SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai General Motors has unveiled China's first mass-produced hybrid model in the mid- to high-class segment, a green friendly vehicle that will cut fuel consumption more than 15 percent. The LaCross Eco-Hybrid, which is expected to hit the market in July, will reduce gas consumption from 9.8 liters to 8.3 liters for
SOUTHFIELD - If you are looking for an engineering or technology job, you won?t want to miss the Engineering Society of Detroit?s 2008 Engineering & Technology Job Fair Feb. 19 presented by the ESD Young Engineers Council and the ESD Job Bank. The job fair will showcase some of Michigan?s largest engineering, technology, and management
ADA ? Quixtar.Com on Friday finally released more details for its fiscal 2007 sales - $1.072 billion, down from $1.12 billion in fiscal 2006. The Alticor eCommerce web site cracked the billion-dollar sales mark for the fifth year in a row. No net income figures were reported. Results were affected minimally by actions the company
TROY ? Today is the deadline for members of ConnecTech, the successor organization to the GLIMA Network, to join a members-only technology mentoring program to partner with some of the state's top chief information officers. Eligible mentees include current ConnecTech members in information technology; the $50 application fee and first round of applicant materials (resume,
LANSING - Changes to the Michigan Business Tax that could cost the state anywhere from $550 million to $850 million this fiscal year passed the Senate on straight party line votes on Thursday. Supporters said the four bills - SB 1038 , SB 1053 , SB 1054 and SB 1058 - would correct some issues
LANSING ? Michigan legislation to allow foreign residents living legally, but temporarily, in the United States to get a driver's license was signed into law on Friday by Governor Jennifer Granholm. An official with the Department of State said that by the middle of next week the state should be able to take applications for
LANSING - Charging that rules denying driver's licenses to temporary legal residents of Michigan are unconstitutional as well as a misinterpretation of law, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Terri Land in Ingham Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking an injunction against the rules implemented last month that barred temporary
DETROIT - Finding experienced IT professionals tops the list of staffing concerns for technology executives, a new survey shows. Nearly one in four (24 percent) chief information officers (CIOs) polled said finding skilled information technology (IT) professionals is their greatest staffing challenge. Providing employees with adequate skills training ranked a close second, cited by 23
WASHINGTON DC - Comcast, AT&T, and other network operators would be expected to refrain from "unreasonable discriminatory favoritism" of content on their networks under a revised Net neutrality proposal introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. But this time around, the new bill sponsored by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of a House Internet
WASHINGTON DC - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday signaled further rate cuts may be in the offing because the economy continues to be buffeted by slow growth in housing, employment and credit markets. But he appeared more upbeat on the economy's prospects for later this year and next when the combination of fiscal