LANSING - A partisan split occurred Monday when the Michigan state Board of Canvassers could not reach an agreement on three proposed controversial ballot proposals-including one to expand the number of casinos in Michigan that the Supreme Court essentially ordered on the ballot - likely sending them back to court and keeping their place on
LANSING - A Texas-based gas company wants to convert from transporting natural gas to the more lucrative business of transporting crude oil, but Consumers Energy, the Public Service Commission and Governor Rick Snyder are appealing to the federal government to block the request, saying it will increase costs for residents and businesses across the state.
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced the feature film Fractured has been approved for a $31,613 film incentive from the state. The film is a psychological thriller shooting in metro Detroit and directed by Michigan filmmaker Lance Kawas. Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables) and Jake Busey (Starship Troopers, Home Fries) have signed
DETROIT - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center and Eastern Michigan University recognize the sacrifice our soldiers have made and want to help those veterans seeking to start their own businesses by offering a veteran-specific New Venture program at no-cost, starting October 13 at the EMU Livonia campus. The New Venture class normally
TROY - SunTel Services has successfully achieved Elite Portfolio Partner Network Infrastructure status in Juniper Networks? Partner Advantage program for the company?s outstanding leadership in sales, customer service, technology expertise, and service specialization. "We?re proud of meeting the highest standards in order to maintain our Elite partner status by Juniper, as it underscores our focused
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems has promoted Chris Bishop to vice president of global services and support and Jason Prater to vice president of development. Previously, Bishop was the director of customer care and Prater was the director of development at Plex Systems. In his new role, Bishop is responsible for worldwide professional services, education
GRAND RAPIDS - Three entrepreneurial ideas split $60,000 in second-round funding from Start Garden at the organization?s second update night. Start Garden, the $15 million pre-seed fund started by ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos, supports new business ventures in the Grand Rapids area through a tiered funding system. The first level of funding gives each idea
REDMOND ? If you?re looking for back-to-school electronics for your kids, Microsoft?s Peter Han, vice president, OEM Division, has a few suggestions for you. Each uses software made by Microsoft. Natch. Han said Microsoft works with OEMs of all types, including big names like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, providing consumers with a diverse ecosystem from which
WASHINGTON D.C. - Children's advocacy groups last week reportedly file complaints with the FTC against large corporations over brand-related online games that ask kids for friends' e-mail addresses without parental consent. The debate over personal data on the Internet and how it is used is always heated, but it becomes even more so when it
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. ? Google, which settled a privacy case with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission last week, is building a group dedicated to finding and solving "subtle, unusual, and emergent" problems with its products - a "red team" dedicated to solving privacy problems. The team will be focused on tracking down and fixing privacy