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General Motors today announced a $163.2-million investment in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, to support engine production for the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze and a new Chevrolet small car to be built in the United States.

The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), a private/public partnership of corporate and civic leaders, today announced the expansion of its board of directors from 28 to 37 members. 

Focused on advanced battery technology, the global battery industry will have an unrivalled opportunity to meet with battery buyers, designers, scientists and technicians from automotive OEM’s, electric utilities, portable electronics manufacturers as well as State and Federal Government.

As the economy begins to recover and businesses add more workers, companies need to review and address their hiring practices, says Debra McCulloch, a partner with Bush Seyferth and Paige in Troy who heads up the firm's employment practice.

The Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance, a partnership between the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA), Travel Michigan and the Michigan Restaurant Association, will hold a conference entitled "Creating Michigan Culinary Destinations" on January 10, 2011 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing.

The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) announced today the creation of the $4 million Roger Penske Detroit Fund to permanently endow the 2-1-1 On The Go! homeless outreach program DDP operates with the United Way of Southeast Michigan.

As harvest is wrapped up and tanks are filled with the crushed reward of the season's labor, Michigan's winemakers are already raving about the 2010 vintage, and with good reason.

After losing nearly 850,000 jobs since 2000, the Michigan economy will gain jobs next year for the first time in more than a decade, say economists at the University of Michigan.

Thom Connors has been named General Manager of Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center, the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) has announced.

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano checks in from China, where he is leading a trade mission to secure jobs and investment while opening new markets. The interview was conducted DBusiness Editor R.J. King on November 15, 2010.