Business Briefing July 4, 2010

Jul 02, 2010

By: Oakland Press staff

TROY
Walsh College offers free jobless workshop
Walsh College and Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services are offering “Take Charge” Project Management Fundamentals workshop, free for workers in transition. The workshop will be held 2:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning July 7, weekly for eight weeks, excluding July 28, ending on Sept. 1. Workshop space is limited and online registration is required.
The college is also offering Job Search Strategies workshop, an overview of resume writing, interviewing, LinkedIn, networking, and careers in business for the unemployed, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 and Social Media for Job Seekers, 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 3, 10, and 17. Laptops are helpful for this workshop, but not required.
All workshops are free and open to anyone who is unemployed. They will be held at Walsh College Troy Campus, Room 199, 3838 Livernois Road in Troy. To register, visit www.walshcollege.edu/takecharge.

Forte Belanger: ‘Best Off-Site Caterer’
Forte Belanger, Michigan’s leading special event design and catering firm, has been named “Best Caterer in Michigan” by the readers of Michigan Meeting and Events Magazine as part of the magazine’s fifth annual “Best of the Industry” awards and has also been named a “Top Caterer” by local brides who voted on The Knot’s Detroit-area wedding website portal. This is the fourth time Forte Belanger has received the Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine honor, and the first time it has been voted a Top Caterer on The Knot. Forte Belanger was also recently named “Best Caterer” by the readers of Hour Detroit Magazine for the seventh consecutive year. For more information, visit www.fortebelanger.com.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Common Ground hires new director
Lenda Jackson of Lathrup Village has been appointed director of communications for Common Ground of Bloomfield Hills, a 24-hour crisis services agency dedicated to helping youths, adults and families in crisis. Prior to joining Common Ground, Jackson managed internal and external communications for General Motors Corp. and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company.

Experts to discuss Toronto stock
The Association for Corporate Growth, Detroit Chapter will host a meeting entitled “Looking North- Toronto Stock Exchange As a Source of Capital for Mid-Market Businesses,” 7-9 a.m., Tuesday, July 13 at Oakland Hills Country Club, 3951 Maple Road, Bloomfield Hills. A panel of experts will discuss the capabilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, its competitive advantage and how U.S. based middle market companies can access North American capital through TSX. The cost of the program includes breakfast and is $25 for members and $45 for non members. There is registration, breakfast and networking from 7-8 a.m. followed by the presentation.

SOUTHFIELD
Content management program unveiled
ImageSoft iJustice Solution connects courts, prosecutors and law enforcement. ImageSoft, Inc., which provides technology solutions to automate, streamline and improve workplace processes, announces the availability of ImageSoft iJustice, an enterprise content management and workflow solution to link key stakeholders, including judges, case workers, prosecutors, law enforcement, the court clerk and the public to improve productivity, foster collaboration and communication, and reduce costs. Powered by OnBase ECM, ImageSoft iJustice automates repetitive tasks, standardizes processes across multiple user locations and delivers instant access to files, facilitating quicker responses to requests for information from outside agencies.

BINGHAM FARMS
Dover Realty opens Ohio office
Dover Realty Advisors, LLC., among the Midwest’s premier multifamily real estate advisory companies, has opened a Cincinnati, Ohio office which will oversee the company’s Midwestern expansion into Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Dover Realty’s new office will focus on institutional asset and property management. Over the course of the past six months, Dover’s property management group has seen a 50 percent increase in revenue growth including the addition of 10 new multifamily properties and 2,200 additional units in metro Detroit. The company has also added 50 employees, bringing its current roster to more than 150 professionals. Dover’s property management group currently manages more than 6,500 units.

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