BLOOMFIELD HILLS - I had the chance to experience Google Glass, and its hands-free, wireless ability to navigate the web using voice commands, on Feb. 3 at the Augmented Reality MeetUp at the offices of Honigman, Miller. Local firm EyeWyre and Los Angeles-based Daqri also provided examples of work they are doing. Brian Wassom, attorney
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday put before the Legislature a budget that attempts to build on the fiscal discipline of past years and new growth, with increased and targeted spending on key areas such as education and a tax cut proposal that focuses on persons his critics have charged he hurt. In outlining
LANSING - More income tax filers would be eligible for the state's Homestead Property Tax Credit and their credits would rise under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by Governor Rick Snyder, although the credit will still go to fewer people than those eligible prior to enactment of Snyder's 2011 tax plan. Snyder completely departed from the
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder proposed a 6.1 percent, or $76.9 million, increase for the state's 15 public universities on Wednesday, boasting it is the highest increase since 2001. But some Democrats and universities are saying it still doesn't go far enough to offset the cuts from three years ago. New for the 2014-15 fiscal
DETROIT - Mary Barra, General Motors new CEO, is not the type of boss who ever thought she'd be featured in Fortune, let alone sit atop the magazine's inaugural Most Powerful Women in global business ranking. The first woman in her family to go to college, she worked her way through General Motors Institute (now
GRAND RAPIDS ? Better Business Bureaus across the country are seeing a rash of reports of ring and runs also known as The One Ring Scam on cell phones recently where returning a missed call from an Unknown number might be tempting, but it could cost you nearly $20. Here is how it works: ?
MUSKEGON ? The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center is hosting an event Feb. 11 featuring an energy climate speaker. The program is called The Next Renewable Energy Frontier. The speaker is Erik Nordman PhD who has recently returned from a year-long sabbatical in which he researched renewable energy options in Kenya. Residents of Sub-Sahara
SOUTHFIELD - Joseph Welch, the chairman, president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. based in Novi, has been named to the board of trustees of 4,500-student Lawrence Technological University. Trustees at Lawrence Tech establish strategic direction, help formulate and approve major institutional policies, and hire the university?s executive team. They serve without compensation. Since the
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute and Spectrum Health announced Wednesday that they have collaborated to bring world-renowned cardiovascular researcher and cardiologist Stefan Jovinge MD, Ph.D. to Grand Rapids. Dr. Jovinge, of Sweden, will lead teams of researchers and clinicians at the Spectrum Health Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute and Van Andel Research
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Tzvi Raviv has been appointed Managing Director of Michigan Lis Ventures LLC and Advanced Behavioral Rehabilitation. Tzvi was Director of Partnership at reThink Israel, Rutgers Hillel Director of Israel Engagement, and UC Irvine Hillel Jewish Agency Israel Fellow. Advanced Behavioral Rehabilitation offers classes seven days a week in over 40 locations throughout