ANN ARBOR - It feels like the right thing to do. Put your nose to the grindstone and just do your work. It feels right to be in the labor of your business because you think this will lead to the quickest increase in sales and better sales. The truth of the matter is that
LANSING - Michigan's political outlook was jolted Thursday by the decision by the John McCain campaign to pull resources out of the state, a move that at least for now takes it out of the battleground territory. The decision came as Barack Obama, who held two rallies Thursday, has been increasingly visible and added to
LANSING - As the Michigan Senate still had not received the property tax measure (HJR III ), which passed the House last week, it appeared the two legislative leaders were conversing on a larger approach to tax reform Wednesday. A spokesperson for House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Twp.) said Dillon and Bishop were supposed to
ROCHESTER HILLS - MichiganMall.com honored a select group of companies on Sept. 29 at its Celebrate Michigan Expo - a celebration of Michigan, its resources and the 10-year anniversary of MichiganMall.Com - at the Hilton Detroit/Troy. The companies selected for the MichiganMall.com Awards were honored for their dedication, support and loyalty to MichiganMall.com. The Awards
NEW YORK - Shares of technology companies took a beating on Monday as the House of Representatives failed to pass a bailout plan for the financial sector. When the dust settled at the end of the trading day on Monday, the Dow Jones index was down more than 777.68, a record point decline, with the
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has pushed back the deadline for application to the October Entrepreneur Boot Camp from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 to expand the pool of folks participating. The next scheduled Entrepreneur Boot Camp will be held at the MITC Building, 1000 Oakbrook Drive, Ann Arbor, on October 29 and 30.
REDMOND, Wa. - According to a Microsoft-commissioned survey of 250 IT decision-makers from small businesses across the United States, 60 percent said that they were saving money by using sustainable technologies. Findings include 38 percent of respondents reporting that their companies were more focused on being environmentally friendly than they were one year ago. As
NEW YORK - Stocks staged comeback Tuesday, recovering more than half of Monday's record losses amid widespread hope that a bailout plan for Wall Street will be revived in Congress and in place by week's end. The prospects for government intervention to prop up the U.S. financial system continued to dominate traders' attention Tuesday, although
DETROIT - AT&T on Monday announced the launch of AT&T U-verse Total Home DVR in Metro Detroit, giving U-verse TV customers the ability to play back Standard Definition and High Definition recorded programs on any connected TV in the home, at no additional charge. ?If you?re a family who fights over the DVR or just
AUBURN HILLS - On-demand Automation software provider Plexus Systems has announced the availability of the newly published 2008 ERP in the Mid-Market Benchmark Report from industry analysts Aberdeen Group. Plexus Systems sponsored the report now available as a free download for a limited time at Plex.Com In the face of rising energy costs and a