DETROIT—Developers of the Arab relationship app Baklava say the app has reached 160,000 downloads in its first year, with more than 75,000 active members daily and 10 million messages exchanged per month. Launched Dec. 31, 2020, Baklava officials say theirs is the first and only social app for all Arabs from all walks of life.
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan research enterprise contributed $97 million to Michigan's economy over the past fiscal year, supporting employment across large and small businesses statewide, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science. The report details how university research spending impacts the economy and provides a geographic snapshot
DALLAS—The Dallas engineering firm Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. says it has been selected by the Michigan Department of Transportation to assist in the development of an inductive vehicle charging roadway at Ford Motor Co.’s electric and autonomous vehicle development center in the former Michigan Central railroad station. Ford is working with Electreon, an Israeli startup,
LAKE ORION—Officials at American Battery Solutions Inc. announced that is adding its lithium-ion battery technology, the high-voltage Proliance Intelligent Battery Series, into a new line of electric boats. The Proliance series includes 350-volt and 650-volt systems with energy capacity of 50 or 100 kilowatt-hours, with the capability of connecting batteries in parallel to scale to
TROY - Altair announced the 2022 Enlighten Award is now open for submissions. In its tenth year, the Enlighten Award is presented annually in conjunction with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and showcases the latest, greatest decarbonization innovations throughout the vehicle lifecycle. The Enlighten Award categories are: Sustainable Product – Emissions, lightweighting, and safety advances
ANN ARBOR – Groundspeed has hired three key executives in the past few months: Vishal Srivastava as Vice President of Engineering, Devon Watts as Vice President of Marketing, and Danielle Hurley as Vice President of Sales. Groundspeed in the last six months of 2021 also doubled the number of carriers it serves with its Rapid
LANSING — LAFCU is now accepting entries for its unique 2022 Write to Educate Essay Contest. The contest awards $10,000 in college scholarships and donates $2,000 to charities in the names of the winners. Four high school seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited Michigan college or university. Each will also select
DETROIT—As electric vehicle fever hits the U.S. auto market this year, Veyha, an EV charging station installer startup, says it’s playing a growing role in recruiting and training the green power workers of the future—electricians who will be needed to install and maintain EV chargers across the country. Founded in Detroit, Vehya offers EV charging
TROY—Flagstar Bank has announced that applications are now open for its third MortgageTech Accelerator program. The national program was designed by Flagstar Bank, the sixth largest bank mortgage originator and subservicer in the country. All applications are due Feb. 18 at flagstar.com/accelerator. The accelerator program focuses exclusively on incubating fintech startups engaged in developing innovative
ANN ARBOR—Fifth Eye, a medical software startup developing real-time clinical analytics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided clearance to market its second generation clinical decision support software, the AHI System, to hospitals in the United States. AHI, pronounced AH-hee, stands for Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability. Hemodynamic instability is a condition in which
