News for General News Article
Thursday, February 20, 2020
We are delighted to announce Michael Abdelnour is now the Director of Client Services for E7 Solutions. His expertise in building and strengthening relationships with our clients is vital to the growth of our company.
Though he started his journey with E7 back in November 2016, Michael has always found value in recognizing E7 as a service-based firm. “It is important to always evaluate how we ...read more
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
UHY LLP has announced that Jerry Grady, Partner, will be a featured speaker at the 2020 Executive Forum North America: Strategies for a New World, taking place this March.
Hosted by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the annual Executive Forum conference is the premier annual staffing event, offering a powerful lineup of top executives, world-renowned keynote speakers, state of the art industry ...read more
Categories: General News Article, Event Announcement
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
UHY Advisors (“UHY”), one of the nation’s leading professional services firms has hired Michael Antovski as its Chief Operating Officer. Antovski will be responsible for the oversight of the firm’s national shared services including finance, information technology, marketing, corporate compliance and human resources. He will be active in all facets of the firm’s acquisition initiatives, and will ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
For Immediate Release—February 18, 2020Seurynck becomes one of the first women elected to lead a large Michigan law firm.GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC announces the election of Anne M. Seurynck as President. In this role, Seurynck will chair the firm’s Executive Committee, which leads the 100 attorney firm.
Seurynck becomes the first woman elected as President in Foster ...read more
Categories: Company Awards/Honors, General News Article, Personnel Hires/Achievements/Appointments
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
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Monday, February 17, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—February 17, 2020
Foster Swift Welcomes Joseph B. Gale to Firm
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. –Foster Swift welcomes attorney Joseph B. Gale to the firm’s Southfield office in the General Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on general civil litigation and all aspects of first and third party no-fault litigation.
Gale joins Foster Swift as an associate from his previous ...read more
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Sterling Heights, Mich February 13, 2020 —We welcome Pillars Advisory, our new member firm in Kuwait, to the global accountancy network UHY, strengthening our representation in the Middle East. The firm has adopted the UHY branding and will be known as UHY Pillars with UHY Pillars Advisory as the full member firm and UHY Pillars Audit as its affiliate.
Pillars Advisory has both local and ...read more
Categories: General News Article, New Office/Location
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
ChapterSpot, a database built with the power of Salesforce, and Billhighway | greekbill, a financial services duo, are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Delta Sigma Phi (Delta Sig) Fraternity. The full service solution will optimize chapter operations by seamlessly automating chapter workflows for all chapter leaders.
ChapterSpot and Billhighway | greekbill will bring together ...read more
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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
Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm is implementing a new staff paid parental leave policy effective January 1, 2020. The new policy allows staff to take up to 12 weeks of full paid leave to care for a newborn or newly adopted child. The policy is gender neutral and outlines new processes for off-ramping and on-ramping employees.
“Dickinson Wright is committed to ...read more
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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
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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
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
TROY, Mich., Jan. 31, 2020 – Rehmann, a fully integrated financial services and advisory firm, is starting the decade strong by announcing the promotions of nine associates in Southeast Michigan. Promotions in the area include:
Cheryl Tront – Troy – Internal Processing Team Assistant (Senior level)Grant Pollack – Troy – Investment Analyst (Senior level)Michael Cannon – Troy – Assurance ...read more
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
3DCS for SOLIDWORKS is available now, and will be demonstrated at booth 218 at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020 next week, Feb 9 -12, 2020.
Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) is proud to be presenting the new version of 3DCS at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020, previously SOLIDWORKS World. Demoing the 3DCS for SOLIDWORKS from Booth 218, DCS will be helping attendees understand how tolerance analysis can help ...read more
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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
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
DETROIT (Feb. 6, 2020) – Franco, a Detroit-based integrated communications agency, has announced the promotion of Nikki Little to vice president of strategy. Little previously served as Franco’s director of strategy.
Little is an integrated communications professional with 13 years of experience in the industry. Since rejoining Franco last year, she has demonstrated courage and thoughtful ...read more
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Thursday, February 06, 2020
City Side Ventures is pleased to announce that the newly formed Birmingham Angels had their first group meeting in September 2019. The group, which is growing rapidly consists of successful business executives and high net worth individuals from Oakland County, has already established that they are “players” in the angel investing asset class in a very short period of time.
