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Davenport University appoints new dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Davenport University, an institution known for its job placement guarantee, has appointed a new Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Gerald Nyambane. Dr. Nyambane, a 17-year veteran of Davenport...

Burcham Hills celebrates completion of $31M independent living expansion with ribbon cutting

Completion of StoneBriar at Burcham Hills was celebrated by more than 175 attendees at a recent ribbon cutting. The new four-story addition comprised of 44 upscale apartments is the first...

Local Marketing Firm Lands on Top SEO Industry List

BlackTruck Media + Marketing has been named to the 2021 2021 Moz Recommended List becoming the only Michigan company to top the international search engine optimization (SEO) software and...

Samer Hamade Promoted to Vice President of Operations at Livonia-based RoadEx

Livonia-based transportation service provider, RoadEx, offering freight bill factoring, dispatch, and insurance services to owner-operator truck fleets has promoted general counsel, Samer Hamade, to vice president of operations. RoadEx...

Higher Hopes Thanksgiving Turkey Meal Program Continues to Grow, Help Metro Detroiters in Need

DETROIT — For the eighth year in a row, Higher Hopes! will be providing 1,000 Detroit area families full Thanksgiving meals through its “1,000 Turkeys, 10,000 Smiles” program. The kits contain...

Grand Stand Pictures Announces Jason Nichols as Director of ‘A City Within A City’...

GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Stand Pictures is pleased to announce the selection of Jason Nichols as the director of its documentary film being adapted from the critically acclaimed book A...

Two Merrill Advisors Make Forbes “America’s Top Wealth Advisors” List

Two local Merrill advisors have been named the prestigious Forbes 2021 “America’s Top Wealth Advisors” list, which selects only 250 advisors nationwide for this honor annually. This is the fourth...

R.W. Mercer Co. expands services, supports EV transportation infrastructure growth through acquisition

R.W. Mercer Co. has acquired the assets of long-time subcontractor West Michigan Electrical Systems Inc. R.W. Mercer Co. is a family-owned construction and service company headquartered in Jackson, with locations...

Bodman Attorney Marc Bakst Named Chair-Elect of Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit

Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Marc M. Bakst, a member of the firm practicing in the Detroit office, has been named chair-elect of the board of directors...

Grow Michigan Adds Executive to Management Team

Jeff Schuman’s affiliation with Grow Michigan follows a 40-year career in capital markets. As a lifelong resident of Michigan, his experience is principally comprised of 14 years of...

Grow Michigan Adds Executive to Management Team

Peggy Cummins has over 39 years of experience in commercial banking, with emphasis in Asset Based Lending and Workout. She began her career in 1982 at Comerica Bank in...

Greenleaf Trust announces new hires

Emily Wedes joins Greenleaf Trust as a team service coordinator on the client centric team. She is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support, day-to-day servicing of account needs, and...

Greenleaf Trust announces CTFA designation

Mark Meyers, CFP, CTFA, CLU, ChFC, a Senior Trust Relationship Officer in southeast Michigan was recently awarded the Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA) designation from the American Bankers...

Comcast Renews Commitment to Bridge Digital Adoption Gap In Detroit With $175,000 In Investments

Comcast today announced it will award $25,000 to nonprofit Brilliant Detroit and a total of 500 laptop computers, valued at $150,000, in partnership with Detroit Housing Commission and Boys...

Jaffe Raitt Heur & Weiss, P.C. Welcomes Attorney Jeff Izzard

Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. has welcomed attorney, Jeff Izzard to the firm. Izzard joins the firm’s mergers & acquisitions (M&A) practice group as an associate. As a...

Law Firm Continues Commitment to Detroit Fire Department with Donation of 500 Smoke Alarms

In honor of Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2021, Farmington Hills-based law firm Fabian, Sklar, King & Liss P.C., representing victims of fires and explosions, businesses and homeowners in...

Credit Union LAFCU names Robyn Howell chief human resources officer

LAFCU has promoted Robyn Howell to chief human resources officer. With this new title, Howell is responsible for LAFCU's human resource strategy in support of the Michigan credit union’s business...

Mi BANK Elects Warren Rose as Lead Director

Rob Farr, chairman and CEO of Mi BANK, announces the election of Warren Rose as Lead Director for Mi Bancorp, the holding company for Mi BANK. Rose is the...

Fishman Stewart Managing Partner Michael Stewart Receives Vistage Michigan’s 2021 Soaring Eagle Award

Fishman Stewart, PLLC, an intellectual property specialty law firm, is pleased to announce that Michael Stewart, co-founding member and managing partner, has received the 2021 Soaring Eagle award from...

Tesa Tape, Inc. to add at least 25 jobs and invest $36 million in...

Tesa tape, Inc.. is expanding its Sparta location, investing some $36 million and bringing in at least 25 new jobs.
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