LANSING - The Strategic Fund Board approved $27 million from the 21st Century Jobs Fund for the creation of the first Centers of Energy Excellence. The funds, all $18.1 million from the current fiscal year and $8.9 million from next fiscal year, went to support three projects around the state. "We just knew this was
WASHINGTON DC - A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers left a two-hour-plus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday saying they have a "fundamental agreement" on a $700 billion plan to bail out U.S. financial markets, as early as Sept. 29, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The lawmakers didn't offer details of
TROY - Tammie Quinn Grzebyk, founder of VerbalWise, will help ConnecTech of Greater Detroit members on Oct. 1 understand the root causes for miscommunications between departments due to cultural differences, learn strategies for increasing success rates for technology professionals, reduce communication gaps and improve business relationships and productivity through communication. The meeting takes place from
LANSING ? Matthew Hill, CEO and Founder of Liquid Web, has been named to the "10 Over the next 10" ? one of the top Lansing area young professionals who, over the next 10 years, will contribute significantly to the Lansing community and become one of tomorrow's leaders. The award is given by the Lansing
TROY - PR agency John Bailey & Associates on Thursday named Sam Locricchio, the former Chrysler PT Cruiser PR Manager, president of the company effective immediately. John Bailey becomes chairman. Locricchio will direct strategic planning for JB&A's continued growth as well as with the agency's clients; Bailey will serve as senior counselor to clients and
ROCHESTER HILLS ? Business process automation company Trubiquity recently became one of nine companies to successfully complete the first-phase test of the ODETTE File Transfer Protocol 2 - a new business standard for transmitting secured electronic communications. ?The OFTP2 protocol is a major advancement to improve the security of data exchanges between manufacturers and suppliers,?
LANSING - A new round of tax-incentive-driven business expansions announced on Tuesday includes a more than $838 million investment by General Motors for production of its Volt electric vehicle, but the auto giant has not yet made its decision on where it will locate the facilities. Governor Jennifer Granholm said the $132.5 million in state
LANSING - With six weeks left to the election, with the first presidential debate taking place on Friday and with the nation battered by an ongoing series of bad economic factors, a series of polls released Tuesday showed how volatile the presidential race is in Michigan and nationwide. Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama was shown
LANSING - The new energy package has not yet been signed, but the Public Service Commission began its work Tuesday to implement the measures. The commission issued orders Tuesday seeking comment on the provisions of HB 5524 that require deskewing of electric rates (case No. U-15244) and that require implementation of a special rate for
LANSING - The first ad on November ballot proposals hit the airwaves Tuesday with opponents of Proposal 2008-2 arguing the plan to allow embryonic stem cell research in the state will mean more costs to taxpayers. If the election were held Tuesday, a majority of voters would support a proposal expanding the use of embryonic