Snyder: Incentives Could Create Almost 5K New Mich. Jobs
Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the approval of state incentives to support 14 business expansions that could generate about 4,590 new jobs in Michigan.
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Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the approval of state incentives to support 14 business expansions that could generate about 4,590 new jobs in Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Community Health on Wednesday asked residents to agree to lose 10 percent of their body weight in an effort to bring down the state's obesity rate.
The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press plan to move from their downtown offices into a new home.
Despite the warnings to cover up while outside, this week's bitter cold has been keeping hospital emergency rooms busy.
The DPD will shift around personnel so eight of every 10 officers are either patrolling the streets or investigating crimes -- eliminating the Tactical Mobile Unit and Gang Squad.
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.
A Madison Heights man who aimed a green laser at a helicopter has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. Wednesday announced a new effort to attract entrepreneurial college students from around the country and connect them with the resources they'll need to create and sustain a successful Michigan business.
Michigan's University Research Corridor generated $15.5 billion in economic impact statewide, exceeded $2 billion in annual research expenditures and awarded more than 31,600 degrees in one year, placing it at or near the top of seven university innovation clusters in the U.S., according to a new Economic Impact Report released Wednesday.
Four Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling $1 million.
Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index stabilized in November, rising 0.4 percentage points to a level of 101.0.
Altair's HyperWorks Partner Alliance Wednesday announced a new partner, Michigan Engineering Services LLC, which has made its Energy Finite Element Analysis Solver software for noise, vibration and harshness analysis available within the program.
In its annual Call Center Satisfaction Index, the Ann Arbor-based customer satisfaction measurement firm CFI Group reported that call centers are rapidly transforming into contact centers -- incorporating the Web, email, and other sources -- and that social media play an important role in raising customer satisfaction and likely recommendations.
Oakland University is looking for 16 academically talented and financially needy students to award $4,800 per year engineering scholarships for up to four years.