LANSING - After two years of major budget cuts, tax changes and controversial policy changes, Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday proposed a 2013-14 budget of nearly $51 billion that attempts to master prudent growth and investing additional money into education while at the same time winning approval for some controversial transportation tax increases and creating
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder had said he would leave it up to the Legislature to decide how to pay for the added $1.2 billion, but as part of his budget proposal Thursday, he proposed a 33-cent per gallon fuel tax and specific registration increases to the mix of revenue sources. The proposal would average
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund would see a new $10 million Skilled Trades Training Program designed to help advance skilled trades such as engineering, IT or other vocational education under Governor Rick Snyder's proposed 2013-14 fiscal year budget. The program also would seek to help those already in the workforce, but in need of
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder proposed construction of a new State Emergency Operations Center as part of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget's 2013-14 fiscal year budget recommendation. Kurt Weiss, spokesperson for the department, said the old facility is no longer as secure as the department would like. "The funds would be to build
ADA- For the first time in 20 years, each of Amway's top 10 markets posted sales increases, led by double digit jumps in Columbia, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela, contributing to record sales of $11.3 billion in 2012 for parent company, Alticor, up from $10.9 billion in 2011. The private company does
ANN ARBOR - Citizen satisfaction with e-government remains near an all-time high and continues to outperform the satisfaction with the federal government overall, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Government Satisfaction Index. The E-Government Satisfaction Index dips slightly to a 75 on the study?s 100-point scale from 75.3, which is far above the overall
TROY ? Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, is the keynote speaker at Business Strategies for Success March 14 at the Somerset Inn. The event is co-sponsored by the Business Improvement Team and Hennessey Capital, a division of Hitachi Capital America Corp. Sheridan is famous for the success behind his company, Menlo Innovations, in Ann
ANN ARBOR - Kalyspo LLC was awarded Best of Boot Camp and Pharma Form Solutions won the new Most Committed to the Business Model Canvas Process Award at the conclusion of Ann Arbor SPARK's 21st Entrepreneur Boot Camp. As chosen by a panel of investors who rated Boot Camp participants? pitches, Best of Boot Camp
TROY - Lori Blaker, CEO of TTi Global, will keynote the second annual Entrepreneur-YOU women's entrepreneur conference February 13 at Walsh College's Troy campus. Entrepreneur-YOU is designed to provide highly supportive resources for any woman who has a passion for growing or starting any type of business. "At Entrepreneur-YOU, women entrepreneurs will find the guidance
LANSING ? A poll by Business Leaders for Michigan shows 60 percent of its members plan to increase hiring in Michigan this year, while two-thirds said they added jobs in the state during 2012. The poll also showed member of the organization remain optimistic that Michigan?s economy will continue to outpace that of the U.S.