GRAND RAPIDS - Software developer Blue Medora announced the release of a much-anticipated update to its Oracle Enterprise Manager plugin for VMware. The plugin is the first of its kind, addressing the needs of the growing number of companies that are moving more of their IT infrastructure to cloud-based solutions for better flexibility and efficiency.
TROY ? An MBA student team from Walsh College took first place in the sixth annual Association for Corporate Growth Detroit Cup hosted at Michigan State University?s Management Education Center in Troy on February 9. The ACG Cup is a case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real-world
EGHAM, UK - Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7 percent decline from 2011 sales, according to Gartner Inc. Smartphones continued to drive overall mobile phone sales, and the fourth quarter of 2012 saw record smartphone sales of 207.7 million units, up 38.3 percent from the same
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has not issued any credit certificates for either the cell manufacturing tax credit nor the MEGA tax credit awarded to LG Chem Michigan in 2009, though technically LG Chem has not yet filed for them. "LG Chem Michigan was awarded cell manufacturing and MEGA tax credits for its
LANSING - The statewide 4-year graduation rates for Michigan students expected to graduate last spring increased to 76.24 percent, up 1.9 percent from the 2011 rate of 74.33 percent, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information. ?These numbers reflect the highest rates we have seen since we started
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Friday released its report on the implementation of the state's renewable energy standard and its cost effectiveness, showing the estimated renewable energy percentage is expected to reach 4.7 percent in 2012. The state's renewable energy standard is currently set at 10 percent by 2015, and the PSC has
LANSING - A majority of Michigan voters favors changing the way the state awards electoral votes in presidential elections from winner-take-all to by congressional district, but a majority then opposes the change when told that Mitt Romney would have won more electoral votes in Michigan under this system despite President Barack Obama carrying the state.
LANSING - Michigan's election systems and performance scored well in a study by Pew Charitable Trusts, which placed the state sixth in the nation when measuring categories like ease of voting, accuracy of systems and completeness of data. The study reviewed the election performance of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Wisconsin scored
LANSING - The Michigan Retailers Association has come out strongly against proposals to increase the sales tax to fund road repairs, saying it would be devastating to the retail industry and the state's economic recovery. In a statement released Monday, the association said its president, James Hallan, wrote a letter to all senators, who have
LANSING - The easing of the Personal Property Tax burden will put pressure on the General Fund as a result of redirecting a portion of use tax revenues to local governments and making sure the tax changes do not cost the School Aid Fund money, according to the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency. A SFA report