DETROIT ? The Moroun family, in a bid to use the Michigan Constitution to stop a second bridge across the Detroit River that would threaten their monopoly with the Ambassador Bridge, has now committed an astounding $29 million of their fortune to the effort, campaign finance reports filed Friday show. The People Should Decide, the
LANSING - The state's credit rating did not see an uptick as it could have because of the number of ballot proposals, State Budget Director John Nixon said on Thursday, and particularly because of the proposal to require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature or affirmative statewide vote to increase taxes. "When the governor and
DETROIT - Learn how business leaders are getting involved as advisors and investors on Nov. 14 at a breakfast hosted by Inforum. Hear pitches from two of Michigan's most promising new women-led businesses. Get straight talk on the possible downside of start-up ventures - and the surprising rewards of guiding innovative ideas to market. At
ANN ARBOR ? The deadline to enter the fall Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan contest has been moved to Oct. 29 to accommodate student teams. ?The AMIC student teams weren't informed whether they were finalists by our original deadline of October 15, so we extended our deadline to give them (and others) a chance to
LANSING ? The Michigan Energy Office issued seven Requests for Proposals and a Request for Interest to solicit project applications that will develop innovative clean energy technologies and assist Michigan businesses, schools and communities in reducing their energy consumption. ?It is crucial that we work to ensure our commercial and public buildings are as energy
DETROIT ? Compuware's second quarter revenue and net income plunged, even lower than Wall Street expectations, and the street punished the company's stock Wednesday. The tale of the tap is net income for Compuware fell to $10.6 million (5 cents per share) versus $22.7 million (10 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a
LONDON - A poll by a leading coupon code website in the United States has found that cell phones are replacing many traditional household items, with the average American no longer possessing calendars, calculators, alarm clocks and landlines. ?I remember a time when people thought cell phones having a full color screen and camera was
CUPERTINO - Apple announced Tuesday its long-awaited iPad Mini, a smaller, slightly redesigned version of its larger slate, comes with a 7.9-inch screen and runs Apple's iOS 6 software. The iPad Mini is 7.2mm thick, about 23 percent thinner than the fourth-generation iPad. The device weighs 0.68 pounds, making it 53 percent lighter than its
DETROIT - Back in 2010, a Roland Berger study was already warning that only six to eight global players in rechargeable battery business would survive through to 2017. In fact, the process of consolidation across the Li-Ion battery market is progressing even faster than expected. Over the last two years, the industry has seen a
DETROIT ? SBA's Michigan District Office is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Small Business Awards. The Michigan Small Business Person of the Year will be in contention for the National Small Business Person of the Year award selected at the Small Business Week event in Washington D.C. Beginning now, you may submit a preliminary