LANSING - Michigan's overall economic competitiveness is improving, according to the results of a second annual public policy study conducted by Northwood University on behalf of the Michigan Chamber Foundation. "Michigan is on an aggressive comeback path," said Dr. Timothy G. Nash, of Northwood University, who led the study. "Clearly, when you look at Michigan's
STERLING HEIGHTS - The U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Command recently awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $28 million contract for research, development and testing in preparation for the Stryker Engineering Change Proposal upgrade program. The Stryker ECP upgrade program is an engineering-development effort focused on integrating a group of
DETROIT - Comerica Bank?s Michigan Economic Activity Index grew in September, up 4.2 percentage points to a level of 129.4. September's reading is 57 points, or 79 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average for 2011. August's index reading was
NEW YORK - The United Nations may soon extend its rules on human rights to digital privacy, which could increase political pressure on the National Security Agency and agencies in other countries to establish limits on surveillance for a cloud computing era. Diplomats from Germany and Brazil helped drive the U.N. General Assembly's human rights
TROY - GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, the leading global business online education platform, announced the availability of the two-day Strategic Negotiations course by Jeoff Burris, president of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics. The course, targeted to purchasing and sales professionals, and will be held on December 10 ? 11 at the Marriott Hotel in Troy. ?Tailored for purchasing and sales
LANSING - A push by Governor Rick Snyder to revive one of his top legislative priorities, to codify and expand the powers of the Education Achievement Authority that oversees the worst-performing schools in the state, is leading to talk of possible movement in the Senate before the end of the year. HB 4369 has been
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission would serve as a safety valve to address concerns about the loss of voice service in an area where a provider decides to end traditional landline service and no credible alternative exists under a bill approved Tuesday by a Senate committee. The Senate Energy and Technology Committee adopted
SOUTHFIELD - Students can register now for spring semester classes that begin Jan. 13, 2014, at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing career fields. Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics
MUSKEGON - More than $115 million in investments are currently taking place across Muskegon County, according to local Economic Development Corporation Muskegon Area First. They recently published a list of current and recent economic development projects. This impressive list doesn't include many of the smaller investments that have recently been completed in Muskegon. The MAF
LIVONIA - Don't forget to register for the IAUG Michigan Chapter December 11 Meeting, sponsored by Dyna Lync. We will be celebrating the holiday season with great raffles and prizes provided by IAUG. Dyna Lync has developed a one-day symposium specifically designed to educate members on a number of interesting and relevant topics. Members will