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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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