LANSING - As a sign of the continuing and deepening economic downturn the state is suffering, a University of Michigan economics group has forecast a loss of 239,000 jobs in 2009. That number is nearly twice the number of job losses forecast by the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics six months ago at its annual
DETROIT - Michigan residents may begin applying for the state's new enhanced driver's license Tuesday so they can legally return to the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the rest of the Caribbean starting June 1. Enhanced driver's licenses are equipped with the latest technology to speed up border crossings and deter fraud. When
MANISTEE - Gov. Jennifer Granholm helped Mariah Power open its first high-volume manufacturing plant in Manistee. The retrofitted auto parts plant will employ up to 120 former auto workers in a rural region of Michigan best known for its Indian casino. The manufacturing site begins operations with 30 new employees and will produce 100 Windspire
DETROIT - Hopes to turn Cobo Center over to a regional authority that would oversee renovation of the state's largest convention center appeared dead as the Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Friday the Detroit City Council had the authority to block the transfer. In the decision (Detroit City Council v. Mayor, COA docket No. 291394),
LANSING - With cell phone use on the rise, lawmakers are once again looking at the possibility of limiting that use while driving a car. Legislation banning texting on a cell phone while driving passed the House late last term, but did not advance in the Senate during the lame-duck session. But a bill that
WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama, in his weekly address Saturday, announced the appointment of Aneesh Chopra to serve as the nation's first chief technology officer. Chopra, who is currently Virginia's secretary of technology, "will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities--from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our
DETROIT - Chrysler LLC will likely get a new chief executive and board of directors appointed by Italy's Fiat SpA and the U. S. government, if Chrysler and Fiat follow through on their plans to form an alliance, Chrysler's current CEO told employees in a letter. Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Bob Nardelli said a new
LANSING - Changing the cultural identity of Michigan to spur economic development will prove to be one of the hardest tasks but does not have to be one of the most expensive, the authors of a report saying economic development in the state will depend on promoting high education jobs. That does not mean the
LANSING - Have you or someone you know, re-invented themselves by starting a new career or opening a business after a layoff or downsizing? Have you retired and took up a new job? Do you know of a company that helps people re-invent themselves to find a new career or pursue their passion? Corp! magazine
WASHINGTON DC - A growing number of states are considering laws to tax digital goods, such as iTunes songs, Amazon MP3s, or electronic books. Yet at a time when governments say they want to encourage broadband adoption and the development of a low-carbon economy, opponents say taxing digital goods sends exactly the wrong message. Mississippi