LANSING - As expected, Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed Thursday morning expanding the sales tax to services, reducing the sales tax rate to 5.5 percent and phasing out the Michigan Business Tax surcharge by 2012 as part of her 2010-11 fiscal year budget recommendation. "Our tax system has not kept pace with these economic changes and
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft said on Thursday that it is planning an update to Windows 7 that will close a number of loopholes that counterfeiters had used to thwart the operating system's built-in antipiracy measures. The Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7, which will be released later this month, closes more than 70 "activation
PLEASANT RIDGE ? Interactive promotions company ePrize announced Tuesday that founder Josh Linkner has been shifted to chairman of the board, turning the chief executive officer duties over to Matt Wise, effective March 1. Wise has served as CEO of Q Interactive since 2006, transforming the company from its origins as a coupon and savings
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google is set to unveil a new feature to Gmail designed to make it easier and faster for users to share media and status updates with friends, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sources told the Journal that Google could launch the new feature, which aims to make its Gmail email application
ANN ARBOR - Republican gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor technology venture capitalist Rick Snyder's "tough nerd" ad has helped his campaign spark interest among the general public and helped bring focus to his status outside of the "professional politicians that have done damage to the state," staff members told reporters Monday. And they defended the
LANSING - A few bucks charged on rental cars picked up near Michigan airports could be a way to finance the state's Pure Michigan campaign, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said over the weekend. Speaking on Detroit WDIV TV's "Flashpoint," Granholm said the tourism community identified the rental car fee as one way to address the loss
LANSING - While most business and community leaders were in agreement with Gov. Jennifer Granholm's State of the State address on Wednesday, especially its optimistic but somber tone and its focus on helping entrepreneurs, the speech seemed more symbolic than revealing, they said. They said with her major reforms revealed last Friday and her budget
LANSING - Michigan is fully committed down the difficult path of renewal and rebirth, having endured some of the most heart-wrenching and painful economic times in history, and it will continue to a newly diversified economy to replace the industrial economy that has gone, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday in her final State of the
DETROIT - TechTown will host its monthly First Friday networking event on February 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. at its new incubator facility, the former Dalgleish Cadillac building, featuring a panel discussion that will showcase entrepreneurs in its SmartStart program. Five entrepreneurs from the business accelerator program will share their stories of success, what
DETROIT ? Michael O'Neil of Detroit Logistics in Detroit is one of five SmartStart entrepreneurs featured on Feb. 5 at Wayne State University's TechTown's First Friday networking event. These entrepreneurs will discuss what they've learned in the business incubator program. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>