Dearborn Heights public works crews report multiple water main breaks

CBS Detroit (News) 2/3 11:56P Paula Wethington

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Dearborn Heights is the latest community to issue city water notices amid a run of water main breaks throughout Metro Detroit in recent weeks. The city's Department of Public Works is reporting water main...

Ann Arbor reports temporary street closing due to electric work

CBS Detroit (News) 2/3 1:19A Paula Wethington

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Underground electric work is resulting in a street closure for a block in Ann Arbor this week. The electric work is taking place near 330 Detroit St., and will result in the closure of Detroit Street between...

Motion controls company expands its Ann Arbor research and development capability

CBS Detroit (News) 1/31 12:02A Paula Wethington

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - ElectroCraft has launched an expansion of its Ann Arbor facility, with the goal of increasing domestic production in the field of motion control systems. The company issued its announcement Thursday. "This...

Michigan Secretary of State branch in Canton to close temporarily

CBS Detroit (News) 1/28 7:14A Paula Wethington

CANTON, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Secretary of State office in Canton will be closed for two weeks in February for remodeling, state officials said. The office at 8565 N. Lilley Road will close at 5 p.m. Friday, and resume normal service 9 a.m....

Florida: Together, Detroit and Ann Arbor Can Be Leaders in Innovation

DetriotChamber.com 1/28 6:25A Sabrina Cynova

The Detroit News Jan. 27, 2025 Richard Florida When asked to name leading urban innovation economies, most of us think of Silicon Valley, Boston-Cambridge, Austin and Seattle in the United States, and Bangalore and Shanghai overseas. Greater...

Michigan University Presidents on Accelerating Innovation

DetriotChamber.com 1/24 6:29A Miranda Ferris

Speakers Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy President, Wayne State University Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz President, Michigan State University Dr. Santa J. Ono President, University of Michigan Richard Florida Founder, Creative Class Group Key Takeaways A...

Sales Were Up in Almost All Retail Categories

CorpMagazine.com 1/24 3:12A Press Release

The economic calendar was very light in a holiday-shortened week. The flash estimate of S P Global’s Manufacturing PMI showed the manufacturing sector contracted at a slower pace in January than December, while the Services PMI will probably...

James Beard Awards honorees include several Michigan restaurants, chefs

CBS Detroit (News) 1/23 4:07A Paula Wethington

(CBS DETROIT) - Some of metro Detroit's eateries and culinary experts are semifinalists in the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards program. The 2025 awards ceremony for the James Beard Awards , presented by Capital One, will take place June 16...

Police investigating stabbing at University of Michigan hospital construction site

CBS Detroit (News) 1/23 1:14A Paula Wethington

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating a stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion hospital construction site. The victim's injuries are not life threatening, according to a report from...

Michigan Medicine marks milestone anniversary in 2025

CBS Detroit (News) 1/21 12:26A Paula Wethington

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The University of Michigan Medical School is marking 175 years of education this year. The origins of the school are traced to an 1848 report from U-M Regent Zina Pitcher who called for the creation of a medical...

Gas prices up an average 12 cents a gallon in Michigan this week

CBS Detroit (News) 1/20 1:17A Paula Wethington

(CBS DETROIT) Michigan drivers are paying an average of $3.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gas, according to this week's report from AAA-The Auto Club Group. This is up 12 cents from the previous week. In metro Detroit, that price average is...

Jan. 17, 2025 | This Week in Government: House Tipped Wage, Paid Sick Leave Bills Ready for Floor...

DetriotChamber.com 1/17 3:22A Sabrina Cynova

Each week, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Government Relations team, in partnership with  Gongwer , provides members with a collection of timely updates from both local and state governments. Stay in...

Strike averted at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, contract vote pending

CBS Detroit (News) 1/16 12:05A Paula Wethington

LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A threatened strike involving nearly 2,000 nurses and other healthcare workers at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow in mid-Michigan has been averted. The members of Professional Employee Council of Sparrow...

Michigan gas prices drop 11 cents from last week, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 1/13 2:45A Joseph Buczek

(CBS DETROIT) Michigan motorists are seeing some relief at the gas pump. Michigan drivers are paying, on average, $3.04 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, which is 2 cents less than last month but 8 cents more than a year ago, according to AAA....

University of Michigan will end partnership with Chinese university over national security concerns

CBS Detroit (News) 1/13 2:20A CBS Detroit

The University of Michigan is ending its partnership with a prominent Chinese university, a few months after five Chinese students in the joint program were charged over their suspicious activities outside a remote military site. In a letter to a...