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LANSING - Michigan lost population and grew poorer from 2002 to 2013, a report by the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency shows, and the growth in poverty affected every county during that time. In 2002, the state had a poverty rate below the national average, the report said, with poverty at 11.3 percent of the state's
KALAMAZOO - The Monroe-Brown Internship Program, a partnership between Southwest Michigan First and the Monroe-Brown Foundation, announced that 35 internships are available at 31 Southwest Michigan companies for students in engineering, information technology, business development, interior design, human resources, marketing, winemaking and financial management – just to name a few. The program is open to
DETROIT - Ford Motor Company wants to make your life better by becoming your best mobility friend through its new Ford Pass program that starts in April. Through the FordPass, you’ll be able pay bills, reserve a parking space, buy coffee - and heck you don’t even have to own a Ford to use the
DETROIT - Automakers are expected to increase incentives in 2016 that will help propel U.S. sales of new cars and light trucks to an all-time record of nearly 18 million units, predicts an economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association. With growing manufacturing capacity, and a slowing global economy, especially in emerging markets, Steven Szakaly,
GRAND RAPIDS - Dematic’s North America division may soon close its manufacturing operations in Grand Rapids and move 365 jobs south of the border to another Dematic plant in Mexico. The company, known for decades as Rapistan, designs and builds automated systems for warehouses, distribution centers and other sites with material-moving needs. Rapistan first opened
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - The Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the United States, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices, the company said in a press release. In addition, Renault-Nissan will launch a suite of new connectivity
SAN FRANCISCO - Investigators have determined that a massive power outage in Ukraine last month was performed by hackers targeting the electricity grid with malware. Security researchers say it is the first known instance of a blackout being credibly linked to the actions of malicious hackers, although hackers have been suspected of being involved in
FARMINGTON HILLS - The Great Lakes Angels will be hosting five companies on Jan. 13 each of which will present a short pitch to these accredited investors in hopes of landing some cash. The event will be held at UHY Advisors in Farmington Hills. Registration stats at 4:30 pm. Companies presentations start at 5:30 and
FAIRFAX, Virginia - Michigan's economy has improved, but when looking at the relative strength of its Budget Stabilization Fund, one college has said Michigan is unprepared to handle the next recession. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Virginia ranked all the states in terms of their ability to prepare for a recession based
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy of vehicles sold in calendar year 2015 fell slightly compared to 2014, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the U.S. last year dropped to 25.3, down 0.1 from the value for the vehicles sold in
