MILFORD - General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says his very first drive of a Chevrolet Volt development vehicle left him thrilled with what represents a radical break from the past. Barely 14 months after debuting as a concept at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, the Chevrolet Volt passed a major milestone on its way
LANSING - The Michigan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that will be developed by the end of the year will be a blueprint for the state to expand its work on improving the condition of the lakes. But the initiative will also be a tool to seek funding from the incoming federal administration, Lt. Governor John
LANSING - The Michigan House Tax Policy Committee is likely to act next week on legislation that would exclude collection of tobacco taxes from the gross receipts portion of the Michigan Business Tax. But while officials from two business groups said they support the concept of HB 6010 , they also urged the panel to
DETROIT - Phil Bertolini, CIO for Oakland County, Peter Karmanos Jr., Chairman of the Board, Compuware Corporation, and Richard Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations each received awards for outstanding community contributions Wednesday night at the Midwest Technology Leaders' awards ceremony. The three technology leaders won the Corporate Commitment to Michigan Award given to corporate leaders
ANN ARBOR - Butzel Long employee benefits attorney Mark Jane has been elected co-chair of the Washtenaw County Bar Association New Lawyers�?? Section. His term begins on June 30. Jane practices in the area of ERISA, employee benefits and compensation. He has experience in a variety of employee benefits matters, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders,
ANN ARBOR - MichBio has negotiated a special arrangement with the organizers of BioPharm America making its life science member companies eligible for a $200 registration discount for the BioPharm America 2008 conference Sept. 9-10 in Atlanta. Please note that you must state in the comment field within the online registration form that you are
LANSING - The number of telephone lines continued to decline in Michigan last year, but the proportion of those controlled by competitors increased slightly, the Public Service Commission said in its annual report on competition in the industry released Monday. The report said there were 4.9 million telephone lines in the state in 2007, down
TROY - Jim Townsend, executive director, tourism economic development council of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, will brief Automation Alley members June 4 on what companies are doing to build the Detroit brand and how you can use elements of the campaign in your marketing materials. Detroit has been rebranded and tourism numbers
GREENVILLE - United Solar Ovonic, which makes solar laminate products in a town that lost 10,000 jobs when Electrolux moved an appliance factory to Mexico, started hiring the first of 400 new employees on Monday, very good economic news for this hard pressed mid Michigan town. The company, based in Auburn Hills, recently began planning
DETROIT - A net 9 percent of chief information officers in the Detroit area expect to hire information technology professionals in the third quarter of 2008, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Thirteen percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 4 percent