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Metro Detroit’s Jobless Rate Dips, Oakland Lowest Since 2008
tMetro Detroit’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dipped to 9 percent in October, showing a 1.4 year-over-year percent decrease, with Oakland County, at 7.8 percent, claiming its lowest jobless rate since 2008, officials said Thursday....
Dr. Dre Embraces “Imported From Detroit” with Signature Chrysler 300S Line
The Chrysler 300, the flagship of the “Imported from Detroit” advertising campaign, has updated its S model for 2014 with new “blacked out” design elements and an exclusive Beats by Dr. Dre audio system.
“For...
Wingstop Restaurant to Open in Detroit, Honors Tuskegee Airmen
Wingstop, a national franchise restaurant that focuses on chicken wings, will open an outlet on Friday at Detroit’s Gateway Shopping Center as part of an in-state expansion plan that includes 28 locations over seven...
Five Qs: Kathryn Baker, AdviCoach in Sterling Heights
After working for 10 years in business development, sales, and marketing, Kathryn Baker opened an AdviCoach franchise in 2009. Today, Baker provides coaching and advisory services for small to mid-size businesses in her Sterling...
New Culinary Center, Event Space Opens Tuesday in Southfield
A 20,000-square-foot culinary center that provides food service professionals with the ability to design, build, test, and launch a fully equipped commercial kitchen will open Tuesday in Southfield.
“The test kitchen allows chefs to come...
Grand Rapids Startup Looks to Disrupt Video Game Industry
The Grand Rapids-based electronic gaming startup, AirDrop Gaming, is finding early success with its new accessory, HipShotDot. Most recently, Meijer and Target agreed to distribute the video game accessory just in time for the...
Lawmaker, Nonprofit Urge Reduction in State’s Coal Ash Pollution
tIn a call for stricter environmental regulations at the state and federal levels, the Clean Water Fund released a report today detailing the harmful effects of coal ash pollution in Michigan.tMore than 1.7 million...
Michigan Develops Cyber Security Rapid Response Team
Keeping Michigan safe from cyber attacks is about to get better.
Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled a plan to form a rapid response team — called The Cyber Civilian Corp — on Friday that will build...
Five Qs: Lauren Bigelow of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
In its fourth year, the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition — aimed at nurturing entrepreneurial activity among startup entrepreneurs — will be held Nov. 12-14 in Detroit at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, the Guardian...
Michigan-led App Developers Pitch and Win
The first Code Michigan event, held in downtown Detroit, allowed amateur and professional code developers to design and build mobile applications for state government and to pitch their developed applications to venture capitalists.
Lauren Leeds,...