Detroit Free Press - The Detroit Fire Department is expanding a program offering free winter
fire safety home inspections and smoke alarm installation in response to
the annual seasonal uptick of winter house fires.
Fox 2 (WJBK) - There were many heroes of World War II, but for one group of young men,
their existence was a secret many still don't even know about today.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. - Lena Epstein Koretzky, a Co-Owner and General
Manager of Southfield-based Vesco Oil Corporation, has been named one of the
three finalists in Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s “Elite 40
Under 40” campaign.
TROY, Mich. - According to a new multistate survey, certified
public accountants in Michigan and surrounding states are slightly more
optimistic about business growth in their respective states for 2012 than the
nation as a whole.
Warren, Mich. - Jerry Anning of Dearborn has serious heart problems and Diabetes and had a broken furnace. In fact it was almost as cold inside his home as out. So his sister called Action News and we called The Heat and Warmth Fund and they made some calls and a worker from Flame Heating came out to Jerry's house and fixed the furnace for free,
Detroit, MI –Meetings & Conventions
magazine recently announced the winners of its prestigious Gold Key Award for
2011. For over 30 years this annual award has been bestowed upon the world’s
finest meeting properties.
Dig Downtown Detroit - Rarely do I have a reason to be awake and out of the house at 7 am, let
alone be at a casino for an interview. But the opportunity to
interview an iconic chef like Wolfgang Puck doesn’t happen as often in
Detroit as I would like, so I jumped at the opportunity to inhale my
coffee a little earlier than usual.
WDET-FM 101.9 - Chairman & CEO of Vistage Michigan, Dr. Robert Holland, gives listeners an overview of Michigan's economic progress in 2011, and
forecasts an improving state economy for 2012, and even 2013.
The Detroit News - Public relations guru Michael Layne formed MarxLayne & Co. with late
partner Fred Marx 25 years ago. The Farmington Hills firm has since
established a track record for promoting companies in the region and
getting the word out.
DBusiness - Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil
Travel Guide, today unveiled its 54th annual listing of 539 Five-Star
and Four-Star hospitality establishments worldwide. MGM Grand Detroit,
the only Michigan establishment acknowledged by Forbes this year, has
received three four-star awards for its hotel, IMMERSE spa, and Bourbon
Steak, one of the property’s three signature restaurants. While IMMERSE
is nestled in the luxurious 400 room hotel.
The Detroit News - Even for the most desperate, sleeping sitting up in a stackable,
armless chair in a former industrial space is considered a last resort. And
yet, as homelessness increases in Detroit, more people who need respite
from the cold are turning to such a place to stay warm.
(WJBK) - Fox 2 Detroit - A renovation project is breathing new life into a landmark Detroit
building. When it's complete, people in need will have a new place to
call home. There's a creative way you can help them celebrate with a
fresh start. You just have to throw a party.
Journal Register Newspapers - “Mirror, mirror on the wall.” For Cynthia Jolin, a 57-year-old single
Romeo woman, changing the look of her face in the mirror was just a
fairytale.
WDET-FM - Gary
Remer, a member of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, PC's
franchise team, spoke about retail franchising potential in Detroit on the Craig Fahle Show on WDET-FM.
Detroit Free Press - "Nicky's Family," will be shown
Dec. 4 as part of the opening of the Holocaust Memorial Center's newest
exhibit, "The Last Goodbye," which highlights the rescue of the children
through the program known as Kindertransport.
Occupy Kalamata” to combat whatever is
bothering hungry customers . . .and lets these protestors enjoy Free Zesty Feta
Dip and Pita Chips at the same time
(WJBK) Fox 2 Detroit - Duane Petroskey from Gorman's Home Furnishings in Novi offers up simple
suggestions to design your home and table for the holidays on a budget.
DBusiness - Donating to charities this upcoming year will leave a hole in the
pocketbooks of donors and many nonprofits with the elimination of the
Michigan tax credit for charitable gifts on December 31.
MLive - “Home is where the heart is.” That age-old saying is the basis of a new Neighborhood Service Organization campaign to help those less fortunate turn their future apartments into “homes.”
