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 - "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
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 - Using some one-time money, reducing some proposed cuts and setting the stage for potential line-item vetoes, Governor Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders announced a target agreement for the 2011-12 fiscal year that essentially clears the way for the budget to be completed by May 31. Under the agreement, the effective cut to
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
WIXOM ? Youngsoft, a fast growing software consulting and services company, has more than 60 open positions now all over the United States. Youngsoft provides cost-effective IT solutions. The company also has its product and services for serving Health Care Industry under H2H Solutions and has many job opening for Health Care IT sector .
LANSING - The revised Michigan film incentive program is expected to receive $25 million under the budget negotiations that have been ongoing the last two days, Gongwer News Service has learned. Governor Rick Snyder proposed replacing the film tax credit under the Michigan Business Tax, whose repeal will occur under the tax legislation Snyder will
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and top legislative leaders have not yet reached a formal target agreement on the education aspects of the budget, but they are getting close, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said Wednesday morning. Richardville (R-Monroe) said he, House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall), Governor Rick Snyder, Lt. Governor Brian Calley and the
LANSING - All Michigan public employees would have to pay for at least 20 percent of the cost of their health benefits under legislation passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate. The Senate, as expected since Republicans make up a two-thirds supermajority of the body, mustered the two-thirds majority needed to adopt the constitutional amendment SJR