News for Community
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services (OUCARES) at Oakland University is offering a workshop designed to help attendees learn more about financial planning for individuals with special needs. The event, “Achieving a Better Life Experience: Financial Planning for Individuals with Special Needs,” will provide information that parents and caregivers can use to help ensure ...read more
Categories: Event Announcement, Community, Education, General News Article
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 18, 2020
CONTACT:University of Detroit MercyGary J. ErwinAssociate Vice PresidentMarketing & Communications313-578-0339erwingj@udmercy.edu
University of Detroit Mercy partners with Henry Ford Health System to host firstCollege of Health Professions Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement Conference to focus on collaboration, application & innovation in the ...read more
Categories: Government, Community, Event Announcement, General News Article, New Partnerships, Education
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
SOUTHFIELD—A veteran high school teacher and leader in the engineering community was honored with the second annual John G. Petty Community Champion Award Monday at Lawrence Technological University.
Monique Lake has taught biology, chemistry, physics, forensic science, and other science subjects over a 13-year teaching career, and is currently a chemistry and physics teacher at Harper Woods ...read more
Categories: Community, Education
Thursday, February 13, 2020
ROYAL OAK, Mich., February 13, 2020 – Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, has donated $12,500 to the South Oakland Citizens for the Homeless (SOCH). The nonprofit SOCH has operated the Welcome Inn Day Center on W. 13 Mile Road since 2003. The Welcome Inn Day Center is a “low barrier” wintertime day-center, which means that guests are accepted as they are with few stipulations or requirements. The ...read more
Categories: Community
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Contact:
Cheryl Gong, Director of Web Servicescheryl.gong@logicsolutions.com
(734) 930-0009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2020 - ANN ARBOR, MI – Grace Lee, Chief Financial Officer of Logic Solutions, an Ann Arbor-based software development company, was recently sworn in by Vice-President Mike Pence as a distinguished member of the President’s Commission on Asian Americans and ...read more
Categories: Community, Company Awards/Honors
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Darmstadt, February 2020 – Modern shipbuilding - starting with shipbuilding prefabrication - is a logistical challenge. In order to maintain an overview right from the start and to be able to intervene on a daily basis, for example in the event of staff shortages, the Bremen-based Fr. Lürssen shipyard, the Machine Tool Laboratory (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University and PROSTEP AG have launched the ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, New Partnerships
Monday, February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020 – TROY, MI — It’s that time of year again- Troy Restaurant Week is back! Enjoy savory seasonal menus crafted just for Troy Restaurant Week from Sunday, March 8 through Friday, March 13. The week-long event features 20 fine dining and family restaurants throughout Troy. Most menus include 3 courses and range from $15 to $45 for lunch and dinner. You can make reservations and view ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, Event Announcement
Friday, February 07, 2020
Woerner Automation, Inc. is very excited to be exhibiting for the 1st time at ATX West in Anaheim from February 11-13.
This three-day conference is all about innovation and smart manufacturing with the goal of educating employees and companies about the technologies they need to be successful. In attendance will be world renowned manufacturers to start ups and everything in between. With live ...read more
Categories: Community, Company Milestone, Event Announcement, General News Article, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Organizers seeking nominations for six award categories
Macomb County leaders have announced Tuesday, April 21 as the date for the 8th annual Macomb Business Awards, an initiative which recognizes outstanding businesses located in the county’s 27 communities. This year, local companies can be considered for awards in six different award categories:
Champion of Workplace Culture – offering ...read more
Categories: Community, Event Announcement, General News Article, Government
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Darmstadt, February 2020 – PROSTEP AG recently became a member of the Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM). The leading PLM consulting and software company is thus underscoring its readiness to become involved in the work performed by committees in new business areas like autonomous driving and help develop the necessary standards. All standardization-related ...read more
Categories: General News Article, New Partnerships, Community
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
128-room Hyatt House hotel to be located at Woodward Corners by Beaumont
Construction will begin later this year on Hyatt House Royal Oak/Beaumont, an extended stay hotel planned for Woodward Corners by Beaumont in Royal Oak, Mich. Colorado-based Pedersen Development Company is financing and developing the project. Olympia Hotel Management, located in Portland, Maine, will manage the ...read more
Categories: New Partnerships, New Product or Service Offering, Community
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—February 5, 2020
LANSING, Mich. –Foster Swift business attorney, John W. Mashni, has been elected as Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports (ACES) Section for 2019-2020.
