Crain's Detroit Business articles from April 2006

Crain's Detroit Business archives from April 2006

The long shot - Part 2 of 2; Golf has never been an easy game, but some holes are more difficult than others. Crain's asked a panel to pick the 10 toughest holes on metro Detroit's public courses.(Executive Life)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jason Deegan 7. Mystic Creek Golf Club, No. 1 Location: 1 Champions Circle, Milford. Phone: (248) 684-3333. Web site: www.mysticcreekgolfclub.com. Par/handicap: 4/6. Tees: Tips, 362; green, 355; blue, 346;...

Mayor's got the right view.(Opinion)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... In the standoff between Delphi Corp. and organized labor, you can't help but feel the rancor in the rhetoric. It's ugly. So the media coverage of General Motors' layoffs of engineers last week was surprising. Some sample quotes from...

Will the tables turn? Boom in downtown dining has some waiting for shakeout.(News)(Detroit restaurants)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Over the past two years at least 26 new restaurants have opened in or near downtown Detroit. Is the city's restaurant market strong enough to support all the newcomers? Detroit's new restaurants span the culinary...

It's time for us to do business in China.(Opinion)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Robert Ficano The downsizing and economic hemorrhaging of the American auto industry has been well-documented. Behind the cold statistics are thousands of local workers and families who have been directly impacted. In this...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
April 3, 2006... * In an article on Page 6 of the March 27 issue, the Downtown Citizens' District Council should have been capitalized. * On the March 27 list of largest foreign-owned divisions, two companies had incorrect top executives listed. The top...

Boutique blueprint; Low-key biz wins with small Web sites.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Tucked at the end of a dead-end street in Sylvan Lake, Tyler Smith is building a small fortune selling everything from jogging strollers to French-made chairs and radar detectors. The location of Niche Retail...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
April 3, 2006... Don't raise minimum wage Editor: This governor, Senate and House are hell-bent on taking Michigan further down the tubes than it already is by even considering an increase in the minimum wage. Increasing the minimum is not going to...

Briefly.(Briefs)(Observer & Eccentric Newspapers made their layoffs)(Dora Mattuci appointed at Romeo chamber)(David fry plans to retire from Midland-based Northwood University)
April 3, 2006... O&E Newspapers make layoffs Livonia-based Observer & Eccentric Newspapers have made their first layoffs since they were acquired by Gannett Corp. in March 2005. Lou Mleczko, president of the Newspaper Guild of Detroit, which represents...

In the spotlight.(People)(Henry Ford Health System appoints Gerard Van Grinsven as president and chief executive officer)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Henry Ford Health System has appointed Gerard van Grinsven, vice president and area general manager for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., as president and CEO of the 300-bed, $310 million Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in West Bloomfield...

Rumblings.(The Passenger)(Building with nice view of college kids )
April 3, 2006... Detroit rocks, rolls all night in new movie The premiere of "The Passenger,'' a film starring Michigan actors and filmed in Detroit, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. The movie was directed by Detroiter...

Crain's, Michigan Chronicle reach agreement.(News)(Brief article)(Column)
April 3, 2006... Crain's Detroit Business and the Michigan Chronicle have announced an agreement that will allow the Chronicle to publish Crain's stories about Detroit development, African-American businesspeople and other news of interest to the Chronicle's...

Week In Review; From www.crainsdetroit.com, Week of March 25-31.(Briefs)(General Motors Corp. reduced jobs)(Mark Limback appointed as president of Universal Am-Can Ltd.)(Comerica Bank receives award from Export-Import Bank )
April 3, 2006... GM cuts hundreds of white-collar positions General Motors Corp. cut several hundred white collar jobs on Tuesday, Automotive News reported, mainly at its engineering center in Warren, its proving grounds in Milford and at its Detroit...

Survey: Pay based on performance gains ground.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Management at Troy-based Altair Engineering Inc. wants to reenergize the entrepreneurial spirit that helped the company grow from a three-person start-up in 1985 to a $97 million company last year. And they...

