DETROIT - Comerica Bank?s Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in March, up 1.8 points to a level of 119.9. The March index reading is 49 points, or 68 percent, above the index cyclical low of 71.2. The index averaged 114 for all of 2012, 11 points above the index average for 2011. February?s index reading
SAN FRANCISCO - The designs for some of the most sensitive advanced U.S. weapons systems were reportedly accessed by Chinese hackers, according to a confidential report prepared by the Defense Science Board for the Pentagon. The report, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Post, listed more than two dozen compromised weapons systems,
WASHINGTON DC - A federal judge has ruled that Google must comply with the FBI's warrantless requests for confidential user data, despite the search company's arguments that the secret demands are illegal. CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco rejected Google's request to modify or throw out 19 so-called National
MACKINAC ISLAND - A program begun at the first Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference that Governor Rick Snyder attended as chief executive got a major boost Thursday at a press conference that included Snyder. Executives for both DTE Energy and CMS Energy announced that their companies would spend $1 billion each over the next
MACKINAC ISLAND - Graduates of the state's largest research universities are more likely than other university graduates to start businesses and were more successful than average business owners at keeping their companies open during the Great Recession, a study released Thursday showed. The study - which was touted as the most extensive study of its
MACKINAC ISLAND - Policy-makers will look at education reform differently if they view the system from the student's perspective, a variety of speakers told those gathered for the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference. While the focus has been on failing schools on most states, the entire education system is failing, Michelle Rhee, CEO of
MACKINAC ISLAND - Recent municipal bankruptcies have not ended well, but the outcome of such a move would be different for Detroit because leaders are planning for it, Treasurer Andy Dillon said as part of a series of panels on the resurgence of the city. Dillon said the goal is still to keep Detroit out
MIDLAND - Fifty two exhibitors showcased their companies May 30 at the MidMichigan Innovation Center's Heading for the Big Leagues showcase at the Dow Diamond, some 20 percent more than a year ago. More than half of the exhibitors were affiliated with the MMIC, Bizdom University and BlueWater Angeles, said Chris Moultrup, MMIC Program Director.
GRAND RAPIDS - The former West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative will officially change its name to GR Current on Tuesday at a Rooftop Happy Hour to be held at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. The event has maxed out at 400, said GR Current Director Jeff Royce. The lot includes business folks, city
MACKINAC ISLAND - Officials in the administration of Governor Rick Snyder are saying they will make a push to complete action on the expansion of Medicaid eligibility before the Legislature leaves for the summer in mid-June. Snyder himself has told reporters that is a priority in interviews, and a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Randy