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EPA Carbon Emissions Rule Praised, Criticized, Studied By Michigan Legislators

LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released Monday its final rule on carbon emissions targets nationwide, welcomed with open arms by environmental activists and a bland, "still-in-review" reaction from those otherwise. Valerie Brader, executive director of the Michigan Agency for Energy, said in a statement that she will be working with legislators, stakeholders and

By |2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3rd, 2015|Archive, Politics|

EPA Power Plan Sets A Standard In Middle For Michigan

LANSING - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its long-awaited final rule on carbon emissions for all states, and an analysis from the EPA shows Michigan has one of the more moderate state goals compared to other states. The plan, named the Clean Power Plan, has been two years in the making and

By |2015-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3rd, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Michigan PSC Determines Adequate Electric Resources

LANSING - While Michigan must continue working to ensure adequate electric resources beyond 2016, the Public Service Commission officially declared Thursday that the projected shortfall in 2016 is likely not as big as previously implied by a regional survey. "Michigan's focus on making sure there is an adequate reserve of capacity revealed that efforts have

By |2015-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2015|Archive, Politics|

Ballot Proposal Would Raise Michigan Corporate Income Tax To 11 Percent, Put New Revenue To Roads

LANSING - A blockbuster ballot proposal unveiled Thursday by a liberal group would raise the Corporate Income Tax from 6 to 11 percent and put the resulting $900 million in new revenue toward roads. The proposal is a voter-initiated act, so supporters will need to gather signatures from at least 252,523 registered voters to put

By |2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Archive, Politics|

ACG Detroit Showcases New Research on Impact of Middle-Market Private Equity

DETROIT - A new study released Thursday says from 1995 to 2013, private capital-backed middle-market companies in Detroit outperformed other companies on sales, driving employment growth. The report came from the Detroit chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. The source of the data, GrowthEconomy.org, details the results of private equity investment throughout the United

By |2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

ITInTheD Co-Founders Launch Podcast Detroit Radio Network

DETROIT - The two self-proclaimed computer geeks who brought ITInTheD.Com to Detroit two years ago announced Thursday they have now launched a podcast network and are inviting other commentators to join them. Podcast Detroit Radio Network co-founders Bob Waltenspiel and David Phillips already have a new Ferndale recording studio from which they already have launched

By |2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Archive|

Cyber Security: Fears For An Aging Population

SOUTHFIELD - With one simple click, you can expose yourself to cyber criminals. While cybercrime is a threat to everyone, I'm especially concerned for those senior citizens who've been slower to adapt to technology. This group is more likely to fall prey to cyberbullying and be emotionally abused, harassed or threatened online. Embarrassed by their

By |2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23rd, 2015|Archive, Politics|