What is a SmartZone?
Thanks to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan has 20 distinct SmartZones across the state. Each SmartZone is a business accelerator designed to service a specific geographical location.
MTEC SmartZone is located in the Western Upper Peninsula serving primarily the cities of Houghton and Hancock.
Michigan SmartZones
1. MTEC SmartZone – Houghton/Hancock
2. Innovate Marquette – Marquette
3. Sault Ste. Marie EDC – Sault Ste. Marie
4. Muskegon Innovation Hub – Muskegon
5. Spartan Innovations Grand Rapids
Start Garden – Grand Rapids
6. Lakeshore Advantage – Halland
7. Midland Business Alliance – Midland
8. CMURC – Mount Pleasant
9. St. Clair County EDA – Port Huron
10. Lansing Economic Area – Lansing/East Lansing
11. Battle Creek Unlimited – Battle Creek
12. WMed Innovation Center – Kalamazoo
13. Ann Arbor SPARK – Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
14. Lean Rocket Lab – Jackson
15. Lenawee Now – Adrian/Tecumseh
16. OU INC – Rochester
17. Sterling Heights Velocity Center – Sterling Heights
18. Automation Alley – Troy
19. Centrepolis Accelerator – Southfield
20. Techtown – Detriot