LANSING - The University Research Corridor, made up of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, educated more students than other comparative research clusters around the country and moved up in the comparative number of patents issued. But it moved down in the relative amount of research investment, according to a
LANSING - Michigan Employers are not as optimistic today as they were in 2007 or 2006, with a majority (63 percent) now saying the economy is in a decline rather than holding steady, a survey commissioned by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce contends. Employers face a host of perceived problems, from high taxes and burdensome
WASINGTON DC - The Federal Reserve, faced with a series of shocks to the U.S. financial system, left interest rates unchanged Tuesday, but said it's watching developments carefully, meaning it the Fed could raise interest rates if inflation gets out of control. The U.S. central bank, in a statement after its meeting, said "strains in
MANISTEE - A Nevada manufacturer will partner with a Manistee tooling maker to build more urban-friendly vertical wind-turbines in this Northern Michigan community that will generate hundreds of new jobs after the Manistee County Board approved a $400,000 grant Tuesday. Mariah Power of Reno, Nevada, approved the partnership with MasTech Manufacturing Inc. in Manistee on
TROY - Robert C. Stempel, former chairman and CEO of General Motors as well as Energy Conversion Devices, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Automation Alley Awards Gala on Sept. 12. Stempel was just one of eight winners named at this annual event. Other winners include: Kenneth Matzick, president and CEO of Beaumont
LANSING - Saying firms she intends to meet on a Japan trade trip are keenly interested in Michigan's potential as a center of alternative energy, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she expects to begin her trip Monday with an agreement in hand on an energy package that includes a renewable energy portfolio standard. Whatever agreement
LANSING - Despite worries that Hurricane Ike could drive gasoline prices to as much as $7 a gallon, Governor Jennifer Granholm said at a late Friday press conference that the state has ample supplies of gasoline, that prices should not spike and that any examples of price gouging will be prosecuted. People in the state
NEW YORK - A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous. The U.S. National Security Agency is also participating in the IP Traceback drafting group, named Q6/17, which
TROY - The Michigan Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association from Sept. 15-17 will give Midwest companies an opportunity to network with decision makers from the Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Automation Alley, the Defense Supply Center, the National Automotive Center and a wide variety of manufacturers who are currently working
ROCHESTER HILLS - MichiganMall.com will offer free marketing seminars at the Celebrate Michigan Expo Sept. 29 at the Hilton Detroit/Troy. The Celebrate Michigan Expo is a celebration of Michigan, its resources and the 10-year anniversary of the MichiganMall.com. The event is free and open to the Michigan business community. The afternoon marketing sessions include: Brandology-Ten