Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Newton
Launched in 1983 as Start-up Venture in a Niche Market - Next-day Trucking Service - Company Rides Industry Transformation, Service Focus to Become a $3 Billion, 20,000-Employee Enterprise
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Jun. 11, 2008 - In 1980, when the federal government deregulated the U.S. trucking industry, the model in which trucking services had been provided [.. more ..]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Newton
June 10, 2008 - The University of Michigan’s Life Science Institute
The University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute is launching a novel program to shepherd promising biomedical discoveries from the lab bench to the marketplace.
Called the Innovation Partnership, it uses philanthropic gifts to bridge the critical funding gap - known to biomedical researchers and venture capitalists [.. more ..]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Newton
A down economy is raising the importance of customer satisfaction
By Larry Freed
In the competitive world of online retail, every e-retailer is looking for an edge. This is especially true in a down economy when business is affected by many factors outside of a retailer’s control.
One aspect of the online shopping experience that retailers can control [.. more ..]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Newton
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 10, 2008 - Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today stated that it has closed on the previously announced transaction to sell its Australia/New Zealand/Singapore businesses to A&R Whitcoulls (ARW), the leading Australasian retailer of books and related products owned by private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP).
The agreement was described in [.. more ..]
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