LANSING - Michigan Chamber of Commerce CEO Rich Studley recognizes that it's an election year and the Legislature has tackled other important issues so far, but to use those as excuses for not finding a comprehensive solution on funding transportation as the state enters what is expected to be one of the worst pothole seasons
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds Private Non-Profit Organizations in Michigan that March 18 is the deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications. These loans are available from the SBA as a result of the flooding that occurred between April 16 and May 14, 2013. The filing deadline to return economic injury
LANSING - John Nixon, the director of the State Budget Office and the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, is returning to Utah and as a result David Behen, has been named DTMB Director. Snyder simultaneously announced the other replacement for Nixon, who held posts historically filled by two different people. The governor's deputy chief
GRAND RAPIDS - IT products and services company OST has promoted Meredith Bronk, its Chief Operating Officer, to President effective April 1. Bronk began her career at OST (Open Systems Technologies) as a Project Manager in 1998. Previously, she served as Vice President of Internal Operations. ?We take succession planning very seriously and have been
DETROIT - The world is paying attention to Detroit. During the past couple of years they?ve started to actually hear a few good things too. There are many other positive stories that fail to generate much buzz outside the metro area. On March 13, #313DLove Detroit will bring more than a dozen speakers to the
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google Inc says its Android mobile operating system is open. But newly discovered documents reveal the strings attached. The documents show that Google has imposed strict restrictions on device makers that want access to its search engine, YouTube or the more than one million apps in its Play Store, The Wall
LANSING - Three companies will receive $1.55 million state grants to expand, generating $27.6 Million in new capital investment, and perhaps nearly 500 jobs. ?Michigan is the number-one state for creating new manufacturing jobs, and these new expansions demonstrate that our economic climate is more business-friendly than ever and our manufacturing talent pool can compete
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University reported it has topped the $100 million mark in its capital campaign, and now construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the first phase of the STEM-focused A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Life Sciences and Architecture Complex. The 125,000-square-foot project is the top goal of the capital campaign and
LANSING - Michigan voters give Governor Rick Snyder highly negative marks for his record on K-12 education, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer News Service. The survey asked voters to rate the job Snyder has done handling K-12 education and asked them whether they would "give him a positive rating of excellent or pretty
LANSING - The Michigan House Commerce Committee began work Wednesday on HB 5273, which would authorize the creation of local stock exchanges in Michigan to help implement the new crowdfunding law designed to help entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Under PA 264 of 2013, businesses seeking investors through crowdfunding can avoid having to register the stocks