Tech entrepreneurs are on the rise in Michigan and playing an increasingly prominent role in Michigan’s economy, with the number of tech start-up companies in Michigan more than tripling over the past four years, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today.More
Does it seem like the buzz over transportation is all electric, all the time? If not, it soon could be, as the sale of four-wheel electric drive and electric-assisted commercial vehicles is expected to jump tenfold and innovation in engine-powered two-wheeled transportation is also accelerating.More
Three new members joined the GLREA Board of Directors in January: John Freeman, Homeland Solar, Ric Evans, Paradigm Energy Services, and George Stojic, Lansing Board of Water & Light. Officers elected for 2015: President John Sarver, Vice-President Allan O’Shea, Treasurer Mary McGraw, and Secretary Sarah Mullkoff. Board meetings in 2015 will be held the second Wednesday of the month from 4:00-6:00 pm at Michigan Environmental Council, 602 W. Ionia, Lansing. All members are welcome and there is a member comment period at the end of each meeting.
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Businesses drive the economy, and two new companies are helping the city of Flint by setting up shop in the city.More
Trying to go green? There’s now a credit card that can help with that.More
A new report, commissioned by the Eastern Interconnection States’ Planning Council (EISPC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), offers recommendations intended to harmonize electricity and natural gas markets, and raise awareness within the industry and regulatory community about potential challenges that may arise.More
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced a statewide plan designed to increase access to residential recycling throughout the state. Michigan’s recycling rate for residential household waste is about 15 percent while the national average is 35 percent. A recent study concluded more than $435 million in recyclables in the state are landfilled each year.More
Moose Trax was adopted from our shelter when he was just a puppy. In late December, and now nearly two years old, he was returned by his owners. Why? His left rear leg was badly broken and they could not afford veterinary care.More
Forest River Manufacturing LLC will spend $7 million to build its first recreational vehicle production site in Michigan over the next three years.More
The company that operates Kent County’s Energy-from-Waste plant at 950 Market Avenue SW has been named a “Michigan Star Worksite,” the state’s most prestigious workplace safety and health award.More
