Crain's Detroit Business articles from June 2006

Crain's Detroit Business archives from June 2006

Yacht spotting; Part home, part mode of transportation, part recreation, big boats offer it all to their owners.
June 5, 2006... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo Louis Ferris, CEO of Farmington Hills-based Federated Financial Corp. of America, developed a passion for boating as a young boy fishing with his father in a rowboat in the Brighton area. He bought and repaired...

From steel and sweat to seafood and ribs.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Brian Sharkey re-evaluated his life as a steelworker after 12 years of "hot, dirty, sweaty work,'' midnight and swing shifts, and heart bypass surgery at age 32. Along with his declining health, Sharkey said he...

Getting your sea legs.(Executive Life)(economic aspects of boat purchasing)(Brief article)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo You don't have to spend a fortune to get into boating. Local dealers and boating industry representatives say you can purchase an entry-level boat, trailer and motor for less than the cost of an SUV. "Some...

Universities, other groups lend support to the unemployed.(Focus)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Marti Benedetti Software applications engineer Cecil Lucas Sr. knows well how losing a job can make you feel alone. His job at Southfield-based Lear Corp. was terminated in October 2004 when the Ford program he worked on was...

Bring talent to state by changing spending.
June 5, 2006... How best to jump-start Michigan's economy? Michigan Future Inc., a nonprofit Ann Arbor think tank, has some ideas in a report released this week. (See story, Page M-5.) They could be the right recipe for rebuilding Michigan by giving it...

Medical miracle for Delphi?(Special Report)(Delphi Medical Systems Corp.)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich One need not look any further than the Troy headquarters of Delphi Corp. to see the direction that Michigan's life-sciences and biotech industries need to head. No, that's not a typo. That's Delphi Corp.,...

Is the state really ahead of the curve?(Opinion)(economic development of Michigan)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Larry Eiler We're leading, Michigan. Yes, we're cornered. But does that put us at a disadvantage to the nations of the world? Are we really trailing the world in change? Or does that really mean that Michigan is ahead...

A conversation with Charles Chambers, chancellor, Lawrence Technological University.(Focus)(Interview)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Lawrence Technological University Chancellor Charles Chambers, who has headed the Southfield institution for 14 years, plans to retire as chancellor and return to the university's faculty on July 1. He spoke with...

Programs turn loss into opportunity.(Focus)(services of Chet Olszewski)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Chet Olszewski was just two months short of his 20-year anniversary with automotive supplier BASF when the company let him go and shifted his job overseas, he said. Olszewski, however, located retraining resources...

Schoolcraft pushes biotech center; College plans $12.5m complex in Livonia.(News)(Schoolcraft College)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Schoolcraft College plans to break ground this fall on a $12.5 million biomedical technology center on its Livonia campus. The state's capital outlay bill, passed in mid-May, included $5 million of that....

Our place, their place; Younger buyers throw in together to afford vacation homes, but that can invite problems.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Marti Benedetti Brad Shires, 29, and his wife, Becky, 27, of Royal Oak are looking forward to warm, summer days with their friends at their cottage near Lake St. Helen outside Roscommon. Shires, director of network regulatory...

Condo hotels offer alternative to property.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Marti Benedetti Vacations Finance CEO and Founder Bob Waun has moved on from owning a Northern Michigan vacation house. He now prefers to own rooms at luxury condominium hotels in a variety of desirable locations. Waun is...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 5, 2006... Penske not only key to cleanup Editor: I read with interest the article, "Penske, Bing to lead Detroit rebuilding,'' (May 8), and must say I'm glad that Roger Penske has decided to stay committed to a better, cleaner downtown Detroit....

Post-buyout, Ford manager gets hands dirty.(Focus)(George Magro says goodbye to Ford Motor Co.)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker After George Magro said goodbye to a 36-year career with Ford Motor Co., he knew it was time for a change. Magro, 60, a manager at Ford since 1993, took a buyout from the company last year. It was then he and his...

Mackinac Digest.(Jennifer Granholm, Dick DeVos)
June 5, 2006... DeVos, Granholm square off at chamber fundraiser Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican gubernatorial contender Dick DeVos on Wednesday took early campaign jabs on Mackinac Island. DeVos drew on his leadership experiences and said "we...

