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Federal Exchange Last Possibility After No Michigan Senate Vote On Partnership

LANSING - A fully federally run health care exchange is likely in store for Michigan, the governor's office said Thursday after the Senate adjourned without voting on a bill that would appropriate $31 million in federal funds to help set up a state-federal partnership on the exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

By |2013-03-22T00:00:00-04:00March 22nd, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

A Newly Discovered Botnet Has Found A Way To Siphon Cash From Advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO - Spider.io, a security researcher, said it has discovered a new botnet, called Chameleon, that's targeting "at least" 202 Web sites and has siphoned off $6 million per month in cash from advertisers. The botnet is made up of over 120,000 host machines running Windows, according to Spider.io. Those machines are connecting to

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Davenport University’s Human Resources Management MBA Gets Renewed

GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University announced that the Society for Human Resource Management has acknowledged that its MBA, Human Resources Management is renewed for alignment with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. ?We are extremely grateful to have renewed acknowledgement from SHRM,? said Michael Bowers, Dean for Davenport?s Donald W. Maine College of Business. ?The

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Agriculture In State Needs Improved Infrastructure

LANSING - As agriculture continues to expand in Michigan, the state needs to expand its infrastructure capabilities to help move the products to markets, the head of the Michigan Agri-Business Association said at forum, and that means improving rail and water transportation along with the roads. Jim Byrum, president of the association, said those improvements

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

Changes To Strategic Fund, 21st Century Jobs Fund Sent To Full Senate

LANSING - The Michigan Senate Economic Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously reported a package of bills modifying various regulations for the Michigan Strategic Fund and removing an approaching sunset on the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, which the Strategic Fund Board also oversees. The bills (SB 269 , SB 270 , SB 271 , SB

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan House Subcommittee OKs Higher Ed Budget Bill

LANSING - Public universities would have to hold tuition increases to no more than 3 percent to receive part of a proposed funding increase under the higher education budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee. Governor Rick Snyder's budget recommendation called for limiting tuition increases to 4 percent. Additionally, tuition

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Politics/Government|

China Must Address Cybersecurity Threats To U.S., White House Says

WASHINGTON D.C. - Chinese leaders must address cybersecurity threats emanating from their country on an unprecedented scale or risk weakening the economic relationship between Beijing and the United States, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon said Monday. ?U.S. businesses are speaking out about their serious concerns about sophisticated, targeted theft of confidential business information

By |2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00March 18th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Former Cummins Soman New COO For EcoMotors International

ALLEN PARK ? Former Cummins Executive Amit Soman has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for EcoMotors International, replacing former COO John Coletti, who retired earlier this year. During the past fourteen years at Cummins, the largest independent diesel engine maker in the world, Amit was general manager of Asia-Pacific Operations, based in Beijing,

By |2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00March 18th, 2013|Archive, Events/Announcements|