TROY - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and recording star Kelly Clarkson will be on hand Friday for the grand opening of the software giant's company store at Somerset Collection. As part of the ribbon-cutting, Ballmer will present $1 million in software grants. Ballmer will lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Clarkson will offer
TROY - Automation Alley is looking for eight companies to participate in its Trade Mission to Indonesia and Singapore in September. The registration deadline is July 26 at close of business. Indonesia and Singapore are both experiencing a population boom, a surge in new development and an emerging middle class with spending power. Indonesia is
LANSING - The University of Michigan approved so far the smallest tuition increase among the 15 state universities and one of its smallest in many years, while Michigan State University approved its expected plan to hike tuition for upper division students more. The U-M Board of Regents approved only a 1.1 percent increase for the
LANSING - The Senate is required to return on Wednesday, July 3, and while Senate officials intend that to be a pro-forma session with no voting, supporters of Medicaid expansion are targeting that day to get the Senate to act on the measure. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) said Senate officials
LANSING - The chance that Michigan could expand Medicaid eligibility was in serious doubt Thursday as the Senate adjourned without voting on the issue, and Governor Rick Snyder essentially called on the state's population to nag Senate Republicans back to action. The stunning development late Thursday left Snyder as close to enraged - though he
WASHINGTON DC - The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to relax the ban on using some types of personal-electronic devices at low altitudes, allowing passengers leeway during taxiing and even takeoffs and landings, according to industry officials and draft recommendations prepared by a high-level advisory panel to the agency. For fliers, the new rules would
KALAMAZOO ? mophie, which is commercializing the next generation batteries for mobile phones, should close June with $100 million in sales so far this year and might crash through the $250 million sales threshold by year's end, a senior executive said this week. Shawn Dougherty, chief operating officer and co-founder, said the company closed 2012
DETROIT ? The Inforum Center For Leadership is now accepting applications for its flagship program, Executive Leadership. The deadline for classes in Detroit and Grand Rapids is June 28. Executive Leadership is a four-month action-learning program for high-achieving women with 8 to 12 years of management experience. These are women on the cusp of breaking
DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has launched its first pilot military program, the S3 Combat Recruiting Support Team. Under the program, four military veterans joined S3 as sourcers in the San Antonio office. Sourcers reach out to qualified individuals who fit the job descriptions required by S3?s customers and then turn those names over to
NEW YORK - More small business owners say business conditions are good or excellent today than at any point in years, according to the latest Citibank Small Business Pulse released Tuesday. Nearly half of small business owners (48 percent) rate conditions as good or excellent, up from 43% in May 2012 and twice the rate