SOUTHFIELD - Effective communication is essential to all of us in all of life's situations, both personal and professional. During this ConnectNet forum on Tuesday May 14 participants will gain clarity of purpose and direction, plan a course of action, and get the results they want. Kim Boudreau-Smith, inspirational speaker, change agent and author, will
DETROIT - Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in February, up 0.1 points to 117.8, 47 points, or 66 percent, above the index cyclical low of 70.9. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average for 2011. January?s index reading was revised up from 101.1 to 117.8. ?Our
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Tuesday altered its general government budget to spend $50 million on film incentives in the state, a $25 million General Fund increase from what Governor Rick Snyder had proposed in his budget in February. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) said he was pleased with the changes, especially the
LANSING - With the U.S. Senate expected to approve the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act when it returns to session in a week, state officials support the measure, especially as the latest estimates from the Michigan Department of Treasury show losses from sales both through mail-order and the Internet could total $491 million in the 2013-14
LANSING - The International Joint Commission has approved a plan to control Lake Superior water levels and is urging the United States and Canadian governments to consider plans to control water levels in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Under the approved plan, opening of the locks along the St. Mary's River would be limited, as
LANSING - With what could be the biggest policy change of the 2013-14 fiscal year, Medicaid eligibility expansion, still up in the air, legislators and officials in Governor Rick Snyder's administration have been in discussions on developing a new strategy to convince lawmakers to agree to the proposal. With a goal of winning approval of
LANSING - The chances of a road funding plan passing the Legislature appear to have dipped with top Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature, along with Governor Rick Snyder, hitting a standoff in negotiations. With the partisan stalemate, House Republicans are now dangling the idea of trying to go it alone and pass a plan
SOUTHFIELD ? Forensic Fluids Laboratories founder Bridget Lorenz Lemberg on Thursday night was named the Grant Thornton Leader & Innovator of the Year. The award is co-sponsored by Lawrence Technological University and WWJ Newsradio 950. Lemberg was chosen from nearly 50 nominees profiled during the past 12 months on Tuesdays in the WWJ Newsradio 950
ANN ARBOR - Esperion Therapeutics, which is developing new therapies to treat high cholesterol that can be taken as a pill, announced it has completed a $33 million preferred stock financing led by new investor Longitude Capital. Existing investors Aisling Capital, Alta Partners, Domain Associates, Arboretum Ventures and Asset Management also participated in the financing.
LANSING - Less than 20 percent of Michigan roads eligible for federal funding are in good condition and about a third are poor, the Transportation Asset Management Council said in its annual report submitted to the Transportation Commission at its meeting Thursday. The report showed 33 percent of the federal aid system - state and