LANSING - Michigan State University is putting the finishing touches on a proposal requesting $550 million in federal funding for massive upgrades and expansions to its isotope lab and unveiled the results of an economic study Tuesday that found the lab would benefit the state with $1 billion in new activity. The university has been
LANSING - The Michigan Planning Consortium, created Tuesday by the Public Service Commission, is charged with trying to find the most efficient way to ensure the state has sufficient power in the coming years. The consortium (case No. U-15590) would include a variety of representatives on the supply side of the power equation, including the
LANSING - Under federal objections, certificate of need rules that required a proton beam therapy facility in the state to operate under a cooperative of hospitals were struck down. But the idea of a cooperative came back in the initial approval of a facility for Beaumont Hospitals. The Certificate of Need office granted initial approval
TROY - New media company Elemental has launched Deep Canvas, an online social network that brings together the various elements of Metro Detroit's creative class. Based loosely on the work of social scientist Dr. Richard Florida, the creative class are the arts & knowledge workers who are considered crucial to Michigan's post-industrial economic development. �??We
TROY - Since the creation of Automation Alley in 1999 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, the organization has flourished into Michigan's largest technology business association, now with more than 900 members. Beginning with just 44 members, Automation Alley's reach now extends to the eight counties that encompass Southeast Michigan and the city of
PLYMOUTH - Gibbs Technologies has awarded a $1-million, six-month manufacturing development contract to Saleen Inc. to support the launch of the company's high-speed amphibious vehicles in North America. Manufacturing design and engineering work for the Gibbs program will take place at Saleen�??s development center at 1225 East Maple Road in Troy, Mich., according to Gibbs
HOLLAND - ISG has once again obtained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program - with competencies in Advanced Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, as well as Small Business Specialization.. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel. �??We are
LANSING - Liquid Web, already with 37,000 square feet of data center in mid Michigan, is building a third facility that will expand the Internet Service Provider's floor space by another 90,000 square feet. A ground breaking ceremony for the $80 million Data Center 3 was held on June 24. Gov. Jennifer Granholm attended. Construction
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Education has not put in strong enough controls over its funds to be sure that improper payments are not being made, according to a report Monday by Auditor General Thomas McTavish. The financial audit of the department, for the period October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2007, found that
LANSING - The nation's first commercial ethanol plant using a chemical process to convert wood waste products will be located in Chippewa County south of Sault Ste. Marie, state officials and Massachusetts-based Mascoma Corporation said Friday. The $250 million project will benefit from a $15 million state grant. The announcement of specific plans for the