LANSING - With the state's fiscal year now more than half-over, legislative leaders and their caucuses are working as quickly as they can to develop proposals to bring to Governor Jennifer Granholm later this week to solve an estimated $785 million budget deficit. Officials are also hopeful Granholm will soon issue a budget-cutting executive order
GRAND RAPIDS ? Mark Shurr, a 25-year veteran with experience in the development of business and manufacturing systems, will talk about IT tools in the business environment April 24 during the Fourth Friday Technology Forum. Marks consulting practice, Ada Business Technology Inc., was founded to provide superior Information Technology and Business Management Consulting specializing in
DETROIT - TechTown, Wayne State University's business incubator also has a facet of its accelerator program that pairs up experienced entrepreneurs with first-time or inexperienced entrepreneurs to get them and their businesses up to speed more quickly. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - Soft Landing is a program developed by Wayne State University's TechTown that makes it easier for international companies to do business in Southeast Michigan. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
WASHINGTON DC - The Obama administration plans to create a new military command to coordinate the defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve U.S. offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, according to current and former officials familiar with the plans. The initiative will reshape the military's efforts to protect its networks from attacks by hackers, especially those
DETROIT - Hopes to turn Cobo Center over to a regional authority that would oversee renovation of the state's largest convention center appeared dead as the Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Friday the Detroit City Council had the authority to block the transfer. In the decision (Detroit City Council v. Mayor, COA docket No. 291394),
LANSING - With cell phone use on the rise, lawmakers are once again looking at the possibility of limiting that use while driving a car. Legislation banning texting on a cell phone while driving passed the House late last term, but did not advance in the Senate during the lame-duck session. But a bill that
WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama, in his weekly address Saturday, announced the appointment of Aneesh Chopra to serve as the nation's first chief technology officer. Chopra, who is currently Virginia's secretary of technology, "will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities--from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our
DETROIT - Chrysler LLC will likely get a new chief executive and board of directors appointed by Italy's Fiat SpA and the U. S. government, if Chrysler and Fiat follow through on their plans to form an alliance, Chrysler's current CEO told employees in a letter. Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Bob Nardelli said a new
WASHINGTON DC - A growing number of states are considering laws to tax digital goods, such as iTunes songs, Amazon MP3s, or electronic books. Yet at a time when governments say they want to encourage broadband adoption and the development of a low-carbon economy, opponents say taxing digital goods sends exactly the wrong message. Mississippi