News & Stories
MTEC SMARTZONE CLIENT SELECTED FOR AWARD NEGOTIATIONS UP TO $195M IN GRANT FUNDING
HOUGHTON, MI – September 20, 2024 – MTEC SmartZone is proud to announce that their client, Revex Technologies, has been selected for award negotiations up to $145 million grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) and...
Revolutionizing Oxygen Therapy
The Innovation Journey featuring O2 Innovate, a business unit of AIRS HOUGHTON, MI – September 17, 2024 – The Innovation Journey, powered by MTEC SmartZone, is a series that spotlights some of our standout clients. This week we focus on O2 Innovate, another...
8th Annual Return North Career Fair Scheduled for November 14, 2024
MTEC SmartZone and Partners Present the 8th Annual Upper Peninsula-Wide Career Fair, Inviting Alumni, Former Residents, and Friends of the U.P. to Return Home Houghton, Mich., [September 5, 2024] – MTEC SmartZone is proud to announce the 8th annual Return North Career...
MTEC SmartZone’s Inaugural AMMP Accelerator Program Ends on a High Note in Detroit
Delivering direct funding and in-kind services for Michigan-based startups DETROIT and HOUGHTON, Mich., Aug. 20, 2024 – The Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation SmartZone (MTEC) concluded its first of three annual Demo Days in Detroit as part of their Advanced...
AMMP Accelerator Set to Host Local Demo Day August 9th at the Continental
Join us for Local Demo Day to showcase the AMMP cohort companies at the Continental in downtown Houghton. This event is their ‘Try before we Fly’ as they will present to a wide audience in Detroit on August 16th. You can help by providing feedback, suggestions,...
Annalina Van Hercke appointed as Marketing Coordinator
HOUGHTON, MI – June 13, 2024 – MTEC SmartZone is proud to announce the hire of Annalina Van Hercke as their Marketing Coordinator. In this new role, Annalina will oversee promoting the MTECSZ brand and its programs. Design with our mission in mind, this position will...
City of Hancock Secures $969,352 in Funding for Hancock Business and Technology Park through the MEDC Strategic Site Readiness Program
MTEC SmartZone is proud to announce the City of Hancock’s successful application for $969,352 in grant funding through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's (MEDC) Strategic Site Readiness Program (SSRP). This crucial funding, made possible with the support...
Myth-busting entrepreneurial misconceptions in the Western U.P.
Introduction A third of Americans admit that the fear of failure holds them back from starting a business, while 39% don’t start simply because they don’t know how. As you may know, a myth is a widely held but false belief or idea. In rural areas with less resources,...
MTEC SmartZone Client Inks Collaboration Agreement with Michigan Technological University
HOUGHTON, MI – December 22, 2023 – Revex Technologies, a Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation (MTEC SmartZone) client, announced that it has entered into a definitive collaboration agreement with Michigan Technological University (MTU). The partnership aims to develop...