DETROIT ? The December meeting of Michigan InfraGard, hosted by General Motors, will feature a tour of the GM Crisis Management Center and Local Response Centers. The agenda for the Dec. 7 meeting ? from 9 am to noon- at GM World Headquarters at the Ren Cen also includes: Welcome by Rod Kinghorn FBI Citizens
TROY - Starting Nov. 28, the organization formerly known as GLIMA, Automation Alley's Association of Interactive Professionals, has become ConnecTech. The mission of ConnecTech is to become Michigan's premier organization for technology professionals, providing them with the benefits, opportunities, resources and tools vital to their success. Our vision is to promote the advancement of Michigan's
GRAND RAPIDS - The City of Grand Rapids has pledged to obtaining 20 percent of its electric supply from Michigan-based renewable sources by the end of 2008, becoming the largest participant in Consumers Energy's Green Generation program. The Grand Rapids City Commission Wednesday approved a resolution to enroll in the program. "This historic investment by
LANSING - On the eve of Consumers Energy getting granted local tax abatements to build a new coal-fired power plant in Bay County, a coalition of environmental groups is trying to persuade Michigan residents and lawmakers that coal should not be part of the mix of new power facilities in the state. The Hampton Township
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Search giant Google on Tuesday pledged to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make renewable energy cheaper than coal. The effort, dubbed RE>
LANSING - A two-day jobs mission to California by Gov. Jennifer Granholm included a meeting with a Los Angeles biofuel firm on Tuesday, which followed a meeting Monday with leaders of five San Francisco-area venture capital firms to encourage investment in alternative energy projects in Michigan. The governor said investment firms across the country are
DETROIT ? Pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies has been booked to headline the 2008 North American International Auto Show?s annual black-tie Charity Preview. The Canadian born band will entertain several thousand well groomed auto executives and their escorts Jan. 18 at Cobo Center. The band, composed of Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan, and
ANN ARBOR ? Cyber Monday shoppers were more satisfied with their online experience in 2007 than they were in 2006. Satisfaction was slightly lower on Cyber Monday than it was over the holiday weekend, but e-retailers showed an increased ability to use their web sites to influence multichannel sales. That?s the latest news from a
LANSING - Michigan could start attracting millions more in investment dollars from film companies "tomorrow" if it upped the ante on its incentive package by allowing moviemakers to write off 40 percent of their production costs, film producers and writers told the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday. They added that the "headline making move" would
SOUTHFIELD ? The Engineering Society of Detroit is hosting a kid-focused Holiday party Dec. 4 at the Joe Louis Arena that will feature award winning children?s author John Tocco and the Gizmos, the First Kids on the International Space Station. Santa will stop by to provide icing on the cake. For the adults, ECD reserved