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Centrepolis Offers Grants, Manufacturing Support, And Growth Programs For Michigan Companies

SOUTHFIELD - Michigan manufacturers, product developers, and technology startups have multiple opportunities this summer to access funding, engineering support, and business assistance through programs offered by the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University. Many Michigan manufacturers are looking to diversify beyond traditional automotive work. These programs can provide funding, engineering expertise, prototype development assistance, investor

By |2026-06-18T17:49:20-04:00June 18th, 2026|Industry 4.0|
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Michigan Needs 45,000 Skilled Trades Workers A Year. Can It Build Its AI Future Without Them?

State projects tens of thousands of skilled trades openings as data centers, power projects and manufacturing expansions compete for workers LANSING — Michigan leaders want the state to become a major player in the artificial intelligence economy. Developers are proposing massive data centers. Utilities are planning billions of dollars in grid upgrades. The Palisades nuclear

By |2026-06-09T15:02:21-04:00June 9th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|
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As Saline Data Center Breaks Ground, Michigan Lawmakers Seek To Slow The Next Wave Of AI Projects

SALINE - Construction is moving forward on one of Michigan's most controversial technology projects even as lawmakers in Lansing push for a temporary halt on future data center development. The contrast highlights a growing debate over how Michigan should balance the economic promise of artificial intelligence with concerns about electricity demand, water consumption and the

By |2026-06-07T17:16:07-04:00June 7th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence|
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Why Nearby States Can’t Always Rescue Michigan During A Major Power Emergency

LANSING - The debate over artificial intelligence data centers in Michigan has largely focused on land use, water consumption and local opposition. But a bigger question may be emerging: Can Michigan's electric grid handle the demand? As Michigan competes for billions of dollars in AI infrastructure, electric vehicle manufacturing and advanced technology investments, energy experts

By |2026-06-01T17:32:12-04:00June 1st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|
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Why Michigan Isn’t Creating Enough Billion-Dollar Startups — And Why Ann Arbor Thinks It Has The Answer

ANN ARBOR  — Michigan helped invent the modern auto industry, remains one of America's top engineering centers, and is home to one of the nation's leading research universities. So why isn't the state creating more billion-dollar technology companies? That's the question increasingly confronting Michigan business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as states like Texas, Colorado,

By |2026-05-31T12:27:03-04:00May 31st, 2026|Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, News|
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Google Tries To Rebrand The Data Center As Michigan Resistance Grows

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP — Google is trying to convince Michigan that its proposed data center near Detroit Metro Airport is not the kind of project communities across the state have been fighting. That may be the most important part of the story. The company and its development partners are pitching the Van Buren Township project

By |2026-05-26T09:06:50-04:00May 26th, 2026|ESD, News|
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BLM Report: Michigan Struggling To Grow Faster Than Other States

DETROIT— Business Leaders for Michigan released its updated benchmarking report comparing Michigan’s performance against the Top 10 states. While the state has made significant gains since the Great Recession, moving from 49th to 29th, the metrics show that Michigan is struggling to grow faster than other states.  Michigan has progressed over the last decade, but needs strategic improvements to become competitive  “Michigan is much better off and has come a

By |2022-01-21T11:03:00-05:00January 21st, 2022|Featured, Government/Politics|
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