Detroit News - A tax credit that raised $100 million last year for Michigan charities — and gave taxpayers more than $40 million in write-offs on their state returns — expires at the end of the year.
WDET-FM - Mariam Noland, president of the Community Foundation For Southeast Michigan, talks to Craig Fahle about the December 31st expiration of the Michigan
Charitable Tax Credit, and what the change means for nonprofit
organizations.
Grace Centers of Hope, one of southeast Michigan’s oldest and largest
homeless shelters, is hosting its 2nd Annual “Sleep Out Against
Homelessness” event on Friday, Nov. 18.
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) - Detroit chapter presents an evening with face-reading expert Lin Klaassen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak.
Business-to-Business networking event for tenants, vendors and friends of Farbman Group properties. Network with other companies and meet potential customers, clients or vendors.
Legal News - The Franchise Group at Maddin Hauser in Southfield launched last
November. And what a year it’s been for attorneys Stuart Bordman, Gary
Remer, Rebecca Turner, and Brandon Buck.
Observer & Eccentric - No matter the state of the economy in this country, businesses will be
bought and sold. Ownership of small to mid-size companies provides
relative security, a stable income, and even freedom for most
proprietors, especially during uncertain times.
The Oakland Press - The elimination of a tax credit for charitable donations that was part
of the 2011-2012 state budget has nonprofits scrambling for funds before
the Dec. 31 deadline.
USA Today - It's high season for the creators of haunted house attractions – and yes, there are people who make a full-time living scaring the @#$%* out of their customers.
Associated Press - Sixteen high school graduates from the Detroit area have been awarded
$1,000 scholarships funded by owners of local McDonald's restaurants.
Multi-Million Dollar Investment “Notting Hill of West Bloomfield” to Feature Short and Long-Term Care, Private Suites, Job Creation and a Land Donation
Powerful Public/Private Wireless Broadband Solution Will Enable Interoperability and is Set to Fuel the Next Generation of Public Safety Communications
The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants in Troy has been offering some free services for military personnel. It was spotlighted in the Detroit Free Press.
From 3D to LED, big screen televisions are ever-evolving and improving. Tom Brillati from ABC Warehouse breaks down the latest in technology in time for the big game Sunday.
We've got new photos from 'The Super Fight' press conference at the Motor City Casino and videos from Devon Alexander's training, Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns and Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage before the big fight Saturday night.
TheEMCvideo posted interviews with The Super Fight boxers Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley on YouTube. The Super Fight is January 29, 2011 at the Pontiac Silverdome.
One of the most anticipated fights in
boxing -- and the biggest bout of a
young 2011 -- will take place when
undefeated world champions DEVON
ALEXANDER “The Great” and TIMOTHY
“Desert Storm” BRADLEY duke it out at
the 140-pound weight limit on Saturday,
Jan. 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac,
Mich.
Product specialists "have to be red hot information people and they have
to be able to talk car," Margery Krevsky, Productions Plus
president and owner, tells Crain's Detroit Business.
The Super Fight between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley at the Pontiac Silverdome is getting some national attention. The two will fight Jan 29. 2011 for the junior welterweight title.
From the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon
Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that a 4G LTE-enabled Samsung
Galaxy Tab™ will be available on
the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.
At the 2011 International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and HTC today unveiled its newest 4G
smartphone, the HTC ThunderBolt, one of the world’s first 4G LTE Android
smartphones, coming soon exclusively to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile
Broadband network.
From the 2011
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless and Samsung
Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that the Samsung 4G LTE smartphone will be available on
the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.
Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley will match up for the 140-pound championship, winner of the bout could potentially fight Manny Pacquaio in the his next bout.
Marx
Layne & Company—a full-service marketing, public relations and digital
media agency—has announced Matt Schuler has joined the agency as the Digital
Architect.
As
Digital Architect, Schuler is in charge of online reputation management, search
engine optimization, or SEO, and online video production and content
marketing.Schuler will also
develop comprehensive social media strategies for agency clients as they engage
their customers in ongoing dialogue through websites like Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn and FourSquare.
Verizon Wireless and Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide beginning Thursday, October 28. Verizon.
