DETROIT–RoboTire, the Detroit-based robotics and automation developer, announced it has installed its tire-changing system at a Detroit Garage, a tire shop at 33939 Plymouth Road in Livonia. The installation marks the first retail operation of a RoboTire system in the company’s hometown. RoboTire’s tire-changing system is designed to provide a faster, safer, and more efficient
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Norwegian hydrogen technology developer Nel announced plans to build an electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Michigan. The final location hasn’t been determined, but Nel announced that the plant would employ more than 500 people. The announcement came at the SelectUSA Investment Sumit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor. Michigan
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Venture Capital Association, the trade association for the venture capital and angel community in Michigan, announced the re-launch of its 2023 Venture Fellows Program. Thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund with support from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the MVCA is positioned to provide matching
WASHINGTON DC - As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into
DETROIT–Tiicker, which claims to be the world’s first shareholder loyalty and engagement platform, announced it has closed on a $5 million seed funding round, led by Grand Rapids-based Baysore Advisory Group, East Lansing-based Red Cedar Ventures, and Flipturn Ventures, with participation from a group of tech and consumer CEOs and family offices. The Tiicker financing
SOUTHFIELD - The Annual Research Day and Presidential Colloquium on April 21 promote the scholarly engagement of faculty and students in order to support the highest quality educational experience for Lawrence Tech students, and to celebrate and promote a culture of research at Lawrence Tech. LTU News Director Matt Roush interviews two professors involved in
(GRAND RAPIDS – Davenport University has announced a $1 million gift from the Klingenberg Family, given specifically to fund a new wellness center on its W.A. Lettinga Campus in Grand Rapids and support the development of two new Mental Health degrees, available this fall. The wellness center, which opened this year, offers students both physical
NOVI–CerebrumX Lab Inc. an automotive data services and product provider, has announced a strategic investment from BlackBerry that will help it ramp up the delivery of new in-vehicle products and services that make it easier for automakers to create new applications in their products. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. CerebrumX’s platform has
ANN ARBOR–The tactile display developer NewHpatics announced that it had been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. This $1 million SBIR grant is the fourth SBIR award received by NewHaptics to date and supports the company’s continued progress towards delivering a multiline refreshable braille display for the
TOKYO, Japan - Toyota has just launched a fifth-generation Prius whose plug-in hybrid variant is claimed to deliver an electric range that's more than 50% higher than the previous generation's 25 miles. However, the company is working on plug-in hybrids that will offer significantly more range. At a presentation on Friday outlining Toyota's strategy for the coming
