On the lower Rouge River near the mouth of the Detroit River, a bridge to the past and future is under construction. Land, water, history, industrialization, and ecological restoration converge on a small piece of shoreline below the new Fort Street Bridge, the first bicycle/pedestrian crossing over one of the nation’s more significant — and polluted — waterways.More
Granger Construction Company, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), the Greater Detroit Building Trades Council, and the Partnering Contractors signed a formal partnership to protect workers during the renovation of the 1956 mechanical engineering laboratory – classroom building, located on U-M’s North Campus in Ann Arbor. More
Applications accepted now through Aug. 12. Projects featuring habitat enhancement for game species will be given highest priority.More
Utilities take note: 12 major U.S. corporations are sending you a message. They want more options for purchasing renewable energy.More
Nearly $113 million in funding and technical assistance is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives, including economic development, sustainable communities, green infrastructure, and water efficiency. For full eligibility and application details, please visit the links provided below.More
Two interns from Detroit Venture Partners were awarded the $5,000 grand prize at #hackDPL, Automation Alley’s 24-hour hackathon to build an app for Detroit Public Library. Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, held the event July 11-12 at its Detroit office, located at Grand Circus.More
The Energy Department announced up to $14 million in funding for 15 research and development projects to support technologies that will contribute to advancing early-stage, breakthrough energy-efficient solutions for buildings and homes. These projects will help building managers and homeowners reduce energy demand, save money and accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies.More
BioCycle plans to make use of agricultural scrap and waste materials and other biomass sources as manufacturing precursors, via a $5 million bioprocessing facility that is currently in final financing stages.More
Auto supplier Aisin Seiki celebrated the official opening of its new North American headquarters for two of its companies in Northville Township, Mich.More
More than one-third of all medium and heavy duty commercial trucks registered in the United States are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines, according to IHS Automotive research for the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). That’s 2.9 million out of 8.8 million trucks.More
