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ITC Names Retired General To Board Of Directors

NOVI—ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC), the country’s largest independent owner of high-voltage power transmission lines, announced the appointment of Ronnie Hawkins Jr., a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, to its board of directors. Ronnie Hawkins Jr. ITC Holdings photo. Lt. Gen. Hawkins currently serves as President and CEO of the IT and

By |2020-06-20T14:12:04-04:00June 20th, 2020|New Products / Contracts|

Bob Moore Offers Financing For Hemp, Cannabis, General Businesses

DETROIT - If you are a cannabis, hemp or CBD-business, or any business that needs equipment, purchase order and invoice financing, and you need cash now to expand or as bridge financial to stay afloat, CBDBob may be able to help. Finance specialist Bob Moore offers a variety of financing tools now when business needs

By |2020-06-02T18:39:29-04:00June 2nd, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Marshall Named ITC Vice President Transmission Planning

NOVI—Charles L. Marshall has been named vice president of transmission planning by ITC Holdings Corp., the Novi-based owner of power transmission lines. He succeeds Thomas W. Vitez, who retired from ITC on May 1. At ITC, Marshall’s responsibilities have ranged from regulatory policy and stakeholder relations to project engineering and business unit planning. His experience and committee

By |2020-05-15T14:05:08-04:00May 15th, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

GVSU Earns Gold Status From Veterans Group For Fifth Consecutive Year

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University was again named a Gold-level Veteran-Friendly School for the 2019-2020 academic year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Gold is the highest level awarded. MVAA commended Grand Valley for its hard work and dedication to student veterans and dependents. There are 338 military-connected students at GVSU. The Michigan Veteran-Friendly Schools

By |2020-05-05T16:06:48-04:00May 5th, 2020|New Products / Contracts|

ACD Adding Fiber-Optic Cable In Traverse City, Mackinaw City And Petoskey

LANSING- ACD will be building additional fiber-optic cable in Traverse City and can provide gigabit fiber-optic Internet and broadband services to businesses near the fiber routes. ACD is also expanding its fiber network in other Northern Michigan towns including Mackinaw City and Petoskey. ACD already operates networks in Gladwin, Gaylord, Cheboygan, Alpena, and Ludington. “We

By |2020-04-26T19:58:53-04:00April 26th, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Auburn Hills Auto Fluid Supplier Partners With Ford, 3M To Make Respiratory Gear

AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems (PAPR) in response to the increased demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 3M’s PAPR uses a waist-mounted, battery-powered blower that sends filtered air into a

By |2020-04-25T18:25:31-04:00April 25th, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Southfield Fintech Company Credibly Approved As Paycheck Protection Program Funder

SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As an SBA Approved Lender for the PPP program, Credibly will use its online application and servicing capabilities to help small businesses receive streamlined access to federally-backed COVID-19 stimulus funding. As part of

By |2020-04-25T17:32:31-04:00April 25th, 2020|Blockchain, ESD, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

ITC Commits $500,000 to COVID-19 Disaster Relief Funding

NOVI - As the nation rallies to support the fight against the Pandemic, ITC is committing $500,000 in disaster relief funding to support agencies in need throughout its seven-state footprint. The funding will be distributed in two rounds – the first for food charities and the second to support mental health and substance abuse agencies.

By |2020-04-19T18:02:52-04:00April 19th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Esperion’s New Cholesterol-Busting Drug Hits The Market

ANN ARBOR—After years of development, Nexletol, the new cholesterol-reducer from Ann Arbor’s Esperion Therapeutics Inc., is now on the market and available in pharmacies in the United States. Nexletol uses a new mechanism of action to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), the so-called bad cholesterol in the bloodstream, the cholesterol that can cause arterial blockages that