ALLEGAN - When news that Perrigo Co.’s then-chief executive officer, Joseph Papa, would be leaving to helm troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. first emerged, it stood to reason that Papa would be rewarded handsomely for the move. But it’s now become clear just how handsomely: about $64.7 million this year, according to Bloomberg, with the
LANSING - Computer coding would not be considered a language, but would be an option toward graduation under legislation under discussion in the Michigan House Workforce and Talent Development Committee. Under the H-1 substitute adopted Thursday, the bill (HB 5463) would merge coding, world languages and arts into 21st Century skills, and the Michigan Merit
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Energy and Technology Committee kicked off testimony from interested stakeholders on its proposal for Michigan's energy policies and regulations, but despite an immense amount of changes made over the past six months, most of the same people either liked or disliked the bills. DTE Energy CEO Gerry Anderson was the
LANSING - The majority of the state's jobs currently require no more than a high school diploma, but that will change in the coming years, a report by Business Leaders for Michigan said. The report also said that average salaries for those lower skilled jobs are about half those for jobs requiring at least a
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund on Thursday announced it would provide an additional $3.5 Million to eligible Innovation Hubs across the state focused on commercializing technologies in bio medical, advanced transportation, life sciences, ag-bio and advanced materials. The announcement, made by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, expands the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization program
DETROIT – Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is collaborating with the USDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office to create a continuous virtual trade show that aims to provide opportunities for the connected vehicle eco-system to actively engage and develop business relationships. The project is expected to launch in early June. The Connected Transportation Virtual
WASHINGTON DC - Who says Congress can’t work together? Well certainly so when it comes to email privacy. On Wednesday the House of Representatives voted 419-0 to approve the Email Privacy Act, an update to a 30-year old law privacy advocates say is long overdue. The bill essentially fills a loophole in the 1986
LANSING - The Michigan House on Wednesday approved its budget for state agencies with an additional $500,000 to address staffing shortfalls at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and the possibility of slight funding increases if a solution is found on auto insurance credits taking up $80 million of the state's budget. HB 5294 passed
SAN FRANCISCO - Everyone knows that all these smart devices plugging into today’s homes - part of the exploding Internet of Things - also provide black hats with a golden opportunity to hack computer networks. On Wednesday, Samsung and Thales e-Security announced a new system for smart devices that manufacturers can plug into a refrigerator
SAN FRANCISCO - Only 7 percent of investing partners at the top 100 Venture and Micro-Venture firms are women, reports a new study, which also contends 12 percent of venture rounds and 10 percent of venture dollars globally between 2010 and 2015 went to startups with at least one woman founder. The report was done