Kilpatrick: Penske will be back to help business in city.(News)(Kwame Kilpatrick and Roger Penske)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said Friday that he will unveil a major, aggressive business-attraction plan soon after his April 12 budget address and that it would involve the architect of Super Bowl XL. "Roger...

Cadence's conductor; C&A vet hopes experience pays off at former Venture.(News)(Jerry Mosingo of Collins and Aikman Corp)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Rhoda Miel Crain News Service Each day on the job, Jerry Mosingo faces a part of his past. Directly across the street from the CEO's digs at the new Cadence Innovation L.L.C. in Sterling Heights is the injection-molding plant...

Golf for charity? Tell everyone about it.(News)(Brief article)(Column)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Bob Allen When I worked at The Muskegon Chronicle in the early 1990s, one day I stumbled across a file in the computer system that didn't look anything like a story. It was a golfing log. Specifically, some editors were keeping...

People.(Phillip Allen appointed as senior associate of Albert Kahn Associates Inc.)(Robert LaLonde appointed as director of business development of JM Olson Corp.)(Janice Anderson appointed as partner of Foley and Lardner)
April 3, 2006... ARCHITECTURE Phillip Allen to senior associate/ stockholder, Albert Kahn Associates Inc., Detroit, remaining as professional engineer. Also, Diane Ballor to senior associate/stockholder, remaining as director of human resources; Michael...

Virchow Krause, Kleiman to merge; Move planned to One Towne Square.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Virchow Krause & Co. L.L.P. plans to announce a merger today with the Farmington Hills accounting firm Kleiman, Carney & Greenbaum P.C., making it one of the 10 largest accounting firms in Southeast Michigan based on...

Marriott's rooms get improvements; $30M in upgrades, with more on the way.(News)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Metro Detroit's Marriott-branded hotels received about $30 million in upgrades last year and are in store for a similar level of investment this year and next. The hotels include the Troy Marriott, Detroit...

Downtown dreams; With influx of new businesses, Clawson sets sights on creating the next hot city center.(Focus)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker When Armand Santos shut down his business in Royal Oak Township, he decided to move to an area some in the past may have considered unlikely - downtown Clawson. But according to Santos, owner of Royal Kubo...

This Just In.
April 3, 2006... Delphi's move sets off firestorm on labor sites Delphi Corp.'s request to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to void its labor contracts quickly touched off an angry chain reaction from labor-oriented bloggers Friday afternoon. The...

Southfield mayor wants more retail, restaurants.(Focus)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence wants to see more national chain retailers and restaurants in her city - and she plans to recruit them herself. Lawrence, City Planner Nik Banda and brokers representing local...

Our economy is hurting, and we're all alone.(column)(automobile industry)
April 3, 2006... Byline: KEITH CRAIN Michigan is suffering from a single-state recession. Whether we like it or not, our entire state is a victim of the travails of General Motors and Ford. If you happen to travel outside Michigan, often even...

Panelists: Governance holds up creation of Detroit land bank.(News)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Debate over governance is the sticking point in creating a land bank in Detroit or Wayne County, a program that would amass vacant and abandoned real estate and promote reinvestment. That was one of the key...

Delphi asks court to let it redo thousands of contracts with GM.(News)
April 3, 2006... Byline: David Barkholz, Philip Nussel As General Motors Corp. bails out Delphi Corp., its former parts operations, the automaker is harvesting some bitter fruit that it has sowed. Troy-based Delphi was driven into Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

A taste of the Himalayas.(Executive Life)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Pradip "Rocky'' Poudel is on a mission to spread the word about Nepalese cuisine, but as the one-year anniversary of Kathmandu Chullo passed, that goal still looms like Mt. Everest over Nepal, the country in which he...

Crain's seeks 40 Under 40.(News)
April 3, 2006... Crain's Detroit Business is looking for successful executives for its annual 40 Under 40 feature. This special report, to be published Sept. 25, will honor the best and brightest in Southeast Michigan who have made their marks in business...

Bankruptcies.
April 3, 2006... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit March 23-30. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. ...

