Latest Press Release on Michigan

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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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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Bay College Selects The Standard as Single 403(b) Plan Provider
PORTLAND, Ore. - Standard Retirement Services, Inc. ( The Standard ), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFG) is pleased to announce it has been selected by Bay College of Michigan to become their single 403(b) plan provider. Bay College, located in the Upper Peninsula regi

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Dr. Christopher P. Gayde Named Managing Director of Life Sciences Group at Hunter Wise Financial Group
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher P. Gayde as Managing Director of its Life Sciences Group. Dr. Gayde has relocated to the Irvine Corporate Headquarters from the Hunter Wise Michigan off...

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RMI Acquires SaaS Provider ExpressYard
ATLANTA - RMI, a leading independent provider of comprehensive software solutions to the transportation industry, today announced it has acquired ExpressYard, a Flint, Michigan-based provider of SaaS software applications that support the billing of railcar repairs for contract shops

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New Car Buddie(TM) Hand Sanitizer Debuts from Grand Brands
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand Brands, LLC, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based brand company known for its quality health and beauty care products, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Car Buddie(TM), a new hand sanitizer conveniently designed to fit in the cup ...

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Michigan Recovery Continues to Build in September, Reports Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index
DALLAS, Nov. 3 -- Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index improved two points in September, to a level of 79. September's reading marks the fourth consecutive monthly increase in the Index, which moved to its highest level since December 2008. Compa...

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Art Van Furniture and Motown Artists Celebrate 50 Years With Michigan Legends Concert to Benefit Gleaners
WARREN, MI -- 11/03/09 -- Two Michigan legends, Art Van Furniture and Motown, are celebrating their 50th Birthdays and you are invited to the party! Art Van is capping off its 50th Anniversary with a concert to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank..

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PrePass Expansion Continues: Michigan Becomes 29th State
PHOENIX, AZ -- 11/03/09 -- Michigan has authorized the deployment of

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RingSide Creative Builds Digital Intermediate (DI) Suite at Detroit, Michigan Facility
OAK PARK, Mich. - RingSide Creative has unveiled a newly-built digital intermediate (DI) color grading suite, providing the production and film community with a powerful resource whose video and audio features far exceed anything else in Michigan. The investment in the suite is a clear

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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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North American Bancard Moves to New Building to Support Growth
TROY, Mich., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Bancard, a proven leader in the credit card processing industry, today announced their move to a new, state-of-the-art corporate building to support their growth. The company, previously headquartered on Chicago Road in Troy Michigan, h...

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Fitch Corrects Bond Description on Wayne County, Michigan's $25MM Limited Tax GOs
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings corrects the bond description on recently rated Wayne County, Michigan limited tax building improvement bonds. The bonds originally named general obligation (GO) limited tax building improvement bonds, series 2009B (taxable - recovery zone economic development

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Myers Industries Completes Sale of Rubber Products Businesses
AKRON, Ohio - Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Buckhorn Rubber Products, Inc. (BRP) and Michigan Rubber Products, Inc. (MRP) businesses to Zhongding Sealing Parts (USA), Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Zhongding Sealing Parts Co. Ltd.

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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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Medtipster Announces New Promotion Offering Free Prescription Drugs to Visitors, Every Day for 31 Days
TROY, Mich., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtipster, the company behind the new online healthcare search engine and price comparator Medtipster.com, is pleased to announce a new promotion to help Michigan residents save on their prescription costs. Through Medtipster's "...

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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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DIATHERIX Laboratories Presents at Homeland Security Conference
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- DIATHERIX Laboratories, Inc. (DIATHERIX) (www.DIATHERIX.com), today presented at the Michigan Security Network Homeland Security Market Leadership Conference in Dearborn, Mich. Dennis Grimaud, Chairman a...

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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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New Michigan Association Serves as the Voice for Michigan Boaters
LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Understanding the need for boaters to have their own voice, the Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA), which serves marine retailers and manufacturers, has created the Boaters' Association of Michigan (BAM). BAM's...

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WXYZ-TV and Art Van Furniture Announce Canned Food Drive: 'Together We Can'
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- It touches our neighbors, our friends, our co-workers and all too often, it touches our own lives. More than one in eight people in Michigan will need emergency food assistance this year. In the past six years, 51,000 families in our area have...

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University of Michigan's Zell Lurie and Erb Institutes to Co-Host Cleantech Conference to Spotlight Investment Trends in Wind, Solar and Energy Storage
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reflecting increased interest among business school students in cleantech innovation and investment trends, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Bus...

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Belle Tire Offers Advanced Training for Technicians
Belle Tire, the number one tire retailer in Michigan, continues to invest in the state and its local communities by offering advanced training to its current technicians and providing them with a new and exciting career opportunity as a certified technician./I/P PAllen Park, Mich. (PRWE...

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