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NOVI – Michigan Electric Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., announced its intent to construct, own and operate new transmission line projects in Michigan which are expected to provide Michigan ratepayers with more than $6 Billion in economic benefits while creating approximately 4,100 jobs across Michigan by 2030. Approximately 110 miles
LANSING – Clean energy businesses in Michigan added more than 6,300 new workers in 2021. Clean energy now employs 119,853 Michiganders across the state. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and nonprofit Evergreen Climate Innovations. The report comes after Congress and the
NEW YORK - The World Economic Forum has released a new video warning of the cataclysmic consequences that anthropomorphic climate change will trigger over the next century if humanity's addiction to fossil fuels is not severed. The two-minute spot navigates the extensive impacts that unchecked global warming will have on various regions of the planet
SOUTHFIELD—Tuesday at Lawrence Technological University, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation establishing the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, which will lower the cost of college by thousands of dollars a year for the vast majority of high school graduates. Starting with the class of 2023, high school graduates will be eligible for more financial aid from the
ANN ARBOR - Michigan Marijuana Report and Four20 Post LIVE are partnering with Charlie Strackbein of the Ann Arbor Street Fair to launch a new project focused on providing more cannabis tourism coverage. Sparx and Recreation will feature stories about the companies building cannabis tourism brands. Diverse tourism topics will be mirrored at Michigan Marijuana Report and the Four20 Post
DETROIT - Michigan, long the automotive manufacturing capital of the United States, is now getting pumped with investment both publicly and privately to build out a series of battery manufacturing plants that will power the wave of electric vehicles coming to market. The demand for domestically produced batteries has reached new peaks after the passage
ANN ARBOR - The Center for Automotive Research is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Board Chair to the CAR Board of Directors. Dr. Andrew Brown Jr. has been appointed Board Chair effective October 1, 2022, following the retirement of Dr. James Jacobs. “I look forward to continuing to enhance CAR’s ability to contribute and grow in our
WASHINGTON DC - Concentrating solar power has had a hard time getting off the ground in the US, but that is not stopping the Department of Energy. The agency is in the middle of a $100 million program aimed at pushing the technology into the mainstream of the renewable energy revolution, and they are not
BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Michigan Venture Capital Association announced awards recognizing the capital events that are fueling the growth of Michigan’s companies, the significant investment milestones enabling companies to grow and excel in Michigan, the companies that are producing groundbreaking solutions in their sectors, and the organizations working to engage with their communities and enrich their
DETROIT - State-sponsored cyberattacks are carried out to espionage secret government data, disrupt services or identify and exploit national infrastructure vulnerabilities. According to the data collected by the Atlas VPN team, Russia and China sponsored over 50 cyberattacks in 2022, with Ukraine being the most targeted country. The data is based on Council on Foreign
