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New LTU-EGLE program taps retired professionals’ skills to boost sustainability

SOUTHFIELD—New help is available at no charge to a wide range of Michigan organizations looking to reduce waste and improve sustainability and energy efficiency.  The Michigan Department of Environment, Great …

Circular Economy / Economic Development / Recycling

Federal grant supports NextCycle Michigan; $813,300 will increase entrepreneurship support and advance state recycling goals

SOUTHFIELD—An $813,330 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant will boost Michigan’s circular economy through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s NextCycle Michigan initiative. EGLE launched …

3D Printing / Business Accelerators / Cleantech / Higher Education / Industry 4.0

EGLE awards LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator $1.55M to advance cleantech, sustainability

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been granted $1.55 million in seed funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for Centrepolis’ C3 Accelerator …

Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Drones / Economic Development / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mobility startups get state funding

LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies …

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New webinar series explores Michigan’s efforts to fight invasive species

LANSING—Many invasive species are already in Michigan, causing harm to the state’s waters, woods and open space, and others could be on the way. What is being done to respond …

Cleantech / Industry 4.0 / Manufacturing / Pitch Competitions

LTU Accelerator part of National Manufacturing Day pitch event

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator, the manufacturing business accelerator operated by Lawrence Technological University and the city of Southfield, is hosting a National Manufacturing Day Virtual Pitch Event on Friday, Oct. 2. …

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 …

PFAS contamination

Sierra Club slams deal for PFAS cleanup in Oscoda

Updated July 17 with state comment and links to other media reports OSCODA—Officials of the Michigan Sierra Club and residents near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda have …

Invasive Species

$3.6 million in grants available to fight invasive species in Michigan

LANSING — Funding proposals for 2019 now are being accepted through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program, with an anticipated $3.6 million available to applicants. The program – a joint …

Electric Vehicles / Utilities

DTE gets state grant for electric school buses in Ann Arbor, Roseville

DETROIT—Students in the Ann Arbor and Roseville public school districts will soon ride some of the first zero-emission electric school buses in Michigan, funded by $1.5 million in grants secured …

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