LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm seems to have conceded to the retooled business tax plan making its way through the Legislature and said Wednesday she is willing to sign off on the bills as long Republicans leaders don't change anything in the proposal and - a very big and - Congress does not pass
LANSING - The House passed all of its four business tax cut bills Wednesday, but added another bill that would increase the sales apportionment from 90 percent to 95, thereby lowering taxes for manufacturers. Though the bills passed easily, more Democrats came out against the package than their Senate counterparts had done the day before.
For companies with 51 to 100 employees the jump is dramatic ? 55 percent in the first half of 2006, up from just 22 percent in the last half of 2005. Most of the increase will be seen in mid-level staff working on technology applications. Only 4 percent of responding companies expect to decrease their
LANSING - A nearly-unanimous Michigan Senate passed its three Single Business Tax cut bills on Tuesday, putting itself on record as backing personal property tax credits on the SBT paid by businesses. But the overall concurrence on SB 203 (passed 37-0), SB 909 (passed 36-1) and SB 910 (passed 36-1) did not equate to comity
LANSING - Leaders of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which stages the North American International Auto Show in Detroit each January, told the Michigan House Commerce Committee on Tuesday that growing the show in the future can be helped by tying directly into the high-tech auto industry, which could lead to similar events each year.
ROCHESTER, NY ? Technology companies made an impressive showing in a list of the 60 most-prominent companies in America, with search engine Google leading the tech pack by grabbing the No. 3 spot. Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Daimler-Chrysler were listed in the second half of the rankings. Search giant Google, which made its
ANN ARBOR ? Any entrepreneurs that want to pitch their business plans at the Sixth Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship (ACE) can sign up online starting this week. Presentations, discussions and networking for Michigan entrepreneurs and the companies that support them will take place during the ACE event, Jan. 26 from 5 ? 9 pm at
DETROIT ? Wayne State University Labor Studies Center, under pressure from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, took down a web site Monday advocating the approval of a ballet proposal to increase the minimum wage. The action came after the Michigan Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint Friday alleging a campaign financing law violation because public
ANN ARBOR ? The Ann Arbor Ad Club announced Monday a call for entries to the 2006 ADDY Awards - the world's largest advertising competition. Entries are due by January 18, 2006. The fee for a single entry is $60 for A2AC members, $70 for non-members. For a campaign, the entry fee is $80 for
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest, as part of its Fall Cycle Program, will hold an ?Entrepreneur?s Roundtable on Business Commercialization? on December 13th at the Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor. Bill Orabone and Paula Rhoades, partners of Orabone Rhoades, LLC, will lead the discussion on business commercialization for start-up companies.