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Economic Development / Industry 4.0 / Manufacturing / Water Resources

State aid OK’d for Industry 4.0, ‘build ready’ sites, manufacturing expansion, Flint settlement

LANSING—Regional grants for Industry 4.0 readiness, a business expansion and more got approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund board this week. The MSF OK’d nearly $2 million in grants for …

Climate Science / University Research / Water Resources

New crowdsourced project to digitize Michigan lake and fish records, looking for climate trends

ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers will enlist the help of citizen scientists in a new project to digitize thousands of historical records—some dating back more than a century—about Michigan inland …

Economy / Water Resources

Study: 1.3M jobs, $82B in wages tied directly to Great Lakes

ANN ARBOR—The Great Lakes support more than 1.3 million jobs that generate $82 billion in wages annually, according to a new analysis of 2018 economic data by Michigan Sea Grant. …

Utilities / Water Resources

Consumers Energy removes retired, de-energized power cables in Straits of Mackinac

JACKSON—Consumers Energy, the electric utility subsidiary of Jackson-based CMS Energy, announced that it had removed long-retired energy infrastructure from the Straits of Mackinac as part of its commitment to protecting …

Coding / Water Resources / Workforce Development

Grand Circus adds Great Lakes environmental data to coding training

DETROIT—Grand Circus, the Detroit-based IT training academy, and the Great Lakes Observing System, the organization that coordinates Great Lakes data collection, management, and sharing, announced that GLOS’ live environmental data …

Environment / Water Resources

‘Moderate’ algal bloom predicted for Lake Erie in summer 2020

ANN ARBOR—Researchers at the University of Michigan and their partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a moderate harmful algal bloom this summer. This year’s bloom is expected …

Geographic Information Systems / Water Resources

San Francisco firm introduces new maps of Flint water system

SAN FRANCISCO—OmniSci, the San Francisco-based big data analytics and graphics software developer, and BlueConduit, the Ann Arbor-based water infrastructure analytics company, announced the debut of a public website that maps …

University Research / Water Resources

MSU researchers get $1M EPA grant for Chesapeake Bay management tool

EAST LANSING—Two Michigan State University researchers will develop a multi-objective optimization tool to help agencies make better informed management decisions for the Chesapeake Bay watershed with a $1 million grant …

Photo of a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon -- NASA
Water Resources

State unveils new plan for Lake Erie water quality improvement

LANSING—Michigan state government has released a draft Adaptive Management Plan that will inform decisions and guide projects outlined in the Domestic Action Plan for Lake Erie, a targeted approach for …

Water Resources

Environmental groups backing ‘Detroit River Protection Ordinance’

DETROIT—Residents and representatives of several environmental groups unveiled what they’re calling the Detroit River Protection Ordinance Tuesday at a rally and press conference at the Spirit of Detroit statue downtown. …

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