LANSING - The state's 13 investor-owned utilities will provide the Public Service Commission with calculations for rate reductions to pass along to ratepayers as a result of the new federal tax law and as part of a three-part process the commission rolled out Thursday. By March 30, nine of the 13 utilities will be required
LANSING - When Jay Timmons took over as president and CEO of The National Association of Manufacturers' in 2011, many said manufacturing in the United States was dead, that factories and jobs were moving overseas and this country would have to shift to a service economy. Today he calls that notion "farcical." With growth in fields like
DETROIT - AT&T announced it has boosted its mobile internet capacity around Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport by upgrading an antenna system that will give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. The network upgrade is on the Distributed Antenna System, which consists of strategically placed antennas to distribute AT&T’s wireless network coverage to the North
SAN FRANCISCO - After Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, thousands of tweets poured in using the hashtag #guncontrolnow and jumped on the trending topic #Parklandshooting. These weren't coming from Americans with thoughts on the country's gun-rights debate. They were from Russian-controlled bots jumping on this divisive issue. Among the most tweeted two
ANN ARBOR – After months of preparation and training leading up to the finals Feb. 16, Clot Buster – a startup developing a medical device to safely and rapidly remove clots for stroke treatment – has been named the overall winner of the 2018 Michigan Business Challenge. As the recipient of the Pryor-Hale Award for
SAN FRANCISCO - A report Wednesday says cybercrime may now be costing businesses worldwide as much as $600 billion. Why? Because criminals know it's unlikely they'll get caught. There's even a new trend called Ransomware-As-A-Service. "The digital world has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, including risk and crime, so that crime is more
ANN ARBOR - As the gig economy—where companies pay for specific tasks on a contract basis—grows, the independent workers drawn to its freedom and flexibility are met with challenges distinct from those faced by people who work at companies. Without a company to support and affirm their working identity, it can feel as precarious as
EGHAM, United Kingdom - For the first time since 2004, smartphone sales to consumers declined in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the same three months a year before as people keep their phones longer or upgrades slow. Gartner reported global sales of smartphones to end users totaled nearly 408 million units in the fourth
DETROIT - Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday announced his Marshall Plan for Talent to train Michiganders to fill 811,000 jobs by 2024 with an average salaries of $60,000. "Our country is facing a huge national challenge about getting people connected to careers," Snyder Thursday at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. Snyder would focus on training programs,
LANSING - Pure Michigan was recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Tuesday night with three Adrian Awards in the gold, silver and bronze categories. The awards received by Pure Michigan include the following: Pure Michigan Hidden Gems: Influencer Press Trip Influencer Marketing (Gold) Planet D: “6 Surprisingly Caribbean Water Adventures to
