LANSING - Michigan consumers are feeling better about the economy and their personal futures than they have in nearly a decade, according to the latest State of the State Survey conducted by the Institute of Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University. While the optimistic feelings still do not match some of the
LANSING - Consumers Energy and the Public Service Commission did a better job supporting the need for an advanced metering program than had Detroit Edison, the Court of Appeals said in upholding the former's program in a case released Wednesday. Over objections from the attorney general and the Association for Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity, the
WASHINGTON DC - With Senate and House debates over cybersecurity in high gear, the president signs a directive outlining how the military can act when the U.S. is threatened with cyberattacks. President Obama has long said cybersecurity is one of his priorities and it appears he is now acting on his words. According to the
DETROIT - Leaders in Michigan's IT industry came together Nov. 3 at Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology's seventh annual Signature Gala. The gala generated $245,000 in net proceeds, which will go toward supporting the nonprofit MCWT Foundation's mission to encourage women's interest in technology education and careers. ?This
LANSING - The gap between the state's poorest households and richest has again increased, a national study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute shows, and Michigan residents have generally fared worse than higher-income households since the late 1970s. While incomes for the richest fifth of households grew nearly
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Friday took action on complying with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by declaring that he had filed a grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to collaborate on a state-federal partnership exchange, but left just enough bait for the House to possibly
ANN ARBOR - The U.S. economy has recaptured about half of the some 9 million jobs lost during the depth of the Great Recession, economists at the University of Michigan said Thursday, and if the economy continues at its admittedly sluggish pace, it should recapture almost all the remaining jobs by the end of 2014.
DETROIT - Algal Scientific Corp., creator of an algae-based technology for animal food supplements, won the top prize of $500,000 at the third annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, part of $1 million in prizes handed out Thursday night. Algal Scientific survived three days of pitches and presentations by 50 early stage companies as well as
ANN ARBOR - Michigan's residents should continue to see modest but steady economic growth over the next two years that will lead to job growth, lower unemployment rates, a larger automotive market and modestly improved state finances, an economist forecast on Friday. Still, even with two additional years of growth, Michigan will be a long
NEW YORK ? The University of Michigan Ross School of Business was ranked 8th in the nation by Businessweek, while Michigan State University's Broad Graduate School of Management came in 35th. UM fell one place from seventh in 2011, while MSU declined 15 places from 20th in 2011. The rankings, which are based on student