LANSING - Six core areas of growth are surging Michigan ahead of other states in terms of job growth, and they will continue to be key to a successful recovery, a report released Monday by Business Leaders for Michigan has found. Engineering, supply chain and logistics, higher education, natural resources economy, technological innovations in mobility
LANSING - A report released Monday by two Michigan State University researchers projects tourism spending to increase 4.5 percent in 2014 due to an improving economy, national tourism trends, and the success of the Pure Michigan campaign nationally and internationally. "Many of the factors we look at suggest that Michigan tourism will experience another strong
LANSING - Some local governments would not receive full reimbursement from the revenues lost as a result of phasing out portions of the personal property tax under legislation pending in the Michigan House, but the chair of the House Tax Policy Committee said Monday he anticipates fixing the problem without difficulty. When the bills flew
LANSING - A deal was struck Monday among legislative leaders on a supplemental appropriations bill for the current fiscal year, several officials confirmed to Gongwer News Service, but those closest to the discussions remained tight-lipped about the details. At least $100 million will be available to repair Michigan roads. "It is done," said Sen. Roger
DETROIT ? If you're unemployed and living in metro Detroit, or if you'd a professional who would like to work in Detroit, #313DLove on March 13 at the Charles Wright Museum is free for you. A small donation is, however, requested since most of the net proceeds go to a group of Detroit-area charities. The
DETROIT ? NextEnergy and Michigan i-Corps is hosting an Energy and Transportation program in May that provides commercialization training for university, national lab researchers, and early-stage technology developers designed as a springboard for moving new ideas out of the lab and into the market. The deadline to apply is March 31. NextEnergy and the University
SAN FRANCISCO - The German computer security and antivirus detection company G Data Security has alleged that the Russian government is behind the newly detected malware known as "Uroburos." G Data bases its case for Russian government involvement on the complexity of the malware and the presence of Cyrillic words in the malware sample. G
DETROIT - If you know NextEnergy, you know our core mission is to drive investment and support job creation and retention in advanced energy technologies, businesses and industries. To do this, we often work on what we call Venture Development with start-up companies, established small businesses, university researchers, and federally-funded research, development, and demonstration projects.
LANSING - A 2013 study by Pingdom ? a reputable source monitoring website activity, worldwide - delivered some eye opening news for those interested in technology growth in Michigan. Surveying the world?s top one million most visited websites, Pingdom found that Lansing was hosting the 13th most of these sites, among all of the cities
SOUTHFIELD ? Author Anne Doyle's advice to women "never eliminate yourself." Her goal: For women to represent a third of the leadership population to gain a stronger voice for women. Those words were imparted March 6 at a global event hosted by Cisco that used advanced video technology and local networking at a half-day seminar