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- United American Healthcare seeks to expand board of directors
Detroit-based United American Heathcare Corp. wants to expand its board of directors from seven seats to 10 at a meeting later this month where it faces a proxy solicitation battle with a dissident shareholder.
September 3, 2010 - 9:36 a.m.
- Electric car battery recharging station unveiled at NextEnergy
Detroit's NextEnergy was the site Thursday morning of the unveiling of the first electric car battery recharging station in Michigan by California-based Coulomb Technologies, part of a rollout of 4,600 free charging stations it is installing nationwide.
September 2, 2010 - 5:22 p.m.
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- Records show Rick Snyder gave $6.1 million to campaign
Campaign finance reports show Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has given his campaign $6.1 million and raised $2 million from other donors.
September 2, 2010 - 5:18 p.m.
- Beaumont Hospital performs first liver transplant
Three years after receiving certificate-of-need approval, Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak has performed its first liver transplant.
September 2, 2010 - 3:04 p.m.
- Nalco Co. gets contract to monitor Selfridge water towers
Nalco Co. has been awarded a contract for monitoring and maintenance of water cooling towers at Selfridge Air National Guard base, after one of the towers was found to be the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
September 2, 2010 - 2:13 p.m.
- Washtenaw County board reinstates land bank authority
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted 7-1 Wednesday to reinstate a land bank authority to better manage the county's foreclosed homes.
September 2, 2010 - 1:21 p.m.
- Virg Bernero says no to banks that won't lend in Michigan
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero says he'll stop the state from doing business with banks that won't lend in Michigan if he's elected.
September 2, 2010 - 1:12 p.m.
- Metro Detroit gets $16.2 million grant for health information exchange on diabetes
A $16.2 million federal grant is expected to help six health care systems, physicians, clinics, health insurers and reference laboratories share electronic medical information on thousands of diabetic patients in Southeast Michigan.
September 2, 2010 - 12:55 p.m.
- 1st Detroit schools construction project completed
The Detroit Public Schools says the first construction project under a $500.5 million capital improvement program in the district is finished.
September 2, 2010 - 9:00 a.m.
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce joins Michigan system to help entrepreneurs
The U.S. Department of Commerce officially joined the Statewide Entrepreneurship Support System and portals, a Michigan system funded by the New Economy Initiative to help entrepreneurs link up with the assistance they need.
September 2, 2010 - 3:36 p.m.
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan endorses Snyder
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan has endorsed Republican Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder in the race for governor.
September 2, 2010 - 3:02 p.m.
- Southfield Community Foundation to search for new director
Southfield Community Foundation executive director Warren Goodell has left the foundation to pursue other opportunities, the organization said.
September 1, 2010 - 5:06 p.m.
- Details of new two-year EMU faculty contract released
The two-year agreement reached Tuesday by Eastern Michigan University and its faculty union, the EMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, involved substantial compromises by both parties.
September 1, 2010 - 4:42 p.m.
- Electric powertrain manufacturer Alte LLC speeds up hiring
Auburn Hills-based electric powertrain manufacturer Alte LLC is speeding up its hiring schedule, with plans to create more than 300 jobs by the end of 2011, as it sets its sites on retrofitting fleet vehicles.
September 1, 2010 - 3:00 p.m.
- Local editors to help start up AOL Inc.'s Patch.com news sites
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey, managing editor of Detroit-based online magazine Model D, has left the digital publication to help launch the local startup of AOL Inc.'s Patch.com hyperlocal news sites.
September 1, 2010 - 1:19 p.m.
- Kenneth Sanborn appointed to Michigan Gaming Control Board
A new member has been appointed to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, with the board having a full five members for the first time in a year.
September 1, 2010 - 12:47 p.m.
- Seven apply to fill Freman Hendrix's spot on city Charter Revision Commission
Seven Detroiters have applied to fill departing member Freman Hendrix's spot on the city's Charter Revision Commission.
September 1, 2010 - 12:44 p.m.
- Michigan Economic Activity Index hits two-year high, Comerica reports
The Michigan Economic Activity Index climbed three points in July to 87, up 16 points from a year ago and the largest year-on-year increase in the index in nearly six years.
