Crain's Detroit Business back issues from January 2006:
Crain's co-sponsoring sales-training seminar.(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Joanne Scharich Scott Anschuetz, president and founder of Visualize Inc., is to present "Creating Differentiated Value & Understanding Today's Executive Buyer'' from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Michael Wickett, a speaker, sales trainer and success coach from Wickett Corporate ...
Coaches fall.(appointment and resignations)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Four days after a humiliating defeat by the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving, Detroit Lions Coach Steve Mariucci was as canned as cranberry sauce. Dick Jauron, Lions defensive coordinator and former coach of the Chicago Bears, was named interim coach. Detroit's other ...
Crain's teams with ClickOnDetroit.com.(ClickOnDetroit.com )(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Daily reports from CrainsDetroit.com, the leading source of daily breaking business news in Southeast Michigan, now can be found on metro Detroit's No. 1 news and information site. The top stories found every day under the Breaking News section of CrainsDetroit.com now appear on ...
Something to prove.(MichTel Communications L.L.C)(plan to offer a free wireless Internet)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Oakland County's ambitious, business-boosting plan to offer a free wireless Internet network put county IT director Phil Bertolini on this week's list of the top-10 newsmakers in 2005. But the company picked for the job in October, MichTel Communications L.L.C. must prove it's ...
Year in review 2005.
Jan 02, 2006 ... When casting a backward glance at 2005, optimists might focus on the financial gifts to save the Detroit International Jazz Festival or revitalize Detroit's riverfront, or the massive mobilization for Super Bowl XL. Pessimists may dwell on the string of auto-supplier bankruptcies and the ...
Nancy Schlichting.(News)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Michelle Martinez President and CEO Henry Ford Health System Detroit Nancy Schlichting is known for her ability to build consensus. But the CEO of the Henry Ford Health System made headlines this year for sticking to her guns. ...
Business Diary.(Delphi Corp contracts)(Flagstar Bank)(Global LT)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Call for nominations The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Detroit, is inviting residents and visitors to nominate local hospitality and tourism service employees for its annual Rose (Recognition of Service Excellence) Awards program. Residents and visitors will be ...
In Memoriam.(News)(Tom Adams, 85, of the Campbell-Ewald ad )(Edmund T. Ahee Jr., 51, Grosse Pointe Woods jeweler)(Jerry Balan, 72, of Southfield-based BBK Ltd.)(Obituary)
Jan 02, 2006 ... * Tom Adams, 85, former chairman and CEO of the Campbell-Ewald ad agency, Jan. 25. * Edmund T. Ahee Jr., 51, Grosse Pointe Woods jeweler, March 1. * Jerry Balan, 72, a founding partner of Southfield-based BBK Ltd., Oct. 7. * Sidney Barthwell, 99, founder ...
People.(Steve Pyrkosz appointed as senior project architect at Schonsheck Inc.)(Walter Koziol appointed as executive vice president at American Laser Corp.)(John Johnson appointed as senior vice president and global management supervisor at McCann-Erickson Inc.)
Jan 02, 2006 ... CONSTRUCTION Steve Pyrkosz to senior project architect, Schonsheck Inc., Wixom, from project architect. CONSULTING David Neilson to vice president and director, executive interim management, Compass Group Associates Ltd., Birmingham, from vice president. ...
Rosa Parks and Max Fisher.(News)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Detroit lost two giants in 2005 who came from different walks of life but whose footsteps will reverberate for decades. Rosa Parks, the mother of the civil rights movement whose 1955 arrest in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up a bus seat to a white man led to a boycott ...
Steve Miller.(News)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky CEO Delphi Corp. Troy Steve Miller is at the eye of Hurricane Auto Supplier. When Delphi hired the turnaround expert in June, it was a signal that major changes to the nation's largest auto supplier were ...
David Stockman.(News)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Former chairman and CEO Collins & Aikman Corp. Troy David Stockman was supposed to lead Collins & Aikman Corp. to profitability, but instead resigned a week before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 17. ...
Phil Bertolini.(News)(Wireless Oakland )
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Deputy county executive, chief information officer Oakland County Phil Bertolini isn't your average tech geek. He's your way-above-average tech geek - and that's a good thing for Oakland County. Bertolini was appointed ...
Comings and goings.(ABN Amro Mortgage Group Inc appoints Thomas Goldstein )(William Beaumont Hospitals appoints Kenneth Matzick )(Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America appoints James Epolito )
Jan 02, 2006 ... * Thomas Goldstein became chairman, president and CEO of ABN Amro Mortgage Group Inc. in February. He had been senior executive vice president and CFO of LaSalle Bank Corp. He replaced Chairman Scott Heitmann, who retired April 1. * In March, Jose Maria Alapont became president ...
