Ford to delay EVs, focus on hybrids
DEARBORN–Ford Motor Co. announced a delay in the launch of electric vehicles to be built at its Oakville, Ontario plant, and plans to offer hybrid options across its North American …
Kent County Bioenergy Facility gets $5M state grant
GRAND RAPIDS–Kent County Bioenergy Facility LLC, a subsidiary of Burlington, Ontario-based Anaergia Inc. (TSX: ANRG), has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission to support …
UM report: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region holds hundreds of billions in carbon management revenue potential
ANN ARBOR—A combination of natural features and engineering innovations are among the reasons the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region is uniquely positioned to become a global hub for carbon capture, utilization …
SyBridge Technologies completes acquisitions
SOUTHFIELD—SyBridge Technologies, a manufacturing technology provider, announced the completion of the acquisitions of Action Tooling LLC and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge Ltd. Both transactions further expand SyBridge’s technology and services …
TriMas announces two acquisitions
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—Officials at Bloomfield Hills-based TriMas Inc. (Nasdaq: TRS) announced that it has recently signed agreements to acquire Omega Plastics, to be added to TriMas Packaging, and TFI Aerospace, to …
Lansing IT firm ASK in merger
BOSTON—Officials at Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company, Convergence Networks / Grade A, has merged with Lansing-based Application Specialist Kompany (ASK). ASK …
Lawrence Tech has new agreement with Ontario’s St. Clair College for business, IT degrees
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has signed a new articulation agreement with Ontario’s St. Clair College that will allow graduates of St. Clair’s diploma program in business administration direct entry into LTU’s …
SME announces 2020 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers
SOUTHFIELD—Officials at SME, formerly the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, announced 15 members as the winners of its 2020 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. The 2020 awardees, from the United …
MMS to help Canadian pharma firm with coronavirus treatment
CANTON TWP.—The life sciences regulatory and clinical data consultant MMS Holdings announced it had been retained by Thunder Bay, Ontario-based IGY Life Sciences to further the development of IgY-110, an …
NextEnergy to pilot pedestrian, bicycle safety system in Grosse Pointe Park
DETROIT—NextEnergy, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, has named Grosse Pointe Park as the pilot location for SmartCone Technologies‘ innovative technology safety system. SmartCone, an Ontario-based developer of a modular …