LANSING - A proposal to update Michigan's oldest, but most critical information technology systems, during the next five years was outlined Tuesday before the two legislative general government appropriations subcommittees. The proposal, made to the two subcommittees, by Chief Information Officer David Behen, accompanied an outline of the final report on Michigan's IT status and
LANSING - Users of prepaid wireless phones would have to pay a 911 surcharge when purchasing their phones and any future minutes under a bill reported unanimously Tuesday by the House Energy and Technology Committee. HB 5468 would require a surcharge of 1.92 percent per retail transaction to help fund 911 services in counties across
GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick DeVos, like his grandfather Richard DeVos, co-founder of Amway, is writing a new page in the entrepreneur rule book with the announcement Thursday of Start Garden, a $15 million investment fund ? the money is put up by the DeVos family ? that will invest $5,000 in two ideas each week,
LANSING - It is not the complete removal of the cap the Senate wanted, nor is it the incredibly large cap a House committee approved, but what passed the House unexpectedly Thursday was just enough of an expansion of cyberschools to win support on a 56-54 vote. "House Republicans today approved pro-student, pro-parent education reforms
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a controversial Internet surveillance bill, rejecting increasingly vocal arguments from critics that it would do more to endanger Americans' privacy than aid cybersecurity. By a vote of 248 to 168, a bipartisan majority approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, which would
LANSING ? Michigan had two more signs Thursday the economy is improving with the release of Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index and the Michigan Housing Index. Both indexes saw improvement in the state's economy, with the housing index, by the Michigan Association of Home Builders, showing builders saw improvements in the first quarter and
GRAND RAPIDS - When Mark Sellers bought Grand Rapids Brewing Co. last year, he thought he bought all of its assets. But it turns out he had a cybersquatter parked on his website who refused to relinquish the domain name until the squatter, a Grand Rapids Internet promotions company, was paid $2,000. Now Sellers owns
LANSING - March sales were positive, and retailers are expecting that trend to continue the next three months, the Michigan Retailers Association said in releasing its latest Michigan Retail Index on Wednesday. The March performance index, created in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was 57.8, a result of 49 percent of retailers
DETROIT - Mean total cash compensation for U.S. mobility professionals climbed from $105,800 in 2010 to $115,200 - an 8.9 percent increase ? the second biannual salary survey by SAE International reported Tuesday. The good news for engineers and related technical professionals is that employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority in the
ANN ARBOR - Nine Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling more than $2 million. So far in the program, 72 companies have received seed funding totaling more than $16 milion. ?The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund is helping businesses across the state bring their innovative products to market,? said Skip