LANSING - A pair of bills that would exclude the definition of Software-As-A-Service from the use tax and sales tax and grant the right to use prewritten software installed on another person's server won unanimous approval in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Without SB 82 and SB 83 , a 6 percent tax exists
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday that he will not support an immediate end to the state's film incentive program, comments that come as the House prepares to vote on a bill eliminating the program. The House advanced HB 4122 to Third Reading on Tuesday with a vote on the bill expected Wednesday. A
SOUTHFIELD - The Engineering Society of Detroit announced Monday that Robert Magee, who had been serving as interim executive vice president since August, now has the job full time. He was named to the permanent post by a vote of the ESD Board of Directors last week, following a national search. Magee is a veteran
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, the host of the June Michigan Renewable Energy Fair, has partnered with the Indiana Renewable Energy Association to expand the reach of the Energy Fair in the Great Lakes. The Fair June 26 ? 27 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds in Mason features free workshops, hands on
WASHINGTON DC - The Central Intelligence Agency announced publicly on Friday that - as part of one of the largest agency makeovers since its founding in 1947 - it's creating a new top-level directorate that includes the mandate to engage in cyberespionage as well as monitor social media and foreign websites. The Directorate of Digital
DETROIT - What happens when you bring technology & Michigan beers together? You have a TechMash! Come join C/D/H on March 26 for beer and networking at the company?s downtown Detroit office. The C/D/H Detroit office is located at 1500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 400, Detroit, MI. Time is from 5 ? 7 p.m. Enjoy a
ROYAL OAK ? Vectorform, a design and technology company, has created a joint venture with DTE Energy to provide energy-efficient mobile platform that will let customers improve home energy consumption, and hopefully increase savings. The joint venture, to be called Powerley, was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The partnership will combine Vectorform's
LANSING - The much-discussed electric capacity gap that will arrive in 2016 in the Lower Peninsula affects the reserve available and would not mean immediate shortages, an official with the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator said Wednesday. Melissa Seymour, regional executive for state and customer affairs at MISO, told the House Energy Policy Committee on Wednesday
LANSING - A bill that would eliminate the state's film incentive program cleared the House Tax Policy Committee on Wednesday, and the chair said it will be voted on the by full chamber soon. HB 4122 was sent to the House floor on an 8-3 party-line vote with Rep. Michael Webber (R-Rochester Hills) and Rep.
SAN FRANCISCO ? 2014 was the worst year yet for the spread of malware contends a new report that noted 75 million samples of malicious code were detected and eliminated. They also expect 2015 to be even worse. The Spanish cyber security company, Panda Security, released its report Monday. Panda said only 30 million new