DETROIT - Two federal agencies have proposed changes to the Clean Water Act that would give the government greater control over how individuals, businesses and municipalities use the ?Waters of the United States.? If approved, the proposal could create regulatory headaches for property owners and businesses, hurt property values and open the door to third-party
DETROIT - Those of you with pre-approved retirement plans and a memory like a steel trap will remember that your retirement plan was rewritten sometime between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2010. At that time we told you that another restatement would not be required for at least six years. Well, guess what? It
DETROIT ? There is a new acronym in education that expands on the popular STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. It?s called STEAM and it was the focus of a program on April 14 at the College for Creative Studies. STEAM is STEM with addition of Art and Design. The all day summit at
FRANKLIN ? Management software developer Saphran Solutions has introduced a new capacity and asset planning system to help companies more accurately forecast product demand and reduce costs. Saphran?s proprietary software program, CapacityBase, simulates and evaluates multiple product-demand scenarios to map out a company?s short and long-term capital investment plans to maximize returns. The new software
LANSING ? Some $3.5 million in grants and tax abatements will result in $41 million in new investment in Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approved four business expansion and community revitalization projects around the state that are expected to add 302 new jobs in Michigan. ?These projects will strengthen
PARIS - If you bought La Cie's Little Big Drive or anything else on the company's retail site, you're likely at risk. LaCie is the latest major retailer and tech company finding itself to be the target of a major security breach by unknown assailants. The French hardware company confirmed in a statement on Tuesday
NEW YORK - Scientists for the first time have cloned cells from two adults to create early-stage embryos, and then derived tissue from those embryos that perfectly matched the DNA of the donors. The experiment represents another advance in the quest to make tissue in the laboratory that could treat a range of maladies, from
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google updated its terms of service on Monday to more clearly explain how the company can analyze user content to create targeted ads. The terms of service, which went into effect Monday, includes a new paragraph that explains the manner in which Google's software automatically scans and analyzes the content of
LANSING - Carrying a box of petitions from his native Calhoun County, Governor Rick Snyder formally filed Thursday to run for re-election, and said the volunteer effort to gather more than 26,000 signatures was a "wonderful message to say let's keep the reinvention of Michigan going." Snyder was joined by his wife Sue, who carried
LANSING - The reported Michigan House budget bill for the state's various departments for the 2014-15 fiscal year fills the Health Insurance Claims Assessment hole and provides General Fund monies for a road funding plan introduced by House Speaker Jase Bolger two weeks ago. HB 5313 was reported on a 19-0 vote on Thursday with