BEULAH ? Duke Energy, which had planned to develop a $360 million wind power project in Benzie and Manistee counties, has instead decided to discontinue development of the 16,000 acre project that could have generated up to 200 megawatts of renewable electricity to power about 60,000 homes. In a press release, the North Carolina-based company
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday its co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from its board of directors, severing all ties with the Internet company he started nearly two decades ago. In a statement, Yang said: "the time has come for me to pursue other interests outside Yahoo." He added that he was also was
LANSING ? The state of Michigan's official travel and tourism web site attracted more visits than any state tourism web site in the country for the fifth consecutive year, according to the independent online measurement company Experian Hitwise. Michigan.Org received 7.69 percent of the overall market share of visits to state tourism sites, and had
SAN FRANCISCO - The Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours, in protest against proposed legislation in the United States ? the Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, and PROTECTIP in the U.S. Senate. If passed, this legislation will harm the free and open
SOUTHFIELD - The average age of cars and light trucks on the road today is a record 10.8 years, offering a sales opportunity for both the automotive aftermarket and for automakers who hope the public will buy new, rather than fix up. The annual survey from R.L. Polk shows the average age of cars and
LIVONIA ? If you're a business, academic institution, non-profit or any other group looking to unload old technology ? PC's, Laptops, Servers, Cell phones, Toner Cartridges, Networking Equipment, phone systems ? then Valaset wants to talk to you. CEO Tom Stroup says he?ll work with any size business ?with old technology they want to sell.?
DETROIT - Five years ago, Bob Lutz stood in front of a curious crowd at the North American International Auto Show and introduced the Chevrolet Volt electric plug-in concept car to the world. This week Lutz introduced a line of extended-range electric pickup trucks, vans and SUVs that he thinks make more sense than the
SAN FRANCISCO - Venture capital funding was up last year to a 10-year high. So is it a bubble? And if so, is it still expanding or ready to burst? During the fourth quarter of 2011, venture capitalists spent $7.6 billion investing in companies around the world, according to venture capital database CB Insights in
DETROIT - Manuel "Matty" Moroun - billionaire, owner of an international bridge and political powerhouse - is locked in the Wayne County Jail, where he will remain until his company relents and builds the ramps connecting freeways to the Ambassador Bridge in the way a judge said it was bound to do. Sheriff's deputies led
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder is still making final decisions on a proposal to move ahead with a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and will not make an announcement on his proposal until after the State of the State address on January 18, sources said on Thursday. Coincidental to actions by a Detroit