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Report: More Than 1,000 Tech Jobs Added to Metro Detroit in 2022
Detroit’s metro technology grew through 1,060 new jobs in 2022, according to the State of the Workforce report from CompTIA, the nonprofit Illinois-based Information Technology Industry Association.
CompTIA’s annual State of the Technology Workforce report shows that while net tech employment in Detroit’s metropolitan domain grew by more than 1,000 by 2022, more modest creation of only about 500 net new jobs is projected by 2023.
Nearly 104,000 more people work in tech jobs in the Detroit metro area, representing five percent of the region’s overall workforce, according to the report. average wage for all occupations in the region.
“In an even more year than usual, the technology task market has consistently defied expectations,” says Tim Herbert, director of research at CompTIA. “Knowledge continues to verify how generation underpins so many aspects of entrepreneurship in the economy and diversity. of entrepreneurs who have technical and virtual skills”.
Detroit’s generation sector has an economic impact of $13. 9 billion, or 5% of the region’s economy. There are approximately 3,700 generation advertising institutions in the Detroit area.
Other highlights of the new include:
Occupations poised to grow: Positions in knowledge bases, knowledge science and analytics (2. 8%) and software progression, engineering, programming, internet progression and quality assurance (1. 8%) are expected to experience the largest expansion in the Detroit market this year.
Technology job opportunities: 31. 2% of all tech job vacancies in the market in 2022 were for generation-like occupations or positions that required generation skills.
Workforce diversity: Detroit ranks in the third quartile of the report’s Diversity Index, a measure of the intensity and breadth of diversity in technology for seven major racial and ethnic teams, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Women represent 26% of the region’s technology; black or African-American workers, 10%; and Hispanic or Latino workers, 3%.
For the full report, stop by here.
Consumers Energy installs more than new automatic moving reboots
Consumers Energy in Jackson said it plans to install 123 new automatic motion (ATR) resets in 2023 to help it save power outages and electrical reliability for customers. The energy supplier’s investment in automation is a key component of the company’s overall electrical reliability plan to reduce either the number and duration of power outages.
ATRs are complex reliability technologies that isolate disorders in lines of force and move force. This generation improves public protection and reduces the number of consumers affected by blackouts. Lately, Consumers Energy has only about 470 of those 800-pound appliances in the electrical system. The ATR 2023 implementation plan will focus on the spaces most affected by the disruptions of recent years.
“After February’s ice storms, we know consumers are asking for a stronger, smarter power grid,” said Chris Laird, vice president of electrical operations for Consumers Energy. and other technologies to temporarily stumble and problems, we can especially improve the power grid and make it more reliable for all our consumers.
“ATRs, known as force grid traffic lights, are one of many valuable pieces of equipment that help reduce the number of cuts our consumers face. ATRs are programmed to trip over a loss of strength and adhere to predetermined movements to help redirect force in some other direction. We remain committed to doing more to update networked paints and make them better for our consumers. “
Most of the 2023 ATRs are expected to be completed this summer.
Acrisure enters Central and Eastern Europe with the acquisition of Unilink Group
Grand Rapids-based fintech company Acrisure has acquired Unilink Group, the largest insurance distribution platform in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Key financial points of the transaction were revealed.
Through this partnership, Acrisure has more than 1,300 colleagues in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Moldova and consumers in the same geographical area.
Unilink Group supplies life and non-life products through a network of 15,000 third-party agents and 2,500 sales issues and places around seven million policies a year. The organization also acts as MGA through its activities in Poland and Romania. Unilink Group CEO Igor Rusinowski and his existing control team will continue to lead the company.
“Unilink Group provides Acrisure with a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe,” said Greg Williams, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Acrisure. More than the insurance price chain as we expand our visitor base. We will do it to achieve wonderful things together, so I am grateful to Igor for his vision and the efforts of our overseas team to carry out this transaction.
Unilink Group was founded in 2002 as a distributor of credit products for customers. By 2010, the company had diversified into an insurance distribution strategy with CEO Igor Rusinowski joining the company.
