Crain's Detroit Business articles from June 2007

Crain's Detroit Business archives from June 2007

Life after the line: Part 2 of 2; Retraining leads autoworkers to new jobs, eases nursing shortages.(services of health care industry)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jessica Marquez Crain News Service The Michigan case Michigan's major health care providers realized early on that addressing the pending nursing shortage would require collaboration not only with one another, but with schools...

An act that holds us back.(Opinion)(Public Act 312)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... The time for partisan politics is over, Gov. Jennifer Granholm told Mackinac conference attendees as she urged them to pressure lawmakers to resolve the budget crisis and adopt a new business-tax structure. (See story, Page 17.) Granholm...

University boards depend on local businesspeople: Part 2 of 2.(Focus)
June 4, 2007... Private colleges and universities Albion College Paul Tobias, CEO, Mackinac Financial Corp., Bloomfield Hills. Tobias graduated from Albion with a bachelor's in 1973 and received his MBA from the University of Michigan. He was elected...

New Blues PPO puts emphasis on wellness.(News)(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.)(Preferred Provider Organization )(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced a new PPO plan on Wednesday that promises lower co-pays and deductibles for employees that take steps to stay healthy. The plan, called Healthy Blue Incentives, will...

Poll: 88% say state's economy has worsened.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Bill Shea Eighty-eight percent of respondents in a new Southeast Michigan business survey find the state's economy worse than it was five years ago, but 74 percent think it will improve in the next five years. Those are among...

Labor leaders gain attention for calls for cooperation.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Richard Blouse Jr.)(Detroit Renaissance Inc.'s Doug Rothwell)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison, Amy Lane The voices of top union leaders at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference could lead to new collaboration on issues vital to business, labor and Michigan's well-being. Mackinac...

Speakers want universal health care, differ on running, paying for it.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Conference news)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison While business and union leaders agreed that health care should be available for all Americans, they differed on who should pay the tab for health coverage. United Auto Workers International President Ron...

Ford calls for greater R&D, integrated national energy policy.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Bill Ford Jr.)(Conference news)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jennette Smith Bill Ford Jr. urged swift action on a variety of fronts during keynote remarks Thursday, including a national energy policy and implementation of Road to Renaissance plans to transform the state economy. The...

State must toughen curriculum, reformers say.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Conference news)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison Michigan must improve its students' academic proficiency levels and create a more rigorous K-12 curriculum if it hopes to train a competitive workforce, according to education reform professionals Thursday at the...

Conference to focus on ways to reduce costs for health care.(News)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Andrew Dietderich It's no secret to Detroit area employers and employees that health care costs are on the rise, but an upcoming event will address how Southeast Michigan companies can collectively save $500 million during the next...

Tunnel vision; With land in hand, partnership looks to flex political muscles to push Detroit rail tunnel it says will save thousands of jobs.(News)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Andrew Dietderich, Amy Lane Seven years ago, Marge Byington and a group of investors came forward with a plan to build a new commercial railroad tunnel under the Detroit River connecting the U.S. and Canada, which they say would...

Board Member Spotlight: University of Michigan.(Focus)(Northwest Airlines Corp.'s Andrea Fischer Newman)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott Andrea Fischer Newman Senior vice president, Northwest Airlines Corp., Detroit Andrea Fischer Newman is particularly interested in the University of Michigan's efforts to turn research innovations into new...

Directory.(Focus)(Directory)
June 4, 2007... New programs at area colleges, universities This directory was compiled based on interviews with academic and admissions executives. Most schools are offering more new programs than listed here; Crain's selected programs of interest to a...

Mack attack.(News)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Michael Lee Last week, Crain's conducted a little experiment in citizen journalism. What happens when you give about 20 civic, government and business leaders attending the Mackinac Policy Conference a blog forum and (mostly)...

Board Member Spotlight: Central Michigan University.(Focus)(Jeff Caponigro)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott Jeff Caponigro President and CEO, Caponigro Public Relations Inc., Southfield Jeff Caponigro is among the business leaders who have continued to strengthen Central Michigan University's mission. Since being...

Board Member Spotlight: Eastern Michigan University.(Focus)(Fran Parker)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Tracy Mishler Fran Parker CEO, Health Alliance Plan, Detroit Fran Parker is optimistic about the Eastern Michigan University board, and several growth areas for the university. Parker didn't step into her role as a...

Board Member Spotlight: Wayne State University.(Focus)(Richard Bernstein)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Tracy Mishler Richard Bernstein Attorney, Law Offices of Samuel Bernstein, Farmington HIlls Richard Bernstein knows what it's like to fight an uphill battle. And as a member of the board of Wayne State University in...

