Celebrating Women of Excellence Class of 2015
Michigan Chronicle Proudly Presents: Women of Excellence 2015 Friday, March 27, 2015 MGM Grand Hotel 1777 Third St. | Detroit, MI 48226 Mini – Conference…
BusinessBusiness RSS
Make Sure You Don’t Lose Out During Video Meetings
Throwing a great meeting is a lot like throwing a great party. It takes planning and some professional tips and tricks to keep things running…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan holds 10th Annual Supplier Diversity Achievement Awards Program
More than 300 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) vendors/suppliers, employees and other stakeholders attended the company’s 10th Annual Supplier Diversity Achievement Awards ceremony,…
Fruits And Vegetables Get A Star-Studded Marketing Push
NEW YORK (AP) — What if cauliflower got the same type of marketing firepower as candy bars and potato chips? A campaign being launched Thursday…
Battle for Internet regulation nears end, President likely victor
Earlier this week senior Republicans bowed out of the fight with President Obama over the regulation of Internet service. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will…
ComEd Helps Chicagoland Teens Explore STEM Careers in Music Industry
ComEd couldn’t have chosen a better time to partner with The Remix Project Chicago to launch its Power of Possibilities campaign honoring Black History Month.…
Do you want a Rag? A Motor City Rag!
Motor City Rags is a company that sprouted from just a vision and a dream. As a kid growing up in the city of Detroit…
Walmart hikes wages for 500,000 workers
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, last week announced a plan to increase pay for half a million U.S. employees after years of criticism over its…
Survey: Uninsured Rate Hit New Low In 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans without health insurance dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2014 as President Barack Obama’s overhaul…
Maya Angelou to be honored with Forever stamp
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will honor Maya Angelou — the beloved author, poet, actress and champion of equality — with a Forever Stamp.…
US Home Sales Plunge 4.9 Percent In January
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales struck a snow drift in January, plunging to the slowest pace in nine months. The National Association of Realtors…
Surging Dollar Takes Bite Out Of US Corporate Profits
NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest obstacle for Coca-Cola and Pepsi these days isn’t tied to taste tests, the declining popularity of sugary drinks or…
The 4 Atlanta corporations that made Fortune’s ‘Most Admired Companies’ list
Fortune magazine’s annual list of most admired companies ranks businesses based on “nine key attributes of reputation” that include everything from innovation to management. Methodology…
US Rents Rise In January, But Dip In Chicago And Minneapolis
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home rental prices rose at a steady rate in January, but prices barely budged or even dipped in parts of the…
Gauge Of US Economy Posts Slight 0.2 Percent January Gain
WASHINGTON (AP) — An index designed to predict the future health of the U.S. economy rose in January by the smallest amount in five months,…
Nearly 40 Percent Of Wal-Mart’s US Workers To Get Pay Raises
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers as the…
