ALPENA - Verizon Wireless is investing $850,000 to upgrade 450 antennas on all of its cell sites between the Saginaw Bay north to the Mackinaw Bridge and east of Interstate 75 to Lake Huron. The company reports the new antenna equipment has resulted in incremental network coverage gains of up to one mile, improving overall
LANSING - Details of Governor Rick Snyder's first trade mission are starting to be released as the governor will be the first Michigan chief executive to visit China since former Governor John Engler. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm made several trade trips to Japan and South Korea, but never to China. That drew criticism from some
LANSING - An environmental group is targeting U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for their stances on changes to the federal Clean Air Act with billboards and radio ads that launched Monday. The Environmental Defense Action Fund is running the campaign in six states against eight members of Congress including Amash (R-Kentwood)
LANSING - Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will take several weeks to quantify just how successful their sponsorship of Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway was, but all early indications are positive. "It was fabulous," said George Zimmermann, vice president for Travel Michigan, part of the MEDC. "This was
LANSING - Moving from coal to natural gas to power Michigan homes and businesses would have a positive economic impact on the state, increase employment levels and add to state and local tax revenues, contends a study by Michigan State University. MSU marketing economist Bill Knudson did the study that was paid for by The
TROY - The Center for Automotive Research, in partnership with Automation Alley and the U.S. Department of Commerce Automotive Team are hosting a trade mission to South Korea in November focused on original equipment automotive sector companies. Registration closes on Oct. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Suppliers of automotive parts and services,
GRAND RAPIDS - MichBio's Expo, this year in Grand Rapids, has opened registration. The early bird discount is available until Sept. 30. The Expo is the premier annual gathering of biosciences professionals. More than 70 percent of attendees are key executives in biosciences companies, research institutions and universities. A few highlights: Day One. Visit Grand
GRAND RAPIDS ? The national magazine, Security Dark Reading, has written about Cyber Styletto, a cyber crime novella written by a journalist, a writer, and a security expert. The facts are based on real vulnerabilities in the way the Internet is constructed. Recent cyber security attacks using sophisticated malware (think Stuxnet) and social engineering techniques
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder Friday appointed Peter Cracchiolo, vice president of Masco Capital Corporation, to the Michigan Early Stage Venture Investment Corporation Board of Directors. The board?s goal is to promote investment in venture capital businesses that help small Michigan businesses grow. ?The key to reinventing Michigan is to create an environment where entrepreneurs
ANN ARBOR ? ForeSee Results announced Thursday that it is shortening its name from ForeSee Results to ForeSee, to align with how it is already known in the marketplace, and introducing an updated logo. The new name and logo will roll out gradually on ForeSee communications and consumer-facing surveys over the next six months. Originally