DETROIT - WWJ Newsradio 950 is reporting that Ford is going to cut one of the shifts at its assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, cutting nearly 900 jobs. That plant builds both the Ford Mustang and Mazda6. Ford says it is doing this to bring supply in line with demand. Interestingly, the Mustang has
PLEASANT RIDGE - In a story published Feb. 9 about ePrize Founder Josh Linkner getting moved to chairman from CEO, it was incorrectly reported that ePrize investor Dan Gilbert owns Rock Financial Showcase. Blair Bowman is the owner. Rock Financial purchased the naming rights. To read the corrected story, click on ePrize a>>
LANSING - The Save Our Students, Schools and State Coalition is looking for caps on what districts have to pay toward health care and retirement and automatic renewal of the 18-mill local school tax as ways to keep districts out of deficits in the coming years. But the state also needs to step up and
WASHINGTON DC - On Tuesday, the US will undergo a simulated cyberattack to help policymakers decide how well the country would cope. The cyberattack simulation, called Cyber Shockwave, was created by Michael Hayden, a former CIA director general, and the National Security Preparedness Group of the Bipartisan Policy Center, which is a three-year-old nonprofit organization
DETROIT - You may be sick and tired of hearing about all these recalls at Toyota, but here's another one. The company is voluntarily calling back some 8,000 Tacoma pickups. A small number of 2010 models with four-wheel drive may have tiny cracks on part of the front driveshaft that could cause the shaft to
LANSING - Pure Michigan ads depict vast lake scenes, woods afire in autumnal colors, serene winter landscapes, and have won awards and praise for helping restart Michigan's tourism industry during one of its worst economic crisis. Yet, there is a small number of critics who charge the ads' beauty belie a false government premise. Led
LANSING - Economists have been hedging about the timing of Michigan's economic comeback, but it will be this year, said Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Greg Main in a recent interview with Gongwer News Service. At the most recent revenue estimating conference, and at several prior conferences, economists have indicated that Michigan employment should begin
LANSING - As expected, Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed Thursday morning expanding the sales tax to services, reducing the sales tax rate to 5.5 percent and phasing out the Michigan Business Tax surcharge by 2012 as part of her 2010-11 fiscal year budget recommendation. "Our tax system has not kept pace with these economic changes and
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft said on Thursday that it is planning an update to Windows 7 that will close a number of loopholes that counterfeiters had used to thwart the operating system's built-in antipiracy measures. The Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7, which will be released later this month, closes more than 70 "activation
PLEASANT RIDGE ? Interactive promotions company ePrize announced Tuesday that founder Josh Linkner has been shifted to chairman of the board, turning the chief executive officer duties over to Matt Wise, effective March 1. Wise has served as CEO of Q Interactive since 2006, transforming the company from its origins as a coupon and savings