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MTEC SmartZone Secures Over $4.1 Million in Grants to Propel Innovation and Support Small Businesses Across Michigan
HOUGHTON, MI – November 13, 2023 – MTEC SmartZone, a leading organization in fostering innovation and supporting local businesses, proudly announces the successful acquisition of two major grants, totaling over… Continue reading
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7th Annual Return North Professional Career Fair
MTEC SmartZone and partners host their annual Upper Peninsula-wide Career Fair aimed at attracting alumni, former residents, and friends of the U.P. to the region. Houghton, Mich., September 1, 2023… Continue reading
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Integrated Molecular Innovations Wins Individual Investment and Cash Prize
Congratulations to Rourke Sylvain and Ali Dabas, who not only made it through the qualifying rounds of the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition with their start-up pitch for imi – integrated molecular… Continue reading
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Client Corner – with Jake Northey
By Amanda Jackson If you’ve met Jake Northey, you know he has lots of experience in the business of starting up businesses. But being an entrepreneur can have its highs… Continue reading
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Clients Win at the 2023 CMU New Venture Competition
On April 21, Michigan Tech students, Bayle Golden and Rourke Sylvan, traveled to Central Michigan University to compete in the 2023 New Venture Challenge (NVC). The NVC challenge is a… Continue reading
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Niomin (Revex Metals, Inc.) Awarded As A NextCycle Michigan Pitch Winner
The 2023 NextCycle Michigan Team Showcase took place at the TechTown Detroit Innovation Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Showcase featured 15 teams pitching their businesses and… Continue reading
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Client Corner – with Steelhead Technologies
By Amanda Jackson I met up with Jeff Halonen, one of the six co-founders of Steelhead Technologies in Calumet, MI, who shared some entrepreneurial insight, what it took to get… Continue reading
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Two MTEC SmartZone Clients Selected for Keweenaw Community Sparkplug Awards
The Keweenaw Community SparkPlug Awards are an annual community celebration that recognizes local businesses, organizations, community projects, and individuals for their efforts during the past year. The awards are given… Continue reading
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Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear Sews Its Way Into Industry 4.0: A Q&A With Co-founder Nathan Ackerman
by Dennis Burck, Automation Alley Operating out of the U.P. in Hancock, MI, Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear (CTUG) is a small hiking gear manufacturer employing a staff of nine. Its… Continue reading
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2023 Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition: Supporting Michigan Tech’s Enrepreneurs
Houghton, MI – January 31, 2023 It was a night of fierce and calculated competition as MTU students across disciplines pitched innovative business ideas and solutions to help shape the… Continue reading