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he Michigan Israel 
Business Accelerator 
(MIBA), the 
nonprofit international 
trade organization 
committed to accelerating 
Michigan’s economic growth 
through Israeli corporate 
connections, announces 
the most recent innovative 
companies based in Israel 
to choose Michigan for 
international growth.
They include: 
Upstream, an automotive 
cybersecurity and data 
management company that 
has opened an office in Ann 
Arbor with seven employees.
Fullpath, an automotive 
customer data and customer 
experience platform, has 
named Detroit a “hiring 
hub,” already adding one 
additional employee to their 
Michigan team and paving 
the way for additional hires 

in Michigan. 
UVeye, an automatic 
vehicle inspection provider, 
hired a Michigan-based 
employee to manage a 
key relationship with an 
automotive OEM.
Electreon, a wireless 
electric vehicle charging 
company that is a key 
partner in the electrification 
of the nation’s first 
EV-charging roadway 
in Detroit’s Corktown, 
expanded to Michigan as a 
location for growth.

These projects have led 
to $7.2 million in economic 
activity in Michigan. Since 

2021, via the MIBA, Israeli 
companies have contributed 
more than $11 million 
in economic activity in 
Michigan.

New collaborations 
between Israeli innovators 
and Michigan businesses, 
just since the beginning of 
2024, include:
 • UVeye partnering with 
Penske on a pilot project in 
dealerships.

• Adasky and Gentex 
collaborating on a project 
that has led to significant 
investment that will include 
new jobs.
• Electreon’s work with 

MDOT, city of Detroit and 
others has led to recruiting 
in Michigan.
 These collaborations 
have already led to nearly 
$500,000 in economic 
benefit to these Michigan 
companies.
“Michigan continues to 
attract innovative companies 
from Israel,” said Scott 
Hiipakka, CEO of 
the MIBA. “Our 
economic climate 
represents strong 
opportunities 
for Israeli 
innovation, 
despite the 
ongoing conflict 
in Israel. Businesses there 
have adopted the motto 
of ‘Israeli Tech, No Matter 
What’ and they continue 
to innovate and remain 
interested in what Michigan 
has to offer here.” 

Innovative Technology 
Companies Choose Michigan 

Michigan Israel Business Accelerator announces 
new economic investment.

Scott 
Hiipakka

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Corporate Specialties, led by Valerie Hayman 
Sklar, has been named a winner of the 2023 
Inner City 100 (IC100) awarded by Initiative for a 
Competitive Inner City (ICIC). Since 1999, ICIC 
has identified and celebrated the 100 fastest-
growing businesses in under-resourced 
communities in the U.S. through the IC100 
award. The 2023 IC100 winners were evaluated based on 
revenue growth from 2018 to 2022. Corporate Specialties 
was ranked No. 70 on the list based on its four-year 
revenue growth rate of 73.2%. In 2021, Corporate 
Specialties was ranked #97.

In the recent “Henry Ford Draft,” employees 
nominated individuals to be honored as 
exemplary employees demonstrating 
leadership, teamwork and dedication. Of 
the hundreds nominated, the list was then 
consolidated to 31 people. Of those, only 
five were chosen from Henry Ford main 
campus in Detroit. Abigail Ruby was one. She will be 
honored with a photo and certificate; and she will be 
featured on Ford’s communications and social media. 
She will get an authentic Detroit Lions jersey, signed by 
one of the players.

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