"We see some positive signs, some potential that there's stabilization in Michigan's economy," said Farbman Group CFO Andy Gutman. "We'll hire one or two more (grads) in the next 90 days."
Now that Twitter is making it easy to embed tweets in any website
using a standard pullquote format, those 140-character comments may
become more weighty. "The very nature of allowing and encouraging
content to be embedded points to the expectancy of longevity of content
-- and the belief that it must have real value," said Jennifer L.
Cherry, vice president of Marx Layne.
Marx Layne was responsible for the concept development, design and coding of the website; additionally, the full-service agency designs mobile websites for its clients.
Robyn Gorell of Marx Layne & Company has written the first chapter of the recently-published “PR News’ Guide to Best Practices in Nonprofit Communications Volume I.”
To stay ahead of the technological curve, Marx Layne & Company has launched a mobile website; the full-service marketing and public relations agency is also designing such sites for its clients.
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams came to Detroit on April 6 to film a piece for its upcoming Green Week Environmental Series. The segment, which will air the last week of April, will focus on cities around the world becoming more bike-friendly, particularly for commuters. Thanks to the Greenways Initiative, a program of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, more than 80 miles of trails have been created to date in the region and Detroit.
Walmart Foundation has donated a traditional barber chair to Grace
Centers of Hope, Oakland County’s largest homeless shelter. The chair
will was officially installed on April 6 at Grace Centers of Hope in
Pontiac.
There to present the barber chair and observe the first haircut was
Lindsay Huddleston, senior manager, public affairs and government
relations for Walmart. Receiving the donation was Pastor Kent W. Clark,
CEO of Grace Centers of Hope. The barber chair will assist the
individuals who come to Grace Centers for shelter and programming.
Beginning Thursday, March 25, new and existing Verizon Wireless customers with
Android 3G smartphones and BlackBerry 3G smartphones can get Skype
mobile in a number of ways.
Grosse Pointe, Mich. — More than 66 Grosse Pointe South Choir students
recently had the opportunity to travel to Greece for a series of show
choir performances. Students were exposed to the history and culture of
the region while sharing their vocal and dancing talents. The eight-day
adventure, which began on February 12, had students, parents,
chaperones and school staff touring Athens and Crete, performing at six
venues.
As account assistant, Platonas is responsible for supporting public
relations strategies for clients in the retail, restaurant and
hospitality, events and professional service industries.
Metro Home Health Care recently donated more than $2,400 to the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to benefit those in need this holiday season. The donation will feed more than 1,200 people served by the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.
Communities are managing to move forward with their greenways efforts by utilizing grant programs, development authorities and treating these projects as investments in the future -- opportunities to increase their municipalities' quality of life and bolster their attractiveness.
McDonald’s customers and metro Detroiters are invited for a meet andgreet on Fri., Nov. 20 with actress, author and cosmetic owner,Catherine Hickland. Hickland is best known for her role as LindsayRappaport on ABC daytime drama “One Life to Live” for the past elevenyears.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Starting Thursday, and continuing until all spots
have been filled up, Medical Weight Loss Clinic (MWLC; www.mwlc.com),
which includes 34 clinics throughout Michigan and across northern Ohio,
is offering its medically supervised weight loss program at no cost to
unemployed individuals.
There's a lot to like about Detroit Fish Market , a fairly new restaurant nicely nestled among the merchants of "Paradise Valley" (formerly Harmonie Park), just south of Comerica Park.
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. — A talent management agency with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles has acquired a Michigan-focused competitor and plans to expand its film division following the deal.
Plake will be at Don Thomas Sporthaus to meet fans and sign autographs on Saturday, November 7 from noon until 2 p.m., before attending In Deep with his fans.
They were a familiar sight at auto shows not that long ago, models clad in tight miniskirts or uncomfortable heels and gowns, smiling and posing fetchingly. They recited from scripts, if they spoke at all.
Livonia Phoenix LLC, an entity consisting of real estate companies Grand/Sakwa Properties, Lormax Stern Development and Konover South, has announced the groundbreaking for new Livonia Marketplace retail center. The former Livonia Mall site is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art open-air retail center, anchored by Wal- Mart and featuring more than 325,000 square feet of retail space.
