SAN FRANCISCO - In every disaster scammers see an opportunity, and the crisis in Japan is no exception. Already there have been fake Red Cross e-mails circulating and there will no doubt be more scams coming. Those e-mails appear to come from the British Red Cross. They provide some news on the earthquake and tsunami
SOUTHFIELD ? TiE Detroit will host Michael Finney, the new President of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., on April 5 at the Westin Southfield where he will discuss Open Source Economic Development. At the evening event, Finney will discuss: His concept of "open source economic development"? Governor Snyder's structural change in MEGA Tax Breaks New
LANSING - Anglers have a long tradition of sharing their bounty with family and friends. You can help provide meals to other hungry families across our state when you purchase your fishing license and make a donation to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. When you purchase your license, tell your dealer that you would like to
FRAMINGHAM - The home office market will add nearly 2 million home-based businesses and more than 3 million corporate home office households between 2011 and 2015, a new report shows. According to a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, as the home office household landscape continues to change, so too does the type of technologies
NEW YORK - In a blockbuster mobile deal, AT&T announced Sunday it had agreed to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. The acquisition will bolster AT&T's dominance with the addition of more than 33 million subscribers to its 95.5 million customer user base, giving it a new total of more than 129
LANSING - The Michigan Education Association has asked its local members to vote on giving the MEA authority to initiate "crisis activities" including "job actions" that might mean a work stoppage. MEA spokesperson Doug Pratt said Thursday that the move comes in response to actions in the Legislature. "MEA will not stand silent while Michigan's
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan kicked off an online campaign to educate small business owners on Gov. Snyder's efforts to repeal the Michigan Business Tax and rally support for the proposal. A website ? SBAM.Org/MBT-RIP - gives small business owners a chance to sign an online petition, donate to the repeal effort,
GRAND RAPIDS - In a recently-published study mapping the structure and function of the so-called orphan nuclear receptor TR4, Van Andel Research Institute investigators suggest that Vitamin A may play a more direct role than was previously known in certain physiological functions including sperm cell formation and the development of the central nervous system. Scientists
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced live demonstrations of Plex Online's comprehensive ERP solution for Food and Beverage Processors on April 14 from 10 -11 a.m. and for Precision Metalformers on April 28 from 2 - 3 p.m. These industry-specific events offer an opportunity to explore Plex Online as they would use it in their
LANSING - An agreement to wait until September 1 for the repeal of the state's item-pricing requirement to take effect ensured enough votes to resolve a mini-standoff on the bill in the Senate and send it to Governor Rick Snyder. Twice, the Senate had fallen one vote short of the two-thirds majority necessary to give