LANSING - Provisions in the new Michigan Business Tax that required companies to pay taxes on the amount of sales or other taxes they collected on behalf of the state have now been ended under legislation signed Friday by Governor Jennifer Granholm. The change in the MBT apply retroactively to January 1, 2008. The change
LANSING - Michigan's total general fund and School Aid Fund revenues could drop by more than $1.5 billion in two years, from the 2007-08 to 2009-10 fiscal years, the House Fiscal Agency said Wednesday. The estimate, released two days before the state's first 2009 Revenue Estimating Conference, mirrors in many respects the fiscal forecast issued
WASHINGTON DC - As the 111th Congress convenes, the National Conference of State Legislatures is urging federal lawmakers to consider an economic stimulus package that will help out the states directly and indirectly, including working on new regulations for the financial and housing industries. Congressional leaders have signaled that a new economic stimulus package will
LANSING - Government employees and retirees across the state would have to pay 25 percent of the cost of their health care coverage under a ballot proposal former Rep. Lorence Wenke is working on. As a member of the Legislature last term, Wenke introduced several bills that would have put into place the 25 percent
LANSING - Heavy call volumes from unemployed people have resulted in the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency reassigning staff and adding capacity to its phone server. The agency is also urging people to file their unemployment claims online to avoid long waits on the phone or in person. "January is historically the busiest time of the
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.- While several retailers applied creative marketing approaches to ring holiday sales during today's challenging economic times, a recent Motorola study found that shoppers left an average of $95 unspent when items they wanted were not available due to stores' limited merchandise, out of stock items or limited associate support - a multi-billion dollar
STAMFORD, Conn. - Gartner has revised its enterprise software spending forecast for 2008 through 2012 down from its initial September forecast due to a combination of economic, technical and regional factors. According to Gartner, worldwide enterprise software is on pace to total $229.2 billion in 2008, a 13.999 per cent increase from 2007. This projection
ANN ARBOR - We made a mistake on the date for the January Motor City ISSA chapter meeting. The meeting date is Jan. 21 in Ann Arbor at the Marriott, but the RSVP date is Jan. 14. Topics include a review of 2008 Information Security and Trends. Our apologies for this error. Speakers include: Steve
AUBURN HILLS - Auburn Hills-based Plexus Systems, SaaS ERP provider to the manufacturers, has now change its name to Plex Systems. Its ERP product, Plexus Online, will be renamed Plex Online. Plexus Systems, a company providing ERP applications since 1995, has enjoyed significant and consistent growth in 2008 and signed more than 15 new customers
DETROIT - Reuters is reporting that GM says the bridge loan money it's getting will cover all contingencies, even in its worst case scenario. Automotive News reports that UAW president Ron Gettelfinger says Chrysler will probably not need additional money either. What they're referring to is the $17.4 billion that the Bush Administration approved for