Crain's Detroit Business articles from April 2003

Crain's Detroit Business archives from April 2003

This Just In.(includes Richard Young resigns St. John Riverview Hospital)
April 7, 2003... St. John Riverview Hospital chief resigns Warren-based St. John Health confirmed last week that Richard Young, president of St. John Riverview Hospital in Detroit since 1994, had resigned effective March 21. Zoila Brown,...

$55M in redevelopment planned for Livonia sites.(Real Estate)(Phoenix Land Development plans projects)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey A Farmington Hills developer plans to spend about $55 million to redevelop two blighted spots in Livonia. Phoenix Land Development has a $30 million mixed-use project planned for the site of the long-closed George...

Business Diary.(Briefs)(includes Sachse Construction named preferred contractor)
April 7, 2003... acquisitions CompuSonics Video Corp., Farmington Hills, has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent with TreeCAD Engineering Ltd. of Cyprus to acquire TreeSoft Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. contracts Larime...

ArvinMeritor wins patent case; But victory may not mean rebirth of transmission system.(News)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky, Bob Ankeny ArvinMeritor Inc. won what may be a Pyrrhic victory when an appeals court ruled it didn't infringe on Eaton Corp.'s truck transmission. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a...

It's hay-fever season; ah-choose a remedy.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Ian McClure What the hay? The name: The term ``hay fever'' is a misnomer. The correct term for hay fever is ``allergic rhinitis.'' The term ``hay fever'' may have been promoted from early descriptions of sneezing, nasal...

Contrasting restaurateurs stick fork in Mt. Clemens.(Special Report)(restaruant profile, The Fondue Room)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong Fondue fans disappointed about the closing of La Fondue in downtown Royal Oak now have reason to cheer: The Fondue Room in Mt. Clemens. The restaurant opened in early February and fills up every weekend. The...

Asbestos litigation careens out of control.(Opinion)(Editorial)
April 7, 2003... President Bush tells Congress the war in Iraq will cost the United States about $75 billion. Rebuilding Iraq will cost billions more. So what the U.S. economy does not need is a big financial drag. That's why Congress and the federal courts...

Injury slows local pro's breakthrough.(Special Report)(Interview)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan Tom Gillis is used to adversity in his golf career by now. So the obstacles he's faced to start his first full season on the PGA Tour aren't getting the Pontiac native down. As of the end of March, the...

Ryder ticket lottery taking shape.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan Although the 35th Ryder Cup Matches are still more than a year away, many golf fans already are clamoring for what will be the hottest ticket in town in 2004. Getting into the event, which will be Sept. 14-19 at...

Wyndgate's new course offers steep challenges.(Wyndgate Country Club's new golf course)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan When architect Craig Schreiner was brought in to design the Westwynd golf course at the Wyndgate Country Club in Rochester Hills, he faced more than his share of obstacles. A housing development and a stretch of...

Faith in reuse; Religious orders find new ways to use old space in renovations.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Ian McClure Reduce, reuse, recycle. That's a slogan most associated with the environmental movement. But it also applies to the way some religious organizations view their real estate holdings. Instead of demolishing older...

Visteon set to lose advantage in bidding for work from Ford.(Visteon Corp. and Ford Motor Co. management)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Julie Cantwell, Terry Kosdrosky Visteon Corp.'s right of first refusal on business with its former parent, Ford Motor Co., ends May 31, terminating an advantage the company used to pay for fixed costs. The right gives...

War takes toll on local economy.(News)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx War is hell on an already soft Southeast Michigan economy, local economists report. But the reasons for depressed spending - and corresponding depressed revenue - aren't much different from what they've been for the...

Day's 'lean' philosophy to face new test at Venture Holdings.(Venture Holdings' leader Joseph Day)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Rhoda Miel With Venture Holdings Co. L.L.C. joining its European subsidiary in bankruptcy, new leader Joseph Day will have a chance to prove his lean-manufacturing ideas in an unexpected, real-world situation. In the meantime,...

Week in Review.(Kmart Corp. bankruptcy operations)
April 7, 2003... Nominees made for Kmart's post-bankruptcy leadership Kmart Corp.'s largest shareholder - Edward Lampert, chairman and CEO of ESL Investments - nominated himself and three others for Kmart's post-bankruptcy board of directors. Lampert's...

Real Estate One unites luxury sales under Max Broock name.(News)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Real Estate One Inc. is now using one name for its luxury-home sellers in Birmingham. Ralph Manuel Associates has taken the name Max Broock Realtors. Real Estate One purchased Ralph Manuel in 1994 and Max Broock...

