LANSING - To get most state and local paved roads into good or fair condition, another $1.83 billion per year will be needed from 2012 to 2023, according to a bipartisan report from two members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee. The study was geared toward getting 95 percent of state trunkline freeways in good
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest's September 27 networking event will take a look at moving IT from cost centers to centers of innovation at the Western Michigan University downtown campus. Traditionally, IT has been seen as a support function in most businesses. Even today, the IT department is often supporting innovation instead of being given a
SAN FRANCSICO - An Italian researcher has uncovered at least a dozen security flaws in software used in utilities and other critical infrastructure systems, prompting security advisories from the U.S. government. Luigi Auriemma released information about the previously unknown vulnerabilities and proof of concept exploit code earlier this week on his Web site, CNET News.Com
SAN FRANCISCO - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factories that build guided missiles and rocket engines; submarines; and nuclear-power equipment have had their computer networks hacked, according to a report. The Reuters news agency said Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported that information from Mitsubishi's computer system was stolen in the attack. A representative of the company confirmed the
LANSING - Lobbyists in Michigan spent $19.7 million through the first seven months of the year, which was up from 2010 and 2008 levels, the Michigan Campaign Finance Network said Wednesday. The 11.6 percent spike was attributed in part to $900,000 in an advertising campaign done by StudentsFirst, the group led by former D.C. schools
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In a bid to play nice with European regulatory authorities, Google announced yesterday that it will soon launch an opt-out option for owners of wireless access points the company uses to gather smartphone location data. "Even though the wireless access point signals we use in our location services don't identify people,
DETROIT ? Wayne State University if hosting a conference Sept. 29-30 to connect scientists, researchers, and community leaders working in academia, industry, and government from across the state of Michigan to explore the future of Michigan?s water resources. The conference will be held at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Community Arts Auditorium Wayne State
FERNDALE - Livio Radio, a manufacturer and developer of car Internet radio products and services, Tuesday announced the roll out of its Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Kit. ?The Kit,? previewed at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is a plug-and-play gadget that brings Internet radio and music from your iPod or iPhone
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK has received its first repayment of a Michigan Microloan. Akervall Technologies, makers of the Protech Dent mouth guard, repaid its $15,000 microloan in just 15 months, nine months before it was due. ?Akervall Technologies is the perfect example of how the microloan funding is suppose to work,? said Skip
ALPENA - Verizon Wireless has completed its $850,000 upgrade of 450 antennas on all of its cell sites between the Saginaw Bay north to the Mackinaw Bridge and east of Interstate 75 to Lake Huron, producing gains of up to one mile. The last tower to receive new equipment is in Roscommon, where a nest