with Andrew Kirk, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Trion Solutions
Posted Jan 31, 2018
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In 2012, the State of Michigan ruled that all Professional Employer Organizations must be licensed and meet strict requirements in financial controls and reporting. What do business owners need to know about PEO's?
Hosted by: Laurel HessProduced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.
AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates a culture that’s smart about mental health by engaging in the following core strategies:
Funding scientific research
Educating the public about mental health and suicide prevention
Advocating for public policies in mental health and suicide prevention
Supporting survivors of suicide loss and those affected by suicide in our mission
The 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit, Inc. is a group of concerned African American men whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the African American community through their collective resources, abilities and experiences.
Recognizing the need to develop strong, vital and self-supporting communities, the organization has committed to helping African American youth achieve success in four (4) main focus areas: mentoring, education, health & wellness, economic development.
TechTown was founded in 2000 by Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and General Motors. In 2004, TechTown incorporated as a nonprofit and established its headquarters in a landmark 1927 Albert Kahn building just north of the Wayne State campus.
Originally founded to support tech-based spinoffs from the university, they soon realized that their incubation and acceleration strategies for tech companies could help strengthen neighborhood small businesses and commercial corridors across Detroit. Today, TechTown offers a full suite of entrepreneurial services for tech and neighborhood businesses, with satellite offices across the city.
Their five-story building serves as an entrepreneurial hub, housing the TechTown administrative offices, their J440 coworking community, meeting and event space, and numerous businesses working across sectors to drive progress in Detroit. TechTown works in close partnership with Wayne State’s Office of Economic Development, the university’s hub for catalyzing business activity in Midtown and across the Detroit region.
How is big data revealing consumers' behavior?Camille Nicita,President and CEO of Gongos, Inc. appears on Comcast Newsmakers with host Laurel Hess to discuss big data and how if affects consumers' behavior.
Covenant House Michigan is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides hope to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth ages 18-24. They provide shelter, educational and vocational programs, as well as other support services, to help overcome hurdles such as homelessness, unemployment, inadequate education, violence, drugs and gangs. CHM's goal is to redirect them onto a path toward meaningful and successful adulthood.
CHM has come to be known by area young people as a place they can go to build a better future and be treated with respect and unconditional love. Over 60,000 youths have been served by CHM since its inception in September, 1997.
Community Care Services (CCS) is a nonprofit agency that serves people with mental health and substance use disorders. They operate a variety of programs for children and adults that focus on the individual’s unique needs. CCS starts with the person first — developing innovative services that provide the care, resources, and connections to help each person in the best way possible.
Recovery is possible. Recovery is defined as the process through which people find ways of living meaningful lives without ongoing symptoms of their conditions. We believe all people have the inherent right to find their individual path to what is meaningful, and we are here to support that process.
Wolverine Human Services purpose is to offer the most appropriate settings and most effective service providers to children, their families and their communities. They take part in a mutual effort assisting those in need to overcome social and economic barriers, to capitalize on their personal strengths, and to contribute to their own healing. Their approach is eclectic and is founded on the premise of “unconditional” care. Wolverine’s continuum of services and effective network of referral sources provide a responsive and cost-effective system accessible at the community level.
Established in 1991 as the Triangle Foundation, Equality Michigan has been working for 25 years to achieve full equality and respect for all Michigan residents regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Michigan's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are working to achieve basic fairness and equality in our state. We want to live in safe communities, take care of our families, and contribute to our social, cultural, political, and economic lives and wellbeing. EQMI serves as MI's premiere statewide political advocacy organization working toward the achievement of these goals.
Nathan Triplett of Equality Michigan?appears on the program with host Laurel Hess.
Interview recorded November 16th, 2017.
The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy is responsible for the establishment, improvement, operation, maintenance, security, programming and expansion of the Detroit RiverWalk and associated green spaces. Through its public/private partnerships, the DRFC will support the development of the riverfront district and facilitate community access to the waterfront.
Mark Wallace of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy joins Laurel Hess to talk about a new project in the works.
Interview recorded November 16th, 2017.
HAVEN, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in Oakland County, promotes a world of safe, equal and accountable communities where sexual assault and domestic violence do not exist.
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