LANSING - Local exchange carriers could charge long distance providers for the use of their networks on intrastate long distance calls no more than what the federal government allows carriers to charge on interstate long-distance calls under a bill unanimously passed Wednesday by the Michigan Senate. Companies with more than 250,000 customers already are limited
LANSING - A jobs development proposal outlined by President Barack Obama could help the state propose a budget that does not need layoffs of police officers, firefighters and teachers, Gov, Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on energy manufacturing grants Granholm did not offer details of how her budget for
LANSING - The Michigan Legislature moved Tuesday toward a ban on sending or reading a text message while driving as the full House and Senate Transportation Committee approved legislation to make the practice a traffic violation. Supporters of the bill said action is long overdue in Michigan to combat what they called a dangerously distracting
ANN ARBOR - Four more Michigan companies recently split $924,000 in investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund - Mandy & Pandy, Algal Scientific, Axenic Dental, and RealBio Technology. To date, 38 Michigan companies have received seed money from the Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan?s SmartZones. ?The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund is a great
LANSING ? Dan Lohrmann, chief technology officer for the state of Michigan, has been named by Computerworld as one of the top 100 IT Leaders for 2010. Lohrmann, 46, was Michigan's chief security officer for many years, and his resume includes a stint at the National Security Agency. He's also a blogger and an author.
GRAND RAPIDS - On Tuesday, Van Andel Institute cut the ribbon on its eight-story, $178 million, 240,000 square foot Phase II expansion, increasing the number of laboratories from the current 18 to more than 50, and providing the capacity for another 550 high paying white collar jobs. The expanded facility creates economic and scientific opportunity
HOLLAND - Twice as many education and health care employers are planning to increase their information technology staff during the next six months as did during the last six months, reports a new survey by Paragon Recruiting. Manufacturing companies are least likely to be adding IT workers. Overall the hiring trends for the next half
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute researchers have figured out how plants, on a molecular level, respond to drought and cold, which could help engeineer crops that not only thrive in harsh environments globally, but also combat global food shortages. The fine print on this discovery is VAI researchers have determined precisely how the
WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense has pulled a parental control product from its online store serving military families after learning that the company collects childrens' data, according to documents the Electronic Privacy Information Center obtained from the government agency. EPIC has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Echometrix, maker of
LANSING - Michigan has been shedding jobs for about a decade and economists see that continuing for at least another couple of years. But Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Greg Main sees the turnaround coming as soon as next year. The MEDC has been working with a substantial number of companies over the past few