LANSING ? The Pure Michigan advertising campaign has won two Mercury Awards for best tourism television and radio advertising campaign. The awards were presented Tuesday by the U.S. Travel Association and the National Council of State Tourism Directors. The Pure Michigan brand was created by the Birmingham office of McCann Erickson. ?We are expanding the
DETROIT ? Activate Michigan, a entrepreneurial mentoring program offering by The Inforum Center For Leadership, is now taking applications until Aug. 31 for an expanded class in Grand Rapids and Detroit. Activate is for women who have an idea or technology they want to commercialize, or who already have an early start-up, or who want
WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency, which possesses only limited legal authority to spy on U.S. citizens, has built a surveillance network that covers more Americans' Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed, current and former officials told the Wall Street Journal. The system has the capacity to reach roughly 75 percent of all U.S.
LANSING - Rep. Jeff Farrington, chair of the House Tax Policy Committee, said he expects a vote on the legislation supporters call main street fairness when session resumes, and legislation to clean up the personal property tax changes passed last year has been drafted. When the committee last tried to report the bills (HB 4202
LANSING - If a Michigan ballot proposal is what it will take politically to advance a measure for new transportation funding, the chances of doing so have grown much slimmer now that one would face voters in 2014, House Minority Leader Tim Greimel says. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) and Senate Minority Leader Gretchen
CUPERTINO - Apple has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry company to begin shipping both a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The shipping plans suggest that two new iPhone models could be launched as soon as next month, pointing to a strategy
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced this week the $4 million Downtown Infrastructure Grant Program aimed at helping low and moderate income Michigan non-entitlement communities to improve their downtown infrastructure quality and reduce redevelopment costs for future projects. ?Improving our downtowns will ensure the continued vitality of communities and strengthen our ability to
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Thursday announced Michigan Strategic Fund approval of $200,000 in grants for 10 farmers markets around the state. "Farmers markets improve our downtowns and bring vitality and a sense of place to our communities,"� said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. "These grants will support local markets, strengthen
LANSING ? A Chicago logistics and transportation company has been given a $1 million incentive from the state to establish a new location in Ann Arbor, a project that the state says will generate about $1.2 million in new private investment and up to 125 new jobs. Coyote Logistics provides shippers with full-scale, third party
LANSING - A new service launched Wednesday by the Small Business Association of Michigan will help small employers comply with important Health Insurance Exchange notification requirements. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that by Oct. 1 every employer provides all of their part-time and full-time employees with a notice regarding the Health Insurance Exchange. To