KALAMAZOO -A Kalamazoo cannabis company’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will test some particularly murky legal waters and could potentially set a legal precedent for other cannabis-related businesses facing insolvency. Master Equity Group LLC on April 20 filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Michigan under subchapter V of the federal bankruptcy
DEARBORN - The road to an autonomous commute is underway and Ford has stepped up to help pave it. Michigan’s first connected and automated vehicle corridor received $130 million in capital funding, led by Ford and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners. The project connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor was announced in 2020 and reached new milestones in planning
LANSING - An effort to entice big businesses with government-backed incentives advanced in the Michigan Senate Thursday, just a day after the state House approved similar legislation. Senate Bills 769, 770 and 771 passed with bipartisan support in the Michigan Senate on Thursday and would create the “Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund” and the
DETROIT - One thing most people agree on: Federal marijuana legalization is coming. It’s just a matter of when -- and how it will impact existing state markets, such as the one currently growing in Michigan. With the inconsistent patchwork of state laws across the nation regarding medical and recreational marijuana, the implications of federal
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor - where nearly 60 percent of residents 25 and older hold a least a bachelor's degree - is the most educated city in the U.S., a new study released by WalletHub says. Released July 19, the study compares the country’s 150 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas across 11 metrics. Data
ANN ARBOR, MI — The latest concept in rental housing for working professionals has opened its doors in Ann Arbor, with a full array of amenities for car-free, sustainable living. The 4M campus at 830 Henry St. is a 63-bed apartment building with several built-in co-working spaces, including a podcast studio, private conference rooms with teleconferencing centers,
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute will use nearly $10 million to create 20 “smart intersections” across Ann Arbor. A $9.95 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is being used to fit intersections with cameras, radar and infrared sensors in order to capture what is moving in
HOUGHTON - A satellite built by students at Michigan Technological University was one of 24 to launch into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday, June 25. The school reports in a news release that the student-built nanosatellite Oculus-ASR will assist the federal government “in more efficient and accurate monitoring of the myriad of
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan's Mcity testing track was the site for U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao to announce new policy changes related to autonomous vehicles. State and university officials, along with automotive and manufacturing officials, gathered at UM's Mcity, 2901 Baxter Road, Sept. 12, to hear Chao talk about the updated policies. After being
