EAST LANSING - In the first MSU presidential election survey of its type, students selected Sen. Barack Obama as their first choice for president. The web survey was conducted by the Office for Survey Research in the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU. Among MSU students, Democrat Obama claimed 34 percent of
SOUTHFIELD ? More than 1,200 students, their teachers and engineering mentors will compete on Jan. 22 at the Rock Financial Showplace in the Michigan Regional Future City Competition Project. The winner will participate in the national competition in Washington DC. Some examples of the Future Cities envisioned in the Michigan regional competition include: A city
DETROIT - The law firm of Butzel Long has named Charlotte Garry Carne, William Kliffel and Dawn Ward as senior attorneys. Previously, they were associate attorneys. Based in Butzel Long?s Detroit office, Charlotte Garry Carne?s practice includes all areas of labor and employment law. She routinely provides counseling and advice to management on employment law
ANN ARBOR ? Chris Holman, Small Business Advocate for the Michigan Economic Development Corp., will again emcee the ACE program Jan. 17 at Washtenaw Community College. Showcase presentation will be made by Dave Morin, CEO of Cielo MedSolutions. ACE's Lead Sponsor is Butzel Long. For the eighth year, entrepreneurs, investors, and support organizations from across
TROY ? A report released Monday by Automation Alley says information technology professionals in southeast Michigan earned a 5.1 percent average wage increase from 2004 to 2005, despite the region losing some 6.1 percent of overall technology jobs ? suggesting Southeast Michigan has been attracting or generating a fair amount of high-paying tech jobs. The
LAS VEGAS - For years Bill Gates has been trumpeting software's ascendance from the lowly PC to everything from cell phones to home entertainment. No doubt, that move is already taking place. But it's unclear whether Microsoft's dominance in the computer industry will carry over to new consumer-oriented markets, or whether rivals such as Google
LANSING - Over 32 years, through October 2007, Michigan collected a total of $57.14 billion through the Single Business Tax, figures from the Department of Treasury show. The SBT ended on December 31, replaced with the Michigan Business Tax. Figures released by the department were for fiscal years. At least two months of the current
TROY - A survey from Syntel of 250 IT professionals in global companies found that most IT professionals feel a weak economy in 2008 is more likely to increase spending on global outsourcing rather than limit it. According to Bharat Desai, chairman and CEO of Syntel, outsourcing is one industry that won't be battered by
SAN JOSE - While unified communications and security may be two of the hottest topics when it comes to the overall networking industry, they're not the only growth areas expected in 2008. "The first one that we're thinking a lot about these days ... is the data center. The data center, the network as the
CUPERTINO, Ca. - 2008 is only a few days old and Microsoft is already warning consumers of three fraudulent tactics that people should be aware of this year. According to Adrienne Hall, senior director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, the first of these threats is an increase in phishing e-mails. Hall indicated that these e-mails