News & Stories
Lexul Graduates from Incubator
Eric Ollis, President of Lexul, and his team have graduated from our Incubator space at the Jutila Center. They didn't move far, though. The Lexul team now occupies a bigger, brighter space on the 6th floor of the building which was made available to them by Finlandia...
THERMOANALYTICS: SBIR SUCCESS STORY
MTEC SmartZone’s Marketing and Communications team produced a success story video for ThermoAnaltyics which will be presented at the Growing Northwest Michigan Share Of Defense Contracts Workshop in Traverse City this month. Check out the video...
Submit Your Nominations: 2019 Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards
The Spark Plug Awards is an annual community celebration that recognizes local businesses, organizations, community projects, and individuals for their efforts during the past year. NOMINATIONS Have you experienced exceptional customer service at a local business?...
2019 SmartStart Class Begins
The first SmartStart class of 2019 has begun! With 7 teams participating, this makes for one of the largest groups yet. The teams will meet weekly for 6-7 weeks as they work through validating their idea and planning out their business idea. To complete the program,...
Jamison Presents at KEDA
Our CEO Dan Jamison presented at the monthly KEDA meeting earlier this month. Despite the winter weather, there was a great, interactive audience. Dan shared a bit about his background, covered some exciting opportunities we have in the Copper Country and...
SightLine Expands Product Line to Serve Private Universities
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wittenberg University is enlisting predictive analytics services from SightLine Data, as it aims to grow enrollment to 2100 students by 2020. Additionally, predictive analytic data will be used in efforts to boost...
Moonlight Cycles and Envizion3D at 1MC
Last week, two teams presented at the 1 Million Cups event and received feedback from the community: Brian Eggart and Russ Crofton - Moonlight Cycles Jacob Hubert and Timothy Ingram - Envizion3D Recurring each month, 1 Million Cups (1MC) invites two entrepreneurs to...
Clark Honored in Lansing
Outgoing MTEC SmartZone CEO Marilyn Clark was honored at the MEDC SmartZone meeting in Lansing last week. Fred Molnar, Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MEDC, presented a plaque to Marilyn in recognition of her service and leadership over the past 6...
Winners Announced: Bob Mark Business Model Competition
The 2018 Bob Mark Business Model Competition took place earlier this month on Michigan Tech's campus. The Competition was hosted by the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship, a collaboration between Pavlis Honors College, the School of Business and Economics and the...