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Acquisitions / Construction & Design / Manufacturing

Zeeland door glass manufacturer in merger

ZEELAND—ODL Inc., the Zeeland-based doorglass manufacturer, announced the acquisition of Verre Select, a specialty glass company in Quebec, Canada, merging two of North America’s leading doorglass suppliers. “Today is a …

Autonomous Vehicles

May Mobility brings on-demand autonomous cars to Grand Rapids

ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor autonomous vehicle technology and shuttle service provider  May Mobility announced the launch of an on-demand autonomous vehicle shuttle service in Grand Rapids. Partners in the effort …

Battery Technology / Broadband / Brownfield Redevelopment / Economic Development / Electric Vehicles / Food Industry

Southfield’s Northland, massive Ford battery center, other developments get state aid

LANSING—Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corp. this week in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval for a wide range of projects, including a new global battery center, …

Health Care

Five Michigan hospitals make Fortune/IBM Watson top 100 in the U.S.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Five Michigan hospitals made the list of 100 Top Hospitals released by IBM Watson Health and Fortune magazine. The organizations said this year’s ranking introduced a measure of hospitals’ …

Health Care / Hospitals

Michigan hospitals among top performers on IBM Watson Health list

ARMONK, N.Y.—IBM Inc.’s Watson Health has announced its 2020 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list and 15 Top Health Systems award winners, naming the top-performing hospitals and health systems …

Coronavirus / Economic Development

State doles out nearly $1 million in COVID-19 aid to Main Street businesses

LANSING—Twenty-two communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $993,984 in grants aimed at supporting the COVID-19 economic recovery efforts of small local businesses throughout the state, the Michigan …

Coronavirus / Industrial Internet of Things / Industry 4.0 / Trade Shows

Industry 4.0 trade shows in GR, Novi postponed to July 2021

GRAND RAPIDS—A pair of trade shows highlighting advanced technology and products for manufacturers announced it will postpone its 2020 event until July 2021. The Advanced Manufacturing Expo (AME) shows in …

Coronavirus / Manufacturing / Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering firm offers free info for manufacturers — coronavirus-related and otherwise

ZEELAND–Disher, a Zeeland-based engineering, talent, and manufacturing technology services provider, announced it is offering free and fast answers to technical questions submitted from organizations in Michigan and Indiana through its …

Automotive Electronics / Smart Homes

Gentex rolls out HomeLink system for aftermarket

ZEELAND—Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland-based automotive electronics manufacturer, announced it has began shipping the latest version of its HomeLink car-to-home automation system to Hauppage, N.Y.-bsaed Voxx Electronics Corp. for …

Automotive Electronics / Connected Vehicles

Zeeland’s Gentex buys Arizona firm’s 25 billionth microcontroller unit

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) announced that it has sold its 25 billionth microcontroller unit to Gentex Corp. (Nasdaq: GNTX), a Zeeland-based manufacturer of electronics for the auto industry. …

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