LANSING ? Some $3.5 million in grants and tax abatements will result in $41 million in new investment in Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approved four business expansion and community revitalization projects around the state that are expected to add 302 new jobs in Michigan. ?These projects will strengthen
PARIS - If you bought La Cie's Little Big Drive or anything else on the company's retail site, you're likely at risk. LaCie is the latest major retailer and tech company finding itself to be the target of a major security breach by unknown assailants. The French hardware company confirmed in a statement on Tuesday
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google updated its terms of service on Monday to more clearly explain how the company can analyze user content to create targeted ads. The terms of service, which went into effect Monday, includes a new paragraph that explains the manner in which Google's software automatically scans and analyzes the content of
NEW YORK - Scientists for the first time have cloned cells from two adults to create early-stage embryos, and then derived tissue from those embryos that perfectly matched the DNA of the donors. The experiment represents another advance in the quest to make tissue in the laboratory that could treat a range of maladies, from
FRANKLIN ? Management software developer Saphran Solutions has introduced a new capacity and asset planning system to help companies more accurately forecast product demand and reduce costs. Saphran?s proprietary software program, CapacityBase, simulates and evaluates multiple product-demand scenarios to map out a company?s short and long-term capital investment plans to maximize returns. The new software
LANSING - Carrying a box of petitions from his native Calhoun County, Governor Rick Snyder formally filed Thursday to run for re-election, and said the volunteer effort to gather more than 26,000 signatures was a "wonderful message to say let's keep the reinvention of Michigan going." Snyder was joined by his wife Sue, who carried
LANSING - A package of bills revising how certain types of waste materials are treated moved nearly unanimously from the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday despite objections from the environmental community. The bills (HB 5400 , HB 5401 and HB 5402 ) essentially adopt portions of the Environmental Advisory Rules Committee recommendations that required
LANSING - The reported Michigan House budget bill for the state's various departments for the 2014-15 fiscal year fills the Health Insurance Claims Assessment hole and provides General Fund monies for a road funding plan introduced by House Speaker Jase Bolger two weeks ago. HB 5313 was reported on a 19-0 vote on Thursday with
ANN ARBOR ? Looking for a bioscience job? MichBio has five available in its Career Center. Publications Coordinator-Entry Level Position The JB Ashtin Group, Inc. - Plymouth, MI The Publications Coordinator (PC) works with the medical teams to produce external scientific communications/publications (including, not limited to, abstracts, posters, slides, manuscripts and presentations). The PC is
LANSING - Job seekers looking to participate in the state?s largest-ever job matchmaking summit face a fast-approaching deadline to apply online for the 1,200 jobs at Pure Michigan DREAMJOB being held in June at Ford Field. More than 110 of the state?s leading businesses will interview qualified job candidates for high-skill, high-pay positions using an