Metro Detroit

DTE Energy partners with local suppliers to create 12,000 jobs, grow Michigan’s economy

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Looking to the future, Volkman envisions continuing to grow MCE’s role in Michigan’s evolving energy landscape.

Key Points: 
  • Looking to the future, Volkman envisions continuing to grow MCE’s role in Michigan’s evolving energy landscape.
  • Last year, DTE also spent $988 million with diverse suppliers and nearly $900 million with companies based in the city of Detroit.
  • In the past 13 years DTE invested more than $21 billion with Michigan-based suppliers creating and sustaining 77,000 Michigan jobs.
  • “Our commitment to do business with local suppliers enables us to deliver higher quality, lower cost service for our customers.

Comerica Bank to hold Sixth Annual Prom Dress Drive, Benefiting Jackets for Jobs

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

DETROIT, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank is welcoming donations for its sixth annual Prom Dress Drive beginning Monday, March 18, and continuing through Friday, April 12, in support of community partner Jackets for Jobs. Individuals and businesses alike can drop off new or gently used dresses, along with accessories, such as jewelry, shoes, purses, and wraps, at participating Comerica locations to benefit southeast Michigan students.

Key Points: 
  • DETROIT, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank is welcoming donations for its sixth annual Prom Dress Drive beginning Monday, March 18, and continuing through Friday, April 12, in support of community partner Jackets for Jobs .
  • For the first time, Comerica will be accepting the donations of dresses and accessories over a four-week span, the longest donation period since Comerica's Prom Dress Drive first began in 2017.
  • Detroit | Comerica Bank Center:  411 W. Lafayette St., Detroit, MI 48226
    This year's Jackets for Jobs Prom Dress Boutique will take place Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21 at the Samaritan Center (5555 Conner St.) in Detroit.
  • This year, Comerica Bank is celebrating 175 years of serving its communities, making it Michigan's longest-serving bank.

Top 10 Real Estate News: America's Important, Interesting and Strange Real Estate News

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Monday, December 18, 2023

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- America's Real Estate News

Key Points: 
  • America's important, interesting and strange real estate news.
  • Top 10 Real Estate News is featured at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
  • Despite higher mortgage rates, home prices increased in over 80% of the United States in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Based on the Realtor.com, analysis, Indy homes over 5,000 square feet are readily available for less than $1 million.

Kickham Hanley Announces Preliminary Court Approval of $11.5 Million Class Action Settlement for Nonresidential Property Owners and Users in Metro Detroit Who Have Paid “Industrial Waste Control” (“IWC”) Charges

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Monday, December 4, 2023

In the lawsuit, Plaintiff contends that: (a) the IWC Charges were unlawful taxes and (b) the IWC Charges are unlawful because they were excessive.

Key Points: 
  • In the lawsuit, Plaintiff contends that: (a) the IWC Charges were unlawful taxes and (b) the IWC Charges are unlawful because they were excessive.
  • The principal terms of the Settlement are as follows:
    GLWA will create a Settlement Fund (the “Settlement Fund”) in the amount of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($11,500,000.00) in order to resolve the claims of the Class.
  • The amount of the Settlement Fund remaining after payment of attorneys’ fees and costs will be distributed to the Class pursuant to a refund process.
  • If the Court finally approves the Settlement, GLWA and the City will be released from any claims arising out of the IWC Charges through the date of final approval.

Novelis Inc. "Lighter, Greener, Simpler - Aluminum Drives New Automotive Design Dynamic"

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

by Jamie Zinser, Vice President, Global Automotive, Xavier Varone, Global Technical Director and Don Whitacre, Director, Automotive Technical Development, Novelis Inc.

Key Points: 
  • by Jamie Zinser, Vice President, Global Automotive, Xavier Varone, Global Technical Director and Don Whitacre, Director, Automotive Technical Development, Novelis Inc.
  • Aluminum is the fastest-growing automotive material, according to the latest Ducker Carlisle 2023 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content and Outlook report.
  • This center – like all Novelis CSCs – is fully staffed with the top experts in aluminum engineering and automotive manufacturing in the world.
  • To find out more about how you can join us on our journey – to both benefit from and contribute to the new lighter, greener, simpler aluminum automotive design dynamic, contact us .