Battle between Compuware, IBM escalates in counterclaim.(Compuware and IBM legal battle)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Thirteen months and 12 million pages of documents after it began, the war between IBM Corp. and Compuware Corp. continues. The two software companies have been peppering the U.S. District Court in Detroit with...

Metro firms maintain pay for called-up reservists.(Cover Story)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Robert Sherefkin, Robert Ankeny Metro Detroit businesses are going above and beyond the call of duty to aid workers in the National Guard and Reserve as the military call-up intensifies. Some major employers, including auto...

Land use requires regional cooperation.(Column)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Mary Kramer Last week, about 300 business and civic leaders in Ann Arbor gathered for ``Agenda Ann Arbor,'' an annual meeting to tackle thorny public-policy problems such as regional land-use planning. At lunch, they asked me...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
April 7, 2003... * An incorrect figure was supplied to Crain's for a March 31 story about Detroit Public Schools' contracting to minority vendors. Detroit-based White Construction has been awarded $24.9 million for building the William Beckham Academy and other...

Keep their feet to the fire to get moving.(Column)(permanent casino/hotel buildings on Detroit riverfront stalled)
April 7, 2003... Byline: KEITH CRAIN Sometimes, it seems as if we've always had casinos in Detroit. The city has become totally dependent on taxes the casinos generate from the losses of our residents. There's no debate about whether they should exist. ...

Businesses hope comments don't mean a tense border.(News)(Canada's lack of support for US led war on Iraq)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci recently chided the Canadian government for its lack of support in the war with Iraq, adding, ``There may be short-term strains here,'' according to a story in the Toronto...

Target plans superstores.(Target Corp. planning to build grocery and merchandise stores)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Brent Snavely Target Corp. has a food strategy that it thinks will make it a national force in the grocery retailing, a Target executive said Tuesday. Over the next 10 years, Target plans to build 30-35 SuperTarget stores a...

Earnings/Dividends.(News)
April 7, 2003... 2 tables: see print copy.

Calendar.(for Detroit, Michigan business meetings)
April 7, 2003... tuesday April 8 Business Development in the Urban Community. Forum hosted by the Wayne State University Organization of Black Alumni and the Black Graduate Business Students Association. 5:30 p.m. Wayne State University Alumni House,...

Bankruptcies.(of Detroit, Michigan businesses)
April 7, 2003... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit the week of March 24-28. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total...

A touch of the Pointes; Classic home puts real estate exec in center of his business.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo Who he is: John Kersten, 61 What he does: President, Century 21 Town & Country, Rochester Hills Hobbies: Golf, freshwater and deep-sea fishing Personal: Widowed in 1989, married Elizabeth in 1994; four...

No hard feelings toward the French at museum.(News)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Renee Saunders Despite world events, Detroiters can't shake their French heritage. On Saturday, the Detroit Historical Museum will hold a family event focused on the history of the French in North America. Registrations so far...

Nuns keep nature in mind with work on motherhouse.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Ian McClure Rehabbing and reusing older buildings is one thing. But the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary raised the bar for environmental friendliness in its renovation of its motherhouse in Monroe. The...

Central command; Delphi `war room' helps `just in time' business work amid global uncertainty.(News)
April 7, 2003... Byline: David Sedgwick At 7 a.m. on March 24, John Garncarz sat down in Delphi Corp.'s ``war room'' for his daily update from the company's regional managers in Tokyo, Paris and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The United States had just invaded...

Patent expiration to hit MSU; Loss of $25M a year for drug spurs diversification.(Michigan State University to lose finances when patents expire)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey The Michigan State University Foundation will take a $25 million-a-year hit next year when the patents the university holds on two cancer drugs expire. The money has been used to build the foundation's endowment,...

Crain's seeks benefits vendors for buyer's guide.('Crain's Detroit Business' to publish directory)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Crain's Detroit Business plans to publish a directory of vendors in its Employee Benefits Buyers Guide, which will appear in the May 5 issue. We need your help to make the directory comprehensive. We are seeking companies doing business in the...

Reginald Turner.(partner with Clark Hill PLC)
April 7, 2003... Age: 43. Position: Partner, Clark Hill plc. Professional: President, State Bar of Michigan; vice president, membership, National Bar Association, a nationwide organization of African-American lawyers and judges; former president,...