Bedrock, Business Improvement Zone of Downtown Detroit Sponsorship of the Job Fair April 19
Bedrock in Detroit and the downtown Detroit Business Improvement Area are sponsoring a downtown Detroit task starting at 11 a. m. m. until 2 p. m. on April 19 at 1001 Woodward Ave.
More than 1,000 vacant positions will be represented at the fair in the spaces of security, retail, catering, childcare, games, maintenance, environmental services, etc. Positions can be full-time, part-time, seasonal or for special events.
Candidates are encouraged to bring their CV, dress to impress, and prepare for on-site interviews. Free parking validations can be obtained at One Campus Martius Garage (1140 Farmer St. ).
Sizeland Medicare Strategies in Brighton acquired through Nebraska Company
Sizeland Medicare Strategies, a Brighton-based health and life insurance company that specializes in health insurance plans, has been acquired through Senior Market Sales (SMS) of Omaha, Nebraska. Terms of the transaction were revealed.
Sizeland used the SMS platform, which includes proprietary technology, displayed marketing systems, administrative support and a comprehensive portfolio of wealth and fitness control responses from leading operators.
“(SMS) has a lot of experience, and those are other people you can feel comfortable with when you want them,” says Paul A. Sizeland Sr. , founder and owner of Sizeland. hard friend on our side. “
SMS President Jim Summers said, “This marriage provides Sizeland with the resources to continue serving its 15,000 consumers with the meticulous care that has driven its success and to further drive its growth. SMS is proud to expand its national presence with a valued husband who stores our long-term vision for growth.
Telemus in Southfield named FCS Awards finalist for UM NIL campaign
Telemus Capital, an independent wealth control advisory firm in Southfield, has been named a finalist in the Financial Communications Society Portfolio Awards 2023 for its first marketing crusade Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) agreements with players on the University of Michigan football team.
The finalists were selected through a panel of 40 senior marketing and financial business executives who reviewed paintings from a total of 81 brands that exhibited marketing and monetary communications paintings. Finalists have the opportunity to win gold, silver and bronze trophies.
Telemus worked with five offensive linemen for the Wolverines, adding tackles Ryan Hayes and Giovanni El-Hadi, guards Trevor Keegan and Zak Zinter and middle Olu Oluwatimi. Starting with the NIL deal, the five players started a social media marketing crusade that explains how Telemus protects customer wealth, much like Michigan’s offensive line protects its quarterback.
“This was our first NIL deal, so to be identified as a finalist for our marketing paintings is an honor for Telemus,” said Lyle Wolberg, CEO and Partner at Telemus Capital. “We are all thrilled with one of the country’s elite offensive lines. “And we are proud that our paintings are identified for them. Our team is grateful for this nomination and looks forward to the announcement of the winner.
Telemus ultimately manages and advises approximately $3 billion in investment assets for high net worth individuals, families and their similar interests. The company has more than 40 experienced team members and nearly two decades serving its customers.
The winners will be announced on Thursday, May at the Portfolio 29 Awards Gala.
Lineage Foundation for Good Launches New Grant Application Program
Lineage Foundation for Good, the independent philanthropic arm of Lineage Logistics in Novi, unveiled its first grant application program for organizations to earn grants in 2023.
The program will feature organizations and projects committed to ending hunger, reducing food waste and network development, adding workforce development, educational attainment, monetary literacy, housing stabilization programs and other efforts targeting the social determinants of physical fitness similar to hunger and poverty.
“As we move into the year of the foundation, we are incredibly excited to expand the impact of our network through supporting organizations that align with our project to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity,” said Christine Rees-Zecha, board chair. of Directors of the Lineage Foundation for Good. . « This grant program will allow us to expand our success and diversify our partnerships to build more relationships with organizations around the world that need to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity.
From now until May 25, all programs will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and award notifications will end until June 19. The duration of grants will vary according to the wishes of the applicant organisations, the types of systems and the investment available. Funding forecasts diversity from $2,500 to $200,000.
