LANSING - Could the director's cry of ?Action? soon be heard more in Michigan? The Senate on Thursday acted on a series of bills designed to make Michigan more attractive to film and television producers in terms of taxes. The chamber passed 10 House-originated bills granting film production companies a 40 percent credit on the
LANSING - Private insurance companies would not be able to increase premiums on customers because they get sick and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan would have to use its reserves to cover its own costs or to help out those who cannot afford insurance under a plan unveiled Wednesday by Senate Health Policy Committee
LANSING - The Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday approved three bills aimed at making the state friendly to industrial parks or smart zones. SB 1203 would allow a local government with a technology park to join together with another municipality without the park to designate the joint area as a technology park, creating a
WASHINGTON DC - A Silicon Valley entrepreneur has been chosen to run the new National Cyber Security Center, an agency charged with coordinating efforts to protect the federal government's computer networks from cyberattacks, according to published reports. Rod Beckstr�m, 47, is expected to be appointed to the post Thursday and report directly to Michael Chertoff,
LANSING - Nominations for the 2008 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award program, presented by the Michigan Manufacturers Association, are due March 31. Nominations are open to any individual involved in Michigan's manufacturing industry. A panel of judges will choose manufacturing leaders who have made significant contributions to their communities and the
AUBURN HILLS - There is still time to enroll in a new business program presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Center that starts April 4 and runs through June 13. Venture Forward, an intensive, ten-week program that utilizes the highly acclaimed FastTrac GrowthVenture learning system along with MI-SBTDC counseling and research support to
ANN ARBOR ? Merit has brought its Network Operations Center back in-house to support the company?s growing Unified Communications set of products ? bringing the NOC back home. Merit has run a Network Operations Center since 1987, including through the very active years of the NSFNet project. But as startup funding for the Internet ended
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Company Thursday introduced its all-new telephone service for West Michigan business and residential customers: Iserv Digital Voice, providing an alternative to AT&T, Comcast and Charter. Victor Shepherd, Iserv CEO, talks about his new service and the rapid growth of his company in this News Maker Interview. To listen, click on
KALAMAZOO - Information Technology and eCommerce attorney Vincent Polley of KnowConnect PLLC will give an attorney's perspective on how to both prevent and respond to information security breaches April 1 at the Kalamazoo M-TEC. The event is co sponsored by ConnecTech Kalamazoo and Michigan InfraGard. It is free to the public. To listen, click on
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation reported top-level findings Monday from its phase 2b study of NB-001, a topical lotion to treat herpes labialis (cold sores). The randomized, double-blind, vehicle- controlled study met its primary and secondary endpoints by demonstrating clear efficacy and safety in 482 patients. NanoBio's lotion resulted in faster healing of cold sores,