LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Monday estimated that energy supplies in Michigan would be adequate to meet anticipated demands this winter, and overall annual demand for natural gas and electricity are expected to increase slightly in 2014 as a result of deviations from normal weather. Assuming a return to normal weather for the
LANSING - The state is just 51 persons short of 450,000 people having signed up for the Healthy Michigan Medicaid expanded enrollment, meaning the state could actually hit the total number of people it had ever expected to enroll by early December. On Monday, the Department of Community Health said 449,949 people had enrolled in
WASHINGTON DC - President Obama came out strongly Monday for the concept of net neutrality, saying that "an open Internet is essential to the American economy, and increasingly to our very way of life." In a written statement, Obama asked the Federal Communications Commission to "create a new set of rules protecting net neutrality," and
DETROIT - Working on a startup? Interested in getting involved in Michigan?s growing business community? Here's a list of ongoing events that many entrepreneurs look forward to each year in Michigan. We aren?t including meetups on this list, only competitions and conferences geared towards innovation and entrepreneurship. Please let us know if you?re event fits
BEIJING - The U.S. and China reached an agreement to drop tariffs on a wide range of technology products, according to a senior U.S. trade official, in a deal that its backers say could cover $1 trillion in trade. The U.S. has been pushing to include medical devices, advanced semiconductors and other items in the
DETROIT ? Ann Arbor-based SkySpecs, LLC won the Accelerate Michigan grand prize of $500,000 Thursday night, while three other NextEnergy clients earned $75,000 in cash prizes as well. SkySpecs has developed a sophisticated collision-avoidance system for drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), with particular applications in wind turbine, utility, and other infrastructure operation and maintenance activities. NextEnergy
LANSING - Democrats made up 39 percent of the electorate Tuesday, compared to 30 percent for Republicans, an NBC News exit poll showed, but Republican Governor Rick Snyder won independents by a huge margin to make up the difference. Snyder won independents by a 61 percent to 34 percent tally, the exit poll showed. Both
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Thursday said he is hopeful that people will work together and set a good tone for the next term that he will not be a part of, and that could start with a vote on a comprehensive solution to funding the state's $1 billion-plus problem with infrastructure
LANSING - As the dust settles from Election Day and Republicans look at their increased majorities in both chambers, a comprehensive solution to road funding was the talk of a lame-duck agenda by both Governor Rick Snyder and Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Wednesday. And though there have been some rumblings of House interest
DETROIT ? Serial entrepreneur Josh Linkner has resigned as CEO and managing partner of Detroit Venture Partners to pursue his speaking and writing career. He was replaced by co-partner Brian Hermelin. In an interview with Crain?s Detroit, Linkner said his split with DVP was amicable and that he would focus on his self-help business books