LANSING - A report from an ad hoc Senate committee on the proposed Detroit River International Crossing will likely say the state should allow the study on the proposal to be completed, but then do nothing else on the proposal, sources have indicated. Making a decision on a the DRIC is the last main element
LANSING - As Michigan workers continue to lose their jobs and look toward re-training or additional education as part of their next career move, there are not many options for those people to receive financial aid to achieve their goals, says a new report by the Michigan League for Human Services. The league's report, released
LANSING - With just one dissent, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the result of the Court of Appeals decision to take the Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal off the November ballot, though with varied reasons. Supporters of the proposal said they have not yet made a decision on whether to seek federal court action in
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LANSING - With the resignation of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she hoped that a new chapter can begin for the state and city both, "to see this as an opportunity to build a great city and region together, city and suburb, east and west, north and south." With her statement,
SOUTHFIELD ? Certified pubic accounting firm Plante & Moran on Wednesday announced it has opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico - joining Plante & Moran?s Shanghai, China, office abroad. Plante & Moran?s global reach also extends to more than 70 countries via Praxity, an alliance of more than 100 professional accounting and auditing firms worldwide.
MENLO PARK, Ca. - Eleven percent of chief information officers surveyed for the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report expect to add staff in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 3 percent forecast personnel reductions. The net 8 percent increase compares with a net 10 percent increase projected last quarter. The majority
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google's new Chrome browser is for PCs today, but company co-founder Sergey Brin expects the technology will make its way to Android, the company's mobile phone operating system and software suite. Chrome and Android were developed largely separately, Brin said in an interview at the Chrome launch event Tuesday covered by
DEARBORN - Ford's next-generation navigation system debuted on the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS this summer with 11 other 2009 models scheduled to get this new technology as well. They include the Ford F-150, Expedition, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Super Duty, and Econoline; the Mercury Mariner and Mountaineer; and the Lincoln MKX and Navigator. "Ford's goal
DEARBORN - A fleet of Ford 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engines hopes to prove that this new technology will deliver years of reliable V-8 power with V-6 fuel economy to customers when it goes into production next year. "EcoBoost was engineered with a relentless, disciplined focus on quality that required a zero-defect mindset from engineers as