LANSING - While there are parts of the Michigan Business Tax that could be tweaked, a major overhaul of the tax would create uncertainty once again in Michigan's business climate, which would have a bad effect on economic development, officials representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce told the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday. Curtis
DETROIT - John Henry of Concert Group Logistics is the July ConnecTech Member of the Month. To hear about his innovative logistics company, which uses technology extensively to coordinate shipments, listen to this ConnecTech Edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
TROY - If your company is involved aerospace, defense, and homeland security; life sciences and biotechnology; cleantech; information and communications technology; nanotechnology; and renewable energy, Automation Alley wants you to sign up for its next trade mission to Israel this October. The six-day mission, from Oct. 23-29, will visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Automation
LANSING - Worries about the auto industry as well lower traffic projections raise questions about the need for the construction of both a second span at the Ambassador Bridge and a new Detroit River International Crossing, a report on U.S./Canadian border issues said. The report, prepared by the Brookings Institution and backed by the Detroit
LANSING - Lawmakers in both the Michigan House and Senate met behind closed doors Tuesday, the first day back after a two-week summer break, to discuss setting budget targets for the 2009-10 fiscal year that begins October 1. No agreement was reached at the meeting, which are expected to continue this week and into the
LANSING - Michigan officials, noting the impact the long economic slump is having on the state, welcomed President Barack Obama's proposals Tuesday to boost support for community colleges over the next decade. The president said the American Graduation Initiative is a way to provide higher training to workers whose jobs have been permanently lost in
ANN ARBOR - LA2M, Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing, on Tuesday announced its speaker schedule through the end of summer, which includes a new program every Wednesday. LA2M has consistently been drawing in 70 plus marketing and business professionals each week, where attendees share and learn; network and hang-out, and enjoy good food. The program is
DETROIT - Motor City Connect kicks off Blood, Sweat and Gear July 27 to transform Detroit through the spirit of cooperation. The biggest element of this week, July 27 �?? August 1 will provide a great opportunity for many of the area's groups, clubs, chambers and associations to come together to focus on creating positive
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Toda America is scouting locations in Michigan and South Carolina to build a new lithium-ion battery cell production factory. Toda America wants to find a shovel-ready site, contingent upon winning a Department of Energy grant under the Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative to be awarded in
DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN - In efforts to partner Michigan's automotive-based companies with Department of Defense robotic requirements, several organizations are coming together to create an Automotive-Robotics Cluster July 28 -29 at Oakland University in Rochester. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Great Lakes Chapter is hosting the event at the Oakland Center to initiate