The SBM ACES Section provides education, information and analysis about legal issues of concern in the fields of arts, communications, entertainment and ...read more
Categories: General News Article, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments, Community
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Auburn Hills, Michigan – February 5, 2020 – Reliance One, Inc., a staffing agency that pledges quality service by serving our customers internally and externally through integrity, humility and uncompromised values, announces the appointment of James Beath to the Board of Directors for the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) effective January 1, 2020.
James Beath joined forces with ...read more
Categories: Community, New Partnerships, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
Darmstadt/Bonn, January 2020 - PROSTEP AG has entered a partnership with LeanIX, the manufacturer of the Enterprise Architecture Suite (EA-Suite), with the aim of providing customers with optimal advice on the development of their enterprise-wide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) architectures. As a certified LeanIX partner, the leading PLM consulting and software house can now also offer its ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, New Partnerships
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Why do nonprofits collaborate? How do they deal with the challenges associated with collaboration in the nonprofit industry? What do nonprofit funders look for in terms of such collaboration?Oakland University’s Master of Public Administration program is hosting a panel discussion geared toward answering these questions. The event takes place from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, in room 1050 of the ...read more
Categories: Education, General News Article, Community, Event Announcement
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
DETROIT—University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Business Administration (CBA) will host a public presentation by Denise Morrison, former president of Campbell Soup Co. This special engagement is Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus.
Morrison’s presentation is titled “Leadership, Ethics and Social Responsibility: A Recipe for Success.” This ...read more
Categories: Community, Company Milestone, Education, Event Announcement, General News Article, Government, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments
Friday, November 01, 2019
Harness Dickey (https://www.hdp.com), one of the nation’s largest patent and trademark law firms, is proud to earn both national and metropolitan top tier rankings in the 2020 list of “Best Law Firms” published by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®.
Harness Dickey is included in the following national and metropolitan rankings:
National Tier 2Trademark LawNational Tier 3Copyright LawLitigation – ...read more
Categories: Company Awards/Honors, Community
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Darmstadt, October 2019 – Blockchain and additive production not only go well together – they are also arousing great interest. Over 70 participants from industry, development and the research community attended the User Day held at the Center for Applied Aviation Research (ZAL) in Hamburg, where PROSTEP, together with other consortium partners, presented the results of the joint SAMPL (Secure ...read more
Categories: General News Article, Community
Friday, October 11, 2019
Darmstadt, September 2019 – PROSTEP, a PLM consulting and software company, offers companies wanting to move all or part of their PLM and ERP systems to the cloud and integrate them with each other a cloud-capable solution. Thanks to its modular architecture and the use of microservices, Version 9 and higher of the world’s leading OpenPDM solution can be used in hybrid cloud scenarios.
OpenPDM is ...read more
Categories: Company Milestone, Community, General News Article, New Product or Service Offering
Friday, September 27, 2019
Rochester Hills, Michigan – August, 2019 - PROSTEP, the leading PLM integration specialist in the area of product data integration, moved away from their computers to give back to the community at Rochester Hill’s Leader Dogs for the Blind. The event, which provided Leader Dogs with all 15 PROSTEP employees was completed not only as a company team-builder but also a way to give back to the local ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article
Monday, September 16, 2019
Sterling Heights, Mich. Sept. 2019 – Sterling Insurance Group – one of the fastest-growing independent insurance agencies in the country – has been selected to be part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group.
Only 267 independent ...read more
Categories: Company Awards/Honors, General News Article, Community, Company Milestone
Monday, August 05, 2019
Airports Council International recently indicated that the Colombian aviation sector will be among the top-10 fastest growing in the world over the next 30 years. In light of this forecast, Operadora Aeroportuaria Internacional (OPAIN) recognized the realities of decreasing non-aeronautical revenue areas, disconnected passenger flows, and inconsistencies of terminal and holdroom environments at ...read more
Categories: General News Article, Community, Government
Friday, August 24, 2018
Russian Entrepreneur Shares Expertise with Detroit Business Community Contact: Faris Alami, CEO Phone: 248-688-5353faris.alami@myisminc.com International Strategic Management (ISM) in Troy, together with Global Ties Detroit and Automation Alley, is honored to host Maria Knyazeva, a Russian, at the Automation Alley in Troy.