Three Detroit nonprofits host joint fundraiser.(Executive Life)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Three Detroit-based nonprofit groups will collaborate on a joint fundraiser featuring an auction and art exhibition of mainly found and salvaged objects. The Architectural Salvage Warehouse, 4731 Gallery and 555...

We need everybody for this pit crew.(Column)(Indianapolis 500, automobile racing)(Column)
June 5, 2006... Byline: KEITH CRAIN He did it again. Roger Penske's team and driver won the Indianapolis 500 over Memorial Day weekend. It was for the 14th time. Last January Roger Penske won the Super Bowl. The events have a lot in common....

Michigan has the potential to become a biotech powerhouse, but for a state built on manufacturing, the task of developing that potential has been described as "Like playing chess with no squares": Part 1 of 2.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich When entrepreneurs and scientists working in life sciences step off the plane in Detroit, Randal Charlton said they should be greeted by a large welcoming party. For starters, the chairman of Ann Arbor-based...

Aastrom, Asterand show path to biotech survival.(Special Report)(Aastrom Biosciences Inc.)(Asterand)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Talk to the CEOs of Ann Arbor-based Aastrom Biosciences Inc. or Detroit's Asterand plc and each will tell you they still have a long way to go before considering themselves successful. They do, however, offer...

Michigan's cost for not competing: 223,000 jobs.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich About 223,000 more jobs would be in Michigan had the state more effectively competed for white-collar workers like the rest of the nation between 1990 and 2005. Better news, though, is that good-paying jobs...

Week in Review.(Construction on a new Toyota Motor Corp.)(Gene Michalski appointed as executive vice president of Beaumont Hospitals)(facility closure of Dura Automotive Systems Inc.)
June 5, 2006... Toyota Center to start York Twp. building in December Construction on a new Toyota Motor Corp. research and development center in York Township is slated to begin in December, a company executive said Thursday. Toyota Technical Center...

Crain's 50 Fittest CEOs; profiles.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Burl Adkins, 55 Burl Adkins says he looks the same way he did when he graduated from high school and he owes it all to being fit. The owner of Global Technology Associates Ltd. in Southgate has been focused on...

A headline act; Live Nation works to build regional concert profile.(News)(Company overview)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Live Nation Inc., a division of Clear Channel Communications Inc. until last December, is about to become more visible both in Southeast Michigan and across the nation. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Live Nation...

In the spotlight.(People)(Metaldyne Corp. has appointed Linda Theisen as vicepresident)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Plymouth-based auto supplier Metaldyne Corp. has named Linda Theisen, 45, vice president, commercial operations for the powertrain group. She will be responsible for sales, purchasing and program management activities. Theisen had been...

Southwest Solutions takes over housing-loan nonprofit.(News)(Southwest Housing Solutions)(Detroit Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. )
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Southwest Housing Solutions has acquired Detroit Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. and taken over its low-interest loan program for low- and moderate-income Detroit residents. With the acquisition, completed late...

Crain's 50 Fittest CEOs; profiles: Inez Garfield, 49.(Executive Life)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Inez Garfield, 49 Inez Garfield can't remember a time in her life when she wasn't active. The president of Farmington Hills-based Garfield Investment Co. loves the feeling she gets after working out. A...

Crain's 50 Fittest CEOs; profiles: Rick Nurse, 53.(health aspects of chief executive officers)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Rick Nurse, 53 Veterinarian Rick Nurse is on his feet all day caring for pets, including large animals. The president of St. Clair Shores-based Moore Veterinary Hospital says he stays in shape to be "active...

Crain's 50 Fittest CEOs; profiles: Dave Scheinberg, 48.(Executive Life)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Dave Scheinberg, 48 Dave Scheinberg has been focused on staying in shape for the past 25 years. The CEO of Dearborn-based PCG Campbell said being fit allows him to keep up with his three children. ...

Making Michigan competitive.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Can Michigan - and by extension, Southeast Michigan - find what it takes to compete in a modern economy? That was the focus of the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference last week. It's also the question Crain's Detroit Business...

Let's dream big when it comes to transit.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Mary Kramer After years as a perennial favorite conference topic, public transit has no place on the agenda of the Mackinac Conference this year. It has become Southeast Michigan's Holy Grail or impossible dream. But could...

