Latest Press Release on Detroit

Experience Barbados With Delta Vacations and Save Up to $100
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Vacations® makes planning a week-long Barbados getaway that much easier this winter with seven night hotel and air packages from a variety of cities including Atlanta, New York, Detroit, MI, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and Salt Lake C...

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Arrow Strategies Named 'Best of the Best' of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- For the sixth year, Arrow Strategies has been recognized as one of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, receiving special recognition as the 'Best of the Best' during this year's symposium. Each year tho...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Oncologists Launch Statewide Initiative to Create Cancer Guidelines
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Oncology Physician Resource announced today the launch of an innovative oncology treatment initiative aimed at enhancing the quality of care for patients with certain types of cancer. OPR, a statewide physic...

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Michigan Minority Businesses Will Soon Have Easier Access to Federal Contracts and Grants
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announces a special award to the Michigan Minority Business Enterprise Center (MMBEC) to increase minority business access to contracting opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinves...

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DTE Energy Launches Twitter Site
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy is now on Twitter. The company launched its site this week to provide a wide-range of information and real-time news updates to its residential and business customers. DTE Energy's page is available at ...

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Wayne County Circuit Court Orders Mayor Bing to Honor AFSCME Contract
DETROIT, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert Garrett, President of Michigan Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, issued the following statement: "Today, Judge Amy Hathaway of the Wayne County Circuit Court enj...

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58th Annual Book Fair Begins TONIGHT!
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit opens its 58th Annual Jewish Book Fair tonight with Martin Indyk, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings Institute and former amba...

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Forensic Loan Audit helps Michigan Borrowers out of Foreclosure with Loan Modification
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 03, 2009 ) Detroit, MI – Forensic loan auditors and mortgage modification specialists are in demand as distressed homeowners who are already victims of predatory lending are now facing foreclosure and becoming prey to forecl..

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Mortgage Loan Forensics Provide Leverage in Mortgage Modification Negotiations
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 03, 2009 ) Detroit, MI – My Mortgage Auditor is a company, formed by mortgage specialists and real estate professionals with over 30 years experience, they recognized a demand for integrity in the mortgage modification busin..

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Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Drive First GM Sales Increase in 21 Months
DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A strong performance by GM's four core brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac -- resulted in GM U.S. October sales of 177,603 vehicles, up 4 percent from last October, the company's first year-over-year gain since January 2008. Total sales increased 1...

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Detroit Residents Continue to Report High Levels of Stress
Work stress on the rise for the Motor City, APA survey finds DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More Detroit residents are stressed about work this year according to the American Psychological Association's (APA) Stress in America survey, whil...

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Title Source Inc. Receives Award at Detroit Free Press''Top Places to Work' Breakfast
TROY, Mich., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Title Source Inc., one of the nation's largest independent title agencies, has been named one of the "Top Places to Work" in Detroit by the Detroit Free Press. Title Source, with more than 300 employees, ranked No. 8 in the survey amo...

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Helm Establishes Service Bay Marketplace Business Unit
DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Helm Incorporated, the Highland Park specialty fulfillment and brand support solutions company, announces a new business unit, Service Bay Marketplace. Service Bay Marketplace is an online centralized purchasing and supply chain management solution design...

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Detroit Edison Offers Businesses Free Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy is offering its Detroit Edison business customers a free eight-pack of energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). The offer is part of the company's Your Energy Savings initiative, designed to help customers save money by saving ...

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Entertainment Publications Kicks Off Football Fundraising Program Through Exclusive Partnership with Glazier Clinic(TM)
DETROIT, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Publications LLC, http://www.entertainment.com, the leading provider of discount offers, coupons and promotions, today announces it will be the exclusive fundraising partner of Glazi...

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Huron Capital Invests In Automotive Aftermarket
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Huron Capital Partners announced today that it has made a significant investment in Maple Leaf Automotive, Inc. ("Maple Leaf"), in partnership with its management team. Huron committed $30 million to close the transaction. Terms of the tra...

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TARDEC Robots Provide Safer, High-Tech Inspection Capabilities At Border Crossings And Security Checkpoints
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 02, 2009 ) DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN, MI ─ Border crossings and security checkpoints have become increasingly difficult, dangerous areas for military and law enforcement personnel to patrol in today’s threat-filled globa..

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Little Caesars(R) Pizza Announces 'Bowl Game Bonanza' National Promotion
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. today announced the "Bowl Game Bonanza" national promotion in conjunction with the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. This promotion offers Little Caesars customers across the country a chance to win tickets to the L...

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Zetabid to Auction 155 Foreclosed Homes in Michigan
DETROIT, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Zetabid, the pioneering firm redefining home auctions in the U.S., today announced it will auction approximately 155 bank-owned homes in Troy, Michigan on Sat., Nov. 14. Zetabid is auctioning single-family, multi-family homes, and condomin...

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant to Improve Preparation of Mich.'s Math and Science Teachers
W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship to Benefit Students in Mich.'s High-Need Schools DETROIT, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Addressing the shortage of math and science teachers who will equip Mich.'s vulnerable students with the sk...

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National Institutes of Health Secures Armory with Patent-Pending Technology
DETROIT, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

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Airport Authority CEO Urges Legislature to Support Detroit Region Aerotropolis
LANSING, Mich. - The proposed Detroit Region Aerotropolis offers a unique development opportunity worthy of statewide support, Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Lester Robinson urged state leaders today in Lansing. In testimony provided before the Mic

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Man Sues Bay County Prosecutor for Ethnic and Religious Discrimination, Conspiracy, and Violation of His Constitutional Rights
TROY, Mich., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- An Arab American filed suit yesterday in U.S. Federal Court in Detroit against the Bay County, Michigan Sheriff's Department, Prosecutors, Officers and other Defendants for ethnic and religious discrimination, false imprisonment, violation of his constitu...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Awards Grants to 47 Free Health Clinics
DETROIT, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is awarding free clinics throughout the state a total of $1 million in grants that will provide health services to individuals and families without health insurance. With the Michigan unemployment rate currently at 15.3 ...

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Detroit Edison Credit Union and NuUnion Credit Union Announce Intent to Merge
Several additional steps needed to gain full approval/I/P PLansing and Plymouth, Michigan (Vocus) November 6, 2009 -- The Boards of Directors of Detroit Edison Credit Union headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan and NuUnion Credit Union headquartered in Lansing, Michigan have approved an &...

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