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1 Million Cups returns to the Finnish-American Heritage Center in Hancock for the month of December! We have two new business ready to share with you: Moonlight Cycles Moonlight Cycles believes that a bicycle should be fun to ride and deliver an experience second to...

You are invited to an information session on a new investment and project financing mechanism that was included in the federal tax reform act passed at the end of 2017. Opportunity Zones create opportunities for investors with capital gains to defer and lower the...

HOUGHTON, MI – (November 8, 2018) – The MTEC SmartZone Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Daniel Jamison as Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, 2018. He succeeds MTEC’s current CEO Marilyn Clark who recently announced her retirement after...

By Riina Rastas Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is one of the most forested regions in the United States, but forestry in U.P. is mostly of the traditional kind. In the third week of October, eight representatives from Finland arrived in Houghton County to take part in the...

HOUGHTON, Mich. — (October 15, 2018) — MTEC SmartZone is gearing up to host Return North: Professional Careers Reception, its second annual Thanksgiving weekend event aimed at attracting professionals to the Keweenaw region. The event will be held on Friday, November...

It is a time of great excitement for Xeratec Corporation. As we enter our 15th year, we are charting more dynamic growth and market expansion than ever before. Xeratec  is building on outstanding success in products and services for information technology, data...

MichBIO held a casual bio industry networking event at the Continental Fire Co on September 5th. The event was free and open to all bio industry professionals, including Michigan Tech staff, faculty, and students. Attendees represented biomedical engineering, biology,...

Michigan Tech Career Services invited MTEC SmartZone and several local startup companies to participate in Michigan Technology Day. This event was organized as part of CareerFest. Launched in 2015, CareerFEST is a series of industry-sponsored events and career...

1MC September Recurring each month, 1 Million Cups (1MC) invites two entrepreneurs to share their ideas and businesses to receive feedback from the community. Each presenter has 6-7 minutes to pitch, followed by a 15-20 Q&A session. This month, Lavanya Rajesh...