Michigan Business

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, today announced the public release of the Vice Capital Par Note Rate, a proprietary daily mortgage rate benchmark designed to provide a distinct, market-based view of mortgage pricing. Available via an online tracker, the benchmark provides lenders, analysts and other market participants with daily data, long-term trend analysis and custom charting dating back to 2008.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Transformational life coach and speaker Karen L. Hatch announces the release of her powerful new book, "Knife in Shining Armor: Overcoming the Shock of Deception" (ISBN: 978-1834189499), published March 27, 2026, through Tellwell Publishing. In this deeply personal and empowering work, Hatch shares her journey through covert emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- At the 44th Automotive/Petroleum Industry Forum, presented by the Detroit Advisory Panel (DAP) through the American Petroleum Institute (PEI), the TOP TIER™ Approved Fuels Program announced a strategic shift in program leadership, naming Tier One Fuel Quality of Midland, Michigan, as its new Program Administrator and appointing Sarah Goralski as Program Manager.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Class Valuation, a leading real estate appraisal management company (AMC), today announced the official launch of Class Valuation Underwriting Engine (CVUE), an underwriting and appraisal assurance program designed to reduce lender risk, lower operational costs and accelerate loan closings.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Class Valuation, a leading real estate appraisal management company (AMC), announced today that it has acquired Lauritano Appraisal Services (LAS), a highly respected New York-based residential appraisal firm with more than 30 years of experience delivering high-quality valuation services.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- ViewTech Borescopes, a leading provider of industrial video borescopes, will return as an exhibitor at the Metalcasting Congress, hosted by the American Foundry Society. The event will take place April 14-16 at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, bringing together industry professionals, manufacturers, and innovators from across the metalcasting sector.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today that it now supports new 30-year fixed-rate specified-cash payup commitment grids from Fannie Mae, which became effective April 9, 2026.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today that two new Freddie Mac Cash-Specified Payup Types (CSPTs) for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are now available through Vice Capital for both mandatory and best-efforts executions. The new payup types became effective in production on April 6, 2026.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today the addition of its 50th investor to its all-inclusive whole loan trading platform Vice Execution Portal™ (ViceEx™). This addition enhances the platform's ability to deliver unmatched market access and execution flexibility for clients selling mandatory, including all agency executions.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Opticom Technologies, a leader in industrial video monitoring solutions, is celebrating 50 years in business. The company, founded in 1973, has evolved to continue offering innovative products as video monitoring technology has advanced.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The National Entrepreneurs Association (NEA) will host a National Virtual Pitch Contest on Wednesday April 20, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Zoom. Contestants will have an opportunity to win over $10,000 in cash and prizes. The event was created to give entrepreneurs and small business owners an opportunity to receive national exposure, professional coaching, funding and other resources.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- With thousands of ViewTech Borescopes clients relying on a VJ-3 video borescope for routine inspections and maintenance, word-of-mouth referrals contributed to ViewTech's record unit volume sales during April business.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- While businesses and industries continue to return to work as restrictions are lifted, video borescope sales increased for ViewTech Borescopes. ViewTech highlights the addition of a selection of their newest VJ-3 clients now utilizing a ViewTech borescope during their inspection process.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Move For Hunger announced today that registration is open for the second annual Detroit Truck Pull, presented by Kroger. The event, in which teams of 5-10 will compete to see who can pull a moving truck 100 feet in the fastest time, will be held at Founders Brewing Company on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from Noon - 4 p.m.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Outvisible Theatre Company presents David Ives' award-winning "Venus in Fur" - running February 14 through March 3, 2019. "Venus" is a modern take on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's "Venus in Furs," an 1870 novella which draws on themes of female dominance.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- ZKTeco USA, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with V-Authenticate, an independently owned software developer primarily known for their next-generation visitor management software called VAMS (Visitor Authentication and Management System).

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Move For Hunger announced today that it will be holding "Fill-A-Truck" Food Drives at nine Kroger stores in Michigan on April 28, 2018. Employees from one of four Michigan moving companies - All Around Moving (Romulus), Palmer Moving Services (Warren), Stevens Van Lines (Saginaw), and University Moving & Storage (Farmington Hills) - will be on-site at each location to encourage shoppers to donate enough non-perishable food to fill an entire moving truck.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Medical Care Alert, a leading provider of medical alert systems to senior citizens nationwide, has been named to the University of Florida 2018 Gator100 list of 'fastest growing alumni companies' for the second year in a row. Medical Care Alert, the only Michigan-based company to receive the award, was ranked number 68 on the Gator100 list.

eNewsChannels NEWS: (DETROIT, Mich.) -- DayStar Books has launched a new website and companion eBook offering lesser known tips and techniques to consumers on factors affecting gardening prices entitled "Eastern Market Flower Deals."

eNewsChannels NEWS: (DETROIT, Mich.) -- Dick Genthe Chevrolet recently announced it was giving local Detroit high schools the chance to win $10,000 by asking parents and teens to sign the Drive Safe Detroit, Teen Driver Pledge and obtain the most pledges; over 270 schools came aboard.

eNewsChannels NEWS: (DETROIT, Mich.) -- Dick Genthe Chevrolet is giving local Detroit high schools the chance to win $10,000 by asking parents and teens to sign the Drive Safe Detroit, Teen Driver Pledge and obtain the most pledges.

eNewsChannels NEWS: (PONTIAC, Mich.) -- TDE Group is a leader in snow removal in North America and its reputation is garnering attention. Most recently, after an arduous five-month process, it landed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) most prestigious location as a new snow removal account. FCA's headquarters, located on a 504-acre site in Auburn Hills, Mich., about 30 miles north of Detroit, is one of the largest commercial properties in the U.S.

eNewsChannels NEWS: (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- eAgile Inc.,, a global leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, announces a partnership with Heinlein Plastik-Technik GmbH to bring RFID smart packaging solutions to the European cap and closure marketplace. eSeal is the first turnkey solution engineered to integrate the benefits of RFID into the billions of caps and closures consumed by the over-the-counter pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and chemical manufacturers.

eNewsChannels NEWS: (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -- The key purpose of the "Live a Bigger Life" project is to empower people that living a healthy, active lifestyle is fun and can be accomplished with relative ease, says Joseph M'Mwirichia, Health Coach and founder of 24 INSPIRED, LLC.