LANSING ? The Michigan Strategic Fund on Wednesday approved $1.2 million in incentives to three companies planning expansions in the state that are expected to generate up to $10.6 million in private investments and add 250 new jobs in Michigan. ?Michigan?s leadership in making things and making things work shines through in these new expansions
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Energy and Neighborhood Roofing are partnering to install a local home?s new roof with a unique solar shingle developed by Dow Solar in Midland. The owners of the home, located in Ann Arbor?s Old West Side neighborhood, were pioneers of solar in the late ?70?s, and badly needed a new roof.
GRANDVILLE - BioLife Plasma Services is breaking ground on a third West Michigan plasma collection center In an effort to better serve patients who rely on the lifesaving therapies processed from donated human plasma. A subsidiary of Baxter Healthcare Corporation, BioLife Plasma Services is an industry leader in operating high-quality plasma donation centers throughout the
LANSING - Job seekers and employers can connect with each other in a live virtual environment September 25 through a MiVirtualCareerFair career networking event hosted by the State of Michigan. ?There are more than 60,000 jobs currently available in various industries on the Pure Michigan Talent Connect website, which connects Michigan employers to qualified talent
BIRMINGHAM ? IT-Harvest Press has published a children?s book that explains SCADA, the critical control systems that are embedded in every part of modern life, from oil and gas transport to electrical distribution, to hospitals, power plants, even satellites. SCADA and ME: A Book For Children and Management, is written by Robert M. Lee a
LANSING - The House Commerce Committee reported changes Wednesday to the state's unemployment system to stay in conformity with the federal government's regulations and to deter instances of fraud. Most of the bills in the package won approval with bipartisan support, except for HB 4952 . The bill is the most controversial of the package
LANSING - Legislation that would exempt prewritten computer software from the sales and use taxes in Michigan were reported from the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday. The bills (SB 142 and SB 143 ) would exclude using prewritten software from another person's server from both the sale and use tax. The software is defined
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed a bill codifying community service as a potential requirement for recipients of the Partnership Accountability Training Hope welfare program. "There is absolutely nothing wrong with requiring folks to have a little skin in the game," Sen. Joe Hune (R-Hamburg), sponsor of SB 276 , said of the
LANSING - Rep. Mike Callton said on Wednesday he would consider a proposal to tax marijuana and use the new funds to fix the state's crumbling roads, something he would call "pot for potholes." Callton (R-Nashville) said those growing and selling marijuana would love to be taxed if it meant they could be legal "above
GRAND RAPIDS - Social Media and grass-roots, viral marketing have helped Grand Rapids become a big name in many arenas thanks to campaigns like Beer City USA, Google Fiber, Artprize, Laughfest, Kids Food Basket ?Toyota 100 Cars for Good? and more. How did Grand Rapids get here? Join aimWest Sept. 25 to hear West Michigan