LANSING - Deterred momentarily by a balky pen, Gov. Rick Snyder signed the first two laws of his administration on Tuesday, bills that would put into law the state's already voluntary program for the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program. Snyder said the two bills, SB 122 and HB 4212, provide important opportunities for agriculture in
LANSING - Supporters of repealing the requirement that retailers place a price tag on all goods they sell are nearing the end of a decades-long journey, and it seems remarkably anti-climactic for how charged the issue has long been. The Senate Economic Development Committee, with little resistance, approved the bill (HB 4158 ) on a
COOPERSVILLE - IT Resource, a provider of Information Technology services, has hired Lori Brandt as Help Desk Manager. Brandt?s role will consist of enhancing IT Resource?s ability to triage service activities on behalf of their customers, driving quality through the customer experience from call initiation through completion. Her areas of expertise are customer service and
TROY - Automation Alley added 17 new members in February. ?We hit the ground running this year. Nearly 20 new members from across southeast Michigan joined this past month.? said Ken Rogers, Automation Alley executive director. ?This is further proof that Automation Alley is still a driving force in the business community.? New members in
TROY - Automation Alley announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to support the New International Trade Crossing project, a second bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. The NITC project is a joint U.S.-Canadian border crossing solution that would directly connect I-75 to Highway 401 in Canada, improving travel time across the
LANSING - It is the type of technical question that can occasionally throw people into fits, but the issue has been raised about whether Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal to combine his proposed changes to the state's personal income tax and create a new corporate income tax in one bill would run afoul of the Constitution's
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google apparently has used a kill switch to remove 21 malware-infected apps from both its Android Market and from people's Android devices. Calling the Trojan the "mother of all Android malware," enthusiast site Android Police said yesterday the infected apps were discovered by a Reddit user, CNET News.Com reported. That Reddit
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has acquired German security firm Zynamics, which was founded in 2004 by respected security expert Thomas Dullien, better known in the hacking community as "Halvar Flake." "We're pleased to announce that Zynamics has been acquired by Google!" read a short statement provided on Zynamics' blog and reported by CNET News.Com. "If
SAN FRANCISCO - Old scams hiding under new headlines were circulating on Facebook this week, including promises of video involving obsessed Justin Bieber fans. "I can't believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber," says the post that has been appearing on Facebook walls and status updates. Clicking the link leads to a fake
LIVONIA - Technology Solutions has rolled out a new product, Virtual Hosted Office systems, designed to help small to mid-sized businesses take advantage of the latest in cloud-based technologies. Virtual Hosted Office systems provide secured access to company data and applications from anywhere in the world and small to mid-sized businesses are deploying this technology