Hancock

UP Firm Installs Nearly 5,000 Free Energy Saving Kits In 2012

Nearly 5,000 Michigan utility customers participated in Blue Terra Energy’s free energy-saving kit installation program in 2012. Customers saved, on average, about $250 a year per household.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/05

The Keweenaw Waterway that bisects the Keweenaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan. The cities of Houghton and Hancock are approximately at the center of the picture, where the waterway widens into what is called Portage Lake. Wikimedia Commons photo by Doc Searls.

ShoreWaves Internet Connects Rural Residents

A new Upper Peninsula Internet service provider called ShoreWaves says it has opened a new high-speed Internet service for customers in remote areas of northern Houghton County.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/11

MTEC SmartZone Client Lasalletech Receives $50K Grant to Expand into New Markets

LaSalle Technology Group LLC announced it had received a state Business Accelerator Fund grant of $50,000. They will use the funds to employ two marketing agencies to assist them in growing their customer base in the financial trade market.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/09

Photo Illustration By Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech To Study Sleep Apnea

In a new collaboration, researchers from Michigan Techological University’ and Portage Health are working together to study sleep disorders, focusing on sleep apnea.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/02

Talon Research Inc. Graduates from MTEC SmartZone

Talon Research Inc., the newest tenant to graduate from MTEC SmartZone, celebrated the official opening of its new location in Hancock with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/27

A view of Houghton, including the Michigan Technological University campus, from Hancock. Matt Roush photo.

State Grant Advances UP Firm’s High Tech Bridge Inspection Gear

Talon Research Inc. said Thursday it had received a Business Accelerator Fund grant of $44,000, which will be used to incorporate technology that complements its increasingly popular BridgeGuard infrared highway inspection equipment.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/06

MTEC SmartZone – Finlandia Entrepreneur Support Center Honored In D.C.

ESC’s high-tech facility features business-grade computer and telecommunications equipment along with professional business consultants. In just over a year, more than 60 entrepreneurs received services and 32 LLCs have been filed.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/08

Lasalletech Continues Global Growth

Lasalletech recently landed two new clients, thanks to sales training the owners were recently referred to by MTEC SmartZone.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/27

Free Energy Kits For UP Customers

Blue Terra Energy is partnering with Efficiency United to provide Upper Peninsula Power Co. and Semco Energy Gas Co. customers with free, installed energy kits.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/15

Michigan Tech, Ford Team Up To Imagine A Better Bus System

Michigan Technological University Enterprise students have received a Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3) grant to study the existing mass transit system in Houghton and Hancock and develop a model that would be more sustainable economically, environmentally and socially.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/08/25

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