DETROIT - GM chairman Ed Whitacre predicted the company will return to profitability this year. Of course, he didn't attach any numbers to that prediction, nor did we learn if he's talking about an operating profit, a pre-tax profit, or, the one that really counts in my book, a net profit. Even so, the profit
LAS VEGAS - Ford Motor is making its vehicles an Internet application platform by giving drivers access to streaming media and other smartphone applications. During a keynote on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show, Ford CEO Alan Mulally plans to show off the latest high-tech touches to the interior of Ford vehicles, including a redesigned
LANSING ? Michigan's Department of Information Technology issued a Request for Information Thursday to get industry feedback on building a new state data center ? of up to 100,000 square foot ? to consolidate three smaller less efficient facilities. In this Threatcast interview, Amy Baumer, Director of the Office of Enterprise Development, talks about what
LANSING - The Michigan House Fiscal Agency had a mixed bag projection for 2010-11, predicting general fund revenues will see a slight uptick, but School Aid Fund dollars will come up short. The fiscal agency's report was released Wednesday in preparation for the Revenue Estimating Conference to be held Monday. Each legislative fiscal agency releases
ROYAL OAK - Members of the local SharePoint User Group and C/D/H, a Michigan IT consulting company, announced Thursday they will host a Michigan SharePoint Saturday event on March 13 at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. SharePoint Saturday is a free event for SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals. SharePoint Saturday is an educational,
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, provider of the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, Thursday announced it is sponsoring the Rochester Adams / Stoney Creek High School Robotics Team's participation in the 2010 season FIRST robotics competitions. The Adams / Stoney Creek Robotics Team, affiliated with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said Wednesday that if elected he would replace the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent flat corporate income tax, "untying the hands of job creators" by slashing their tax burden by an estimated $1.5 billion annually. Snyder said that while his plan would raise much less than
LANSING - Schools will have to live with the cuts approved in the 2009-10 budget, but they may not see the pro-ration cuts Gov. Jennifer Granholm had issued shortly after the budget was signed. But the state is also going to have to look again at its tax system to be sure schools and other
ANN ARBOR - It is never too soon to think about developing business outside of the United States. Attend this session and learn about key aspects that impact your ability for your product to be sold into global markets. Topics include product design considerations, exporting, international business development and more. The Entrepreneur Education 2.0 series
LANSING - A titanic shift in the 2010 gubernatorial election effort sounded on Tuesday with the unexpected announcement of Lt. Governor John Cherry Jr. that he will not run for governor in 2010. Until Tuesday morning, it was largely expected Cherry would be the Democratic nominee for the post, and the decision completely changes the