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Important tips for buying and selling your home
July 19th, 20200 DEARBORN — While the housing market is currently booming, some sellers may not know how to guarantee the sale of their homes. Realtor Dave Abdallah said that it’s...
Housing market in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights is booming and here is why
July 11th, 20201 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With COVID-19 cases spiking and the pandemic still being very much alive, a lot of people have been concerned about the housing market. Among the...
Owners of Dearborn dealership sue GM over discriminatory practices
May 29th, 20202 DEARBORN — Tanya and Basam Robin, the Chaldean American owners of the Superior Buick GMC dealership in Dearborn, have a filed a suit against General Motors and GM......
Changes in the bankruptcy code offer a lifeline to struggling businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic
May 11th, 20200 Almost all countries around the world are forced to adopt dramatic measures to slow down the COVID 19 pandemic. With social distancing in place by public health...
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Phase 2 is now open, here is how to apply.
April 28th, 20200 PPP is an SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. NOTICE: PPP resumed April 27. The Paycheck......
Neiman Marcus expected to file bankruptcy soon
April 21st, 20200 DALLAS — Neiman Marcus Group could seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, Reuters reported Sunday, citing "sources familiar with the matter." The...
Coronavirus: Can business owners that are forced to close or limit operations recover their income losses?
April 2nd, 20200 By Rabih Hamawi, JD Over the past week, I have received many calls from business owners asking if they may recover business income losses because they have been......
Don’t ignore your property tax notice of assessment
March 5th, 20200 By Jumana Judeh Soon, everyone who owns property in the state of Michigan will receive their Notice of Assessment. Most people ignore this notice and then get...
Upgrading your phone? Four things you should do first
November 20th, 20190 By Alvaro Puig If you’re thinking about upgrading to a new phone, make sure you remove your personal information before you trade it in. Why? Because......
There are no ‘quick fixes’ to clean up your credit
July 5th, 20190 By Lisa Lake If you're trying to clean up your credit, you'll come across plenty of companies offering an easy fix. But any company promising instant results for a...
Sanctions on Iranian oil bring U.S. drivers pain at the pump
April 26th, 20190 American middle class consumers are enjoying the strongest wage growth in a decade, but higher gasoline prices are eating a good chunk of that increase for many, and it......
Online lending company broke the law. FTC counts the ways
April 23rd, 20190 If you need to borrow money to consolidate credit card debt, make home or auto repairs, or pay other unexpected bills, a personal installment loan may be an...
Garden City Hospital named to national top 100 list for outstanding performance
March 15th, 20192 GARDEN CITY — Garden City Hospital has been named as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health, which ranks the top-performing hospitals in the......
Detroit Metropolitan Airport holds job fair this Saturday
March 1st, 20190 DETROIT – The Wayne County Airport Authority, which operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport, will host a job fair for its concessionaires from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on...
Syrian refugee’s falafel shop offering free meals to federal workers
January 17th, 20190 KNOXVILLE, TN - The ongoing government shutdown has made life difficult for hundreds of thousands of government workers whose paychecks have been put on hold. But one......
Brian Calley to lead Small Business Association of Michigan
January 3rd, 20190 LANSING — Former Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley announced Wednesday he will join the Small Business Association of Michigan, where he will serve as president,...
4 tips for a good, safe online shopping experience
December 24th, 20180 Unless you enjoy the bustle of traditional holiday shopping, you’re probably thankful for being able to get what you need online. Unfortunately, the Federal Trade......
Businessman sentenced to one year in prison for bribery
December 9th, 20180 NORTHVILLE — A technology company CEO has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for delivering bribes to a Detroit city official in restaurant...
Research: New vehicle technologies double repair bills for minor collisions
November 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN — According to new research from AAA, vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as automatic emergency braking, blind spot......
Should banks be raising the citizenship question?
August 20th, 20180 Why are banks asking about your citizenship? Candidate Donald Trump rode his anti-immigrant rhetoric straight to the White House. Since then, he’s banned people...
More sales tax coming to Michigan from online retailers
August 19th, 20180 LANSING — State Treasurer Nick Khouri said the state’s sales tax administration will now require many mail order and online retailers located outside of Michigan to......
Dearborn community comes together to help those in need during Ramadan
May 25th, 20180 By Sarah Kominek DEARBORN— During the holy month of Ramadan, merchants and community organizations in Dearborn are motivated to be charitable, but they also help...
Roasting Plant franchisee suing for $9.5 million, citing fraudulent profit forecast
February 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mike Shehadi, owner of two local Roasting Plant coffee shops, is suing Roasting Plant founder and CEO Mike Caswell, Thomas Hartocollis, the......
