LANSING ? The Pure Michigan winter advertising campaign will spend nearly $1.7 million in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin with billboards, following in January by TV and radio spots. The actual numbers are $1,666,149, which includes $30,000 in funding committed by the Michigan Snowsports Industries Association as part of the Travel Michigan Ad Partnership
LANSING - Saying they are losing business everyday to Internet stores that do not maintain physical sales locations and do not charge sales tax, a number of small Michigan retailers said Tuesday the state should act on legislation that would require Internet sellers to collect sales tax in Michigan. The storeowners said they were not
ATLANTA - With security of personal information on the Internet a major concern, Poll Position wanted to know if Facebook users are comfortable with the personal information they provide on Facebook. In a Poll Position national scientific telephone survey, 70 percent of Facebook users said they were comfortable with personal information they give out on
LANSING - A collaboration involving the University Research Consortium-affiliated institutions and three other Michigan public universities will provide a critical new tool for business growth and attraction in the state. The collaboration represents the first statewide university-business engagement network in the country that will connect industry with critical university assets to help grow Michigan's economy.
STAMFORD, Conn. - Gartner has announced its top predictions for IT organizations for 2012 and beyond. The key theme is major changes in store for control in IT organizations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed. But they predict other developments, such as the bubble bursting in social media. Selected from across
DETROIT ? JC Penney, Apple, Symantec, Dell, Abercrombie and Fitch Co.were the top retail and mobile site performers for Cyber Monday based on the Compuware Performance Index. Rounding out the top 10 were Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy?s, Best Buy, L.L. Bean and Overstock. Compuware?s analysis also found that, despite months of preparation by retailers, performance
UNIVERSITY CENTER - In what Governor Rick Snyder said was the most important of his special messages to the Legislature, he asked that body for relatively little in helping to attract and retain talent for the state's businesses. The message focused more on a new website that expands on the state's current job search system
LANSING - Citing low demand for electricity, an abundance of cheap natural gas and new costly environmental regulations, Consumers Energy is scrapping its plans to build its first new coal plant in three decades and will mothball seven of its active coal-fired units by 2015. The Jackson-based utility announced Friday it was canceling its plan
SHELBY TOWNSHIP ? Mobile, web and game application developers listen up. EyeWyre Software Studios is looking to hire full-time application developers. EyeWyre Software Studios provides custom software consulting and development services for desktop, web and mobile platforms. EyeWyre develops and sells its own software products. Their products include robotics and micro-controller simulators, games and productivity
LIVONIA - The expanding auto industry will need to add about 190,000 jobs by 2015, most in the parts sector, and the majority will be employed in Michigan. The news came Tuesday during a conference hosted by the Center for Automotive Research. U.S. auto employment is about 590,000 including 130,000 in Michigan, said Kristin Dziczek,