Michigan News
Mason County Planning Commission has approved the $232 million Consumers Energy Lake Winds Energy Park in Riverton and Summit townships. Economic impact studies show the project will create 150 jobs during peak construction and 8 to 12 full-time jobs during operation of the 100 MW wind farm that will produce enough power for 25,000 homes.More
DTE Energy/MichCon (DTE) unveiled a new, four-pump compressed natural gas station in Melvindale, Mich. earlier this month. In 2009, DTE was awarded a $5.4 million grant from Clean Energy Coalition to boost the number of CNG fueling stations in Michigan and to convert 173 Ford Ecoline vans to operate on the fuel. The grant was made possible through the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).More
General Motors Ventures LLC announced today an equity investment of $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLC, a vertically integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. The investment will create 310 jobs, 200 of them in the Detroit area.More
To the editor: Thank you for your excellent article on the proposed solar project in Laughlin (“Laughlin eyed for big solar project,” July 2). It is informative journalism like this that keeps me as a newspaper subscriber.More
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced 31 tribal energy projects to receive $6.3 million over two years as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s ongoing efforts to support tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership with Tribal Nations. More
Auto part manufacturing is recognized as one of the most essential parts of our automobile economy. The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) has created different “work groups” to aid and educate its subscribing auto manufacturing members in technology and networking, chemical issues management, energy efficiency and materials efficiency. In addition to the work group activities, SP holds quarterly membership meetings to educate and update its members on the status of work group projects, conduct benchmarking sessions on selected topics and provide networking forums for its members.More
Built 103 years ago in Detroit’s East Riverfront area, The Elevator Building at 1938 Franklin has undergone a significant transformation over the past few years from an empty, crumbling industrial building to fully leased offices for small businesses.More
Fourteen Michigan cities, villages and counties have received a total of $1,066,429, in advanced lighting technology projects, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced today.MoreThe United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC, an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, Monday announced the award of a $9.62 million advanced battery technology development contract to LG Chem Power Inc. of Troy.More
Michigan offers several business tax incentives that can help local companies by driving development and creating jobs. Specifically, the Michigan Research and Development (R&D) tax credit has been effective in lightening the load of tax liability and providing companies with additional dollars for new machinery and employees.More
