New Automate Preview Series launches Sept. 14
ANN ARBOR—The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is hosting the new Automate Preview Series, a program of six executive webinars, starting Sept. 14. The series will outline some of the …
Automation Alley I4.0 Accelerator invests in workplace safety app
TROY—The Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Accelerator has made a $110,000 investment in Detroit-based Andonix, creators of the Safely Pass app to give organizations digital tools to monitor workplace safety and …
Automation show coming to Detroit in June 2022
ANN ARBOR—Just under a year from today, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) will open Automate, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology, and innovations that …
ExperienceIT program seeks students for fall class
DETROIT—ExperienceIT, the collaboration between information technology employers and workforce agencies in downtown Detroit, announced it is seeking students for its next class. The fully online, immersive training starts Sept. 21 …
Benzinga to provide free website to one business a month for 2021
DETROIT—Officials at Benzinga, the Detroit-based financial technology (fintech) and financial news provider, announced the Benzinga Small Business Free Website Giveaway, a contest to build a free website for one business …
Detroit, TC housing projects get state support
LANSING—Projects that will support growth and economic recovery in Detroit and Traverse City have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. The projects are …
Bedrock in massive purchase of green energy from DTE
DETROIT—Bedrock, Detroit’s largest real-estate developer, today announced its continued commitment to reduce overall carbon emissions across its portfolio through an agreement with DTE Energy to acquire approximately 22 million kilowatt …
East Lansing medical device investment fund in 3 deals with startups
EAST LANSING—Quantum Medical Concepts, an early-stage investment fund in health care companies established by the Michigan State Medical Society and the Lansing business advisory firm Common Wealth Enterprises, announced new …
Guardhat gets hazardous-area safety certification for smart hard hat
DETROIT—Guardhat, the developers of a hard hat with biometric and location monitoring equipment built in, announced it received IECEx (International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment …
Guardhat raises equity, names investor to board
DETROIT—Guardhat, the developers of protective industrial headwear with health monitoring equipment built in, announced that it had raised a Series B venture capital round. The amount of the funding was …