ANN ARBOR - The Michigan League of Conservation Voters unveiled its 2013 - 2014 Michigan Environmental Scorecard Wednesday, and overall, state legislators earned a score of incomplete. Michigan LCV established legislative priorities at the start of the 2013 - 2014 legislative session: advancing clean energy, stronger water protections against fracking, and protecting public land. The
ANN ARBOR ? Llamasoft has expanded operations in the Asia-Pacific region, establishing LLamasoft Asia as a new business venture based in Tokyo, where a team of more than a dozen industry veterans will be on staff. ?We are excited about the latest LLamasoft expansion,? said LLamasoft Executive Vice President Toby Brzoznowski. ?Our rapid global growth
TROY - Automation Alley is partnering with Plante Moran to sponsor a four-part business breakfast series titled Toast + Tech Talk. The first session, Business Basics for Growing Firms ? What You Need to Know to Succeed, will be held at Plante Moran?s Detroit office on July 29. This first session will feature a panel
GRAND RAPIDS - Openings are now available for Grand Valley State University?s fall Emerging Leader Workshop, What Leaders Do - The Leadership Development Series, and Leading High Performance Teams programs beginning in September and October 2014. Emerging Leader Workshop This one-day workshop will provide prospective leaders with deep insight into their own work styles and
LANSING - Kelleigh Gustafson is physically unable to participate in a 5K ?Color Run? fundraiser scheduled to kick off at the State Capitol here on July 12, but she?ll be cheering from the sidelines. Kelleigh, who will be 18 on July 19 and just graduated from high school, has an extremely rare, life threatening, and
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget will host Gov. Rick Snyder?s 2014 North American International Cyber Summit Nov. 17 at the Cobo Center. ?This is an event you won?t want to miss, so save the date for the 2014 Cyber Summit,? said David Behen, DTMB director and state chief information officer.
LANSING - High school students, on average, performed better in all subjects in 2014 than last year, but slightly fewer were college and career ready in all subjects, according to scores released Monday. The scores from the 2014 Michigan Merit Exam, given to all 11th graders, showed substantial improvements in reading, social studies and science,
DETROIT ? A room full of girls beamed with excitement as they prepared for Camp Infinity?s graduation ceremony June 27 at University of Detroit-Mercy, connecting to the web pages they created, loading the game level they designed, or making the final touches on programming robots. Camp Infinity is a technology camp supported by the Michigan
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved two settlement agreements authorizing Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to reconcile two mechanism related to over-collections, meaning some residents will see a decrease of $1.42 on a their monthly bill. In one instance (Case U-17547), the utility experienced a net over-collection of $475,905. So customers using
LANSING ? The Michigan Film Office announced Tuesday that two television series ? Ask Dr. Nandi-Season 3 and American Muscle ? were awarded nearly $2 million in film incentives from the state. ?Michigan-based television series help expose audiences to the state, while offering opportunities for crew and local businesses,? said Margaret O?Riley, director of the