LANSING - An annual electric rate increase for customers of Northern States Power Company of $839,000 has been approved by the Public Service Commission. The settlement agreement will affect customers of the Wisconsin-based utility in two counties in the Upper Peninsula bordering Wisconsin. The settlement should end the utility request filing that was initially made
YPSILANTI - Integrated Sensing Systems announced that the U.S. Patent Office has granted it a utility patent for mounting and packaging ISSYS' sensors integrated with large ducts and piping networks. The Patent is US 7 823,445 - System and Method of Assessing a Property of a Flowing Fluid. ?These sensor chips are used by ISSYS
LANSING - The Great Lakes Compact has received has worked in some cases, not so in others, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation on the initiative's overall progress and effectiveness. Michigan received high marks for the Department of Environmental Quality's on-line Water Withdrawal Assessment tool, which is used to predict
PLYMOUTH ? The all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle features front and rear exterior lighting from Hella, including headlamps, fog lamps, front side markers, tail lamps, rear reflex reflectors and a center high-mounted LED stop lamp. Introduced earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, the U.S. version of the new Beetle underlines Hella?s position as
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said Friday he is considering a proposal to bolster the state's film incentive that would reward companies for hiring Michigan workers. Richardville (R-Monroe) said he would like the state to provide a sliding incentive in the 27 percent to 32 percent range to film production efforts, but for
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder promised Thursday to the Detroit City Council that the area of Detroit where a new bridge to Windsor, Ontario, would be built would receive at least comparable treatment in community benefits as Port Huron did when the Blue Water Bridge plaza was redone. Snyder spoke by phone during a council
GROSSE POINT ? Several dozen angel investors from Michigan and Ontario gathered in June at the residence of Roy Norton, the Canadian consul general in Detroit, to listen to pitches from four startups and to explore how they could work together to promote the region. The event was co-hosted by Great Lakes Angels. Consul General
LANSING - Michigan and 26 other states will need to see how power plant emissions are allocated before they will know how new federal rules signed Thursday would affect the state, Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division Chief Vinson Hellwig told Gongwer News Service. The new rules, which also still have to go through
WALLOON LAKE - Gas Technologies LLC said Thursday that it has streamlined its GasTechno advanced alcohol, biofuels and chemical plant that profitably converts natural gas to liquids and chemical products for less than $2 million. The company announced its new GasTechno Mini‐GTL gas‐to‐liquids plant packages will range in cost from $1.5 million to $2 million
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center is now offering no-cost training to Veterans who have an interest in growing or launching a small business. ?Many Veterans are launching and growing businesses here in Michigan and they need assistance,? stated Carol Lopucki, state director of the MI-SBTDC. ?The training programs will