LANSING - They just won their party's respective nominations, but Republican Rick Snyder has more support among likely voters than Democrat Virg Bernero, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll. The survey of 500 likely voters contacted the day after the primary showed Snyder with 49 percent support to Bernero's 37 percent. Another 3 percent of
LANSING - Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder sent a letter to Democratic nominee Virg Bernero on Wednesday urging that the two conduct three debates before the November election. While Bernero did not make an official response to the request, there are indications he will call for as many as eight debates. In the letter, Snyder
LANSING - With the two gubernatorial candidates set for November, one of their immediate focuses turns to the task of selecting a lieutenant governor nominee, and the question of drawing to each party's base has already emerged as a key factor in making a decision. For Republican Rick Snyder, the questions are two: whether he
LANSING - Michigan's next governor will be a man that as recently as two weeks ago few people - except possibly the two candidates - thought would be the final contenders in the November election. On November 2, Michigan voters will decide between Republican Rick Snyder and Democrat Virg Bernero on who will serve as
GRAND RAPIDS - The owner of a company that claimed to have purchased a film studio near Grand Rapids, applied for a 25 percent state tax credit under its film incentive program and had his project cited by Governor Jennifer Granholm was charged Monday by the Department of Attorney General with fraud. Joseph Peters of
SOUTHFIELD ? ePrize Founder Josh Linkner will talk about innovation and creativity Aug. 17 at the monthly meeting of TiE Detroit to be held at Lawrence Tech University. In a world of increasing commoditization, speed and complexity, how can you drive sustainable growth and achievement? Creativity and Innovation are the primary drivers of entrepreneurial success,
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. economy slowed in the second quarter of this year and the government said the recession was deeper than earlier believed, adding to concerns over the recovery's strength. The Commerce Department Friday said U.S. gross domestic product, or the value of all goods and services produced, rose at an annualized seasonally
NEW YORK - The largest U.S. websites are installing new and intrusive consumer-tracking technologies on the computers of people visiting their sites - in some cases, more than 100 tracking tools at a time - a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. The biggest abusers were Google Inc., Microsoft. and Quantcast Corp., all of which
EATON RAPIDS ? A new Centers of Energy Excellence designation has been granted to a a wind-energy collaboration led by URV USA, a subsidiary of a Finnish supplier of cast-iron wind turbine components. "The wind energy sector offers a tremendous opportunity for job creation and economic growth in Michigan," said Gov. Jennifer Granholm. "We're pleased
NEW YORK - The crisis has bottomed out. The majority of companies questioned expect a significant recovery from the middle of this year, even if a short-term rise in unemployment may dampen economic growth. Asia will benefit most from global growth. The focus last year was on reducing costs and safeguarding liquidity, but managers are