LANSING - State budget cuts in a variety of key areas have cut into the state's ability to attract new jobs, a report released Monday by the Michigan Economic Center said. The report, Michigan Dream at Risk, highlighted cuts to education, transportation, environmental programs and local revenue sharing, and the effects of those cuts on
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 U.S. Labor Department said it's giving Michigan $6.175 million under a national program to help laid-off workers train for jobs in high-demand industries. The department said today that it's making about $155 million in grants to 32 states and the Cherokee tribe to start or expand job-training programs for laid-off workers. Michigan is
AUBURN HILLS - Alexander Sagel, 43, has been appointed head of KSPG's Hardparts division, which encompasses Small-Bore Pistons, Large-Bore Pistons, Bearings, and Castings. The division incorporates the global operations of this automotive supplier within the Rheinmetall Group in the markets for small- and large-bore pistons, as well as plain bearings, continuous castings, engine blocks, cylinder
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has been awarded $500,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for continuation of the Michigan Angel Fund (I), and to establish the Michigan Angel Fund II. "The success of the Michigan Angel Fund shows that there's a real need for this type of very early stage capital in the
LANSING ? Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy, is coming back to Detroit and the surrounding communities after getting approved for a film incentive from the state. The movie is slated for release in March 2016. ?We are excited to welcome Axel Foley and the Beverly Hills Cop franchise back to Michigan,? said Margaret O?Riley,
DETROIT - As you may know, you can use the @media rule to make certain CSS code take effect only if the specified condition is true. However, there's another way to create media queries: You can put them right in the link elements that call your external stylesheets. Instead of using the "@" sign, just
LANSING - All levels of education in Michigan will see increases for the coming school year under the budget signed Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder. And one more class of students will see the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test under provisions of the budget. The budget (HB 5314 , PA 196) provides $50 per student
WESTLAND ? Online Tech is close to completing the development of a major data center in Metro Detroit, a 34,000 square foot data center in Westland. It officially opens August 1. ?Detroit?s potential is immense,? said Yan Ness, co-CEO of Online Tech. ?Our new data center brings crucial technology infrastructure to a city with an
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Wednesday announced a groundbreaking crowdfunding and matching grant initiative to help drive private equity-funded projects in Michigan. The application process begins July 9. Public Spaces Community Places, a collaborative effort of MEDC, the Michigan Municipal League, and Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity, is the first program of its kind