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Down On The Farm Offers Food Certifications For Hemp, Cannabis, Fruits And Vegetables

MUSKEGON - If you want to get your products whether edibles or smokables as certificated safe to consume, you need to get as General Manufactured Products or Good Agricultural Collection Practice, you need to work with Blain Becktold, who worked for the US Department of Agriculture for nearly three decades. Bechtold now owns Down on

By |2024-04-03T16:06:54-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Biden Administration To Loan $1.5 Billion To Restart Shuttered Palisades Nuclear Plant In Southwest Michigan

COVERT TOWNSHIP  - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a $1.5 billion loan to restart a Michigan nuclear power plant. The loan, made through the Energy Department’s Loan Program’s Office with Inflation Reduction Act funds, will allow Holtec to restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township. The restoration, if approved by the Nuclear Regulatory

By |2024-03-27T17:45:14-04:00March 27th, 2024|Featured, News|

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Welcome to our MITechNews community survey!We are on a mission to ensure our website serves as a dynamic, insightful hub for technology enthusiasts like you. Your perspectives and preferences are crucial in guiding the evolution of our content, features, and overall user experience.Completed entries between June 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024, will be considered

By |2024-06-02T16:11:06-04:00March 25th, 2024|Featured, General, News|

Stellantis To Fire 400 White-Collar Workers To Remain Competitive In EV Market

OAK PARK - A mechanical engineer knew something was wrong when the rumor mill at work began to spin: layoffs were incoming.  They had begun to trickle into the office a couple of weeks ago. Then, around 8 p.m. on Thursday, about 400 workers at Stellantis got an email telling them not to come into the office on

By |2024-03-24T13:19:57-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, News|

Michigan February Cannabis Sales $261.1 Million, Up 10 Percent From January

LANSING - Michigan cannabis sales in February totaled $261.1 million, up nearly 10 percent from the $242.8 recorded in January. Total includes both adult-use and medical sales. Adult-use sales were $257.9 million, and medical only $2.2 million. For medical cannabis the average ounce sales price was $102.16 and for adult-use $91.94, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported.

By |2024-03-14T16:53:16-04:00March 14th, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

DEA Officials At Odds With Biden Admin Over Marijuana Rescheduling Push

WASHINGTON DC - Officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration are reportedly resisting calls to reschedule marijuana, creating tension with the White House as President Joe Biden continues to tout his role in directing the cannabis review. That’s according to an article published by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, with the report citing “people familiar

By |2024-03-13T11:28:58-04:00March 13th, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

Public Service Commission Approves $92 Million Consumers Energy Rate Increase

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a more than $92 million increase in rates for electric customers of Consumers Energy Co., including significant emphasis on investments needed to improve reliability (Case No. U-21389). The $92,009,000 increase is 57.4% lower than the $216 million rate increase the utility sought in its initial application. Consumers

By |2024-03-04T16:52:38-05:00March 3rd, 2024|News|

Pew: Nearly 80 Percent Of Americans Have A Cannabis Dispensary In Their County

WASHINGTON DC - Seventy-nine percent of Americans reside in a county that has at least one licensed marijuana retailer, according to data published today by the Pew Research Center.The Pew analysis estimates that nearly 15,000 dispensaries are currently operating in the United States. While cannabis retailers are relatively common on the west coast, in the northeast,

By |2024-03-04T16:50:56-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

$87 Million In Michigan Cannabis Tax Collections For 2023 To Be Shared With Municipalities And Counties, 46 Percent Increase From 2022

LANSING - The Michigan Treasury Department reported Thursday that 198 municipalities will receive $43.5 million from marijuana taxes collected from 737 cannabis dispensary licenses, while 71 of the state’s 83 counties will reap the same $43.5 million in cannabis taxes. The remaining 12 have opted out of allowing cannabis dispensaries. Each eligible municipality and country

By |2024-03-01T13:57:17-05:00March 1st, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Stellantis North America Executive Focused On Dealers In EV Transition

AUBURN HILLS - Leading a turnaround for General Motors in South America wasn’t magic, according to Carlos Zarlenga. “What it was, was hard work, listing the problems and not letting go until you fix them,” said Zarlenga, who left his job as president and CEO of GM South America in 2021. He joined Stellantis in

By |2024-02-28T19:01:52-05:00February 28th, 2024|Auto Tech, News|