LANSING - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is seeking input on a redesign of its website. The department is looking for both members of the general public and those involved in regulated industries to provide feedback on the current site and on proposed changes. And it is willing to pay for the time participants
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has agreed to acquire virtual reality trailblazer Oculus VR in a $2 billion deal announced Tuesday, and of all the acquisitions the social network has ever made, this will undoubtedly prove the most influential. Its effects will reverberate throughout the VR market and far beyond, to the edges of personal computing
LANSING - Michigan Virtual University finds mixed results for online learning in Michigan, a new report contends, with a lower completion rate for virtual courses compared to courses at schools. The report looked at results for nearly 200 thousand virtual courses taken by K-12 students in the 2012-13 school year. The report requested by the
LIVONIA - A123 Systems LLC said Monday it has agreed to sell its grid storage business and other assets in energy storage for the telecom and data storage industries to Japan's NEC Corp. so it can focus on batteries for micro hybrid vehicles. The sale continues its move toward the transportation market, a simpler form
DETROIT ? Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are among more than 250 scientists in 114 labs in more than 20 countries and regions to publish a series of coordinated papers, including landmark papers in Nature and ten other journals, revealing a definitive list of human cell states that has the potential
TROY ? Gary Morton has been named Vice President of Sales at SunTel Services, a provider of unified communications networks to business. Morton comes to SunTel with an impressive background. He has more than 30 years of sales and major account management experience and spent the last nine years serving various roles at Spectralink /
LIVONIA - Considering a sale of your tech company any time in the next three years, or just curious about the Tech M&A process? The Merge Briefing is a 90-minute executive update from the industry leaders on current software M&A trends, themes and values - along with an overview of the Corum Group Tech M&A
LANSING - Manufacturers across Michigan will gather in Lansing on May 13 to honor the recipients of the 2014 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award. The Award, an annual honor since 1981, recognizes manufacturers for their dedication to community service and their role as a symbol of the positive work being done
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved more than $18 million in tax incentives that will leverage $133.6 million in new capital investment, including a new Powertrain Technical Center for Borg Warner in Auburn Hills, the M1 Rail project in Detroit, a mixed use facility in Grand Rapids, plus a bond authorization for a Rare
GRAND RAPIDS - Southeast Michigan?s largest health care provider, Henry Ford Health System, is the newest member of the state?s largest health information exchange, Michigan Health Connect. The arrangement means Henry Ford?s physicians and other medical professionals can securely share patient records with other designated providers. The electronic system is especially helpful to ensure comprehensive