The 1st Annual Sustainable Detroit Forum
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Uber, Lyft and other rideshare businesses defined as transportation network companies (TNC), will now be state regulated the same as limousine and taxicab carriers according to the Limousine, Taxicab, and Transportation Network Company Act (PA 345), effective today. The authority to regulate these ride services is under LARA’s Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL).
For establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the city of Southfield has been awarded Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today.
UHY LLP, the fifth largest accounting firm in Southeast Michigan, will host their ninth annual Accounting and Business Conference at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy on Thursday, December 8 from 8:00AM–6:00PM. This full day, complimentary CPE program is built for business owners, board members, audit committee members, CFOs, controllers and others who are interested in the latest business, accounting, regulatory, legal and SEC updates.
I need to open with the caveat that I am NOT an expert from the auto industry. What I am is a provocative thinker, and through my role as CEO of NextEnergy in Detroit, Michigan, I have had the pleasure of working with many of you in a variety of ways. Hopefully what I have to say about millennials will be interesting, or at least provocative, to those of you in the trenches.More
BEYOND DETROIT’S BANKRUPTCY
While nobody can predict the future, CORENET’s 2015 annual Economic Luncheon held last week certainly asked several community leaders for their thoughts on where our local economy is heading this year. As always, the local commercial real estate industry showed up in force to hear economic predictions for the coming year. With the capacity crowd assembled at Dearborn Inns’ banquet center, 2015 CORENET MICHIGAN President Patrich Jett welcomed attendees and thanked all of the other supporting organizations lending their support, including: BOMA, CBOR, CREW, ICSC, IFMA, IREM, USGBC and SMPS.More