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Economic Development / Manufacturing

New ‘Make it in Michigan’ investments to create 159 good-paying jobs around the state

LANSING–Three business expansion projects expected to create a total of 159 new jobs and generate a total capital investment of $25.4 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, …

Economic Development / Knowledge Economy

20 years later, report finds knowledge workers, not factory jobs, still key to prosperity

LANSING—Twenty years after the first edition of Michigan Future Inc. and the University of Michigan’s report titled A New Path to Prosperity? Manufacturing and Knowledge-Based Industries As Drivers of Economic …

Business Accelerators / Centrepolis Accelerator / Economic Development / Higher Education / Manufacturing

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator gets $3.4 million MEDC small business aid grant 

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has received a $3,426,316 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. as part of its Small Business Hub program. “Michigan is committed to …

Broadband / Economic Development / Fiber Internet Service / Gigabit Internet / Rural Broadband

Highline gets state grant for UP broadband

ESCANABA–Highline, a fiber-to-the-home internet and telephone service provider, announced it had been awarded a $22 million Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) grant. Highline will provide a $3.8 million match that will …

Battery Technology / Economic Development / Electric Vehicles

Our Next Energy begins pilot production of battery sells at Van Buren factory

NOVI–Our Next Energy Inc., a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, announced it started production of domestically made lithium iron phosphate battery cells. The start of cell production comes one year …

Economic Development / Industry 4.0 / Manufacturing / Workforce Development

The 4th Industrial Revolution: Michigan manufacturers need to get on board, or get left behind

By Mike Brennan (Editor’s Note: This story first appeared on the technology news website Michigan Technology News, MITechNews.com. Reprinted with permission.) ANN ARBOR–Neil Balduc, owner of Tritegrity Machine, a small …

Diversity / Economic Development / Talent Attraction and Retention / Workforce Development

State launches ‘You Can In Michigan’ talent marketing campaign

LANSING—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and leaders with the Michigan Economic Development Corp. have unveiled “You Can in Michigan,” a new talent attraction marketing campaign launching nationally to fill open jobs and …

E-Commerce / Economic Development

10 Oakland County downtowns launch Main Streets website

PONTIAC–Ten Main Street Oakland County communities are collaborating to help their downtown small businesses gain e-commerce capabilities with the launch of ShopOCMainStreets.com, the first website of its kind in Michigan. …

Economic Development / Hydrogen Power

Norwegian firm picks Plymouth Twp. for electrolyzer factory

PLYMOUTH TWP.–Oslo, Norway-based Nel ASA said it had selected Plymouth Charter Township as the site of its next “gigafactory,” a plant capable of producing four gigawatts of electrolyzers to use …

Economic Development / Small Business

Nominations open for Michigan Celebrates Small Business 2024

LANSING—Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program, a prestigious annual competition that recognizes successful growing businesses and their supporters. The winners will be …

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