Maria is an Exchange Fellow ...read more
Categories: Education, New Partnerships, New Product or Service Offering, Community, General News Article, Event Announcement
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
During the 2018 winter semester, the entrepreneurship and innovation certificate program recently launched by the Mike Ilitch School of Business offered a course designed to provide insights and direct experience in addressing challenges of bringing research-based innovations to market and preparing for a capital raise.
The course, Special Topics: Technology Commercialization (EI 5900-002 / EI ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, General News Article, New Product or Service Offering
Sterling Insurance Group sponsors Michigan CPA conference, leads course on Employee Benefit Captives
Thursday, June 28, 2018
NOVI, Mich. - Sterling Insurance Group – a Top 200 Insurance Firm out of 37,000 nationwide – was proud to be a sponsor of this year's Management Information & Business Show, hosted by the Association of Michigan CPAs (MICPA).
The 2-day event is MICPA’s largest of the year, and typically draws in over 1,000 CPAs from across the state. This year’s theme was Bright Ideas Illuminate.
“Sterling ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, Education, New Partnerships
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Innovators in healthcare, healthcare access or healthcare economic models from around the metro Detroit area will gather May 2-3 at Wayne State’s Scott Hall for the first Ignite to Innovate!
Global & Urban Health Innovation Competition.Each innovation entry is $0. Six innovators will be invited to give a platform presentation with the remainder able to present a poster or video at a table in ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Event Announcement, General News Article, New Partnerships, New Product or Service Offering
Friday, January 05, 2018
First class future law enforcement leaders seated todayMayor, Chief say training future departmental leaders will be instrumental in sustaining Detroit’s ongoing crime reductionGoal is to train 100 officers over the next three years
The Detroit Police Chief James Craig and Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson today announced the launch of the Wayne State University Detroit Police ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, New Partnerships, New Product or Service Offering, Government, General News Article
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
The Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University has formed an industry advisory board to support its Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) program. The advisory board is a council of business leaders in the supply chain field that will serve in an advisory role to the GSCM program.
The board will provide advice on industry needs, strategic direction, national ranking strategies, ...read more
Categories: Education, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments, General News Article, Community, New Partnerships
Monday, October 09, 2017
Better boards make better nonprofits. And better nonprofits make better communities.
That’s why the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business and Aly Sterling Philanthropy, a full-service consulting firm based in Toledo, are coming together to offer a proven, one-of-a-kind program for training nonprofit board members.
Called the Board Member Accelerator Series (BMA), the program ...read more
Categories: Education, New Partnerships, New Product or Service Offering, Community, General News Article, Event Announcement
Thursday, October 05, 2017
Ally, a leading digital financial services company, has been named key sponsor and partner of the Mike Ilitch School of Business Corporate Mentor Program.
The Corporate Mentor Program affords Mike Ilitch School of Business students the opportunity to be matched with a professional corporate mentor and work one-on-one throughout the entire academic year.
“The Corporate Mentor Program is a ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, Education, New Partnerships
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy — better known as YEA! — offers groundbreaking classes that teach middle and high school students how to start and run their own businesses. Applications are now being accepted for the year-long 2017-18 YEA! Program, which is hosted by the Mike Ilitch School of Business.
The WSU/Detroit program is unique to YEA! programs across the country in that it focuses ...read more
Categories: Event Announcement, Community, General News Article, Education
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business has announced the 2017 recipient of its signature Distinguished Alumni Award. David Leone, who earned his MBA from Wayne State in 1985, will be honored at the school’s 37th Annual Recognition and Awards Program on Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
Leone is Executive Chief Engineer, Launch Excellence, ...read more
Categories: Community, General News Article, Company Awards/Honors, Event Announcement, Education
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The Accounting Aid Society (AAS) recognized Myles Stern, chair of the Mike Ilitch School of Business accounting department, and accounting professor Deb Habel as 2017 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Champions.
Additionally, the Detroit City Council presented Wayne State University with an Award of Recognition for being a collegiate sponsor of AAS.
AAS provides free income tax and credit ...read more
Categories: Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments, Community, Company Awards/Honors, Education, General News Article
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
ISM Inc. Sponsors MEDA Spring Economic Development Toolbox
Lansing, Michigan. May 9th, 2017.
When state and local Economic Development professionals gather in at the Crowne Plaza Lansing West in Lansing on May 16, 2017 for Michigan Economic Developer’s Association (MEDA) annual Spring Economic Development Toolbox event, you can pretty much bet serious discussion and innovative ideas will fill ...read more
Categories: Education, General News Article, Community, Event Announcement, Government
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