LANSING - The tax credits being claimed from the repealed Michigan Business Tax are causing a lot of headaches as their unpredictability is seen as one of the biggest drivers behind bleak figures at Friday's January Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference, but officials at the Michigan Strategic Fund say there is little they can do about
DETROIT - Online Tech is hosting free Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery workshops in Indianapolis on January 22 and in Detroit on February 19. The sessions will feature three industry experts who will guide attendees through BCDR planning strategies and real-world scenario exercises. Instructors, who have more than 60 years of combined IT experience, are:
KALAMAZOO - After recently completing the first close on a $2.5 million Series A financing round, Armune BioScience Monday announced the appointment of Susan J. Crookston to the position of Chief Financial Officer to continue the company?s preparation for the launch of Apifiny, its non-PSA blood test to aid in the early detection of prostate
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is seeking up to three interns to support key projects and initiatives in early 2015. All interns are paid, either by hourly wage or by stipend. The Solid Waste & Recycling Research Intern will work with WMSBF member companies and contractors on projects to promote recycling and
HOUGHTON - Michigan Technological University has a new face in Washington. The University has signed an agreement with Federal Science Partners to do federal governmental relations for Michigan Tech. The veteran Washington lobbyists will represent Tech?s interests in key federal policy initiatives, proposed legislation and government regulatory activities. They will work with the University on
LANSING - The entire state of Michigan is now officially in compliance with federal particulates standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a final rule issued late Thursday. The rule designates much of the country, including all of Michigan, as meeting the PM-2.5 standard, which limits the concentration of particles 2.5 micrometers in diameter.
LANSING - You've probably heard the phrase, "Failure is the key to success." But are security professionals really learning from their mistakes? As identity theft and online risks keep growing, is our industry rising to the challenge or repeating the miscues of the past? While security technology is improving, the bad guys also have access
DETROIT - With the North American International Auto Show in full swing and a new year upon us, Inforum hosted its 13th annual AutomotiveNEXT Breakfast at the GM Renaissance Center. Professionals supporting the growth of female talent in the auto industry packed the room to hear keynote Werner Struth from Bosch as well as others
LANSING - Michigan Retailers celebrated Thursday as Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation designed to require companies selling goods online to Michigan residents to charge the state's 6 percent sales tax. Retailers have long sought the bills in response to companies like Amazon not charging Michigan sales tax and dubbed the legislation "Main Street Fairness," contending
SOUTHFIELD ? Oakland County will host its first tech248 networking event January 20 at Blue Water Technologies in Southfield, kicking off a new partnership with MITechNews.Com. Tech248, the brainchild of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, will use MITechNews.Com, and its media partners, to tell the tech stories of thousands of tech entrepreneurs and companies