ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Venture Capital Association issued an announcement in February supporting Gov. Granholm?s plan to invest $2 billion over 10 years to commercialize new technology products developed at state universities, corporations and non-profit institutions. Michigan voters will be asked to approve a ballot measure this November that would authorize the Governor?s plan
LANSING - Michigan would see a loss of medical workers and a slowing of economic growth if it chooses to cut Medicaid funding, contends a report issued by the Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and the Institute for Health Care Studies. The join report said $100 million in state Medicaid
KALAMAZOO ? Western Michigan University President Judith Bailey and National City Bank of Michigan President and CEO J. Michael Davis have been appointed to the Southwest Michigan First Board of Director. The appointments were approved Feb. 9 by the Board. ?We?re very excited to have both Judi and Mike on our team,? said Board Chairman
GREAT FALLS, VA. ? The nearly 170 million online adults in the United States spend an average of three minutes each day deleting spam, which when you factor in the average working wage, costs the U.S. economy almost $22 billion annually in lost productivity. This data comes from the 2004 National Technology Readiness Survey, produced
ANN ARBOR - After two years of steady increases, American customer satisfaction has taken a dramatic downturn, the largest since 1997, reflecting a $46 billion short fall for the U.S. economy, the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows. The survey also shows consumer satisfaction in the eCommerce space down sharply, lead by customers unhappy
WASHINGTON DC ? Up to 22 million American adults - roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population ? own iPods or other MP3 players, shows a study by the non profit Pew Internet & American Life Project. Biggest users are younger, wealthier and Internet savvy. The survey of more than 2,200 people showed one in
SEATTLE - Microsoft forced its millions of MSN Messenger users last week to download a new version of the software to plug a host of vulnerabilities discovered in Office XP, Internet Explorer 6, Windows Media Player and MSN Messenger. The mandatory upgrade began early Friday morning after a security company posted a how-to guide describing
BOSTON - Sixty-five percent of businesses surveyed by Forrester Research said they plan to buy software that will protect their systems from spyware. The survey was done with Technology decision makers at 185 North American companies. While 69 percent of large enterprises said they would purchase anti-spyware tools this year, only 53 percent of small
ANN ARBOR - The New Enterprise Forum will hold its 19th Annual Birthday Bash celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit on Feb. 17 at the Holiday Inn North Campus on Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor. The featured speaker for the evening event will be NEF Entrepreneur of the Year, Lora Schwab, president and co-founder of Statprobe. The
ANN ARBOR ? Valentine's Day this year is more than a time for lovers, it also marks the start of a new webcast era for an old line broadcast station News/Talk 760 WJR. Starting Feb. 14, WJR has partnered with Online Technology Corp. to offer WJR?s news and information over the Internet. Access is free