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Detroit Metro Times Announces Merger with Real Detroit Weekly
Media Contact: Cassandra Yardeni p 210.388.0606 c 210.475.2374 [email protected] MAY 6, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Detroit Metro Times Announces Merger With Real Detroit Weekly DETROIT — The Detroit Metro Times, Detroit’s award-winning alternative weekly media company, is pleased to announce a new venture. Real Detroit Weekly, a Detroit-based alternative weekly paper since 1999, is merging with Detroit Metro Times today, making it the largest alternative newsweekly in Michigan. The new company will maintain the Metro Times name. Owner and publisher of Real Detroit Weekly, John Badanjek, will serve as president of events of the newly formed media company alongside Chris Keating, publisher of the Metro Times. “Real Detroit Weekly has published the best in music and entertainment coverage for over 15 years,” says Badanjek. “We’re excited to join forces with the Metro Times to create a ‘superweekly’ that will offer metro Detroiters more music, art, political, dining and nightlife coverage than previously possible. “With an aggressive increase in circulation, the new paper will be capable of serving the needs of both Metro Times and Real Detroit Weekly readers. The new paper will feature the Metro Times’ award-winning journalism combined with Real Detroit's cutting-edge stories.” Of the merger, Keating says, “John and I are both excited to merge these brands into one. Undeniably, it's great to have a partnership where we maintain local ownership as well as continue to employ the hard-working people that really make these two papers great. Moving forward, the new company will take the –CONTINUED– best of both from Real Detroit Weekly and Metro Times — print, digital and events — and re-launch into a stronger and more balanced voice for the greater Detroit community. -
Harper Woods Area
Community Resources Ferris State at Wayne County Community College This compilation of resources is not intended to be a full and complete list of services that may be available to you in the Harper Woods area. Many of the organizations listed here were taken from free community service publications. The Ferris State University has no fiscal or referral arrangement with any third-party organizations listed. Title IX (Sexual Assault) Compliance Ferris State Title IX Coordinator – All Campus Locations Title IX (Sexual Assault) Compliance Ferris State University Title IX Coordinator Kaitlin Zies, Title IX Coordinator/Associate Dean of Student Life [email protected] (231) 591-2088 www.ferris.edu/title-ix Wayne County Community College Title IX Coordinator Furquan Ahmed, Title IX Coordinator (313) 496-2765 www.wcccd.edu/dept/hr_titleIX.htm Public Safety/Law Enforcement Ferris Department of Public Safety Bruce Borkovich, Director of Public Safety 1319 Cramer Circle, Big Rapids, MI 49307 Emergencies: Dial 911 Non-Emergency Contact: (231) 591-5000 Campus Crime Hotline: (231) 591-5900 www.ferris.edu/htmls/othersrv/campussafety Wayne County Community College District Police Emergencies: Dial 911 Control Center: (313) 496-2800 Downtown Campus/District Office (Room 244): (313) 496-2558 Eastern Campus: (313) 579-6971 Downriver Campus (Room N-64): (734) 374-3218 Northwest Campus (Welcome Center, Room 108): (313) 943-4041 Western Campus (C-100): (734) 697-5182 University Center: (313) 962-7160 District Office Building Desk: (313) 496-2758 Chief -
OCC Chancellor, Faculty at Odds Seeing the Forest for the Trees
20140217-NEWS--0001-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 2/14/2014 7:50 PM Page 1 ® www.crainsdetroit.com Vol. 30, No. 7 FEBRUARY 17 – 23, 2014 $2 a copy; $59 a year ©Entire contents copyright 2014 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved Health Care Heroes OCC chancellor, faculty at odds JOHN SOBCZAK mance targets, accept OCC transfer students, New demands of job market and seemingly while coping with new budget real- picayune busi- ities amid reduced enrollment, ness, like how property values and per-pupil Honorees helped solve a erupt in clash over over control many faculty po- state aid. sitions the col- Meyer said he was a “little sur- mystery disease – and BY CHAD HALCOM college academics to reflect the de- lege keeps in ce- prised” by the faculty’s action, more, Page 11 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS mands of the job market. ramics. which cited “lack of leadership and Long before a no-confidence vote Meyer, OCC’s absence of vision for student suc- A power struggle between the Friday on Chancellor Timothy chancellor since cess.” Page 3 chancellor and instructors at Oak- Meyer, the administration and lead- Meyer 2008, said the “Most of the constituents of the land Community College flared up in ers of the Oakland Community College college is mak- college are reasonably satisfied Change is good? Opinions a public way Friday, but it actually Faculty Association have clashed on ing administrative changes to with the direction we’re taking,” has been in a slow burn for some broad strategic matters, like how adapt to the latest needs of local vary on minimum-wage hike time over staffing and control of OCC defines its mission and perfor- employers and universities that See OCC, Page 17 Obamacare mandate on hold: Flexibility – and confusion Ctrl-Alt-weekly: A new direction for Metro Times Seeing the forest for the trees This Just In Midtown Development Group files for Ch. -
