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The Michigan Women's Golf Association State Championship will be held at The Medalist, 15701 N Dr. North, Marshall, MI 49068 (269-789-4653, www.themedalist.com), Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21. It is open to all amateur female golfers. The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 10, 2013 and the fee for members is $126 for two rounds of golf, cart,...

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index dropped sharply in June, to 49.2, after having reached a six-month high of 61.2 in May. The 12 point drop is reportedly due to a decrease in the New Orders Index (from 68.0 to 47.6), Finished Goods Inventory Index (from 44.0 to 33.3) and the Employment Index (from 66.7 to 57.1)."This is the first...

Detroit mayoral write in candidate Mike Duggan has unveiled his first 60-second radio ad that began airing on stations across Metro Detroit starting Thursday, July 4th.The ad features several DMC employees who witnessed first hand Duggan's turnaround of the troubled medical center. The ad recalls the fear and uncertainty workers were feeling at...

The University of Detroit Mercy men's tennis coach Grant Asher will add three individuals for the 2013-14 season after coaching the Titans to the Horizon League Semifinals in 2012-13.Asher has announced the signings of Archie Nikitin (Omsk, Russia/Lycee #92), Bobby Cawood (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing (Hope College), and Ismail Kadyrov (Vernon...

Page 1 of 3Cadillac returned as a sponsor of PRE, the exclusive pre-event to the BET Awards hosted by Chairman and CEO of BET Networks, Debra L. Lee, at MILK Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 29. Cadillac also proudly sponsored the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to Charlie Wilson during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30...

The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) said today that it is very encouraged to see the Obama Administration and HHS delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act employer mandate for companies with 50 or more employees from 2014 to 2015.Jennifer Kluge, CEO of MBPA, states, "this decision comes just in time as our members who...

Page 1 of 2 Innovative collaboration: Today's emerging talents in architecture are redefining the profession with global practices that are digitally literate and operate at multiple scales of design. This liberation of scale has allowed architects to look at issues from interiors to urban planning in new and innovative ways....

At the June 19 Fed meeting, Chairman Bernanke indicated that a strengthening economy would cause the Fed to 'taper' its bond buying activity commonly known as QE3 (Quantitative Easing 3, no one really remembers QE1 and QE2 because they really didn't work.) The Fed Chairman then proceeded to repeat a statement almost verbatim that he had said in...

Page 1 of 2Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday will meet with small business owners to discuss the benefits of Healthy Michigan legislation for the state's jobs providers and economy. The legislation would insure nearly half a million more Michigan citizens, giving much-needed health care coverage to employees who don't have any....

The Michigan Senate Democrats will be pushing for a vote on HB 4714 at Senate session TODAY to expand Medicaid to 470,000 low-income residents in Michigan. The Senate Republican Majority is treating the July 3rd session as a formality and plans to gavel in and out without taking any votes. Michigan Senate Democrats, Congressman John Dingell and...