EAST LANSING - Michigan State University's long-term bond rating was increased on Tuesday by Standard & Poor's as the university prepared a $250 million commercial paper offer. The offering comes just a few days after the university set its budget for the 2014-15 school year, which raised tuitions by a composite rate of 2.8 percent
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group confirmed Wednesday that it would invest $63 million in its Warren Stamping Plant to expand capacity and install the latest high-speed Servo Tandem Press technology (a 180-inch press line). Construction for the new press line has already begun with production targeted to begin December 2015. The new press line will
MACKINAC ISLAND - Michigan Health Connect and Great Lakes Health Information Exchange have merged to form Great Lakes Health Connect, one of the nation?s largest providers of health information exchanges. The merger allows hospitals, physicians and other medical professionals to quickly and securely share the health records of more than 5 million people. Organization officials
DETROIT ? Internet Advisor Podcast: Emily Hay introduces us to two of her friends: Jeff DeHaven tells us about Detroit Social Media Day: June 27: Mrs. Weber?s Neighborhood where Lauren Weber helps young families find fun things to do during the summer and young mothers find a kindred spirit. AT&T: Hotspot, Audiovox Car Device, Amazon
AUBURN HILLS - The Gibbs Quadski, the world's first high-speed sports amphibian, gets a new front-end appearance and a Quadski XL model added to its lineup for 2014. Compared to the standard Quadski, the new Quadski XL offers seating for two; has 11.8 inches of additional wheelbase; is nearly a foot longer and offers increased
TROY - The Michigan Small Business Development Center recently awarded Automation Alley $15,000 from the Business Accelerator Fund to provide accelerated entrepreneurial services to Ferndale-based tech company Tome Inc. to help cover costs for Tome?s legal services. Tome was founded by Jake Sigal and Massimo Baldini, after Ford Motor Co. bought their in-vehicle connectivity software
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved Tuesday the Entrepreneurial Service Provider Request for Proposals awards as well as two community revitalization projects that will generate more than $15 million in new investment in the state. ?Today?s MSF actions will provide support services to innovative technology startups and bring new vitality and economic opportunities that
LAKE ORION - Registration is open for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Golf Classic at Indianwood Golf and Country Club on July 28. Proceeds help the education and career prospects of the next generation of female IT talent in Michigan. Members have two options to enjoy this networking-rich MCWT event. A whole day
CUPERTINO, Ca. - With the arrival of an AOL video channel on the Apple TV set-top box Tuesday, Apple is now bringing a wide array of free, ad-supported video across the deep moat it has built around its $99 streaming-media device. The "AOL On" network will add more than 900,000 videos to Apple TV, predominantly
EAST LANSING - A team of researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering is creating a kind of robotic sensor that could eventually be used to collect environmental pollution data from rivers, streams and lakes. They are modeling the sensor after something that already exists in nature and is skilled at skimming across