News & Stories
Houghton Receives 5-Star Rating for Supporting Business and Entrepreneurship
HOUGHTON, MI – November 30, 2018 – The City of Houghton has been recognized for its successes and efforts in contributing to Michigan’s entrepreneurial growth and economic development in the annual eCities study conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of...
Moonlight Cycles and Envizion3D at December’s 1 Million Cups Event
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...
Opportunity Zones Info Session
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...
MTEC SmartZone Appoints Daniel Jamison as Chief Executive Officer
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...
Forest bioproduct summit was a start of a cooperation
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...
2nd Annual ‘Return North’ Connects Local Employers with Out-of-town Talent
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...
Chuck Nelson, New Managing Partner and President of Xeratec Corporation
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 Networking Event
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 Technology Day on Campus
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...