LANSING – The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, a trade association for renewable energy companies, announced Monday that a new report from the Solar Foundation found that jobs in Michigan’s solar industry jumped by an impressive 48 percent from 2015 to 2016. During that time, Michigan solar companies added more than 1,300 jobs, for a
DETROIT — Hacker Fellows, a program of Invest Detroit Ventures, has began to match its 2017 class of 15 young software developers to early-stage, tech-based companies in Michigan. Having completed the Hacker Fellows year-long fellowship program, these 15 developers are soon to be hired full-time by Michigan startups, advancing Michigan’s tech ecosystem, and furthering the
ANN ARBOR - Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium have issued their call for presenting companies, who want to offer their visions for innovative products and services to an audience of more than 600 investors, founders, and tech transfer professionals. MGCS will return for its 36th annual celebration of entrepreneurship and business growth May 16-17 at
EAST LANSING – Around 500 of Michigan’s youngest robotic masters are coming to Michigan State University in East Lansing for the Michigan VEX Robotics State Championships, Sunday, Feb. 19. Competitors from 48 high school and 28 middle school teams will gather in Jenison Field House during the tournament that runs from 9 a.m. to 5
NOVI — A team from St. Valentine Catholic School in Redford Township won the 2017 Michigan Regional Future City Competition, hosted and managed by The Engineering Society of Detroit. The daylong event was held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. St. Valentine was one of more than 30 competing teams to participate in the
ROYAL OAK — Powerley, the utility-led smart home technology pioneer, has introduced the next generation of its platform at DistribuTech, the power transmission and distribution conference being held this week in San Diego, Calif. Initially launched in 2015, Powerley says its new platform is the first and only smart home solution to provide real-time energy
ANN ARBOR — The Robotic Industries Association, the Ann Arbor-based advocate for the robotics industry, announced an all-time record in 2016 for North American robot orders and shipments. During the year, 34,606 robots valued at approximately $1.9 billion were ordered in North America, representing growth of 10 percent in units over 2015. The automotive industry
ROCHESTER — The Macomb-OU Incubator announced it has been awarded $48,000 in state Business Accelerator Funds to provide accelerator services to client companies ONU, Templar Integrated Security Solutions, and Zoesen. BAF awards are an initiative of the State of Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund Program and are distributed by the Michigan Small Business Development Center
SOUTHFIELD - Auto supplier Denso has again announced a 2017 commitment to FIRST Robotics, to which it has donated more than $800,000 since 2002. Detroit will host the FIRST Robotics Championship at Cobo Center and Ford Field in April 2018, 2019 and 2020. Denso is a Silver Level Supplier Sponsor of FIRST, and teamed up
SOUTHFIELD - A California digital communications provider announced it has set up a Point of Presence at the Southfield data center of 123Net, the first PoP in Michigan for Hurricane Electric. One of four data centers that 123Net owns and operates in Michigan, the 18,000-square-foot Southfield center offers high-capacity colocation and disaster recovery space, as
