LANSING - Although Michigan's jobless rate of 9.3 percent is the highest since 1992, the Upper Hand campaign, launched three years ago, has made some inroads into creating jobs in Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation's marketing strategy has also improved the perceptions of Michigan in the eyes of out-of-state businesses, officials said. The campaign
LANSING - Federal Highway Administration approval of the final environmental impact statement for the controversial Detroit River International Crossing, which calls for construction of a new bridge close to Fort Wayne and Zug Island in the downriver area of Detroit, was issued on Friday, Department of Transportation officials said. That opens the way for the
HAZEL PARK - Every Year ShopInPrivate.com provides a list of the 10 worst Christmas gifts. We warn you not to buy these items because they send the wrong messages. Christmas is supposed to be a time of giving, sharing and treating each other with kindness. These gifts don't send that message. Instead, they say something
SAN FRANCISCO - The alleged vulnerability reportedly allowed an attacker to set up filters on users' e-mail accounts without their knowledge, according to a proof of concept posted Sunday at the blog Geek Condition. In the post, Geek Condition's Brandon wrote that the vulnerability had caused some people to lose their domain names registered through
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm will be in Philadelphia next week for a National Governors Association meeting where President-elect Barack Obama will talk with the state leaders about the challenges they face in the current economic environment. Vice President-elect Joe Biden will also be at the meeting Tuesday. Obama officials said the topic will be
LANSING - The Strategic Fund Board approved $16 million in Centers of Energy Excellence grants Tuesday, allocating the remainder of the funding allowed for the fiscal year and leaving one project hoping additional funds are added to the program. The board Tuesday also approved the last of the tool and die renaissance zones allowed under
GRAND RAPIDS - AimWest, a technology professional networking group in West Michigan, is hosting its annual Holiday party Dec. 17 at McFadden's Irish Pub - the theme Egg Nog & Networking, Natch. The libations will begin to flow at 5:01 pm. The event is free for AimWest members and non members alike. There will be
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft is listed fifth in the Top 10 list of the worst spam service ISPs compiled by Spamhaus.org. Spammers are advertising links to sites that ?peddle fake pharmacy products, porn, and Nigerian 419 scams? on Microsoft's Live.com and Livefilestore.com sites because they know that the Microsoft sites won't get blocked by antispam
WARREN - Survivability Team Leader Heather Molitoris of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, has received the prestigious Louis Dellamonica Award for Outstanding U.S. Army Materiel Command Personnel of the Year Award for 2007. ?Heather was selected for her outstanding work using many different modeling and simulation [M&S] tools for developing
LANSING - The domestic auto industry that the United States has known for decades, dominated by three major Detroit manufacturers, is no more, economic analysts said on Tuesday as a combination of continued sales collapse and the uncertainty of federal assistance means that even under the best circumstances "radical restructuring" of the companies will be