Pricey sport can be had for less.(Executive Life)(golf)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jason Deegan Golf can be expensive. Just getting the latest gear - clubs, balls and shoes - can add up quickly. And the more you play, the more you pay. But savvy golfers don't have to give up their retirement fund, or...

Morton's eyes more locations.(Executive Life)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Even though Morton's, The Steakhouse opened its second metro Detroit restaurant in Troy last Wednesday, the Chicago-based chain remains hungry for more locations in the area. "I think this market is very strong...

The long shot - Part 1 of 2; Golf has never been an easy game, but some holes are more difficult than others. Crain's asked a panel to pick the 10 toughest holes on metro Detroit's public courses.(Executive Life)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jason Deegan What makes a golf hole difficult? It's all in the eye of the beholder. Shorter hitters fear sheer length. Most amateurs, especially low-ball hitters, dread long carries over lakes, ponds and wetlands. Long...

Reporter's Notebook.(Focus)(water treatment plants)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Some northern Oakland County communities have been avoiding sprawl because they lack the sewer services required to support significant residential development. But those days could be numbered, according to one...

Gift is for research.(Executive Life)(scleroderma research)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Marvin Danto still is playing golf at the age of 89. The founder of the Danto Investment Co. and the Michigan Design Center in Troy said his doctors at the University of Michigan have helped to keep the scleroderma...

Oakland by the numbers.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... 1.22 million 2006 estimated population 2.44 Average household size 70% % of households with no children 1% % of workers who walked to work

Lists as spreadsheets.(News)
April 3, 2006... You can purchase individual Crain's lists or our Book of Lists in Excel spreadsheet format at www.crainsdetroit.com. Click "Crain's Lists" in the gray bar at the top of the page. If you've never used this feature before, you'll be prompted to...

Stop playing politics and create land bank.(Opinion)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Genesee County created the state's first land bank in 2002, and it has become a national model. In four years, that county's land bank has taken title to more than 4,400 parcels of land (the majority of them in Flint), rehabilitated 51 homes...

Biz leaders back diversity.(Opinion)
April 10, 2006... A who's who of Detroit area business leaders last week announced they had joined the coalition opposing the so-called Michigan Civil rights Initiative, a ballot proposal that would actually ban affirmative-action programs in Michigan. You...

Spotlight on: Auto dealers.(News)
April 10, 2006... Top 10 20 years ago Dealership: Revenue (millions) 1. Bill Wink Chevrolet/GMC: $253.5 2. Buff Whelan Chevrolet: 101.7 3. Don Massey Cadillac: 99.0 4. Jim Causley Pontiac/GMC: 98.1 5. Tamaroff Buick/Honda: 69.4 6....

Lists as spreadsheets.(News)
April 10, 2006... You can purchase individual Crain's lists or our Book of Lists in Excel spreadsheet format at www.crainsdetroit.com. Click "Crain's Lists" in the gray bar at the top of the page. If you've never used this feature before, you'll be prompted to...

Week in Review.(Briefs)(David Barnes joins Simon Holdings L.L.C.)(Continental AG acquires Motorola Inc)(Meridian Automotive Systems Inc gets bankrupt)
April 10, 2006... GMAC control sold in $12.6B deal General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) announced Monday that it has agreed to sell a 51 percent interest in its profitable financing arm, General Motors Acceptance Corp., in a deal that is expected to net the...

Riding the wave; Companies chase cost savings overseas, but concerns over efficiency, culture and image can mean not all is smooth sailing.(Focus)(outsourcing)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane When urologist Robert Di Loreto dictates a patient report, it goes off via computer for transcription and is back the next day. From India. Last year, the 10-office, St. Clair Shores-based Michigan Institute of Urology...

People.(Vernon Gustafsson joins Carter & Burgess, Bingham Farms)(John Nori joins Midwest Financial Advisors)(Vincent Guadagni joins NTH Consultants Ltd)
April 10, 2006... Architecture Vernon Gustafsson to associate, Carter & Burgess, Bingham Farms, continuing as senior project manager. Rob Saxon to senior project architect, A3C Collaborative Architecture, Ann Arbor, from project architect, Hamilton...

