BIRMINGHAM - Congressman Alan Grayson made waves last week when he sent letters to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, and the Financial Services Roundtable assailing former head of the NSA, Keith Alexander. In each letter Grayson cited a Bloomberg article that revealed that Alexander?s new consulting firm was commanding
TROY - Walsh College is enhancing its Master of Business Administration and Master of Science graduate degree programs to focus on the changing needs of students and employers. The programs begin in fall 2014. A Walsh MBA prepares graduates for positions in mid- to upper-level management by providing interdisciplinary business studies and an enterprise-wide approach.
ANN ARBOR - The United States can combine its strengths in agriculture and manufacturing and leverage them with new technology, such as biotechnology, to grow our economy and jobs. That simple premise underpins the Farm Bill energy programs, which with recent reauthorization and expansion promise to continue supporting rural business formation, investment and job growth.
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder has signed the Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget with essentially no changes from what passed the Legislature. The omnibus budget (HB 5313 , PA 252) provides $37.38 billion gross, $8.59 billion General Fund. Among the highlights is $194.8 million for Detroit as part of its bankruptcy settlement; $46.6 million for 100
SAN FRANCISCO - Having your email account hacked can be violating and panic-inducing. Here's what to do when it happens, and what you can do to prevent future attacks. You usually don't know your email has been hacked until a friend lets you know, by which point you've already emailed dozens of friends, family members,
LANSING - Following a sharply critical audit of the state's Medicaid Home Help Program for elderly and vulnerable adults, two top state officials said Monday the state would begin background checks for home help workers. However, the only individuals who would be automatically barred from working as home care workers under the program would be
SAN FRANCISCO - A team of anti-surveillance activists from Greenpeace, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Tenth Amendment Center came together to protest the US government's mass surveillance programs on Friday by flying an airship over a National Security Agency data center in Utah. The 135-foot-long thermal airship emblazoned with the words "NSA illegal spying
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Small BIZ PAC has endorsed Rick Snyder for reelection as governor. "The Governor?s relentless, positive action to eliminate the Michigan Business Tax, create the Healthy Michigan system, promote regulatory reinvention and foster economic gardening has created a culture in Michigan where small businesses have the opportunity to
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Venture Capital Association received $987,850 in grant funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for its Venture Upstart programs to grow and sustain a vibrant venture capital community in Michigan by supporting talent attraction efforts at venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. MVCA?s Venture Upstart programs funded by the
LANSING - The state spent $21.2 billion in federal funds during the 2012-13 fiscal year, but in some cases it did not ensure that the right people or agencies received the funds or that only the right people had access, an audit report released Monday said. The single audit for the state for the fiscal