LANSING - The Michigan Legislature completed action on the 2010-11 fiscal year budget with about 30 hours to spare, and while lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm avoided a repeat of the 2007 and 2009 government shutdowns, they also largely failed to achieve the comprehensive structural budget reforms that they promised at the beginning of the
LANSING ? Michigan state tax credits to a Texas-based solar module manufacturer should be questioned and the scrutiny the Michigan Economic Development Corporation gave to GlobalWatt should be reviewed, spokespersons for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy said Wednesday, charging it had found evidence the firm may not have been truthful in its application. But
LANSING - All Michigan school districts would receive a one-time payment of $154 per pupil, plus an additional $23 to $46 per pupil depending on their current funding level under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday that spends the $316 million in federal money designed to preserve public school employee jobs. The bill
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation Wednesday announced that the company's licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline has been recognized by the Licensing Executive Society as the 2009 consumer products "Deal of Distinction." LES recognizes noteworthy deals in five industry sectors that promote innovation solutions to business issues and deal structures. On December 16, 2009, NanoBio announced an
DETROIT - Detroit's Wayne State University will showcase its Great Lakes Stem Cell Commercialization Center before an audience of more than 1,200 of the world's most influential stem cell stakeholders in science, business, policy, law, ethics and advocacy at the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit Oct. 4-6 in Detroit. As part of Michigan's University Research
ANN ARBOR - The military beat goes on for Adaptive Materials, a fuel-cell manufacturer. The company was awarded a $1.5 million Phase II option to an existing Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to provide 50-watt solid oxide fuel cells to the U.S. Army. To date, Adaptive Materials has earned more than $10 million in
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University is receiving a $5.2 million federal stimulus grant to give residents in key urban centers the tools and training they need to use broadband connections. The grant targets Benton Harbor, Detroit, Flint, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac and Saginaw. The grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce National
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan will build a $46 million nanotechnology facility on North Campus that will focus on developing nanomanufacturing, DNA molecules, energy conversion and microelectromechanical systems for use in medical technologies. The 63,000-square-foot research facility, called the Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science & Engineering, will be financed in part
DETROIT - This year, the Detroit Chapter of ISACA ? formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association - will sponsor two separate scholarship contests. This fall, two $1,000 scholarships are available for local college students. Next spring, three $1,000 scholarships will be available. What's more, all full-time students will receive a one-year student membership
DETROIT - Chevrolet has hand-picked 15 advanced technology enthusiasts and electric vehicle advocates to be the first consumers to experience the Volt every day under real-world conditions during a three-month vehicle and charging evaluation program starting in late October. This exclusive group of expert consumers - referred to as the Chevrolet Volt Customer Advisory Board