Category Archives: Technology

TechShop Detroit Opens in Allen Park

TechShop Detroit is finally a reality, after its grand opening today in Allen Park next to the Detroit Lions training facility and headquarters. Part fabrication shop, part vocational training facility, the TechShop idea was started in 2006 in Menlo Park, California as a way to provide access to industrial tools and fabrication equipment to the… Read More »

Ground Systems Power and Energy Lab (GSPEL) Opens in Warren

The new Ground Systems Power and Energy Lab (GSPEL) that opened last week in Warren will transform the US Army into a more fuel efficient fighting force. Located in the same complex as Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) known collectively as The Detroit Arsenal, the new GSPEL facility is will lead the… Read More »

Tech Town – Engine of Growth for Detroit

Tech Town sits in a nondescript building off of Cass, north of Wayne State University. Nestled between midtown and the New Center Area, if you don’t know where to look, you probably wouldn’t know it’s there, but the area is a hotbed of early stage start-ups in The D. Hundreds of small companies are being… Read More »