September 1, 2010 - 12:41 p.m.
- Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak to speak at MCC Nov. 12
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be a featured speaker in a program series in November at the Macomb Community College Lorezno Cultural Center in Clinton Township.
September 1, 2010 - 12:05 p.m.
- Borders Group posts $46.7 million 2Q loss, outlines sales turnaround ideas
Sales for Ann Arbor-based bookseller Borders Group Inc. dropped 11.5 percent in the second quarter and the company's net loss deepened compared with a year ago.
September 1, 2010 - 11:46 a.m.
- Student fund at UM's Ross School of Business invests in Ambiq Micro
The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan announced Wednesday that its Frankel Commercialization Fund, the first student-led pre-seed investment fund in the country, has invested in Ann Arbor-based Ambiq Micro.
September 1, 2010 - 11:36 a.m.
- Thomson Reuters acquires Healthcare Data Management Inc.
Ann Arbor-based Thomson Reuters, a business information and consulting firm, has acquired Healthcare Data Management Inc. for an unspecified amount.
September 1, 2010 - 11:34 a.m.
- Miller Canfield's Gregory Nowak named chairman of Michigan CPAs association
The Troy-based Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants has named Gregory Nowak of Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone PLC as its new chairman.
September 1, 2010 - 11:30 a.m.
- SBA loans available for businesses hurt by harsh winter weather
Businesses affected by harsh winter weather last year may apply to the U.S. Small Business Administration for federal economic injury disaster loans through Oct. 1.
September 1, 2010 - 11:28 a.m.
- TechTeam Global asks stockholders to delay vote on sale of subsidiary
Southfield-based TechTeam Global Inc. is asking its stockholders to adjourn for one month a meeting scheduled for today in Boston to vote on the proposed sale of TechTeam Government Solutions Inc. to give it more time to negotiate the deal with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
September 2, 2010 - 1:56 p.m.
- Compendia Bioscience gets $1.3 million NIH grant for micro-RNA study
Ann Arbor-based Compendia Bioscience Inc. announced Tuesday it has received a National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovative Research grant of $1.3 million to incorporate data and analyses of micro-RNA into its data base.
August 31, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.
- Steve Kosbau new market manager for Greater Media Inc.'s Detroit stations
Steve Kosbau has been named market manager for Boston-based Greater Media Inc.'s three Detroit radio stations.
August 31, 2010 - 4:23 p.m.
- Ex-FDA commissioner joins board at HistoSonics Inc.
Ann Arbor-based HistoSonics Inc.announced Tuesday that it has added Dr. Andrew von Eschenbacha former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and an expert on urology and cancer treatment, to its board of directors.
August 31, 2010 - 4:11 p.m.
- Melanie Davis named new executive director of Adcraft Club; Bob Guerrini retires
Melanie Davis, most recently the president of the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, takes over Wednesday as executive director of the Adcraft Club of Detroit.
August 31, 2010 - 3:36 p.m.
- Automation Alley announces finalists for awards gala
Troy-based Automation Alley, an association of tech companies in Southeast Michigan, announced the finalists Tuesday for its 10th annual awards gala to be held Oct. 1 at the Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester.
August 31, 2010 - 3:32 p.m.
- Southeast Michigan employers, unions sign up for catastrophic retiree health coverage
More than 97 Michigan employers and unions have signed up for a new $5 billion federal program that offers financial assistance to help pay for catastrophic health coverage for an estimated 190,000 early retirees — those people who are 55 and older but not eligible for Medicare.
August 31, 2010 - 3:30 p.m.
- Metro Detroit businesses ranked among 100 fastest-growing companies
Three metro Detroit businesses are on the latest annual Fortune magazine rankings for the top 100 fastest-growing companies in the nation.
August 31, 2010 - 2:50 p.m.
- Bankruptcy court approves reorganization plan for Visteon Corp.
The reorganization plan for Van Buren Township-based Visteon Corp. was approved today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del.
August 31, 2010 - 2:25 p.m.
- Chris Chelios takes front office job with Detroit Red Wings
Retired Defenseman Chris Chelios, who spent 10 of his 26 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, retired today and joined the Red Wings front office.
August 31, 2010 - 2:01 p.m.
