LANSING - Following the success of the Pure Michigan 400 last summer, Michigan International Speedway and Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a three-year deal on Wednesday to continue the partnership. During an event at the North American International Auto Show, officials from the MEDC and MIS, along with NASCAR drivers Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish
DETROIT ? Gov. Rick Snyder announced Tuesday during the North American International Auto Show that the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Superior Township plans to add 50 new jobs over the next three years as part of a $15 million expansion. The expansion, which involves a new environmental chamber used for testing vehicles in extreme
WASHINGTON DC ? The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls rose by 200,000 last month. The unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, sank to 8.5 percent in December, its lowest level since February 2009. November's rate was revised up to 8.7 percent. The Labor Department said private companies added
ATLANTA - A Poll Position national scientific telephone survey found that the majority of Americans (50 percent) said people who are caught texting while driving should lose their driver's license for a period of time. The survey also showed 38 percent said you should not lose your license for a period of time and 12
MUSKEGON - Edgewood Elementary students in Muskegon Heights will find a post-holiday surprise arriving at their door soon when donated school supplies from Media 1 and other local business are delivered later this month. Several boxes of Scholastic books, notebooks, binder, copy paper, pencils, pens, glue and various other classroom supplies will be donated to
GRAND RAPIDS ? As I was typing out the issue number on this eNewsletter, it hit me ? Vol. 10, No. 1. Means MITechNews.Com ? the first web portal site in Michigan to offer news about Michigan technology and entrepreneurs ? is celebrating its 10th birthday. It?s hard to believe when I left the Detroit
GRAND RAPIDS - MiBiz announced Wednesday that veteran business journalist Mark Sanchez has begun working for the region's largest business publication as a Senior Writer. Sanchez will cover the West Michigan health care, finance and small business beats for MiBiz and its affiliated print and online publications. For the last 25 years, Sanchez has been
LANSING - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was the favorite to win the Michigan Republican presidential primary next month before last night's Iowa caucuses, and his eight-vote victory there over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum appeared to do little to change that dynamic. There are still seven states that will hold primaries and caucuses between
WATERFORD - Single, childless women in their 20s are more likely than their male counterparts to graduate from college, reports Inforum in a study called "Women & the Workplace," a new installment of an ongoing research partnership to examine trends affecting women in the second decade of the 21st century. Maxine Lauer, CEO for Sphere
GRANDVILLE ? Cloud computing, agile methodology, tablet computers, mobile applications, and IT security are among the top technology trends for 2012, says Dawn Simpson, VP of Market Development for Trivalent, an IT services and data management company. Trivalent compiled its top ten technology trends list from a variety of sources including Forrester Research, Gartner, JP