DETROIT - DTE Energy is starting a new Boot Camp to train vets to become instrument and control technicians in the company's fleet of power plants. The Fossil Generation Boot Camp will begin July 22 through Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia. There are 15 training slots available and at least 10 employment opportunities at the
LANSING - Following President Barack Obama's speech on climate change, leading environmentalists in Michigan hailed his proposals Wednesday, especially the new restrictions on carbon emissions from power plants. "The president called for first ever limits on carbon pollution from new and existing power plants," according to Wibke Heymach, Michigan state field organizer for Moms Clean
NOVI - ITC Holdings Corp. Wednesday announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. The notes include $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.05 percent senior notes due 2023 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.30 percent senior notes due 2043. ITC expects
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Wednesday announced state incentives for six community redevelopment projects that are projected to total more than $82.2 million in private investment and 213 new, direct jobs in Michigan. In addition, the board approved a 2013 Early Stage Funding Request for Proposals to solicit applications from nonprofit organizations that
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
TROY - Automation Alley announced it is sponsoring Techonomy Detroit on Sept. 17 ? an all-day public conference held on the campus of Wayne State University that focuses on technology's role in economic growth, job creation and Detroit's urban revival. National and local leaders will come together to discuss ways to improve America?s urban educational
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