From September to ...read more
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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
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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
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Tuesday, February 04, 2020
DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney Mitchell (“Mitch”) Zajac will serve on a panel during The Michigan Lean Consortium “Lean in Legal” workshop on Friday, February 7, 2020 in Troy. The focus of the event is to share best practices on how “Lean” can be used to improve the delivery of legal services.
Based in Butzel Long’s Detroit office, Zajac is an associate and registered patent ...read more
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Tuesday, February 04, 2020
TROY, Mich., Feb. 4, 2020 — For the third time in 14 months, Walsh’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) has been recognized for excellence in online education. Walsh’s online MBA has been named one of the best programs in the country not requiring a GMAT score by Intelligent.com, a publication focused on helping students make informed decisions about higher education programs. Walsh’s online ...read more
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Tuesday, February 04, 2020
DETROIT— February 5, 2020 – UHY Advisors, Inc. (“UHY Advisors”), one of the nation’s leading professional services firms, announced the appointment of three new managing directors: John Bautista, Alex Conti and Kathy Crockett. Conti and Crockett are both based in Michigan.
Additionally, UHY Advisors Michigan, Inc. promoted 64 other employees, including three principals: Ali Baydoun, Andrew ...read more
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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
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Friday, January 31, 2020
New member firm in Dubai joins the UHY network DETROIT January 31, 2020-- We welcome UHY James Chartered Accountants, our new member firm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the global accountancy network UHY, extending our coverage within the Middle East.
UHY James Chartered Accountants, with a total headcount of 77 and five partners, brings wide-ranging experience in audit, advisory, ...read more
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Participating employers will receive insight into prescription drug management, wellbeing trends, and auto-accident coverage practices to help develop 2020 strategy.
Troy, Michigan – January 29, 2020 – The Michigan office of Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) recently launched its 17th annual Michigan Mid-Market Group Benefits Survey. The free survey and analysis helps company and human ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long, one of the leading law firms in Michigan and the United States, is growing with the addition of associate attorneys Ashley Aldea, Steven R. Eatherly, Paul Howarah and Sarah Nirenberg. Aldea, Howarah and Nirenberg are based in Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office. Eatherly is based in the firm’s Detroit office.Ashley AldeaAshley Aldea focuses her practice on real ...read more
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Media Contact: Heather Nezich, Manager, Communications, ASE, 248.223.8040, hnezich@aseonline.org
Livonia, Mich. ---January 28, 2020 --- ASE, Michigan’s largest employer association, released the 2020 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey today. The annual survey provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op ...read more
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
In recognition of International Data Privacy Day, McDonald Hopkins has identified the top data privacy and cybersecurity trends for the coming year. McDonald Hopkins data privacy and cybersecurity attorneys Dominic Paluzzi, Christine Czuprynski and Emily Johnson authored the blog on cybersecurity and data privacy trends to expect in 2020.
In October, they looked at 2019’s trends and made some ...read more
Categories: Education, General News Article
Monday, January 27, 2020
TROY, Mich., Jan. 27, 2020— Betsy Meter, Managing Partner of KPMG LLP and Amy B. Robinson, vice president, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of The Kresge Foundation delivered the keynote and distinguished alumni addresses to 329 graduates, their families and friends at Walsh’s 114th commencement ceremony on Jan. 25 at Motor City Church in Troy, Michigan. Meter was also awarded an honorary ...read more
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
UHY LLP, certified public accountants, with over 400 employees in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties, has merged with Stewart, Beauvais & Whipple, of Port Huron. This is the firm’s fifth office in Michigan and entrance into St. Clair County, and positions them as a leader in nonprofit, municipal and government auditing.
“Reaching up into the thumb allows us to better serve our ...read more
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
A $5,000 grant to enhance the Oxford Township Senior Center was awarded to the township parks and recreation department by the Almont-based Four County Community Foundation (4CCF). Oxford received the exciting news on Jan. 23.
Last month, the township, on behalf of its parks and recreation department, applied for a $10,568 grant to purchase an assortment of outdoor furniture, an eight-burner ...read more
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
BEDFORD, Mass.-- Soft Robotics, Inc., an innovative robotics pioneer, today announced that it has raised $23 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round is co-led by Calibrate Ventures and Material Impact and includes additional existing investors Honeywell, Hyperplane, Scale, Tekfen Ventures, and Yamaha. With this round Soft Robotics also adds FANUC Corp., the world’s largest ...read more
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
McDonald Hopkins’ podcast series MH Business Exchange has released its 35th episode titled “Non-compete agreements – Understanding the basics.”