- Four to face charges in Detroit Public Schools embezzlement case
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said today that embezzlement charges will be filed against a former Detroit Public Schools principal, accountant, and two other individuals.
August 31, 2010 - 12:44 p.m.
- Revenue up, but 4Q losses grow at Energy Conversion Devices Inc.
Rochester Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) announced Tuesday that it had an increase in its net losses despite an increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, which ended June 30.
August 31, 2010 - 11:22 a.m.
- EMU reaches tentative contract agreement with faculty
Eastern Michigan University and its professors reached a tentative contract agreement this morning.
August 31, 2010 - 11:04 a.m.
- Michigan Retailers Association endorses Snyder for governor
The Michigan Retailers Association is backing Republican Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder in the race for governor.
August 31, 2010 - 11:00 a.m.
- Court of Appeals: Detroit Public Schools not required to rehire security workers
The Detroit Public Schools do not have to rehire more than 200 unionized security employees or suspend a new $6.5 million contract with Chicago-based Securitas Security Services USA Inc. to outsource public safety services, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
August 30, 2010 - 7:42 p.m.
- Fraser-based Prototype Tooling and Manufacturing Inc. acquired by PTM Corp.
Metal stamping supplier PTM Corp. has acquired Fraser-based Prototype Tooling and Manufacturing Inc., in a move to add a large press operation and non-automotive customers, PTM Corp. confirmed this week.
August 30, 2010 - 5:26 p.m.
- University of Michigan gets $7.5 million U.S. grant to study hospital disease
The University of Michigan is undertaking a five-year, $7.5 million federal study of bacteria that cause an increasing number of serious infections in hospitals and nursing homes.
August 30, 2010 - 3:06 p.m.
- Terry Croad appointed Southfield’s new planning director
The city of Southfield has appointed Terry Croad, vice president of Northville-based community development advisory firm McKenna Associates Inc., as its new planning director.
August 30, 2010 - 2:39 p.m.
- Consumers Energy Co. revamps bill format to help customers track energy usage
Small businesses who are Consumers Energy Co. customers will soon be seeing revamped monthly bills designed to inform them about their energy use.
August 30, 2010 - 12:24 p.m.
- Borders stores to sell Build-A-Bear kits as e-book purchases rise
Borders Group Inc., the second- largest U.S. bookstore chain based in Ann Arbor, will start selling items from Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., relying less on books for sales as more people use electronic reading devices.
August 30, 2010 - 12:13 p.m.
- German supplier Kostal Kontakt Systeme Inc. signs lease in Rochester Hills
A Rochester Hills industrial building, vacant for seven years, will be leased as part of a German-based auto suppliers’ expansion.
August 30, 2010 - 11:16 a.m.
- Innovation index rises sharply in 1st quarter
The index tracking innovation indicators in Michigan’s economy gained in the first quarter as trademark applications made up for poor job creation figures.
August 30, 2010 - 10:41 a.m.
- New vessels aim to strengthen Great Lakes research
Two new research vessels being built for the U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center are expected to help strengthen the agency's research on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
August 29, 2010 - 8:08 p.m.
- Michigan Democrats nominate Alton Thomas Davis, Judge Denise Langford Morris for court
Michigan Democrats have nominated recently appointed Supreme Court Justice Alton Thomas Davis and Oakland County Circuit Judge Denise Langford Morris to run for the state's high court in November.
August 29, 2010 - 1:33 p.m.
- Runoff needed for GOP secretary of state race
Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson has won a runoff election for secretary of state at the Republican state convention.
August 29, 2010 - 1:26 p.m.
- 8 Michigan Democrats nominated for state school posts
Michigan Democrats have nominated eight people for the fall election for the state school board and the boards that oversee three universities.
August 29, 2010 - 1:24 p.m.
- Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder calls for GOP unity, gets tepid response
The Michigan Republican convention erupted into anger Saturday as tea party activists fought with party regulars over candidates and convention rules.
August 31, 2010 - 10:57 a.m.
- Democratic gubernatorial running mate Brenda Lawrence says she'll fix Michigan 'mess'
Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero has publicly introduced his running mate, Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence.
August 28, 2010 - 10:24 a.m. |
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