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1 week ago |
freep.com | Carol Cain
Jim B. Nicholson began his professional life in banking after studying at the prestigious London School of economics when a now-famous rock legend was there. Nicholson returned to Detroit to work for his dad's PVS Chemicals Inc. PVS Chemicals Inc. is now a billion-dollar enterprise. James B. "Jim" Nicholson, co-chairman of PVS Chemicals in Detroit, was going to graduate school in London six decades ago and looking forward to a high-flying career in banking.
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2 weeks ago |
freep.com | Carol Cain
The organization's 'Peers to Peers' programing remains one of its staples. At its annual 'Spark of Hope' fundraiser April 25, the nonprofit will honor Rod Alberts and Patrick A. Rugiero. When there is so much need across Detroit and you’re an organization helping young people from tough circumstances and you’ve helped over 180,000 and don’t get as much attention as other groups, it’s understandably frustrating.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Carol Cain
It's a look at the state of regional transit as Dwight A. Farrell, General Manager of SMART, Denise Brooks-Williams, executive vice president and COO of Henry Ford Health, and Robert Cramer, director of DDOT, appear on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters to talk about the vital issue. Farrell and Cramer talk about what's going on and potential changes, while Brooks-Williams discusses the issue from an employer's point of view.
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3 weeks ago |
freep.com | Carol Cain
Carol CainDetroit Free Press Business ColumnistThe Detroit Regional Partnership launched in 2019. DRP's mission is to attract investment in the Detroit region. The first time Gerry Anderson and I talked about our region needing to do a better job of marketing itself to companies, it was seven years ago and metro Detroit was still rebounding from the Great Recession. We were taping “Michigan Matters” as he lamented the situation, which was negatively impacting our region.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Carol Cain
State Sen. Jim Runestad, the new chair of the Michigan Republican Party who won last month's surprise vote during its statewide convention, appears on Michigan Matters along with David Wasserman, senior editor and elections analyst at the Cook Political Report, as the analyst dissects the local and national political picture. Runsestad, who will continue in both jobs, talks about the immediate task before him, which revolves around settling party finances.
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