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)
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
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
ANN ARBOR - A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research calculates the substantial economic contribution of the automotive industry to the national economy and the economies of all 50 states. Nationally, automakers, parts suppliers, and dealerships directly employ nearly 1.6 million workers and support a total of more than 7 million total jobs
GROSSE POINTE PARK ? Former Detroit Regional Chamber CIO Hans Erickson knows all about disaster recovery. He also knows that the technology used by professionals like him required installation, configuration and was beyond the capabilities of the average computer user. Enter GEEPS, data rescue software for everyone pre-loaded on a flash drive. MITechNews.Com readers get
LIVONIA - ACE ?15, Michigan?s 15th Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event to be held January 29 at Burton Manor will feature eight breakout sessions designed to nurture Michigan?s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through out the six hour event ACE?15 will provide access to many experts and resources. The eight breakout sessions include: Beyond the Idea: Funding Your
SOUTHFIELD ? Oakland County hosted its first tech248 networking event January 20 at Blue Water Technologies in Southfield, attracting about 100 professionals, far more than organizer Greg Doyle said the nascent technology networking group expected. Tech248, the brainchild of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, also kicked off a partnership with MITechNews.Com and its media
LANSING - In his first State of the State address of his second term, Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday that now was an opportunity to make fundamental changes to government, especially in the way it delivered services to persons needing help to get back into the mainstream of life. As part of that effort, Snyder