News & Stories
Upper Peninsula SmartZones Partner Together To Host Return North Professional Careers Fair
5th annual event aimed at attracting alumni, former residents, and friends of the U.P. back to the region HOUGHTON, MI – March 25, 2021 – MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone, and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation are gearing up to host the...
MTEC Newsletter – February 2021
Another installation of MTEC SmartZone's Newsletter is here! From refreshing our website content and revamping the newsletter format to exciting funding news and another round of SmartStart, MTEC and our clients have been busy growing and expanding and we have...
MTEC SmartZone Honored to Again Support the Bob Mark Model Pitch Competition
On Thursday, January 28, The Bob Mark Business Model Competition was hosted by Michigan Technological University (MTU). The competition provides a venue for students at MTU of all majors to pitch their entrepreneurial ideas before an audience and a panel of...
Michigan Rise Rounds Out SightLine’s Pre-Seed Investment
Congratulations to SightLine, a Houghton, U.P. of Michigan predictive analytics ed-tech company (and MTEC SmartZone client) who announced the closing of their pre-seed investment round with the addition of Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III. With ten university customers...
Another SmartStart Success: Knot your Average Startup Rolls into Sales
HOUGHTON, MI – November 25, 2020 – Veteran, local teacher, musician, and now entrepreneur, Jeff Hauswirth, from Houghton Michigan has a simple new product called Knot Away that was created out of personal need for muscle and joint relief. His unique solution, a...
Finlandia and FINNZONE launch cooperation with XES Helsinki Student Entrepreneurial Community
First transatlantic entrepreneurial presentations scheduled for November 17 Finlandia University’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter and FINNZONE have launched a new initiative with the XES student entrepreneurial community from Haaga-Helia University of...
MTEC SmartZone announces Interim CEO
MTEC SmartZone is pleased to announce that Scott MacInnes has accepted the role of interim CEO effective immediately. MacInnes replaces prior CEO Daniel Jamison, who announced his resignation on September 3rd. MacInnes is a well-known and respected member of the Upper...
Return North is back this Thanksgiving season!
HOUGHTON, MI – [10/16/20] – MTEC SmartZone in collaboration with Innovate Marquette SmartZone will once again be hosting its Return North event this coming November. Return North is a digital professional career reception aiming to connect job seekers with Upper...
Daniel I. Jamison IV Resigns as CEO at Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation
HOUGHTON, MI - September 3, 2020 Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation (“MTEC”) announced today that Daniel I. Jamison IV has tendered his resignation as CEO effective October 27, 2020. Mr. Jamison explained that he is leaving MTEC to pursue other high-tech...