Central Michigan University works to step up Detroit outreach and engagement
Officials in Detroit and at Central Michigan University are investing resources to boost student, business and alumni engagement.
Level One extends reach with Ann Arbor Bancorp merger
Level One Bancorp has wanted to reach into Ann Arbor for a couple of years. Now it has, completing a merger with Ann Arbor Bancorp that extends Level One's network.
From hackers to ransomware, governments byte back on cyberattacks
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has set up an 18-member Michigan Election Security Commission to make recommendations on cyber security.
Michigan council helps companies on their diversity, inclusion journey
The Michigan Diversity Council is helping its partners around the state tackle diversity and inclusion issues.
Detroit Pistons get out into the community work with students on STEM, fitness
How do you get students thinking big about science, math and technology? You bring in one of the all-star members of the Detroit Pistons – someone students can certainly look up to as they...
Michigan Israel Business Accelerator grows with new CEO, international strategy
Believe it or not, during his many travels around the world, Scott Hiipakka had never had a chance to go to Israel, where the business culture is so strong and unique that is it...
Comerica Bank gives $25k donation to Detroit Public Safety Foundation
The Detroit police force, formed more than a century ago, has protected and served the Motor City as it grew and evolved. Around the same time, a small financial services firm calling itself Comerica...
Eastern Michigan University welcomed more than 300 Plymouth-Canton Community Schools middle school students to...
On Dec. 10, 2019, over 300 middle school students from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools’ Pioneer Middle School traveled to EMU to learn about EMU as a local university option for college. The visit came as...
SoundOff Signal educates police chiefs on latest trends in emergency vehicle lighting
Leading emergency vehicle lighting company SoundOff Signal discussed the future of lighting technology at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference in Chicago. The focus was how does the industry improve lighting...
Lambert Announces additions to automotive and mobility practice
Michigan’s leading automotive communications firm, Lambert & Co., has announced two additions to its automotive and mobility practice: Lisa Lark, director, and Katelyn Davis, senior manager. Both will be based in the firm’s Detroit...
EMU aviation students fill planes with presents to deliver to Michigan foster kids
On December 7 and 8, EMU Aviation students and instructors volunteered for Operation Good Cheer by flying planes into the Oakland County Airport to stuff their airplanes with presents before flying them to deliver...
EMU police officer changes vacation plans in Albania to volunteer trip in wake of...
Officer Toro of the Eastern Michigan University police department planned a vacation to Albania to visit family before the region was hit by an earthquake. He immediately knew he had to help, so he...
Transit systems try to fit needs of workers, employers
Transit systems try to fit needs of workers, employers.
Hispanic, Latino businesses invest in their culture, each other
Michigan’s Hispanic and Latino businesses are investing in their culture and each other.
Michigan’s volunteer cyber corps expands despite critical audit report
Michigan cybersecurity group attacking breaches gets a performance review of its own.
Three cheers for going green: Michigan universities honored for sustainability
The University of Michigan and two other Michigan universities were recently ranked among the U.S. and Canada’s greenest colleges.
Iconic civil rights leader to speak at 2020 MLK Day event
U.S. Rep. John Lewis is the keynote speaker for the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration, Jan. 20, in Lansing. A delegation from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission...
More bars, restaurants jump on the mocktail bandwagon with non-alcoholic offerings
Perhaps your client only has time to meet for dinner. Maybe your vendor wants to talk business during an after-work get-together. Whatever the reason, you’ve got to be sharp and ready to negotiate –...
Looking for a cool meeting spot? Head to Detroit to see the Motown AirBnb
Meetings are a part of working life – but that doesn’t mean you need to hang out at your everyday office or lunchroom if you’re planning a big strategy meeting for 2020.
In fact,...
Coming soon: Public libraries to offer new on-demand video courses
Libraries – and their all-important research experts, the librarians themselves – have always been places where learning come first and foremost. Now, a new partnership will make these places even more valuable thanks to...
