Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In need of a new home, or just browsing? Check out this home for sale in Northville.
Each week, Northville Patch will feature a different home to give readers an idea of what the local housing market has to offer. Today, check out this two-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 49448 Glacier North in Northville listed $289,900. Find the full listing here. Are you a real estate agent with homes for sale? Email brooke.meier@patch.com and we'll try to feature yours next week. >>Sign up for the Northville Patch newsletter here.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Henry Ford board members voted against the multi-billion-dollar deal Tuesday afternoon.
The Beaumont and Henry Ford health systems merger has been called off after "different perspectives" emerged about the $6.4-billion deal. Henry Ford board of trustees' decision Tuesday followed six months of due diligence discussions involving hundreds of Beaumont and Henry Ford team members, according to Beaumont. “We have benefited greatly from our merger discussions and have great respect for our colleagues at Henry Ford,” said Gene Michalski, president and CEO, Beaumont Health System. “However, we found through our discussions that we are not aligned on how to achieve our vision for a model health system due to differences in our structures and business models.” In a letter to employees, Henry Ford CEO Nancy Schlichting wrote the …
Henry Ford ends discussions with Beaumont.
Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System have ended discussions of a proposed merger to combine their operations into a new health system. “We have benefitted greatly from our merger discussions and have great respect for our colleagues at Henry Ford,” says Gene Michalski, president and CEO, Beaumont Health System. “However, we found through our discussions that we are not aligned on how to achieve our vision for a model health system due to differences in our structures and business models.” Today’s announcement followed six months of due diligence discussions involving hundreds of Beaumont and Henry Ford team members. “We are very grateful to our board members, physicians, nurses, leaders and other professionals who worked …
Monday, May 20, 2013
The outdoor patio has three new fire places.
The good weather is finally here and that means it's time for outdoor dining in Northville. The Northville Sports Den opened its renovated outdoor patio about three weeks ago and it's been filling up ever since. The biggest new addition to the patio are the three fire places. "We wanted to give people a place to wait," said Jamie Morse, event coordinator at the Sports Den. Patio diners can rest on benches along the new stone wall to gather around the fire places. They can also sit back and watch the games on two wall-mounted flat screen televisions. She said the original patio improvement plans included saving the three trees. However, new trees had to be planted in their place. "A lot of people were upset about the trees. We were upset, …
Here are some recent job postings in the area.
Each week, Patch will post a roundup of jobs that are available in the Northville area. Click on the link to learn more about each job. >>>Don't see what you're looking for? Check out Patch's job page for more. This week's job highlight includes a position at the City of Northville for an Art House Program and Facility Manager Job description includes: Public liaison of the Art House; day-to-day operations manager; program management (classes); exhibit management; store management. Reports to Art House Director. Other opportunites in the Northville area include: Editor’s note: Patch cannot guarantee these jobs will be available when you apply. We do not endorse or recommend these jobs. Please do your own research about any potential …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Did you go to the weekend-long comic convention in Novi?
Motor City Comic Con, Michigan’s original comic convention, celebrated its 24th anniversary Friday to Sunday at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Attendees were absorbed into comic culture when seeing and meeting comic icons, shopping for comic merchandise and checking out what's new in the artist alley. Convention-goers saw comic characters come to life from participants of the adult and children costume contests, as well as enthusiastic fans. Were you at Comic Con? Share your photos from the convention, in costume or not, on Patch. Add your photos to our gallery by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above.
Learn more about this Northville-based business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
Former nurse turned attorney, Sandra M. Larson, of the Law Office of Sandra M. Larson PLLC, said making the decision to change careers was about her desire to help. "I chose the Family Law/Matrimonial Law speciality because a person going through the emotional turmoil of a family dissolution needs a strong but calming legal advocate," Larson wrote." I provide honest, caring legal services to families during one of the most difficult times in their lives." Larsen recently submitted information about the business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. How did your business come to be?: I graduated from Law School after practicing as a Registered Nurse for …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In need of a new home, or just browsing? Check out this home for sale in Northville.
Each week, Northville Patch will feature a different home to give readers an idea of what the local housing market has to offer. Today, check out this four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 21615 Welch Rd. in Northville listed $300,000. Find the full listing here. Are you a real estate agent with homes for sale? Email tatum.ryan@patch.com and we'll try to feature yours next week. >>Sign up for the Northville Patch newsletter here.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Denise G.
3:01 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
From Nancy Schlichting's comments, it seems that Beaumont wanted to be the only teaching facility and wanted to drop that function at HF. Don't blame them for backing out; sounds like they were getting the short end of the stick: huge amounts of uncompensated care costs and loss of teaching status. more ›