TROY - 2006 will be a year of continued transition for Michigan?s economy, writes Ken Rogers, Executive Director of Automation Alley. Our domestic vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers will continue to reshape themselves into a more sustainable business model. At Automation Alley, our emphasis is on where we are going not where we have been.
ANN ARBOR - We all have experience in economic ups and downs, writes Larry Eiler, chairman of Eiler Communications. Now, Michigan is being lambasted over the affect that globalization and other parts of the already established or emerging world competition is having on ?our? auto industry as well as other businesses of our once stellar
TROY ? Automaton Alley and GLIMASoutheast member Phil Rosette, Author of ?The Freya Project,? will be reading from his suspense novel, autographing copies, and answering reader?s questions at two Michigan book lover?s nooks in January. On Thursday, January 5th, Phil Rosette will be appearing at the St. Clair Library, 310 south Second Street, St. Clair
GRAND RAPIDS - Don't open media files from sources you don't trust ? your computer could get hacked, a security researcher warned Wednesday. Tom Ferris, an independent security researcher, has provided more details on a security flaw in Apple Computer's popular iTunes and QuickTime software that could put systems running Windows and Mac OS X
WASHINGTON DC ? This may be the last holiday season to enjoy tax-free Internet shopping, thanks to new legislation in the U.S. Congress. Two bills introduced Wednesday propose sweeping changes to how Americans are taxed for online and mail order purchases. The changes would bring more taxes to Michigan. Businesses initially would be required to
LANSING - Meeting for the first-time since the 21st Century Jobs Fund was signed into law, the Michigan Strategic Fund was encouraged Wednesday to move quickly on creating a distribution model for about $300 million dollars in tobacco settlement securitization money that will go to fund Michigan technology start ups. Headed by James Epolito from
ANN ARBOR ? Don?t want to attend that Holiday party this year but can?t think up a good enough excuse getting out of it? Interactive marketing company Enlighten has got you covered with its online Holiday Party Excuse Generator. The interactive invitation, created by the elves at Enlighten, provides 268 million different possibilities for backing
LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed one bill in a package giving Single Business Tax relief to businesses aimed at manufacturers and said the state will do all it can to both keep and bring jobs to Michigan. She also said the federal government had to do its part to help the manufacturing industry
LANSING ? David Hollister, Director of the Michigan Labor and Economic Growth, plans to hold up to 17 meetings with companies across the state to plan how to get the tobacco securitization funding to them as soon as possible. Typically, funds would go through the process of application, review and rewarding in a nine to
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Iserv Technology Group announced Wednesday it has made its 15th acquisition - the Southwest Ohio customers of Dayton?based Internet service provider Springnet. Terms were not disclosed. The company, created in 1995, most recently acquired the customers of TodayLink, a Dearborn Heights, Mich.?based internet service provider. ?We are pleased to welcome Springnet