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Ann Arbor SPARK to celebrate high-growth companies during FastTrack Awards on Oct. 1
Read full article: Ann Arbor SPARK to celebrate high-growth companies during FastTrack Awards on Oct. 1The annual FastTrack Awards honors fast-growing "gazelle" companies headquartered in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
Michigan AG pressures power companies to credit customers after outages
Read full article: Michigan AG pressures power companies to credit customers after outagesMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is officially going on the record saying what she believes the state’s power companies should do during this rough time.
Nasdaq stock exchange requests diversity upgrade
Read full article: Nasdaq stock exchange requests diversity upgradeDETROIT – The Nasdaq stock exchange is seeking U.S. authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of Nasdaq-listed companies, or for those companies to explain why they can not. The proposal filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, if approved, would require all companies listed on the exchange to publicly disclose consistent, transparent diversity statistics about their board of directors. It would require most Nasdaq-listed companies to have, or explain why they don’t have, at least two diverse directors. This includes having one board member who self-identifies as female and one who self-identifies as either an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ. Foreign companies and smaller reporting companies would have additional flexibility.
17 finalists compete for $1 million in Detroit Demo Day
Read full article: 17 finalists compete for $1 million in Detroit Demo DayDETROIT – The fourth Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day is doing something a little different this year to help small businesses thrive in the pandemic. The 17 finalists have been announced for Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day. For the last 3 years, Rocket Mortgage Demo Day has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to local small businesses with big plans to expand and make a difference. “Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day is an annual event where we showcase Detroit’s best and brightest entrepreneurs and give them the chance to compete for a million dollars,” said James Chapman. More information can be found on the official Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day website here.