EAST LANSING - A high school robotics team from Grandville High School won the coveted VEX Robotics Excellence Award and is part of a two-team alliance that took top honors at the 2020 Michigan VEX Robotics State Championship on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Michigan State University. Cataclyst (Team 288A) of Grandville High School and Q
DEARBORN – Zoom Ride, a new Michigan-based ride share, will begin services at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport March 1. All drivers have gone through a rigorous approval process that includes background checks and vehicle inspections and are ready to begin as Zoom Ride drivers. “We are pleased to begin service at Detroit Metro Airport and look
PLYMOUTH – Robert Lyscas has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer at the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, Charlie Westra, formerly Growth Services Program Manager, as been promoted to Director of Manufacturing Services. Previously, Lyscas served as Vice President of Manufacturing Services for five years. He now is responsible for overseeing
TROY - European Drone Group Parrot is partnering with mobile app developer RIIS to develop custom artificial intelligence for Parrot’s ANAFI drone platform. Parrot and RIIS are focused on exploring the use of AI and computer vision technology, combined with drone data capture, to solve countless industry challenges using an efficient and cost-effective approach. To
DETROIT – LIFT, the national manufacturing innovation institute, announced it has signed an agreement with United Kingdom-based TWI Ltd in Cambridge to collaborate. LIFT and TWI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their partnership and project cooperation, including: Undertaking research and development work; Access to facilities. LIFT operates a public-private partnership between the Department
LONDON, England - Data could be transmitted through lasers a thousand times faster than current internet cables after a major breakthrough, scientists have said. The new research uses terahertz quantum cascade lasers that could send data around the world at speeds unimaginable using current technology. The lasers could be used to vastly speed up data communications, according to the
HOUGHTON, MI – A Finnish business delegation will be coming to both the Upper Peninsula and Southeast Michigan this year to explore new investment opportunities in med-tech, mobility and advanced wood products. In late spring or early summer of this year, FinnZone in Houghton will be hosting a delegation in the U.P. of up to
GRAND RAPIDS — The West Michigan industrial economy remains marginally soft, and is poised for slower growth in 2020, a Grand Valley State University economist said Wednesday. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on
LANSING - Cable TV cutting is gaining momentum in Michigan, according to a new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The MPSC found that the number of customers in 2019 decreased by 313,066 to a total of 1,686,006, the fourth year of decline reflecting a national trend of consumers shifting to streaming video over
SOUTHFIELD – The MCWT Wednesday announced its MCWT Scholarship Fund. The MCWT Foundation made an initial $25,000 contribution to the fund in 2019 and several of the organization’s past presidents stepped up to collectively match the starting amount. Leveraging the passion, energy and commitment of MCWT’s board and past leadership, Jane Sydlowski, 2019 MCWT president,