STELLAR Broadband Announces Full Technology Portfolio for The Apex of West Bloomfield, Michigan

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

"We are so grateful for our partnership with Soave, Hunter Pasteur, and The Forbes Company.

Key Points: 
  • "We are so grateful for our partnership with Soave, Hunter Pasteur, and The Forbes Company.
  • Their commitment to a turnkey design and installation process that not only meets but exceeds the highest standards of resident expectations, sets a new benchmark for community technologies."
  • Said Richard Laing, President of STELLAR Broadband.
  • "When groundbreaking technology meets turnkey simplicity, it creates unprecedented customer satisfaction!

Candice Rich Joins The Exclusive Haute Residence Real Estate Network

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Candice Rich is an esteemed business professional with a respected name in the real estate industry where exceptional service and opulent living converge.

Key Points: 
  • Acclaimed real estate agent Candice Rich accepts the invitation to Haute Residence's invite-only Network.
  • Candice is one of the exclusive agents representing the luxury real estate market in Birmingham, MI (Oakland County).
  • BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Candice Rich is an esteemed business professional with a respected name in the real estate industry where exceptional service and opulent living converge.
  • For those seeking excellence, concierge-level service, and sophistication, Candice Rich is the epitome of a true real estate advisor.

AF Group provides community support for education across five states

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to serve local communities, AF Group, a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated companies provide workers' compensation and other specialty insurance solutions across the U.S., has contributed $100,000 to six organizations that serve the educational needs of children and families across five states.

Key Points: 
  • Organization contributes $100,000 to groups in California, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
    LANSING, Mich., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to serve local communities, AF Group, a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated companies provide workers' compensation and other specialty insurance solutions across the U.S., has contributed $100,000 to six organizations that serve the educational needs of children and families across five states.
  • AF Group has contributed $100,000 to six organizations that serve educational needs across five states.
  • "AF Group has a long history of giving back to those most in need in the communities where we work and live," said Sarah Garcia, director of Community Relations.
  • "We are proud to support the incredible work of these amazing organizations so that the children and families in our local communities can build successful, happy lives."

Detroit Black Small Business Community Members Become Eligible for $1 Million Small Business Investment Program

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

DETROIT, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance (MDBBA) launched a new program to promote greater financial security and wellness for Metro Detroit's small business community. The Small Business Investment program will seed $2,500 investment accounts on the Stackwell digital investment platform for up to 200 small business owners, their employees and entrepreneurs who are active members of MDBBA, which is supported through a $1 million grant from Prudential Financial.

Key Points: 
  • Small Business Investment Program to build investing acumen and confidence in small business owners, employees and entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit; provide $2,500 grants to participants
    DETROIT, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance (MDBBA) launched a new program to promote greater financial security and wellness for Metro Detroit's small business community.
  • The Small Business Investment program will seed $2,500 investment accounts on the Stackwell digital investment platform for up to 200 small business owners, their employees and entrepreneurs who are active members of MDBBA, which is supported through a $1 million grant from Prudential Financial .
  • Detroit Black small business program invests $1 Million as a key catalyst for inclusive economic growth in the region.
  • Participation in MDBBA is open to all races and ethnicities, and all existing and new members are eligible to apply for the new Small Business Investment Program.

Metro Jobbers, Inc. Partners with Point Predictive to Stamp Out Auto Loan Fraud in the Detroit Metro Area

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Recent statistics from Point Predictive reveal the gravity of the situation:

Key Points: 
  • Recent statistics from Point Predictive reveal the gravity of the situation:
    Since January 2020, Point Predictive has thwarted over $176 million in attempted fraud in the Detroit Metro Area.
  • Beyond loan applications, Point Predictive has also identified over 5,800 fake identities used in more than $143 million worth of fraudulent activities in the Detroit Metro Area.
  • To address these alarming trends head-on, Metro Jobbers, Inc. has partnered with Point Predictive, bringing their proven solution to aid its 130 car dealers serving approximately 350 stores in the Detroit Metro Area.
  • We're excited to introduce Detroit to Point Predictive and partner with them to proactively secure the future of Detroit Metro Area dealerships.