GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute officials announced Thursday the appointment of Love Collins, III as Vice President of Development effective immediately. Collins most recently worked at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, where he served as Vice President for Advancement since 2007. ?With more than twenty years experience in a variety of industries including
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced Thursday the addition of Jim Lundberg to the Merit staff as the Upper Peninsula Member Relations Manager. Lundberg recently retired from Bay de Noc Community College where he spent 30 years, including the last fifteen years as the Director of Technical Services, ITS. "I am just absolutely thrilled and
WASHINGTON- The Senate voted Thursday to repeal a $6 billion tax credit for ethanol producers, a move that could signal the end of some federal subsidies as part of an eventual budget and debt-ceiling compromise. Most Democrats and a number of Republicans supported an end to the subsidy, in a 73-27 vote. The subsidy gives
LANSING - Frank Van Kempen didn't come to the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday looking for a government handout to help him grow his ethanol-producing enterprise. The West Michigan entrepreneur is confident it will thrive on its own, and pay for itself, with the help of legislation allowing farmers to use his patented fermentation process without
LANSING - Michigan has not gone as far as Florida on some education reforms and has moved away from some changes enacted in the Sunshine State, but its former governor said Wednesday that adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's education plan will mean long-term improvement for the state's students. Jeb Bush, who testified before a joint
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group LLC Wednesday announced that it would invest $114 million in new equipment at its Trenton Engine Complex to support increased production of the Pentastar engine. The investment is estimated to create 268 new jobs. The investment will be used to repurpose about one-fifth or nearly 400,000-square feet of the Trenton
DEARBORN ? Ford is offering the public a comprehensive look at the company's progress on environmental and social issues with the release of its 12th annual Sustainability Report. The 2010/2011 report, titled "Blueprint for Sustainability: Driving Change," provides updates on the company's progress in key areas of operations, product enhancements on vehicle safety and societal
REDMOND, Wa. - Forget e-mail. Criminals are making old-fashioned phone calls and offering free security scans in order to gain access to people's computers, according to Microsoft. To run the con, criminals pretend to be PC security experts from legitimate companies, CNET News.Com reported. They call their intended victims, warning of a risky security threat
BIRMINGHAM - I remember the first time the executive team of one of the Big Three Anti-Virus vendors explained to me their mobile strategy. It was the new consumer gold mine they were going to tap. "There are over 100 million smart phones and some day mobile devices will outpace all other platforms!" they would
DETROIT - Verizon Wireless launches the world's first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network in Lansing and Flint June 16). The new network offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the company's 3G network. In Lansing, the new network covers nearly 1,200 square miles and approximately 330,000 people and is bordered by the following