ANN ARBOR – When local residents feel the planning process for building wind turbines is fair and open, their perceptions of the often-controversial energy source remain steady or improve with time, according to a new University of Michigan study. In fact, the openness with which the planning process is handled is more important in shaping
DETROIT – Huron Capital announced its building automation and energy services platform, Albireo Energy, has acquired EMS Technologies, which builds automation and network integration products and services. The deal marks the 10th transaction for Albireo, an initiative launched by Huron Capital to provide smart building automation and energy services to commercial and institutional customers throughout
TROY – Manufacturing Management Software Developer Plex Systems announced updates and enhancements to its software products that the company says will improve inventory management, enable manufacturers to access and contextualize more data, and support a mobile workforce. The winter 2019 product release is now available to Plex customers, which run more than 2,000 plants in 22 countries
SOUTHFIELD – Officials with the SME Education Foundation announced that applications for the SME Education Foundation scholarships will be accepted until Feb. 1. Eligible students include high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students pursuing degrees in advanced manufacturing and related fields at two- and four-year colleges. The foundation has awarded more than $7 million to nearly 3,000
CORUNNA — Construction of a $250 million, 1,200-acre solar power farm in mid-Michigan’s Shiawassee County is predicted to begin later this year after the project proposed by New York City-based Ranger Power was approved by the Shiawassee County Planning Commission. Officials with Ranger Power said the commission’s approval of a special use permit for the
DETROIT — Wayne State University and Microsoft Corp. announced a new partnership to pilot an employability skills program. Officials with the company and the university say the program will foster job-ready, employable talent for high-demand technical positions such as cloud computing, data analytics, cybersecurity, AI engineering and more. The goal is to create economic opportunities
GRAND RAPIDS — A $500,000 grant from the Grand Rapids SmartZone Local Development Finance Authority will fund a 2 1/2-year program to use 3D printing technology to create medical device parts using medical grade materials and tolerances. The intent to cut the cost and time barriers for medical devices entering the market. More than a
FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills-based 700Credit, LLC, the provider of credit reports and compliance, prescreening and consumer pre-qualification products and services, announced a new product to identify and combat synthetic fraud using a suite of synthetic identity detection rules to prevent criminals from continuing to hide behind false identities. Synthetic ID is an emerging form
LANSING — A $100,000 grant for a manufacturing business incubator at Lawrence Technological University and a $10 million loan to the city of Detroit for the demolition of Joe Louis Arena were among the business expansion and community development projects approved Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund board in its final meeting of 2018. The $100,000 grant will help LTU and
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University officials announced Friday that the state Legislature has granted planning authorization for Michigan Technological University’s H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex. Part of the University’s five-year capital outlay plan and capital project request, the H-STEM Complex was approved by the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees in 2017. Phase 1 of
