ForeSee Results - whose customer satisfaction technology and services have produced extensive revenue growth in recent years - expects to offer its technology to new industries in an expansion that will result in 275 new local jobs.
The Pittsfield Township company’s decision to invest $6.6 million in an expansion is a reflection of the rapid adoption [.. more ..]

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JOPLIN, Mo. - Jul. 15, 2008 - Con-way Truckload, a full-truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that Jeff Pfeifer and Paul Stefaniuk have joined the company as regional sales managers. In the position, Pfeifer will be responsible for growing the company’s customer base in the Pacific Northwest, while Stefaniuk will [.. more ..]

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07.15.08, Ann Arbor, Michigan - re:group is pleased to announce that it recently completed a brand campaign for Montessori Unlimited, including a new website which launched July 1st.

Montessori Unlimited schools fully embrace the approach and methodology developed by Dr. Maria Montessori to create an authentic Montessori learning environment. Its classrooms are designed to promote self-direction [.. more ..]

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Ann Arbor, MI. - July 1, 2008 Affinia Group Inc., a global leader in the on- and off-highway replacement products and services industry, has announced plans to acquire 85 percent of HBM Investment Limited, owner of one of the world’s largest drum and rotor manufacturing companies, Longkou Haimeng Machining Company Limited “Haimeng”.

Haimeng significantly expands Affinia’s [.. more ..]

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SAN MATEO, Calif. - Jul. 10, 2008 - Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) today announced that its three primary operating companies, Con-way Freight, Con-way Truckload and Menlo Worldwide Logistics, received the highest fuel efficiency and environmental performance score for 2007 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWayTM Transport Partnership.
The companies each received a Shipper Index [.. more ..]

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.-University of Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin today issued the following statement announcing the resolution of the dispute between West Virginia University and Rich Rodriguez, the new head coach of the U-M football team, regarding the terms of the coach’s buyout upon leaving WVU:
“We are tremendously pleased to have been able to hire [.. more ..]

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — On July 8, Jason Nicodemus, a Port St. Lucie, Fla. resident, went to his local Domino’s Pizza store to place a carry-out order. He walked out with a Gotham City(TM) Pizza and a check for $10,000, thanks to the ultimate The Dark Knight experience, delivered by Domino’s Pizza [.. more ..]

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 8, 2008 — Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: PP), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative late-stage drug candidates for the treatment of central nervous system and autoimmune diseases, announced today that Nicholas Stergis, co-founder of the Company and Vice Chairman of the board of directors, has joined the executive management team of [.. more ..]

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Ann Arbor, MI - July 8, 2008 Accuri Cytometers Inc., a life sciences company developing revolutionary bench-top flow cytometer systems, today announced the completion of a $13 million Series C financing led by Fidelity Biosciences and Flagship Ventures. Current investors including Baird Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures also participated in the financing. Accuri will use [.. more ..]

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HealthMedia, Inc. the global leader in scalable behavior change interventions with outcomes for health and wellness, disease management, medication adherence, and behavioral health, announced a new partnership with Healthx, Inc., a leading provider of consumer-directed health solutions. Healthx provides integrated data and communications solutions that enable members to make better healthcare decisions and live healthier [.. more ..]

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