FERNDALE - BeMYDD, an application that lets you rent your own personal designated driver for you and your car, will be announced on M2 TechCast on Dec. 14 that is will be offering a special New Year’s Eve service for Detroit revelers. Maureen Miller-Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, will discuss the
LANSING - The Michigan House is "still talking" about legislation that would exempt data centers from sales, use and personal property taxes, but a spokesperson for House Republicans said the chamber is likely to leave the property tax exemption behind. With only one week of session left in the year, the House has to pass
LANSING - Michigan's legislators tend to be older and more predominately male and white than the state's general population, a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Pew Charitable Trusts said. And legislators are far better educated than the general public, with at least 75 percent having a bachelor's degree or higher
MIDLAND - It’s finally official. After a week of news leaks, Michigan’s Dow Chemical Co. and Delaware’s DuPont Co. will merge in a deal valued at $130 billion. The merger of the two chemical giants will combine products from both Dow and DuPont in agriculture, commodities chemicals and specialty chemicals to create the new businesses - created
BATTLE CREEK - The Battle Creek Air National Guard base will see 70 new jobs with the assignment of a cyber operations squadron to the base. Battle Creek will house one of the four new squadrons intended to defend the nation against computer-based attacks. The base has housed a cyber range hub, part of the
GRAND RAPIDS - THE aimWest Holiday 5:01 is a great time to take a break, grab a drink and some tasty food, and reconnect with everyone in the West Michigan tech community. This informal but upscale event will provide a fun and energetic networking opportunity to start out the New Year. Come talk tech, business
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LANSING - The Michigan House continues to work with its members to get the votes needed to pass legislation that would provide sales, use and property tax exemptions for data centers in the state, something inspired by Switch, a Nevada-based center looking to move into West Michigan. The House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday reported
LANSING - The Michigan House narrowly approved a bill to eliminate straight-ticket voting Wednesday and also cleared legislation establishing "secure" no-reason absentee voting with Democrats mostly in staunch opposition to both during a long and contentious session. Seven hours passed with the House mostly at a standstill before it finally took up SB 13 to
ANN ARBOR - At the 2015 Michigan Venture Capital Association Annual Awards Dinner, the MVCA announced its 2016 executive committee and board of directors. “MVCA is fortunate to have always had the right chairman at the helm of the organization at the right time,” said MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan. “MVCA Chairman Tony Grover, Managing
