SOUTHFIED I – BullsEye Telecom helped to raise more than $1.3 million through its support of the radiothons of two local nonprofit organizations, Detroit Dog Rescue and SAY Detroit. BullsEye lent its expertise to the two events by establishing temporary cloud-based, VoIP contact centers to ensure that optimal infrastructure was in place to aid with
NEW YORK - Reversing a decades-long trend in the U.S. jobs market, companies are now having a more difficult time finding blue-collar workers than white-collar workers in sectors that include transportation, health care support, manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and construction. In addition to increasing wages, companies may have to expand their pools of potential workers, which
WARREN – Winning Futures announced a one-year $50,000 grant from the FCA Foundation to support core expenses for local tenth graders who are participating in Workforce Prep – an in-school mentoring and leadership skills development program for challenged high school students. This program addresses the critical need to better prepare students for life and careers
NORTHVILLE - BuyMichigan Now is once again offering its Holiday gift guide online. Buy local this Holiday season and keep your money in Michigan. To check it out, click on http://www.buymichigannow.com/index.php
HOUGHTON – Michigan Tech has received a $75,000 gift from ITC Holdings Corp. to support the renovation of the ECE Learning Center in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The renovated space will provide a clean, well-equipped place for undergraduate students in electrical engineering and computer engineering to study together and participate in peer
DETROIT - DTE Energy announced it is donating $10 million to four Michigan outreach agencies to help low-income residents stay safe and warm during the cold winter months and throughout the year. The funds may be used to assist residents struggling to pay current and past due utility bills and may also be used to support
LANSING – Edge Partnerships and Publicom have joined forces to create a new partnership that will focus on marketing, public relations, design and digital experience. The new agency is called Edge Publicom. More than a year in the planning, the new partnership purposefully worked toward a business model founded on exceptional client service, guaranteed results
DETROIT - FlagStar Bank has become the founding partner for the North American FinTech Hub, Detroit FinTech Bay has announced. A key mission of Detroit FinTech Bay will be to drive collaboration between the great minds creating innovative FinTech solutions, and the institutions who need those solutions. Within the space, the community of residents, investors,
DETROIT – The American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which operates Detroit-based LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute, has named two new members to its Board of Directors. Karen M. Belans, chief financial officer, Detroit Regional Chamber, and Martin Kinsella, director of business development, Comau, officially begin serving as Directors on
SOUTHFIELD - The VRARA Detroit has partnered with AIA Detroit Technology in Architectural Practice and the Detroit Area BIM User Group on Nov. 27 for an evening of AR, VR, MR Future in AEC WSG Ghafari. Join the group in the LTU University Technology and Learning Center Gallery for an evening of exploration and demos with architects,
