DETROIT - The United Auto Workers will allow U.S. auto makers to delay payments into a massive health-care trust and suspend the controversial jobs bank program for laid-off workers, part of an effort to help Detroit's struggling auto makers secure emergency federal loans. The UAW will modify the contracts reached last year with the Detroit
PORTLAND, Or. - SecureWorld has announced their 2009 schedule starting this February with the Houston SecureWorld, February 11-12, 2009 to the George R. Brown Convention Center. SecureWorld continues to offer a wide range of training in a local setting. Continued this year is the popular SecureWorld+ Extended Training along with a packed conference agenda, panel
TROY - On January 7 and January 21, Walsh College will hold informational meetings regarding a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The meetings will be held at the Troy campus at 5 p.m. in Room 124. February 13 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available to undergraduate
NEW YORK - Until now, the leading contenders for the title of coolest smartphone were Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion's BlackBerry and Google's G1. On Tuesday, Nokia enters the race with the N97 smart phone. The sleek handset, which pairs a large touchscreen with a full Qwerty keyboard, may be the Finnish company's boldest yet,
DETROIT - The Big Three's plans to present to Congress for a bridge loan are becoming clearer. Ford is considering selling Volvo, GM selling Saab, and maybe consolidating other brands, says the Wall Street Journal. Our media partner WWJ Newsradio 950 reports the UAW is calling all national leaders to its headquarters in Detroit to
GRAND RAPIDS - JF New's Michigan office has been very busy in 2008, despite the down economy. It seems ecological restoration, and sustainability are big sellers in the state. A case in point is the new Metro Health Hospital in Byron Center which sports a green roof that better controls rain water run off, as
GRAND RAPIDS - If you want to go green, you may have to go blue instead. Or at least that's what Cotton Insulation hopes. The company recycles old blue jeans into cotton insulation that's then stuffed into walls to not only reduce heat loss in winter and air conditioning loss in summer, but also noise
GRAND RAPIDS - Standale Lumber, a long time building contractor in West Michigan, has gone green in a big way. The company has developed a line of clean, environmentally friendlier building products, plus hosts an annual Green Builder's Expo that showcases all the sustainable builders in the Western half of the state. The next Expo
LANSING - Legislation providing early voting in Michigan, which languished in committee since testimony was taken earlier this year, may see some action this week in the House. HB 4090 , which requires clerks to be open for voting a week before each election, is expected to be reported out of the House Ethics and
LANSING - Without some change that will stem the losses in the individual coverage market, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan risks losing it franchise, company officials said on Monday. But Attorney General Mike Cox said any changes to the individual market had to include full hearings on the insurer's rates. Blue Cross Chief Financial