Articles tagged: Adaptive Materials
Former Adaptive Materials executive Michelle Crumm appointed to WMU board of trustees
Posted: Dec 01, 2012Governor Rick Snyder announced Thursday he is appointing Ann Arbor entrepreneur Michelle Crumm to the Western Michigan University board of trustees. Read more »
deals of the year: Michelle and Aaron Crumm, 2011's top executives, remain leaders in Ann Arbor business community
Posted: Oct 11, 2012Michelle and Aaron Crumm received their honors as the area's top executives in November 2011 during AnnArbor.com's "Deals of the Year" awards gala. This year's event takes place Nov. 2. Read more »
Deals of the year: Ann Arbor's business leaders urged to work for change: 'We really only win together'
Posted: Nov 05, 2011Vision, passion and perseverance drove the success behind this year’s Executive of the Year winners at the 7th annual Deals of the Year. The three traits united to cultivate not just a company and not ... Read more »
Grand Rapids Press: Teachers union: Snyder law limiting government employee benefits is unnecessary
Posted: Sep 27, 2011Teachers union leaders say their members were agreeing to concessions even before Gov. Rick Snyder on Saturday signed the law that limits the amount public employers may pay for government employee medical benefits, the Grand ... Read more »
Skyline High Principal Sulura Jackson named 2010-11 Principal of the Year by MASSP
Posted: Jan 31, 2011The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals named Sulura Jackson, principal of Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School, as the 2010-11 High School Principal of the Year. Jackson’s work to further education in Ann Arbor and ... Read more »
Martin Sexton bringing his ambitious new songs to town
Posted: Apr 15, 2010Martin Sexton is trying to bring people together — for their own good, and for the good of America, he says. Martin Sexton shares his intimate songcraft in performances at The Ark and the downtown ... Read more »
Adaptive Materials lands $3 million from Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Posted: Mar 29, 2010Pittsfield Township-based fuel cell firm Adaptive Materials received $3 million from theĆ Michigan Economic Development Corp.'s Centers of Energy Excellence program, marking the latest capital infusion for the alternative energy leader. Adaptive Materials said the ... Read more »
Outlook 2010: Adaptive Materials swamped with interest for its alternative energy engineering jobs
Posted: Mar 28, 2010Call it a swamp full of resumes. That’s what Adaptive Materials had to deal with after deciding that it needed to hire nine engineers, both mechanical and electrical, to address an influx in business. The ... Read more »
Adaptive Materials wins $4.7 million fuel cell contract from Department of Defense
Posted: Mar 10, 2010Fuel cell firm Adaptive Materials has won a $4.7 million deal to deliver 300-watt units to the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract, which could ultimately be worth $5.6 million, adds to the Pittsfield Township ... Read more »
Now hiring: Ann Arbor-area's Adaptive Materials needs to fill 9 engineering jobs
Posted: Feb 19, 2010Wanted: Nine engineers to fill new positions at a growing tech company near Ann Arbor. Given Metro Detroit's unemployment rate, that may not seem like a tall order. But Adaptive Materials Inc. isn't taking chances: ... Read more »
Adaptive Materials lands $3 million from Air Force to develop fuel cell systems
Posted: Dec 28, 2009Adaptive Materials, one of the Ann Arbor region's leading alternative energy companies, has landed a $3 million deal to deliver 60-watt fuel cell systems to the U.S. Air Force. The deal builds on Pittsfield Township-based ... Read more »
Entrepalooza: Michigan's economic recovery hinges on new entrepreneurial culture
Posted: Sep 18, 2009Manufacturing an entrepreneurial economy is about more than just creating a healthy venture capital community and establishing various startup resources. Attitude and culture are just as critical. Entrepreneurial executives and economic development officials said Friday ... Read more »
Entrepalooza: University of Michigan to mark anniversary with entrepreneurial forum
Posted: Sep 17, 2009“Entrepalooza” might sound like a goofy nickname for an economic trend. But the University of Michigan takes it seriously. The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the U-M Ross School ... Read more »
Alternative energy firm Adaptive Materials commercializes new fuel cell product
Posted: Sep 02, 2009An Ann Arbor alternative energy company is introducing its strongest fuel cell power product for military and commercial applications. Pittsfield Township-based Adaptive Materials is commercializing a 250-watt fuel cell system that uses widely available propane ... Read more »
Fruit flies be gone
Posted: Jul 29, 2009Since we started composting our fruit and vegetable scraps, I’ve noticed that the amount of garbage our family generates per week has decreased from about five grocery-size bags to one. I’ve also noticed that we ... Read more »
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