LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her administration deliberately committed unfair labor practices when they decided to rescind a 3 percent pay raise to nonunion state employees, an administrative law judge ruled Tuesday. But the move will not lead to a restoration of the raise, at least not yet. The state dropped the raise for
LANSING - A heavy focus on promoting alternative energy development and companies has meant Michigan has placed third among all other states in terms of alternative energy corporate locations, a report from Business Facilities Magazine said. "Michigan is far too busy reinventing itself as a hub for alternative energy manufacturing to wallow in despair over
DEARBORN ? The two-day SecureWorld Expo conference kicks off Wednesday with a keynote at 9:30 am from William Hugh Murray, Executive Consultant Information Assurance; Associate Professor - Naval Postgraduate School, focused on Essential Security Practices. The Day One Luncheon Keynote at 12:15pm features Patrick Gray, Senior Security Strategist, Cisco Systems who will be covering Security
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless has named John Granby president?Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless, with responsibilities for sales, marketing, operations, financial performance and customer service. Granby's 16-year career with the company has included several positions with increasing responsibility in sales, customer service and financial services. Most recently, he served as director of customer service for the Georgia/Alabama
WASHINGTON ? With the publication Monday of a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin implementation of its women-owned small business contracting program, which is expected to start in early 2011. The rule is part of the Obama Administration?s overall commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses to compete
ROCHESTER - Automation Alley Friday night announced the winners of its 10th Annual Awards Gala at the Royal Park Hotel. Winners included the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan and Prabhakar Patil, CEO of LG Chem Power. The New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan was selected as the Regional Innovator of the Year for their
DETROIT - Detroit-based Strategic Staffing Solutions, a global IT and business services firm, will mark its 20th anniversary Oct. 1 with an open house on the 29th floor of the Penobscot Building and a gala party Friday night at the Detroit Athletic Club. Founder, President and CEO Cynthia Pasky started the company in a small
LANSING - The Michigan Legislature completed action on the 2010-11 fiscal year budget with about 30 hours to spare, and while lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm avoided a repeat of the 2007 and 2009 government shutdowns, they also largely failed to achieve the comprehensive structural budget reforms that they promised at the beginning of the
ANN ARBOR - The military beat goes on for Adaptive Materials, a fuel-cell manufacturer. The company was awarded a $1.5 million Phase II option to an existing Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to provide 50-watt solid oxide fuel cells to the U.S. Army. To date, Adaptive Materials has earned more than $10 million in
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan will build a $46 million nanotechnology facility on North Campus that will focus on developing nanomanufacturing, DNA molecules, energy conversion and microelectromechanical systems for use in medical technologies. The 63,000-square-foot research facility, called the Center of Excellence in Nano Mechanical Science & Engineering, will be financed in part