LANSING - Michigan League of Conservation Voters recognized Governor Snyder for naming energy as a priority in 2015, and said that Michigan cannot afford to delay any longer on a strong energy plan that moves our state towards greater use of clean energy. Michigan LCV gave the Governor a ?neutral? score on How Green is
LANSING - In his first State of the State address of his second term, Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday that now was an opportunity to make fundamental changes to government, especially in the way it delivered services to persons needing help to get back into the mainstream of life. As part of that effort, Snyder
DETROIT - Forget Kim Kardashian...I think we accidentally broke the internet last week. Or at least our site came close to breaking. One of our posts trended worldwide, and whacky mayhem ensued...but more on that in a moment. We've got several entries for you to check out, we're going to experiment and tweak the way
ANN ARBOR - Based on a survey of physicians by Doximity.com, the U-M Health System and its Medical School ranked No. 6 nationally, for excellence across 20 specialties. The achievement is based on the number of residency training specialties that rank in the top 10 nationally ? in U-M's case, it's 12. Only Massachusetts General
LANSING - StudentsFirst Vice President of State Affairs and former State Representative Tim Melton made the following statement regarding Governor Rick Snyder's State of the State speech. During the speech, Gov. Snyder called for the implementation of teacher and administrator evaluation as well as continued efforts to improve pre-school through 3rd grade reading: "I applaud
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon on the Governor?s Recycling Initiative on February 9 at Grand Rapids Brewing Company in downtown Grand Rapids. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced a statewide plan designed to increase access to residential recycling throughout the state. He has appointed a nine-member Michigan Recycling
GRAND RAPIDS ? West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is seeking up to three interns to support key projects and initiatives in early 2015. All interns are paid, either by hourly wage or by stipend. The Solid Waste & Recycling Research Intern will work with WMSBF member companies and contractors on projects to promote recycling and
DETROIT - Online Tech is hosting free Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery workshops in Indianapolis on January 22 and in Detroit on February 19. The sessions will feature three industry experts who will guide attendees through BCDR planning strategies and real-world scenario exercises. Instructors, who have more than 60 years of combined IT experience, are:
LANSING - The entire state of Michigan is now officially in compliance with federal particulates standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a final rule issued late Thursday. The rule designates much of the country, including all of Michigan, as meeting the PM-2.5 standard, which limits the concentration of particles 2.5 micrometers in diameter.
LANSING - Michigan's economy is continuing to grow and rebound from the Great Recession, George Fulton, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics at the University of Michigan said Friday, noting that by 2017 the state should gain 531,200 jobs from the 858,400 lost during the previous decade. That constitutes 62 percent of the