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Lab Hub to Drive Blue Tech Innovation on the Great Lakes

Posted by: admin 3 days, 11 hours ago

Northern Michigan is positioning itself as a global hub for water technology and marine mobility with the development of the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center (FRIC), a $28.9 million, 40,000-sf facility designed to drive the "blue economy" and establish the region as an epicenter for water innovation. After officially breaking ground on September 12, 2025, the center will serve as a collaborative platform to move ideas from lab to market while safeguarding freshwater resources.

Ground broken on $29M Traverse City Area Freshwater Research Center

Posted by: admin 2 months ago

ELMWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Groundbreaking took place last week on a $29 million freshwater research center in Elmwood Township, marking the start of construction on a facility designed to serve as a hub for science and education.

Traverse City area to benefit from Freshwater Research Center’s economic impact

Posted by: admin 2 months ago

LEELANAU COUNTY — A possibly game-changing project is now on its way to being built just outside Traverse City on West Grand Traverse Bay.

Traverse City breaks ground on $29M freshwater research center for NMC and Discovery Pier

Posted by: admin 2 months, 1 week ago

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Traverse City marked a significant milestone today with the groundbreaking of the nearly $29 million Freshwater Research and Innovation Center at Discovery Pier.

Traverse City area poised to lead Great Lakes research and innovation

Posted by: admin 2 months, 1 week ago

LEELANAU COUNTY — The Traverse City Area is about to become an epicenter for research and innovation on the great lakes. That idea is now one huge step closer to becoming a reality, which stakeholders and generous community donors hope will put our area on the map as a core for the new ‘blue economy.’ Ground was broken Friday on the Freshwater Research and Innovation Center on West Grand Traverse Bay.