LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's decision to abandon legislation that would set up a state-run health insurance exchange due to opposition from House Republicans and to instead pursue a state-federal partnership to create the exchange was met with understanding, but disappointment by exchange supporters Thursday. Paul Duguay, deputy director of the Michigan Association of Health
GRAND RAPIDS - Start Garden, the $15 million pre-seed fund started by ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos, wants to get closer to the entrepreneurs and startup ideas it aims to help. It's doing that by opening a new "community center" in downtown Grand Rapids. Start Garden's new 5,000-square-foot space in the Trade Center building at the
PLEASANT RIDGE - Digital promotions company ePrize announced Tuesday that it was acquired by Catterton Partners, a Connecticut-based, consumer-focused private equity fund with $2.5 billion under management. Terms were not announced. In a press release, the company said the investment will be used to accelerate ePrize's overall growth and expansion, particularly in the multi-channel engagement
LANSING - Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis on Friday announced his support for the November ballot proposal that would increase the state's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025, and he said the proposal has been building support among his Republican colleagues. "This should not be a conservative or liberal, or Republican
LANSING - Public school employees are on the verge of refunds that could total thousands of dollars unless Governor Rick Snyder appeals the Court of Appeals decision Friday finding that a 2010 law mandating them to contribute 3 percent of their pay toward retiree health care coverage violated the U.S. and Michigan constitutions. Snyder has
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations that Sept. 27 is the application deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Michigan as a result of excessive rain, high winds, hail, freeze, frost, blizzard, tornadoes, flooding and
NEW YORK - Shares are rising again, continuing the sharp run-up of the past few weeks that has propelled the tech juggernaut to its all-time high. The stock recently rose 1.8 percent at $660, pushing Apple?s market capitalization up to $619 billion, FactSet data show. The previous historical record for top market cap belonged to
TORONTO, Can. - Vendors and analysts may be touting the value of social media in the workplace, but a majority of companies are still resisting, according to a new study. The study, The 'Killer Apps 2012' report was compiled by Easynet and Ipanema Technologies, and was .based upon online field research conducted in March and
GRAND RAPIDS ? In late September, computer hackers and the IT security professionals who cross digital swords in Grand Rapids at a two-day conference to share the latest measures and counter measures on computer network security. GrrCON (pronounced ?Grrrr Con?) will run on September 27th and 28th, at the DeVos Place. Significant portions are dedicated
WASHINGTON D.C. - A federal court has ruled that warrantless cell phone tracking by police is legal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday ruled that law enforcement officials were within their legal right to track Melvin Skinner, an alleged drug trafficker, through his cell phone before his arrest in 2006. According