GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan’s economy should remain in good shape for the foreseeable future, according to results of a semi-annual survey PNC Bank conducts with small and medium-sized business owners. Among respondents, 56 percent said they expect their company’s sales to increase in the next six months and nearly one-quarter expect to hire more full-time employees. The
ANN ARBOR - Overall, the fiscal health of Michigan's local governments appears to have improved slightly since last year, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers. Across the state, 35 percent of the local government leaders surveyed say they're better able to meet their fiscal needs now than they were last year.
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Treasury is hosting several sales tax outreach seminars across the Lower Peninsula in August to provide insight to and receive feedback from small businesses. Treasury Outreach Team members will be providing an overview of the sales tax filing process, the ins and outs of auditing and how to appeal
LANSING - Claims under the law prohibiting oppression of members in a limited liability company expire three years after the claims arise, not after the membership was entered, the Court of Appeals said in a case this week. When ePrize LLC was sold in 2012, the proceeds were not sufficient to repay all of the
LANSING - The Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, a nonprofit public-private partnership in Southeast Michigan, has announced its support for the Proposal 15-1 to help pay for transportation funding. "Michigan has found itself economically less competitive on the national and international stage. Our roads are so poor that manufacturers, distributors and retailers can no longer be certain
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder remained optimistic about the passage of Proposal 1 on Wednesday, citing a growing coalition of supporters and dismissing polls that suggest anything otherwise. "When you look at a lot of polling, it comes down to who shows up to vote," Snyder said at a press conference on a separate issue.
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund did not have sufficient internal control in place to ensure it properly recorded and reported its financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, an audit by the Office of the Auditor General released Thursday concluded. As a result, the MSF could not ensure the accuracy of accounting
LANSING - The Michigan higher education budget approved Thursday by a House subcommittee would decrease Governor Rick Snyder's recommendation for the universities by $14.7 million and increase the cap on how much universities can raise tuition. Rep. Michael McCready (R-Bloomfield Hills), chair of the House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee, said he would prefer a budget
LANSING - In moving the Strategic Fund to the new Department of Talent and Economic Development, Governor Rick Snyder also reconstituted the fund's board. The new members of the board: Shaun Wilson of Grosse Pointe Farms for a term expiring February 28, 2016; Jim Walsh of Ada for a term expiring February 28, 2017; Paul
WASHIGTON DC - The US Senate Intelligence Committee approved a controversial cyberscurity bill last week that's designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of data breaches. Approved by a 14-1 vote, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) aims - by providing expanded legal liability protections to companies sharing
