LANSING - For the fourth consecutive month, Michigan's unemployment rate rose, and in August hit 9.4 percent, figures released Wednesday by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed. The August seasonally adjusted rate matched the December 2011 rate, and since hitting a low of 8.3 percent has grown back by 1.1 percentage points. Sen.
STERLING HEIGHTS - UHY LLP has added a member in Thailand, Yongyuth Accounting and Son Co. Ltd and its affiliate firm, Saman Audit and Corporate Services Co. Ltd., to the global accountancy network UHY. Yongyuth Accounting and Son Co. Ltd. was established in 1967 with a history spanning over two generations and nearly four decades.
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 was awarded a $1.84 million grant by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the first year of a two-year project to work with the research and education community to build privacy infrastructure and tools to help individuals preserve their privacy and strengthen the nation's identity ecosystem. Internet2's partners include
GRAND RAPIDS - Right to Life of Michigan began announcing its list of endorsements in the general election and largely backed Republican incumbents in key seats with one major exception: U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Cascade Township, who has voted against some of the group's priorities while in Congress. U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's practice of
LANSING - Sen. Joe Hune on Wednesday introduced legislation heeding the call of Governor Rick Snyder to convert Blue Cross Blue Shield from a nonprofit, tax-exempt health care company to a nonprofit mutual corporation, but some critics said it lacks details. Generally speaking, SB 1293 amends the Insurance Code, and SB 1294 changes the Public
LANSING - Chris Horak, Senior Director of State Government Affairs for Comcast Michigan, has been appointed the new president of the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association Board of Directors. Horak of DeWitt succeeds Larry Williamson of Comcast Michigan as MCTA Board President. ?We?re thrilled to have Chris Horak serve as President of our association?s Board,? said
ANN ARBOR - Join the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer for Celebrate Invention October 18 from 3 - 6 pm at the Michigan League Ballroom. Pre-registration will close at noon on Wednesday, October 17. Walk-in registration will be available at the door during the event. To register in advance, click on TechTransfer.Umich.Edu/Registration
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute is hosting a scientific symposium September 19-20 that gathers some of the world?s most noted experts in Parkinson?s disease and reinforces the region?s growing reputation in the field of Parkinson?s research. Grand Challenges in Parkinson?s Disease features experts from nearly a dozen nations including Australia, Malaysia and Sweden. The
STERLING HEIGHTS - On September 26 UHY & Blackline will host a free breakfast event aimed at companies looking to improve their internal financial processes. The event will feature multiple speakers to discuss the challenges organizations currently face in creating an efficient and effective record to report process and how new Finance Governance Technology tools
ANN ARBOR - Three young physician-scientists whose research shows extraordinary promise have been appointed to the Emerging Scholars Program at the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute. The Emerging Scholars Program was created to support and encourage early-career physician-scientists whose laboratory work aims to translate basic research into new treatments for disease.