DETROIT - Comerica Bank?s Michigan Economic Activity Index decreased in August, down 1.3 percentage points to a level of 125.4. But the good news is August?s reading is 53 points, or 74 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.1. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average for
STAMFORD - Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2.32 billion units in 2013, a 4.5 percent increase from 2012 ? meaning a third of the world?s population will buy one of these devices this year. The market is being driven by a shift to lower-priced devices in
NOVI - Roberta Stempfley, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and Cheri Caddy, Director of Cybersecurity Policy Integration and Outreach at the National Security Staff, will be keynote speakers Oct. 25 at the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit. The event is taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace. Other speakers include: Michigan Governor
DETROIT - Cable and satellite TV services beware. Aereo, a free, over-the-air provider of TV channels through the Internet's cloud, is launching in Southeast Michigan on Oct. 28. Consumers in Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, Saint Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will be able to ditch the dish, or cut the cable. Aereo's announcement
Detroit - The Specs Howard School of Broadcasting has been training DJ?s, On Camera Talent, Video Editors, Engineers and a host of other positions for the ever-changing field of broadcasting. Dick Kernen, SH Vice President of Industry Relations, has been a mentor to thousands of those professionals in Michigan, talks about the future of radio,
LANSING - Michigan voters solidly favor raising the state's minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10 an hour by 2016, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey, commissioned by Inside Michigan Politics, showed 58 percent favoring the increase with 38 percent against. The Republican consulting firm Marketing Resource Group and polling firm Mitchell
ANN ARBOR - The deadline to apply for the fall 2013 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan competition is Oct. 30. GLEQ gives both entrepreneurs with business concepts and businesses with a plan to win cash prizes and perhaps catch the eye of potential investors. GLEQ participants are eligible to compete in one of four business
LANSING - Out of a field of more than 120 entries, the State of Michigan received two first-place awards for excellence in information technology from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers at its annual awards ceremony in Philadelphia Monday. "I'm pleased to see Michigan recognized once again as a leader in information technology,"�
COPEMISH ? Contractors Building Supply hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its solar panel assembly plant on Oct. 3 becoming the U.S. manufacturing facility for all Sonali Energees products. About 60 people attended, including Dan Scripps from the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, Mike Worden, President of Honor Bank and Ron Bytwerk, Mayor of Copemish
LANSING - Energy supplies in Michigan will be adequate to meet anticipated demand this winter assuming a return to normal conditions, and thanks to a mild summer projected to show a decrease in natural gas and electricity usage in 2013, according to the Winter Energy Appraisal released on Wednesday by the Public Service Commission. Michigan's