ANN ARBOR - Automakers are not pleasing customers as much as they did a year ago, although pent-up demand is pushing strong sales, according to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Customer satisfaction with automobiles and light vehicles declines 1.2 percent to an ACSI benchmark of 83 on a 0 to 100 scale,
LANSING - After two tries, the Michigan Senate was able to pass legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to some 470,000 people, but it could not garner the votes necessary for immediate effect, and there is no certainty on how or when it will do so going forward, a Senate spokesperson said on Wednesday. "We
WASHINGTON DC - The National Institute of Standards and Technology released a preliminary cybersecurity draft framework outlining standards, best practices and guidance expected to be codified in October as directed by President Barack Obama's February executive order. A NIST spokesperson said the documents released Aug. 28 are a discussion draft ahead of NIST's upcoming meeting
LANSING - After conducting a Women's Health and Economic Security Task Force during the summer, the Michigan House Democrats said at a news conference on Monday they will continue their work on policies designed to help women overcome hurdles in the work force and with health care access. Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D-Muskegon), who co-chaired the
DETROIT - Unitrends, which provides backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery solutions in Michigan, on Tuesday announced it is giving away a free version of its software-only backup and recovery virtual appliance. The Unitrends Enterprise Backup is offered for the unlicensed version of VMWare vSphere Hypervisor. This solution also enables VMware to compete with
ANN ARBOR - LLamasoft, a supply chain design software provider, and ALK Technologies, specialists in GeoLogistics and navigation software, on Tuesday announced a partnership to offer ALK?s PCMILER routing, mileage and mapping software solution to LLamasoft customers for use in supply chain design. The partnership provides customers an industry-recognized means to accurately calculate distance and
ANN ARBOR ? Nonprofit Enterprise At Work announced the former CEO and General Counsel for W.K. Kellogg, Susan Katz McFall, will join the BoardConnect team and lead her first workshop on Sept. 9. NEW?s BoardConnect program trains boards to be more effective, prepares individuals for board service and offers workshops on board member responsibilities. ?Susan
TROY - Ten local companies have been selected for Automation Alley's Trade Mission to Indonesia and Singapore Sept. 6-13. The participating companies represent a wide range of industries, but all have one goal in common ? to boost global competitiveness and expand into Southeast Asia's most dynamic markets. In recent years, both Indonesia and Singapore
LANSING - The bill to expand and reform Michigan Medicaid finally passed the Senate by a vote of 20-18 in a dramatic vote Tuesday night after supporters fell a vote short in a vote earlier in the day. All 12 Senate Democrats voted to support HB 4714 along with eight Republicans ? Sen. Tom Casperson
DETROIT ? A strengthening auto sector helped propel the Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index up 2.6 percent in June. The June index was 127.4., 55 points, or 77 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1 during the 2009 recession. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average