Michigan Jobs are hard to come by these days, but with the help of a new website NextJob101.com, based in Troy Michigan, job hunters can get help improving their interview skills. Along with instructional on-demand videos Michigan job hunters will find a interactive career blog and forum for job seekers.   Visitors to the site will be able to learn from peers as well as experts in helping land a better or new job.  If you have been a victom of downsizeing or laid off permentaly this … [Read more...]

Over the next six months Sprint plans to spend just over $60 million to increase and enhance Michigan’s wireless networks.  61 sites in Western Michigan and 99 southeastern Michigan sites are being targeted for the service renovation. The southeastern Michigan cities inlude: Adrian, Alpena, Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Auburn Hills, Brighton, Brown City, Burton, Carsonville,Cass City, Cement City, Chelsea, Clarkston, Clinton Township, Columbiaville, Commerce Township, Davison, Detroit, Emmett, … [Read more...]

In 2008 the first wave of Baby Boomers will be ready for retirement at age 62.  49 percent of them being men and will be drawing Social Security benefits every single month. Then in 2011 all these Baby Boomers will hit 65 and be qualified to receive Medicare. Some 84 million people will be eligible to collect Social Security in 2030.  As of today only 50 million are collecting, with 44 million using the Medicare system.  79 million Medicare beneficiaries will leave just barely two … [Read more...]

Just 30 miles west of Detroit the cozy little town of Ann Arbor Michigan will be the nation’s first city to use LED’s (light-emitting diodes) for about 1,400 street lights.  LED technology uses less than one half the energy of standard street light bulbs, estimated savings to the city is $100,000 per year. Small chips incased in glass about the size of a matchstick head, have been utilized in many different electronic devises for decades.  Red or even green LED lights have been the … [Read more...]

Lisa L. Diggs a Livonia based business consultant and founder of The Catalyst Company LLC, has launched www.buymichigannow.com.  The site is all about buying Michigan products when possible.  Diggs’ goal is to get 5,000 visitors to the site to “Take The Pledge” and use Michigan based products and services. You can also download a Holiday Shopping Guide that has a hugh list of Michigan based businesses.  Download the guide by clicking here. Diggs background is in retail management and … [Read more...]

For one year now Little Caesars has been helping veterans in becoming Little Caesars franchisees.  The program has helped two dozen Michigan veterans open their own Little Caesars restaurants over the past year since the programs conception.  Little Caesars Vice President Rick Moreno said the program is also being expanded to other markets throughout the country, including St. Louis, Philadelphia and Florida. For more information on the program – click here Tim … [Read more...]

Six new development projects worth over $22.5 million dollars could have hundreds of jobs in Michigan claims The Michigan Economic Development Corp. An automobile supplier headquartered in Farmington Hills Michigan, The Dearborn Group, is planning to create 61 jobs in an expansion that will cost $1.1 million $8.2 million will be invested by a company based in France, Inergy Automotive Systems.  The company is moving its Ontario operation to its already established Adrian plant creating … [Read more...]

Mackinac Island’s Victorian Village has been named among the top five best islands in the world by the world famous National Geographic Traveler magazine.  Michigan’s more travel to destination is like traveling back in time, where the only transpiration is horse and buggies, bicycles or by the ever popular foot express. 522 international travel experts were asked to rank the worlds islands based on very specific standards.  Being of excellent shape, and having high expectations to … [Read more...]