LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced today the feature film AKA Jimmy Picard has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The project is based on a true story of a WWII veteran and Blackfoot Indian with the alias Jimmy Picard and one of the nation's first documented cases of dream analysis
LANSING - Before leaving for the summer, the House overwhelmingly approved its plan to drop the state's income tax rate to 3.9 percent by 2018. It was approved 97-13, with only a smattering of Democrats in opposition. The bill (HB 5729 ) would phase in the cut from the current 4.35 percent rate, set to
CLARKSTON - Don't miss the chance to golf with the region's most distinguished IT executives at this year's MCWT Golf Classic on July 26. Auction bids will be accepted online via email beginning at 9 a.m. on June 26 and will close at noon on June 27. Single Executive Bidding George Surdu, CTO, Comerica Dave
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation awarded eight women in various stages of their academic or professional careers with laptop stipends and scholarships at a ceremony at the Birmingham Country Club. MCWT?s corporate and media sponsors who make the annual scholarship program possible and support events throughout the year also were
DETROIT ? TechTown's biggest tenant, Asterand, the human tissue business, has reached agreement to be sold to Stemgent, a Massachusetts-based biotech company, for $9 million, the amount that Asterand is in debt. What is not known is if Asterand will remain at TechTown. But TechTown CEO Leslie Smith is in talks with the company about
GRAND RAPIDS - Take two parts real-life, one part game-like thinking, and mix well in a non-game environment - what do you get? Gamification offered by aimWest on June 20. Some may call it the next wave of incentivizing, but the proliferation of smart phones and modern web applications are fueling the fire behind the
LANSING - The boards of directors for the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan and the Michigan Corn Growers Association announced that Jim Zook has been named Executive Director for both organizations. Zook, who brings more than 30 years of well-rounded experience to the position, assumes his duties June 25 at the Michigan Corn Office in
HOLLAND ? More than two-thirds of west Michigan companies adding information technology positions need mid-level applications staff, such as analysts, programmers, and web developers, a new employment survey predicts. Many companies have multiple openings. Half the companies are looking for senior workers and a third can use junior employees. There is a slight decrease in
LANSING - More than eight years after the idea of constructing a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, first began to see serious movement and after many months of top-secret negotiations, Michigan and Canada are ready to announce an interlocal agreement to authorize the new span. A source knowledgeable of the deal said Governor
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company's new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine Wednesday was named 2012 International Engine of the Year based on votes cast by 76 journalists from 35 countries around the world. The small, high-tech three-cylinder engine also hauled in two other awards ? ?Best New Engine? and ?Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter.? The awards were presented