Survey: Innovation needs boost in Michigan; Executives speak out on what state needs to stay competitive.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sheena Harrison Southeast Michigan's large-company culture discourages entrepreneurship, and the region should do more to encourage innovation - particularly in alternative energy, life sciences and health care. Those were...

Business looks to adapt to needs of new generation.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane There's a new generation of workers emerging that could force employers to change how they operate. Raised alongside computers, video games and cell phones, the members of the "millennial generation'' are "very, very...

True north; Cabin in the woods turns out to be the perfect weekend antidote for busy lives.
June 5, 2006... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo Rich and Staci Sadowski have the best of both worlds. When they're not enjoying the beautiful waterfront view from their 2,000-square-foot contemporary cottage-style home on Elizabeth Lake in Waterford Township,...

Our actions speak loudly.(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... And speaking of talent, the recruitment and retention of talent was expected to be a major topic of conversation at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference. Although the conference has sometimes been described as a place...

ProQuest may spin off automotive business unit.(News)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... ProQuest Co., an educational publisher in Ann Arbor, may spin off its automotive business unit as it seeks to reduce debt and deal with other problems. ProQuest Business Solutions reported unaudited revenue of $183 million in 2005. The...

$150M Southfield project already drawing buyers.(facilities of residential buildings)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker When John and LeAnne McCorry decided to buy a top-floor unit in a new Southfield residential and retail development, the sales office wasn't even ready to accept deposits. The McCorrys, who bought a nearly...

More Mack, please!(reports of conferences and conventions)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Daniel Eizans Can't get enough from the island of horses and expensive hotels? Neither can we. That's why we've created special sections on crainsdetroit.com dedicated solely to the coverage of the Detroit Regional Chamber's...

Big 5 talk trash and taxes at Mackinac confab.(management of the company)
June 5, 2006... Area political leaders jousted Friday on Mackinac Island on trash, taxes and the upcoming governor's race. On the latter, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said the state "is a $40 billion business'' that needs the guiding hand...

SBT debate raises question of tax credits.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conferences)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane As lawmakers ramp up the debate to replace Michigan's single-business tax, it's not just the tax itself that concerns the business community. At stake are nearly $2 billion in tax-credit promises made to business...

Panelists: Leaders shouldn't try to play it safe.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Howard Bell, executive director for TechTown, the Wayne State University-affiliated high-tech incubator that opened two years ago, told a Friday morning session at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy...

Lawmakers say they are working on fuel prices.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Lawmakers from Michigan representing the state in Washington say solutions to rising gas prices and other transportation issues are possible today, and are taking up much of their time in the nation's capital. ...

NAIC probe ends in referral; Senate panel asks IRS, SEC for review.(Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission)(National Association of Investors Corporation)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week ended its two-year investigation into the National Association of Investors Corp. Citing conflicts of interest between its nonprofit and for-profit entities and...

Cobo expansion proposal comes as surprise to existing incubators.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson A pitch to expand Cobo Center to include charter schools, laboratory and office space for new high-tech companies, including those in alternative fuels, caught officials at TechTown and the NextEnergy Center by...

Energy Conversion Devices licenses battery to China-based company.(News)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Rochester Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. entered into an agreement May 25 to license its nickel metal hydride battery technology to a China-based company. Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER)...

Big biz needs to support small biz, experts say.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Corporations, minority- and small-business support groups and universities could be among those who play the biggest role in spurring successful new businesses in Southeast Michigan, entrepreneurial experts said. ...

People.(appointments)
June 5, 2006... Architecture Edward Pocock to vice president and senior project manager, Healthcare Studio, Hobbs+Black Architects, Ann Arbor, from senior project architect, Albert Kahn Associates, Detroit. Education Douglas Czajkowski to...

Study: State has lowest health care costs in region.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson A study released Friday at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference said that improved efficiencies in the past decade have helped give Michigan the lowest health costs for six Great Lakes states, and...

Speaker: Improve education for all kids.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Michigan isn't worse off than any other state in the country from an economic standpoint; it just hasn't changed as fast as the rest of the nation and world. That's the message Robert Jones, president and...

Hertel ready to take on 'transit czar' job.(John Hertel )
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane When John Hertel was 9 years old, his parents took him and his brothers on their last ride on a Detroit streetcar. "It made a very big impression on me, that this was leaving,'' Hertel said. And in subsequent years he...

