DETROIT - Strategic Staffing Solutions has named Laura Hughes the vice president of communications and community. In this role, Hughes will oversee communications and philanthropic activities for S3?s corporate headquarters in Detroit and the company?s 31 global branch locations. She replaces Marge Sorge who is retiring from S3, but will continue to publish the Bulldog,
CUPTERTINO - Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce its new iPhones on Sept. 9, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The timing of Apple?s announcement would fall in line with its recent track record of announcing the new phones in early- to mid-September and then starting sales a few weeks later. The
DETROIT ? Toyota Motor North America has joined a long-list of major corporations and foundations to support the so-called ?Grand Bargain? by pledging $1 million towards the Detroit Institute of Arts commitment to raise $100 million to protect the museum?s art collection, while supporting the city?s pensioners. ?Detroit and the surrounding areas are vitally important
LANSING - Supporters were nervously confident Proposal 1 would win on Tuesday, after expending a massive education effort on the confusing ballot language. And that confidence was easily vindicated as the issue was approved by the voters in a massive landslide. The percentage numbers between yes and no votes was almost monotonously similar all through
LIVONIA - New Horizons Great Lakes Holding Corporation has acquired eleven franchise territories containing nine training centers in the Northeast United States, making the company the largest ownership group in the United States within the New Horizons worldwide network of training centers. Terms were not announced. The new centers include New York City, Boston, Philadelphia,
DETROIT ? The economic outlook in Southeast Michigan got back on track in July when Wayne State University?s Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index returned to spring levels, after a June Index one analyst described as a fluke. The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index made a strong come back in July reaching 60, after experiencing a
EAST LANSING - A senior software engineer at Google has made a $2 million commitment to create an endowed chair of computer science at the Michigan State University College of Engineering. The gift, established through an estate plan, is from Doug Zongker of Mountain View, Calif., who graduated from MSU in 1996 with a bachelor?s
SOUTHFIELD - A team that called themselves Martians won first place in the open category of the first World Robot Olympiad USA state tournament in Michigan and advanced to the USA finals to be held at Lawrence Tech in September. The winners were Christian Daniels and Juan Carlos Feraro of Westland, who competed July 26-27
LANSING - Owners of Michigan's small and medium-size businesses have voiced their confidence in Michigan's economic future in the latest Future Business Index, but concerns remain regarding the challenges of retaining skilled employees and the unknown impact of the Affordable Care Act on the individual bottom lines of businesses. Published in partnership with Accident Fund
LANSING - Pure Michigan announced the launch of the Pure Michigan 400 Honorary Starter contest, which runs through August 6 on Pure Michigan?s Facebook page. Fans are invited to share why they want to wave the green flag to signal the start of the race at MIS on August 17. Entries may be submitted directly