TOLEDO, Ohio - January 7, 2008 - Hylant Group, the nation’s seventh largest privately held commercial insurance brokerage, announces Patrick Savage as the Regional Chief Operating Officer in Michigan.

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Houston Customer Receives $1,000 Worth of Domino’s Pizza for Landmark Order
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 19 /PRNewswire/ — When Ashley Elskoe of Houston placed her Domino’s order this past Saturday, she was intrigued to track the progress of it using Domino’s innovative Pizza Tracker. Little did she know, she was the one millionth customer to do [.. more ..]

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20, 2008- Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced the launch of a strategic alternative review process.

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Ann Arbor, March 19th, 2008 - The 46th Ann Arbor Film Festival, taking place March 25 - 30th, is gearing up for a week-long showcase of cutting-edge, inspiring, visionary and timely programs. More than 40 programs will showcase new work from filmmakers, performers and artists from 20 countries this year.
Renown for avant-garde films that provoke, [.. more ..]

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Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates increased in all of Michigan’s 17 regional labor markets in January - including Ann Arbor, where the rate inched up one-tenth of a percent from December to 4.8 percent.
The Ann Arbor metro area dropped 7,000 jobs in January from December, a decrease fueled by seasonal job cuts in education and retail [.. more ..]

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Richard Kessio took in his first sight of snow at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport when he was picked up by Codrington Enterprises’ management team on March 1, 2008. He had just arrived from a 17 hour flight from Nairobi, Kenya.

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Ann Arbor’s alternative energy and IT sectors will get an infusion of talent and visibility as two startup firms are expected to open offices here with plans to hire 362 workers.

A rapidly expanding online retail technology firm and a startup alternative energy company are expected to win high-tech tax credits from the Michigan Economic Development [.. more ..]

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03.18.08, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Police and search and rescue teams rely on the service dogs that are valuable members of the team. These dogs, focused on search and rescue, have little consideration of their own health situation and often search environments with broken glass, contaminated water and other hazards. Therefore, they have a greater [.. more ..]

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Existing-home sales are expected to hold steady through late spring, with a gradual recovery during the second half of the year as the mortgage situation improves, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors

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NanoBio Corporation Successfully Completes Phase 2b Study in Herpes Labialis

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 17, 2008 - NanoBio Corporation reported top-level findings today from its phase 2b study of NB-001, a topical lotion to treat herpes labialis (cold sores). The randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study met its primary and secondary endpoints by demonstrating clear efficacy and safety [.. more ..]

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