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Veterinary United is a Michigan-based company that operates a network of 22 veterinary hospitals, boarding, and daycare centers primarily in Southeastern Michigan. Founded 27 years ago by Dr. Thomas Bankstahl and his wife Julie, the company has grown to employ approximately 276 people and generate annual revenues of around $40.5 million. Its mission is to empower veterinary practices to provide exceptional care through comprehensive support and resources. The company offers full veterinary healthcare services, including medical care, boarding, and daycare for pets. Veterinary United enhances its practices with advanced technology, such as a unified, cloud-based practice management system, which streamlines operations and improves client and patient experiences. Additionally, it provides extensive business support services, including IT, marketing, and professional development, allowing practices to focus on clinical care while promoting sustainable growth. Veterinary United fosters a supportive work culture that emphasizes career development and work-life balance. New veterinary graduates receive tailored mentorship, and all employees enjoy competitive salaries and benefits. The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality pet care while supporting its network of hospitals and veterinary professionals.
Blue Jay Racing is a student-run design team open to all undergraduate students. The program was founded in 2004. The team competes annually in three international events put on by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Students design, build, and race a single seat off-road vehicle against a total of ~200 teams representing 14 nations and nearly 4,000 young engineers. The award-winning program offers student engineers an educational experience that goes beyond what the classroom can offer. Aside from the technical knowledge gained, the team-based skills learned through such a rigorous endeavor develops leaders well prepared to enter industry and academia. At each competition the team competes in four of six dynamic events (Acceleration, Maneuverability, Rock Crawl, Suspension and Traction, Hill Climb and Sled Pull) as well as three static events (a sales presentation, design presentations and a cost report). To cap off the competition, the team will also race in a grueling four-hour endurance race. Team members learn as much at competition as from designing and building their vehicle throughout the rest of the year. In addition to their own learning it is also important to the team that all members participate. At competition the team is always working, whether repairing their vehicle or planning and preparing for the next days events. With so much to do and so little time every member contributes to the teams success.
Since 1902, BIA is recognized by its customers for the quality of its products and services in the mining and quarrying, construction, transport and energy sectors as exclusive distributor of Komatsu equipment and parts, as well as other reputable manufacturers like Metso, Cummins, Bomag, MAN, Foton, Furukawa, GHH… for complementary products. Today BIA Group has become a well-established, multinational and trusted long-term business partner, operating in more than 20 countries in Africa and in the Benelux regions. The family-owned group distinguishes itself through the extent of its network and state-of-the-art technical facilities to support its clients close to their operations. The group is continuously developing its capabilities and expertise to meet the ever-growing customer needs. BIA provides a wide range of solutions including equipment sales, rental, parts supply, aftersales services as well as support services such as structured financing solutions, supply chain management and training to assist its customers on their projects development. More recently, BIA was pioneer in adopting innovation & technology solutions to increase customers productivity and safety on sites.