NEW YORK - To date, more than 600 makers have nominated themselves for the Martha Stewart American Made Audience Choice Award. If you are a Michigan Maker and would like to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes you have until August 31stto nominate yourself and to be part of the fourth annual event. The Initiative:
NEW YORK - Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 Martha Stewart American Made Summit Nov. 7 at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's headquarters in New York City. Martha Stewart American Made, now in its fourth year, is a nationally recognized awards program that celebrates stars of the growing maker culture who have turned their
ANN ARBOR - A new crowdfunding campaign is aimed at helping transform a vacant 3,200 square foot building on the Detroit Community Schools campus into the Brightmoor Maker Space, a place for youth and adults to build their creative making skills and incubate business ideas. The project was launched on the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity
NEW YORK - Nominations are now open for the Martha Stewart American Made program that spotlights the maker, supports the local and celebrates the handmade. Each of 10 winners will be awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and a trip for two to New York City to attend the American Made Summit. Last year, Detroit
DETROIT - A one-week training program is now offered to middle and high school STEM teachers to expose them to valuable lessons in physical science and chemistry, from an engineering perspective, to use for new STEM courses in their schools or to integrate into existing curricula. The program is offered through Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow
DEARBORN - Maker Faire Detroit returns to The Henry Ford on July 25-26 with new makers already confirmed, a new outdoor midway location and new craft partners Handmade Toledo for the family-friendly event showcasing the amazing work of makers of all ages. Scheduled to make appearances at the Faire are: The Les Paul Experience 3-story
DETROIT - A $300,000 grant from the Hudson-Webber Foundation will support Lawrence Technological University's new Detroit Center for Design and Technology, which will include a Design Incubator. LTU is the anchor tenant for a 30,000-square-foot three-story commercial building developed by Midtown Detroit Inc. at the corner of Woodward and Willis, which is scheduled for completion
DETROIT - A $300,000 grant from the Hudson-Webber Foundation will support Lawrence Technological University's new Detroit Center for Design and Technology, which will include a Design Incubator. LTU is the anchor tenant for a 30,000-square-foot three-story commercial building developed by Midtown Detroit Inc. at the corner of Woodward and Willis, which is scheduled for completion
DEARBORN - Maker Faire Detroit returns to The Henry Ford on July 25-26 with new makers already confirmed, a new outdoor midway location and new craft partners Handmade Toledo for the family-friendly event showcasing the amazing work of makers of all ages. Scheduled to make appearances at the Faire are: The Les Paul Experience 3-story
DETROIT - A one-week training program is now offered to middle and high school STEM teachers to expose them to valuable lessons in physical science and chemistry, from an engineering perspective, to use for new STEM courses in their schools or to integrate into existing curricula. The program is offered through Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow
