SAN FRANSISCO - As reported earlier, Yahoo Inc.'s board rejected Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, in a letter sent to Microsoft on Monday. After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo's board determined that the $31 per share offer "massively undervalues" Yahoo. The price also doesn't account
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KALAMAZOO - Training programs in three health-care fields in need of quality technicians will begin in March at Kalamazoo Valley Community College?s Arcadia Commons Campus. Registration deadlines are in March. The non-credit courses will prepare those with at least a high school diploma or GED equivalent for employment as a medical billing-and-coding professional, a phlebotomy
LANSING - Individuals who can establish a legal presence in Michigan, regardless of how long they plan on staying here, could receive a state identification card or driver's license under legislation overwhelmingly approved by the House Thursday ? which goes counter to what the Senate approved Wednesday and bucks the requirements of the federal Real
LANSING - A restrained 2008-09 Michigan budget proposal that still makes some key additions in areas such as education, job training and social services, went before lawmakers from Governor Jennifer Granholm on Thursday and for the first time in several years the administration's proposal was not greeted with outright hostility. Which is not to say
KALAMAZOO ? Entrepreneurs in the greater Western Michigan region listen up. For the first time, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest is offering its very popular FastTrac TechVenture training program in Kalamazoo. FastTrac can help you make your company more attractive to outside investors. The program was launched last year, but only offered training in Ann Arbor,
ANN ARBOR - GeneVivo creates transgenic ? or genetically modified ? animals for biomedical research. The transgenics market is $750 million and growing at 12percent - 13 percent per year. GeneVivo?s proprietary method enables the company to expand the market by genetically modifying strains of mice (analogous to breeds of dogs) that were not amenable
KALAMAZOO - GlobeFunder is a secure, online lending marketplace where Borrowers are in control. By eliminating the traditional middleman, this unique lending platform offers lower costs to Borrowers for fast, efficient loans. Co Founder and President Ben Decio talks about the company and its business plan to build a billion dollar loan portfolio in this
WASHINGTON - Congress approved a $168 billion bill to boost the economy, paving the way for more than 135 million households to receive rebate checks for up to $1,200 this spring. The measure passed the Senate, 81-16, after Democrats dropped demands for billions in extra spending and tax breaks opposed by most Republicans, The Wall
WASHINGTON DC ? Congress on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill that would prohibit automatic removal of phone numbers from the national Do-Not-Call registry, which is designed to allow consumers to opt out of receiving unsolicited sales calls. The bill, called the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, now goes to the White House