For a Foundation scholarship, applicants must:
For more information and to apply for a grant, please visit the foundation’s website.
LTU and American University of Iraq to collaborate on engineering programs
Lawrence University of Technology in Southfield has signed an agreement with the American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB) that aims to identify student exchanges and an LTU engineering program in Iraq.
The agreement was signed on March 29 on a stopover through AUIB officials to LTU’s Southfield campus.
The MoU aims to explore, expand and shape a framework for an LTU-affiliated engineering school at AUIB. Undergraduate scholars in this program who upon achieving a GPA of 3. 0 would be accepted into LTU’s Master of Science and Doctor of Engineering programs.
The agreement also aims to create 2 plus 2 year systems for bachelor’s degrees in engineering where academics would spend time on either campus, such as a 2 plus 20 plus 1 year program for an LTU master’s degree in engineering.
In addition to the new program, the agreement aims to “facilitate institutional exchanges of undergraduate and master’s students and researchers for limited periods in the form of webinars, workshops, etc. before the full agreement is implemented. “
Finally, the agreement provides for the two universities to work on cooperation in study and development programs, as well as collaboration to provide technical advice to companies and make generation transfer efforts.
“We are pleased to begin this appointment with AUIB,” said LTU President Tarek Sobh. “LTU seeks to grow and expand its global presence and bring the unique benefits of our pedagogical philosophy of theory and practice to more and more scholars around the world. “world. “
The American University of Iraq – Baghdad is a non-profit personal university established in 2018. He started his coaching activities in February 2021 with 260 academics in 3 schools: Arts and Sciences, International Studies and Business. The campus grew with the addition of five more schools (pharmacy, dentistry, physical technology, nursing, and law). It is promoted through other American-style regional universities, such as the American University of Beirut and the American University of Cairo. Lately it does not offer engineering degrees.
Launch of Trailways between Toronto and Detroit
New York-based Trailways added new overseas service between Toronto and Detroit. The route, which had been deserted through other floor transport providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, will offer seven-day-a-week service with stops in Chatham, London. and Windsor.
“We are incredibly excited to bring Trailways’ affordable and environmentally responsible service to communities in Ontario and Michigan,” said Alex Berardi, president of Trailways. ca. empty.
For more information about the service, schedules, fares or to purchase tickets, visit Trailways. ca.
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom to Host Cabaret Wine Tasting Dinner
Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren will host Ben Sharkey and Adobe Road Winery on Friday, June 16 at 6:30 p. m. M. for a cabaret style tasting dinner.
The evening will come with a five-course dinner pairing of food and wine curated by Adobe Road winemaker Garret Martin, music through singer Ben Sharkey and dancing.
Tickets are $150 and can be here.
Sharkey, from Michigan, fuses old-school and contemporary jazz, soul and pop, and has been casually compared to Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Mel Torme and Harry Connick Jr.
Gesher Human Services gives a flexible monetary recommendation on April 19
Reality Day, a free, interactive monetary simulation program for Detroiters to make sound money decisions, will be held at Gesher Human Services (29699 Southfield Road) in Southfield from 11 a. m. to Southfield. M. A 2 p. m. on April 19.
The event takes place in April, which is National Financial Education Month, a time when Americans are encouraged to learn financial skills for their fiscal well-being and ensure a more secure economic future for themselves and their families.
National Huntington loan officers will also be available to assist participants looking to help with home down payment or other loans. Snacks and gifts will be presented. teens and young adults. This year, it has been expanded to cover all ages. Registration is preferred, although walk-ins are also welcome. Those interested in participating in this occasion can register here.
“This program allows other people to realize the many tactics with which they can meet life’s monetary challenges,” says Laltsha Cunningham, head of financial capabilities at Gesher. She was asked to deal with the many monetary demands we all face, adding housing, childcare, transportation, and utilities.
“By budgeting and keeping their money, they will see how their monetary scenario will stay healthier and why they will be able to better plan for their family’s future. “