LAKE LINDEN ? A Western Upper Peninsula Michigan biotech company has received $500,000 from federal and state grants to develop test kits for phosphates, an important measurement for agriculture production and in water quality protection. The Small Business Innovation Research Program of the National Institute of Agriculture, the research arm of the US Department of
LANSING - Big majorities of Michigan voters say both the state and nation are headed in the wrong direction, according to a poll released Thursday. Only 15 percent said the nation was going in the right direction with a whopping 74 percent saying it is on the wrong track, the poll from Lansing-based Marketing Resource
BIRMINGHAM - Gas Station TV Wednesday announced a business deal with Austin, Texas-based Wayne to triple the audience for its TV programming broadcast atop gas pumps. This investment will nearly triple GSTV's viewership from 27 million people monthly to more than 70 million people monthly, significantly surpassing cinema advertising viewership. Wayne is making an investment
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft is hoping that federal agents will bring to justice one of the world's most notorious spammers, known to the company only as Cosma2k, the handle for the ringleader of the Rustock botnet, sending as many as 30 billion messages a day at its peak. In March, Microsoft worked with federal law
SAN FRANCISCO - Hacktivist group Anonymous is planning to hold a special "Day of Vengeance" in several US cities on Saturday, including New York. It was unknown if Detroit would be subject to cyberattack. Late last night, Anonymous--or at least people claiming to be from Anonymous--posted a press release on Pastebin, saying that Saturday will
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday issued Requests for Proposals to provide marketing and advertising services to help the MEDC market the state and build the Pure Michigan brand. ?As we continue to transform Michigan by growing and attracting business, keeping talented residents here, revitalizing our urban centers,
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced Thursday that the feature film "Dogman" has been approved for a film incentive from the state. The film, set in northern Michigan, is being produced by Traverse City-based Brauer Productions and is shooting on location in Benzie County. ?It is a priority for the Film Office to support
LANSING - If the controversial New International Trade Crossing bridge is built between Detroit and Windsor, it would have the biggest effect on relieving traffic congestion between the two nations, a study said, whereas a second Ambassador Bridge located next to the current span would not. The study did not, however, recommend one project or
LANSING - A bipartisan package of bills to be introduced this week would fix what the Michigan Retailers Association says is a fundamental issue of fairness that is lacking in the way the state collects taxes from online retailers. Rep. Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and Rep. Eileen Kowall (R-White Lake Township) announced the bill package they
EAST LANSING - The emphasis on attracting high-skill jobs that require high-caliber education is leaving students who are capable of working important, quality jobs stuck with thinking that their choice in life is either to become a brain surgeon or working a low-skill service job, author and futurist Joel Kotkin said Tuesday. Speaking at the