LANSING - Overall government tax collections for the 50 states increased $62.1 billion to $763.7 billion in 2011, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Corporate net income tax revenue came to $40.2 billion last year, up 9.4 percent. Tax revenue on individual income amounted to $259.1 billion, up 9.8 percent, and
ANN ARBOR - Advertising, public relations, trade shows, brochures, and customer training are marketing techniques that have served businesses well for decades. At the New Enterprise Forum program April 19 will explore how to blend the old with new high-tech initiatives to keep your message relevant. Panelists: Angela Kujava, Director of Marketing for Logic Solutions.
LANSING - Agriculture contributed $91.4 billion and 923,497 jobs to the state's economy in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the Michigan State University Product Center. But most of both the economic benefit and the jobs come after products leave the farm, the study showed. The overall numbers showed the sector is growing,
LANSING - A poll released Thursday shows voters overwhelmingly oppose eliminating or significantly changing the personal property tax, and if the Legislature does so, a majority of voters would support a constitutional amendment to guarantee full replacement of the revenue it generates. EPIC-MRA conducted the poll on behalf of the Replace Don't Erase coalition, which
NEW YORK - On April 17, Intelligence Squared U.S. will debate "When it Comes to Politics, The Internet is Closing Our Minds. Does the internet poison politics?" It?s been argued that the rise of ?personalization,? the use of algorithms to filter what you see online, and easy access to the like-minded, have served to reinforce
DETROIT - Wayne State University hopes a ?parallel through-the-road? hybrid system will propel them to victory in ?EcoCar 2: Plugging Into The Future,? a competition among 15 North American university teams to convert a gasoline-powered Chevrolet Malibu into a fully functional hybrid vehicle. Wayne State?s Hybrid Warriors are the only Michigan team in the competition.
BROOKLYN, MI. ? The latest marketing gimmick from Pure Michigan, the state's advertising campaign, is to offer one race fan at the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Aug. 19 a custom-made Roush Mustang. This follows a Pure Michigan partnership with the Detroit Tigers and Comerica Park in
FARMINGTON HILLS - A new study says the Brazil, Russia, India and China nations have increased their lending to businesses by double digits since the collapse in 2008 of Lehman Brothers while the United States and many European economies have seen lending fall by double digits, threatening their economic recovery. Research from UHY, the international
STAMFORD - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 1.9 percent increase from the first quarter of 2011, when shipments reached 87.3 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results exceed Gartner's earlier projections of a 1.2 percent decline for the quarter. "The results were mixed
ANN ARBOR ? A team from the University of Michigan, has helped deliver stem cells into the spines of patients with Lou Gehirg's disease, opening the door to a new treatment. In a paper published online ahead of print publication in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells, a team from the U-M, Emory University and study