WSU slims down to cut costs; More cuts, tuition hikes to come to ease $35M-$40M shortfall.(Wayne State University lets go employees)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey Wayne State University collapsed 11 administrative divisions into five last week, as the university looks for ways to make up a projected $35 million to $40 million shortfall in its 2003-2004 budget. The...

People.(executive appointments in Detroit, Michigan)
April 7, 2003... architecture Paul Corneliussen to director of design and principal and vice president, French Associates Inc., Rochester, from senior associate. Also, Dale Jerome to director of operations and principal and vice president from senior...

Auto suppliers: Steel tariffs kill U.S. jobs permanently.(News)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Harry Stoffer Automotive suppliers, which blame high steel costs for the deaths of decades-old companies in their industry, will keep pressing the Bush administration to roll back steel import tariffs. Supplier leaders are not...

Briefly.(U.S. architecture companies)
April 7, 2003... Scio Twp. retail plan may run into difficulties with zoning A 10-person development partnership with an option on 134 acres in Scio Township may have a tough time getting its vision for a retail development past township planners. The...

DIA looks to fill 7 top fund-raising positions; But economy could make task tricky, some say.(Detroit Institute of Arts)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx The Detroit Institute of Arts is looking to fill seven top spots on its fund-raising staff this spring as it works toward its $330 million capital-campaign goal. But tough times could make qualified candidates hard to...

Plan would gut MEDC to fund scholarships; Lawmaker proposes axing $59M from agency funding.(Cover Story)(Michigan Economic Development Corp.)(Cover Story)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the local business community are crying foul over a House Republican proposal to cut about $59 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to fully restore merit-scholarship funding...

Rumblings.(multiple Detroit, Michigan business news briefs)
April 7, 2003... Littmann gets face time with President Bush David Littmann, senior vice president and chief economist for Comerica Bank, got a one-hour audience with President Bush last Wednesday in the White House. Littmann - together with Stephen...

Courting the future; Is politics next stop for State Bar President Turner?(Cover Story; Reginald Turner, president of State Bar of Michigan)(Cover Story)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny When Reginald Turner, now president of the State Bar of Michigan, was a freshman law student, he met then-State Bar President Dennis Archer at a luncheon that changed his life. ``He talked about professionalism,...

Heavy cutting couldn't keep Big Net out of Chapter 11.(News; Big Net Holdings Inc)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Slashing its staff of more than 300 to 47, dumping some businesses and negotiating payment deals with hundreds of suppliers couldn't keep Sterling Heights-based Big Net Holdings Inc. from filing for Chapter 11...

Loss of big customer puts staffing firm Paragon into Ch. 7.(News; Paragon Professionals L.L.C.)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Brent Snavely Paragon Professionals L.L.C., a Detroit-based staffing firm owned by Betty Brooks, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy March 24. It left in its wake debts owed to her husband, one of her husband's close business partners...

Palace Sports enjoys fruits of playoff berths in 2 leagues.(News)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith With both his Detroit Pistons and - gasp! - Tampa Bay Lightning heading into the playoffs in their respective sports, owner William Davidson has a lot to smile about these days. The Pistons heading to the...

New disease has businesses cautious, but few effects seen.(News; severe acute respiratory syndrome)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong Businesses across metro Detroit are keeping a watchful eye on the progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome but so far have felt few effects. The virus began in China's Guangdong province and spread...

10 names that drive the game; These Michigan drivers and shakers help keep huge golf industry putting along.(Special Report)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan The golf business in Michigan is filled with extreme challenges, from the short playing season to the glut of courses - about 800 public courses, the most in the nation. There's also low pay for many golf-related...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
April 7, 2003... Insurance crisis endangers all Editor: As America focuses on war with Iraq in an attempt to protect the safety and well-being of U.S. citizens, it may be an appropriate time to examine what we might do within our own borders to protect...

The rules of attraction; Flirting isn't so hard: A little practice can go a long way.(Special Report; hints on dating skills)(Editorial)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx Speed dating was a heady experience. I've had more dates in the past month than I probably had in the previous six. And I've tallied more responses to that one story (March 3, Page 20) than any single news story I've...

Local courses try to stay chipper after weak year.(Special Report; golf courses)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan By all accounts, last year's golf season was tough in Michigan. Wet spring weather and a cold fall squeezed the season short on both ends, and a struggling economy didn't help courses that are in heated...

