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Entrepreneur plans downtown Detroit bus line

04/07/12 DETROIT (AP) — A young entrepreneur from the suburbs is planning to start a private bus line in downtown Detroit.

Some marinas report shortage of skilled workers

04/03/12 DETROIT (AP) — There is a shortage of skilled workers to repair boats and other watercraft as the state’s boating season approaches, some marinas and industry observers say.

David Barfield succeeds brother as Bartech CEO after equity firm invests

03/09/12 David Barfield has succeeded his brother Jon Barfield as president, CEO and chairman of Livonia-based Bartech Group Inc.

Jon Barfield retires as head of Bartech Group

03/08/12 Jon Barfield has retired as chairman, president and CEO of Bartech Group Inc. after a 32-year career with the company.

MSX International brings auto dealer services to India with new office

03/07/12 MSX International Inc. has entered India with a new office in New Delhi.

Altair Engineering gears up for future by building data center near Troy headquarters

12/22/11 Altair Engineering Inc. has launched a high-powered data center near its Troy headquarters after a multimillion-dollar investment.

Giffels-Webster Engineers board elects Scott Clein new CEO

12/16/11 The board of directors of Detroit-based Giffels-Webster Engineers Inc. has elected Scott Clein president and CEO.

Uptick in engineering has Brightwing looking west

12/11/11 After watching its annual sales plunge in 2008-09, Troy-based Resource Technologies Corp. expects to come close to pre-recession revenue by year's end, thanks to demand for engineering and IT employees.

Stefanini TechTeam plans $3 million expansion of information technology services in China

12/06/11 Stefanini TechTeam North America said it plans to spend $3 million to expand its operations in China over the next three years to meet increased demand for global information technology services.

Busy Bee Hardware owner tears down building next door to create parking lot

Energy Conversion Devices terminates CEO Hawkins, Executive Vice President Conroy

Long-awaited Gateway Marketplace development at Woodward and 8 Mile gets under way

Dearborn resident sentenced to four years in prison in Medicare fraud case

ResCap's Chap. 11 may bring boost