ANN ARBOR ? Internet2 on Monday announced that Robert Vietzke will join its staff as the Executive Director of Network Services, reporting directly to the President and CEO Doug Van Houweling. In this role, Vietzke will be responsible for the operation of Internet2?s new advanced nationwide network, and will support the network?s connections with Internet2?s
HOLLAND ? Looking for a job in information technology? Want to move to West Michigan? You could be in luck according to the latest staffing survey done by Paragon Recruiting. The survey shows 36 percent of companies that responded plan to increase their IT staff next year. Professional services and manufacturers are the industries that
LANSING - Michigan was the state with the highest number of home loan losses through September 30, according to Fannie Mae, which provides financing guarantees for nearly 40 percent of all houses in the U.S. Through the first nine months of the year, the state led all others in terms of delinquencies and foreclosures affecting
LANSING - House Republicans said Monday they will pursue legislation to delete the real estate transfer tax, stop property taxes from going up when home values are down and make homestead exemptions immediate in an effort to spark home sales in Michigan. Along with those initiatives, GOP lawmakers also said they want the "pop-up" tax
LANSING ? Eligible Michigan municipalities or school districts could create their own educational promise zones under legislation that cleared the House on a 71-34 vote Thursday before the chamber adjourned for the year. Eligible areas would be considered those where the percentage of families with children under 18 years of age that are living at
LANSING - The first votes on proposed changes to Michigan's electric market could now come as early as next week. While the proposals have pitted the utilities and alternative electric suppliers against each other, both are seeking the same thing out of the final product: stability in the market. House Energy and Technology Committee Chair
ANN ARBOR - Holiday shoppers report higher satisfaction with the web shopping experience this week compared to both last week and last year. Online shopper satisfaction rose 1.7 percent to a score of 77.6 on a 100-point scale for the week of Dec. 3-9, a 3.3 percent higher rating than the same week in 2006.
ANN ARBOR ? Diane Durance, the former president of the Ann Arbor IT Zone, is the new executive director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, a business-plan writing contest that has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Michigan entrepreneurs for nearly a decade. Durance was approved on Tuesday by the GLEQ board of directors. She
LANSING - A package of bills now before the Michigan House Energy and Technology Committee would mean higher electric rates for residents and businesses, a group representing those customers and alternative electric suppliers said Monday. Members of the Customer Choice Coalition said at a press conference that the package (HB 5520 , HB 5521 ,
LANSING - Electric utilities in Michigan would have to provide 10 percent of their power from renewable sources under legislation expected before the House Energy and Technology Committee. Sponsors of the legislation, which had not yet been introduced at the time of the committee meeting, said the goal was to urge development and use of