In the spotlight.(People)(Knut Konzelmann joins MBtech Group )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Troy-based MBtech Group announced the appointment of Knut Konzelmann as CEO-North America. Konzelmann, 40, most recently was principal for lean manufacturing consulting and managing director of MBtech Asia, both while based in...

Grant to fund shuttle planning.(News)(Regional Excellence program)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin A group of public agencies and nonprofits from Detroit and three inner-ring suburbs plans to use a $25,000 grant from Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Centers for Regional Excellence program to help plan a pilot shuttle...

Swagger time; A little strut helps in business as well as sports.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Forget slogans like "Bless You Boys'' and "Restore the Roar.'' Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland wants his players to be the Sultans of Swagger. The Tigers open their home season today at Comerica Park after...

Bankruptcies.(Public notice)
April 10, 2006... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit March 31-April 6. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. ...

Champion buys Minn. company.(News)(Champion Enterprises Inc acquires Highland Manufacturing Co. L.L.C.)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Champion Enterprises Inc. has acquired a Minnesota-based builder of manufactured and modular homes in a $23 million cash deal. Auburn Hills-based Champion (NYSE: CHB) said it acquired Worthington, Minn.-based...

Businesses get MEDC bond money.(News)(Michigan Economic Development Corporation)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane, Sheena Harrison Livonia-based Skyway Precision Inc., which makes diesel-engine components, plans to use $6.75 million from the state's Private Activity Bond Program to buy, renovate and equip a 75,000-square-foot...

Funding lessons; Foundations' ambitions get bigger as need grows larger.(Metro)(Public school district foundations)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Public school district foundations are thinking bigger as funding shrinks, hiring staff and planning large fundraising drives. The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation has announced plans to raise as...

Altarum spins off defense biz; focus now on health care.(News)(University of Michigan, Altarum Institute )
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Since its early beginnings at the University of Michigan, Altarum Institute has kept a low profile. Now it's shifting away from its defense-research roots to focus on a very public problem - health care. ...

This Just In.(David Katz joins Detroit Medical Center)(Circuit courts adds judges)(Avatech Solutions Inc. acquires Sterling Systems and Consulting Inc)
April 10, 2006... Katz tapped to serve as DMC fundraiser The Detroit Medical Center has brought in a political fundraiser to help increase its Internet donations and to help fund a hoped-for expansion of Children's Hospital of Michigan and a new vascular...

Crain's reporter wins award.(News)(Crain's Detroit)(Sheena Harrison)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Crain's reporter Sheena Harrison has been named the 2006 Michigan Small Business Journalist of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Harrison, 26, has covered small business for Crain's since joining the staff in 2004. Her...

We need to keep our sense of humor.(Column)(news writing)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mary Kramer Enough about turmoil in the dwindling blue-collar ranks. Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow told the rest of the story April 1 in a Page 1 story headlined: "Down and Out in Bloomfield Hills.'' It was...

Business Diary.(Briefs)(Jervis B. Webb Co. acquires Mentor AGVS)(Flagstar Bank opens a new bank)(Trans Inns Management Inc acquires Hilton Garden Inn Lake Mary )
April 10, 2006... Acquisitions Farmington Hills-based Jervis B. Webb Co. has acquired Mentor AGVS, a supplier of automatic-guided vehicles in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, according to a company statement. Terms were not disclosed. Trans Inns Management...

UM, CIA, Ann Arbor firm zoom in on startup.(News)(University of Michigan)(Central Intelligence Agency)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson An Ann Arbor company has teamed with the Central Intelligence Agency and the University of Michigan to invest $1.6 million in a startup California company that has patented a way to provide zoom capability to camera...

Alliance to begin drug research in new lab by fall.(News)(university drug research)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The Life Sciences Core Technology Alliance, a consortium that includes Michigan's three largest research universities, plans by early fall to begin drug research at a new $18 million facility at Argonne National Labs...

