LANSING - A study comparing individual to group health insurance policies in Michigan and several other states found that the average individual policy did not meet basic coverage requirements the 2010 Affordable Care Act will mandate of policies sold through statewide exchanges. The study, conducted by the University of Chicago and the firm of Towers
ANN ARBOR - In less than three months, 3,000 cars with state-of-the-art wireless communication systems will be driving around Ann Arbor as part of a University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Transportation experiment: the largest real-world intelligent vehicle deployment ever conducted in North America. Top transportation officials and experts are speculating that major automobile
MACKINAC ISLAND ? A billion-dollar investment will be made in a 300-acre site in downtown Detroit that includes 140 jobs, retail and residential space. The announcement came at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference. The development will be led by a distribution center for the medical supply company Cardinal Health that will provide medical
SAN FRANCISCO - The Flame virus recently found in Iran could be used to infect other countries, according to the International Telecommunications Union. As the United Nations agency charged with helping members protect their data networks, the ITU plans to issue a warning about the danger of Flame, CNET News.Com reported. "This is the most
SAN FRANCISCO - Web users in Iran and Syria attempting to use a proxy tool to freely surf the Internet are reportedly being tracked by a new Trojan. The proxy software known as Simurgh is used by many Iranian and Syrian citizens to make it seem as if their secure Internet connections are coming from
LANSING - A bill providing spending for all aspects of state government other than K-12 schools, higher education and community colleges passed the Michigan House and Senate Thursday and will head to Governor Rick Snyder for his signature. But the Legislature will not complete today the school omnibus bill dealing with the education spending programs
LANSING - Legislators and Governor Rick Snyder are poised to virtually finish the 2012-13 fiscal year budget Friday after striking agreements Thursday on the last remaining issue in the K-12 budget and resolving an impasse in the higher education budget. Negotiators reached a deal in the evening on the higher education budget after days of
ANN ARBOR - At some point or another, every entrepreneur has had to choose between short term performance and long term investment. Maintaining the appropriate balance between the two can be incredibly difficult, but it is also imperative to building a healthy business. Similarly, every community has to make the same choices. Investing in infrastructure-
EAST LANSING - Entrepreneur Connect 2012 is just two weeks away. On Tuesday, June 12, you'll experience a packed agenda with opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, educators and business leaders at the James B. Henry Executive Development Complex. Learn about Crowd Funding and Lean Startup from national experts. Be matched with a manufacturer for your prototype
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder enjoyed remarkable success in the first six months of his term at winning quick approval of his agenda from the Legislature, but the last nine months have seen his priorities move at a different pace with lawmakers now balking at many of them. The start of 2011 saw an avalanche