The Awesome News Taskforce launches this month in Detroit, making it the 30th chapter of the Awesome Foundation worldwide. This taskforce is comprised of 19 Trustees and a Dean, who will all oversee this initiative in the upcoming year. Each month, the trustees will award metro Detroiters $1,000 micro-grants for innovative journalism and civic media [...]

Visalus Sciences is expanding their presence in Troy, Michigan, and is looking to add 1,000 employees to it’s workforce. Ryan Blair, the company’s CEO, is an entrepreneur and the author of “Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain.” In his book, he talks about his struggles growing up, and his journey from gang member to a [...]