DETROIT ? Studies show consumers shop for cars and trucks that match their style, their favorite color, and even the best fuel economy. Increasingly, though, experts say vehicle buying decisions hinge on how well consumers? smart phones connect to a car or trucks? Infoentertainment system. ?Towing capability is a unique feature for a certain segment,?
LANSING - Liquid Web has announced significant reductions to bandwidth pricing for all current and future customers that use its Storm Platform, which includes Dedicated, VPS, SSD and Block Storage options in the Cloud. Effective Jan. 29, customers will not pay for any inbound data transfer. In addition, there will be new pricing and packages
MOUNT CLEMENS - Macomb County Community Mental Health has been selected as a demonstration site for Michigan's Integrated Care Project intended to strengthen support and services for persons who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. The Michigan Department of Community Health is developing the demonstration projects across four regions of the state. By bridging
FLINT - Kettering University has won a $200,000 grant from the Intech Energy Storage Corporation of Canada to test the critical characteristics of, and experimentally fabricate, a newly designed aluminum-based battery that is more versatile, has a longer shelf life and is made of environmentally friendly, non-toxic, low cost components. The battery concept can be
SOUTHFIELD ? Technology focused Airfoil public relations has partnered with Babel PR of Europe to offer clients expertise, experience and local support from North and South America to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Airfoil also announced it is creating Airfoil Global Group to encompass additional affiliate relationships and extend the company?s global reach. ?Typically
LANSING ? Two Ann Arbor Venture Capital firms will split $4.5 million from the Pure Michigan Venture Development Fund. Michigan eLab - a seed to early stage technology venture fund focused primarily on IT and life science/health care companies from the University of Michigan ecosystem (faculty, students, alumni, university research and research partner institutions). Resonant
WASHINGTON DC - The head of Homeland Security said last week that she believes a "cyber 9/11" could happen "imminently," according to Reuters. If such an event were to occur it could cripple the country - taking down the power grid, water infrastructure, transportation networks, and financial networks. "We shouldn't wait until there is a
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund Wednesday approved state incentives to support 14 business expansions that are expected to generate more than $1.1 billion in investments and add 4,590 jobs in Michigan. The MSF approved the following Michigan Business Development Program incentives: * Cosma International, an operating unit of auto supplier Magna International, plans to
LANSING ? Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said Thursday that House Republicans are "appropriately skeptical" about expanding Medicaid or accepting a $31 million grant from the federal government to help set up a state-federal partnership for a health insurance exchange. Bolger (R-Marshall) spoke about politics vs. policy on the House floor, education, road funding, taxes
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation did not do enough to ensure that renaissance zones were creating jobs or that the businesses in them were complying with development agreements, a report from Auditor General Thomas McTavish said. The performance audit of the Renaissance Zone Program, for the period October 1, 2008, through September 30,