LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill Tuesday that electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors said will prevent it from setting up centers where it can market its vehicles to potential Michigan customers. But in signing the bill, which was backed by the Michigan Auto Dealers Association, Snyder also said the topic of whether automakers
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has opened a wider lead on his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer with two weeks remaining in the election, a new poll shows. Results released Tuesday by the Lansing firm of EPIC/MRA showed Snyder leading Schauer by 8 percentage points, 47 to 39 percent. Democrats were quick to point out that
LANSING - The Board of Directors at the Michigan Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the Legislature's inability to provide more than $1 billion in infrastructure funding, so it is considering an initiative petition in January if lawmakers can't find a permanent solution by the end of the year. "While we're hopeful this issue might
SOUTHFIELD - 123Net Inc., one of Michigan's largest telecommunications and Internet service providers, has acquired Michigan Network Services. Terms were not announced. "We are excited about incorporating Michigan Network Services into our network. We're going to take good care of all MNS customers and ensure they get the attention and support they need through the
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. announced Monday that Krista Tanner will join the company on Nov. 10 as vice president, ITC Holdings Corp., and president of ITC Midwest. In this role, Tanner will serve as the business unit head and provide leadership and strategic direction for ITC Midwest. She will be based at ITC Midwest's
LANSING - The latest forecast for Michigan's economy from the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics from the University of Michigan projects lower job growth in Michigan for 2014 because of the severity of last winter. However, the forecast also projects a sharp rise in personal income growth for 2014 compared to 2013, and projects continued
DETROIT - Both Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer slammed each other Sunday during the one debate they will engage in during the 2014 election. Snyder ended the hour-long event urging voters not to go back to the "lost decade" and Schauer closed saying he has worked for regular people, not
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy in the U.S. has increased 26 percent in the last seven years, saving billions of gallons of gas and billions of pounds of vehicle emissions, say University of Michigan researchers. Since October 2007, gas mileage of new vehicles has improved from 20.1 mpg to 25.3 mpg, according to Michael Sivak
LANSING - Sunday's gubernatorial debate between Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer will be broadcast on several television stations throughout the state, not just Detroit Public Television. WTVS-TV, the public television station in Detroit, is making the debate available to any station that wants to broadcast it. While there may be more
LANSING - Looking for the latest take on this year's races for state and federal office in Michigan? Gongwer's 2014 Michigan Elections app has it covered. Gongwer has updated the analysis section of the app with ratings changes on the competitiveness of several races as well as new analyses of the competitive contests. For the