I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
The two Democratic candidates for governor, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and House Speaker Andy Dillon, both recognize that tax breaks can be an effective way to attract businesses to invest in Michigan. But both also say that the state needs to do a better job of evaluating which tax incentives are working to create new jobs and which ones are not.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s successful Pure Michigan advertising campaign may have to shut down. Officials say the ongoing struggle over how and if to fund the advertisements have left the fund with just $5.4 million, the lowest funding level since 1995, reports the Business Review of West Michigan.
It is perhaps appropriate that Saturday has been declared Michigan Agriculture Day, as the state government has a fair amount of (presumably Michigan-produced) egg on their face after approving a $9 million tax break for an apparently non-existent company invented by a convicted con man — and letting that man appear on stage with the [...]
Here’s Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s EcoXperience track in the basement of COBO Hall. (Click to expand the thumbnail picture.) My initial impression? It smells like rotting vegetation down there. In the picture, though, you can see one of the cool little Jetsons’ cars in the background.
Gov says agreement puts Michigan at the forefront of next-gen fuels It’s called a cellulosic ethanol plant and it is coming to Michigan, the Upper Peninsula to be exact. Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm and Mascoma Corp. CEO Bruce A. Jamerson announced Friday that several agreements have been reached to move along the Massachusetts company’s efforts [...]
During a visit to the Lansing-area plant of a German engine company, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said that her administration’s effort to create new jobs is paying off. She visited MAHLE Engine Components USA Inc. in St. Johns to help celebrate the company’s expansion. MAHLE is a leading global manufacturer of components for the automotive and [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives has passed the “Hire Michigan First” plan. House Democrats say the 12-bill package will ensure that Michigan workers get the first crack at jobs created by companies that benefit from state economic development programs or tax breaks. The plan will also crack down on companies that hire illegal workers, by [...]
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation wants to break Michigan’s dependence on the auto industry. State officials hope the new Defense Contract Coordination Center (DC3) will help businesses reposition themselves to win military contracts. “I proposed creating an organization in state government to bring defense jobs to Michigan,” said state Sen. Valde Garcia (R-Dist. 22). “During [...]
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