DETROIT - The New International Trade Crossing would be able to contain Canadian steel under a waiver the state has requested from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal rules require projects using federal funds to contain U.S.-sourced materials, and the new bridge would fall under that rule because the state is planning to use money
LANSING - In a new effort to cut down on government requirements that hamper state worker efficiency, Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday announced a program called Bureaucracy Busters that will encourage workers to provide direct input on innovative ideas for enhancing efficiency, customer service and their workplace. Since taking office, Snyder has had regular meetings
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association and its sister organization the Michigan Food and Beverage Association are calling on the State House of Representatives to appropriate the $9.8 million federal planning grant that is critical to laying the groundwork for a health care exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of
EAST LANSING - Great Lakes Health Information Exchange has signed a partnership agreement with Eaton Rapids Medical Center that will allow the hospital to safely and securely share patient electronic medical records with its physicians, labs, other allied health facilities, and other hospitals and health care systems through a health information exchange system in the
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels is celebrating its 10th year as an investor group and 1st Angel Group in Michigan on Sept. 17 opening the event to accredited angel investors that may not be members of the group. The event also includes elevator pitches from four companies: Are You a Human - http://areyouahuman.com Game-based replacement
LANSING - The legal and bureaucratic wrangling over a slew of ballot proposals is finally over after the Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for all but one of them, notably approving the one addressing collective bargaining rights, to appear on the November ballot. Only the proposal to add eight new casinos failed to win
HANCOCK - Clean Energy Pathways, an alternative and renewable energy solutions company, has signed a direct sales, consultation and marketing contract with Coal Enhancing Solutions (C-E-Solutions) of Melbourne, Australia. C-E-Solutions is in the early stages of developing a market for the Clean Energy Pathways BioClean series of environmental pollution control and energy saving solutions. "The
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Penske Automotive Group is joining Hertz's franchising network. This partnership for the Memphis, Tennessee market is part of Hertz's company-wide initiative aimed at increasing its presence in the off airport car rental markets. The agreement calls for Penske Automotive Group, subject to the completion of closing conditions, to purchase the assets of
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has long resented Mitt Romney for his insistence on putting Chrysler and General Motors into bankruptcy and she uncorked a tirade of a speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that delighted the Democratic audience. Granholm, now host of "The War Room," a liberal political talk show
TROY - Current military service members, veterans and their family members can join a free Walsh College webinar discussing the transition from active service into a business career. Participants can access the Boots to Briefcases webinar from their own computers Sept. 28. Webinar content will include how to effectively highlight military skills as strengths in