LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder Thursday called the approval of Michigan's $46 billion budget in advance of his May 31 target date "an achievement that underscores the power of Michigan." Earlier in the day, the Michigan Senate passed the omnibus budget bills for the 2011-12 fiscal year, sending them to Governor Rick Snyder for his
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder will be able to promote development of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, but he will not be able to use any state funds to build it under budget conference reports adopted Tuesday. The budgets for both the Department of Transportation (SB 185 ) and general government (SB
LANSING - The full Michigan Senate will consider an amendment to the Telecommunications Act resulting in additional deregulation of the state's telephone industry, though opponents argue it could possibly result in cutting some residents off from 911 emergency service. The Senate Energy and Technology Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to report the Senate substitute for HB
DETROIT - Ned Staebler, formerly of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is joining Wayne State University as vice president for economic development. He begins work June 6. Staebler will coordinate the University's activities related to TechTown, Wayne State's research park and business incubator; commercialization of University-based research discoveries; and participation in Midtown and other area
TROY ? Less than 24 hours after Stage 2 Innovations introduced a $100 million investment fund available to second-stage companies, its web site had received 51 online applications. The privately funded ? by a Michigan investor who is jealously guarding his anonymity ? and co founded by former Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda ? will work
LANSING - Though he acknowledged it would be impossible to say how many, Governor Rick Snyder said the changes to the tax code he signed Wednesday would create new work in the state. Snyder signed the legislation (HB 4361 , PA 38; HB 4362 , PA 39; HB 4479 , PA 40; HB 4480 ,
LANSING - Entrepreneurs, investors, educators, mentors and support professionals are invited to attend the inaugural Entrepreneur Connect 2011 June 9-10 at the James B. Henry Center For Executive Development. The event is highlighted by the presentation of $250,000 in prizes at the spring competition of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest. Hosts include GLEQ, Lansing Economic Area
LANSING - "Freaky Deaky," a new movie based on Elmore "Dutch" Leonard's novel of the same name, won approval for a film incentive, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The book, and now the movie, is about a group of 1960s radicals in Detroit who meet up again in 1974. It will mark the
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google has plugged an Android hole that could have allowed someone to snoop on an unencrypted Wi-Fi network and access calendar and contact data on the smartphones. "Today we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third-party access to
LANSING ? A disaster recovery test at the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget turned into a disaster when a link to a mainframe computer was broken at noon Wednesday crashing the computers at many state offices, including 131 Secretary of State branch offices, until 5 pm Thursday. State employees and contractors worked around