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DETROIT - The Butzel Long Immigration Group is hosting a seminar June 19 that will focus on compliance and business immigration issues in challenging economic times and the impact of layoffs, terminations, material changes in terms of employment, and company restructuring. The program is the 16th in a series of major immigration programs sponsored by

HOLLAND - By December, 26 percent of the companies in West Michigan will hire additional information technology staff, lead by computer consulting companies, the fall/winter Paragon Recruiting Employment Survey, another signal that the Michigan economy is on its way back up. Some twice as many computer consulting companies (70 percent) will be hiring in the

WASHINGTON - U.S. job losses softened markedly last month, sending one of the strongest signals yet that the severe recession may be winding down. Still, another jump in the unemployment rate to a fresh 25-year high served as a sober reminder that even if the economy does stabilize in coming weeks, a rapid return to

LANSING - A Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency analysis of the health care insurance package introduced by Senate Republicans has been distributed by businesses worried the package could boost overall state taxes by as much $600 million to $700 million. The analysis comes out as the Senate Health Policy Committee is planning to begin hearings on

DETROIT - For the first time in the awards history, OnStar President Chet Huber and Ford SYNC Chief Architect Joseph Berry shared the Telematics Leadership Award announced this week during the Telematics Detroit 2009 Conference & Exhibition at the Rock Financial Showcase. Ford also won two other Telematics Update Awards: Car Manufacturer Innovation Award, and