Despite US Research Resistance, Great Lakes Aims to Be Silicon Valley for Water

Despite US research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water

Unlike Silicon Valley’s ascent, which was significantly bolstered by steady public research funding—federal investment, for instance, paid 25 percent of the cost of developing the transistor—Great Lakes blue economy development is taking shape in an era of resistance to US government research outlays.

Fishbeck opens Saginaw office to expand presence in Great Lakes Bay region

Cascade Township-based architectural and engineering firm Fishbeck has opened an office in Saginaw to expand its reach to the Great Lakes Bay region. “Our new Saginaw office represents Fishbeck’s ongoing commitment to support the infrastructure, environmental and community development needs of Michigan,” Jeff Brown, senior vice president at Fishbeck, said in... Please login to read all 452 words.

Despite U.S. research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water

MILWAUKEE – The confluence of the Milwaukee and Menominee rivers, in the downtown core of Wisconsin’s largest city, is a prime vantage to assess the collection of assets that define the past and future of Great Lakes water use, and the array of technology development encompassing the region’s water. Together and in complement, universities, research labs, tech incubators, water-focused businesses, and forward-thinking utilities here and in other…