Rocket Companies, Inc
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______________ to _______________ Commission file number: 001-39432 Rocket Companies, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 84-4946470 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1050 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (313) 373-7990 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share RKT New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). -
Euclid Media Group Acquires St. Louis Weekly, Riverfront Times Cleveland-Based Company Purchases Multimedia Property from Voice Media Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Euclid Media Group Acquires St. Louis Weekly, Riverfront Times Cleveland-based company purchases multimedia property from Voice Media Group St. Louis, MO — Euclid Media Group, a media company headquartered in Cleveland, OH, announced today that it has purchased the Riverfront Times, an award-winning St. Louis alternative weekly publication, formerly owned by Voice Media Group. The Riverfront Times has been recognized among the top 20 alt-weeklies in the country, though the industry has faced challenges in recent years. Euclid Media Group anticipates a revitalization of the alt-weekly by ushering in fresh print, digital and event marketing strategies, as well as through the addition of notable staff, like newly appointed Editor in Chief, Sarah Fenske. Sarah Fenske is an award-winning journalist and veteran of the Riverfront Times, having served as its Managing Editor from 2010 to 2011 before leaving to become Editor in Chief of the L.A. Weekly. Under her direction, the Weekly became the nation's most-read alternative newsweekly, growing its web traffic 63 percent and earning numerous national and local awards. Most recently, Fenske has worked as Director of Digital Content at Feast Magazine, a regional food and drink focused publication. “I'm thrilled to be returning to the Riverfront Times," Fenske said of the hire. "The staff has been doing amazing work under difficult circumstances, and I'm excited to be a part of Euclid Media Group's plans for the paper. I can't wait to join Managing Editor Jessica Lussenhop and the rest of the team." The acquisition marks the sixth property for Euclid Media Group, whose multimedia portfolio includes the Cleveland Scene, Detroit Metro Times, Orlando Weekly, San Antonio Current and OutInSA. -
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Rail Transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Rail Transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program Procedure SSO-003: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Rail System and the Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar Reportable Safety Event (Accident/Incident) Notifications to the ODOT SSO Program and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Current Version: January 28, 2019 [Note: all older versions of this procedure should be discarded] Scope: This procedure provides the notification processes to be used by the Ohio Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) – GCRTA and Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar, and ODOT SSO, for reportable safety events (accidents/incidents) that occur on the GCRTA or Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar rail systems and rail-related property. Notification requirements are provided in federal and state regulations, and additional guidance has been provided by FTA, including the National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements. Federal Regulation – 49 CFR Part 674.7 and 674.33 FTA Guidance – Two-Hour Accident Notification Guide, https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations- and-guidance/safety/two-hour-accident-notification-guide-0 NTD Safety & Security (S&S) Reporting Manual, https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/ntd/69096/2018-safety-and-security- policy-manual.pdf GCRTA and Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar Reportable Event Notification Process: As defined in 49 CFR Part 674.33(a), notification shall be made to the ODOT SSO program staff (contact information below in table), by telephone, within two (2) hours for any safety event. If the safety event is reportable to the FTA (49 CFR Part 674), the Ohio RTA will notify FTA with initial information, as required by FTA and also within the 2-hour time period, at [email protected] (preferred) or telephone at (202) 366-1863. -
MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND BOARD MEETING AGENDA November, 24, 2015 10:00 Am Public Comment – Please Limit Public Comment to Three (3) Minutes Communications A
MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND BOARD MEETING AGENDA November, 24, 2015 10:00 am Public Comment – Please limit public comment to three (3) minutes Communications A. Consent Agenda Midland DTH, LLC – MCRP Amendment – Mary Kramer Strand Theater Manager, LLP – MCRP Amendment – Julius Edwards Grand Rapids Urban Market Holdings, LLC – MCRP Amendment – Julius Edwards 2016 MSF Board Meeting Dates – Mark Morante MSF/MDOT – FY16 MOU Renewal – Mark Morante B. Business Growth 1. Business Investment – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – MEGA Amendment – Christin Armstrong Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center – FY16 Contract Renewal - Jake Schroeder Packaging Specialties, Inc. – Act 381 Work Plan – Marcia Gebarowski Rivian Automotive, LLC – MBDP Performance Based Grant – Trevor Friedeberg 2. Access to Capital - Cathedral of St. Augustine’s – Bond Inducement – Chris Cook C. Community Vitality - City of Alpena – CDBG Façade Improvement – Dan Leonard NoMi Developers, LLC – MCRP & Act 381 Work Plan – Rosalyn Jones Lansing Properties I, LLC – Act 381 Work Plan – Marilyn Crowley Whitney Partners, LLC – MCRP Amendment – Mark Morante D. State Branding Travel Michigan – Request to Issue Revised Website RFP – Dave Lorenz MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND RESOLUTION 2015- APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 2015 CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND BOARD WHEREAS, the Michigan Strategic Fund (“MSF”), at its February 2014 board meeting, approved the use of consent agendas at future board meetings pursuant to defined guidelines. WHEREAS, the MSF, at its February, 2014 board meeting, approved Guidelines for Preparation and Approval of Consent Agendas for the MSF (“Guidelines”). WHEREAS, pursuant to the recommendation of MSF and MEDC staff, the MSF Board desires to approve the below Consent Agenda items; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the MSF approves the Consent Agenda items listed below and identified in the final Consent Agenda for this board meeting, for each of which supporting documentation is attached to this Resolution. -
ANC6A Resolution No. 2021-002
ANC 6A RESOLUTION NO. 2021-002 Resolution regarding ANC 6A support for completing the DC Streetcar from Benning Road Metro Station to Georgetown as Planned and Promised WHEREAS, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) were created to “advise the Council of the District of Columbia, the Mayor, and each executive agency with respect to all proposed matters of District government policy,” including transportation and economic development; WHEREAS, public transportation is a shared public benefit and can only function as such when it’s shared with all neighborhoods; WHEREAS, ANC 7E recently passed a resolution of support for the streetcar extension to Benning Road Metro station; WHEREAS, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently published its Final Environmental Assessment where it found the extension to Benning Metro Station is the preferred alternative and only feasible alternative from an engineering perspective; WHEREAS, the eastward extension to Benning Road Metro is the only feasible alternative that provides a multi-modal connection to Metro; WHEREAS, the eventual westward extension to Georgetown would establish the only east-west rail-transit option for travel all the way to Georgetown; WHEREAS, the eventual westward extension to Georgetown would be the first and only fully unified transit system from eastern portions of the District to Georgetown; WHEREAS, the full streetcar route from Benning Road Metro to Georgetown would provide an enjoyable and robust east-west transportation option for residents in ward 6 and -
Rider Guide / Guía De Pasajeros
Updated 02/10/2019 Rider Guide / Guía de Pasajeros Stations / Estaciones Stations / Estaciones Northline Transit Center/HCC Theater District Melbourne/North Lindale Central Station Capitol Lindale Park Central Station Rusk Cavalcade Convention District Moody Park EaDo/Stadium Fulton/North Central Coffee Plant/Second Ward Quitman/Near Northside Lockwood/Eastwood Burnett Transit Center/Casa De Amigos Altic/Howard Hughes UH Downtown Cesar Chavez/67th St Preston Magnolia Park Transit Center Central Station Main l Transfer to Green or Purple Rail Lines (see map) Destination Signs / Letreros Direccionales Westbound – Central Station Capitol Eastbound – Central Station Rusk Eastbound Theater District to Magnolia Park Hacia el este Magnolia Park Main Street Square Bell Westbound Magnolia Park to Theater District Downtown Transit Center Hacia el oeste Theater District McGowen Ensemble/HCC Wheeler Transit Center Museum District Hermann Park/Rice U Stations / Estaciones Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo Theater District Dryden/TMC Central Station Capitol TMC Transit Center Central Station Rusk Smith Lands Convention District Stadium Park/Astrodome EaDo/Stadium Fannin South Leeland/Third Ward Elgin/Third Ward Destination Signs / Letreros Direccionales TSU/UH Athletics District Northbound Fannin South to Northline/HCC UH South/University Oaks Hacia el norte Northline/HCC MacGregor Park/Martin Luther King, Jr. Southbound Northline/HCC to Fannin South Palm Center Transit Center Hacia el sur Fannin South Destination Signs / Letreros Direccionales Eastbound Theater District to Palm Center TC Hacia el este Palm Center Transit Center Westbound Palm Center TC to Theater District Hacia el oeste Theater District The Fare/Pasaje / Local Make Your Ride on METRORail Viaje en METRORail Rápido y Fare Type Full Fare* Discounted** Transfer*** Fast and Easy Fácil Tipo de Pasaje Pasaje Completo* Descontado** Transbordo*** 1. -
