LANSING - While it took nearly seven full months from when the budget was proposed for the House and Senate to pass out their originated budget bills, the almost scary fact is: this may have been the easiest part of the process. For the Legislature and the administration to reach concord on a budget agreement
GRAND RAPIDS - Scientists at Van Andel Research Institute have found a gene responsible for the development of pre-leukemia that could help lead to a cure. The gene is called Drf1 could be crucial to the development of myeloproliferative disease and myelodysplastic syndrome, and only recently recognized as a form of cancer. MPD and MDS
LANSING -While budget discussions continue between Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) and House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Twp.), the Senate is making ready to pass originated budget bills at Wednesday's session. And if it does pass the bills as they came from committee, with most close to the funding levels proposed by Gov.
LANSING - The Travel Industry Association of America honored Travel Michigan with two Mercury Awards - one for the Best State Tourism Advertising Campaign for its Pure Michigan campaign, and the other for Best State Tourism TV Spots. A Pure Michigan television commercial showcasing the state's world-class golf courses debuted in select national markets in
KALAMAZOO ? Government software developer Manatron on Tuesday announced it has agreed to acquire the Records Management Solutions Business from Austin, Texas, based Hart InterCivic for about $4.8 million in cash. Closing is expected by month's end. Cindy Phillips, General Manager of the Records Management Business and approximately 35 other Hart employees are expected to
TROY - Automation Alley on Monday announced the finalists for its Seventh Annual Awards Gala, taking place September 14 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. Finalists for the Gala represent the leading technology professionals and organizations in the region, including: CEO of the Year James Anderson, president and CEO, Urban Science (Detroit) Ted Green,
LANSING ? Michigan residents will be able to check the condition of state-owned bridges they might cross on a new web site launched Friday by the Department of Transportation. The new site explains the federal bridge rating system and provides the most recent inspection report for each of the 4,402 state highway bridges. "This online
LANSING - Far from being an extra toy, computers and related technology will be essential to schools of the future. But it could take another generation before they are fully integrated into the way students, and adults, learn, John King, a professor in the School of Information and vice provost for academic information at the
ROCHESTER HILLS ? MITechNews.Com continues to expand its business alliance with MichiganMall.Com by creating a section for the online Michigan business directory in its eCorner newsletter. MichiganMall.Com also features breaking news provided by MITechNews.Com. MichiganMall.com founded in 1998 by entrepreneurs and Michiganders, Jan and Marshall Rice, is a simple and straightforward Internet marketing tool. While
LANSING - The number of people now working in Michigan is at its lowest level since July 1995, figures show, and the state has lost some 9 percent of its total jobs since its peak level in June 2000. According to unemployment figures released Wednesday by the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the number