LANSING - Saying "it wasn't our time," Democratic candidate Virg Bernero has conceded defeat in the race for governor to Republican Rick Snyder. Speaking to his supporters, Bernero said he had congratulated Snyder on his victory. With 82 percent of the precincts reporting, Snyder held a 58-39 margin over Bernero. Bernero said he would always
LANSING ? Michigan Republicans have won a smashing, historic victory in the Senate Tuesday night with Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop declaring his party had won 26 seats for a two-thirds supermajority. Patrick Colbeck has won a huge victory in the 7th District for the GOP to keep a seat and Rep. Dave Hildenbrand of
DETROIT - Michigan Governor-elect Rick Snyder Wednesday announced that former Michigan economic development director and current Business Leaders for Michigan President and CEO Doug Rothwell will chair his transition team and help the Governor-elect and his team get off to a fast start to reinvent Michigan. Former budget director and state treasurer Mark Murray, currently
GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan Film Reel will host Tom Norton, a seasoned expert in the world of film and TV production, Sunday Nov. 7 at 6 pm on the third floor of McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon. Norton is an award winning writer and director in filming documentaries and commercials. He is currently the director at
ROYAL OAK - Jason Hamilton joined C/D/H's Royal Oak office on November 1 as a consultant. Hamilton brings with him 13 years of Microsoft Windows domain design and administration skills, network security and virtualization platform experience and over three years of experience in team leadership and management. Prior to his employment at C/D/H, Hamilton worked
NEW YORK - Living Cities, a collaborative of 22 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions, will invest $80 million in five U.S. metropolitan areas ? including Detroit - to create innovations that address intractable problems affecting low-income people. The Living Cities Integration Initiative will provide financial packages of grants, loans and so-called Program-Related
SPRING LAKE - IT Resource, a West Michigan provider of IT solutions and Microsoft Gold Partner, will be hosting a presentation focusing on technology and business on Wednesday, November 10 from 7:30 to 9 am. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the productivity and financial impact that technology has on their business, how new
LANSING - A recent study shows that workers in the high tech industry are acutely susceptible to heart disease and other problems due to the nature of their sedentary desk life. But a new web site aims to reverse this trend. MyMACWellness.Com provides local listings of free and low-cost activities. With an easy, point-and-click design,
DETROIT - The Mobile Marketing Review, a new podcast series dedicated to educating the mobile industry and providing expert advice on execution, effectiveness and mobile marketing best practices, has gone live. Episodes will examine real-life mobile marketing and advertising campaigns submitted by brands, agencies and marketers worldwide, and offer a no-holds-barred analysis of how well
TROY - Join a free Walsh College webinar on Thursday, Nov. 18, to get an overview of the Walsh Health Services Administration specialization, designed for professionals who work in the health services field or aspire to do so. Courses include health economics; health administration finance; health care policy, law and ethical issues; and quality assurance