TROY �?? The Walsh College Information Assurance Center is hosting a barbecue May 30 for alumni, students, faculty and friends. Attendees also will be able to sign up for security events and training opportunities. If you�??re interested in attending this event, on May 30 from 4:30 to 7 pm at the Walsh College Troy Campus,
LANSING - The Michigan House Transportation Committee began its review Thursday of legislation that would prohibit people from using their cell phone while driving, which would make using a cell phone a secondary offense. HB 4982 , HB 5117 and HB 5396 would all make using a cell phone in a moving vehicle a civil
LANSING - Michigan residential customers would see rate increases of as much as 28 percent and commercial and industrial customers as much as 9 percent under the House package that restructures electric regulation and requires energy efficiency and renewables. That message came from Senate Fiscal Agency Director Gary Olson told the Senate Energy Policy and
LANSING �?? Michigan could designate five new renaissance zones for companies in the business of making fuel from cellulosic materials under legislation reported unanimously by the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday. Republican members on the panel originally opposed HB 5746 , because it would designate six of the current energy renaissance zones for cellulosic firms.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years. McAfee Avert Labs reported on Tuesday that more than 500,000 detections of a Trojan horse
ANN ARBOR - Nearly three years and thousands of hours later, patient safety received another boost at the University of Michigan Health System as the institution completed implementation of its online order entry system in the University Hospital and the Cardiovascular Center last week. Even before it was complete, the system - which has been
BENTON HARBOR - How do I start my own business? Are there grants for my business? What if I am a minority? Questions often asked and often answered?with misleading information. As part of the Women�??s Business Center at Cornerstone Alliance Orientation Sessions, participants will get straight forward answers to their questions about starting and operating
ROYAL OAK - Women in Communications of Detroit will celebrate its 70th anniversary and honor top level, innovative communicators at its annual Matrix gala event held May 8 at Vladimir's Banquet Center in Farmington Hills. Robbie Timmons, WXYZ-TV Channel 7 news anchor and author of a new children's book, is the keynote speaker. This year�??s
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP - Empire Electronics has been honored with a Visteon Important Partner Award for outstanding overall performance in the Lighting Commodities category. The Visteon VIP award program, now in its sixth year, honors suppliers that achieve best-in-class ratings for quality, delivery, technology, launch and cost-control performance. Empire was among 23 companies honored for
LANSING - Both Republicans and Democrats are taking steps to ensure that beneficiaries and losers under the new Michigan Business Tax appear before a series of hearings on the tax that are slated to begin this week. While many companies and business groups have raised concerns with how the MBT has increased the required tax