Jacob Walters

Tax attorney Angelique Neal has joined Varnum’s tax practice team. A former tax attorney for the IRS, Neal will be based in the firm’s Novi office.

Kostopoulos Rodriguez PLLC has announced that Ryan Plecha has been promoted to partner in KORO’s litigation practice group. Plecha’s practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation. He is the first attorney to be internally promoted to the position of partner.

Grand Steel Productions Inc. (GSP), a flat rolled steel service center and steel distributor located in Wixom, announced Michael Barnett as president and COO.

The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) has announced that interim executive director Kyle Burleson has become the agency’s permanent executive director. The decision was unanimously approved by the DWCPA Board of Directors and went into effect on May 7.

Detroit’s Miller Canfield has announced that Gregory D. DeGrazia has joined the firm as a principal attorney in the Intellectual Property Group.

Grand Rapids’ Priority Health today announced a new agreement with Connecticut-based Cigna Payer Solutions. The agreement with Cigna will enable Priority Health members who travel out of state to access Cigna’s PPO network of nearly 1 million health care providers nationwide for services outside of Michigan.

Advanced manufacturing employment in Michigan has reached more than 700,000 workers, according to a new report from Detroit-based Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT). The employment level is the highest in the industry since 2006.

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (CFSEM) has appointed Sheryl G. Arb as vice president of marketing and communications. She comes to CFSEM from Kellogg Co., where she served as senior director of global internal communications, including executive communications.

SiTime in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara), a company in MEMS timing — devices that are used to sequence electronic systems, manage data transfers, define radio frequencies, or measure elapsed time — today announced it has expanded its global footprint with the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Dexter.

Materialise NV, a company offering 3-D printing software and service solutions, will host The Materialise Experience: Transforming 3-D Printing June 7-8 at Cobo Center in Detroit. On June 6, attendees are invited to tour Materialise’s North American headquarters in Plymouth Township where they can take part in a hands-on training program on Materialise software.