LANSING ? Gov.-elect Rick Snyder called Tuesday on the Legislature to pass funding for the Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign and said it would be an immediate priority for his administration in 2011 if lawmakers fail to act. Though Snyder did not tie funding for the ad program to a specific source, he repeated his
LANSING - Taking a cue from large business organizations, Governor-elect Rick Snyder on Tuesday said he was restructuring the Cabinet to create a group executive format with department directors who would effectively oversee other departments and help develop overall strategy. Snyder said the group executive format is one he has used in business and he
HAMTRAMCK - General Motors announced Tuesday the automaker will add 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to significantly expand its vehicle electrification expertise and develop hybrid and electric-powered vehicles, like the Chevrolet Volt. The announcement by GM CEO Dan Akerson coincides with preparations for delivery of the first Volt to
SAN FRANCISCO - Security research firm Sophos posted a memo about a rogue app that was spread on Facebook recently with messages like "OMG ... I can't believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile!" The app is bogus. I've asked a Facebook representative about this before, and he told
DETROIT - The first Chevrolet Volt available for retail sale will be offered at public auction with the proceeds benefitting math and sciences education in the Detroit Public Schools. The opening bid is $50,000. "Every aspect of the Volt - from its aerodynamic shape to its battery chemistry - is a testament to the importance
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 announced Tuesday the research consortium will donate bandwidth on its national backbone to support the Global Environment for Network Innovations in developing its meso-scale prototype, which now spans more than a dozen US campuses. The GENI Project Office is located at Raytheon BBN Technologies in Cambridge, MA. Sponsored by the National
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation announced Tuesday that it has received a $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development of a safe and effective intranasal vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, a highly contagious viral disease and is one of the most common causes of bronchiolitis and pneumonia. RSA
LANSING - Michigan is already at risk of losing out on some winter visitors because it is not currently funding the national "Pure Michigan" advertising campaign, and not replacing that funding before the end of the year could also mean missing out on some spring and summer visitors, tourism officials said in launching a call
LANSING - As John Nixon prepares to take over the process of writing Michigan's budget, moving from a state with one of the healthiest economies in the nation to the one that has struggled for a decade, Nixon said the state will have to ask fundamental questions of what its budget should do and what
STAMFORD, Conn. - Analyst firm Gartner has dropped its projection for 2010 worldwide PC shipments to 14.3 percent in its latest preliminary forecast, down from its 17.9 percent forecast in September, because of what it sees as five disruptive forces challenging the PC industry. 2011 worldwide PC shipments are forecast to reach 409 million units,