LANSING - Frank Van Kempen didn't come to the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday looking for a government handout to help him grow his ethanol-producing enterprise. The West Michigan entrepreneur is confident it will thrive on its own, and pay for itself, with the help of legislation allowing farmers to use his patented fermentation process without
LANSING - Michigan has not gone as far as Florida on some education reforms and has moved away from some changes enacted in the Sunshine State, but its former governor said Wednesday that adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's education plan will mean long-term improvement for the state's students. Jeb Bush, who testified before a joint
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group LLC Wednesday announced that it would invest $114 million in new equipment at its Trenton Engine Complex to support increased production of the Pentastar engine. The investment is estimated to create 268 new jobs. The investment will be used to repurpose about one-fifth or nearly 400,000-square feet of the Trenton
DEARBORN ? Ford is offering the public a comprehensive look at the company's progress on environmental and social issues with the release of its 12th annual Sustainability Report. The 2010/2011 report, titled "Blueprint for Sustainability: Driving Change," provides updates on the company's progress in key areas of operations, product enhancements on vehicle safety and societal
REDMOND, Wa. - Forget e-mail. Criminals are making old-fashioned phone calls and offering free security scans in order to gain access to people's computers, according to Microsoft. To run the con, criminals pretend to be PC security experts from legitimate companies, CNET News.Com reported. They call their intended victims, warning of a risky security threat
LANSING - An amended version of SB 351 would allow Michigan to use a portion of the sales tax collected on gasoline and diesel fuel to obtain matching federal highway funds and devote money to state and local roads. In its original form, the bill would have siphoned off the portion of the 6 percent
LANSING - A little-known provision in the emergency 911 law would have a financial, structural and possible legal impact on every college campus, business, hospital, school district, governmental unit, nonprofit organization and any other entity in the state with a hard-wired telephone system if its implementation isn't delayed beyond the December 31 deadline. Testimony given
DETROIT - Don't think of 'mobile apps' and Michigan as being related? You might be surprised. The State of Michigan is home to many companies involved in the development of mobile apps of all types. In fact, Michigan companies have quietly taken a leadership position in the industry, and now the Mobile Technology Association of
CHICAGO - Tech savvy kids and their families have more positive mindsets overall and express less anxiety about the future, a new study contends, providing a road map for brands that want to connect to this growing market. Ogilvy & Mather, in partnership with Communispace, released findings from its new joint research study, ?Tech Fast
OAK PARK ? Azure Dynamics, which makes hybrid electric truck powertrains, continues to lose money, but also is posting record orders in the first quarter ended March 31. The company?s first quarter revenue was just $1.4 million, down from $2.8 million a year earlier. And its loss jumped to $9.1 million or 1 cent a