LANSING - Though the numbers are close on both questions, voters appear to like Governor Rick Snyder, but are split on the job he is doing, an EPIC/MRA poll released Tuesday showed. But the poll showed an overwhelming majority see the state improving. Snyder garnered a 52 percent to 40 percent favorability rating, but 50
ANN ARBOR - Toyota announced it is planning another expansion of its Southeast Michigan R&D campuses, with a total investment of $126 million in Ann Arbor and York Township. This marks the third time in just over a year that Toyota has announced plans to increase employment and investment in Michigan. Toyota will expand its
LANSING - House Minority Leader Tim Greimel said on Tuesday the ballot proposal to amend the Constitution and raise the sales tax rate by one penny has a "decent shot" at passing, but certainly is not a "sure thing." The transportation package passed by the Legislature last week is contingent on the voters approving the
LANSING - The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs this week approved 422 grants, located in 55 counties, totaling nearly $9.7 million in awards. These grants represented awards in the Artist in Education ? Residencies, Capital Improvement, Program for Operational and Projects Support, the Regional Regranting program and the Services to the Field program.
DETROIT - As the New Year quickly approaches, it?s not hard to spend more time than usual thinking about self-improvement. There?s no doubt that having clean, straight teeth helps us look more professional in the business world. If you?re thinking about straightening your teeth, there?s one Dentist in Metro Detroit who?s leading the industry with
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state?s life sciences trade association, has posted two new jobs on its board, both would take the successful applicants to the Middle East. Biomedical Equipment Technician CHSi Middle East - Bagdad, Iraq The Biomedical Equipment Technician reports to and is supervised by the MSSI Program Manager or a designated Project
SOUTHFIELD - We are buried with hype about the Internet of Things, Machine to Machine, cloud and big data. Find out what the future holds as we continue to see more devices capturing, collecting, and reporting data somewhere, somehow, and to someone. How will you be impacted? What should you know and care about, and
LANSING - Republican National Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel wasted no time in declaring her bid to succeed departing Party Chair Bobby Schostak, and now the question is who in the party has the cachet and support to defeat McDaniel. That McDaniel cuts so formidable a profile is a credit both to the power of her
DETROIT - Mike Finney says his new position in Gov. Rick Snyder?s office as senior adviser for economic growth is the best possible outcome for his search for what to do after stepping down as president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. In a story in Crain?s Detroit, Finney said he had decided
ANN ARBOR - Three University of Michigan researchers have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Election to NAI Fellow status is a professional distinction given to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life,