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WASHINGTON DC - A proposal from the Federal Aviation Administration to track nearly all remote-controlled drones was unveiled last week, affecting nearly all drones in the U.S., both recreational and commercial. The only exception are drones under 0.55 pounds, which don't require FAA registration. Most photography drones, like the DJI Mavic, weigh about a pound and would
LANSING - Public or private organizations can apply for up to $70,000 each toward the cost of installing direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles under a request for proposals announced by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The rebates are aimed at encouraging the buildout of an EV fast charging network
PLYMOUTH - Shiloh Industries has joined DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program, committing to power three facilities with 100 percent Michigan-made clean energy. The move will offset the equivalent of nearly 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Through DTE’s MIGreenPower, Shiloh will provide clean energy for its Plymouth Technical Center and stamping plants in Roseville and
DETROIT - Winning Futures, which delivers an evidence-based, structured Workforce Prep program for students throughout metro Detroit, received an $18,000 check from Comerica Bank, part of a promotion it ran with the Detroit Lions for each first down the football team gained at Ford Field. Winning Futures includes in-class mentoring, life skills development, goal setting,
DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons has made Rocket Fiber its official internet and network services partner at the new Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rocket Fiber will also hold the naming rights to the performance center's state-of-the-art broadcast studio. The Rocket Fiber Studio contains seven unique broadcast sets
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, has published his latest Security yearbook. It will be available for sale by February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28bXdlwbTGw&t=77s
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit announced Friday that the creator of Skilled-Tec, a mixed and augmented reality platform created to provide training in the skilled trades field, won the $1,500 first-place prize at the Start Studio Fall Showcase pitch competition, the culmination of Detroit's only idea-stage program for tech and tech-based businesses. The showcase on Wednesday,
DETROIT - As Michigan’s budding recreational cannabis market develops, efforts are underway to quash competing illicit sales, according to the state’s top marijuana regulator. Michigan voters approved a ballot question on Nov. 6, 2018 that legalized adult use cannabis, and the Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued emergency rules July 3 of this year for the rollout
LANSING - During the first two weeks of December, residents bought more than $3 million worth of marijuana at recreational retailers, which provided $515,051 in tax revenues, the state said Tuesday. The second week of sales totaled $1.47 million and resulted in $147,371 in excise tax revenue and $97,265 in sales tax revenue, the Marijuana
MUNCIE, Indiana – The national and Midwest economies will slow dramatically next year as gross domestic product growth remains sluggish due to the Trump administration trade wars with trading partners around the globe, warns a Ball State University economist. Employment growth in several Midwestern states turned negative in first quarter of 2019, and the decline
