program was designed by Flagstar Bank, the sixth largest bank mortgage originator and subservicer in the country. All applications are due Feb. 18 at flagstar.com/accelerator. The accelerator program focuses exclusively on incubating fintech startups engaged in developing innovative
ANN ARBOR—Fifth Eye, a medical software startup developing real-time clinical analytics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided clearance to market its second generation clinical decision support software, the AHI System, to hospitals in the United States. AHI, pronounced AH-hee, stands for Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability. Hemodynamic instability is a condition in which
SOUTHFIELD—For the fifth straight year and 15th time in the past 20 years, a team from St. John Lutheran School in Rochester earned first place in the Michigan Regional Future City Competition, conducted by The Engineering Society of Detroit. A total of 14 middle school teams from around Michigan participated in the virtual event. Future
