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SMARTZONE COMPANY BUILDS TO NEXT LEVEL
The “original” Upper Michigan SmartZone company, GS Engineering, has graduated from MTEC SmartZone offices. On June 22, 2008, the company premiered its new innovation center headquarters to accelerate delivering advanced engineering solutions for military and commercial transportation.
Pictured: MTEC SmartZone, Michigan Tech and City leaders celebrate at GS Engineering ribbon cutting
GS ENGINEERING BUILDS NEW FACILITY
GS Engineering credits SmartZone support as one of the drivers of success. “The SmartZone helped create critical links between our local business community integration and global focus,” says Glen Simula, President and CEO of GS Engineering. SmartZone support included patent, financing, legal and marketing assistance. To see more, go to GSengineering.com
A NEW FORTUNE 100 FORMULA FOR MICHIGAN’S FUTURE
Left - State and local officials dedicate the new Powerhouse Building and office space.
Combine the MEDC lead, a world-class technological university (Michigan Tech) and SmartZone facility incentive with fortune 100 interests…. What do you get? Answer - global corporate business committing to a multi-year deal/packages with SmartZone to utilize up-and-coming engineering talent from the university to perform volume project work.
The concept is fueling global competitive advantages for companies such as GE Aviation and Ford Motor Company in the way they get targeted engineering projects completed most effectively and efficiently.
SMARTZONE HELPS ENTREPRENEUR DRIVE MARKETING MACHINE
Consistacom helps make the worlds largest telephony company products (Avaya) perform to their potential in call centers. But making a dent in a multi-billion dollar global network to tell your story is far from easy. But when you are Steven Fitzgerald, President and CTO and Upper Michigan SmartZone marketing partners have developed a brand image, marketing and promotional program that has Consistacom making big noise, with sales to the biggest call center operations in the world. To see more, go to www.consistacom.com
Pictured: Steven Fitzgerald of Consistacom shows off his aggressive marketing campaign materials.
CREATING A SPRINGBOARD FOR INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY
The Upper Michigan SmartZone offers networking combinations that make it possible for great ideas to be born and flourish. Working closely with Michigan Technological University, both professors and students alike are interfacing with the SmartZone infrastructure to develop their product and business ideas further. Critical support starts with embracing teams and nurturing next-level thinking. Advice, input and sometimes execution in the areas of legal, financing, communications and marketing all come into play.
A standout project in this area is one group’s hospital mattress venture – which has gone through concept and prototype development, and is now patented with business models for production being developed. www.cprmattress.com
Pictured: CPR Mattress Technology in action
GROWING POWER TO DO EVEN MORE
The Upper Michigan SmartZone now has interest in 3 properties that support high tech business growth opportunities – for entrepreneurs and corporate ventures. Just recently, the property at the Portage building reached capacity, and opened the doors to “phase 4”, which involves a brand new collaboration with Michigan Tech to share space recently purchased from the Upper Peninsula Power Company.
“When our companies are successful, we’re successful. Success is happening.”
- Carlton Crothers, CEO
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