LANSING - After former Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Steve Arwood left the department last week, Acting Director Mike Zimmer is focusing on the program known as Reinventing Performance in Michigan. The program has been active for a handful of months and comes as the administration of Governor Rick Snyder wraps up its first term
LANSING - The flooding that struck the metro Detroit region last week could provide a chance for supporters of a sales tax increase for road and infrastructure funding to push for a vote on the issue, an official with the Michigan Association of Counties said Monday. The association has backed an increase in the state's
TROY - The US Army last week signed a three-year contract renewal of up to $10 million for the Alley to study military equipment for which components or materials are limited or unavailable, as well as to reverse-engineer and create technical specifications for manufacturers to build replacements. The Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Flash-based storage continues to move from being an expensive niche technology targeted at a few workloads to a more mainstream technology. According to the International Data Corporation, the broader availability of products, a growing level of familiarity with the benefits of solid state technologies, and declining prices are all adding to the
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. ? The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014, moving past the 300 million unit mark for the first time in its history. According to final data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 301.3 million smartphones worldwide in
LANSING - Michigan has had various controls in place for decades to reduce the nutrient loading that caused a recent algae bloom in Lake Erie, but is now asking for federal assistance in taking the next steps. The requests, made at a meeting with federal officials Wednesday and announced Thursday, was for a national standard
LANSING - A Michigan Senate work group assembled after the chamber could not reach an agreement on how best to fund infrastructure met on Thursday and reviewed some 48 bills related to the subject, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said, and will likely address requests for proposals and the bidding process in the fall. "Some
DETROIT ? Wayne State University?s TechTown is hosting its inaugural fundraising event ? Toast of the Town - Oct. 16 to highlight the rich diversity of the phenomenal entrepreneurs that work with the accelerator. An evening program is jam-packed full of fun and inspiration, including an invite-only VIP reception as a warm up. More details
NOVI - As the largest owner and operator of the high-voltage electrical grid in Michigan, ITC transports energy from generators to local retail distribution utilities throughout the Lower Peninsula. We connect all forms of energy to the grid. Much of the new generation coming online these days is wind energy. Our 140-mile Thumb Loop transmission
AUBURN HILLS ? Kathy Ossian, founder of Ossian Law, will teach a workshop that takes a look at the practical approach to data security laws on Aug. 21 at 9 am at Oakland University. It is part of the Growing Your Business, Tools For Success Workshop Series. In the wake of the Target and Neiman