DETROIT - Ohio Governor John Kasich is not a presidential candidate, yet, but he told the Detroit Economic Club at a luncheon Monday that lessons learned in the recoveries of Detroit and Cleveland can carry to improving the economy nationally. While he is not rushing to join the list of announced candidates, Kasich said he
LANSING - After adopting amendments making significant changes, rejecting 16 Democratic amendments, hearing an emotional personal story for one legislator and seeing heated debate between opponents and proponents of a bill drastically changing the state's auto insurance laws, the Senate voted 21-17 to send a largely revised bill to the House. When a Senate panel
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund closed its second fund (MAF II) with $2.05 million. MAF II will make its first investment this spring, and plans to invest money in eight to 10 total investments within the next two years. ?There?s no doubt that MAF plays an important role in our entrepreneurial economy. Angel
DETROIT - For Travis Johnson, co-founder and CEO of FoodJunky.Com, the MiSpringboard program was a God-send. He was just starting his on-line business catering company in 2011 and, like most boot-strap entrepreneurs, money was tight. Varnum's MiSpringboard program, which has been providing free legal services to qualified startup and second stage companies since
LANSING - The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed legislation allowing Michigan diplomas to be the nation's first to potentially include a science, technology, engineering and mathematics certification. The bills (SB 169 and SB 170 ), passed unanimously, would allow students to receive a STEM certification on their high school diploma and in their transcripts for
ANN ARBOR - Millions of times a year, teams at the University of Michigan Health System test samples of tissue, blood and other bodily fluids for patients of all ages. The results can reveal risks or signs of disease - or response to treatment - and help make a major difference in doctors' decisions.
DETROIT - Cobo Center will once again host the North American International Cyber Summit on Oct. 25. Last year, the day-long event, focusing on the latest cybersecurity trends, was held at Cobo Center as well. This year's event will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the
TROY - Despite what is said publicly, the United States does not have the capabilities to defend the nation from a cyberattack launched by a foreign government, or organized crime, Brigadier General Michael A. Stone, the assistant adjutant general, Army National Guard, told a large audience at Walsh College Wednesday night. Stone, the keynote at
LANSING - A poll released Monday by EPIC/MRA, paid for by Energy Choice Now, which advocates for deregulation of the electric market, showed broad opposition by a margin of 74-11 to legislation that would eliminate electric choice. Among that, six in 10 people polled were strongly opposed, and 53 percent of those polled said electric