LANSING - As other states venture into taxation on e-commerce, the bankruptcy and liquidation last month of Ann Arbor-based bookseller Borders may spark the debate in Michigan. On Monday, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Detroit) lent his support to the Main Street Fairness Act, legislation introduced in the U.S. House and Senate that would allow
YPSILANTI ? The Eastern Michigan University Student Center will host the 2011 Great Lakes InfraGard Fall Conference on September 13. This year's theme is Strengthening Partnerships for Critical Infrastructure Protection. The Question? Are we ready for the attacks on our infrastructure that are being predicted by many specialists worldwide? Do we have a mitigation plan
ROMULUS - DTE Energy announced Wednesday that it is installing four free plug-in electric vehicle charging stations at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Two of the charging stations will be installed on the eighth floor of the McNamara Terminal parking deck, and two will be installed on the fourth floor of the Big Blue Deck adjacent to
GRAND RAPIDS ? A $400,000 grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is helping researchers from Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, Van Andel Research Institute, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute investigate a drug that has the potential to not only alleviate Parkinson?s symptoms, but also to halt the disease's
GRAND RAPIDS - C/D/H announced a 35 percent growth in their consulting staff with their purchase of the Plante & Moran Web Development/SharePoint team based in Southfield. Terms were not announced. This addition, along with C/D/H?s existing Microsoft SharePoint consultants, makes the C/D/H SharePoint consulting group the largest one of its kind in Michigan., the
DETROIT - Business Leaders for Michigan released some preliminary findings of its study on the state's metropolitan communities Thursday, finding that while they offer green jobs and product exports, there is also low educational attainment among residents. "The business leaders of our organization recognize the importance of vibrant cities to growing the state's economy and
LONDON - The British Metropolitan Police said today that they have arrested a 19-year-old who uses the nickname "Topiary" and is believed to be a key member of the LulzSec hacking group. "The man arrested is believed to be linked to an ongoing international investigation into the criminal activity of the so-called 'hacktivist' groups Anonymous
WARREN - It seems as though everyone has a personal Facebook page and a corporate fan page and hundreds, if not thousands of Twitter followers. Except restaurants. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), repeat customers represent more than 70 percent of the business done by all but ?fine dining? establishments ? and there it?s
LANSING - Michigan utilities have been trying to limit what they have to contribute to electric transmission development in the region, but new rules initially approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week could indicate the state is losing that battle. FERC adopted for comment new rules that would require beneficiaries of any new
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous is lashing out at the FBI and especially at PayPal, urging users of the electronic payments site to dump their accounts. In its latest "official communique" on behalf of itself and Lulz Security, the hactivist group condemned the FBI for its recent arrests of those charged in connection with hacking attacks