LANSING ? Michigan Senate Republicans for now are easing away from their business tax proposal to phase out the Single Business Tax, sources said on Wednesday. While no one will declare the SBT phaseout dead, sources acknowledged that the administration/legislative tax workgroup will probably develop another plan to cut business taxes. The Senate GOP had
DETROIT ? Mitechnews.Com has teamed up with Detroit SecureWorld Expo to give attendees a $50 savings off the two-day conference price. The Detroit SecureWorld Expo returns this fall to The Ford Conference and Events Center, September 21-22. SecureWorld Expo is a regional security conference series that brings together security professionals from IT and Physical security
DETROIT - Compuware Corp., which makes software to manage mainframe computers and large networks, said Thursday that its profit surged in its fiscal first quarter on lower costs and higher revenue. For the three months ended June 30, Compuware earned $24.6 million, or 6 cents per share, a sharp increase from $644,000, or break even
WASHINGTON DC ? FBI Director Robert Mueller will be a keynote speaker in August at the National InfraGard Conference in the nation?s capitol. Another keynote will be delivered by Colonel Danny McKnight, Inspiration for the book and movie Black Hawk Down. Conference Tracks include topics related to Maritime and Port Security, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security,
ATLANTA - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 cell phone operator in the United States, said Wednesday that it will have wireless broadband networks up and running in 15 to 20 cities by year's end as it tries to catch rival Verizon Wireless. Cingular's commitment to have high-speed Internet available to 40 million Americans by Jan.
SOUTHFIELD ? Computer Associates International said Wednesday that small and medium businesses (SMBs) remain highly vulnerable to a variety of cyber-threats ? resulting in unacceptable exposure to significant business risk. According to surveys of senior managers conducted for CA by Quocirca, Ltd. a leading independent business analyst organization, many SMBs do not have sufficient resources
TROY -The Automation Alley Technology Center, in collaboration with United Solar Ovonic in Auburn Hills, received a $550,000 grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for the installation of a building-integrated solar power electric system with integrated energy management and battery backup systems. The energy-efficient system will be installed in Automation Alley's 11,000 square-foot
LANSING - Monday's House Tax Policy Committee saw Republicans, who control the House, for the first time indicate which tax exemption eliminations they might support. A complete list follows. Sales and use tax exemption for investment coins Corporate farm SBT credit Property, use and sales tax exemptions for municipal golf courses Use tax exemption for
LANSING - A House committee studied several tax exemptions Monday with an eye on possibly eliminating some of them to help pay for a tax cut to all businesses. House Republicans have said they would propose the elimination of $100 million in tax exemptions - they have not yet said which ones - to offset
DETROIT - Henry Ford Health System has cut a multi-year contract with Reliance Software Systems of Farmington Hills to use the company?s next generation electronic medical record system. Terms were not announced. RelWare suppliers web-based clinical applications for healthcare providers in the acute care setting. The additional architecture and development will be based off of