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MiHC La Puerta Portal Opens the Door to Success for Hispanic Students in Detroit

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Perficient developed the La Puerta portal framework as a way of giving back to the Detroit community and to pave the way for students to benefit from a college education. In Detroit, that number is even lower – 6.1%. MiHC is doing important work to advance education and career placement within Detroit’s Hispanic community.

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Manheim, DHL Collaborate On Transportation Management

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Manheim Logistics has formed an exclusive collaboration with DHL Supply Chain in order to develop what a press release calls a "more holistic" transportation management system. DHL will use the company's Global Control Tower in Detroit, alongside various U.S.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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based digital payments firm, has increased its valuation to $15 billion following the closing of a Tiger Global Management-led $450 million Series C funding round. Mobileye Expands Self-Driving Vehicle Tests To Detroit, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai. Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation. Checkout.com, a U.K.-based

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Simon, Taubman Join Forces To Save The Mall

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Michigan-based Taubman manages, owns or leases 26 malls in Asia and the U.S., with the inclusion of Detroit-area Twelve Oaks Mall and Denver’s Cherry Creek Shopping Center. . Simon will have 80 percent ownership of the Taubman operating entity at the time that the transaction finishes. properties as of Sept. The deal puts a $3.21

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Macy’s Spotlights Women-Owned Businesses With SoGifted

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The two managing partners invest in diverse entrepreneurs at the seed and pre-A stage. SoGifted shops will be located in Manhattan’s Herald Square; Atlanta’s Lenox Square; Fashion Show in Las Vegas; Boston’s Northshore; North Star Mall in San Antonio; Twelve Oaks Mall in Detroit; and The Galleria in Ft. Asia Pacific and Europe.

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VCs Back Autobooks For SMB Banking

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The company cited research from Below Research that found 70 percent of SMBs say they would use a cash flow management solution if it were offered by a bank, representing a gap between what small businesses want and what they get from their banks.

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Facebook’s News Accelerator Nets Extra $5M For Local Newspapers

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But David Grant, the Accelerator’s program manager, said that about 99 percent of the program has nothing to do with Facebook. The Lenfest Institute’s mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for local journalism,” said the institute’s Director of Operations Ken Herts. “We