The new `Up North'; Quaint towns, reasonable real estate prices draw more people to the eastern Upper Peninsula.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Marti Benedetti The eastern Upper Peninsula's tranquility, lack of traffic congestion and more reasonable real estate prices are making it attractive to people who are getting fed up with Northwest Michigan's bustling vacation...

Push to promote Macomb health plan gets some results.(services of health insurance industry)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Chad Halcom An effort to re-publicize a health insurance plan for Macomb County employers is yielding small early results. Principals and administrators of the nonprofit Macomb Health Plan said at least four new businesses...

Success in Detroit set stage for Tersigni.(News)(Anthony Tersigni of Ascension Health )
June 4, 2007... Byline: Melanie Evans Crain News Service Ascension Health President and CEO Anthony Tersigni rose quickly within the system's ranks after he proved to be competitive and skillful in Detroit's turbulent health care market. Adept...

TV spots, biz-to-biz applications are unveiled.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jennette Smith New TV spots and plans for the business-to-business application of the new brand for the region were rolled out at a Thursday morning session on Mackinac Island. The region's new brand is both a project to boost...

Generational change; Family builds a new home fit for this century on a homesite owned since the last.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Marti Benedetti When Anita and Stan Jursek relax on their patio overlooking Floyd Lake about 10 miles from East Tawas, they are surrounded by nearly 90 years of family history. Stan's grandfather, Harold Groff, bought a cottage...

Quick thinking.(Grace Shore is an employee of Central Macomb Chamber of Commerce)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Chad Halcom Grace Shore President, Central Macomb Chamber of Commerce Grace Shore, 58, president of the Central Macomb Chamber of Commerce in Mt. Clemens, says hers is a people-oriented profession and her media habits...

Taylor ends management deal with Sweet Georgia Brown.(Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group L.L.C.)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Brent Snavely On the same day that Frank Taylor spoke about the importance of business partnerships in Orlando, his own management involvement with Sweet Georgia Brown, his first fine-dining restaurant in metro Detroit, ended. ...

We're starving for leadership.(Ron Gettelfinger president of United Automobile Workers gets a standing ovation)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Mary Kramer UAW President Ron Gettelfinger got a standing ovation Thursday morning at the Detroit Regional Chamber's 27th annual Mackinac Policy Conference. Surprised? I'll bet some CEOs never expected to find themselves...

Retain, don't just train.(services of Michigan State University )
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin Does it matter if we're doubling the number of people with a college degree or some sort of post-secondary accreditation if they're leaving the state? If he had to do it all over again, Al Lorenzo, president of...

Life after the line: Part 1 of 2; Retraining leads autoworkers to new jobs, eases nursing shortages.(Ford Motor Co.)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jessica Marquez Crain News Service Parents are often surprised to learn that the nurse treating their child for a congenital heart defect used to work in a Michigan auto facility. But after Blair Dudley explains that he made...

Reuse bids sought for Selfridge land; Base making areas available for redevelopment.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Chad Halcom Tech and research firms, residential developers, defense contractors and even golf professionals may take interest in an initiative to allow private-sector businesses use of public land at Selfridge Air National Guard...

Business decisions on hold pending tax plan.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Amy Lane If there was any doubt that business executives are frustrated and impatient with the absence of a new Michigan business-tax structure, that doubt was dispelled last week at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy...

Make regionalism 'a way of life'; Session becomes rallying cry for One D collaborative effort.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Bill Shea, Jennette Smith An opening session for the Mackinac Policy Conference served as a rallying cry for the One D collaborative effort with participants urging more business and government leaders to join in. In his...

University boards depend on local businesspeople: Part 1 of 2.(Focus)(appointments of university boards and trustees)(Report)
June 4, 2007... Crain's has compiled a list of metro Detroit business community members who serve on state university boards. We're listing only those people who live or work in our coverage area and have business titles. Under state statute, the only...

In the spotlight.(People)(Team Detroit appointments)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... George Rogers, president and CEO of advertising agency cooperative Team Detroit, announced that Peter Rentschler and Toby Barlow have been named co-presidents of subsidiary JWT Team Detroit, effective June 1. Rentschler, 48, is executive...

Friendship sparks $2m endowment for professorship.(Mary Campbell employee of Kaydon Corp. gives educational grants)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin Longtime friendship and professional respect for University of Michigan pediatric urologist David Bloom sparked Brian and Mary Campbell to make their largest gift to the university. Campbell, former chairman and...

