LANSING - Michigan's 2011-12 budget has been signed into law more than three months before the start of the 2011-12 fiscal year, and in so doing, Governor Rick Snyder called the budget a "major milestone for the reinvention of Michigan." The two bills, HB 4325 , PA 62, which enacts the state's education budget, and
LANSING - Neither Republicans nor Democrats have been able to come up with maps that meet federal requirements for treatment of minorities, members of the Legislative Black Caucus said Tuesday in threatening a federal legal challenge if the caucus' concerns are not addressed. The state has lost overall population, but has seen its minority population
GRAND RAPIDS ? It started out seven years ago as a small event where Trivalent Group vendors and partners gathered to share new products. Last week the Solutions Expo 2011 attracted 325 paying attendees and 24 vendors who paid to display their wares. ?We?ve attracted a great cross section this year,? said Trivalent Group President
ANN ARBOR - Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that as Groupon prepares to go public, the success of its business model is in some question. I took a look at some data from our Top 100 study this year (data gathered in February/March timeframe), and I don't think anyone should be signing
NOVI - KEMET Corporation, which makes capacitors for use in the auto industry, is opening a regional sales and engineering office in Novi to provide engineering and customer-service support for KEMET's growing list of automotive customers in North America. ?The industry is placing more and more emphasis on the development of electric and hybrid-electric vehicle
SOUTHFIELD - The Department of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University has won $7,500 as one of five finalists in a national competition for connecting engineering practice and education. The University of New Mexico?s Department of Civil Engineering finished first among 26 entrants in the competition sponsored by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering
LANSING - A new "economic competitiveness benchmarking report" released Monday by a group that backed many of Gov. Rick Snyder's early economic moves finds that the state's climate for doing business has improved. However, Business Leaders for Michigan, the expanded statewide version of the CEO group Detroit Renaissance, contends that Michigan?s competitiveness with other states
LANSING - In recent years, Michigan has ranked among the top 10 states for the number of industrial projects, but there is still a disconnect between that reality and the state's perception among business officials across the country, about 200 attendees of the Business Leaders for Michigan summit were told Monday. The group also released
LANSING - While they may not agree with every agenda item, four business executives gave Governor Rick Snyder high marks on Monday during a roundtable discussion by the Business Leaders for Michigan. Half of the panelists said the recent corporate tax changes will mean their companies will pay more, but even so, businesses are happy
ANN ARBOR ? The dining and lodging industries got higher marks from consumers, but the airline industry continues to score very low on the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The report covers satisfaction with the quality of products and services provided by airlines, hotels, full-service restaurants, fast food, and express delivery and mail services. Airlines: Poor