GM Leads $50 Million Funding Round in EnergyX to Unlock U.S.-Based Lithium Supply
AUSTIN, Texas AND DETROIT – Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. and General Motors announced that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B financing round in EnergyX, and has entered into a strategic agreement to...
First-Ever Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 Debuts to Tow, Haul and Tackle the Trails
DETROIT – The off-road capability synonymous with Chevrolet’s ZR2 badge debuts for the Silverado HD with the introduction of the 2024 Silverado HD ZR2 – the brand’s flagship heavy-duty off-roader. Elevating the Silverado HD’s off-road...
Zoom, Teams Change Landscape for Company Meetings
Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become the most downloaded meeting software in the country since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Michigan Makes $4.7 Million Available to Help Businesses Address Talent Shortages
The state has released an RFP to support help businesses solve the talent shortage through $4.7 million in grant awards.
Study Shows Walkable Cities Prioritize People Over Roads
A new study touts the benefits of walkable cities and environmental, business and transportation experts are taking notice.
Finding Marketing Success When Your Budget is Limited
As the founder of Dorsay Creative, a Pontiac-based boutique marketing agency offering digital marketing, website design and social media services, I see companies of all different sizes struggling to market their businesses, daily. There...
New CFO Joins Davenport University Executive Team
GRAND RAPIDS — Davenport University named Anthony Anderson as its new chief financial officer, tasked with upholding the organization’s commitment to helping students become the leaders Michigan’s economy and communities need to elevate and...
Dorsay Agency Launches Unite Websites for Startup Businesses
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Dorsay Creative, a boutique marketing agency in Pontiac which offers digital marketing, website design and social media services, has just launched a new business for startups called Unite Websites, offering...
Re-Source Partners Receives Ally Financial 2023 Technology Partner of the Year Award
TROY, Mich. — Re-Source Partners, a Michigan-based IT asset management services firm serving national and global companies, is pleased to announce it has received the 2023 Technology Partner of the Year award from Ally...
FedEx Announces Planned Consolidation of Operating Companies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Corp. announced at its DRIVE Investor Event Wednesday that it will consolidate its operating companies into one organization, creating efficiencies officials say will enhance the company’s ability to meet the...
Fewer Americans Applying for Unemployment Benefits
The U.S. labor market doesn’t seem to be affected by the continuing interest rate hikes being imposed by the Federal Reserve.
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, despite the Fed’s attempts to slow...
GM Defense Receives Full-Rate Production Decision from U.S. Army for Infantry Squad Vehicle Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, said today that the U.S. Army provided a full-rate production decision for the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). GM Defense won the initial $214.3 million...
GMC Expands Capability of 2024 Sierra 1500 With 3.0L Duramax Engine
DETROIT – GMC announced that it will make the rugged and refined second-generation 3.0L inline-six Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine standard on its extreme off-road Sierra 1500 AT4X trim, allowing customers to go further and explore more...
Expert: Consumer Confidence Index Rises Slightly
Real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 was revised down a hair to 2.6% annualized in the third estimate from 2.7% in the second. Consumer spending was revised down to 1.0% annualized...
UFC Parent, WWE to Form a $21 Billion Global Live Sports and Entertainment Company
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and STAMFORD, Conn. (Business Wire) — Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a new, publicly listed company consisting of two...
Thousands Accept Buyout Package, Helping GM Avoid Layoffs
Some 5,000 employees accepted buyout packages from General Motors, allowing the automaker to avoid layoffs.
More Dues Expected to Flow to Unions After Right-to-Work Repeal
The repeal of the state’s 2012 right-to-work law is leaving unions and their allies looking at a future with more money to spend on collective bargaining and other activities as dues revenue increases.
State Partnership Takes Aim at Attracting, Retaining Investment Professionals
Michigan officials have formed a partnership they say will help attract and retain investment professionals to the state.
Matrix Launches ‘Hivpositivity.Org’ Campaign to Combat Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Detroit Metro Area
DETROIT — If gone undetected and untreated, HIV/ AIDS is deadly. But it doesn't have to be that way. Michigan estimates that there are around 18,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in the state,...
Shady Lane Cellars on Target to Triple Out-of-State Wine Sales in 2023
SUTTON’S BAY, Mich. – Rooted in Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula, Shady Lane Cellars wines are on the move. Direct-to-consumer shipping is has vastly expanded. The estate winery now holds licenses to ship to a total of...
