WARREN - How can an electrical generating plant that burns coal and wastes about two-thirds of its energy possibly be considered ?green?? When that waste energy is used to heat or cool thousands of office workers and apartment dwellers who keep warm or cool by way of a district energy system. In a previous article,
DEARBORN ? When Suzie Avery, Head of the Michigan Women's Commission, and Cassandra Woods, State Director of the Office of Senator Carl Levin take the stage on May 17 for the National Association of Women Business Owners annual Public Policy Forum you can expect the questions - and most likely, the answers - to be
ANN ARBOR - In an analysis of General Motors announced plant investments for this spring, the Center for Automotive Research calculates more than 28,000 jobs will be retained or created, and will contribute almost $2.9 billion to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. CAR has carried out the great majority of studies investigating the impact of
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft has agreed to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion and will integrate Skype's technology with Xbox game consoles and Kinect motion-sensing devices, as well as Windows Phone platforms. "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a statement reported
DETROIT - The Detroit Free Press reports General Motors is investing more than $2 billion to update 17 plants, creating some 4,200 new jobs. As many as 2,000 new jobs could go to its Hamtramck plant where GM builds the Chevy Volt, Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS. Both the Caddy and Buick are expected to
SALINE - Latitude Learning has won a Brandon Hall bronze award for technology excellence in the Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training category. The awards are presented by the Brandon Hall Group. ?We are delighted to be named bronze award winner in by Brandon Hall Group?s Best Advance in Learning Management Technology
FLINT ? Kettering University received a one-year, $2 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation that will benefit the school's scholarship, community outreach and educational programs. The Foundation's support for Kettering has totaled $27 million since 1983. The grant is Kettering?s largest donation this year and one of the largest in recent history. The
LANSING ? Michigan state government departments would be prohibited from issuing rules more stringent than federal standards under legislation passed by the Senate. Majority Senate Republicans touted passage of the seven-bill package as a significant move to improve the state's business climate. Although most of the focus so far this year has been on the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's administration will wait until after legislative work on his tax proposal and the 2011-12 budget is completed before introducing a bill authorizing construction of a new Detroit-Windsor bridge, administration sources said. Snyder set a deadline of May 31 to complete action on the budget. Most observers expect that final action
DETROIT - Robert Alan Frank, M.D., has been appointed chief medical officer of the Wayne State University Physician Group and vice dean for clinical affairs at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Frank, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will begin July 1. He has held several positions at the Ochsner Medical Center's West Bank campus