LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she would continue to seek the re-opening of the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility despite Tuesday's announcement by President Barack Obama that alleged terrorist detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be transferred to an Illinois prison, not Standish. The Obama administration's announcement that the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson,
DETROIT ? Henry Argasinski, is the real estate and facilities manager for TechTown, at Wayne State University. He said in this Newsmaker Interview that the mix of unique tenants makes his job of assembling the jig jaw puzzle of office design challenging. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DEARBORN ? Douglas Vos, a 25-year Information Technology specialist, is now dabbling in web design, IT and Social Media Strategies, and hyperlocal community web sites for his new company IX Publishing, based at Wayne State University's TechTown. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
LANSING - Transportation groups are gearing up for an effort in January to convince the Michigan Legislature to pass an increase in the gasoline tax to shore up road funding, whose decline has forced the state to shelve construction projects and put at risk federal money. John Niemela, director of the County Road Association of
SOUTHFIELD - Ballots have been sent for the 2010 Office Election to all members in good standing. The election is open from Sunday, December 6th through Sunday, December 13th. The ballot gives you the opportunity to vote for the nominated candidate or to submit a write-in vote for the member of your choice. Please ensure
TROY - On January 7 and January 18, Walsh College will hold informational meetings at regarding a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The meetings will be held at the Troy campus at 5 p.m. Room to be determined. February 12 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association for Computing Machinery and its partners are launching Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to uncover and remedy the inadequacy of the nation's computer science education system at the K-12 level. While five of the top 10 fastest growing jobs are in computing-related fields, the percent of schools with rigorous high
LANSING - Finally, some good news as far as the state's fiscal situation is concerned: November's tax revenues netted state coffers $1.6 billion, 0.8 percent more than was raised in November 2008, and the first time monthly revenues have shown an increase since January. Even the good news was tempered with conditions, however. While an
LANSING - Thanks to at least $150 million in unexpected revenues and savings, Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday decided to delay implementation of a $127-per-pupil pro-ration cut that was to have taken effect with the December 21 school payment. But she and top state fiscal officials warned that a pro-ration cut will still likely be
LANSING - Michiganders no longer will confront cigarette smoke in restaurants and bars starting in May after the Legislature's passage Thursday of legislation making it illegal to smoke in most workplaces. Passage of the bill was a bitter defeat for the Michigan Restaurant Association, which had successfully fought the concept for years, contending restaurant owners