LANSING - Final agreements, though not final bill drafts, appeared in place late Monday to allow the Michigan energy package to move on to Governor Jennifer Granholm this week. Both Rep. Frank Accavitti Jr. (D-Eastpointe), chair of the conference committee on HB 5524 , and Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck Twp.), chair of the conference committee
LANSING - Wall Street's newest crisis could force the national recession to go on longer and further hurt Michigan's economy, especially if there are more credit restrictions that could further hurt the automotive industry, state Treasurer Robert Kleine said in an interview Monday. But he said he hoped there would not have to be any
LANSING - With new turmoil roiling the state and national economic waters, the need is greater than ever for Congress to enact a second-stage economic stimulus package that could include loans for American auto manufacturers, Governor Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) said Monday. The two participated with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Institute researchers have determined the molecular structure of a nuclear receptor, which regulates the expression of specific genes within cells, which may serve as a drug target for diseases related to heart and blood vessel development, human embryonic development and female infertility. Researchers also found that the receptor, named COUP-TFII,
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK's Business Accelerator is now accepting applications for its next Entrepreneur Boot Camp, scheduled October 29 - 30. Teams interested in participating in the two-day business planning and preparation event must submit applications by September 30. "Entrepreneur Boot Camp always fills up because of the distinct value it offers to
WASINGTON DC - The Federal Reserve, faced with a series of shocks to the U.S. financial system, left interest rates unchanged Tuesday, but said it's watching developments carefully, meaning it the Fed could raise interest rates if inflation gets out of control. The U.S. central bank, in a statement after its meeting, said "strains in
LANSING - A vote on legislation to at least create a new renewable energy portfolio for Michigan before the end of the week is the goal of at least one conference committee chair as lawmakers draw closer to acting on an energy package. The latest drafts of SB 213 and HB 5524 were distributed on
LANSING - An economist told a Michigan Chamber of Commerce Future Forum on Tuesday that the U.S. economy, rocked most recently by the collapse of two of the top five financial firms, is going through a change of historic proportions, but also expressed optimism that the country contains strong "silver bullets" that will lead it
LANSING - Tensions between lawmakers regarding the Detroit River International Crossing study boiled over Tuesday as the conference committee on the Department of Transportation budget convened and could not reach agreement to move the final 2008-09 budget to the floors of the House and Senate. A vote to move the bill to the chambers resulted
TROY - On October 7, the Automation Alley Technology Business Committee will host its first-ever Marketing Plan Bootcamp ? to provide attendees with practical information and hands-on learning to build a 2009 marketing plan. Topics include: Strategy, led by Paula Rhodes of the Cleantech Network Branding, led by Charlie Wollborg of Curve Detroit SWOT, led