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US Signal To Open Van Buren Twp. data center March 1

GRAND RAPIDS—Data center provider US Signal announced Tuesday that its new Greater Detroit data center, built to Tier 3 standards, will open March 1 in Van Buren Township. The new center will enable US Signal to keep pace with the large-scale adoption of cloud-first, hybrid and off-premises data center strategies—all of which require colocation space.

By |2020-02-19T17:58:57-05:00February 19th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Former Oscoda Air Force Base Could Become Spaceport

STERLING HEIGHTS  – A spaceport in Northeast Michigan? That’s what the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association  announced Monday. citing findings from an initial site-selection process for a potential horizontal space launch site in Michigan. The site-selection process, which was conducted over the past eight months, identified the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport - a former Air Force bas -

By |2020-02-18T20:07:33-05:00February 18th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

What Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Plans Mean For Michigan Environment

ANN ARBOR - Democrats competing in Michigan’s March 10 presidential primary are touting environmental plans to fight climate change, clean up drinking water and replace aging infrastructure that could have major effects on Michigan and the Great Lakes. Many candidates are describing their proposals as a Green New Deal, referencing the massive 1930s initiative by

By |2020-02-13T16:19:19-05:00February 13th, 2020|Clean Update, Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan A Top 10 State For Corporate Expansion; Not K-12 Performance

LANSING - Michigan is already a top ten state when it comes to "corporate facility expansion activity," according to Ron Starner, executive vice president of Site Selection magazine. Michigan ranked ninth in 2018, and it will be in the top ten again for 2019, he's just not sure where because numbers are still being compiled.

By |2020-02-13T16:19:33-05:00February 13th, 2020|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Michigan’s Top Cybersecurity Official Highlights State’s Practices To U.S. Senate Committee

WASHINGTON - The state of Michigan’s Chief Security Officer Chris DeRusha shared how the Great Lakes State collaborates with public and private sectors on cybersecurity to keep citizens’ data safe in a daunting digital environment to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs today.  DeRusha talked about the many facets of the state’s cyber defenses and described the close collaboration between the Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the Michigan State Police, and

By |2020-02-11T16:47:01-05:00February 11th, 2020|Cyber Defense, Featured, Politics|

Report: Michigan Expected To Continue Growing Slower Than Nation

LANSING—Michigan’s largest employers anticipate the state’s economic growth will continue to lag that of the United States though they are generally more optimistic about both the state and national economies in 2020 than earlier in 2019. “The business leaders for Michigan’s largest companies continue to believe Michigan’s economy is more likely to grow slower than

By |2020-02-10T09:30:04-05:00February 10th, 2020|Featured, News|

Michigan Angels Closes $2 Million Investment Fund 4

ANN ARBOR - Michigan Angels closed a $2 million Angel 4 Fund on December 31 from 49 investors. Manager Skip Simms said five investments were made from that fund, with five more planned over the next 18 months. Those five investments include: Akadeum Life Sciences (Ann Arbor) SkySpecs (Ann Arbor) Ripple Scientific (Ann Arbor) Facility

By |2020-02-10T09:02:57-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Birmingham Angels Invests $518,000 In Startups In Late 2019

BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham Angels, part of CitySide Ventures, invested $518,000 in startups from September to December 2019. Among the companies, the group is invested in Commando Lock, REZA, Cask & Kettle, Adlore Inc, FanLabel and Club Caddie and few others that are in the process.  “We are noticing a significant increase in the level of

By |2020-02-10T08:23:09-05:00February 10th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Monroe Street Fair Founder Launches Michigan Cannabis Tourism & Hospitality VIP Group

ANN ARBOR - Cannabis business entrepreneur Charlie Strackbein started the Ann Arbor Monroe Street Fair two decades ago to provide support for the Ann Arbor Hash Bash, a counterculture weed festival that began in April 1972 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. This year’s installment is scheduled for Saturday April 4 and will

By |2020-02-08T15:18:37-05:00February 6th, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|