LANSING - A fully federally run health care exchange is likely in store for Michigan, the governor's office said Thursday after the Senate adjourned without voting on a bill that would appropriate $31 million in federal funds to help set up a state-federal partnership on the exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick Van Dis, Irwin Seating?s Director of Supply Chain Management, was one of the 225 people who attended the 10th Annual Midwest Supply Chain Management Conference on March 14 at Grand Valley State University?s Eberhard Center. He said he?s participated every year. ?The conference gives me a great cross section of what
LANSING ? Transformers 4, expected to begin filming in metro Detroit this spring, has been approved for a $20 million film incentive from the Michigan Film Office. The fourth installment of the Hasbro Toy sequel opens soon after version three, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, where a great battle left a city torn ? but
SAN FRANCISCO - Spider.io, a security researcher, said it has discovered a new botnet, called Chameleon, that's targeting "at least" 202 Web sites and has siphoned off $6 million per month in cash from advertisers. The botnet is made up of over 120,000 host machines running Windows, according to Spider.io. Those machines are connecting to
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University announced that the Society for Human Resource Management has acknowledged that its MBA, Human Resources Management is renewed for alignment with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. ?We are extremely grateful to have renewed acknowledgement from SHRM,? said Michael Bowers, Dean for Davenport?s Donald W. Maine College of Business. ?The
LANSING - As agriculture continues to expand in Michigan, the state needs to expand its infrastructure capabilities to help move the products to markets, the head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association said at forum, and that means improving rail and water transportation along with the roads. Jim Byrum, president of the association, said those improvements
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously reported a package of bills modifying various regulations for the Michigan Strategic Fund and removing an approaching sunset on the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, which the Strategic Fund Board also oversees. The bills (SB 269 , SB 270 , SB 271 , SB
LANSING - Public universities would have to hold tuition increases to no more than 3 percent to receive part of a proposed funding increase under the higher education budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee. Governor Rick Snyder's budget recommendation called for limiting tuition increases to 4 percent. Additionally, tuition
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest is partnering with PRSA on March 20 to hear a talk from Lt. Matthew Allen on Crisis Communications from the perspective of the U.S. Navy. The event begins in the Overlook Room on the third floor of the Grand Rapids Public Museum for munchies and networking at 5:30 pm. The event
LANSING ? Pure Michigan kicked off its $13 million summer advertising campaign Monday that will run through June and include five private sector partners - Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Mackinac Island, The Henry Ford and Traverse City ? as well as the launch of the Pure Michigan summer video series. The five national partners contributed