NEW YORK - What a difference a single dollar makes. The current oil prices have been coasting around, give or take a few dollars less than $100 for a little while; it is only a matter of time before, sooner or later, when that one dollar addition becomes the anticipated reality. The price zoomed to
ANN ARBOR - During Henry Ford's time, when he was building Ford Motor Company, there was a handshake deal among the Big Three automakers not to sue each other over patents. Now that auto suppliers have taken over much of the design work, the gloves have come off, says Brad Smith, an Intellectual Property litigator
ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Usability Professional's Association December meeting is marking World Usability Day December 3 with a holiday networking session at Leopold Brothers, a pub in Ann Arbor. The meeting will give members a chance to strengthen local ties the Usability community, or forge new ones. Also will give members a chance to
ANN ARBOR ? The Frankel Commercialization Fund, a student-managed venture capital seed fund at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, has made its first investment, $85,000 in Arbor Photonics an Ann Arbor company commercializing technology that originated in the U-M's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Ann Arbor-based RPM Ventures, which invests
TROY - Automation Alley has received a contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center and the National Automotive Center to provide an analysis of the Small Business Innovation Research program and to propose a strategy for improving the commercialization of SBIR technologies. No dollar figures was provided. The SBIR program is
LANSING ? A greatly expanded telemedicine network throughout the state will allow state residents to rural areas to stay closer to home when in need of medical treatments thanks to a $20.9 million, three-year grant from the Federal Communications Commission. The money will be used to extend high speed Internet connections to 390 public hospitals,
DETROIT ? Butzel Long continues its aggressive expansion by hiring three of New York City?s most experienced real estate attorneys. They?ll staff up century and a half old Detroit-based law firm?s office in the Big Apple. The new Butzel attorneys include: Samuel Ofsevit, now a Butzel partner, plus Irwin Reicher and Martin David Schechter who
MADISON, Wis. - In the quest to treat difficult diseases, researchers have created human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos or using hard-to-get eggs. The technique may prove to be easier, cheaper, and more ethically appealing than an alternative approach that requires cloning. Two separate teams of researchers say they have sidestepped the cloning method
LANSING - On a 20-16 straight party-line vote the Michigan Senate has passed a proposal to replace the expanded sales tax on services with a temporary business tax surcharge, but action on HB 5408 leaves open the dispute on resolving the issue before the tax takes effect on December 1. The Senate changes cuts the
LANSING - A version of the Michigan Business Tax Surcharge has passed the Michigan Senate, but the tax is much less than under a proposal adopted earlier by the Michigan House. BL Government Affairs' Brandon Ringlever discusses the controversial tax proposal in this special edition of News Maker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>