During the episode, McDonald Hopkins attorneys Tim Lowe and Richard Kessler join host Mike Witzke to discuss how employers can protect their investment in human capital through provisions like non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements and ...read more
Categories: Education, General News Article
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- A new bi-partisan bill titled the “Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act of 2020” was recently introduced by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and co-sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH).
Under the proposed bill, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (currently Christopher Krebs) would ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, January 07, 2020
DYNAFORM 6.0 RELEASED Troy, MI (January 6, 2020) — ETA, Inc. (Engineering Technology Associates) announces the release of DYNAFORM Version 6.0. DYNAFORM 6.0 is the sixth-generation DYNAFORM product. It provides a user-friendly and intuitive interface with a streamlined design. The analysis process is fully based on the stamping process, which requires less CAE knowledge, and minimum geometry and ...read more
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Monday, January 06, 2020
Oxford, MI – Oakland County Michigan Works! has selected Barron Industries, a manufacturer of engineered metal components for applications across the globe, as its first-ever Business of the Year. The company engaged Oakland County Michigan Works! to help it fill critical skilled trades openings. With assistance from OCMW and the state’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act program, Barron has ...read more
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Thursday, December 05, 2019
FARMINGTON HILLS - Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC) is excited to announce our partnership with National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE) for the 17th Annual East-West Business Connection. The event brings together Asian, U.S. businesses, and minority business enterprises (MBEs) for a global networking experience.
The ...read more
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Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Darmstadt, December 2019 – Autonomous driving is of strategic importance for digital transformation of the automotive industry. PROSTEP AG is therefore actively participating in key funding projects for the validation and verification of autonomous driving functions such as V&V and SET Level 4to5, which were recently approved by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). ...read more
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Friday, November 22, 2019
ICONMA has been named a MichBusiness Technology Guru. MichBusiness described recipients of the Technology Guru award as companies leading the way with cutting edge technology ideas or innovative solutions.
“We are excited to be recognized by MichBusiness as a Technology Guru,” said Konrad Fernandez, Vice President, IT Digital Services & Solutions at ICONMA. “We work hard to bring our clients ...read more
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Harness Dickey Principal and longstanding Executive Committee member Michael Patrick Brennan passed away on November 6, 2019. He was 65 years old.
Brennan spent the bulk of his remarkable career with Harness Dickey. He joined the firm in the fall of 1984 after working in-house with The Procter & Gamble Company. He served as a member of Harness Dickey’s litigation team for twelve years before ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
FLINT September 23, 2019 -- Automation Movers International has been selected for the 2019 Best of Flint Award in the Employment Agency category by the Flint Award Program.
Each year, the Flint Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of ...read more
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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
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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
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Darmstadt, September 2019 - The shipbuilding experts from PROSTEP, a PLM consulting and software company, will be presenting two new integration scenarios based on their open integration platform OpenPDM Ship at the ShipConstructor EMEA Conference 2019. OpenPDM Ship facilitates the integration of SSI's Autodesk-based ship development solution ShipConstructor with other CAD and PDM systems. The SSI ...read more
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Darmstadt, September 2019 - PROSTEP AG will be presenting its new OpenPDM Ship integration platform to a wider audience for the first time at the 19th International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS) in Rotterdam. OpenPDM Ship uses standardized connectors to connect shipbuilding-specific development platforms with all the leading PDM/PLM and ERP systems as well as ...read more
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Darmstadt/Turku, September 2019 – CADMATIC Ltd, a leading developer of 3D-based design, engineering and information management software for the marine, process and energy, and construction industries, and vendor-independent PLM consulting and software company PROSTEP AG are intensifying their cooperation delivering end-to-end digital thread shipbuilding and shipping solutions.
Building on many ...read more
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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
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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
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Monday, August 05, 2019
Ghafari Associates was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive architecture and engineering services for a new automotive plant for Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. (MTMUS) in Huntsville, Alabama in June, 2018. This joint venture represents a $1.6 billion investment by the two global automakers.
