LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday issued a report showing its net metering and solar pilot program saw a 55 percent increase over 2011, with wind net metering following. The report noted that the number of net metering customers increased from 1,015 in 2011 to 1,330 in 2012. The total size of the
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office could spend up to 70 percent of its 2014 fiscal year budget on a film incentive for the latest Superman-Batman combination film starring Ben Affleck, but it also expects to have some $10 million from the current fiscal year budget to put toward the mega project, Director Margaret O'Brien
LANSING - Former Governor John Engler will lead a private equity fund advisory board aimed at investing in Michigan-based companies. Engler will chair the board of the Michigan Prosperity Fund, a fund set up through Grand Rapids-based Blackford Capital. Joining the former governor on the board will be Mark Murray, who was treasurer under Engler,
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $3 million Michigan Community Revitalization Program incentive to Mid Towne Hospitality for a new hotel development in Grand Rapids. ?The construction of this hotel and mixed-use development will further revitalize the City of Grand Rapids and act as a catalyst for additional positive activity in the
DETROIT ? VernDale Products has received a $436,000 incentive from the Michigan Strategic Fund to add a second milk production facility in Detroit. ?VernDale Products? investment and expansion into a second major facility in the City of Detroit is a testament to the city?s geographic economic strengths and fertile ground for business growth and development,?
LANSING - Rail passengers in Michigan will be the first in the Midwest to have access to a new cellular-connect WiFi service on Amtrak trains beginning in early 2014. The service is part of a contract approved by the Transportation Commission, and which will invest $1 million in the trains. An expected increase in ridership
SOUTHFIELD - The 13th Circuit Court, comprising Grand Traverse, Antrim and Leelanau counties, has become the state's first fully electronic court with the expansion of its electronic case file management system. Most courts have electronic case management systems in place, but continue to manage the case file from a paper folder. The shift to an
GRAND RAPIDS - Lambert, Edwards & Associates has been recognized as one of the nation's leading investor relations firms, earning 2013 Financial Agency of the Year in the Bulldog Stars of PR Awards. The nationally renowned awards, judged by journalists and hosted by industry trade journal, Bulldog Reporter, recognize outstanding achievement by communications agencies and
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association is offering a no cost service to its members to help them comply with the Affordable Care Act. The Act requires employer to provide all employees with a notice regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace by October 1. MBPA is making the required notice available through its electronic
EAST LANSING ? Who says STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lack interest for today's college students. Michigan State University Wednesday reported its College of Engineering entering class more than doubled from 2006. Leo Kempel, acting dean of the MSU College of Engineering, greeted freshmen and transfer students during opening ceremonies of the 2013 Colloquium