ANN ARBOR ? Shopper satisfaction with retail websites remains strong this week, continuing a positive trend for etailers. While aggregate customer satisfaction for the week between December 10 and December 16 slipped 0.7 percent from last week to a score of 77 on a 100-point scale, it remains 2 percent higher than customer satisfaction the
WASHINGTON -- Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush has indicated he will sign the new mandates. The energy bill, boosting mileage by 40 percent to 35 miles per gallon, passed the House 314-100 and now goes to the White House, following
DETROIT ? Motor City Connect, a group of 300 business and technology professionals, is working with the Red Cross to collect unused blankets, donate cash and give blood to the needy during the Holiday season. Group founder Terry Bean said he?s challenged everyone in his group to include a note on every email they send
ANN ARBOR ? Internet2 on Monday announced that Robert Vietzke will join its staff as the Executive Director of Network Services, reporting directly to the President and CEO Doug Van Houweling. In this role, Vietzke will be responsible for the operation of Internet2?s new advanced nationwide network, and will support the network?s connections with Internet2?s
HOLLAND ? Looking for a job in information technology? Want to move to West Michigan? You could be in luck according to the latest staffing survey done by Paragon Recruiting. The survey shows 36 percent of companies that responded plan to increase their IT staff next year. Professional services and manufacturers are the industries that
LANSING - Michigan was the state with the highest number of home loan losses through September 30, according to Fannie Mae, which provides financing guarantees for nearly 40 percent of all houses in the U.S. Through the first nine months of the year, the state led all others in terms of delinquencies and foreclosures affecting
LANSING - House Republicans said Monday they will pursue legislation to delete the real estate transfer tax, stop property taxes from going up when home values are down and make homestead exemptions immediate in an effort to spark home sales in Michigan. Along with those initiatives, GOP lawmakers also said they want the "pop-up" tax
LANSING ? Eligible Michigan municipalities or school districts could create their own educational promise zones under legislation that cleared the House on a 71-34 vote Thursday before the chamber adjourned for the year. Eligible areas would be considered those where the percentage of families with children under 18 years of age that are living at
LANSING - The first votes on proposed changes to Michigan's electric market could now come as early as next week. While the proposals have pitted the utilities and alternative electric suppliers against each other, both are seeking the same thing out of the final product: stability in the market. House Energy and Technology Committee Chair
ANN ARBOR - Holiday shoppers report higher satisfaction with the web shopping experience this week compared to both last week and last year. Online shopper satisfaction rose 1.7 percent to a score of 77.6 on a 100-point scale for the week of Dec. 3-9, a 3.3 percent higher rating than the same week in 2006.