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Free Range Mechanical Engineers Fail to Meet Expectations

When US universities began developing free range mechanical engineers...
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Fed Up With an Underperforming Staff, Ohio Firm Imposes Sanctions

In January 2023, having overcome pandemic-related terciary obstacles, Toledo...
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FBI: Ad Exec Took Bribe to Throw Pitch to Potential Client

 A Cleveland advertising executive is behind bars this week,...
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Two Hospitalized After Failed Attempt to Move the Needle

Six employees of Minneapolis equities firm Polling/Quinn were injured...
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Let’s Stop at the Tasting Room

It has long been a custom to “stop at the bar” after work to talk about the personality traits of certain bosses, the value of the latest “We’re One...
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Lessons From Texts: Trouble Shooter vs. Trouble Maker

An up and coming logistics manager received this text message from the boss: "Hire a trouble shooter!" - meaning someone to examine the company's struggling Implementation Initiative. Anxious to please,...
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A Woman, a Plan, Another Plan, a Coaster Company

After trying her hand at start-ups ranging from RenCen shaped salt shakers to telegrams delivered by singing artisans, Monica Portman plans to open “Detroit Coaster Company” by the end...
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Policies vs. Procedures: Will We Ever Decide?

Seven people were injured Wednesday when the “Policy” and “Procedure” camps came to blows at the annual Business Terminology Conference in Wilmington, Delaware. The two sides each believe theirs should...
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Cost Analysts Without Borders Sent to Ohio

It was announced Thursday that the Michigan group Cost Analysts Without Borders will send a team of 12 analysts to Ohio next week to help that state work through...
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For the First Time, a CPA Starts a Sentence using “So”

Jenna Savitch, 29, of the Palliston Group in Royal Oak has become the first Certified Public Accountant in the USA to begin a sentence with the word "So....." On the...
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Engineers Walking Fine Line

Two mechanical engineers at the Mercor-Manx are walking a fine line, according to the company. "They've been apprised of the situation," says HR director Jennie McWillis, who declined to say...
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Employees Files Lawsuit Over Mandatory Whoopee Cushion

A Fraser woman is suing propeller-maker Norco, claiming she was wrongly dismissed because a company-assigned joke made a co-worker seriously ill. To boost morale, Norco holds a monthly “Fun Friday”...
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Recall Milestone Approaching

With the recall of an additional eight million vehicles last week, General Motors is on the brink of achieving a major milestone in automotive history: More of its vehicles...
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Payables Clerk Now Receiving

Cecilia Minick loved working at Top Down Initiatives of Hazel Park, Michigan. But she never quite fit in. “I was an Accounts Receivable Clerk living in an Accounts Payable...
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Business Briefs on Video – Feb 26

What's happening on Belle Isle, news from Facebook, and the latest from the world of pharmaceuticals
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Business Briefs on Video – Feb 5

From walking with purpose in Downtown Detroit to a big cosmetics company replacing Pink Cadillacs with Black BMWs, a look at recent business news.
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