WASHINGTON DC - Trying to revive languishing health-care legislation, the White House proposed Monday that a tax on high-end health plans be delayed for all workers, not just those in unions, and suggested new taxes to help make up for the lost revenue. President Barack Obama will carry the proposal, an attempt to bridge differences
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan cannot repair itself from its new ranking as a poor state without more students attending and graduating college, the president of Grand Valley State University told the Senate Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee on Friday, but it cannot do that if the state continues to impose a tax on students and their
GRAND RAPIDS - Technologist Keith Brophy, a vice president at RCM Technologies Enterprise Integration Division, once again looked into his crystal ball to make his annual predictions of what tech trends will likely prevail in the years to come ? the eleventh straight year he has provided his "geeky" outlook. Before a packed house on
LANSING - While criticism has rained down on Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed 2010-11 budget, and its call to expand sales taxes to services, she questioned on Thursday whether legislators could come up with the votes needed for a cuts-only budget. But in talking to reporters after an event at the Capitol, Granholm still said there
ANSING - Community college officials said Thursday they understand that the state has no additional money for them, but they said they should be allowed to manage those cuts or freezes and not be told by the state what to cut. College officials took aim at the Senate Republican plan to cut all public employee
EAST LANSING - After two years of economic woes, Michigan citizens appear to be seeing new glimmers of hope in Michigan State University's latest State of the State Survey. "The situation is still grim, but there are hopeful signs," said MSU Economist Charles Ballard, who directs the quarterly telephone survey. A total of 991 interviews
GRAND RAPIDS - Van Andel Research Institute researchers have found a way to reverse resistance to sunitinib, a treatment that is currently the first line of defense against clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a deadly form of kidney cancer. Most patients who show a positive response to sunitinib develop a resistance to the drug after
BATTLE CREEK - A Japanese company will generate more than 50 direct factory jobs in the Battle Creek area under a stimulus bill battery grant wrapped up Tuesday. Toda America Inc. will invest about $70 million in the plant, which is planned for startup operations in February 2011 and full production by 2013. It will
MIDLAND - The BlueWater Angels Tuesday announced its first investment for 2010 - $250,000 in an award winning green tech startup called Advanced Battery Concepts. Advanced Battery is a tenant at the MidMichigan Innovation Center in Midland and has developed technology called Green Seal that it says will revolutionize the lead-acid battery industry. There will
ANN ARBOR - Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $95,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. Buycentives, CIMple Integrations, and Local Orbit received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Ann Arbor-based Buycentives helps manufacturers deliver customized sales incentives to online car shoppers during the shopping process. Via information provided