LANSING ? Michigan's 15 public universities will not be cut 15 percent each, but by varying percentages, Gongwer News Service has learned. The cuts range from 14.5 percent for some universities to as high as 15.4 percent for others, sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Gongwer. Governor Rick Snyder had proposed a 15 percent
LANSING - "Freaky Deaky," a new movie based on Elmore "Dutch" Leonard's novel of the same name, won approval for a film incentive, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The book, and now the movie, is about a group of 1960s radicals in Detroit who meet up again in 1974. It will mark the
YPSILANTI - To help small businesses learn how they can protect their digital information, the EMU Information Assurance program will host an introduction to business security June 9 at the EMU Student Center. The conference is co-sponsored by the Washtenaw County Cyber Citizen Coalition. ?This is a networking opportunity for businesses and our students,? said
TROY - The June 14 Automation Alley Annual Golf Outing promises a great day of golf and networking. This is an excellent opportunity to have fun on the course, while connecting with other Automation Alley members. A ticket to the outing includes 18 holes of golf at Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club with cart,
FARMINGTON HILLS ? The public is invited to join leading business professionals for a networking event hosted by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology that promises to educate and inspire thinking about diversity and inclusion. Keynote speaker, Steve L. Robbins, published author and consultant, will confront the way we think about the world, while
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless announced Monday that it is bringing the world?s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution network to Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing and more of metropolitan Detroit on June 16, providing downloads speeds 10 times faster than 3G. Cities, towns and major roads in the expanded coverage area include: Flint Market In Flint,
ANN ARBOR - Skip Simms of Ann Arbor SPARK won the 2011 NEF Battle of the Elevator Pitch, which features local entrepreneurs and investors who "pitch" an imaginary business to demonstrate that the basics of business pitches apply even in the most unusual of business models. Or maybe they pitch just to show that we
LANSING ? A disaster recovery test at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget turned into a disaster when a link to a mainframe computer was broken at noon Wednesday crashing the computers at many state offices, including 131 Secretary of State branch offices, until 5 pm Thursday. State employees and contractors worked around
LANSING - Using some one-time money, reducing some proposed cuts and setting the stage for potential line-item vetoes, Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders announced a target agreement for the 2011-12 fiscal year that essentially clears the way for the budget to be completed by May 31. Under the agreement, the effective cut to
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has plugged an Android hole that could have allowed someone to snoop on an unencrypted Wi-Fi network and access calendar and contact data on the smartphones. "Today we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third-party access to