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Meet Management: Design Coordinator, Eric Prue
Invent@NMU prides itself in providing Northern Michigan University (NMU) students professional work experience. Working with real clients and developing products prepares them for the workforce.
Client Update: SwimSmart Technology Receives BAF Grant
Technology can offer solutions to problems we face in our everyday lives and SwimSmart has developed technology to enhance water safety.
Meet Nine Women Entrepreneurs Who Should be on Your Radar
“Follow your passion — and if you don’t know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.”
What is Entrepreneurship?
The Importance of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems The past few years have both been record-breaking years for the entrepreneurship industry. Some attribute COVID-19 to accelerating the plans
What is Innovation?
Common Characteristics of Innovative Communities In case you may have missed it, the word “innovation” seems to be just about everywhere these days. Slogans, mission
Tech in Marquette
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has entered into a defining, new technological age. Have you noticed? Technology-based companies are swarming into our northern territory from Houghton –
State-Wide Talent Attraction Initiative Wins International Awards For Excellence In Economic Development
Back To Michigan Wins Awards for Excellence in Economic Development Back To Michigan, a state-wide talent attraction event series, was awarded a Silver and Bronze
UP Tech Spotlight: Van Straten Enterprises
VAN STRATEN ENTERPRISES, AN UPPER PENINSULA BASED TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, HAS REVEALED THEIR INNOVATIVE SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING TECHNOLOGY IN A RECENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD
Upper Peninsula Tech Startup Wins $10K In A National Virtual Pitch Competition For Research On Aerospace Technology
We are thrilled to announce that a local tech startup company, Kall Morris Inc (KMI), represented Marquette in an online pitch competition where rural, startup
Innovate Marquette SmartZone Selected To Receive Highly Competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration Capital Challenge Build To Scale Grant
$611,911 IN FEDERAL GRANT AND MATCHING DOLLARS WILL BE AWARDED TO SUPPORT LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Innovate Marquette SmartZone (Innovate Marquette) announced today that it
Celebrating Business Innovation: Trenary Toast Expands To Marquette
Originally established in 1928 by the Syrjanen family, Trenary Toast is a staple in many Upper Peninsula homes. Headquartered in Trenary, Michigan, co-owners Brianna Wynsma
Return North: The Journey Of Job Hunting In Michigan’S Upper Peninsula
Alongside its growing national presence, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.) is quickly becoming a top location for people looking to relocate. People who’ve never