| Congressman Stupak Applauds Smart Zone's Success |
| Congressman Stupak was excited and inspired during his tour of the newly renovated Lakeshore Center, home of the MTEC SmartZone. Stupak applauds the SmartZone for being an integral part in the expansion of high-tech businesses and the subsequent increased job market within the Upper Peninsula. |
| MTEC SmartZone Awarded $500,000 for Business Programs |
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| MTEC SmartZone Promotion Excites Students on Michigan Tech's Campus |
| MTEC SmartZone and Michigan Technological University
have kindled a long-term relationship since the SmartZone was formed in 2003. The majority of companies that have established in the SmartZone are by Michigan Tech alumni and SmartZone programs integrate Michigan Tech students as both entrepreneurial clients and as well as service providers.
Still, many students are unaware of the SmartZone so a recent promotion to give away an Apple laptop, an iPod and two iPod Shuffle audio players successfully garnered students’ attention. |
| MTEC SmartZone Graduate Receives $25 Million Military Contract |
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| MTEC SmartZone enjoys growth boom |
| MTEC SmartZone is energizing high-tech business growth in the Upper Peninsula. In just 5 years MTEC has brought in two fortune 100 companies, helped solidify the establishment of 12 new technology start-ups, seen its charter member graduate to build its own corporate center, and is attributed as one of the key components of a economic surge in the Keweenaw Peninsula. |
| $3.2 Million Grant Awarded for Fourth MTEC SmartZone Business Accelerator |
| The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Economic Development Corporation have awarded the MTEC SmartZone a $3.2million grant to renovate the current Houghton Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) into a new business accelerator environment. |
| New MTEC SmartZone Internet Platform Creates Opportunity for Growth of Technology Business |
| “Energizing High Tech Business Growth” is the promise and mission of the MTEC SmartZone. Now, a significant new intranet and internet technology foundation has been added to the arsenal of business support and development tools available to SmartZone companies and their employees. |
| Living and Working in the Keweenaw – New Video Showcase of “Michigan’s Top of the World” |
| An impactful new video highlighting the growth and success of technology business in the MTEC SmartZone is viewable at mtecsmart.com. The video was created to support the participation of the cities of Houghton and Hancock in the 2008 Michigan Municipal League Community Excellence Award. |
| MTEC SmartZone Awarded $500,000 for Business Programs |
| Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced that MTEC SmartZone is being awarded $500,000 to provide business programs for startup technology companies. |