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DETROIT, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University officials announced today that the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded the University a second 10-year contract to continue housing the Perinatology Research Branch. The contract, awarded through a competitive bidding process, ensures the PRB will continue conducting critical perinatal and maternal-fetal medical research...
DETROIT, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The 2013 Motown Winter Blast organizers, sponsors and community stakeholders will announce the full lineup of participating bands and restaurants, and provide media with outdoor opportunities for a sneak-peak at some of the event's activities. Visual Opportunities: Live musical performance by The Reefermen Duo Outdoor marshmallow...
DETROIT, Jan. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It's regarded as the largest single night fundraiser in the world, and for the 13,069 people who attended the 2013 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview, it was a sign that this region can more than rise to the occasion when it comes to helping children. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090903/DE70318LOGO ) NAIAS reported today that the 2013 Charity Preview, presented by Charter One / RBS Citizens,...
DETROIT, Jan. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Greektown Superholdings, Inc. announced that on January 17, 2013 its Board of Directors formed a Special Committee of the Board to review the previously disclosed correspondence received from Athens Acquisition LLC ("Athens"). The Special Committee's mandate is to assess Athens' position and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on this and other strategic alternatives. The Special Committee is in the process of retaining special...
DETROIT, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Greektown Superholdings, Inc. ("Greektown" or the "Company") announced that it has received a letter today from Athens Acquisition LLC ("Athens"), an entity owned by Daniel Gilbert. The text of the letter is set forth below. In the letter, Athens states that it "acquired a small position" in Greektown in mid 2012 and that it "entered into an agreement to purchase a large block of the Company's shares on December 20, 2012." Athens has further...
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Year kicks into full gear with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and KBB.com features comprehensive coverage of many highly anticipated new vehicle debuts at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show by the expert editors of Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121108/LA08161LOGO) Even though the show doesn't open to the...
DETROIT, January 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Motor Show - the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - will take place in Detroit (MI), USA, from 14 to 27 January 2013. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) will hold a press conference at the beginning of the trade fair in the Cobo Center, Detroit, to which you are cordially invited. The press conference will be held on Monday, 14 January 2013, at 7.00 a.m....
COMMERCE, Mich., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, one of nine hospitals and institutes operated by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), announced today that it has performed MAKOplasty® partial knee resurfacing, a minimally invasive treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. MAKOplasty is less invasive than traditional total knee surgery and is...
DETROIT, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients at the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center - Detroit, located on the campus of the Detroit Medical Center, were treated to a holiday visit from Actor, Entrepreneur and Atlantic Records Recording Artist T.I., along with Detroit Lions Ndamukong Suh and Radio One 107.5 Personality Big Greg. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121212/DC28472) The holiday celebrity visit to the DMC Children's Hospital of...
DETROIT, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the prevalence and impact of diabetes continues to grow in Southeast Michigan, local hospital emergency departments are doing their part to "Fight Diabetes in Detroit" with an innovative program that is identifying previously undiagnosed diabetics and pre-diabetics who receive care at their facilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121127/DC19202LOGO) Using a program that was originally piloted at DMC Detroit...
