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
STERLING HEIGHTS—StradVision, a South Korean vision processing technology company for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems, announced it has established a North American headquarters in Sterling Heights in order to develop new market opportunities in the United States. In making the announcement, StradVision CEO Junhwan Kim announced COO Sunny Lee is relocating to Michigan from South
ZEELAND—ODL Inc., the Zeeland-based doorglass manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Verre Select, a specialty glass company in Quebec, Canada, merging two of North America’s leading doorglass suppliers. “Today is a very exciting day for the Verre Select team, as we have taken the bold step to protect our future growth by partnering with ODL, the
ANN ARBOR - Sibrina Collins, Executive Director of the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University, updates what the program she leads will be offering students this year. She also introduces STEM Ambassador Daniel Kagan, a duel major in Architecture and Civil Engineering. You can find out more at www.ltu.edu/Stem-Center https://youtu.be/94Geo0mSrCM
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Jan. 10 at 2 pm, Dan Keelan provides details new programs launched this month by Michigan Marijuana Report. Tamara Shoemaker updates the Cyber Patriot program including contest news and summer camps. Matt Roush provides a recap of LTU's top headlines for 2021. Sibrina Collins and Daniel Kagan explain Lawrence
FARMINGTON HILLS—Officials at GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit that provides financial counseling and education, was awarded a $1 million grant from the United Services Automobile Association to help communities of color and low-income military families experiencing financial hardships reduce debt and improve credit scores and financial confidence through proven financial counseling and debt management programs.
SALINE—Officials at the Davco business unit of Southfield-based Clarience Technologies announced that the company would invest $3.5 million at its Saline complex to create an “Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center,” extending its manufacturing capabilities into advanced electronics as the company plans to move into manufacturing components for electric commercial vehicles. Davco manufactures fuel heater/water separators and
