LANSING ? Michigan Lawmakers have sent nearly half the 2007-08 budget bills to Governor Jennifer Granholm, and discussions continue on reaching agreement to what has been the major holdup to completing the budget: the Department of Human Services. The Senate on Tuesday morning approved the conference committee reports on HB 4348, the Department of Corrections
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ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to participate in the Fall cycle session of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest ? and learn how to write a business plan that could attract investors ? is Oct. 31, Halloween. ?We?ll give them a trick or treat, whether they like it or not,? said GLEQ Executive Director Art DeMonte. The
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple posted a support document over the weekend on its Web site addressing reports of interminable "blue screen" problems that caused some Mac users upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard no small degree of frustration. Some attempts to upgrade to Leopard were stymied after the installation process was almost complete and users
LANSING - Petitions to gather signatures to repeal the newly enacted Michigan sales tax on services are being printed and should be ready for distribution in another week. Even as a possible compromise to repeal the tax before it takes effect on December 1 is studied, opponents of the tax are preparing to circulate petitions
DETROIT - Business software and services company Compuware Corp. reported last week it posted a 51 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit, marking a turn around from a disappointing first quarter by increasing sales of software licenses and boosting maintenance fees. Meanwhile, IT outsourcing company, Syntel, based in Troy, reported total revenue for the third
WASHINGTON DC - Scarcely a week before an existing ban on Internet access taxes is set to expire, the U.S. Senate late Thursday voted to let the prohibition live on for seven more years. The compromise bill, which was approved by a voice vote, would prohibit state and local governments from taxing any service that
ANN ARBOR ? Innovators developing and deploying advanced applications that require the use of a dedicated optical circuit with capabilities up to 10 gigabits per second are now eligible to win a new category of Internet2 awards. The new Wave of the Future category is part of the Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications Awards program. The
SOUTHFIELD ? Robofest is looking for new sites to host qualifying competitions next spring for an annual autonomous robotics competition for students in grades 5-12 thanks to a grant from the Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund. The grant also will allow Robofest to add a England in 2008, joining the United States, Canada,
DETROIT - Information technology professionals in the United States can expect starting salaries to increase an average of 5.3 percent next year, the 2008 salary guide from Robert Half Technology contends. Larger increases in base compensation are expected in high-demand sectors, such as applications and web development, network management, and database administration. "Business expansion and