LANSING - In a marked difference from the dramatic changes announced with the 2011-12 budget a year ago, Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday outlined a proposal for the 2012-13 budget that he said would build on the actions of the past 12 months and continue to help lead the state get more jobs. Snyder, joined
LANSING - The state's economic development efforts would continue to receive the same amount of funding as the current fiscal year, but Governor Rick Snyder has added more money for arts and cultural grants under the 2012-13 budget outlined Thursday. The state's business and economic gardening program, which replaced a tax credit system under the
DETROIT - Mobile Monday Michigan announced the mobile technology education and networking group's expansion in Mid-Michigan with the launch of a new chapter, Mobile Monday Lansing. Mobile Monday Michigan is the state?s branch of the Helsinki, Finland-based International Mobile Monday organization. MoMoMichigan is sponsored state-wide by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the state?s non-profit
LANSING - With Congress failing to act and more states finding a way to fix what they see as a big loophole that allows online retailers to avoid charging a state sales tax, proponents in Michigan say the time for the Legislature to act is now. "While Michigan waits, other states have taken action to
LANSING - After recently announcing its expansion into multiple Regions across the United States, Storm On Demand, the cloud hosting arm of managed hosting provider Liquid Web, has made updates that let users work on a variety of operating systems. Offering the feel of a traditional server with the flexibility and convenience of Cloud Hosting,
WASHINGTON ? Seeking novel ways to eliminate the gender gap in pay, the U.S. Department of Labor and its federal agency partners on the National Equal Pay Task Force announced Wednesday a contest for creating software applications that use the department's data to promote equal pay for men and women. Women are still paid less
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions, the Detroit-based global information technology and business services company, reported earnings of $220 million in 2011, a $15 million gain from 2010, marking the 21st consecutive years of annual revenue growth. Profit figures were not announced. ?Many companies have their ups and downs financially, but for S3, ever year is
AUBURN HILLS ? Plex Systems continues to eye an initial public offering in 2012 as it reports a 30-percent revenue gain for fiscal 2011 in a year when many other Michigan companies struggled to break even. Plex CEO Mark Symonds, in an interview with MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan, said, ?We?re watching the market and looking
MENLO PARK, Ca. - Facebook filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday that could value the company up to $100 billion, putting the eight-year-old social network on track to be one of the biggest Web stock market debuts of all time. In a securities filing, the company said it is seeking to raise $5
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index made a sharp rebound in January, alleviating concerns about a slowdown for the Michigan economy. The index, which measures activity such as production, new orders, inventories, and employment, rose to 65.9 in January after falling below 50 in December for the first time in more than a