LANSING ? Michigan Business leaders are reluctantly acknowledging that if the controversial new sales tax on services is repealed before December 1 it will have to be replaced with some other source of state revenues and discussions have been held with state leaders on what those tax options are. Among the tax possibilities that have
TRAVERSE CITY ? Social media is an essential marketing tool for connecting with an online audience and driving business to your eCommerce site during the 2007 holiday shopping rush, contends a new study. The study, Secrets of Social Marketing Success: How 2007 Hot Holiday Products are Being Marketed Online is the first in a two-part
LANSING ? A new interactive marketing group aimed at raising the visibility of the more than 600 life sciences, biotech and pharma companies in Michigan officially launches Tuesday at the MichBio Expo at the Lansing Center. The privately funded Michigan Life Sciences Network is the brain child of Michael DeBiak, the founder of Nucleus Communications.
KALAMAZOO - Emiliem, an oncology drug development company, has relocated its R&D Center from Emeryville, California to the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Western Michigan University?s Business Technology and Research Park. ?Our company is right at the stage where we need to establish a core research and development center,? said Emiliem CEO Dale Johnson. ?Our
ANN ARBOR--The University Research Corridor presidents Monday outlined their vision on how to stimulate technology transfer, business development, and increase the level of cooperation among the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University to help invigorate the state's floundering economy. Speaking at a URC conference that drew leaders from across the nation,
LANSING - Homeowners facing foreclosures on their mortgages would have refinancing options through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority under legislation proposed Friday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and legislative Democrats. Michigan has one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates, ranking fourth, as the number has doubled since 2006 to an estimated 83,000 this year. The
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Al Gore won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work publicizing global warming, an honor that plays the green card even more in presidential politics and increases the probability Gore will enter the 2008 presidential race. The former vice president ? who won the popular vote in
LANSING - A ballot question committee to put a proposal allowing research in Michigan using embryonic stem cells on the November ballot has filed with the Department of State, but a spokesperson said there is no decision yet on whether to pursue a ballot initiative. Marcia Baum of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and
DEARBORN - Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Cyber Security and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the threats facing the United States from hacktivsts, terrorists, state-sponsored terrorism and more in this News Maker interview from the Detroit SecureWorld Expo. Garcia is the nation?s first cyber czar. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
AUBURN HILLS - The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Wednesday reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract only six hours after union workers went on strike to accelerate the talks. The pact calls for Chrysler to create a multibillion-dollar trust fund to cover the cost of health care for UAW retirees, The Wall Street