In the spotlight.(Fifth Third Bank appoints Bruce Balmas )(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Tom Henderson Bruce Balmas has been appointed to the position of senior vice president for residential mortgage lending for Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan. He replaces Philip Cooper, who is leaving the bank to pursue other opportunities. Before joining ...
Briefly.(Briefs)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Entrepreneurship Institute opens first capital campaign The Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute has launched its first capital campaign in hopes of raising $1.6 million by 2007. The institute provides training and assistance to help people start businesses, ...
Week in Review.(CSK Auto Corp acquired Murray's Inc. )(obituary of Robert Byrne)(Obituary)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Granholm OKs tax cuts for manufacturers Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Dec. 20 signed legislation that will give $600 million in tax cuts to manufacturing companies in Michigan. The governor's office said the legislation will: Provide a 100 percent personal property tax ...
Jim Nicholson.(News)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Tom Henderson President PVS Chemicals Inc. Detroit It was a busy year for Jim Nicholson. On April 1, he became chairman of Troy-based LaSalle Bank Midwest, to go along with enough other corporate and civic duties to keep a ...
Roger Penske.(News)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jennette Smith Chairman Super Bowl XL Host Committee Detroit Roger Penske is the quarterback for Detroit when it comes to Super Bowl XL. He chairs the committee that made the successful bid to land the event in 2000. The ...
Stressed industries drive demand for temporary execs.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky, Brent Snavely A stressed auto industry, changes in bankruptcy law and private-equity buyers are creating more demand than ever for interim executive management, and local firms are trying to keep up. The Compass Group, for example, has about ...
Class-action lawsuit seeks $1.1B in dispute over IPO; After FMF shares tank, investors cry foul.(News)(initial public offering )
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Tom Henderson A class-action lawsuit seeking up to $1.1 billion in damages has been filed in Oakland County Circuit Court, alleging fraud by the three top executives of FMF Capital Group Ltd., a company registered in Canada but operated from Southfield. The ...
New shopping centers on tap in fast-growing Livingston.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Sheena Harrison With a new "lifestyle'' retail center scheduled to open in the fall and another planned nearby, Livingston County may be on its way to become one of the state's top shopping destinations, county tourism and development officials say. ...
Equity firm buys 2 auto suppliers; Plans firm with $1B sales.(Patriarch Partners L.L.C. acquires Metalforming Technologies Inc. and Trim Trends Inc.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Brent Snavely New York-based private-equity firm Patriarch Partners L.L.C. purchased the assets of two local auto suppliers out of bankruptcy in December - Metalforming Technologies Inc. and Trim Trends Co. L.L.C. - and plans to use the companies as a platform to build a ...
Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
Jan 02, 2006 ... A story on Page 21 of the Dec. 19 issue should have said that Lear Corp.'s total 2005 United Way Torch Drive ...
Entrepreneurial event at Automation Alley Jan. 12.(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Joanne Scharich Three emerging technology companies are to present their business plans during the fourth Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan Jan 12, 8-11:30 a.m., at Automation Alley in Troy. IMX, Check the Crib, and Secure Crossing are to make ...
Terminal deal gives rights to Moroun to control future transportation.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Michelle Martinez Included in a May deal to reopen the defunct Detroit Marine Terminal are provisions that give operating rights of future transportation facilities to Manuel Moroun, owner of the Ambassador Bridge. Under the agreement brokered with the ...
This Just In.( headquarters in Plymouth Township)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Comau-Pico to build HQ in Plymouth Township Automotive supplier Comau-Pico plans to build a 1.2 million-square-foot world headquarters in Plymouth Township, combining employees from several properties into a single campus. The $70 million to $80 million development - ...
New union rules reduce costs for auto show.(North American International Auto Show)(Exhibit Enterprises Inc)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Michelle Martinez Jeffrey Patino has just over one week to finish installing a sleek two-story exhibit site for BMW to wow media and auto show attendees. But he hardly seems worried. "We've been pretty efficient this year,'' he said. Patino, a ...
More tool-and-die firms to get tax relief.(Michigan Economic Development Corp)(Michigan tool-and-die companies)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Amy Lane Tax relief for more Michigan tool-and-die companies is on tap, under a new state law. Public Act 276, sponsored by Rick Baxter, R-Concord, increases from 20 to 25 the number of tax-free zones that the state can designate, expanding on 2003 ...
Gail Duncan.(News)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: Brent Snavely President Jerome-Duncan Inc. Sterling Heights A bitter family feud between Gail Duncan and her father, Richard Duncan, over the prominent Ford dealership he co-founded nearly 50 years ago became public in June after the ...
Detroiters may see property-tax relief; Some home owners would get cut of 15 mills.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Amy Lane Home owners in some of Detroit's older neighborhoods are moving closer to lower taxes, under impending new state laws. The Kilpatrick administration plans to act rapidly on bills, expected to be signed this week by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, that allow ...
