ANN ARBOR - A global survey of supply chain decision makers reveals that economic performance is the top ranking corporate sustainability priority for the majority of organizations. However, when directly asked whether profitability or sustainability was more important, 60 percent gave equal priority to these objectives, with another 25 percent leaning towards sustainability. Conducted by
NOVI – Cooper Standard will build a new world headquarters in Northville, a short distance from Cooper Standard’s current world headquarters in Novi and in close proximity to its Global Technology Center in Livonia. The project is expected to be completed in early 2020. Cooper Standard has grown in size and scope in recent years,
TROY — The Troy-based engineering technology developer Altair Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced the appointment of Amy Messano as chief marketing officer and Ubaldo Rodriguez as senior vice president of global sales. Company officials said the hires would continue building Altair’s global sales and marketing organization for strategic growth. Amy Messano. Altair photo. Messano will lead
GRAND HAVEN — UV Partners, the developer of the UV Angel technology platform, announced that UV Angel Aura Clean & Charge, an automated device that combines UV-C light disinfection technology with wireless charging, is being unveiled at the 2019 CES, formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show. The UV disinfection device, combined with the convenience and
GRAND RAPIDS - Amy Pierce-Danders is the new Director of Workforce Development for the Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter. Pierce-Danders’ position opened up by the recent promotion of Jen Schottke to Vice President of Operations. “The addition of Amy Pierce-Danders and the promotion of Jen Schottke continue to signal the growth of the
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Rapids Community College will receive $100,000 from heavy metal band Metallica to help launch a new welding program targeted at nontraditional students that will feature smaller class sizes, flexible scheduling and career preparation assistance. GRCC is one of 10 U.S. colleges nationwide to get funding from the band’s new foundation, according to a
SOUTHFIED I – BullsEye Telecom helped to raise more than $1.3 million through its support of the radiothons of two local nonprofit organizations, Detroit Dog Rescue and SAY Detroit. BullsEye lent its expertise to the two events by establishing temporary cloud-based, VoIP contact centers to ensure that optimal infrastructure was in place to aid with
NEW YORK - Reversing a decades-long trend in the U.S. jobs market, companies are now having a more difficult time finding blue-collar workers than white-collar workers in sectors that include transportation, health care support, manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and construction. In addition to increasing wages, companies may have to expand their pools of potential workers, which
WARREN – Winning Futures announced a one-year $50,000 grant from the FCA Foundation to support core expenses for local tenth graders who are participating in Workforce Prep – an in-school mentoring and leadership skills development program for challenged high school students. This program addresses the critical need to better prepare students for life and careers
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