LANSING - Tea party candidates enjoyed their best performance in Michigan Republican primary elections since the movement launched in 2010 but fell short of a major breakthrough as establishment candidates beat them in most of the head-to-head races. The muddled verdict on the showdown between the tea party and establishment wings of the Republican Party
LANSING - Supporters were nervously confident Proposal 1 would win on Tuesday, after expending a massive education effort on the confusing ballot language. And that confidence was easily vindicated as the issue was approved by the voters in a massive landslide. The percentage numbers between yes and no votes was almost monotonously similar all through
DETROIT ? Toyota Motor North America has joined a long-list of major corporations and foundations to support the so-called ?Grand Bargain? by pledging $1 million towards the Detroit Institute of Arts commitment to raise $100 million to protect the museum?s art collection, while supporting the city?s pensioners. ?Detroit and the surrounding areas are vitally important
BIRMINGHAM - According to a report in Foreign Policy, former NSA head Keith Alexander has ideas. Ideas he wants to patent and turn into a business. Admittedly, Alexander has had exposure to countering network borne attacks. In particular, he was in charge of the team at NSA that detected the presence of the Agent.btz worm
MARSHALL - The Dark Horse Brewing Company, in conjunction with The Green Brewery Project and CBSi Solar, will begin installing the largest solar electric farm of any brewery in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Contractors Building Supply-Solar is located in Copemish, MI, and has been in the solar business for nearly 40
LANSING - Steve Arwood, the former director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, will now be the chief operating officer for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Governor Rick Snyder announced Monday. LARA Chief Deputy Director Mike Zimmer will serve as acting director for the department. Both appointments are effective immediately. "Steve's track record
CUPTERTINO - Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce its new iPhones on Sept. 9, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The timing of Apple?s announcement would fall in line with its recent track record of announcing the new phones in early- to mid-September and then starting sales a few weeks later. The
LANSING - The Michigan Restaurant Association has added Jennifer Szewc and Ted Behen to its Board of Directors. Szewc is a joint venture partner with Outback Steakhouse and was voted to the MRA Board of Directors at the April meeting. Prior to recently relocating back to Michigan, Szewc spent four and a half years managing
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has named Laura Hughes the vice president of communications and community. In this role, Hughes will oversee communications and philanthropic activities for S3?s corporate headquarters in Detroit and the company?s 31 global branch locations. She replaces Marge Sorge who is retiring from S3, but will continue to publish the Bulldog,
MACOMB - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has named Sean H. Cook as the chair of the firm?s Tax Practice Group. Cook will lead the group of nearly 20 attorneys who work with publicly traded and privately held companies. The firm routinely advises corporate and commercial organizations in critical tax areas, including bankruptcy, restructuring, mergers