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Some lawmakers expressed concerns Monday about the impact on institutions of higher education if there is another year of major funding cuts and no tuition increases.

Last week, Gov. Jay Nixon urged university and college officials not to use large tuition increases to offset a proposed reduction of $106 million in state funding. If the latest proposal is included, higher education aid will have been cut by 25 percent over the last three years.

“That is really not something we desire,” said Linda Luebbering, the state budget director. “It is due to lack of revenue.”

The state budget is facing a $500 million budget shortfall, which will be made up through a variety...

DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal says a $39 million German automotive plant will open in Dublin.

The Courier Herald in Dublin reports that Munich-based Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH amp; Co.KG will bring 178 jobs to the area. The 130,000-square-foot metal stamping facility will be Erdrichs first US plant.

Erdrich is a family-owned company that manufactures complex metal parts for the automotive industry. The company will work with the states workforce training program, Quick Start, to get new employees ready for the plants 2013 opening.

Erdrich CEO Georg Erdrich said Dublin is a very pro-business community that will help the company establish its US presence. Erdrich...

Automotive Rhythms Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary on Eve of the 2012 Washington Auto Show
Google, Yahoo and AOL’s top-ranked ‘Urban Automotive Experience’ continues to bridge the gap between consumers, top lifestyle brands and auto manufacturers across its multimedia and event platforms.

Automotive CEOs Plan Eco-Friendly Products, Green Jobs

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 23, 2012 (ENS) – Eighty percent of automotive CEOs see developing environmentally-friendly products or services as an important part of their companies innovation strategy, finds the annual survey of CEOs by PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

On January 24, on the eve of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Dennis Nally, chairman of the PwC network, will reveal the results of firms 15th annual global CEO survey.

The National Research Councils (NRC) Transportation Research Board has released a study that included a review of automotive electronics safety. The Research Councils study was requested in the aftermath of the 2009-2010 reports of sudden acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested the NRC study of how the agencys regulatory, research and defect investigation programs can be strengthened to meet the safety assurance and oversight challenges arising from the expanding functionality and use of automotive electronics. To conduct the study, the NRC appointed a 16-member committee of experts tasked with considering NHTSAs...

ST. GEORGE – The Utah Legislature opened its annual 45-day general session Monday with the prospect of hundreds of bills to consider and nearly $13 billion in taxpayer funds to allocate.

A prayer and music from the Osmond family got things rolling, and legislators said they felt a more optimistic mood than in the past three years, when the effects of the Great Recession resulted in major cuts.

I think everybodys encouraged that the economy looks better, Rep. Don Ipson, R-St. George, said after the proceedings. The Governors Office of Budget and Planning projects a $280 million surplus for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which starts in July.

I think Im cautiously optimistic...

OAK BROOK, IL–(Marketwire – Jan 24, 2012) – A vast number of families who live in the developing world will soon gain expanded access to the financial tools available through Opportunity International, due to a three-year grant from Credit Suisses Microfinance Capacity Building Initiative.

The grant from Credit Suisse, which is part of an ongoing partnership, will enable Opportunity to continue to expand its use of mobile banks, point-of-sale (POS) devices and cell phone banking in the most remote areas of Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Colombia and other developing countries, bringing access to savings accounts and small business loans closer to where its clients...

On Monday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed an appeal of Denver District Judge Sheila Rappaports landmark ruling on school funding in the Lobato v. State of Colorado case, 9News reports.

There were several reasons Suthers office claims that Rappapports decision was in error, but one of the main concerns Suthers had was with the judges exclusion of allowing the state to use the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in its defense of how it funds education. TABOR restricts revenues for all levels of government (including schools) and requires a public vote for tax increases.

However, before the case started, Rappaport had ruled that TABOR would not be considered in the Lobato...