ANN ARBOR - Have you ever considered purchasing an electric vehicle? Want to find out what all the hype is about? Join the Michigan Energy Forum March 3 at Ann Arbor SPARK for an evening of information and updates on the rollout of electric vehicles in Michigan and the United States. The event is free.
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced a substantial improvement to its real time video collaboration offerings through a recent investment in Cisco TelePresence Server infrastructure. Leveraging the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol standard, the new equipment will enable Cisco TelePresence to interoperate with standards based SIP and H.323 videoconferencing. Additionally, the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Servers will provide
LANSING - Another $10 million to fund the Pure Michigan tourism campaign in the current year won overwhelming approval Tuesday in the Senate, ensuring the campaign can purchase regional spring, summer and fall advertising. The bill (SB 110 ) would draw the money from the 21st Century Jobs Fund and change statute to make tourism
LANSING - The Michigan Saves Home Energy Loan Program is now available statewide, officials announced Tuesday. The program, created with a grant through the Low-Income and Energy Efficiency Fund, provides low-interest loans to cover the cost of energy efficiency improvements. Genisys Credit Union, U.P. State Credit Union and Greater Niles Community Federal Credit Union allowed
YPSILANTI ? The New Enterprise Forum celebrated its 25th anniversary Thursday night at Eastern Michigan University's Student Center where Tom Porter received the 1st Annual Tom Porter Leadership Award ? an honor that acknowledged his outstanding contribution to the advancement of the entrepreneurial community. Dick Sarns received a 25th anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award for his
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder saw one of the products of the film production tax credit used against him in coverage of his plan to eliminate the program as part of his 2011-12 budget. The Los Angeles Times led its story on the proposal not with a picture of Snyder, but of Clint Eastwood as
LANSING - Saying Michigan has not faced up to the financial necessity of fixing its overall budget and tax structure, Governor Rick Snyder unveiled the most sweeping overall changes to the state's fiscal and revenue structure in decades. The measures proposed to the more than $46 billion budget were hard and would be difficult to
LANSING - Michigan residents would play a greater role in financing the operations of the state, while businesses would pay significantly less under the tax proposals made Thursday by Governor Rick Snyder. And recognizing the political difficulty of approving the different proposals, Snyder is attempting a novel effort at forcing lawmakers to either take the
GRAND RAPIDS - Technologist Keith Brophy, for the twelfth year in a row, presented his tech trends for the coming years - a collection of predictions this year that highlighted alternative energy, social networking, smart electric meters, health care, and auto tuners. Speaking before about 100 people packed into the restored Wealthy Theater, Brophy, a
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan announced that David Jessup has been named the association's Director of Government Relations. Jessup will assist Vice President Government Relations David Palsrok in administering the association's government relations activities. Before joining the staff of the Small Business Association of Michigan, Jessup was the Government Relations Director at