Another way to list.(Book of Lists.)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... If you are a subscriber to Crain's Detroit Business, you've already received your copy of our annual Book of Lists. And starting today, you also will be able to buy the data featured in the Book of Lists in a convenient Excel spreadsheet format, plus some additional data. The ...
Wireless Oakland company sued over $33,330 in equipment payments.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Andrew Dietderich The company behind Wireless Oakland allegedly has failed to make payments on the equipment being used to establish the countywide network, rekindling a 2004 lawsuit that has the former owners of the technology demanding $33,330 for the equipment. ...
Second City fills plenty of seats in its second city.(Andiamo Restaurant Group)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Brent Snavely I'll admit this right up front: When I heard that The Second City was going to be plucked from its digs on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit and moved to Novi by Warren-based Andiamo Restaurant Group, I thought it would be a mistake. Novi just ...
Garden soothes patients' worries.(Debra Saber-Salisbury Memorial Garden)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Sherri Begin Having worked in health care facilities for much of his career, David Salisbury knew how quickly news travels in those environments. He didn't want "everybody and their brother'' to know he and his daughter, Katherine, were looking to make a major gift as a ...
Sam Logan.(News)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Bob Ankeny Publisher, Michigan Chronicle, Michigan FrontPage Detroit Sam Logan speaks out about Detroit and the black business community. As such, he sometimes steps on toes. In 2005, Logan made the pages of Crain's in two controversies: ...
Marian Ilitch.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Robert Ankeny Owner MotorCity Casino L.L.C. Detroit Marian Ilitch, the matriarch of the Little Caesars Pizza empire, assumed undivided rule of her casino realm in 2005, buying out her partners in MotorCity Casino L.L.C. with financing ...
Kwame Kilpatrick.(work experience)(Brief Article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Robert Ankeny Mayor City of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick pulled off what some have called the most stunning upset in recent Detroit election history. Even before the August primary election, pollsters and pundits were predicting that the flamboyant ...
Join the millionaire's club.(Web site Visitors)(Brief Article)(Column)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Bob Allen Look, I'm a print person. I find reading The New York Times much easier on paper than online. But I subscribe to The Wall Street Journal online for that very reason: It's quicker, more efficient than the print version. So, if Crain's in print is ...
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Jan 02, 2006 ... A human face on alcoholism Editor: Brent Snavely's article ("A new game, a new life,'' Dec. 12) that featured Mr. Art Van Elslander's struggle and recovery from alcoholism demonstrates your publication's commitment to comprehensive business journalism. Mr. Van ...
Fine-tuning our coverage in 2006.(News)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Mary Kramer Are you tired of reading stories with a relentless drumbeat of downsizing, right-sizing, job losses and cuts in employee and retiring benefits? Me, too. That's why our new year's resolutions for 2006 at Crain's Detroit Business include ...
Perfect timing; UDM's new turnaround MBA targets a niche auto industry needs.(News)(University of Detroit Mercy)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Sherri Begin The University of Detroit Mercy couldn't have predicted the trouble the automotive industry would face when it began planning last year for a business-turnaround MBA and certificate. But news that General Motors Corp. plans to lay off 30,000 ...
Rumblings.
Jan 02, 2006 ... Appleby looks to buy Blues, but who's investing? Former Palace Sports & Entertainment executive Andrew Appleby could soon be the fourth local businessman to own an NHL team. Appleby, president and CEO of Rochester Hills-based General Sports and Entertainment L.L.C., ...
Black diamonds in our backyard; Michigan's ski resorts have challenges that can match up with resorts out West.(Executive Life)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: Scott Cendrowski Wayne Avis said skiing in Michigan is usually an afterthought for him if he's looking for a challenge on the slopes. The president of Southfield-based Asset Property Management Inc. and 20-year season pass-holder at Nub's Nob in Harbor Springs ...
Here's to 2006.(new year resolutions)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Can any year top the one just past for bad-news headlines about the local economy and companies? We shed no tears in bidding 2005 goodbye. And here are some resolutions we'd like to see in 2006: Delphi Corp.'s Steve Miller: Trade in your executive team's "jewelry'' for ...
About this feature.(Executive Life)
Jan 02, 2006 ... This is the first installment of Profiles in Giving, which will highlight major philanthropic donors, ...
It will be a great week for some practice.(Column)(Column)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: KEITH CRAIN At the end of this week, we're going to have thousands of visitors from around the world. No, it's not time for the Super Bowl. That will happen in a few more weeks. This week, it's the beginning of the North American International ...
Naias 2006 schedule.(Focus)(Calendar)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Press days: Through Tuesday, Jan. 10 Industry preview days: Jan. 11-12. Charity preview: Jan. 13 ....
