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Detroit bankruptcy judge speeds up part of eligibility fight 27 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
Bloomberg News - Judge Steven Rhodes also set aside a day for citizens, city workers and others who filed individual objections to the case to make their arguments to the court on Sept. 19. He said 10...
Waste hauler Rizzo seeks to operate new landfill in northern Macomb County 27 Aug 2013 | 04:06 am
Chad Halcom - Sterling Heights-based Rizzo Environmental Services is making a play to compete in the Macomb County landfill market with Waste Management of Michigan, by amending the county's Solid Was...
Board OKs $96K pension for ex-Wayne County appointee 27 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Associated Press - A former appointee will receive a pension of about $96,000 despite working less than nine years on the job for fiscally troubled Wayne County.
Snyder to name former Mercedes VP to new state auto adviser post, sources say 27 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
Dustin Walsh - Gov. Rick Snyder is expected next week to announce the appointment of Nigel Francis, former vice president at Mercedes-Benz AG and defunct Bright Automotive Inc., as an automotive advis...
Auto sector gaining strength, according to Michigan Economic Activity Index 27 Aug 2013 | 12:04 am
Tom Henderson - The Michigan Economic Activity Index continued its steady climb in June, rising by 2.6 percentage points to a level of 127.4, which is 13.4 points above the average for 2012 and 24.4 p...
81 Detroit-area companies ranked among Inc. magazine's fastest-growing 26 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
Crain's Detroit Business - Inc. magazine has named 126 Michigan companies - 81 in metro Detroit - to its annual list of the nation's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies.
Detroit alt-weekly Metro Times for sale 26 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
Bill Shea - The weekly Metro Times alternative newspaper, a staple of Detroit's entertainment scene and known for its issues and culture reporting, has been put up for sale by its owner, Scranton, Pa....
Snyder bets on health exchange to help Detroit retirees 26 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
Bloomberg News - Gov. Rick Snyder wants to reduce bankrupt Detroit's costs by moving municipal retirees to insurance exchanges created under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. His fellow R...
Nancy Blount named 36th District Court chief judge 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Associated Press - Blount will fill out the term of Kenneth King, who was removed last month as chief judge by Court of Appeals Judge Michael Talbot, special administrator to the Detroit court.
Tea party leader wants to be Lt. Gov. Calley's replacement 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Chris Gautz - Wes Nakagiri, a tea party leader from Hartland, plans to seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in an effort to replace Lt. Gov. Brian Calley with a more conservative voi...
