A $40 million program was announced Thursday that aims to create 1,000 new home mortgages in Detroit
Read More Mine bid pits Michigan town against Boy Scouts
Metamora residents fight third effort to allow gravel site at camp
Read More Coke, Pepsi try giving soda hipster appeal
The soda giants are trying to rehabilitate soda’s cheap image and fetch higher prices as Americans cut back on soda
Read More Howes: Detroit volunteer rescue service moving forward
Effort taps city’s veins of volunteer spirit, philanthropic largesse to help Detroiters learn how to help Detroiters
Read More Shopping center planned for Owings Mills
A Timonium developer plans to build a strip shopping center on Red Run Boulevard in Owings Mills.
Hill Management Services Inc. said it will start construction this spring on Red Run Station, a more than 10,000-square-foot center at the intersection with Dolfield Boulevard.
The center will have…
Airbnb’s Delistings Anger Hosts And Raise Claims Of Data Fudging
As the BBC reports delistings across the United Kingdom, a new study says Airbnb purged hosts before opening its books to the public.
As many as hundreds of Airbnb hosts in the U.K. may have been delisted in recent weeks “for no reason,” according to a new BBC report. But last week, critics of the platform pointed to one explanation for another purge in New York City in 2015: The company is eager to “clean up” its listings as it faces continuing scrutiny from regulators and pressure from the hotel industry.
Big Price Drop On Phantom Drone Could Signal Launch Of New Model
The world’s largest maker of consumer drones scheduled an event for March 1 promising a “major announcement.” Is it trying to clear stock?
DJI, the world’s largest maker of consumer drones, is dropping the price of its top-of-the-line Phantom by 20%. It could well be a move to get rid of stock on hand in preparation for the release of its next model.
The First Four Things You Should Do Every Workday
Ever find that it’s noon and you haven’t accomplished anything on your to-do list? Get a productive jump-start on the day with these tasks.
I recently got to work an hour early. I had one goal in mind: world-domination, early-morning productivity. I made coffee, opened my email inbox, and the next thing I knew . . . it was noon. Where did the day go? And, more importantly, why didn’t I get anything substantive done? Sure, I cleared out my inbox, but I didn’t tackle a thing on my to-do list.
What Will It Take For Employers To Offer On-Site Day Care?
In a tight labor market where good employees are at a premium, isn’t it about time that on-site child care becomes the norm?
Now that the monthly child care bill for two-child households exceeds the cost of rent in most of the country, parents have a hefty obstacle to clear in order to head back to the office, especially after a second baby. As companies scramble to adopt parent-friendly benefits to retain employees with children in a tight labor market where wages are rising, isn’t offering affordable, on-site child care a no-brainer?
How Employers Are Wasting Time And Money To Recruit New Hires
A new survey finds that communication channels are broken or unused as resources are invested elsewhere.
It’s a jobseekers’ market, thanks to the confluence of low unemployment and company growth across industries. With over 100 occupations in the U.S. currently posting more jobs than actual hires month over month, according to CareerBuilder, the war for talent is on.
