LANSING - In the first full-scale departure of a department head during the administration of Governor Rick Snyder, state capital observers were surprised Wednesday when it was announced that Department of Community Health Director Olga Dazzo is resigning. She was replaced by James Haveman, who led the department for many years under former Governor John
LANSING - Michigan voters will have to decide on at least three ballot proposals in November, and the chance for more proposals to go before them remains. While the Board of State Canvassers spent most of their time listening to arguments on whether they should certify the Protect Our Jobs collective bargaining proposal, the board
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Limor Nakar-Vincent, the Director of U.S. Business Development & BIRD Energy for the BIRD Foundation will speak at a Michigan Israel Business Bridge event September 6 at the MIBB offices. Founded in 1977, The US-Israel Bi-national Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation supports joint (Israeli-American) development projects in the various areas of
LANSING - The House unexpectedly, but unanimously, approved an election reform bill Wednesday that would address some of the issues that arose following the revelation that House Speaker Jase Bolger and Rep. Roy Schmidt (R-Grand Rapids) plotted to have Schmidt switch parties at the last second and find a straw candidate to run against him.
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan and the International Genomics Consortium have launched a new joint venture that will help usher in an age of personalized medicine. Called Paradigm, the new nonprofit company brings together the expertise of the U-M Health System and IGC, two leaders in using genetic information to understand and treat
LANSING - Michigan ranked fourth among the top 10 clean energy states in the second quarter according to a report by Environmental Entrepreneurs, a business group that promotes environmental policy. Michigan, the most recent report showed, announced 9 projects with 1,319 possible jobs attached. The state ranked 13th in the group's first quarter report. "Taking
MOSCOW - Gauss, a new "cyber-espionage toolkit," has emerged in the Middle East and is capable of stealing sensitive data such as browser passwords, online banking accounts, cookies, and system configurations, according to Kaspersky Lab. Gauss appears to have come from the same nation-state factories that produced Stuxnet. According to Kaspersky, Gauss has unique characteristics
SOUTHFIELD - Eaton Corporation announced that Jim Michels has been appointed business communications manager for the company's Vehicle Group. He will be located in Southfield and report to Tom Nellenbach, director of marketing and communications for the Vehicle Group. Michels is responsible for leading the strategic planning, deployment and measurement of the Vehicle Group?s communications
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ukraine-hosted BitTorrent site came under scrutiny by the local authorities and was ultimately terminated last week, now the international hacking group vows a settling of scores. Anonymous has promised to bring down its wrath on the Ukrainian government after authorities were said to have taken down the file-sharing site Demonoid last
SAN FRANCISCO - The company behind games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo tells customers it believes no financial information was accessed but suggests users change their passwords immediately. Game maker Blizzard Entertainment's internal network security has been breached, the company informed customers today, CNET News.Com reported. While the company behind World of Warcraft