News & Stories
MTEC SmartZone Client takes First Place at Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge
On Friday, November 11, twenty semifinalist startup teams from eleven universities across Michigan competed for $12,500 cash prizes. For the second year in a row, the Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge (MCSC) celebrated student entrepreneurship and innovation....
Michigan Tech and Eagle Mine Partner for EV Battery Recycling Innovation and Climate Sustainability
11/29/2022—On Nov. 16, the Biden Administration announced a $74 million funding package to advance domestic battery recycling and reuse that will strengthen the nation’s battery supply chain. Michigan Technological University and Eagle Mine are co-recipients of part...
Client Corner – with refill U.P.
By Amanda Jackson I met up with Briana Tucker and Travis Wakeham, the couple behind the Keweenaw’s first zero waste refillery, Refill U.P. While the refillery business idea is not high-tech like the typical MTEC SmartZone client, they did bring the can-do...
Orbion Space Technology Hosts Round Table Discussion
Ribbon Cutting for Orbion’s New Rocket Factory in Houghton, MI Houghton, Mich., – On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, Orbion Space Technology, and partners, will be hosting a high-tech jobs roundtable discussion with US Representative, Ro Khanna, Entrepreneur and Venture...
6th Annual Return North Professional Career Fair Scheduled for November 10, 2022
MTEC SmartZone and partners host an Upper Peninsula-wide Career Fair aimed at attracting alumni, former residents, and friends of the U.P. back to the region. Houghton, Mich., September 13, 2022 –MTEC SmartZone is gearing up to host the 6th annual Return North...
Client Corner – with ProNav Marine
By Amand Jackson It’s not every day that someone can take a passion or hobby and turn it into a successful business venture, however, for the founders of ProNav Marine, that’s exactly what they did. I sat down with Travis White from ProNav Marine to learn a bit more...
MTEC SmartZone Presents to Michigan Tech Summer Youth Program Attendees
On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 20 students attending two Michigan Technological University Summer Youth Program (SYP) classes, Be Your Own Boss and Stock Market with Blizzard, visited MTEC SmartZone to learn about the high-tech business incubator and the basics of...
Orbion to supply propulsion for General Atomics weather satellite
MTEC SmartZone client Orbion Space Technology will be suppling a propulsion system for a U.S. Space Force prototype weather satellite, under a contract with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). In February, the Space Force announced the selection...
SwimSmart Warning Systems Awarded $20K Business Accelerator Fund Proposal
MTEC SmartZone announces that SwimSmart Warning Systems has been approved for a Business Accelerator Fund (BAF) award of $20,000 for continued development of their internet-connected beach warning system. This system connects to the National Weather Service's (NWS)...