The federal economic stimulus package is becoming an ATM for Ann Arbor’s technology community. The $787 billion program, officially called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is becoming a financial beacon of hope for university researchers and local entrepreneurs. A sudden flood of stimulus funding to the Ann Arbor region ...
(This editorial appears in the AnnArbor.com newspaper published today and reflects the view of the editorial board.) At any time, and particularly in these harsh economic times, there is no way to underestimate the significance of the more than $250 million in federal grants for battery research awarded to the ...
I caught up briefly this morning with General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson at Detroit-based NextEnergy, where U.S. Vice President Joe Biden officially awarded more than $1 billion in stimulus grants to Michigan battery companies. I asked Henderson to describe the importance of GM's battery research relationship with the University of ...
Michigan’s budding vehicle battery industry, charged by several companies in the Ann Arbor region, is anxiously awaiting the federal government’s battery grants announcement Wednesday at NextEnergy in Detroit. The U.S. Department of Energy is expected to issue grants to a range of battery companies. Several startup companies with Ann Arbor ...