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

Perficient

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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Driving STEM Education and Career Opportunities through the Perficient Bright Paths Program

Perficient

I sat down with Tom Hogan , chief operating officer, and Andrea Lampert , vice president of people, to discuss the program in more detail. Tom Hogan, Chief Operating Officer, Perficient. More information about the Perficient-sponsored Hackbright Academy in Detroit, including applications, can be found on the program landing page.

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How FanFood Brings Mobile Ordering To Sports And Concerts

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Mobile order-ahead was once solely the domain of QSRs and coffee chains, but it is now reaching other industries. Disney is offering mobile concession ordering at its California and Florida amusement parks, and several universities are introducing similar options at their on-campus dining halls. How FanFood works .

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Startup Cargo Raises $1.75M To Turn Uber, Lyft Cars Into Small Mobile Shops

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million in seed funding to place mobile shops in Uber and Lyft drivers’ vehicles. According to Tech Crunch , the money was raised from Techstars, Detroit Venture Partners, Fontinalis Partners and Rosecliff Ventures. It is currently operating in New York, Chicago and Boston, but has received driver requests from 49 U.S.

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Manheim, DHL Collaborate On Transportation Management

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DHL will use the company's Global Control Tower in Detroit, alongside various U.S.-based And there will be a new integrated user experience portal for use by shipping and operations workers. based logistics support teams in order to give more visibility for inventory flows and optimize vehicle moves, the release stated.

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‘Non-Essential’ Retailers Step Up For Their Employees

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1: In Detroit Bedrock LLC real estate company is giving free rent for the next three months to its small-business retail and restaurant tenants. The company’s portfolio in and around downtown, is said to be expansive and comes as Detroit deals with at least 1,035 infections and nine deaths from COVID-19. “We

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Amazon Go, One Year Old, Has Attracted a Host of Cashierless Imitators

Bank Innovation

The Seattle startup went so far as to open a Detroit office to cozy up to the auto industry. Mighty AI spent much of its first five years building software that helps self-driving cars recognize real-world objects.

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