Fostering Innovation to Create Economic Growth for Companies and Communities EGI Executive Director Steven Wilson talked with the Michigan Minds podcast about how EGI partners with Michigan businesses. He discusses how EGI helps them navigate various challenges and shares thoughts about what organizations will need in the new year. Learn more and listen to the podcast here. https://publicengagement.umich.edu/fostering-innovation-to-create-economic-growth-for-companies-and-communities/ January 5, 2022 Contact: Parker Finn [email protected]

We are currently working on finalizing the details of a new funding opportunity to assist you in your cybersecurity compliance journey.  If you are interested in additional support please fill out the brief survey below so that we can add you to our list of companies seeking assistance.

ANN ARBOR—Like many regions across the country, southwestern Michigan is preparing for the closure of a nuclear power facility, the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.   The impact of this transition on a community can lead to reduced tax base, lost employment, reduction in services and an unused site. The Economic Growth Institute at the University of Michigan and local partners are responding to craft a new vision, strategy and plan that will lower the risk for and severity of such [read more]

As a small business in Warren bidding on Department of Defense contracts, Dr. Rita Fields knew that in order to win contracts, 313 Industries needed to meet the compliance requirements of DFARS 252.204-7012.  In addition to this, the DoD released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standard that would require all companies to be certified to a specified maturity level by 2025 and since 313 Industries had taken minimal steps to meet the NIST 800-171, they  knew they needed to [read more]

The Economic Growth Institute has been awarded a STEM Talent Challenge Grant from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).  The EDA announced $2 million in grants to seven organizations on January 19, 2021.  The inaugural STEM Talent Challenge aims to boost local science, technology, engineering, and math talent through STEM workforce readiness while fueling innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging and transformative sectors. EGI will implement an Advanced Manufacturing Cybersecurity Work-and-Learn Program (AMCP), which combines online instruction and [read more]

Jani Hatchett has been named the new Outreach Project Manager for the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (GLTAAC), which administers the federally-funded Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program and is located at the Economic Growth Institute. In her new role, Jani leads the direct one-on-one engagement with manufacturers in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio who have been directly hurt by imports, offering assistance with accessing the program. She also connects with manufacturing industry associations, as well as regional business support [read more]