LANSING ? Michigan Drivers under age 19 who have a crash because they were using their cell phone while driving could lose the right to talk and drive, Secretary of State Terri Land announced Thursday. Under Land's order, any teen driver still under the graduated driver's license or still on probation could have a restriction
LANSING - After getting a late start on implementation, the Department of Treasury is on track to have annual Michigan Business Tax forms ready this fall, the Senate Finance Committee was told Thursday. But being able to meet all deadlines for companies to file their annual returns for the new tax will depend on the
LANSING - A newly passed law requires private detectives and investigators to be licensed by the State of Michigan. In addition to traditional "gumshoes," the law also applies to those engaged in investigating "computer forensics" such as the consultant your organization might retain to assist you in the event of a network security breach. The
ANN ARBOR - HandyLab will work closely with Nanogen on a new two-year, $10.4 million contract to develop a molecular diagnostic assay that can be used by the Center For Disease Control and Prevention to identify and respond to a flue pandemic. The molecular diagnostic test will also be developed in partnership with the Medical
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan entrepreneurs have yet another resource they can use to make their dream companies become reality - the Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs project developed by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. Harry Blecker, director of the new entrepreneurial resource, talks about how entrepreneurs can get thousands of dollars worth of services
BOSTON - The global biotechnology industry reached record levels in financing and deal making in 2007, with more than $29.9 billion in financing raised within the industry, a new study from Ernst & Young reports. In the study, Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report 2008, Ernst & Young examines three key trends that are transforming business
ANN ARBOR - These days, it's all about teams. But the team today is not necessarily sitting in your office. Join the New Enterprise Forum on June 19 as the entrepreneurial group examines collaboration in the world of innovation, from large companies that outsource, to the use of experts, and even collaboration with your competitors.
TROY - Do you have all the tools you need to grow your business? Is this economy challenging your bottom-line? Do you have limited funds for your marketing budget? If you answered yes to any of these questions, than Automation Alley has a program for you on June 25, part of its Marketing Mechanics Series.
LANSING - There is a possibility the full Senate may begin to act on legislation dealing with the renewable energy portfolio standards this week, Senate GOP sources said, but action on the main measure may wait as legislators try to develop a compromise proposal on the bill that critics have charged would allow the state's
LANSING - The current Michigan tax credits for the film industry are bringing business to the state, and the cost of those credits will not be known until next year, Michigan Economic Development Corporation officials said in urging the House Commerce Committee to hold off adjusting those credits. In the first nine weeks of the