Crain's List: Largest Architectural Firms.(News)(Ghafari Associates Inc. contracts with Higgins Development Partners)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... List of 20: see print copy. * * * Ghafari Inc. Among Ghafari's current projects is the new headquarters for the FBI's planned new building (left) in Detroit's Corktown area. The U.S. General Services Administration in May...

`Ask the White Guy' blogger to speak at event.(News)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Joanne Scharich Luke Visconti of DiversityInc Media L.L.C. is the keynote speaker for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs Annual Power Breakfast June 12 in Birmingham. Visconti, who is the "Ask the White Guy'' blogger at...

Let the buyer be aware: Prices have fallen, inventory is up.(Business Lives)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Marti Benedetti In three regions of Michigan, vacation-home prices have fallen or are flat, inventory is abundant and only sellers pricing their properties realistically are attracting buyers, according to real estate agents and...

Looking for a vacation home? There's plenty at all prices.(Business Lives)
June 4, 2007... If you've been thinking about buying a vacation house or an investment property Up North, you can count on a large inventory to choose from and prices ranging from below $50,000 to more than $1 million. Listed properties are plentiful...

'Hands-on' classes draw students to MBA programs.(Focus)(Master of business administration)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott MBA programs around the state are offering more hands-on, interactive training, a trend that professors and administrators say is necessary to give graduates a competitive advantage. Specific classes and programs are...

Low ratings spark differing reactions at law schools.(Focus)(U.S. News & World Report publishes law schools ranking)(Report)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott Two state law schools that were given low rankings by a leading national news magazine are reacting in vastly different ways. Both the University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University law schools were listed as...

Ecology Coating looks to go public in reverse merger.(News)(OCIS Corp., approve an agreement with Ecology Coatings Inc., )
June 4, 2007... Byline: Tom Henderson The board of directors of a Salt Lake company, OCIS Corp., will vote today on whether to approve an agreement on a reverse merger that will allow Ecology Coatings Inc., a Bloomfield Hills-based nanotech company, to go...

Bearing fruit; Cherry Commission reports progress.(education ppolicy of Michigan)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin Michigan has made gains in at least three of four recommendations issued in late 2004 for doubling the number of residents with degrees by 2015. But several members of the Commission on Higher Education & Economic...

UM group wants to match engineers with employers; Goal is to keep graduates from leaving state for jobs.(services of University of Michigan)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Marti Benedetti A committee at the University of Michigan, which includes Detroit entrepreneur Brian Balasia and other Detroit area businesspeople, wants to set up a matchmaking service - but not for singles. Instead, the...

Cruises add fun to 'very underused' riverfront.(News)(J and K Catering Inc.'s detroit princess)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Tracy Mishler Mitch Rosen was looking for something other than a traditional restaurant or bar to host a party last December for 120 clients and employees. Instead of booking a banquet hall, the president of Redford...

Kostal move to Troy could create 203 jobs.(News)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Chad Halcom A move from Novi to Troy for automotive mechanical and electrical switch supplier Kostal of America Inc. may benefit one city without greatly hurting the other, in a deal with state and local officials expect to be...

Board Member Spotlight: Lawrence Technological University.(Lloyd Reuss)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Aaron Harris Lloyd Reuss Former president, General Motors Corp., Detroit Although Lloyd Reuss spent 36 years at General Motors including a three-year run as president, he considers himself a technical person by trade. ...

Warm weather launches waterfront dining.(services of waterfront restaurants)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Brent Snavely With the sun shining and warm weather finally upon Southeast Michigan again, local residents are descending upon the area's most popular waterfront restaurants. Operators of some of the area's best-known...

Millennial draw; Urban, mixed-use neighborhoods, an expert says, are key to attracting young people.(development of urban housing)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin Metro Detroit's future may hinge on its ability to attract the millennial generation of under-30s. An informal group that includes Michigan Future Inc., the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the...

Subprime mortgage lending still bad for city.
June 4, 2007... Byline: John Mogk Subprime mortgage lending decimated many of Detroit's older neighborhoods 40 years ago as an ill-conceived federal response to the 1967 riot. Today, private lenders are promoting the same potentially damaging practice...

University impact: $6.5B in spending, $24.3B in earnings.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jennette Smith The University Research Corridor released an analysis of the state's three research universities' economic contributions to the state on Thursday. The University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
June 4, 2007... Nuclear power worth support Editor: Keith Crain's May 7 column on nuclear energy, "DTE CEO is fighting an uphill battle'' is right on. It rightly recognizes the sea change in the thinking about nuclear energy in light of global...

Bankruptcies.
June 4, 2007... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit May 25-31. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. Gasperoni Tile Corp., 49088 White Mill Drive, Shelby Township, voluntary Chapter 7. Assets:...

