LANSING - An overwhelming majority of Michigan voters believe our roads are in horrible condition and are willing to invest more money to build and maintain them, according to a Michigan Chamber of Commerce poll released Monday. "Increased funding to fix the roads and improve public transit is necessary to keep Michigan moving forward and
LANSING - Michigan teens may have a fractionally easier time of searching for a job in the summer of 2014 than they did a year ago, but it will still be a tough market for those looking for work, says a forecast on the job market by the state. The forecast, released Monday by the
LANSING - Michigan's economy is growing for the fifth consecutive year and will grow for at least two more years, economists told the Revenue Estimating Conference, as current economic factors remain stable and growing stronger. The pace of some of the growth will slow somewhat, for example job growth, as long pent-up consumer demand for
LANSING - The loss of one-time revenue from the previous fiscal year, changes in tax policy, increases in business tax credits and declines in individual income tax annual payments are among the reasons the Senate Fiscal Agency on Wednesday downgraded its revenue estimates for the current fiscal year by nearly $288 million below the January
ANN ARBOR - Online Tech has acquired a data center in Indianapolis which will represent an investment of more than $10 million in property, planned upgrades and servers. ?Indianapolis is the thirteenth largest city in the United States?even larger than San Francisco?and we believe its businesses are underserved by secure cloud computing providers,? said Mike
LANSING - Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a State-sponsored virtual career fair on May 21 at the MiVirtualCareerFairs. More than 4,250 job seekers participated in the February 2014 MiVirtualCareerFair. Two additional virtual event opportunities are scheduled in 2014: August 27 and November 12. ?With more than 70,000 jobs currently
WASHINGTON DC - Most states are in relatively stable fiscal situations, and that includes Michigan, a report released by the National Conference of State Legislatures has found. The latest report on states fiscal conditions shows that 36 states expect to meet their revenue projections, including Michigan (although it may fall a touch short of its
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association, the organizer of a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world. The USA national finals are scheduled to be held at LTU on Sept. 27. The Olympiad started in Singapore
SOUTHFIELD - Over Seventy teams from 10 states and eight other countries will compete in the 15th annual Robofest World Championships on May 17 at the Don Ridler Field House, Lawrence Technological University. Admission and parking are free. Robofest is a competition of autonomous robots ? computer-programmed to act independently and not remote-controlled ? that
LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Monday stood by his decision to be the lead sponsor on a bill that would render moot a ballot proposal raising the minimum wage, saying doing so was within the realm of responsibility for legislators. "My concern was that you had a lot of out-of-state money backing