NOVI – In the June 3 episode of MITech TV, we spoke with two representatives from ITC, Rachel Woodbridge, Vegetation and Transmission Line Maintenance Manager, and Seth Chicas, Senior Vegetation Management Specialist. As summer kicks into gear, Rachel and Seth discussed ITC’s year-round approach to vegetation management and their commitment to safety. The focus of
DETROIT - DTE will become a leader in battery storage as it converts a portion of its retired Trenton Channel coal power plant site to house a 220-megawatt battery energy storage center. When complete in 2026, the energy storage center is expected to be the largest standalone battery energy storage project in the Great Lakes
SACRAMENTO - In March, Michigan surpassed California in products sold, a report from SFGate contends. While California sold 21.3 million legal marijuana products in March, Michigan passed that with 22 million products sold, according to BDSA’s tally. California is still outselling Michigan on the revenue front, with a total of $1.2 billion in sales for the
COLUMBAS, Ohio - Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries to serve both medical and recreational customers in Ohio must open by Friday, June 7, say regulators, though it is not expected that dispensaries will begin selling products by this coming Saturday. Ohio voters overwhelmingly legalized recreational cannabis in November 2023. Jamie Crawford, spokesperson for the Ohio Department
TROY – Automation Alley’s sixth playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series shines a spotlight on the world of digital twins and explores the potential of digital replicas to revolutionize industries. A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system designed to reflect a physical object accurately. In 2022, 86% of senior executives in
DETROIT - The 2018 Farm Bill created what’s known as the “Farm Bill loophole” that made hemp-derived THC federally legal. This has allowed operators in other states where marijuana is illegal to take hemp-derived THC and combine it with enough additives to mimic full-THC marijuana products — circumventing regulated states like Michigan — and ship
WASHINGTON DC - With medical marijuana legal in most states, more veterans than ever before are eligible to use cannabis therapeutically. Unfortunately, many find it difficult or impossible to gain access to these life-saving programs because doctors within the Department of Veterans Affairs are prohibited from officially recommending medical cannabis to their patients. This might
SYDNEY, Australia - The daily application of a transdermal gel containing CBD relieves pain and improves the quality of life of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to open-label trial data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Australian researchers evaluated the self-reported efficacy of transdermal CBD in a cohort of 15 OA patients. Study participants applied
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DETROIT - Michigan’s economy is anticipated to grow by 1.8 percent in 2024, above last year’s growth, but slightly below the national economy’s, according to Comerica Bank's mid-year report. High interest rates and consumer prices continue to weigh on the Great Lake State’s economy, as do negative spillovers from national and global headwinds. But the
