Sherri Welch

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Sherri Welch

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential has expanded its partnership with ReUp Education to broaden college re-engagement efforts with the 1.2 million Michigan residents who have some college credit but no degree or credential.

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Sherri Welch

Wayne State University has chosen SodexoMagic LLC, a company that’s majority-owned by NBA Hall of Famer and former Michigan State University basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, as its new food services and facilities management vendor. With the loss of the competitive rebidding of the contract, Aramark Campus LLC will permanently terminate 137 campus employees at the end of June, it said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice filed with the state Monday.

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Sherri Welch

The Motown Museum has converted a large building less than a mile away from its famous site in Detroit into an ancillary location for creative music exploration and curatorial research, among other things. Named for the museum's founder, Esther Gordy Edwards, the $10 million center will help relieve space constraints on its main campus and provide additional parking for the museum.

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Sherri Welch

The Wayne State University Board of Governors on Friday re-authorized the issuance of $150 million in bonds to help finance infrastructure and other capital projects planned for the university’s Detroit campus. In separate moves,  the board also unanimously approved more than $6 million in capital projects and a nearly $5 million investment in campuswide security enhancements.

2 weeks ago | crainsdetroit.com | Sherri Welch

Detroit-based Insight Youth and Family Connections, which serves children and families navigating the juvenile justice system, has merged into its parent nonprofit, Vista Maria. Insight is now operating as a program of Vista Maria, something that will enable the two organizations to share resources and expand their impact, leaders said. Insight Youth and Family Connections, previously Starr Vista, had operated as a subsidiary of Vista Maria for 25 years.