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5/1/02
Grace Period Offered For Illegal Software
Matt Shafer Powell
Starting today, business owners in Grand Rapids are being given a month to turn over any illegal software that may reside on their company computers. Grand Rapids is one of four cities nationwide being targeted by the Business Software Alliance's Grace Campaign. Michigan Radio's Matt Shafer Powell has more…
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5/1/02
Study Looks At Targeted Promotions
Gina Carrier
In a grocery store you would never expect to pay a higher price for the exact same can of corn that another customer also bought. But in many areas of retailing, those kinds of different prices for the same product do exist. It's usually subtle and oftentimes consumers aren't even aware of these so called targeted promotions. Two University of Michigan Business School professors recently looked into how consumers react to these selling tactics and what it can mean for companies.
Michigan Radio's Gina Carrier has the story.
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4/30/02
Oil Industry Price Fixing Aledged
Matt Shafer Powell
Top officials from several major oil companies will be in Washington today. They're part of an investigation into whether oil companies are fixing prices in the Midwest and other parts of the country. Michigan Radio's Matt Shafer Powell has more…
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3/14/02
Michigan Broadband Debate Continues
Shiri Bilik
Governor Engler wants widespread high-speed Internet access in Michigan to be part of his legacy. The state legislature is debating his plan that would give incentives for phone, cable, or internet companies to spread high speed Internet service across the state. But some critics say the Michigan Hi-Speed Internet plan will only succeed if demand for faster connections rises, and right now, Michigan consumers don't seem that interested. Michigan Radio's Shiri Bilik has more on this story.
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2/4/02
Tool/Die Industry Going Through Worst Slump
Matt Shafer Powell
Michigan is known for the manufacture of automobiles. But only about 25 percent of those employees in the auto industry actually work for the Big Three. The rest work for the various parts suppliers and service contractors that support the automakers. As G-M, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler struggle through the current recession, suppliers have struggled too. In particular, Michigan's tool-and-die industry is going through its worst slump in a generation, as one tool-and-die shop after another calls it quits. From Grand Rapids, Michigan Radio's Matt Shafer Powell has this report…
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12/18/01
Compensation Solution
Gina Carrier
We all work to bring home pay. But how would you like to choose how you get
paid? It may not be such a radical idea. One University of Michigan Business
School professor is calling on employers and company leaders to re-think how
they compensate employees.
Michigan Radio's Gina Carrier reports.
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11/7/01
Successful Intelligence
Gina Carrier
Measuring someone's success isn't that easy. There's many ways to measure
It-- like how much money a person makes or how well they balance work
and family. But predicting success can be even harder. It's something that
happens each and every day in companies and businesses of every size. And it's
also done at colleges and universities.
Michigan Radio's Gina Carrier takes a look at a study going on at the
University of Michigan Business School that's trying to do a better job of
assessing students abilities and predicting their success.
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11/6/01
New Group For Advancement Of Women In Business
Gina Carrier
A new national non-profit organization designed to increase and advance women
in business is being launched today. The group is holding its first board
meeting at the University of Michigan Business School.
Michigan Radio's Gina Carrier has more on the organization and what it hopes to
accomplish.
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04/27/01
Recall Rash
Gina Carrier
In the past few months there's been a rash of recalls involving new cars and trucks.
Industry observers say it seems to be more of a problem with Big 3 cars than with
imports. And at a time when U.S. automakers are fighting for every piece of market
share, the recalls can be damaging to their public image. Michigan Radio's, Gina Carrier
reports.
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03/29/01
Paper City
Matt Shafer Powell
This weekend, the Fox River Paper Company in Vicksburg will close its doors. It's the fifth Kalamazoo-area paper company to close within the last five months. The closings leave over 1,300 paper workers unemployed. But they also signal the demise of an industry that once ruled Kalamazoo. Michigan Radio's Matt Shafer Powell has the story…
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