Technology and Innovation

GR-based Greenbuilt Michigan expands services statewide

Grand Rapids-based Greenbuilt Michigan has extended its services to the entire state of Michigan, meaing construction professionals statewide will have better access to the nonprofit's green training.

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$150,000 grant goes to NextEnergy to build energy-saving tool for Web

NextEnergy was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission to develop and host a web-based fleet processing tool. The tool is designed to assist fleet managers in determining “what kind of technology would be best suited for how they use their vehicles,” explains NextEnergy’s director of program development Jim Saber.

Street-legal electric vehicle — EcoV — rolls out of Grosse Pointe company

EnVironmental Transportation Solutions, based out of Grosse Pointe Woods, has developed a proof-of-concept urban-based low-speed electric vehicle ready for line production. 

Ann Arbor-based designer to create PS3 game

Game developer Matt Toschlog has started development on a game for Sony’s Playstation 3 under his new Ann Arbor-based company Reactor Zero.

Macomb County Community College opens alternative fuel center

Macomb Community College has opened the Macomb Center for Alternative Fuels.

Big Three unveiling lineup at Auto show aimed at attracting new customers

Detroit's Big Three automakers will roll out an array of new autos at the North American International Auto Show, including many fuel-effecient new cars.

Video ePrize

EPrize has been part of what founder and CEO Josh Linkner calls a "reverse brain drain," attracting employees from the coasts to work at the Pleasant Ridge-based Internet promotion agency. Watch their story here.

A Second City

The world of Second Life is like MySpace meets the Matrix — a 3-D online community. It's also where a group of metro Detroit enterpreneurs are staking a claim and hoping to hit it big.

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