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Republican Senate Leader Says State Should Not Provide New Teachers With Pensions

LANSING ? Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said Friday the state should be out of the pension business when it comes to the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System, essentially advocating for not only new hires but everyone in the system to have a defined contribution 401(k) account instead. Meekhof's comments, coming a day

By |2015-02-09T00:00:00-05:00February 9th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

MSU Engineering College Earns $1.3 Million Endowment

EAST LANSING - A Chicago couple, who met in a calculus class at Michigan State University in the 1970s, has endowed a professorship to support entrepreneurship and diversity in the MSU College of Engineering. The $1.3 million gift, established through their estate plan, creates the Bob Nuber and Betty Shanahan Endowed Professorship and supports Empower

By |2015-02-09T00:00:00-05:00February 9th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Inforum Offers Opportunities For Tech Women To Connect, Elevate

DETROIT - From positioning Michigan as the Midwest hub for high-tech women entrepreneurs to networking with leading ladies of government, Inforum been busy with a year full of programs for professional women as the group celebrates its 10th year. Inforum is a Michigan organization designed to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for

By |2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00February 6th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

OST Opens Chicago Office

GRAND RAPIDS - Open Systems Technologies, better known as OST, entered the Chicago market in January, joining other OST locations in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Minneapolis and London, England. ?We selected the Oak Brook area because it is central to many large businesses, close to the airport, major freeways, has reasonable access to downtown Chicago, and,

By |2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00February 6th, 2015|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Michigan House GOP Makes Education Bills Priority

LANSING - Education bills that failed to make it to the governor last term, including third grade reading and changing the school accountability system, were prioritized by the Michigan House Republicans on Thursday as they released their 78-item action plan for the term. On the education side, House Republicans have included in their priorities promoting

By |2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00February 6th, 2015|Archive, Politics/Government|

Internet Advisor Podcast: Hemingwrite, Pasty.Net, Radio Show’s 17th Anniversary

DETROIT ? On this Internet Advisor podcast, Patrick Paul talks about his Hemingwrite a distraction free writing tool that is part throwback to the portable typewriters; Rick Broida also discusses the single-use cloud device; Charlie Hopper celebrates 17th anniversary of Pasty.Net in the Upper Peninsula with Co-hosts Foster Braun and Gary Baker who also celebrate

By |2015-02-06T00:00:00-05:00February 6th, 2015|Archive, Internet Advisor|