LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder on Friday appointed Jenell Leonard of DeWitt as director of the Film Office, replacing Margaret O'Riley, who will now take on the role of the vice president of corporate affairs at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. O'Riley had just been re-appointed to her position earlier this month for a term
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and environmental groups are so far disappointed by President Barack Obama's budget proposal, which does not include money for the New International Trade Crossing customs station and would cut federal efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes, both said in separate statements released Monday. Peters (D-Bloomfield Township)
LANSING ? Michigan House Majority Floor Leader Aric Nesbitt said he's never shied away from hard work, and is confident he is able to take on a potential re-write of the state's energy policy combined with his duties as floor leader. When asked how he plans to balance both leading the House Energy Policy Committee
LANSING - Cyber jobs are a hot topic right now for most age groups in America. Over the past year, I?ve received many calls from parents with 16 - 18-year-old young adults heading off to community colleges or universities asking for general guidance on cybersecurity careers. I also get contacted via a social media websites
LANSING - All state purchasing will now officially be done by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget under an executive directive issued Thursday by Governor Rick Snyder. While purchasing operations have been conducted through DTMB for some time, each department had its own purchasing officer for the items and services it needed. Under Executive
MASON ? The Michigan Energy Fair returns in June to the Mason County Fairgrounds where Co-Chair Allan O?Shea said in an interview this week that more emphasis will be placed on waking up the state to what?s happening in alternative energy. This year, O?Shea said the Energy Fair has taken a different approach, dividing the
LIVONIA ? Civionics, an Ann Arbor wireless sensing system maker, won the $5,000 cash prize at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship, known throughout the state simply as ACE. Nine other entrepreneurs competed in the contest, which has now become the featured event, what with the demise last year of the former Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest
LANSING - Tech entrepreneurs are on the rise in Michigan and playing an increasingly prominent role in Michigan?s economy, with the number of tech start-up companies in Michigan more than tripling over the past four years, says a top executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?No other state does what Michigan does to fund
ANN ARBOR - Consumer optimism rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers reported Friday, and that optimism extends well below households with incomes under $75,000. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946, the surveys monitor consumer attitudes and
DETROIT - DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal for a package of energy-efficiency programs that includes home energy consultations, energy-efficiency assistance, home energy surveys, a multifamily program and a school program. The scope of work includes distribution and installation of low-cost energy-efficiency measures, and outreach events with the goal of teaching customers about