The nearly six million-square-foot complex to be developed on a greenfield site will be ...read more
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Oxford, MI – Barron Industries is exhibiting its metalcasting technologies at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium (GVSETS) sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the National Defense Industry Association August 13-15. A supplier to the world’s leading aerospace and defense companies for the past 35 years, Barron uses the investment casting process to manufacture Aluminum, ...read more
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Monday, July 01, 2019
Rosswag Engineering has announced the acquisition of its third selective laser melting system from SLM Solutions. The third SLM®280 machine delivered to their facility in Pfinztal, Germany, expands their production and development capabilities with the metal additive manufacturing technology.
A division of Rosswag GmbH, one of the world’s leading providers of open die forged products with ...read more
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Beam-IT, Italy’s largest additive manufacturing service bureau, and SLM Solutions have signed an agreement to deepen their long term cooperation. Beam-IT expands its product portfolio with two new SLM® machines for their production and to work on the development of new parameters. The exchange of knowledge regarding new research results and parameter development are planned to create added value ...read more
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
SLM®500 quad-laser machines have been selected by Rolls-Royce to help develop its Additive Layer Manufacturing capability. The machines will play an important role in helping Rolls-Royce in the competitive adoption of additive layer manufacturing for aerospace components.
SLM Solutions focuses solely on metal additive manufacturing technology and pioneered multi-laser machines. This years-long ...read more
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Oxford, MI – Barron Industries is aiming to increase its exports of investment castings to Canada. Participating in a recent Canadian trade mission, company officials met with existing and prospective partners who require performance-critical castings and assemblies. The first stop on the mission was Doppelmayr Canada in St. Jerome, Quebec which uses Barron’s high-strength investment castings in ...read more
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Over the nearly three decades since the concept of Lean manufacturing has been implemented, it has changed the way manufacturing companies do business.But technology has brought on the next phase: Industrie 4.0.Brought into popular use at the 2011 Hannover Messe in Germany, Industrie 4.0 is a cyber-physical system that facilitates more precise and timely decisions based on actual events rather ...read more
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019
Oxford, MI - Barron Industries is increasing capacity to meet the soaring demand from its defense customers for aluminum, stainless and carbon steel precision castings. The company is growing its workforce by more than 30 percent and investing in new equipment to bring on a second and third shift at its 65,000 square foot manufacturing facility in southeast Michigan.
An exhibitor at the Michigan ...read more
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Dearborn, MI – In this rapid-fire Q+A, Ki discusses a wide array of topics ranging from the firm’s approach to business development and how Ghafari promotes an inclusive culture to succession planning and personal career highlights.
“My career has never been static,” she says. “I enjoy what I do and bring that enthusiasm to the table on a regular basis. I love seeing the energy around new ideas ...read more
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business is pleased to announce the receipt of a generous gift from alumnus Russell Belinsky and the Belinsky Family Trust, which will be used to launch the Belinsky Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory (BELL) this fall.
The $500,000 gift will provide resources, insights, and expertise to help launch sustainable, investment-ready student startups, ...read more
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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
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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
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Thursday, July 05, 2018
Wayne State University has announced that Avalon International Breads will operate a retail location in the new home of the Mike Ilitch School of Business. The café is set to open before fall classes begin at the end of August.
The popular Detroit-based bakery will occupy approximately 700 square feet on the first floor of the building at the southwest corner of Woodward and Temple in the ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Wayne State University’s undergraduate degree program in global supply chain management is among the nation’s top 25, according to Gartner, a leading industry research company that releases rankings every other year.
WSU is a new entrant, included on the list for the first time in 2018 alongside Pennsylvania State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Ohio State and Arizona State universities. Programs are ...read more
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Friday, April 27, 2018
Mike Ilitch School of Business students will manage $2 million portfolio to gain real-world investment experience
The Kresge Foundation and Wayne State University officials today announced a $2 million student-managed investment fund that complements a course designed to teach students the essentials of portfolio management and stock evaluation and selection. The fund is a carve-out of the ...read more
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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
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Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Michael Greiner, a fourth-year doctoral student in management at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business, has accepted a tenure-track faculty position in management at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, effective August 15, 2018.