Work study; Two dozen businesses chip in to help new Detroit high school.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin More than two dozen local employers have lined up to support a work-study program for students at a new, co-ed Catholic high school expected to open in Detroit in the fall of 2008. It would be the only Catholic high...

Health of the business, or the business of health? Riverview Hospital sale sparks debate on meaning of nonprofit health care.(St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital invested in Ascension Health)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Melanie Evans Crain News Service Ascension Health saw an offer too good to refuse when a rival cancer hospital offered $20 million for its safety-net hospital east of downtown Detroit. The Motor City lost about 10 percent of...

Week in Review.(announcements of Michigan State University)(anouncements of Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.)(announcements of Pulte Homes Inc.)
June 4, 2007... MSU gets $26M pledge for new art museum from Broads Michigan State University on Friday announced a $26 million gift from Eli and Edythe Broad, the largest individual cash gift in the university's history. About $18.5 million of the...

Calendar.
June 4, 2007... Tuesday June 5 Mergers & Acquisition Conference. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. The Detroit Chapter of the Association of Corporate Growth. University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr. Includes panel discussions on "Private Equity Activity and...

How to behave like 'One D'.(management of Detroit Renaissance Inc.)
June 4, 2007... Detroit Renaissance becomes public face of collaboration Detroit Renaissance's contribution to One D so far has been to be the public face of the regional collaborative thus far. In November, Detroit Renaissance - the private, nonprofit...

Walsh master's focuses on `learning how to lead'.(planning of Colleges to teach strategic leadership programmes)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Justin Kroll Walsh College in Troy plans a new master's degree in strategic leadership that includes creative elements such as psychological research and extensive role-playing. Lee Meadows, a professor of management at Walsh...

Board Member Spotlight: .(John Hantz employee of Hantz Group is a trustee of Northwood University)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Justin Kroll John Hantz CEO, Hantz Group, Southfield John Hantz, founder and CEO of Hantz Group in Southfield, says he is a trustee on Midland-based Northwood University's board because Northwood helped shape his identity....

New LTU program weaves auto design, engineering.(Lawrence Technological University)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Natasha Robinson Crain News Service Lawrence Technological University has developed a degree and certificate program in transportation design with hopes of helping automakers shorten the time from vehicle design to production. ...

Bikers' charity ball is June 30.(management of fund raising events)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Justin Kroll The Birmingham-based Bikers for Kids Foundation's Bikers Rock Ball is June 30 at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. Proceeds will go to Childhelp, the Penrickton Center for Blind Children and Variety-The Children's...

This Just In.(buldings and facilities of WelshCo L.L.C.)(negotiations between city of Detroit and Windsor)(Huron Capital Partners L.L.C. acquires Stair Parts Inc.)
June 4, 2007... WelshCo opens office after buying Liberty buildings Minneapolis-based WelshCo L.L.C. has opened a Detroit area office in its newly acquired property in the Liberty Ecorse Industrial Development in Romulus, and named Thomas Schoenberger as...

Aerotropolis can move cargo, region.(Opinion)(aerotropolis future in Detroit)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... James Hoffa was right; in his off-the-cuff speech to open the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference last Wednesday, he said that just as "plastics'' was the future for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie "The Graduate,''...

People.(Steven Branstner is an employee of French Associates Inc.)(Steven Braun is an emloyee of J.M. Olson Corp.)
June 4, 2007... Architecture Daniel Smuck to project manager, FSP Architects and Planners, Farmington Hills, from project manager, Kevin Hart Associates, Birmingham. Steven Branstner to director of health facilities, French Associates Inc.,...

Solo cruiser; Grande Mariner will be the last of three ships to sail Great Lakes in 2008.(American Canadian Caribbean Line Inc.)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Tracy Mishler Those looking to sail the Great Lakes on a cruise ship had better jump aboard this summer or risk missing the boat. Availability of cruise ships will be in short supply for next year's season, reducing the number...

Where (her)story resides.(biography of Glynes Graham )(Biography)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Marti Benedetti Glynes Graham knows there are lots of nice places where she could live. But those places don't contain her family history, and they are not a five-minute commute from her job. Hubbard Farms in southwest Detroit...

Last call to nominate a Power Seller.(News)
June 4, 2007... Crain's Detroit Business is seeking top salespeople for its Power Sellers feature. This special section, to be published July 9, will spotlight the dealers and closers in Southeast Michigan that use creativity and moxie to close the sale...

