As Ron Butler walks the floors of Newlab at Michigan Central in Detroit, he stops to shake the hands of other co-founders, security guards, janitorial staff and more, greeting all of them by…
As Ron Butler walks the floors of Newlab at Michigan Central in Detroit, he stops to shake the hands of other co-founders, security guards, janitorial staff and more, greeting all of them by…
Source: Crain’s Detroit
Newlab is putting Detroit on the map for startup companies. One year in, the members-only shared workspace, research lab and venture platform in the former Book Depository building next…
Source: Crain’s Detroit
“You can read lips when you come through the door,” said retired Detroit firefighter, Ron Butler, who previously fought fires at Michigan Central Station. “Everyone is like ‘wow.’ I had the same reaction.”
Source: FOX 2 Detroit
For more than 35 years, Michigan Central Station has lain dormant, towering above Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood as a harsh and stoic reminder of the city’s economic pain. The 18-story monolith that at one point was…
Source: CNN
S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a stop in Michigan after a previous stop in Pittsburgh. She was trying to sell current economic conditions in the US, and consumer confidence may have…
Source: FOX 2 Detroit
Outside of the towering Michigan Central Station, landscapers are putting the finishing touches on a lush green campus, adding rows of trees. “I’ve been told by the architects that Ford wanted something that looked like it had…
Source: Marketplace
In April, the tech incubator Newlab opened its Detroit headquarters in the rehabilitated Book Depository building in the Michigan Central…
Source: Hour Detroit
Meet Ron Butler, Newlab Detroit member, Michigan Central scale fund recipient, and Founder & CEO of Energy Safety Storage Products International (ESSPI).
Source: Youtube Newlab
SBIR awardee ESSPI’s smart battery storage system addresses lithium-ion battery transportation…
Source: Volpe Center