Greiner defended his dissertation proposal on May 15, 2017, and is currently scheduled to defend his dissertation, "The political landscape: A new ...read more
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Robert Forsythe, dean of Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business, will be the keynote speaker for the DBusiness Breakfast Series presented by Plante Moran on April 3 at the Gem Theatre. Forsythe will join DBusiness magazine and DBusiness Daily News Editor R.J. King and members of the magazine's Century Club (business and organizations 100 years or older). Forsythe will provide an ...read more
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business global supply chain management students took second place in the 37th annual Operation Stimulus Conference and Case Competition, hosted by the Denver Transportation Club. The competition featured 19 teams from 17 schools. The team was coached by Lori Sisk, professor of supply chain management, who was also awarded Educator of the Year by the ...read more
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Tuesday, February 06, 2018
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business Global Supply Chain Management program is vying for a position among the nation's top supply chain programs as part of the Gartner Research survey. Industry professionals invited to rank Wayne State among top supply chain programs now through Feb. 12.
The industry survey is one key input to Gartner’s semiannual rankings of supply chain ...read more
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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
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Associate Professor of Global Supply Chain Management Bertie Greer has been named associate dean for strategy and planning at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business. She will officially start the position on Monday, Jan. 8. "Bertie brings her experience in administration and reaccreditation to the position," said Ilitch School Dean Robert Forsythe. "I am delighted to have her ...read more
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business is proud to announce a $123,000 contract with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) to determine whether regulatory burdens spur or stall innovation in the auto industry.
Through this major grant, Ilitch School researchers will construct a database of corporate responsibility practice types, along with an analysis of their costs ...read more
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business welcomed Scott Tainsky, associate professor of management and director of sport and entertainment management, to the faculty in the fall semester. With Tainsky on board, Wayne State M.B.A. students can now pursue a concentration in sport and entertainment management, and undergraduate classes are also being offered.
Tainsky earned his ...read more
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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
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Marick F. Masters, professor of management in the Mike Ilitch School of Business and director of Labor@Wayne, received a $50,000 grant from the National Academy of Arbitrators Research and Education Foundation to produce two videos pertaining to employment mediation and employment arbitration.
“Employment mediation and arbitration are dispute-resolution techniques used increasingly to resolve ...read more
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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
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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
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
(Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Grand Rapids, Michigan-based US Signal today announced it has enhanced its popular disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) offering to include two service tiers: standard and premium. Doing so will allow the IT solution provider’s customers to customize their DR plans to meet specific business requirements and risk profiles.
Tiers Offer Protection Level ...read more
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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
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Jennifer Emerick is keeping construction of the new Mike Ilitch School of Business on schedule and on budget. It’s her job as senior project manager to deliver a modern new business school for students at Wayne State University—and she’s doing just that.
Emerick is heading up the project with the Christman-Brinker team, a Detroit-based joint venture overseeing construction management of the ...read more
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Thursday, July 06, 2017
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business has announced the 2017 recipient of its signature Executive of the Year Award. La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), 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.
As a champion for vulnerable ...read more
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Thursday, June 22, 2017
http://ilitchbusiness.wayne.eduThe Wayne State Board of Governors has approved three promotion and tenure cases from the Mike Ilitch School of Business, effective August 17, 2017. Ranjan D’Mello was promoted to full professor of finance. D'Mello joined the Wayne State faculty as an associate professor in 2001. He has published 18 articles on a broad spectrum of corporate finance topics in ...read more
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Mike Ilitch School of Business Associate Professor Tingting Yan won the Best Reviewer Award from the Journal of Supply Chain Management (JCSM). The award will be presented at the 2017 Academy of Management conference in Atlanta in August.
"This is an impressive award that shows Professor Yan's service to the discipline and the Ilitch School," said John Taylor, chair of the global supply chain ...read more
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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
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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
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Monday, June 05, 2017
The Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Society Nashville Chapter recently awarded scholarships to five Mike Ilitch School of Business supply chain management students.
The scholarship winners were Rachel Cryanski, Karolina Kusza, John Floyd, Corbin Henderson and Rachel Jones. The total value of the scholarships won was $7,000.
John C. Taylor, chair of the department of marketing and global supply ...read more
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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
Thursday, April 20, 2017
The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new master of science in finance (M.S.F.) degree to be offered through the Mike Ilitch School of Business, beginning in fall 2017.
The M.S.F. program is designed for both recent graduates and working professionals with a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or another quantitative field who want to advance or shift their careers. ...read more
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
At the April 7 Committee of 200 Reachout at Wayne State, three MBA students from the Mike Ilitch School of Business were presented with $10,000 awards from the C200 Foundation. Winners Maria Arpino, Ana Kostic and Olta Sota will also become members of the C200 Scholars Network, through which they will receive incomparable access to C200 members, as well as nationwide networking and learning ...read more
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