LANSING - By a slim majority, Michigan residents would rather see the state government shut down than their tax bills go up, according to a poll released Wednesday by Marketing Resource Group and Inside Michigan Politics. The poll also found a substantial lead for Lt. Governor John Cherry Jr. in the Democratic gubernatorial primary but
LANSING - A day after a conference committee approved a higher education budget without funding for the $4,000 Promise Grant college scholarship, the Michigan House Appropriations Committee acted Thursday to restore that program under a supplemental bill. But while HB 5403 restored the $120 million expected to be needed to fund the college scholarship, there
GRAND RAPIDS - Trivalent Group has partnered with Dell and West Michigan-based Azulstar to outfit the official ArtPrize Media Spot with $50,000 of advanced technology. This week, Grand Rapids welcomes artists and visitors from all over the world. ArtPrize, an international arts competition, has generated worldwide media coverage. More than 100 regional, national and international
LANSING - Tourism business owners will descend Wednesday on Lansing to urge funding for the Pure Michigan advertising campaign on the heels of survey results showing the spots could be paying off. The Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association released a survey of its members Monday showing 72.9 percent had seen an increase in out-of-state visitors
DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN - Two military technologies saving Soldiers lives on today's battlefields were designed by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and are among 10 innovations recognized as 2008 Army's Greatest Inventions. The awards were presented by U.S. Army Materiel Command Deputy Commanding General LT. General James H. Pillsbury and
WASHINGTON DC - The wireless industry is gearing up to fight new Net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission is formulating to keep the Internet open. On Monday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski gave a speech at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., outlining plans to turn the agency's principles for open Internet access into
ALLEGAN - Perrigo Company announced that it has purchased a topical gel for inflammatory acne treatment from KV Pharmaceutical for up to $16 Million in cash. The product is called ANDA for clindamycin phosphate (1 percent) and benzoyl peroxide (5 percent). This product is the AB-rated equivalent to Stiefel Laboratories' (a subsidiary of Glaxo SmithKline)
LANSING - A slow economy and a massive increase in gasoline prices helped drive an increase in mass transit ridership in 2008, a report from Environment Michigan said. Meanwhile, the Michigan Public Transit Association urged lawmakers not to cut funding for mass transit to help offset revenue losses. According to the report, "Getting On Track,"
Ann Arbor - Meadowlark Builders will feature two remodel projects at the Remodelers Home Tour on October 9-11, including Michigan's second Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design project. The first project is in its first phase of a full remodel/addition. As part of this project, Meadowlark Builders designed long-term goals for the entire house with
ANN ARBOR - The Detroit area could lose more jobs in 2009 than it has during the previous decade, but the economy could start to improve staring in 2010, two economists from the University of Michigan said Friday. That doesn't mean the region will see job growth next year, said George Fulton and Donald Grimes,