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

Perficient

Perficient is pleased to announce, along with the Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC), the enhanced availability of the La Puerta portal. The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative’s goal to improve the economic strength of the Hispanic community in Michigan. ” In Michigan, only 15.7%

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Wages At Smaller Firms Reach Record High 

PYMNTS

“Small business job gains have flattened in the second half of the year as labor markets prove very tight,” said James Diffley, chief regional economist at IHS Markit. “In The national jobs index hit 98.16 The Southern region led small business growth. Ohio ranked seventh and Michigan 10th, both up over 0.4

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

PYMNTS

can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. The company said it will expand into more states as it is permitted to, with Nebraska and Michigan coming in the next few months. along with wine and liquor specialty stores like BevMo! ”

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11. Sandy Pierce, Huntington

American Banker

Even before it closed its acquisition of FirstMerit, Huntington Bancshares made sure it locked up FirstMerit Vice Chairman and Michigan market Chief Executive Sandy Pierce.

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Huntington to Close More than 100 Branches After FirstMerit Deal

American Banker

Huntington Bancshares plans to close more than 100 branches in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after it completes its acquisition of FirstMerit.

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A Bank's Debt Sale that Passes Religious Muster

American Banker

University Bancorp in Michigan says the main goal of its recent debt offering was to raise capital, but it also was designed to comply with Sharia and other religious standards that guard against usury.

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How Persistence (and an Extra $55M) Sealed the Year's Biggest Bank Deal

American Banker

It took a fixed cash component, several board seats and hefty commitments to FirstMerit's employees and major markets in Ohio and Michigan to seal the deal. Huntington Bancshares made five pitches to buy FirstMerit.