LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm will propose Wednesday night in her state of the state address state-backed, but privately issued, health insurance for working adults with household incomes up to $38,700. Some 500,000 adults in Michigan could be covered under the plan. The proposal would be paid for with some of the money Michigan has
LANSING - Sending unsolicited instant messages to children in Michigan will now carry the same fines and as sending kids unsolicited emails under changes made Monday by the Michigan Public Service Commission. The state PSC said it opened the Protect MI Child registry to instant messenger IDs, mobile text messaging and fax numbers. These methods
ANN ARBOR - If you want to avoid long longs on Thursday at the registration desk during the Sixth Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship, you need to register online by Tuesday. This annual confab of Southeast Michigan entrepreneurial groups typically draws from 250 to 300 attendees. Once again it's at Washtenaw Community College, starting at 5
TROY - Josh Linkner, founder of ePrize, kicks off Automation Alley's technology speaker program called Fast Track 2006 where he'll explain how to lead your company to the next level of business. Linkner explans how to motivate your team, manage through adversity, and build a culture of excellence. Rich Sheridan of Menlo Innovations will list
SAN FRANCISCO - Corel bills its WordPerfect Office software as "the world's leading alternative to Microsoft Office." But when it comes to U.S. retail sales, Corel lost the No. 2 spot in 2005 to a somewhat unlikely competitor: Apple Computer's iWork. According to market researcher NPD, Apple grabbed 2.7 percent unit share, while Corel had
LANSING - Michigan legislative Republicans are looking to push priority on a dusty 2005 bill that would delete the Michigan Broadband Development Authority, saying that they are fed up with the authority?s lack of financial self-sufficiency. While irritation over the program has been apparent from different parties since the authority's creation under former Gov. John
SOUTHFIELD ? The Center for Innovative Materials Research at Lawrence Technological University has received nearly $2.2 million in federal funds from the Departments of Transportation and Defense to develop carbon fiber composites for the military and bridge repair. Some $1 million earmarked from the DOD was allocated to CIMR for the research, development and testing
DETROIT ? Dickinson Wright has recruited three more intellectual property attorneys from Howard & Howard, plus one from Reising, Ethington, Barnes and Kissel, to join its rapidly growing IP team. Joining Dickinson Wright are Jon Shackelford, John Seurynck, Raymond Meiers, and John Wright. In the last five weeks, Dickinson Wright has expanded its Intellectual Property
LANSING - As many as 35,000 small businesses in Michigan could see their Single Business Tax alternative tax cut under legislation that passed the Michigan Senate Thursday. For that to happen, however, Gov. Jennifer Granholm would have to sign SB 597, but the administration has signaled it opposes the tax cut. By passing the bill
SOUTHFIELD - Up to $20,000 in scholarships and stipends for laptops are available for female senior high school and college candidates pursuing technology education courtesy the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. The deadline for completing applications for the funds is February 28th. ?Gender disparity in the high technology industry is a documented fact,