LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday applauded that Michigan had officially become one of only two states in the nation with a state-run EB-5 Regional Center to help attract foreign investors. The EB (employment based) 5 preference visa program allows investors and their families to obtain permanent residency by investing in an enterprise that
GRAND RAPIDS - Thirty teams and over sixty students competed for The MWest Challenge earning a total of $45,000 in prizes. First Place Venture: $15,000 Fluitions Innovations Andrew Van Dyke Briauna Taylor Brittany Taylor Katherine Christopher Leah Bauer Second Place Venture: $10,000 Soletics Lindsay Noonan Vanessa Gore Third Place Venture: $4,000 OneBowl Justin Herd Social
GRAND RAPIDS - IRS certified tax preparers and accounting students from Aquinas College, Davenport University and Cornerstone University will be joined by community volunteers to provide free tax preparation for people with incomes under $57,000 on April 12, 14 and 15. Every year, millions of dollars in tax refunds and credits go unclaimed by those
LANSING - Even before this past winter, one-third of Michigan?s state highways and major county and local roads were rated in poor condition, according to a study that will be presented to the state legislature in May. Forty-eight percent were rated fair, and only 19 percent were deemed in good condition. Since 2004, the percentage
DETROIT - On April 14, the College for Creative Studies, Detroit?s lead design and creative college, is bringing in luminaries from Nike, Walt Disney, Warner Music Group, U of M and Ford to talk experience design and the future of technology. CCS is on the cutting edge of this ever growing industry ? looking at
TRAVERSE CITY - In collaboration with the American Folklife Center and its 75th anniversary celebration of Alan Lomax's field recordings of Michigan folk music for the Library of Congress, SEEDS After School students have been working all spring with the Earthwork Music Collective and Blackbird Arts to create a performance at the City Opera House
LANSING - According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, cyber intrusions and attacks have increased dramatically over the last decade, exposing sensitive personal and business information, disrupting critical operations, and imposing high costs on the economy. Learn from top experts how cyber security will impact businesses going forward at this ConnectNet Forum May 15.
LANSING - Michigan was among 20 states given a B for their online budget and spending transparency by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. Budget transparency has been a big issue for Gov. Snyder. Among the 50 states, Michigan ranked 15th with 86.5 points. Indiana was the top state with 94 points. Wisconsin,
LANSING - Michigan already spends more on schools than most of the rest of the nation, but it spends less than the top achieving state, the State Board of Education heard in separate presentations Tuesday. Among other measures, Michigan ranks ninth in education spending as a portion of per capita income, Audrey Spaulding, education advisor
LANSING - Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Gary Peters is now favored by registered Michigan voters by 5 percentage points, a new poll released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling showed. The latest poll on the Michigan race to succeed outgoing U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) shows Peters (D-Bloomfield Township), a U.S. House member, has taken the