LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm Tuesday announced Georgia-based Suniva will invest $250 million in a new solar manufacturing facility in Saginaw County's Thomas Township, creating some 500 new jobs over the next five years �?? if they get an Energy Department loan guarantee recently applied for. "Today we welcome Suniva to our growing list of
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Butzel Long attorney and shareholder D. Stewart Green has been elected President of the Board of Directors of Lighthouse Community Development, a non-profit low income housing organization. It is a subsidiary of Lighthouse of Oakland County. Other subsidiaries include Lighthouse PATH and Lighthouse Emergency Services. Green has been a member of the
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - In a quest to woo customers from rivals, Google's Eric Schmidt and Verizon Wireless' Lowell McAdam announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to create devices based on Google's mobile platform, Android. But analysts are already questioning the competitive impact of the alliance since it is not exclusive. The agreement will produce a
DETROIT - A $250 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, could easily resolve the late breaking issues that prompted the unexpected, last minute collapse of the proposed Penske Automotive Group purchase of Saturn, according to Todd Ingersoll, Saturn's Retailer Council member. "This is well within the parameters of grants already made through
SOUTHFIELD - The outlook for U.S. light vehicle sales is beginning to improve, according to a recent R. L. Polk & Co. analysis. Polk estimates new light vehicle sales in 2010 will be up 9.6 percent over 2009, to 11.2 million units, with third quarter 2010 sales estimated to be the strongest, at an anticipated
DETROIT - Ford Social Media Expert Scott Monty Will speak on Oct. 22 at the IABC Detroit Meeting about how to put social media to work for your company. The event will be held at the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus. Monty, global digital and multimedia communications manager at Ford Motor Company, will talk about
LANSING - Despite taking the step of voting on revenue increases Tuesday, legislative Democrats and the governor said House proposals do not go far enough to restore funding for critical programs including local police and fire, college scholarships and health care for senior citizens and low-income residents. "Now is the time to stand up for
LANSING - Unions, businesses and legislators from both parties, including Democratic leaders from both chambers, called on Gov. Jennifer Granholm to step back from her decision requiring new coal-fired electric power plants to show not only that they meet emissions requirements, but that the power they produce will be required. House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford
LANSING - The headline projects of the state's push to build its renewable energy economic platform came close to realization Tuesday, when the Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved grants to convert the former Wixom automotive plant into the largest renewable energy corporate complex in the country. MEGA also approved grants for the development of a
KALAMAZOO - Fifteen students are heading for Michigan's Thumb this week to gain a "thumbs-up" acceptance into Kalamazoo Valley Community College's first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation training academy for technicians who will work on utility-sized turbines clustered on wind farms around the world. It's part of a win-win agreement between the KVCC Wind Energy Center and the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port