LANSING - As the Michigan House may take up sales, use and personal property tax exemptions for data centers - inspired by Switch, a Nevada-based data center looking to move to the state if the tax changes are made - existing data centers in the state are advocating for changes that would "level the playing
LANSING - Industry and environmental groups remained split on new air emissions rules based on their comments Monday at a public hearing on the changes. The rules, developed as a result of Governor Rick Snyder's rules advisory committee process to comb through the state's regulations, would reduce the number of chemicals required to be regulated
SAN FRANCISCO - Hello, Barbie. Can we talk? Security researchers are worried about your safety. New data released Friday by security firm Bluebox reveals even more vulnerabilities in Hello Barbie, the $75 Internet-connected doll from Mattel. Researchers found the application and the cloud server that connect the doll to the Internet would allow attackers to
LANSING - Michigan generates some $2.6 billion in annual economic activity due in part to the establishment of a renewable portfolio standard created in 2008, a report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center has concluded. The report asserts that hundreds of companies are in the wind and/or solar business supply chain, and at least
LANSING - While changes to legislation providing tax exemptions for date centers - like Nevada-based Switch, that would like to come to the state if the tax changes are passed - weren't expected by the committee chair, Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter said after a lengthy caucus on the subject, the bills could see some
GRAND RAPIDS – The Small Business Development Center of Michigan Friday announced its intention to go all-in with its efforts to assist Michigan small businesses in evaluating risk of cyber threats by offering a free risk assessment tool that aims to attract 1,000 small businesses across the state by the end of 2015, and 10,000
KALAMAZOO - The Apifiny blood test for prostate cancer developed by Kalamazoo-based Armune BioScience Inc. will be promoted by Quebec City, Quebec-based Aeterna Zentaris Inc. under a co-marketing agreement announced Tuesday. Apifiny is the only cancer specific, non-PSA blood test for the detection of prostate cancer. Under the co-marketing agreement, Aeterna will promote the test
SAULT STE. MARIE - The Engineering Society of Detroit returned to the Upper Peninsula Monday to launch a new student chapter at Lake Superior State University. More than a dozen students attended the event at Lake State’s Cisler Center. “We want to help you be the very best professional you can be,” said Robert Magee, ESD
LANSING - Airports in the state would receive state funding to help with repair and maintenance costs under legislation approved by the Senate on Thursday. The bills (SB 418, SB 425, SB 426, SB 612, SB 613 and SB 614) would dedicate 2 percent of the sales tax on aviation fuel with to aviation purposes
LANSING - Although the agreement on just how much of a sales/use tax exemption colocation centers such as Switch, a company out of Nevada looking to expand in Michigan, should receive varied from Thursday morning to Thursday afternoon, the Senate ultimately decided to allow such entities to receive the full extent of an exemption on
