LANSING - The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has approved nearly $5.7 million in the form of 312 grants to outstanding nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, educational institutions and municipalities in 47 counties to support their efforts to produce high quality arts programming. MCACA received 401 applications requesting $8.9 million in support. The
LANSING - Michigan becoming a right-to-work state is either a positive development for the state's workers, businesses and families, or an attack on workers wrought by extremist legislators bent on vengeance for Republican losses at the November polls, the position one accepts being dependent on where one stands on the political and business divide. Businesses
LANSING - Calling it an "important day in Michigan" to assure "workplace fairness and equality," Governor Rick Snyder said Thursday he was endorsing legislation to enact a right-to-work law in the state affecting all private and public workers, except for police and firefighters, as the best course for the state both in terms of worker
LANSING - Once the decision was made to address the issue, both chambers of the Legislature deliberately, and relatively quickly on Thursday, passed first-House bills to end mandatory participation in union shops in Michigan. The action came after Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for right-to-work laws, and during a day of ongoing protests. Though
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University has named Michael R. Bowers, Ph.D., as Dean of the Donald W. Maine College of Business. He will begin in his new role on Jan. 7, 2013. Previously, Bowers was Academic Director for the Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., where he served as Professor
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, is rolling out a new technology to enable customers to manage their businesses remotely. The company recently introduced the Dematic Mobile Monitor, a software application for monitoring and controlling warehouse and distribution operations from a smart phone or tablet.
LANSING - The Michigan House has approved legislation that would change Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to a nonprofit mutual insurer from a charitable nonprofit. In making that change, the chamber required that Blue Cross packages make abortion coverage opt-in rather than opt-out. The bills (SB 1293 and SB 1294 ) moved on largely
LANSING - After three tries on Thursday, House leaders were able to put together a coalition sufficient to pass the main bill creating a regional transit authority for Southeast Michigan, but the rest of the package moved in fits and starts over the duration of session. On the first two tries to pass the main
WATERFORD - Kors Engineering announced the installation of an access control system at Marwood Metal Fabrication which meets Homeland Security requirements. Marwood Metal Fabrication, an automotive stamping and assembly company based in Canada, was seeking a solution that would secure each of its facilities with access control that would meet the U.S. Homeland Securities? Customs-Trade
DETROIT - Flextronics has acquired Rochester Hills-based Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc., a supplier of electronics manufacturing services, solenoids and wiring for the automotive, appliance, consumer, energy and industrial markets. Terms were not disclosed. Saturn Electronics & Engineering most recently reported more than $300 million in annual revenue, but no guidance on profitability. "Flextronics is