LANSING - A package of bills providing new film incentives, including some of the most generous of any state, won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Michigan Senate and House committees and is headed toward a rapid vote in both chambers. Still to be worked out are some relatively minor amendments and deciding which of the
KALAMAZOO ? Two different groups will be carrying the Michigan life sciences industry's banner this June at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, the world's top biotechnology trade show. What impact two separate biotech marketing groups will have on the state's efforts to attract life sciences companies has been the subject of debate for
LANSING - The Michigan House Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee heard from scores of people involved in the film industry on Tuesday who urged lawmakers to act quickly on a package of bills providing tax credits, job training and loans for productions in Michigan. While neither panel voted on their respective bills,
DETROIT - A net 2 percent of chief information officers in the Detroit area expect to hire information technology professionals in the second quarter of 2008, s new study shows. Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report reported nine percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 7 percent
DETROIT ? General Motors on Tuesday at the Geneva Auto Show announced it would produce a new version of its GM Hybrid System in 2010 using a lithium-ion battery to deliver three times the electric power of its current power train, which means SUV hybrids could get somewhat better fuel economy. The No. 1 auto
ANN ARBOR - This special edition of News Maker interview on the new Dali Lama Visit channel is a talk given in February by Gelek Rimpoche, founder of Jewel Heart, a Tibetan Buddhism educational and cultural institute in Ann Arbor. He discusses the April 19-20 visit of his Holiness the Dali Lama to Ann Arbor,
LANSING - Despite ongoing economic woes and a major budgetary and fiscal battle in 2007, Michigan was awarded one of the highest rankings among the states in the annual Government Performance Project conducted by the Washington. D.C.-based Pew Center for the States. Michigan's government was ranked with a B+ grade, the highest ranking of any
LANSING - Studies show that young, highly educated persons gravitate towards regions that do not have just jobs, but jobs with higher average pay and where "possibilities and opportunities abound," an economist at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank said. Weather and other natural features also play a role in attracting younger, educated workers, an article
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint Nextel upped the ante in the $99.99 all-you-can-eat rate plan battle Thursday by introducing a service that includes unlimited voice as well as unlimited data and slew of premium services. Called "Simply Everything," the plan will give customers unlimited voice as well as unlimited data, text, e-mail, Web-surfing, Sprint TV,
LANSING ? The Michigan Strategic Fund board on Thursday approved an investment of up to $3.75 million through the Michigan 21st Century Investment Fund in RPM Ventures II, a venture capital fund. RPM was formerly known as Waypoint Ventures. The official announcement was made by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corp. CEO