WASHINGTON D.C. - The White House expressed concerns about a controversial cybersecurity bill that would authorize Internet companies to divulge confidential customer records and communications. Opposition from the Obama administration -- which stopped short of a veto threat -- could imperil the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is scheduled for a House of
WASHINGTON ? A new report says clean energy employers announced plans involving at least 137 projects in 42 states during the first quarter of this year ? Michigan?s clean energy jobs growth was significant, with upwards of 1,200 new clean energy jobs announced in the first three months of 2012. Environmental Entrepreneurs said Dow Chemical?s
LANSING - Questioning whether the Mackinac Center for Public Policy engaged in lobbying activities when it claimed on its tax disclosure forms it did not, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak) has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking it to review the organization and take "appropriate actions" to ensure it complies with
GRAND RAPIDS ? Cyber Styletto, a cyber crime novella that chronicles this life of a black hat hacker, is now available as an eBook on Amazon.Com's Kindle service. The book is co-authored by MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan. The novella is available for free for any Amazon Prime members, in Amazon?s electronic lending library. ?Cyber Styletto
GRAND RAPIDS ? MiBiz.Com is looking for a full-time sales rep to help businesses in West and Southwest Michigan increase their sales and build awareness. The business magazine, in partnership with MITechNews.Com to create its Technology Section, and related digital properties are read by the region's top executives and business owners in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo,
KENTWOOD ? X-Rite announced Tuesday it would be acquired for $5.55 a share, or $468 million - $625 million including the assumption of debt - by Washington D.C.-based Danaher, a former real estate trust turned conglomerate. Danaher pays a valuation multiple of 2 times annual revenue and 10 times earnings for the technology company focusing
ANN ARBOR - In 2010, the production, sales, service and use of the automobile contributed $91.5 billion to state government tax revenues and at least $43 billion to federal government tax revenues contends a new study by the Center for Automotive Research. ?The automotive industry accounts for 13 percent of all state government tax revenues,?
WASHINGTON D.C. - Foreign spies have become much more common in America's higher education institutions over the last five years, reports Bloomberg. The FBI says many of them are Chinese nationals. The end of the Cold War did a lot to deepen international scientific collaboration, prompting universities to broaden their global activities. Students on American
NEW YORK ? With the Titanic sinking centennial Sunday April 15, there's every indication that modern science and technology in combination with a much greater awareness of seaborne hazards, make such a tragedy - at least on the scale of Titanic ? extremely unlikely today, experts say. It's not, of course, that icebergs are no
LANSING - A poll released Thursday shows voters overwhelmingly oppose eliminating or significantly changing the personal property tax, and if the Legislature does so, a majority of voters would support a constitutional amendment to guarantee full replacement of the revenue it generates. EPIC-MRA conducted the poll on behalf of the Replace Don't Erase coalition, which