GRANDVILLE - Outdoor goods retailer Cabela's will open next spring on the east end of the Rivertown Mall retail corridor in a new 380,000-square-foot retail center being developed by CWD Real Estate Investment of Grand Rapids on a 43-acre site purchased from X-Rite in 2010. The real estate investment company is owned by Dan DeVos,
LANSING - More than 140 corn growers, agricultural industry leaders, legislators and aides gathered to discuss corn-related issues, legislation and the future of the industry at the 2012 Michigan Corn Growers Association Annual Meeting. At the meeting, corn growers heard presentations from the Governor?s office, received reports from state House and Senate leadership, participated in
LANSING - Two departments that in recent years had moved heavily to fees and federal funds would see some general fund support come back under Governor Rick Snyder's proposed fiscal year 2012-13 budget. The departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources have seen general fund cuts in most of the last decade to the point
LANSING - Michigan voters back taking action to erect barriers in the Chicago canals to keep the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, a poll taken by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA shows. The poll of 600 likely voters also showed that nearly three-quarters of those asked were very concerned about the invasive species
DETROIT - Charles G. "Chip" McClure Thursday was named to the DTE Energy board of directors. McClure, 58, is chairman, president and CEO of Meritor Inc. He joined the company in 2004. Prior to his current role, McClure served as president and CEO, and a member of the board of Federal-Mogul Corp. He joined the
OAK PARK - Azure Dynamics announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four unit order from Verizon and a four unit order from an internet
DETROIT ? More than a dozen of the 41 new vehicles launched during the press preview of the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit were hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric or all-electric vehicles. But last year, only 20,000 full-electric or plug-in electric hybrids were sold in the United States, including 9,674 Nissan Leafs and
ANN ARBOR - Meadowlark Builders has moved to a historic building in Ann Arbor as a proof of concept that a building can not only make more energy that it uses, but also become a living building that restores the environment around it. The original building, formerly occupied by Washtenaw Engineering, was an old schoolhouse
DETROIT ? NextEnergy announced that Paul F. Skalny, recently retired from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, has joined the company's Board of Directors. Skalny recently retired from TARDEC, where he held numerous leadership roles over the course of 25 years. His tenure for the Army spanned more than 32 years and
LANSING ? Michigan companies that pre-pay state gas sales tax will get a break beginning March 1, as the new rate the state will charge for bulk purchases of fuel takes effect. The Department of Treasury earlier this month issued Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2012-1 setting a change from the prepaid sales tax rate from the