Get back in the swing with some expert tips.(Special Report; Detroit, MI-area golf instructors)
April 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Deegan Looking for lessons? Here's how to get in touch with these top instructors: Dave Kendall: (734) 973-9004 Glenn Hall: (248) 789-4928 Jeff Ferry: (586) 484-8687 Steve Brady: (248) 496-1660 Dick...

Items for soldiers.(Rumblings; items being collected by Detroit's United Way Community Services)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... United Way Community Services in Detroit is collecting the following items to be sorted and packaged Saturday by local youths and sent to U.S. troops overseas. * Individually wrapped hard candy. * Individually wrapped packages of...

Leave MEDC funding alone.(Opinion; Michigan Economic Development Corp)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 7, 2003... The Michigan Economic Development Corp. was created by Gov. John Engler to stimulate jobs and economic development. It must be doing something right because it was also championed by his successor, Gov. Jennifer Granholm. But some...

Crain's List; Largest residential brokers.(News)
April 7, 2003... List of 20: see print copy.

Crain's List; Largest multitenant retail properties.(News)
April 7, 2003... List of 20: see print copy.

Shifting tees.(Special Report; changes to area golf courses)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Changes have occurred at area courses: Courses changing ownership: * Blackheath Golf Club (left), Rochester Hills * Treetops Resort, Gaylord * Grand Traverse Resort, near Traverse City Courses filing for bankruptcy: *...

Patent lather.(News; MSU to boost patent holdings)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... MSU hopes to increase the number of patents it holds by concentrating on six areas: * Human and veterinary vaccines, detection kits and cell lines. * Plant science. * Specialty and fine chemicals. * Donated patents involving...

About SARS.(News; symptoms of disease)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2003... Symptoms include: * Fever. * Headache. * General discomfort. * Body aches. * Dry cough, developing into pneumonia.

About generic drugs.(U.S. Food and Drug Administration information)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... A generic drug is one that is identical to a brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use. Although generic drugs are chemically identical to their branded...

Bankruptcies.(Vaughns Remodeling Service Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... The following business filed for Chapter 7 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit the week of March 31. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. Vaughns Remodeling Service Inc., 5757 Lilley, Canton Township, voluntary Chapter 7....

This Just In.(multiple topics)
April 14, 2003... Henry Ford Health picks No. 2 to become new CEO Departing Henry Ford Health System CEO Gail Warden wanted the system to hire the best health care executive in the country to succeed him. Last Friday, he endorsed the board's selection...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
April 14, 2003... * A story on Page 41 of the April 7 issue incorrectly stated that Huntington National Bank was the largest creditor in a Chapter 11 filing by Venture Holdings Co. L.L.C. Huntington is the indentured trustee for unsecured senior notes totaling...

State looks to Indian casinos to add revenue.(Michigan, American Indian tribes)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane As Capitol budget discussions heat up, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and others are looking to Michigan's American Indian tribes as potential revenue sources. Granholm is looking at renegotiating the state tribal gambling...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 14, 2003... Tuesday april 15 Livingston Town Hall Lecture Series Opening Program. Hosted by the Women's Resource Center of Livingston County. 6 p.m. Speaker: Diane Swonk, internationally known economist, author and chief economist for Bank One...

E-Cognita founders to lead group at Miller, Canfield.(E-Cognita Technologies Inc.; James Simpson, Katheryne Zelenock; Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Two founders of a technology company that developed software to automate commercial lending have gone to work for a newly formed capital-markets lending group at the Detroit law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock and...

What does `open source' mean?(Linux)(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... ``Open source'' allows anyone to take the base program and build on it as needs dictate - no one company owns or controls Linux. Any individual or organization can obtain and distribute Linux for free, although businesses typically buy it...

Turf wars; General Sports gets into competitive game with purchase of artificial-surface-maker.(General Sports and Entertainment L.L.C. acquires U.S. Synthetic Grass, new company named General Sports Turf)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich A former Detroit Pistons executive plans to break into the billion-dollar artificial-turf business by cashing in on his sports-marketing smarts and contacts, much the same way he did after he left the team in...

Private investors manage for the long haul.(Opinion)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Daniel Ajamian There is a myth that when a company is acquired by private equity, the ulterior motive is to get a return on investment as fast as possible by any means necessary. In that vein, Crain's Detroit Business on March...

Crain's seeks benefits vendors for buyer's guide.(Crain's Detroit Business to publish vendors directory )(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Crain's Detroit Business plans to publish a directory of vendors in its Employee Benefits Buyers Guide, which will appear in the May 5 issue. We need your help to make the directory comprehensive. We are seeking companies doing business in the...

