The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority has recently created the Detroit Wayne County Port Foundation with a mission to receive and administer funds to assist in public welfare functions including education, community outreach, maritime preservation and environmental stewardship.
The Maritime Scholarship Program is the Foundation's inaugural program to provide a college or vocational education through grants to high school graduates seeking education as a merchant seaman working in the maritime industry on the Great Lakes and worldwide.
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Social enterprise, HandiConnect, wins the Audacious-Business Idea competition’s Doing Good category. The company is spearheaded by University of Otago entrepreneurship master’s student Nguyen Cam Van.