DETROIT - The Financial Times reports GM's talks to sell part of Opel to Magna have hit a snag. The FT says Magna's Russian partners want access to GM's global technology so they can build Opel's in Russia, which GM isn't too keen to see happen. Also, GM wants a clause to be able to
LANSING - With most of the state's electric and natural gas utilities launching their energy efficiency programs over the coming month, the Public Service Commission on Monday invited those utilities and related contractors to join in an effort to improve those programs. PSC Chair Orijakor Isiogu said it would take some work to get the
LANSING - A revised bill intended to retain the North American International Auto Show by extending regional taxes to support the expansion and modernization of Cobo Center won final approval of the Legislature early Friday, completing a tortured path of a proposal that again exposed deep schisms in the metro Detroit area. This time, new
BIRMINGHAM ? General Electric will build a $100 million green energy manufacturing technology center in Wayne County's Van Buren Township that will eventually employ more than 1,200 workers, the company announced Friday. The new facility will cost $100 million to build, the Associated Press reports, and the state of Michigan will provide $60 million in
ONEKAMA ? Despite a brilliant Michigan day, the crowds during the first day of the 4th annual Michigan Energy Fair were smaller than a year ago for more than 100 exhibitors who showed off the latest technology in wind and solar power, plus a host of energy efficient building materials and heating plants. Both Energy
LANSING - Enacting a series of what Republicans acknowledged were unpleasant cuts, the Michigan Senate approved some of the largest budgets for the 2009-10 fiscal year, putting them into position for action in conference committee. The budget for the Department of Community Health (HB 4436 , passed 20-16) became the focus of Democratic efforts to
LANSING - With four investments approved Wednesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund Board has invested all of the $109 million in the 21st Century Investment Fund. The board approved $35.5 million in investments recommended by officials from Credit Suisse, which has overseen providing money to various investment funds. The board also approved the final regulations for
ONEKAMA - Michigan Lt. Governor John Cherry will be the keynote speaker Friday during the first day of the Michigan Energy Fair at the Manistee County Fairgrounds. Cherry will speak in the Grandstand Friday afternoon. Cherry, who spent 20 years in the Michigan Legislature, was named the 2005 Conservationist of the Year by the Michigan
LANSING -Michigan's residents need to know what kinds of changes they will face once the budget is adopted and prepare for those, Lt. Governor John Cherry said Tuesday as he called on the Legislature to enact the 2009-10 budget as close to July 1 as possible. In a conference call with reporters, Cherry also said
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 has named Randall (Randy) Frank Chief Technology Officer, a role in which he will help set and manage the overall direction of advanced technology plans for Internet2, including the identification and development of emerging technologies in areas like high-performance hybrid networking, end-to-end performance, network security, and middleware. As CTO, Frank will