Linux gaining admirers, users; Fans at Detroit area companies say it's cheaper, more stable; Microsoft disagrees.(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Taylor Bond had a choice in 1996: Start Online Technologies Inc. using Microsoft Corp. products or take another, riskier route. That route was Linux, an operating-system alternative to Microsoft's Windows or...

Employers get personal with doctors in push for more generic use.(counter-detailing practice; encouraging doctors to use generic drugs)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Roberto Ceniceros Large employers and health plans face tough competitors in their efforts to curb prescription-drug costs: drug-company salespeople who do their best to persuade doctors to prescribe their companies' products. ...

Blues offer grant to study nurse shortage.(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Inc., Foundation to provide $500,000 for nonprofits, health care organizations, researchers to study nursing shortage)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Ian McClure The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation in Detroit is tackling the nursing shortage with grant opportunities for new programs and research. The foundation is making available $500,000 for two years to...

Capitol hits brakes on tax plan; Granholm's loophole-closing faces stiff opposition.(Michigan governor, Jennifer Granholm seeks business- and income-tax changes)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane About $100 million in business- and income-tax changes sought by Gov. Jennifer Granholm may be in trouble in the Republican-controlled Legislature, even before they've started to move. The Senate and House...

Changes at issue.(Michigan Chamber of Commerce, opposed tax changes )
April 14, 2003... Proposed tax changes opposed by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Taxing affiliates Proposed change: Allow Michigan to collect single-business and use taxes from affiliate companies, including those that have no property or payroll in...

Veltri, Edgcomb to close Macomb plants.(Veltri Metal Products Inc., Edgcomb Metals Co.)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Two small manufacturing plants announced plans to close last week, moves that add 149 to the unemployed ranks. Veltri Metal Products Inc. said it will close its J&R Manufacturing plant in Harrison Township,...

Detroiters eye Iraq contracts; Companies hope to be part of rebuilding.(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith, Brent Snavely As U.S. Rep. John Dingell questions the decision-making behind recently awarded government contracts to rebuild Iraq, many metro Detroit companies are looking for ways to win business. Dingell,...

Local execs buy ad agency from parent.(Fitch:Worldwide, Ann Arbor, Michigan executives buy assets from Cordiant Communications Group PLC; now called re:group)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Local executives at the Ann Arbor office of Fitch:Worldwide have bought the assets of the ad agency from London-based conglomerate Cordiant Communications Group plc and taken the business private. The agency is...

DTE aims to spark growth beyond electricity.(DTE Energy Co.)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane DTE Energy Co. expects earnings growth in 2003. But it's not the traditional electricity business that will deliver the growth. While DTE (NYSE: DTE) is seeing its electricity business squeezed by energy deregulation...

Business Diary.(Briefs)(includes User Solutions Inc. offers Resource Manager-DB )
April 14, 2003... acquisitions Caesar DataSystems, a Farmington Hills-based supplier of test equipment for the automotive and machine-tool industries, has acquired the product line of Optim Electronics GmbH, a manufacturer of tiny telemetry modules for...

Week in Review.(Review)(includes CMS Energy Corp. divests subsidiary's contracts)
April 14, 2003... U.S. Steel makes deal with National Steel union U.S. Steel Corp. emerged as a likely buyer of the parent of Great Lakes Steel in Ecorse and River Rouge after the steelworkers' union said it had reached a deal with the company. A union...

Wayne County chief creates post to watch ethics and efficiency.(News)(Robert Ficano appoints David Esper inspector general )
April 14, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano has appointed a former organized-crime prosecutor as the county's first inspector general. David Esper, 54, a trial lawyer with extensive investigative experience, is being...

Cabela's reels in local developer to Dundee.(development in Dundee, Michigan)(Cover Story)
April 14, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Giant outdoor outfitter Cabela's may have put Dundee on the map as a travel destination, but a Farmington Hills developer is betting that people want to live there. Cabela's opened its hunting, fishing and...

People.(multiple industry appointments and promotions in the Detroit area)
April 14, 2003... architecture James Ludwig to director of landscape architecture, McKenna Associates Inc., Northville, from president and owner, Ludwig & Associates, Farmington Hills. Susan Welch to project manager, Stephen Auger + Associates...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
April 14, 2003... Some questions about MEDC Editor: I have the following questions for Gov. Jennifer Granholm: * During the six-year existence of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., how many businesses have developed as a direct result of MEDC...

Earnings.(News)
April 14, 2003... table: see print copy.