LANSING - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO James Epolito are heading back to Asia to attract trade and development with Michigan. Though the specific itinerary had not yet been set, the two will travel again to Japan May 15-17, officials confirmed. Epolito will then continue to Korea on May 17-18
WASHINGTON - President Bush's no-longer-secret surveillance program employing the National Security Agency came under a two-pronged attack this week on both political and legal fronts. First, a key Republican senator said Thursday that he was contemplating pulling the plug on the NSA spying program by cutting funding-unless, that is, the Bush administration comes clean on
LANSING - As one of the three boards regulating the Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund is screening the 505 applications for funding, lawmakers on an oversight panel Thursday cautioned officials on the role universities will play in requests for more than $1 billion in funding. Of the applications, 67 of those are for basic research
ANN ARBOR - Gateway's interim CEO Rick Snyder entered into an employment contract with the PC maker that calls for an annual base salary of $500,000, according to Gateway's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Synder, who was named interim CEO in February following the resignation of Wayne Inouye, will also receive 600,000 stock
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TROY ? Automation Alley has inked a three-year partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest and announced an Award for Advance Automotive entrepreneurs that will pay up to $12,400. The new award will be awarded to a GLEQ team that contributes to the advancement of automotive technology as determined by judges. The $12,500 wil be
LANSING - Calling all fund managers. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has issued a request for proposals for professional firms to manage nearly $400 million that will be invested in promising Michigan technology and life sciences companies as part of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's 21st Century Jobs Fund. The fund manager will work for the Michigan
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Il. ? Michigan's technology employment ranked as the 10th largest in the United States in 2004, adding some $13 billion in payroll to the state's economy, according to a report just released by Cyberstate. The majority of those tech jobs fell into two sectors: research and development and testing labs; and engineering services.
LANSING - Federal officials have indicated there may be difficulties in revising state driver's licenses to also act as the federal identification card needed to cross the Canadian and Mexican borders beginning in 2008. But legislators urged officials not to give up. Sen. Jason Allen (R-Traverse City) and Sen. Jud Gilbert (R-Algonac) introduced resolutions (SR
EAST LANSING - Michigan's small business community gathered to celebrate 50 of the state's up and coming small businesses Wednesday night at a gala held at Michigan State University that attracted more than 700 attendees, as well as Gov. Jennifer Granholm who warmed up the crowd with a rousing keynote speech lauding the impact of