LANSING - The Michigan Business One Stop System, developed in 2007 with the purpose of creating a single point of entry for persons and businesses doing business with state government and streamlining the licensing and permitting process, is in such woeful shape that most state departments don't use the system, according to a scathing audit
LANSING - The Michigan Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would allow businesses seeking investors through crowdfunding to avoid having to register the stocks sold to those investors. No major changes were made in the S-2 substitute for HB 4996 , which would allow companies to seek up to $1
LANSING - Michigan's overall economic competitiveness is improving, according to the results of a second annual public policy study conducted by Northwood University on behalf of the Michigan Chamber Foundation. "Michigan is on an aggressive comeback path," said Dr. Timothy G. Nash, of Northwood University, who led the study. "Clearly, when you look at Michigan's
DETROIT - The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for November is 58.3, down from 63.1 in October. Despite a slow-down in the rate of growth, the three-month average for the economy registered a robust 60.4. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth. ?Purchasing managers attribute the slow-down to a weakening in production and
ROCHESTER ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation raised more than $290,000 on Nov. 23 from members and supporters at the Annual Signature Gala at the elegant Royal Park Hotel. The fund raiser featured live jazz, gorgeous decked halls, women in evening gowns and men in tuxedos, and a silent auction that when
LANSING - Fifty-six percent of 600 likely voters polled by Lambert, Edwards and Associates said they believe the state economy is headed in the right direction - a 9 percent increase from those who thought the same in July - but only 11 percent of those polled plan to spend more than they did last
SOUTHFIELD - TST Tooling Software Technology of Clarkston and Vero Software of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom have made an in-kind grant of Edgecam software with a retail value of $750,000 to Lawrence Technological University. Edgecam is a Vero product distributed by TST. It is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software package that interfaces with almost all computer-aided
LANSING - ATT on Monday defended a bill that would end landline service to customers under certain conditions, saying the bill is merely to authorize a transition process and the company has no intention to come through towns and "snip wires" as some perceive, according to Matt Resch, spokesperson for the company. SB 636 currently
LANSING - A new committee unveiled itself, at least in social media, over the weekend to promote a change to a part-time legislature. The Committee to Restore Michigan's Part-Time Legislature was officially formed November 15, but launched its Internet presence over the weekend with a website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. The website indicates the
LANSING - Despite some concerns raised by legislators when the idea was first revealed, the Lottery Bureau announced Monday it had selected Pollard Banknote and NeoGames to develop its new iLottery system to allow residents to play lottery games online. The bureau was expecting about a year for development of the system, with the games