JACKSON - Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest supplier of renewable energy, has signed a contract with General Electric to supply 62 more wind turbine generators for the Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County in the thumb region of the state. The contract calls for GE to provide the turbine units, each with a capacity of
LANSING - The chance that Michigan could expand Medicaid eligibility was in serious doubt Thursday as the Senate adjourned without voting on the issue, and Governor Rick Snyder essentially called on the state's population to nag Senate Republicans back to action. The stunning development late Thursday left Snyder as close to enraged - though he
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to relax the ban on using some types of personal-electronic devices at low altitudes, allowing passengers leeway during taxiing and even takeoffs and landings, according to industry officials and draft recommendations prepared by a high-level advisory panel to the agency. For fliers, the new rules would
TROY - Walsh College alumni see the Michigan economy as trending upward since 2011, yet continue to express caution regarding the state?s economic condition, a new survey shows. On the national front, economic sentiment has been marked by volatility since 2011, but has improved slightly over the past 6 months, according to preliminary findings of
KALAMAZOO ? mophie, which is commercializing the next generation batteries for mobile phones, should close June with $100 million in sales so far this year and might crash through the $250 million sales threshold by year's end, a senior executive said this week. Shawn Dougherty, chief operating officer and co-founder, said the company closed 2012
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of Michigan Business Development Program $1.8 million in incentives to four companies that as a result are expected to generate nearly $14.5 million in investments and add 442 new jobs. ?Michigan?s comeback story is being documented almost daily with news of companies
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan recognized Rep. Mike Shirkey, chair of the House Committee on Michigan Competitiveness, as its Legislator of the Year at its annual meeting Thursday. SBAM also presented the Richard B. Sanford Lifetime of Advocacy Award to Paul Hense. Hense is a past chair of both SBAM and SBAM?s
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University on Wednesday broke ground on a new $60.8 million Bioengineering Facility, which will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research in MSU's colleges of Engineering, Human Medicine and Natural Science. Some $30 million came from the state and the rest from the university. The facility will cover about 130,000
LANSING - A report released Wednesday by Transportation for America said that more than 12 percent of Michigan's bridges are structurally deficient. The Fix We're In For 2013 national report shows that Michigan's number of deficient bridges, though improved from 2011, is still more than the national average of 11 percent, or about 67,000 bridges
LANSING - After reconsidering the vote by which a bill that would essentially increase hunting and fishing licenses by about 40 percent did not pass, the Michigan Senate finally found success on Wednesday. After defeating the bill on Tuesday, the Senate took another stab at voting on the bill (HB 4668 ) on Wednesday. It