Rumblings.(Royal Oak and Windsor cross border promotion)(Wolfgang Bernhard of Cerberus Capital Management L.P.)(Bill Proctor of Detroit ABC tracking dows suspects in the case of Fredrick Freeman )
June 4, 2007... TV's Proctor to work on murder case Bill Proctor, longtime senior reporter at Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ-Channel 7, is taking an unpaid leave of absence to try to free a man he believes was wrongly imprisoned for a 1986 murder in Port...

Will we ever end the partisanship?(Detroit Regional Chamber meeting)(Column)
June 4, 2007... Byline: KEITH CRAIN I wasn't at Mackinac this year. I get too irritated with all the glad-handing and political posturing. I gave up going and seem to be getting along OK. I know that the Detroit Regional Chamber meeting at the Grand...

Companies hope to get new business while at Mackinac.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Bill Shea When 1,700 of Michigan's leading business, civic and political leaders descended on Mackinac Island for the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference, the swarms of accompanying reporters took advantage of...

New terminal could be named.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conferenece)(Detroit Metropolitan Airport)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Jennette Smith A naming rights deal and a push for more tram access at Detroit Metropolitan Airport are possibilities for the Wayne County Airport Authority's new North Terminal project. After speaking at a Friday session at...

`Aerotropolis' is in future.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conf)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison Policy consultants at the Mackinac Policy Conference said Friday that Southeast Michigan is destined to become an "aerotropolis'' - a booming hub of air travel and commerce. The key will be to coordinate the...

Granholm: No vacation until new biz tax.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference)(Jennifer Granholm)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Amy Lane Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday turned up the heat on lawmakers to resolve Michigan's fiscal 2008 budget and replace Michigan's business tax. In a speech at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference,...

Author: Area race divisions must improve.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference)(Kevin Boyle)(Brief article)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Sheena Harrison Detroit has had a long history of racism and segregation that will continue to burden the region's future if business and community leaders don't step up to promote understanding between communities, said Kevin...

Big 5 session has few sparks, but plenty of ideas.(2007 Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference)
June 4, 2007... Byline: Amy Lane The traditional Big Five session at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference generated few sparks but did create coverage of issues shared by leaders of the Detroit region, including collaboration,...

Last call for Health Care Heroes.(News)
June 4, 2007... It's your last chance to submit nominations for Health Care Heroes, a special section in the Aug. 6 issue. The deadline is June 8. Winners will be named in the following categories and recognized during a Sept. 19 luncheon: * Corporate...

Types of long-term care.(Focus)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott Home health services are for an individual who has been released from a hospital and requires frequent (sometimes daily) living assistance from a caregiver but is expected to return to normal health after recovering from...

Independent living requires financial plan.(Focus)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott The financial puzzle of long-term care costs isn't solved easily. A June 2006 study by the Chestnut Hill, Mass.-based Center for Retirement Research indicated that almost 43 percent of Americans are not saving...

Health care agenda; Planning for elder care takes time, research.(Focus)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Mike Scott Searching for an assisted living home for his parents was a frustrating and monumental task that Jeff Prough wasn't prepared for. "It was overwhelming,'' said Prough, CEO of Critical Signal Technologies Inc. in...

What to ask.(assisted living)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Making the transition to assisted living isn't easy but the burden can be lifted a little by asking the right questions. Assisted living refers to those who can't live on their own but don't need the...

Holographic imaging firm finds going public can be a wild ride; Reverse merger takes strange turns.(Intrepid World Communications Corp., MangaPets Inc.)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Tom Henderson Jim Fischback's recent effort to take his Birmingham-based hologram-imaging company, Intrepid World Communications Corp., public through a reverse merger with a Vancouver company is a tale of Japanese cartoon porn,...

Bank plans expansion into Livingston County.(Fentura Financial Inc., Livingston Community Bank)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Tom Henderson A Fenton-based bank-holding company has targeted Livingston County for a major expansion and hopes to open its first branch in the county in downtown Brighton in late September or early August. The bank will be...

Bankruptcies.(Northern Boulder Company Inc., Greater Faith Assembly and CRS Poured Concrete Walls Inc.)(Brief article)
June 11, 2007... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit June 1-7. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. Northern...

Dream Cruise looking for new title sponsor.(Woodward Dream Cruise Inc.)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Sherri Begin Woodward Dream Cruise Inc. is searching for a new title sponsor to replace Eaton Corp., which dropped to a lower sponsorship level this year in an effort to cut costs. If the nonprofit isn't able to locate a new...

State wins first round in casino revenue fight; Court says tribes must pay into strategic fund.(News)
June 11, 2007... Byline: Amy Lane Michigan has won an initial court ruling that could send an estimated $40 million into state economic-development coffers and secure millions more in tribal casino revenue. The ruling in a two-year-old federal lawsuit,...