Briefly.(Briefs)(membership of Million Dollar Roundtable)
April 10, 2006... Sales whizzes hit milestone for 50th straight time Austin Kanter, 78, founder of Southfield-based Kanter Associates and Clune Walsh Jr., 77, founder of Birmingham-based Creative Compensation Group, have both been named as members of the...

Detroit budget plan to come in midst of talks with union.(News)(American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny When Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick presents his proposed 2005-2006 budget on Wednesday to the Detroit City Council, union labor leaders likely will take a break from talks on major contract concessions to protest...

It will be his most important speech.(Column)(Kwame Kilpatrick speech on city revenue and expenses)
April 10, 2006... Byline: KEITH CRAIN It won't be long before the mayor of Detroit makes the most significant speech in his short career. On Wednesday, Kwame Kilpatrick will address his residents, the folks who work and invest in Detroit, the banking...

Big changes in a slow market; Real estate brokers on the move as many hire, acquire or sell.(News)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith What's a commercial real estate broker to do in a slow market? For a whole host of local brokers, it's changing employers. Many leading local companies are looking to hire, sell or diversify. Either way, few are...

Haden disappears on customers; Sudden moves leave suppliers in lurch; lawsuit filed.(News)(Haden International Group)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Auburn Hills-based automotive supplier Haden International Group appears to be out of business here and is being sued by Plymouth-based DeMattia Group Inc. for failing to make payments for the construction of an...

Rumblings.(Michigan's Grand Valley State University in search of new college president)(condominium development plan by real estate investors in Orlando)(NBC-TV's television program "Scrubs'')
April 10, 2006... Is Grand Valley looking to SE Michigan? The search for a new president at west Michigan's Grand Valley State University has created speculation over Southeast Michigan names. DTE Energy Co. official Paul Hillegonds, who is originally...

DTE looks for utility investments to juice up growth in earnings.(News)(DTE Energy Co.)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane For at least the past decade, DTE Energy Co.'s utility earnings have grown largely in pace with Michigan's economy. But now major investments in both the Detroit Edison Co. and Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. are poised...

A conversation with John Carroll, Detroit Regional Chamber and Detroit Regional Economic Partnership.(Focus)(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane John Carroll is senior vice president of business development at the Detroit Regional Chamber and executive director of the chamber's Detroit Regional Economic Partnership. The public-private partnership led a trade...

Corrections.(Correction)
April 10, 2006... * An incorrect address was given for The Woodward restaurant in a listing on Page 32 of the April 3 issue. The correct address is 1040 Woodward. * On the April 3 Toughest Golf Courses list, No. 20 Wyndgate Country Club-Westwynd should have...

Letters.
April 10, 2006... Jobs are No. 1 priority for state Editor: The simple answer to keeping our children in Southeast Michigan is that we have to have good jobs with healthy companies available (Keith Crain, "Trying to save one precious resource,'' March...

Our new-look Web site.(www.crainsdetroit.com)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Starting Tuesday, www.crainsdetroit.com, the Web site of Crain's Detroit Business will have a new look. Among the new features: * RSS feeds that will alert you when we post breaking news. * Specialized news by industry, so you can view...

Health care plan could cure what ails Michigan.(Opinion)(Editorial)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Some intractable problems stay that way because Michigan's political and social culture seems to revel in playing blame games and plotting the next confrontation. Hence our interest in Massachusetts' revolutionary new health care plan. ...

State woos suppliers at SAE; Wants takers for plants Delphi will close.(Society of Automotive Engineers)(Delphi Corp.'s plans for restructuring)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane Be a hero. Bring a manufacturing plant to Michigan. If you can't do that, please buy one of Delphi Corp.'s. It's a light note in a serious effort state officials are making to woo business investment to jobs-hungry...

Ad complaint dismissed; DeVos spends early.(News)(Dick DeVos)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane The Michigan Department of State has dismissed complaints filed by Republican gubernatorial contender Dick DeVos over Gov. Jennifer Granholm's starring role in radio advertising for DTE Energy Co. The department ruled...

