WASHINGTON D.C. - President Obama signed a bill Thursday designed to encourage investment in start-up businesses - expanding "crowd funding" to even more start-ups and small business. "I've always said that the true engine of job creation in this country is the private sector, not the government," Obama said during a signing ceremony in the
SAN FRANCISCO - The major film studios and music companies will soon unveil plans for a "copyright center," an organization designed to oversee the implementation of the controversial graduated-response program, CNET has learned. Last July, when some of the country's top Internet service providers, including AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, agreed to begin implementing a series
LANSING - Caster Concepts is pleased to announce a faster and more efficient line of casters, the 55 and 57 Series. These new kingpinless casters can handle loads up to 1,200 lbs. by distributing downward pressure over a larger area; reducing cost and increasing longevity. Derived from a traditional caster using a bearing race held
ANN ARBOR - Toyota Technical Center announced Thursday that the company will hire approximately 150 engineers, technicians, advanced researchers and scientists by the end of 2012. Additionally, TTC will add another 100 jobs over the next five years to further advance engine and transmission development for the North American market. The majority of the new
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has outlined a bit more about its Project Glass, an effort to deliver smart glasses that would enhance your visual reality a good bit with data on the fly. The down side is the VR glasses also will deliver Google ads. Here are a few business use cases, some of which
SAN FRANCISCO - A new variant of a piece of Android malware dubbed LeNa (Legacy Native) has been modified so that it does not require user interaction to take control of a device, mobile security firm Lookout reported. LeNa has been seen on alternative Android markets and not Google Play, so its spread will be
WASHINGTON DC - Only nine states have taken comprehensive steps to address their vulnerabilities to the water-related impacts of climate change, while 29 states are unprepared for growing water threats to their economies and public health, according to a first ever detailed state-by-state analysis of water readiness released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
LANSING - On April 13, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will team up with regional business leaders and economic developers to host Pure Michigan Opportunity West Coast ? connecting new professionals, college students, and recent graduates with Muskegon and Grand Haven-area employers with jobs to fill. ?West Michigan is enjoying a new era of economic
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced a new Enterprise Licensing Agreement with VMware that expands the successful MeritLicensing - VMware Program to benefit health care organizations in Michigan. Through this program, Merit will offer its Members in the health care sector significant discounts on unlimited licenses for the full portfolio of state-of-the-art virtualization software and
LANSING - The minimum income at which Michigan residents will have to pay taxes will fall below the poverty line under the recent changes in the state's tax laws, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities highlighted Wednesday by the Michigan League for Human Services. With the reductions to the