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Michigan First Credit Union is looking for a few good employees, 14 right now to be exact. The Lathrup Village-based financial institution is looking for everything from tellers to human resources professionals to add to its staff of 225 people. However, technology pros are in especially high...
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Change was an important word for Akervall Technologies over the last year. The Ann Arbor-based business has rebranded, expanded its product portfolio, added to its staff and begun work on a bigger and better product. The 3-year-old company's first product is a thin-yet-tough mouthguard made of...
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Opening a Detroit office in the Elevator Building overlooking the Motor City's riverfront is a bit of a homecoming for the founder of 140 Proof. John Manoogian III (no, he's not related the mayoral mansion Manoogian) grew up in Metro Detroit and earned his bachelor's degree at the...
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Detroit Derby Girls isn't just a roller derby league that is becoming both bigger and more popular. It's also a business that is providing entrepreneurial opportunities for young women across Metro Detroit. "Not only do we skate but we are all our own employees," says Rene "...
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Michael Evans is not only the type of entrepreneur Detroit wants to stake a claim here, he's the type of person who won't leave the Motor City. He was a top employee at a New York City-based start-up that was recently acquired, splitting time between the Big Apple and Detroit. He is now...
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GreenLancer recently landed six-figure's worth of seed capital and has added six people to its staff. The downtown Detroit-based startup calls the M@dison Building home, helping business work green technology into their business models. The nearly 2-year-old business leveraged its growing...
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IROA Technologies (formerly NextGen Metabolomics) has a new infusion of seed capital to go with its new name. The Ann Arbor-based life sciences start-up recently landed a sizable Series A round of financing. Felice de Jong, the firm's CEO, declined to give a specific number of the amount...
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Savorfull, the healthy-eating start-up, recently wrapped up the Beta test of its software platform and is ramping up for its public launch later this year. The New Center-based company is creating a platform where people can access information about making the best healthy choices for their diet....
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The Automation Alley Seed Fund has struck again, investing $150,000 into TerraYebo. This is the Troy-based business accelerator's second six-figure investment in the micro-funding website start-up. It invested $100,000 in the Madison Heights-based firm earlier this year. "Our investment...
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The last 12 months have been more than a little eventful for Epsilon Imaging. The Ann Arbor-based start-up launched its principal product called Stress Echo, an ultrasound for cardiac imaging that quantitatively measures the strength and weakness of the heart's muscles. It now has 12...
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