DETROIT - Electric vehicles were in the spotlight last week when former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, now US Energy Secretary, visited Southeast Michigan to support passage of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Act that passed the U.S. Senate today on a 69-30 vote. As part of the bill, President Biden wants to make electric
LANSING - Ron Fazio, Hemp Synergistics, will be featured Aug. 12 at noon on the iHemp Hour. Fazio is a former board certified forensic scientist with over 20 years of controlled substance experience. Hemp Synergistics has developed a proprietary process to produce a unique hemp extract. Bio-Dri is a patent pending novel broad-spectrum hemp powder
ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV Aug. 9 at 2 pm, Mike Eddy, VP of Corporate Development at Resonant, will talk about the rapid acceptance of 5G mobile technology worldwide. Doug Miller, director for the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute, will explain what Northern Michigan University is doing to help fill the cybersecurity job gap in
ANN ARBOR - Phil Santer from Ann Arbor SPARK explains the $2.4 million in Federal money awarded to build 20 miles of underground fiber optic cable, connecting downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Ypsilanti with critical broadband infrastructure. For more information, click on http://www.annarborusa.org https://youtu.be/_tgGORh_Scg
ANN ARBOR - Jared Mauch, a board member of the Detroit Internet Exchange, provides details on its new non-profit status. DET-iX") is a a Regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP) with core switching fabric located in Southfield Michigan. Membership and interconnection is free. The collaboration of carriers, ISP's, and Enterprise Businesses connected to DET-iX allows for
ANN ARBOR - On Four20 Post today at 1 pm we’ll be taking a deep dive into the new MRA edibles packaging requirements that are aimed at making edibles less available and attractive for minors. On the show will be cannabis attorney Scott Roberts to provide the legal perspective. Also on the show will be Penny Milkey, co-owner
LONDON, England - The 5G network is projected to spur a major technological take-off in the coming years with involved players establishing the necessary infrastructure. Consequently, more consumers are expected to leverage the revolutionary technology. Data acquired by Finbold projects that about 4.74 billion people, or 60% of the global population, will have access to
LANSING – EOTech, a manufacturer of optics for small weapon sights, is establishing new operations in Traverse City with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The company will also retain 145 jobs at its headquarters facility in Plymouth. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $9.6 million in addition to the
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum elected eight local professionals to its 16-member board of directors at its Annual Meeting last week. New board members include Amy Butler, Director of Sustainability at Michigan State University; Misti Stanton, Assistant Vice President and Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Mercantile Bank, Zachary Verhulst, founder and managing
CARO – Tuscola County in Michigan’s Thumb Region will receive $14.6 million in federal broadband funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to help deliver 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps broadband service to nearly 9,000 households and businesses in Tuscola County over the next six years. Thumb Electric, Mercury Broadband, CenturyLink and Atlantic Engineering Group