UAW Ends Long Strike with Big Gains at GM
I r n S? TUP W FFK PULLOUT SECTION INSIDE ^hjk H w 1® H 1^1 S te ffi H 11 H I i Has* 11 m % ( S T % JULY 20-26, 1997 THE DETROIT VOL. 2 NO. 36 75 CENTS S unday To u r n a l CONTINUING THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE AND CONTRACTS ©TDSJ INSIDE UAW ends long strike with big gains at GM By Martha Hindes Journal Automotive Writer In a mass meeting at the Pontiac Silverdome on Friday, members of UAW Local 594 claimed a major victory as they overwhelmingly ratified a strike- ending contract with General Motors Corp. The new contract, approved by 93.5 percent of UAW members, included major victories for the union. It brings back to GM’s Pontiac truck complex more than 550 production and skilled trades jobs to replace many that Re m e m b e r in g had been lost in the past decade. It include substantial holiday pay and financial penalties for t h e r io t s By Christopher M. Singer grievances that will cost the A d Journal Staff Writer company almost $10 million. It A n entire generation has passed since the also eliminates subcontracting / % events that began for Detroit early on and offers production workers / % Sunday morning, July 23, 1967 - time the chance to move up to higher- JL enough to gain some perspective on whatpaying skilled trades jobs. was then the costliest urban uprising in U.S. history.And it sends back to work more than 6,100 workers who Forty-three people died. -
Cincinnati's Hard-Won Modern Tram Revival
THE INTERNATIONAL LIGHT RAIL MAGAZINE www.lrta.org www.tautonline.com NOVEMBER 2016 NO. 947 CINCINNATI’S HARD-WON MODERN TRAM REVIVAL InnoTrans: The world’s greatest railway showcase Russian cities’ major low-floor orders Stadler and Solaris join for tram bids Doha Metro tunnelling is complete ISSN 1460-8324 £4.25 Berlin Canada’s ‘Radial’ 11 Above and below the Exploring Ontario’s streets of the capital Halton County line 9 771460 832043 LRT MONITOR TheLRT MONITOR series from Mainspring is an essential reference work for anyone who operates in the world’s light and urban rail sectors. Featuring regular updates in both digital and print form, the LRT Monitor includes an overview of every established line and network as well as details of planned schemes and those under construction. POLAND POZNAŃ Tramways play an important role in one of of the main railway station. Poland’s biggest and most historic cities, with In 2012 a line opened to the east of the city, the first horse-drawn tramline opening in 1880. with an underground section containing two An overview Electrification followed in 1898. sub-surface stations and a new depot. The The network was badly damaged during World reconstruction of Kaponiera roundabout, an A high-quality War Two, resuming operations in 1947 and then important tram junction, is set for completion in of the system’s only east of the river Warta. Service returned to 2016. When finished, it will be a three-level image for ease the western side of the city in 1952 with the junction, with a PST interchange on the lower development, opening of the Marchlewski bridge (now named level. -
WELCOME to COBO CENTER Welcome to a Place Where You Can Be Part of Something
CENTERED AROUND YOU WELCOME TO COBO CENTER Welcome to a place where you can be part of something. DID YOU KNOW Where a city and center are humming with energy. The Grand Riverview Ballroom is 40,000 square-feet with floor to ceiling views A place where you can actually feel good about a of the Detroit Riverfront and over 200,000 square-feet of flex space. meeting. Where people go out of their way for you + 723,000 square-feet of exhibit space. because that’s what we do. Because here, you matter. + More robust technology, with free WiFi and enough connectivity for 30,000 simultaneous users. What matters to you? Value? Service? Sustainability? + Spectacular outdoor video walls – three times as large as conventional billboards. A positive voice guiding you every step of the way? + An in-house broadcast studio with a soundstage and satellite uplink We get it. This city and center have been reinvented for you. to distribute your meeting content to stakeholders. FEEL GOOD ABOUT MEETING Owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority and operated by SMG, the 2.4 million square-foot complex has one of the best views in the city of the Detroit Riverfront, which was just named one of the world’s best city walks by The Guardian. After your meeting, take a walk along the majestic 3.5 mile Riverwalk and wave to our Canadian neighbors to the south, on the other side of our shore. GRAND RIVERVIEW BALLROOM Equipped with a lift stage for dramatic introductions, the 40,000 square-foot ballroom is dividable with a retractable wall and complemented by a glass- enclosed, pre-function space and an open-air terrace overlooking the Detroit River and the skyline of Windsor, Ontario.