SAN FRANCISCO - The number of malicious apps mobile security firm Lookout has identified in less than six months has doubled to 1,000, according to a report from Lookout. The vast majority of those dubious apps are found on third-party app stores and alternatives to the official Android Market, the company said in a report
LANSING - A package of bills outlining the proposed structure of a $100 million business development fund to replace the state's soon-to-expire tax credit system was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder. The Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization Programs replace the state's previous Michigan Economic Growth Authority, Brownfield and Historic tax
LANSING - A bill making major changes to the state's worker's compensation system is headed to the governor after the House concurred Tuesday with changes the Senate made to the legislation last week. The state's main business groups supported HB 5002 , but unions have strongly opposed it. The House approved the bill 60-47, and
NEW YORK - The largest-ever global survey of the data science community, spanning the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, India and China, finds that only one-third of companies are able to effectively use new data to assist their business decision-making, gain competitive advantage, drive productivity growth, yield innovation and reveal customer insights. The
LANSING - The House removed language in a supplemental appropriation bill Tuesday that would have allowed the state to accept a $9.8 million federal grant to continue the planning and development of the MIHealth Marketplace in a move that underscored the virulence of opposition among the House GOP to the federal health care law. It
LANSING - Lest anyone think the state suddenly has $1.2 billion in extra money, Sen. Roger Kahn, the Senate Appropriations Committee chair, said Tuesday that much of that will get used up on a variety of expenses and other commitments. Gongwer News Service reported Monday that between some $200 million in unspent funds for the
LANSING - From the second Detroit Meijer in a month to new jobs for manufacturing plants and urban downtowns, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Wednesday approved a dozen projects expected to generate $1.2 billion in new investments and up to 7,601 direct jobs. ?We?re seeing new business investments across our state from Detroit to Grand
LANSING - A combination of extra revenue and spending lapses from government departments could mean Michigan is left with a surplus from the 2010-11 fiscal year of well more than $1 billion, state budget officials said Monday. Final numbers will not be available until the state's books for 2010-11 are closed. A preliminary book closing
LANSING - Travel Michigan, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is encouraging people to put their Michigan pride toward a good cause by donating new or gently used mittens to local charities around the state and show Wisconsin which is the true mitten state. ?The outpouring of enthusiasm and support from Michiganders for our
HOLLAND - Fifty-seven percent of west Michigan companies plan to hire new information technology staff during the next six months. ?Employers need to realize that candidates with the computer skills they seek are not easy to find and often have a choice of opportunities,? said Paragon?s chief recruiting officer Beth DeWilde. ?It is great to