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ServPro of Farmington and Farmington Hills, a franchisee of the Texas-based fire and water damage restoration company, has added a device called the DryBox that can dry out and rescue most drowned phones in half an hour.
IDV Solutions announced availability of Version 3.0 of its enterprise risk visualization software, Visual Command Center. Meanwhile, TechSmith Corp., based in nearby Okemos, released new video creation and management software called Relay.
Senator Debbie Stabenow says the bill is good for farmers, and good for Michigan.
MICHAEL SHARBER is co-founder and CEO of GreenLancer.com in Detroit. GreenLancer is a national network of green energy engineering freelancers (greenlancers) that uses a web-based system to design green energy systems. Sharber is responsible for the company's day-to-day operations and serves as the main point of communication between the board of directors, investors, and corporate operations. Prior to starting GreenLancer.com, he held a sales and marketing position with a prominent global industrial supply distributor where he successfully managed 400 accounts nationwide. Under his leadership, GreenLancer.com has grown from three to nine full-time team members and moved to a new location in the David Stott building. The company quadrupled the size of its customer base from 2012 to 2013. GreenLancer.com won the Start-up Alley Challenge at the Solar Power International Conference, was named Emerging Company of the Year by the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, and was a semi-finalist in the 2013 Accelerate Michigan Innovation competition. During 2013, GreenLancer.com engineered and designed solar systems in 32 states and six countries while more than 200 contractors used its site. The company also completed a second round of investment in November from Bizdom (Detroit), Start Garden (Grand Rapids), Blue Water Angels (Midland), and Northern Michigan Angels (Traverse City) and expects to close on another $500,000 of investment early in 2014. Sharber received his bachelor's in business administration from Western Michigan University. Read the full profile at www.ltu.edu/leaders.
It's no secret that the cost of going to college has risen dramatically in recent years. So how much has it gone up? According to a Bloomberg Report, college tuition and fees have skyrocketed since 1978.
Champ: Michigan basketball for beating three top 25 teams in their last three games.
One fatality was reported statewide.
Under the proposal, the minimum wage would rise to the "ballpark" of between $9 and $10.10 an hour and be indexed to inflation.
Consider these essentials to throw the best party for the big game, from CBS Local's Eat See Play.
While these two teams did play each other during pre-season, it's safe to say that only a fool would look at that game footage in August for an inside edge.
Despite having split more than a year ago, John Paul White and Joy Williams took home their fourth GRAMMY award last night. White showed up to receive it alone, then today expanded on his message of thanks via Twitter.
For those who may not be old enough to remember, Seattle and Denver used to both be in the AFC West, facing off more than 50 times as division rivals. This wasn't limited to the regular season either as both teams met in 1983 for Seattle's first every NFL Playoff game.
Shane Battier held his annual charity karaoke party on Monday night.
Among the best American destinations to travel to for a bachelorette or bachelor party are Las Vegas, Los Angeles, South Beach Miami, New Orleans and New York City.
A record year for Ford means record profit-sharing of $8,800 for the company's 47,000 eligible workers.
Fire officials are investigating after a man was injured in an Ann Arbor house explosion Monday morning. CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows gives the latest updates from the scene.
The Michigan State Spartans celebrated a weekend of commencement ceremonies.
Families poured in to check out this Michigan treasure.
The City of Detroit's Easter Fun Fest returns to provide families an opportunity to not only get outside and be active, but ring in the holiday with some fun.
Mixed media artist Donald Calloway has been creating art in some form or fashion most of his life. His art studio takes you on a journey, as his creative collection of his art runs the gamut.
Soon after a positive test, Dorfman found himself hospitalized, on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma.
It has been 12 days since anyone has seen Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker. Now, a Facebook live video conversation has surfaced where Kelly is seen talking with three men about coming to Detroit only two days before he went missing.
A Plymouth man's cancer diagnosis hit the reset button on how he lived his life. Since then, he and his family have been giving back to others facing the same struggles.
The Sphinx organization gives a platform to Black and Latinx performers of all ages.