LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder formally announced the creation of the Automotive Industry Office with Nigel Francis, a longtime executive in the automotive and technology structures, serving as the administration's adviser on the industry. The position and the office are housed in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "Nigel's expertise and leadership will be instrumental in
LANSING - Former Governor John Engler will lead a private equity fund advisory board aimed at investing in Michigan-based companies. Engler will chair the board of the Michigan Prosperity Fund, a fund set up through Grand Rapids-based Blackford Capital. Joining the former governor on the board will be Mark Murray, who was treasurer under Engler,
LANSING - After two tries, the Michigan Senate was able to pass legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to some 470,000 people, but it could not garner the votes necessary for immediate effect, and there is no certainty on how or when it will do so going forward, a Senate spokesperson said on Wednesday. "We
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office could spend up to 70 percent of its 2014 fiscal year budget on a film incentive for the latest Superman-Batman combination film starring Ben Affleck, but it also expects to have some $10 million from the current fiscal year budget to put toward the mega project, Director Margaret O'Brien
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday issued a report showing its net metering and solar pilot program saw a 55 percent increase over 2011, with wind net metering following. The report noted that the number of net metering customers increased from 1,015 in 2011 to 1,330 in 2012. The total size of the
WASHINGTON DC - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are increasingly aware of the threats that law enforcement officers and officials face at a federal, state, and local level by using older versions of the Android mobile operating system, according to a document obtained by Public Intelligence, a group focused on releasing government
WASHINGTON DC - The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a preliminary cybersecurity draft framework outlining standards, best practices and guidance expected to be codified in October as directed by President Barack Obama's February executive order. A NIST spokesperson said the documents released Aug. 28 are a discussion draft ahead of NIST's upcoming meeting
SAN FRANCISCO - The Syrian Electronic Army apparently took control over the Twitter.com Web site address record Tuesday, the hacker group's latest attack on high-profile Internet sites. The Twitter.com whois record, which lists the owner of the Web address names called domains, listed the owner's e-mail address as [email protected]. The site continued to function, however.
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association is offering a no cost service to its members to help them comply with the Affordable Care Act. The Act requires employer to provide all employees with a notice regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace by October 1. MBPA is making the required notice available through its electronic
ANN ARBOR - Automakers are not pleasing customers as much as they did a year ago, although pent-up demand is pushing strong sales, according to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Customer satisfaction with automobiles and light vehicles declines 1.2 percent to an ACSI benchmark of 83 on a 0 to 100 scale,