LANSING - Manufacturers using larger amounts of power could all see new electric rates under legislation under discussion in the House Energy and Technology Committee. The bill (HB 5476 ) is designed to replace the E1 rate currently provided to Hemlock Semiconductor with a new rate-setting system that recognizes the lower cost of providing power
LANSING - Toyota Motors announced Monday that it was expanding its Ann Arbor technology campus, adding some 250 jobs in the area as the giant automaker announced a massive consolidation of its U.S. operations. The company announced it was consolidating its U.S. headquarters into Plano, Texas. The expansion in Ann Arbor will relocate its direct
LANSING - Business Leaders for Michigan headed a coalition urging the Legislature to support adoption of the Smarter Balanced assessment as a replacement for the Michigan Education Assessment Program. The groups noted that school districts have already been implementing the Common Core State Standards and that some districts are beginning to try Smarter Balanced next
LANSING - A poll conducted for a conservative organization shows U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, the Democratic senatorial candidate, at 46 percent to 41 percent for Republican candidate Terri Land while Republican Governor Rick Snyder's lead over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer was within the margin of error. In the governor's race, Snyder had 45 percent to
LANSING - Only 76 percent of Michigan high school students graduate in the normal time, compared to 81 percent nationally, a report released during the weekend showed. The report, by a variety of groups including Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, America's Promise Alliance and the Alliance for Excellent Education, showed
TROY ? Tom Kelly, a former technology business consultant for the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Centers, has a new job ? Director of Entrepreneurship for Automation Alley. He will oversee the technology marketing group?s business accelerator programs. It?s a job her performed statewide for the MSBTDC, where he actively coached more than 300
WASHINGTON DC - Defense Department CIO Teri Takai is leaving her post, effective Friday, FedScoop has confirmed. Takai was the Michigan CIO under former Gov. Jennifer Granholm. A source close to Takai confirmed her planned departure, but declined to provide additional details. Takai has served as the Pentagon?s CIO since 2010, and has managed the
STERLING HEIGHTS ? Macomb Area Communities for Regional Opportunities and the Sterling Heights Regional Chamber will host an informational luncheon on investment crowd funding on May 9 where a panel of state and regional experts will discuss Michigan?s pioneering interstate crowd funding legislation. They also will discuss opportunities for residents to grow their local economy;
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association, which runs a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world. The Olympiad started in Singapore in 2004. This year over 17,000 teams are participating. Each country has its own competition,
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers have identified more malware at the Google Play store that secretly harnesses users' devices to perform the arduous computational process of mining for bitcoins. The malware, dubbed BadLepricon, was found masquerading as wallpaper apps that had hundreds of installs each, according to Lookout, a mobile security firm. Google promptly removed five