WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - We're at a critical juncture in media history, one that is redefining the landscape so quickly that we've obviously reached a tipping point. Usage of online media has become ubiquitous and necessary, and usage of traditional media advertising has become niche and optional. It used to be the other way around. A
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - At the rate we've seen digital advertising grow in 2014, and the rate Borrell Associates is forecasting for 2015, it may just be that the proverbial train has either left the station or is moving too fast for anybody else to hop aboard. Digital advertising at the local level will grow by
LANSING - Michigan House Republicans are working on a revised transportation funding plan that would include $600 million in new revenue and $600 million in cuts, with the hopes of holding a vote when the chamber meets next week, several sources told Gongwer News Service on Thursday. Sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said specifics
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has added a clause to its rules that specifies drones aren't allowed in or around the football stadium during games at the Big House. Diane Brown, a spokeswoman for the school's Division of Safety and Security, says the new rule for drones is as follows: "The possession and
LANSING - Kyle Brow of Vassar has been selected as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter for the race Aug. 16, while Michael Harris, Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America Michigan Chapter, has been named 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Grand Marshal. Brow, a 20-year-old with autism, developed a passion for NASCAR and racing
LANSING - Enbridge Energy Partners LP will sponsor Michigan Technological University's Great Lakes Research Center to provide real-time environmental monitoring of the water conditions in the Straits of Mackinac, the company announced Wednesday, as well as the Center's efforts to integrate another monitoring buoy in the Upper Great lakes Observing System. The new buoy will
DETROIT - This Sept. 14 BCP meeting will be jointly hosted by Technology Centers 1600 (Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry) and 1700 (Chemical and Materials Engineering), expanding this long-standing industry sector partnership. This meeting will be simultaneously available at locations in the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA and the Midwest Regional Office in Detroit. During this
LANSING - Sen. John Proos late Wednesday called on Attorney General Bill Schuette to open an investigation into the gas price jump that has hit Proos' region of southwest Michigan in the past several days. According to a statement by Proos (R-St. Joseph), a British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana has reportedly experienced a
LANSING - Addressing poverty and increasing funding for at-risk students as well as creating a more cohesive K-12 education system were among numerous suggestions by various interests provided to the State Board of Education on Tuesday regarding how to make Michigan a top 10 education performing state. Kevin Hollenbeck, vice president of the Upjohn Institute
LANSING - The percentage of Michigan residents without health insurance dropped significantly in 2014 from 2013, federal figures show. The improvement in the number of residents with insurance also came during the year that more lower-income residents could sign up for Medicaid coverage under the Healthy Michigan program. According to figures released by the National