ANN ARBOR - Consumer optimism rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers reported Friday, and that optimism extends well below households with incomes under $75,000. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946, the surveys monitor consumer attitudes and
DETROIT - DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal for a package of energy-efficiency programs that includes home energy consultations, energy-efficiency assistance, home energy surveys, a multifamily program and a school program. The scope of work includes distribution and installation of low-cost energy-efficiency measures, and outreach events with the goal of teaching customers about
SOUTHFIELD ? Oakland County hosted its first tech248 networking event January 20 at Blue Water Technologies in Southfield, attracting about 100 professionals, far more than organizer Greg Doyle said the nascent technology networking group expected. Tech248, the brainchild of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, also kicked off a partnership with MITechNews.Com and its media
ANN ARBOR - A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research calculates the substantial economic contribution of the automotive industry to the national economy and the economies of all 50 states. Nationally, automakers, parts suppliers, and dealerships directly employ nearly 1.6 million workers and support a total of more than 7 million total jobs
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LIVONIA - ACE ?15, Michigan?s 15th Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event to be held January 29 at Burton Manor will feature eight breakout sessions designed to nurture Michigan?s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through out the six hour event ACE?15 will provide access to many experts and resources. The eight breakout sessions include: Beyond the Idea: Funding Your
LANSING - In his first State of the State address of his second term, Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday that now was an opportunity to make fundamental changes to government, especially in the way it delivered services to persons needing help to get back into the mainstream of life. As part of that effort, Snyder
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder unveiled Tuesday the first piece of his much anticipated energy agenda in saying he will create a new agency that would combine the Public Service Commission with economic development and environmental elements. Snyder will deliver his full energy proposal in March, coming in advance of the state's main energy law,
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is seeking up to three interns to support key projects and initiatives in early 2015. All interns are paid, either by hourly wage or by stipend. The Solid Waste & Recycling Research Intern will work with WMSBF member companies and contractors on projects to promote recycling and
LANSING - Michigan's economy is continuing to grow and rebound from the Great Recession, George Fulton, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics at the University of Michigan said Friday, noting that by 2017 the state should gain 531,200 jobs from the 858,400 lost during the previous decade. That constitutes 62 percent of the