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
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,
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 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
BARCELONA, Spain ? A new report shows worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 455.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 5.7 percent from the same period last year. Gartner analysts said global mobile phone sales are on pace to reach 1.81 billion units in 2013, a 3.4 percent increase from 2012.
GRAND RAPIDS ? Verizon sent me both the Galaxy 3 and 4 to test recently and I have to tell you I give both smartphone two thumbs way, way up. In both models, the screen size was enormous. The number of apps incredible. The 4G LTE capabilities comparable to what I get on my laptop
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.
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
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
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