LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday proposed a funding factor of 91 cents per meter per month as its first annual income energy assistance funding factor for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund created by law earlier this month. The factor was based on the assumption that all utilities that have filed nothing yet
NOVI ? The second Michigan Cyber Summit will be held on Oct. 25 and feature Gov. Rick Snyder and other leaders in the state?s efforts to grow a cyber security industry. The summit also will serve as the host event for the second meeting of the National Governors Association Resource Center for State Cybersecurity Advisory
STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments dropped to 76 million units in the second quarter of 2013, a 10.9 percent decrease from the same period last year, the fifth consecutive quarter of declining shipments - the longest duration of decline in the PC market?s history. All regions showed a decline compared to a year ago, according
LANSING ? The Michigan Strategic Fund Wednesday approved a $350,000 Michigan Business Development Program incentive for ZYNP International Corporation to expand its operations and add a new R&D center in the City of Romulus, a project that will generate up to $9.5 million in new private investment and add 51 new jobs. ?ZYNP International is
LANSING - The Education Trust-Midwest released a report Tuesday that shows Michigan students performing below the national average in every category in the study, saying it showed the need for the Common Core standards and the effects they could have on education. "In too many recent meetings, state leaders talk about how students will 'all
DETROIT- The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index dropped sharply in June, to 49.2, after having reached a six-month high of 61.2 in May, perhaps reflecting a leveling off of business activity, expert says. The 12 point drop is reportedly due to a decrease in the New Orders Index (from 68.0 to 47.6), Finished Goods Inventory
DETROIT ? MICHauto, in collaboration with Inforum Center for Leadership, is hosting the 2013 Michigan Automotive Summit Sept. 25 at Cobo Center, a first of its kind event focused on Michigan's commitment to the automotive industry and the opportunities that exist to grow the sector in the 21st century. During the 2013 Summit, attendees will
LANSING - In early June, supporters of legislation designed to apply the same 6 percent tax to purchases via the Internet as customers pay at traditional stores thought the bill was set to come up for a vote in the House Tax Policy Committee only to face disappointment. Democratic support for HB 4202 and HB
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan?s latest June 2013 Small Business Barometer survey of more than 1,000 small business owners shows that entrepreneurs are decidedly more upbeat compared to the October 2012 survey. Hiring, sales and profits are all up compared to last fall. And small business owners report more optimism about their
LANSING - Michigan will likely see some changes in its air quality rules and its energy costs as a result of President Barack Obama's new climate action plan, but exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, various sources told Gongwer News Service. Environmental groups hoped the plan, as it is fleshed out, would encourage