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Poll Shows Dead Heat In Michigan Senate Race Between Land, Peters

LANSING - Another new poll shows a statistical tie between Republican senatorial candidate Terri Land and the presumptive Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Gary Peters. In Rasmussen Reports' first poll of the race, Land had 37 percent to 35 percent for Peters. The poll of 500 likely voters was conducted January 14-15 via automated telephone interviews

By |2014-01-20T00:00:00-05:00January 20th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Neiman Marcus Cyber Hack Went Undetected For Six Months – New York Times

NEW YORK - A security breach that yielded Neiman Marcus customers' payment card information went undetected for nearly six months, according a report in the New York Times. The upscale department store revealed Friday that hackers may have stolen customers' credit and debit card information during an intrusion it detected in mid-December, but sources told

By |2014-01-20T00:00:00-05:00January 20th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Target Cyber Hack Involved Malware Installed On Checkout Keypads

MINNEAPOLIS - While Target has said hackers used malware installed on point-of-sale terminals to pilfer the payment card information from millions of customers, the retailer has been silent about how the malware siphoned off the sensitive data. CEO Gregg Steinhafel confirmed this week that malware installed on checkout keypads was used to steal the names,

By |2014-01-20T00:00:00-05:00January 20th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Governor Touts Record, Seeks Tax Relief In Setting Stage For Second Term

LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder made his case for another four years as governor in his fourth State of the State address as he described Michigan as on the upswing thanks to the policies and initiatives of his administration while affirming he supports dedicating some of the state's surplus to tax relief for "hard-working folk."

By |2014-01-17T00:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2014|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Immigration Office To Oversee Attraction Policy Development

LANSING - The new Office of New Americans will allow the state to develop coordinated policies that could attract immigrants to the state, and becoming an EB-5 visa center could allow the state to seek out immigrants, administration officials said. Immigration was a major emphasis in Governor Rick Snyder's State of the State address. He

By |2014-01-17T00:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

2020 Girls Program Leverages $26,000 Grant To Kickstart STEM Learning For Girls

LANSING - The newly announced 2020 Girls program brings together two groups with years of experience developing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math programs with an emphasis on success for young girls for a great learning opportunity. The program was graciously awarded a $26,000 grant by the Women's Leadership Council of the Capital Area United Way

By |2014-01-17T00:00:00-05:00January 17th, 2014|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Medical Main Street Supporters Return To Dubai To Promote Oakland County

WATERFORD ? Business development representatives from Oakland County will return to Dubai next week to promote Medical Main Street, the county's health care and life science initiative, and October's INNO-VENTION 2014 Conference at Arab Health, one of the largest medical conferences in the world. Few counties in the United States can claim the international diversity

By |2014-01-16T00:00:00-05:00January 16th, 2014|Announcements/New Products, Archive|