SAN FRANCISCO - The South Carolina Department of Revenue acknowledged a massive electronic security breach, saying an electronic intrusion led to 3.6 million Social Security numbers being stolen. The state's population is approximately 4.7 million. "We are taking immediate steps to protect the taxpayers of South Carolina, including providing one year of credit monitoring and
SAN FRANCISCO - The South Carolina Department of Revenue acknowledged a massive electronic security breach, saying an electronic intrusion led to 3.6 million Social Security numbers being stolen. The state's population is approximately 4.7 million. "We are taking immediate steps to protect the taxpayers of South Carolina, including providing one year of credit monitoring and
MACKINAC ISLAND - Grand Hotel is launching a week-long digital photo contest, asking guests to post pictures from the 125th anniversary season to Instagram. The competition closes Oct. 30. The images can be posted using hashtag #grandhotel125. The Grand Hotel Instagram account can be found under @grandhotelmichigan. Whoever posts the most picturesque memory from the
ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to enter the fall Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan contest has been moved to Oct. 29 to accommodate student teams. ?The AMIC student teams weren't informed whether they were finalists by our original deadline of October 15, so we extended our deadline to give them (and others) a chance to
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a handful of economic incentives Wednesday as well as a request for proposals for the state's 2013 Business Incubator Program. Total funding available in the incubator program is $8.5 million. It assists entrepreneurs in launching and growing start-up technology companies throughout the state. The MSF is looking for
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has added four members to its management team with two new hires and two promotions. Michael Kowal joins Online Tech as Director of Business Development weeks after the Ann Arbor-based company received a $20 million investment from News-Press & Gazette Company to help it expand into new markets across the
LANSING ? The Michigan Energy Office issued seven Requests for Proposals and a Request for Interest to solicit project applications that will develop innovative clean energy technologies and assist Michigan businesses, schools and communities in reducing their energy consumption. ?It is crucial that we work to ensure our commercial and public buildings are as energy
TROY - Billhighway, a cloud-based accounting solutions for nonprofit organizations, has added a new client, Detroit-based Belle Isle Conservancy. The Conservancy is using the Billhighway Prepaid Card as an alternative to writing checks for the organization?s expenses. The Conservancy can configure the Billhighway prepaid card to their specific standards, integrate with current accounts, and gain
DETROIT - The SBA Michigan District Office announced it made 2,075 loans for a total of $944 million were made in fiscal 2012. Although the total number of loans decreased from fiscal 2011, the dollar value increased by $10 million, setting a record in Michigan. The Michigan District Office guaranteed 1,742 loans under its flagship
GRAND RAPIDS - Family Promise of Grand Rapids was able to secure the most votes in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good competition earlier this year. The local non-profit organization was successful in rallying community members and volunteers to garner the support needed via social media channels to beat out the over 4,000 applicants nationwide. As