News & Stories
MTEC Hosts Return North Event
Return North is back this Thanksgiving season! MTEC SmartZone will once again be hosting its Return North event this coming November. Return North is an event aiming to connect job seekers with local, hiring companies and support the attraction and retention of...
Lt Governor Gilchrist Visits Houghton/Hancock Community
Sunday, October 6, 2019, Lt Governor Garlin Gilchrist arrived in the Upper Peninsula to tour the community. His visits to Houghton/Hancock began with seeing MTEC SmartZone clients Neuvokas and Orbion Space Technology. Both high-tech companies were able to showcase...
Orbion Raises $9.2 Million
MTEC SmartZone client, Orbion Space Technology, continues to raise the bar with its innovative technology in the aerospace sector. Because of their diligent work, they were awarded a huge Series A raise to the tune of $9.2 million. Brad King, Orbion's CEO, continues...
Sightline Serves Higher-Ed With Predictive Analytics
MTEC client - Sightline - is serving higher-education institutions across Michigan including Lake Superior State University, Finlandia University, and Bay de Noc Community College. Sightline's services allow these organizations to find students at risk of dropping out...
ORBION AWARDED NASA CONTRACT
Orbion Space Technology (Orbion), a company that develops plasma thrusters for satellites announced a contract award from NASA‘s Science Mission Directorate. Under the contract, Orbion will develop advanced propulsion system components that will help spacecraft to...
MTEC Expands Programming
MTEC SmartZone (MTEC) announces that three of their team members are now certified GrowthWheel® Business Advisors. GrowthWheel® is a visual toolbox and cloud-based platform used by business advisors to help client companies make decisions and act. The tools help...
SmartStart Serves Entrepreneurs
"In 2012, the MTEC SmartZone was looking at a way to create more entrepreneurs that could serve the Keweenaw. What came out of that was SmartStart, a program where up-and-coming or existing businesses can look at how to build and grow their products." Read more from...
MTEC Announces Upcoming SmartStart Classes
MTEC SmartZone (MTEC) announced today that they will be holding another series of SmartStart classes starting June 5, 2019. SmartStart is an MTEC program that is designed to educate and guide entrepreneurs through the process of validating and growing their business...
MTEC Clients Talk Cybersecurity
MTEC team members attended the Cybersecurity grand opening at Northern Michigan University today. Two MTEC clients - Arroyo Networks and Xeratec shared their expertise by participating in a panel with other industry leaders. For more details about the event, see the...