LANSING - One of the state's biggest business organizations will oppose the Fair Tax, a proposal to eliminate most of Michigan's taxes and replace them with a higher sales tax, saying that it could represent a major tax shift to individuals and companies. The board of directors of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce voted overwhelmingly
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University has introduced a new specialty in Global Project Management within the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. While coursework and experiential learning will focus primarily in the information systems and technology area, the program also provides students with the opportunity to explore and apply the concepts in other areas
DETROIT - ConnecTech has launched a new feature on the ConnecTech channel, the Mentor of the Month profile. The April Mentor is Joe Sawasky, CIO, Wayne State University Background: Prior to joining Wayne State University, he was the Chief Information Officer of the University of Toledo. Joe is mentoring Terrance Campbell. To listen, click on
ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs' Quest, discusses the overwhelming registration success of the spring cycle 2008. Some 79 entrepreneurs or teams of entrepreneurs have registered for the business-plan writing contest, nearly double the former record of 46. GLEQ is a sponsor of ConnecTech and the ConnecTech channel. To
LANSING - Soundly turning down attempts to trim its provisions, the Michigan Senate approved bills giving targeted tax breaks to Hemlock Semiconductor for a potential expansion of its solar energy panel manufacturing business. The bills providing credits worth $35 million a year for the company's high energy use were sent to the House, which had
NEW YORK - Medium-sized businesses - companies with 100-999 employees - in the United States are on track to invest up to $7.8 billion on data storage and security this year, up 12 percent over 2007, according to AMI-Partners Inc. The IT market research firm's latest report on the subject, 2007 U.S. Medium Business Overview
LANSING - The number of agricultural renaissance zones in Michigan would be increased by five to 18, under a bill that won unanimous approval of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday. The zones would provide special tax breaks for operations of facilities creating ethanol from woody waste. The bill (SB 1122 ) was made more
GRAND RAPIDS - Does your business, or one you know, need capital? The State of Michigan 21st Century Business Plan Competition has $30 million in funding available for technology businesses. The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center is hosting an informational meeting on May 15 to tell you how to get a piece of
FLINT - If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this workshop is for you. A panel of speakers at 9
LANSING - Public profiles, pictures and personal pages....should you partake? With so many social networking sites out there, it's hard to know what to pay attention to and what to disregard. Join ConnecTech Greater Lansing as social networking gurus Dave Biskner, Terry Bean and Jason Patino help determine the best path for technology professionals. You?ll