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Business Leadership Council Pushing Energy Choice

LANSING - A group of businesses this week formed the Energy Choice Now Leadership Council to work with the governor and the Legislature on expanding choice. The new Leadership Council is largely businesses that were already part of the Energy Choice Now coalition, many of whose members have been working since it was enacted to

By |2013-11-18T00:00:00-05:00November 18th, 2013|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Corn Growers Upset Over Downgraded EPA Renewable Fuel Target

LANSING - As the Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it would reduce the nation's renewable fuel target it first set back in 2007, ethanol corn growers and supporters of biodiesel expressed grave disappointment in seeing the agency "cave" to opponents. The EPA set an overall ceiling of 15.21 billion gallons for renewable fuels in 2014,

By |2013-11-18T00:00:00-05:00November 18th, 2013|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Peters Breaks With Dems To Back Bill Allowing People To Keep Existing Health Insurance

LANSING - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township was the lone Democrat from Michigan to vote Friday for a Republican bill that would allow existing health insurance plans to remain for sale for another year in response to complaints about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act leading to the cancellation of policies. Peters'

By |2013-11-18T00:00:00-05:00November 18th, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

IT Security Salaries Expected to Increase in 2014

By Aimee Rhodes TENAFLY, N.J. - IT-security related salaries are expected to climb in 2014, according to a survey released by TEKsystems, which polled some 900 IT leaders including CIOs, IT VPs, IT directors and IT hiring managers. Some 65 percent of respondents said they expected security salaries to increase. That?s up from a similar

By |2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Singer Sheryl Crow Headlines Detroit Auto Show Black Tie Charity Preview

DETROIT - Organizers of the North American International Auto Show on Thursday announced that singer, songwriter Sheryl Crow will perform at the black tie Charity Preview gala, Jan. 17, 2014, at Cobo Center. "We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Sheryl Crow will be our musical guest at Charity Preview," said NAIAS Chairman Bob Shuman.

By |2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

2 Grand Rapids Companies Win First Place In Accelerate Michigan Awards

DETROIT - Who says Southeast Michigan has a strangle-hold on hot technology in the state. On Thursday night Grand Rapids-based Varsity News Network, a web site for high school sports communications, won the $500,000 grand prize at the Accelerate Michigan business-plan competition. In the student competition, first place and $25,000 went to Soletics of Grand

By |2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Health Insurance Delay Raises Questions For Insurers, Regulators

LANSING - Insurers and the Department of Financial and Insurance Services were still working Thursday to determine the effect of President Barack Obama's executive order allowing those with current health policies to retain them for at least another year. The executive order, issued after a backlash over a spate of policy cancelation notices, would allow

By |2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Natural Gas Rates Increase For Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation Customers

LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a slew of settlement agreements, including one authorizing Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to increase natural gas rates by nearly $5 million across the board effective January 1, 2014. The Michigan Gas rate change would result in an increase of 96 cents on the monthly bill of

By |2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|