LANSING - Michigan employees scored a victory Thursday against the move made last year to require them to contribute 3 percent of their salary toward their retirement health care coverage when a judge ruled the law "clearly unconstitutional," but both sides began preparing for an appeal. The decision, issued by Ingham Circuit Judge William Collette,
ALLEN PARK ? EcoMotors has landed another partner, this time Navistar International. The agreement will develop a commercial turbo-diesel version of EcoMotors opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder engine. EcoMotors says its engine and powertrain packages are designed to be 15- to 50-percent more efficient, smaller, lighter, and less expensive to manufacture than conventional internal combustion engines. Last year,
DETROIT - A new research study shows a positive Return on Investment from Michigan's film production tax credit, despite the fact that the program has been in place for less than three full years. Gov. Snyder has proposed eliminating the 42 percent film production credit and replacing it with a maximum $25 million annual credit.
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize has announced a new multi-channel platform that integrates between social networks, microsites and mobile in a single marketing campaign. The multi-channel method combines the power of key outlets like Twitter, Facebook, SMS text messaging and smartphone applications to maximize campaign impact while appealing to each consumer's preferences. Mobile phones will overtake
ANN ARBOR ? Twenty four teams from the University of Michigan received awards and grants totaling more than $106,000 for excellence in business plans and concepts from the Michigan Business Challenge and Eugene Applebaum Dare To Dream Grants. The announcement was made by the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at
LANSING - Saying the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth has become something of a catchall of various functions, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday morning that he is making the department aimed at reforming the state's regulatory process. Snyder signed and issued two executive orders that rename the department the Department of Licensing and
ANN ARBOR - ForeSee Results Wednesday announced the launch of CS Mobile, a new product that quantifies customer satisfaction with companies' mobile apps and mobile sites in order to identify improvements that can generate the greatest returns. "Companies are formatting content and functionality for display and usage on hand-held devices, and frankly, it doesn't always
DEARBORN - Ford has launched an Electrified Vehicle Facebook page to serve as a place where passionate enthusiasts or curious consumers can find and share information about the company's electrified vehicles. The page, available at Click on Facebook.Com, is part of Ford's efforts to educate consumers on the variety of choices available with electrified vehicles
ANN ARBOR - Have you ever considered purchasing an electric vehicle? Want to find out what all the hype is about? Join the Michigan Energy Forum March 3 at Ann Arbor SPARK for an evening of information and updates on the rollout of electric vehicles in Michigan and the United States. The event is free.
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced a substantial improvement to its real time video collaboration offerings through a recent investment in Cisco TelePresence Server infrastructure. Leveraging the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol standard, the new equipment will enable Cisco TelePresence to interoperate with standards based SIP and H.323 videoconferencing. Additionally, the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Servers will provide