LANSING - Save one bill, the House and Senate respectively signed off on a legislative package on Wednesday positioning Michigan to aggressively pursue on-location work on films, televisions series, documentaries and other entertainment productions. At the centerpiece of six types of incentives are refundable tax credits, meaning businesses would get checks from the state even
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Company Thursday introduced its all-new telephone service for West Michigan business and residential customers: Iserv Digital Voice, providing an alternative to AT&T, Comcast and Charter. Iserv Digital Voice is full-featured seamless phone service, powered by Iserv?s all-digital network, featuring Internet connection speeds as fast as 10Mbs for residential service and
DETROIT ? Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, and one of the foremost experts on the smart appliances that transform everyday life, will be the featured speaker April 7 at the Wayne State University Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. His lecture, Our Digital Destiny, is free and open to the
CUPERTINO - Apple wants the iPhone to become a corporate e-mail gadget - and a portable video game machine. It's also teaming with a prominent venture capital firm to offer a substantial kitty - $100 million - to lure developers to the iPhone. The Cupertino-based company unveiled new software Thursday that reflects its intensifying effort
ANN ARBOR - Computer engineers at the University of Michigan and Rice University have devised a comprehensive way to head off hardware piracy, or making knock-off microchips based on stolen blueprints, by providing each chip with its own unique lock and key. The patent holder would hold the keys. The chip would securely communicate with
LANSING - In separate press conferences across the state Monday, House Democrats said their legislation enacting an 18-month moratorium on the pop-up tax that occurs when a home is sold should be sent to the governor's desk in order to spur the housing market. Conversely, House Republicans said their plan to restrict property tax hikes
SOUTHFIELD - How automotive dealers respond to online shopping inquiries significantly impacts vehicle purchase decisions, contends a forthcoming study that will be released in April by R. L. Polk & Co. More than 570 new car purchasers were surveyed about their online shopping experience. The study concluded that simply initiating a response is not enough
LANSING - A package of bills providing new film incentives, including some of the most generous of any state, won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Michigan Senate and House committees and is headed toward a rapid vote in both chambers. Still to be worked out are some relatively minor amendments and deciding which of the
DETROIT - A net 2 percent of chief information officers in the Detroit area expect to hire information technology professionals in the second quarter of 2008, s new study shows. Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report reported nine percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 7 percent
DETROIT ? General Motors on Tuesday at the Geneva Auto Show announced it would produce a new version of its GM Hybrid System in 2010 using a lithium-ion battery to deliver three times the electric power of its current power train, which means SUV hybrids could get somewhat better fuel economy. The No. 1 auto