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Switch Confirms Construction Underway At Billion-Dollar Data Center Near Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - As reported last week by MIBiz.Com, construction is underway at SUPERNAP Michigan, the facility that will be built by data center storage company Switch, which received quick legislative relief from certain taxes toward the end of last year after the company noted its interest in Michigan. The decision to exempt collocated data

By |2016-02-15T11:27:06-05:00February 15th, 2016|New Products / Contracts|

Michigan PSC – Renewable Energy To Exceed 10 Percent Of Grid In Michigan In 2016

LANSING - The estimated renewable energy percentage is expected to exceed the 10 percent requirement, a report released Friday by the Public Service Commission shows. The PSC's sixth annual report on the implementation of the state's renewable energy standard of 10 percent by 2015 showed already 9.1 percent of the state's electricity had been generated

By |2016-02-15T11:11:12-05:00February 15th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Gov. Snyder Proposes $10 Million Increase In Skilled Trades Training Program

LANSING - The Department of Talent and Economic Development, which includes the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Talent Investment Agency and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, would receive $1.1 billion in total ongoing funding under Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal, which includes a $10 million increase to the Skilled Trades Training program. The budget proposal

By |2016-02-11T16:34:50-05:00February 11th, 2016|News, Politics|

Gov. Snyder Proposes $10 Million To Replace Aging Voting Machines

LANSING - Replacing the aging optical scan machines acquired after the 2000 election fiasco in Florida brought Michigan's then-balkanized voting system under scrutiny and is now a priority for Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder, in his 2016-17 fiscal year budget recommendation, called for $10 million General Fund to go toward new equipment, to be matched with

By |2016-02-11T16:25:30-05:00February 11th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, Politics|

New State Budget Would Give $5 Million Boost To State Cybersecurity Protection

LANSING - A 2.4 percent increase in funding for the Department of Technology, Management and Budget was recommended on Wednesday with $5 million going to cyber security improvements. Gov. Snyder said during his budget presentation that the state is facing "more and more attacks from the cyber world." In the DTMB budget recommendation, $5 million

By |2016-02-11T15:27:44-05:00February 11th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Politics|

EPA Report Shows $2 Billion Needed For Water Treatment Improvements In Michigan

WASHINGTON DC - Michigan will need to invest $2.077 billion over the next 20 years to maintain and improve its various water treatment facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a report released Thursday. The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2012 showed Michigan among the lowest need states, with costs of less than $500 per

By |2023-06-26T06:08:51-04:00February 5th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Bill Introduced To Allow Tesla To Sell Electric Vehicles In Michigan

LANSING - A bill introduced Wednesday by Rep. Aaron Miller would allow Tesla Motors to sell its electric vehicles in the state, although the car company doesn't use the standard dealership model. HB 5312 would strike the state's prohibition on direct sales from a manufacturer. The bill also provides a geographical protection so a Tesla

By |2016-02-04T18:49:28-05:00February 4th, 2016|News, Politics|

Congress Roasts Both EPA And Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality Over Mismanagement Of Flint Water Crisis

WASHINGTON DC - Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards and Flint resident LeeAnne Walters told a U.S. House committee Wednesday that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality engaged in a cover-up to prevent its failure to enforce drinking water laws in Flint from coming to light, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was complicit in that

By |2016-02-04T14:34:43-05:00February 4th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

PSC Report: Fewer Michigan Customers In Electric Choice Program, But 11,000 Waiting To Join

LANSING - Some 300 fewer customers are participating in electric choice programs as of December 2015 when compared to 2014, the Public Service Commission announced Monday in its annual report on electric competition. But approximately 11,000 customers remain in the queue. Specifically, the report founded about 6,140 customers participating in electric choice programs as of

By |2016-02-02T15:06:10-05:00February 2nd, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|

Report: Insurance Sector Provides More Than 100,000 Jobs In Michigan

LANSING - Does it seem like everyone you know is selling insurance these days. You could be right. A new report published Monday contends the insurance industry as a whole provides an annual $37.1 billion in spending, 114,000 jobs and $6.3 billion in earnings throughout Michigan. Multiple large insurance providers are headquartered in Michigan, and

By |2016-02-02T14:53:21-05:00February 2nd, 2016|News|