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
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How A Lake Linden laboratory is developing safer food packaging
By Brianna MacLean | Posted Jan 26, 2023LAKE LINDEN, Mich. (WJMN) – In 1993 in Lake Linden, Michigan Technological University Professor Dr. Bill Campbell and his wife Ellen founded the… Continue reading
Best Fit, Top Value: MTU Alums’ College Shopper Makes Choosing the Right College Easier
By Rick White | January 9, 2023 Since 2018, Michigan Tech alumni Ashley Kern and Erin Thompson have helped colleges around the country increase enrollment, sharpen budgets and improve student… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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,… Continue reading
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… Continue reading