LANSING ? Under the state worker retirement incentive passed by the Michigan Legislature on Thursday, state employees who are currently eligible to retire, have a combined age and years of service of 80, or have 30 years of service can apply for the pension multiplier once the governor signs the bill into law. Workers who
LANSING - After months of debate and several failed vote attempts, the Legislature passed a retirement incentive for state workers on Thursday that is the linchpin in wrapping up most of the outstanding 2010-11 budget bills. The struggle to pass SB 1226 was different than when the Legislature passed a similar plan for school employees
LANSING - Value for money budgeting is not just a different concept to how the state spends its revenue; it is the essential intellectual element to how the state has to reorient itself to rebuild its economy with a focus on measurable results, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said during an interview with Gongwer News
LANSING - Gongwer News Service subscribers looking to help their members, clients and associates get better informed about Michigan government and politics are now able to customize and expand distribution of the company's daily media clipping services. This new add-on service lets subscribers display their own logo or banner in the email, which can also
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute scientists participated in a study with researchers from the University of Utah that could help find ways to improve shunt systems used to treat the neurological disorder hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," the leading cause of brain surgery for children in the United States. Researchers studied the
ANN ARBOR ? On-scene personnel accountability remains a critical problem for fire departments across the country. Basic hang-tag systems rely too heavily on manual steps to be effective in the chaotic environment of a fire, but automatic systems are often out of reach due to today's shrinking budgets. ERT Systems is pleased to introduce a
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan was recognized with two significant awards at the Michigan Society of Association Executives 9th Annual Diamond Awards Banquet, held on Sept. 22 at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. Rob Fowler, SBAM's president and CEO, was presented with the Chairman's Gavel Award, a special honor chosen by the
ANN ARBOR ? Visitors to Recycle Ann Arbor's new website will learn practically everything they need to know about the organization's curbside recycle program for Ann Arbor-area residences and businesses. The new site also describes other Recycle Ann Arbor-operated services including: the state?s largest community Drop-Off Station; the ReUse Center, offering a huge selection of
DETROIT- Asterand, a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based research services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery research, announced that its subsidiary BioSeek, a pioneer in the application of predictive human biology to drug discovery, has signed a two-year agreement with Cellzome. Under the agreement, BioSeek will apply its unique
ANN ARBOR - Solid oxide fuel cell maker Adaptive Materials Inc. Wednesday that it had been awarded a two-year, $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to fund development of software that will help Army commanders use renewable energy systems on the battlefield. "The software that Adaptive Materials will deliver to the military will help assess