Program looks to train laid-off engineers for teaching positions.(Focus)(Oakland Community College)(University of Michigan (Dearborn))(Wayne State University)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Wayne State University and a partnership between the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Oakland Community College are developing accelerated teaching-certificate programs that would tap displaced engineers to help...

Couple gives Beaumont $15M gift; Donation to fund research.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Former Chateau Land Development Co. partner J. Peter Ministrelli and his wife, Florine, have donated stock valued at $15 million to William Beaumont Hospital to fund cardiac and urological research. The Royal Oak...

'Pure Michigan' ad campaign wins kudos from crowd.(advertising)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday made an impassioned pitch of her economic plan for Michigan, but it was the state's new tourism ad that brought down the house at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference....

The Blues to expand initiatives to physicians, hospitals.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan said on Thursday it is expanding initiatives in which it works with physicians and hospitals to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, ultimately reducing health care costs....

Au Bon Pain rises in suburban expansion.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Au Bon Pain franchisee Gerry VanAcker opened his restaurant in Campus Martius Park in Detroit with the hope that it would play a role in the rebirth of a troubled city and would serve as a springboard for additional...

Project looks at issues of regionalism.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny Attendees at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference were to get a preview of the work underway in the Design Regional Detroit project launched last December after Chamber President Richard Blouse...

Ficano wants 20 ethanol-based gas stations in Wayne.(Special Report)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano may not be running the state's most rural county, but that doesn't mean he can't think that way. Since the beginning of the year, Ficano has been touting plans and working...

The retraining gap; Schools have not seen enrollment boost despite new wave of displaced workers.(Focus)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The loss of 8,600 manufacturing jobs in Southeast Michigan since October hasn't led to the increase in community college enrollment or demand for new retraining programs that many expected. It may be too soon to...

Expert: State must 'rebrand' itself for the future.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Malcolm Allan says Michigan can look overseas to Ireland or closer to home to Pittsburgh to see examples of other regions that have had to reinvent themselves because of economic crisis. Allan, an England-based...

Report: Revamp higher ed to attract talent.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Talent rules. That's the conclusion of Michigan Future Inc. report called "A New Agenda for a New Michigan'' scheduled for release June 5. To attract and keep talent in Michigan, the Ann Arbor think tank...

Seeking Health Care Heroes.(awards for health care personnels)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Crain's Detroit Business is seeking nominations for Health Care Heroes, a special section Sept 4. Winners will be named in: * Corporate achievement in health care: Honors a company that has created an innovative health benefits plan or that...

Big Beaver Road plan seeks to encourage foot traffic.(News)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Large public areas, high-rise buildings set closer to the road and "service lanes'' parallel to the main road to encourage foot traffic are among recommendations to enhance the Big Beaver corridor by...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
June 5, 2006... * The Crain's Private 200 list in the May 29 issue contained an incorrect figure for the number of employees of No. 84 National Logistics Management. The correct figure is 198. * An editorial on Page 8 of the May 29 issue incorrectly stated...

Mackinac blog attack.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conferences)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... While the panelists were pontificating, our guest bloggers were giving crainsdetroit.com readers some ear-to-the-ground reporting from the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference. Some choice tidbits: Michael Brennan on...

'Crush' to offer vineyard-style cuisine.(management of restaurant)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Michael Thibault has purchased the former Deep Blue restaurant in Southfield at 30855 Southfield Road south of 13 Mile Road and plans to offer vineyard-style cuisine heavily influenced by wine and food pairings. ...

Bankruptcies.
June 5, 2006... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit May 26-June 1. Under Chapter 11, a company files for a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. ...

Pulte cuts earnings forecast, blames interest rates, slow sales.(News)(Pulte Homes Inc.)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Rising interest rates and other factors have halted the national housing boom, leading Bloomfield Hills-based Pulte Homes Inc. to cut its 2006 earnings forecast. April and May new-home orders dropped 29 percent...

Finding your way up north; Real estate agents say sales are improving, prices are going up.(reports of home selling)
June 5, 2006... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo Northern Michigan real estate agents are hopeful that vacation-home sales along Michigan's Gold Coast will meet or exceed last year's season. "So far, we're slightly ahead of last year, so that's a good thing...

