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ADA, Mich. (WZZM)- One of the most vital and immediate needs after the earthquake in Haiti was clean drinking water.
A partnership of West Michigan businesses is working to provide clean water in Haiti and all around the developing world.
10 News SanDiego, CA: The U.S.S. Carl Vincent will be distributing 1,500 portable Hydraid Biosand Water Filters to Haiti as part of the Navy's humanitarian group, Project Handclasp, to aid those affected by the Haiti earthquake.
Find out more about Hydraid biosand water filters at http://www.hydraid.org/
The Central Michigan University (CMU) Clean Water Initiative is working to create a sustainable microbusiness model for the filters in India.
WWJ Radio Plymouth-based Luna Tech Designs announced this week an interactive virtual globe for this year's Plymouth Ice Festival. The virtual globe application, or LunaGlobe, immerses visitors on the Plymouth Ice Festival Web site in a 3-D virtual version of the ice festival, giving them interactive opportunities to explore and discover the festival events, avoid likely parking and traffic problems, know where to find those irresistible roasted almonds, as well as locate participating shops and restaurants in the area.
Press Release:(Mt. Pleasant, MI) Most of us forget about Michigan’s cherry crop and the many associated businesses during the bitter Michigan winters, but thanks to $250,000 in funding from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, an up-and-coming nutraceuticals business, Michelle’s Miracle, is working full steam ahead in the heart of northern Michigan’s cherry country.
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The Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 4520 Ashman in Midland, has extended grant support for the Entrepreneurial Internship Program started in January. The program is a project between Saginaw Valley State University, Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan-Flint and MidMichigan Innovation Center
MMIC Press Release: More jobs and more support are on the way, as the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE) has extended grant support for the Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP) which began in January of this year. The program is proving effective in encouraging entrepreneurship and education by matching outstanding students with start-ups and incubators, and then providing financial support to help the entrepreneurs as well as the students who are gaining valuable business skills, and earning money at the same time.
The extension will open opportunities for up to a dozen more additional companies and student interns for winter and spring opportunities. The application process begins by visiting the MidMichigan Innovation Center Web site at www.mmic.us, and looking under the Virtual Programs tab for details.
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Making ideas work.
Fostering business development by leveraging CMU's intellectual, technological, and material resources.
At CMU-RC, we partner with people who want to develop their ideas and grow their businesses—from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Our clients run the gamut from students and alumni exploring new ideas in food, healthcare, and energy; to entrepreneurs and start-up businesses that need facilities, technology, and business support to put their ideas to work; to major corporations seeking advanced analytics to make sound strategic decisions for their future. If you have an idea, we're here to help you make it work.
From soup to nanotechnology, we make ideas work.
Point Hope Energy
Think of using your recycled cooking oil to power your truck, boat, car or maybe even your lawnmower. This summer CMU-RC was a scale-up location for the innovative biodiesel technology of CMU-RC tenant Point Hope Energy. The mini-plant takes vegetable oil discarded by campus cafeterias and uses it to power campus mowers and lawn equipment. The mini-plant is designed to demonstrate that the commercial version of the technology provides a step-change cost reduction in producing biodiesel along with a much lower environmental footprint.
Shull came to CMU last fall, with a promising idea in need of a home and is now set up in a high-tech facility at CMU-RC, connected to a team of faculty and graduate chemistry students, and is commercializing the technology. The CMU-RC team is there with Shull to help smooth the process, provide business development support, and bring this innovative idea to a market ripe for affordable sources of clean energy.
Stable Grazer
Are you tired of feeding your horses numerous times a day? The Stable Grazer, developed by Dan and Ed Fehringer, is an automatic horse feeder that allows horse owners the luxury of loading a feeder once a day with flake hay, grain or pellets. The feeder has a convenient timer that drops the horse feed up to six times a day preventing common health problems among horses such as cribbing and sand indigestion. The Stable Grazer can save time and money for individual horse owners or full service ranch owners. If you’re looking to make your horse live a more comfortable and healthy life while saving some time, then Stable Grazer is for you.