LANSING - Most of the Senate Democratic caucus was firing on all cylinders Thursday in the wake of the decision by the Republican majority to pass a three-bill package that would repeal the state's prevailing wage law. But they were not alone. The debate was actually sparked by Sen. Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba), who would be
TROY - The May Tech248 Meetup will be held at 365 Retail Markets on May 21 and feature speakers from Media Genesis, 365 Retails Markets and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The event runs from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at 1743 Maplelawn, Troy, Mi., 48084 Welcome will be provided by Brad Frederick, Founder and CEO
FERNDALE - With all of the chaos and excitement going on with our new studio, this one took a little bit to get out. Our apologies about that, but episode 90 marks a major milestone for us, and so we hope you enjoy it. Self.Conference, women in technology, making a career change into I.T. All
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the Internet of Things conference sponsored by aimWest, Michigan Technological University students design cooling devices for military body armor, and ITInTheD.Com moves into its new broadcast studio near Royal Oak. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA-1603-MiTechNews-5-10-15.mp3
ANN ARBOR - HiveLend was awarded Best of Boot Camp at the conclusion of Ann Arbor SPARK's 26th Entrepreneur Boot Camp. HiveLend is a web-platform enabling communication between farmers and beekeepers through a proprietary, matching algorithm. HiveLend was chosen as winner by a panel of investors and industry experts who rated Boot Camp participants' pitches.
LANSING - Voting on a party-line basis, the Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committee on Wednesday reported a controversial three-bill package repealing the state's prevailing wage laws which dictate wage and fringe benefit rates to be paid to construction workers on state projects. Although Governor Rick Snyder has previously stated that he has no interest in signing
LANSING - Michigan Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall on Wednesday said the Senate is in the process of developing a road funding solution and he is hopeful it can be introduced in the next couple of weeks. "It won't be anything rash, believe me. It's going to be well thought-out," Kowall (R-White Lake Township)
LANSING - Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter, joined by much of his caucus, announced a plan on Wednesday generating $1.05 billion for roads with only $45 million coming from new revenue. His plan would instead eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit, reprioritize statutorily restricted funds and dedicate more General Fund dollars. The full $1.05 billion
LANSING - The Court of Appeals upheld a plan by Detroit Edison to use treated coal as a way to reduce emissions and to include the costs of the coal in its power supply cost recovery plan. The Michigan Environmental Council (In Re Application Of Detroit Edison Company For 2012 Cost Recovery Plan, COA docket
NOVI - Toyota made a big splash at last year's Motor City Comic Con, with the help of a special SpongeBob Squarepants-inspired Toyota Highlander. Well, Toyota is back again this year, and so is SpongeBob Squarepants - in the form of a one-of-a-kind SpongeBob Sienna minivan. For the second consecutive year, Toyota headlines a