Student interest spurs Walsh to create international program.(News)(Walsh College)(international business)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Spurred by increasing student interest in international tax programs, Walsh College has launched a new master of science degree in international business. The degree is aimed at people anticipating a foreign...

Insiders assess the global picture - and its future.(Focus)(growth of global markets)(Discussion)
April 10, 2006... About this event In March, Crain's Detroit Business hosted a breakfast with four experts to discuss issues related to international business. The discussion is part of a series sponsored by Crain's and Ernst & Young L.L.P. Crain's...

Learn to take small business global.(News)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Joanne Scharich "Small Businesses Can Go Global Too'' is the theme of the Crain's Detroit Business International Breakfast April 26 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy. The event features a panel of small-business...

Young people can be Detroit's catalyst.(Opinion)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Need an antidote to the steady stream of layoff and red-ink announcements? Turn to our "20 in their 20s" section in this issue. We set out to find 20 of the most creative people working in our midst who hadn't reached 30. Our choices from...

Jason Jones, 28.(Special Report)(Urban Innovation Group)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith COO, Urban Innovation Group, Detroit Education: Bachelor of arts in economics, Northwestern University. Claim to fame: Acquires and renovates residential properties in the city of Detroit. Next step:...

Matthew Clayson, 25.(Special Report)(Tourism Economic Development Council)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Project manager Tourism Economic Development Council, Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Detroit Education: Bachelor's degrees in international relations and political theory, Michigan State...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
April 17, 2006... Don't forget power of artists Editor: I think that a dream team for Detroit is necessary for the continuing redevelopment of our city. Your recent cover story ("Power,'' March 20) was missing the one important link that has kept...

Twenty in their 20s.
April 17, 2006... A filmmaker. A restaurateur. A community-development advocate. One designs T-shirts. One designs software. Another designs tanks. They're all bursting with creative ideas and doing innovative things. And they're doing them in Detroit - and...

Qasim Basir, 25.(Special Report)(Qproductions L.L.C.)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson CEO and founder, Qproductions L.L.C., Detroit Education: Bachelor of science in criminal justice, Wayne State University. Claim to fame: Writer, lead actor, director of "1 Nation 2 Worlds,'' a full-length...

Kelli Kavanaugh, 29.(Special Report)(Gateway Communities Development Collaborative)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Writer, Model D Media, Detroit; development consultant, Gateway Communities Development Collaborative, Detroit Education: Bachelor of science in civil and environmental engineering, University of Detroit Mercy....

Bryce Moore, 29.(Special Report)(Context Furniture L.L.C.,)
April 17, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Co-owner Context Furniture L.L.C., Royal Oak Education: Bachelor of fine arts, College for Creative Studies. Claim to fame: Founded a furniture-manufacturing company in 2002 and established the company's...

Briefly.(Bank of Birmingham to open in June)(Jennifer Granholm speaks at `Pancakes and Politics')(Michigan Department of Management and Budget offers seminars)
April 17, 2006... Bank of Birmingham to open in June More than $10 million has been raised for the new Bank of Birmingham, enough to announce plans to open its first branch in June, said Robert Farr, president and CEO of both the bank and its holding...

Business Diary.(Briefs)(DAS Professional Services changes location)(American Land Inc buys building)(GlobalHue Inc. and NBJX USA Inc. leases spaces)
April 17, 2006... Calls for entries Tremper Party Rentals and the Tri-County Community Expo, Warren, announce the Tri-County Community Expo Essay Contest for all southeastern Michigan high school students in grades 9-12. The topic is "Starting My Own...

People.(Jim Zwolensky joins SmithGroup)(Adam Korejsza joins Aon Consulting)(Patrick Kelly joins Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit)
April 17, 2006... ARCHITECTURE Jim Zwolensky to architect and project manager, SmithGroup, Ann Arbor, from Detroit office. CONSTRUCTION Brad Kecskemeti to assistant project manager, FH Martin Constructors, Warren, from project engineer, Aristeo...