DETROIT - Manuel "Matty" Moroun - billionaire, owner of an international bridge and political powerhouse - is locked in the Wayne County Jail, where he will remain until his company relents and builds the ramps connecting freeways to the Ambassador Bridge in the way a judge said it was bound to do. Sheriff's deputies led
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder is still making final decisions on a proposal to move ahead with a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and will not make an announcement on his proposal until after the State of the State address on January 18, sources said on Thursday. Coincidental to actions by a Detroit
LANSING - Increasing Michigan's portfolio standard is the goal of a constitutional amendment submitted this week with the Department of State. A group calling itself Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs is backing adoption by voters of a 25 percent RPS standard by 2025, meaning utilities would have to generate 25 percent of their electricity from renewable
LANSING - Following the success of the Pure Michigan 400 last summer, Michigan International Speedway and Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a three-year deal on Wednesday to continue the partnership. During an event at the North American International Auto Show, officials from the MEDC and MIS, along with NASCAR drivers Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish
WASHINGTON DC- Upper Peninsula Michigan entrepreneur David Ollila Wednesday was among more than a dozen business leaders who were invited to participate in and share their ideas at a forum hosted by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The forum, called ?Insourcing American Jobs,? brought together business owners who shifted work back to
STAMFORD, Conn. - After two quarters of positive growth, worldwide PC shipments totaled 92.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 1.4 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2010, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. These figures were in line with Gartner's earlier forecast of a 1 percent decline for the
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic releases PickDirector 3.6, a new extended version of the order fulfillment software for distribution and warehousing operations. PickDirector software, WCS (Warehouse Control System), manages order fulfillment activities in piece or case pick applications using RF, light displays or voice technologies to optimize processes and direct warehouse staff. PickDirector software is often
LANSING - For months, the major stakeholders in the health and insurance sectors have attended and testified at hearings of the House Health Policy Committee on creation of the state's health insurance exchange, but next week, Rep. Gail Haines, the committee chair, said the panel will seek and welcome input from residents on the controversial
LANSING - If the House passes a bill, or a Senate committee reports it, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) said Wednesday he's not standing in the way of a floor debate on right-to-work legislation. But Richardville, who supports a right-to-teach bill targeted at the Michigan Education Association, told reporters he doesn't support a broader
DETROIT ? Gov. Rick Snyder announced Tuesday during the North American International Auto Show that the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Superior Township plans to add 50 new jobs over the next three years as part of a $15 million expansion. The expansion, which involves a new environmental chamber used for testing vehicles in extreme