Innovation on display at show.(Focus)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Vehicles on display this month at the North American International Auto Show have some seriously up-to-date technology - much of which has been created by local suppliers. This section showcases some of those innovations. Besides those on this page, the following companies are ...
2 chances to join forces.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Speaking of regional cooperation, in an auspicious omen for 2006, here are two possibilities: * The Eight Mile Boulevard Association, which has as its mission the improvement of the road's 271/2-mile length, is trying to create a master plan for the corridor that would include ...
Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
Jan 09, 2006 ... * A story on Page 6 of the Jan. 2 issue should have said that Marian Ilitch and partner Michael Malik have a separate company, BarWest L.L.C., working on casino development with American Indian tribes in northern San Diego County, Calif. Also, the first pizza store of Mike and Marian ...
State needs new leaders, new plans.(Opinion)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Tom Watkins The recent come-from-behind victory of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick can be viewed as a metaphor for our region and state. Michigan lags the nation with the worst rates of employment, racial integration, literacy and high school graduation, among a number of other ...
Jadi's journey; Move to OU incubator could lead to funding.(Jadi Inc)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Sheena Harrison Jadi Inc. believes it is on the fast track to creating new navigation systems for military robots after moving into the SmartZone Business Incubator at Oakland University this month. The Troy-based company expects to receive at least $3 million ...
All the signs look good for the city.(Column)(Column)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: KEITH CRAIN Last week, we had the inauguration of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for a second term. All indications are that he has learned a great deal from the first four years and there are some substantial changes looming ahead not only for the city but for his ...
Microheat Inc.: HotShot clears the coldest windshield.(Focus)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Michelle Krebs A Farmington Hills company hopes to make the scraping of windshields obsolete. Microheat Inc., a privately held tier-one supplier, has invented and begun installing a new deicing technology on 2006 models that clears a windshield of snow and ...
Gentex Corp.: Never forget to dim your brights again.(Focus)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Michelle Krebs Gentex Corp., a Zeeland-based company, is selling to automakers a technology that sets headlights to low beam or high beam depending on the traffic conditions. The system is sold on Chrysler Group products as SmartBeam. BMW offers it as ...
Week in Review.
Jan 09, 2006 ... State ends fiscal 2005 with $220M surplus in general fund The state has closed its books on its 2005 fiscal year with a $220 million surplus in its general fund. State Budget Director Mary Lannoye said there is also a $98 million surplus in the school-aid fund. That ...
Developer plans $1.4M Pontiac office redevelopment.(Leon Yulkowski )
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Anjali Fluker Leon Yulkowski plans to turn a building that was once a department store into a $1.4 million office complex in downtown Pontiac. Yulkowski, president of Pontiac-based commercial-door manufacturer Total Door, recently bought the Waterman Center in ...
Mayor's challenges.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... When Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick took the podium at his second inauguration on Thursday, he called for all metro Detroiters to take pride in the region's largest city and work together to rebuild it. He was eloquent, serious-minded and, dare we say it, inspirational. And in a metro ...
Feikens: Give suburbs a voice, city a profit on water.(Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: Robert Ankeny U.S. District Judge John Feikens said Thursday that long-running disputes between the city of Detroit and suburbs over control of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department "will not be resolved by legislation or litigation.'' Instead, Feikens ...
NAWBO to host meeting of women's groups Jan. 19.(News)(National Association of Women Business Owners )(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... The National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Detroit Chapter will host the 14th annual joint meeting of professional women's organizations on Jan. 19. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with registration and networking followed by a panel discussion and dinner from 6 to ...
Sowerby looks forward.(News)
Jan 09, 2006 ... David Sowerby will speak on "Auto Supplier Blues & The Flu: How will Detroit and Michigan fare in 2006 and How Will the Markets Behave?'' at Wednesday's Ideas Before Dawn breakfast of the Detroit Downtown Partnership and Crain's Detroit Business. Sowerby is vice president and ...
Last call for Big Deals.(Crain's Detroit Business )(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Crain's Detroit Business will publish a list of the largest deals of 2005 in its Jan. 30 issue. Included will be mergers and acquisitions of at least $10 million, stock offerings, commercial-property sales and the largest office and industrial leases. If you have information you ...
This Just In.
Jan 09, 2006 ... GM shakes up purchasing General Motors Corp. purchasing chief Bo Andersson is shaking up his global purchasing staff, replacing four of his seven top commodity purchasing executives. Those seven GM executive directors oversee GM's $85 billion global parts purchasing ...
Letters.
Jan 09, 2006 ... Chamber position is wrong Editor: I write regarding the recent controversy surrounding Wayne State University and the use of one of its Web sites to discuss the minimum wage campaign and also to tell Jim Barrett of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to, frankly, chill ...