LANSING - Republican Governor Rick Snyder has a small, but statistically insignificant, lead over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Gary Peters leads Republican Terri Land in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll. Snyder received 43 percent to 40 percent for Schauer in the telephone interview survey of 600 likely
LANSING - Urban farms with livestock cannot be verified as following proper environmental practices under standards approved, with some reservations, Wednesday by the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. The new Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program standards follow recent generally accepted agriculture management practices that say category 4 farms, those in high population residential areas,
DETROIT - At first glance, you might think this story is about a candle. The Jam Jar looks like it could be one, with the colorful filling inside of a classic Mason Jar. But the Jam Jar is a radio, decorative and useful for the home. Mason Jars are kind of hip right now. You
DETROIT - Every once in a while we meet an inspiring leader in the Detroit area who?s making an impact in entrepreneurship that can?t be ignored. Devita Davidson is one of those Detroiters. We?re thrilled to learn that when Oprah was in town this past weekend for her motivational ?The Life You Want Weekend? event
CUPERTINO - Apple Inc. said it received more than four million orders of its two new iPhone 6 models in the first 24 hours on Sept. 12, surpassing the previous record first-day pre-orders set in 2012 when Apple released the iPhone 5. The surge in interest has marketers as well as consumers intrigued. Jon Elvekrog,
TROY - Detroit Labs was named Technology Company of the Year at the 14th annual Automation Alley Gala last Friday at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by Foster Swift Collins & Smith) was David Wang and Ronny Chiang of BEET Analytics Technology. This year?s Awards Gala featured a special
LANSING - On Wednesday, Yvonne Walker Keshick, an Odawa quill worker from Petoskey, will receive the nation?s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts when she is honored as a 2014 National Heritage Fellow from the National Endowment for the Arts. The award will be presented to Keshick at the Library of Congress? Thomas
DALLAS - AT&T Friday announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, beginning September 19 in AT&T retail stores. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available for $0 down on AT&T Next. Customers can get up to $300 in trade in value when trading in
DETROIT - Compuware Corp., Michigan?s largest pure play IT company, announced Wednesday that it plans to move its mainframe support business to a separate company that will operate under the Compuware name. Chris O?Malley will be the president of the new Compuware. O?Malley was named president of Mainframe Operations in July. Prior to joining Compuware,
TROY - Billhighway, provider of cloud-based automation software for nonprofits, welcomes Cole Kelter to the team as Client Accounting Specialist. The company is ramping up its accounting staff to accommodate new client acquisition and rapid growth. Kelter, who most recently worked as a Senior Client Reporting Analyst at Kelly Services, will be responsible for managing