LONDON - Concerns are mounting that a hoped for light rail line along Woodward Avenue in Detroit is in trouble, but U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, visiting Dearborn on Monday, said the federal government is all-in on the project. LaHood announced $48 million in transit projects for Michigan as part of $930 million nationally, with
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder hasn't been shy about wading into previously intractable issues, and now he's headed into one of the most infamous: regional public transit for metro Detroit with his announcement Monday of a task force on the issue. The state of the public busing system in the Detroit area has been lamented
LANSING - The money Michigan will have to commit to future economic development incentives will depend on the nature of personal property tax reform, but officials are looking to increase the initial $100 million appropriation, Doug Rothwell said Monday. In an interview with Gongwer News Service, the chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Executive
LANSING - On October 21, Michigan Economic Development Corporation?s LiveWorkDetroit will showcase the city of Detroit to college students and recent graduates from all over the state and beyond, and introduce them to Detroit-area employers with jobs to fill. ?Detroit is buzzing with new energy and an entrepreneurial spirit to rival that of any city
DETROIT - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced the winners of its 11th Annual Awards Gala at the MGM Grand Detroit on Friday. Receiving Automation Alley's newest award, "Global Trader of the Year," was The Wireless Source of Bloomfield Hills. Founded in 1999, The Wireless Source provides trade-in and recycling programs for mobile
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan plans to have about 1,700 employees at the ex-Pfizer site in northern Ann Arbor by the end of 2012, according to projections reported by AnnArbor.Com. David Canter, who led the Pfizer site in northern Ann Arbor when the global pharmaceutical company owned it, is executive director of the
SAN FRANCISCO - Looks like a legitimate Netflix app, but it's not. There's an Android app circulating that looks very much like the real Netflix mobile app, but it's actually a Trojan that steals account information. The fake app, which was found on an online user forum, sends the user's log-in information to a remote
LANSING - The effort to end lifetime benefits for those severely injured in an automotive accident took its first big step forward Thursday under legislation the House Insurance Committee reported that makes major changes to the state's auto no-fault system. With the end of unlimited coverage for catastrophic care, motorists could choose from coverage limits
LANSING - Lt. Governor Brian Calley said Monday that the Snyder administration will unveil its plan to overhaul the personal property tax in a "couple weeks," the first indication as to how soon the plan will be announced. Calley, speaking to the Michigan Sheriffs Association, continued the administration's pre-emptive moves to calm worries in local
ANN ARBOR - Ann O?Neill, Intellectual Property Attorney, Quinn Law Group, will be sharing an overview of new legislation that potentially is a big change to patent filings during the Keynote presentation at 5 p.m. Oct. 11 from five presentation sites around the state. O?Neil also will be part of an interactive panel to answer