GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan economy, still heavily dependent upon manufacturing, will probably not grow as strongly in 2016 and 2017 as it did this year, but the trajectory definitely is up and to the right, an economist predicted Thursday. George Erickcek, a senior regional analyst for the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, also
MIDLAND - It’s finally official. After a week of news leaks, Michigan’s Dow Chemical Co. and Delaware’s DuPont Co. will merge in a deal valued at $130 billion. The merger of the two chemical giants will combine products from both Dow and DuPont in agriculture, commodities chemicals and specialty chemicals to create the new businesses - created
LANSING - The Michigan House continues to work with its members to get the votes needed to pass legislation that would provide sales, use and property tax exemptions for data centers in the state, something inspired by Switch, a Nevada-based center looking to move into West Michigan. The House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday reported
ANN ARBOR - At the 2015 Michigan Venture Capital Association Annual Awards Dinner, the MVCA announced its 2016 executive committee and board of directors. “MVCA is fortunate to have always had the right chairman at the helm of the organization at the right time,” said MVCA Executive Director Maureen Miller Brosnan. “MVCA Chairman Tony Grover, Managing
LANSING - Students in online programs are more likely to fail a course than are students in a traditional classroom, a report by the Michigan Virtual University released Tuesday said. The report found that the number of virtual education programs is expanding in the state, but there are still disparities in the numbers of students
DETROIT - AT&T Inc. says it is planning to expand its one gigabit-speed AT&T GigaPower service to homes, apartments and businesses in the Detroit area during 2016, joining a parade that includes Comcast Cable and Rocket Fiber. The exact locations and timing of the new service in the Detroit area is not yet available, the
LANSING - As the Michigan House may take up sales, use and personal property tax exemptions for data centers - inspired by Switch, a Nevada-based data center looking to move to the state if the tax changes are made - existing data centers in the state are advocating for changes that would "level the playing
DETROIT - Diva Tech Talk, three female technologists who have created an Internet podcast with national reach, have now created a news section to showcase the news articles, podcasts and other accolades they’ve garnered so far. Diva Tech Talk is a content partner of MITechNews.Com. The Divas are Kathleen Norton-Schock, a Baby Boomer who is
STAMFORD - In the third quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 9.2 percent from the third quarter of 2014, while vendor revenue increased 7.5 percent year over year. "The third quarter of 2015 produced growth on a global level with mixed results by region," said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. "All regions
DETROIT - Southeast Michigan employment levels continued to rise in the third quarter, according to the latest labor market report compiled by the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan. The WIN report showed 15,000 people got jobs in the third quarter, and now 38,205 more people are working in the region than in the third
