LANSING - A nearly-unanimous Michigan Senate passed its three Single Business Tax cut bills on Tuesday, putting itself on record as backing personal property tax credits on the SBT paid by businesses. But the overall concurrence on SB 203 (passed 37-0), SB 909 (passed 36-1) and SB 910 (passed 36-1) did not equate to comity
LANSING - Leaders of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which stages the North American International Auto Show in Detroit each January, told the Michigan House Commerce Committee on Tuesday that growing the show in the future can be helped by tying directly into the high-tech auto industry, which could lead to similar events each year.
ROCHESTER, NY ? Technology companies made an impressive showing in a list of the 60 most-prominent companies in America, with search engine Google leading the tech pack by grabbing the No. 3 spot. Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Daimler-Chrysler were listed in the second half of the rankings. Search giant Google, which made its
ANN ARBOR ? Any entrepreneurs that want to pitch their business plans at the Sixth Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship (ACE) can sign up online starting this week. Presentations, discussions and networking for Michigan entrepreneurs and the companies that support them will take place during the ACE event, Jan. 26 from 5 ? 9 pm at
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest, as part of its Fall Cycle Program, will hold an ?Entrepreneur?s Roundtable on Business Commercialization? on December 13th at the Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor. Bill Orabone and Paula Rhoades, partners of Orabone Rhoades, LLC, will lead the discussion on business commercialization for start-up companies.
LANSING - Michigan could see a small overall decrease in jobs during 2006, before it starts to see employment gains beginning in 2007, the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics at the University of Michigan is forecasting. But the state will see substantial personal income growth next year, the organization also forecasts. Michigan will see job
DETROIT ? Wayne State University Labor Studies Center, under pressure from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, took down a web site Monday advocating the approval of a ballet proposal to increase the minimum wage. The action came after the Michigan Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint Friday alleging a campaign financing law violation because public
ANN ARBOR ? The Ann Arbor Ad Club announced Monday a call for entries to the 2006 ADDY Awards - the world's largest advertising competition. Entries are due by January 18, 2006. The fee for a single entry is $60 for A2AC members, $70 for non-members. For a campaign, the entry fee is $80 for
LANSING - Tuesday is tax cut day, Michigan legislative Republicans are saying, as both the House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the Single Business Tax proposal they unveiled to help manufacturing in the state. The Senate part of the plan that would boost personal property tax credits in the tax is already on
LANSING ? Robert Kleine, a former Michigan Department of Treasury official and co-author of the Single Business Tax, said in order for Michigan's current business tax system to function, lawmakers must go back to the original wording of the SBT. Kleine made those remarks during a taping of Michigan Public Television's "Off the Record" show