State to spend $20 million on business-marketing campaign.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conferences)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane Officials on Thursday unveiled a new campaign that puts Michigan back in the business-marketing arena and uses stateside CEO success stories to drive home the point that Michigan can offer businesses "The Upper Hand,'' the...

This Just In.
June 5, 2006... MSU medical college scouts SE Michigan sites The Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine plans to establish a satellite campus in Southeast Michigan and begin classes there as early as July 2007. The Detroit Medical...

Detroit offering improvement grants.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny Detroit's Office of Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization is seeking proposals from community organizations to be designated as "Re$tore Detroit!'' and "ReFresh Detroit!'' districts. Re$tore Detroit! districts...

These CEOs are tops in fitness.(rankings of chief executive officers)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer This year 86 CEOs, presidents and other top-level executives took part in Crain's 50 Fittest CEOs contest. After taking a five-part test administered by contest co-sponsor Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, they...

Donors want hospital gift to spur region.(management of William Beaumont Hospital)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Eugene Applebaum is hoping the $2.5 million gift he and his wife Marcia made to William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak will help the region with its economic turnaround. "We can have a reputation for being...

Cooperation key to reducing health costs, council says.(2006 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conferences)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Sheena Harrison Southeast Michigan has an opportunity to reduce health care costs, but it's going to take the cooperation of all the region's major stakeholders, according to the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. ...

Directory: Part 1 of 2.(advertising)(Directory)
June 5, 2006... New programs at area colleges, universities This directory was compiled based on dozens of interviews with academic and admissions executives within these schools. Most schools are offering more new programs than listed here; Crain's...

Directory: Part 1 of 2.(advertising)(Directory)
June 5, 2006... Schoolcraft College, Livonia The school has two new areas of study for the fall - aviation management and homeland security. The college is offering an associate's degree and a certificate in aviation management. The area of study was...

Biotech behemoth.(sales and earnings of the company)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... By far the biggest kid on the biotech block in Southeast Michigan is Pfizer Inc.'s sprawling R&D campus in Ann Arbor. As a research center, there's no revenue to break out to rank it on this list. But the center employs more than 2,600 on...

Chamber adds position to work on small-business issues.(Jon Kreger as been named director of small-business initiatives)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich The Detroit Regional Chamber has expanded its staff by naming a director of small-business initiatives during its annual policy conference at Mackinac Island. Jon Kreger, 31, has been named director of...

Executive Life.
June 5, 2006... Highest median housing values Community: Median Lake Angelus: $1,079,710 Bloomfield Hills: 898,098 Grosse Pte. Shores: 779,180 Orchard Lake: 703,221 Franklin: 568,144 Bingham Farms: 493,243 Bloomfield Twp.:...

Michigan has the potential to become a biotech powerhouse, but for a state built on manufacturing, the task of developing that potential has been described as "Like playing chess with no squares": Part 1 of 2.(Special Report)
June 5, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich The future of life sciences Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano are looking at the state's younger life-sciences companies as holding the key to Michigan's...

Think about elder care now.(Opinion)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Is your parent a welfare cheat? Are you? As Amy Lane reports on Page 11, nearly $1 of every $4 Michigan spends on Medicaid goes to long-term care for seniors. Most recipients are poor. But a growing number are clients of "elder law''...

Ernst & Young salutes three.(awards of Sam Simon, Tom Wilson and Florine Mark)
June 12, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Ernst & Young is honoring the following local entrepreneurs in observance of the 20th anniversary of the Entrepreneur of the Year competition: Sam Simon Founder, chairman and CEO Atlas Oil Co., Taylor ...

Altarum acquires health care research company for $10.5M.(Altarum Institute)(Health Systems Research Inc.)
June 12, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Altarum Institute has paid $10.5 million to acquire a Washington-based for-profit company. Health Systems Research Inc. will operate as a for-profit subsidiary until it is merged with the nonprofit over the next 18...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
June 12, 2006... * A story about a former steelworker now in the restaurant business on Page M-40 of the June 5 issue misidentified the employer he left in the early 1990s. The story should have said he worked for the Great Lakes operation of now-bankrupt...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2006... We learned this lesson once Editor: This is in response to Keith Crain's "They are nothing more than alibis'' from May 1. There is enough blame for everyone - politicians, manufacturers, and consumers. Eighteen years ago I bought a...