Glassdoor.com released its annual list of top places to work today, and a Michigan company made the list: Ford Motor Company came in at number 42. The Dearborn-based company got an average rating of 3.3 out of 5, with the highest rating (3.8) in work/life balance. Compensation and benefits rated a 3.6, employee morale rated…
Category: Soft Skills
Gov.-elect Snyder wants the nerds to stick around
If you’re a nerd, our next governor wants you. To stick around in Michigan, that is. Speaking Thursday to a group of mostly college students, he talked about his hope to keep “tough nerds,” what he called himself during his recent run for governor, in the state after they graduate. Michigan has struggled with high…
Detroit’s business community is about to get more creative
Detroit-based businesses got a major boost, thanks to the New Economy Initiative, which announced a $375,000 grant to help usher in a new wave of creative businesses and development programs. Crains Detroit Business reported on the incentive, received by Detroit Creative Corridor Center, a program supported by Business Leaders for Michigan in the College for…
College Hunks Hauling Junk make it work in Berkley
Sometimes, in a down economy, you have to make your own opportunities. And the guys of College Hunks Hauling Junk did just that. Dan Ryan and Patrick Lipa were two friends who played hockey together at Notre Dame High School and now boast the first Michigan franchise of the junk removal company, according to The…