LANSING - If the controversial New International Trade Crossing bridge is built between Detroit and Windsor, it would have the biggest effect on relieving traffic congestion between the two nations, a study said, whereas a second Ambassador Bridge located next to the current span would not. The study did not, however, recommend one project or
DETROIT - Detroit Public Schools could lose as much as a third of its teaching staff over the next several years, but the staffing cuts are part of the district's school improvement plan, not its deficit reduction plan, officials told Gongwer News Service. The recent deficit reduction plans filed with the state call for eliminating
LANSING - For the first time since 1996, Michigan would once again ban a late-term abortion procedure under bills passed out of both the House and Senate on Wednesday. Governor John Engler declared Michigan was the first state to prohibit doctors from performing so-called "partial-birth" abortions 15 years ago, but the courts struck down the
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google had required invitations to the service since its debut as a "project" in June. But Tuesday morning, Google opened the doors of Google+ to all. Google+ has also graduated to being a "beta" product. "We're nowhere near done, but with the improvements we've made so far, we're ready to move from
ANN ARBOR - Information technology security company Arbor Networks plans to invest $8.7 million to upgrade its Ann Arbor-based research-and-development operation, which could result in hiring 30 people this year, according to city documents obtained by Ann Arbor.Com. It's the latest sign that the Massachusetts-based tech firm is likely to maintain its 78-person Ann Arbor
DETROIT ? By October, Quicken Loans will start moving another 2,000 employees to Detroit from the suburbs, nudging downtown closer to what Quicken founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert calls the tipping point for revitalization. Gilbert told the Detroit Free Press editorial board Monday that most of those workers will move into the Chase Tower, a
LANSING - The Detroit International Bridge Company has spent $4.7 million on its television advertisements urging residents to oppose the proposed new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, according to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. Mickey Blashfield, director of governmental relations for the Ambassador Bridge, called the figure inaccurate, but declined to say what the
LANSING - To get most state and local paved roads into good or fair condition, another $1.83 billion per year will be needed from 2012 to 2023, according to a bipartisan report from two members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee. The study was geared toward getting 95 percent of state trunkline freeways in good
SAN FRANCISCO - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factories that build guided missiles and rocket engines; submarines; and nuclear-power equipment have had their computer networks hacked, according to a report. The Reuters news agency said Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported that information from Mitsubishi's computer system was stolen in the attack. A representative of the company confirmed the
WASHINGTON DC - Cyberattacks are about to carry even more weight, with the United States and Australia including them in a mutual defense treaty. The two nations declared the cyber realm to be part of the 60-year-old treaty. The inclusion will mean that a cyberattack on one country could lead to a response by both,