Crain's Detroit Business articles from March 2003

Crain's Detroit Business archives from March 2003

Speed dating: Like at first sight.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx I'm dying here. I had 24 dates last night and still no word on how they went. I've been waiting for speed dating to make it to Detroit since November 2001, when my friend Tanya tried it. Tanya, who lives in Chicago,...

Week in Review.(briefs)
March 3, 2003... Former Kmart execs indicted in fraud case Troy-based Kmart Corp. said former CEO Chuck Conaway hid information from the board as the company ran out of money in late 2001. Conaway failed to provide some board members with ``significant...

Ex-Breed exec sues automakers, suppliers over sensor patent.(News)(David Breed, Automotive Technologies International Inc. claim patent infringement)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Nearly every global automaker and several parts suppliers face a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by inventor and former Breed Technologies Inc. executive David Breed. The lawsuit, filed in May 2001 in U.S....

Business Diary.(Briefs)
March 3, 2003... contracts AutoCom Associates, Bloomfield Hills, has been selected by Germany-based Indec as its North American public-relations agency of record. Quill Communications Inc., a Royal Oak marketing, advertising and public-relations...

Ford & Earl, HarleyEllis split.(News)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Two metro Detroit design firms are dissolving a formal partnership effective March 31 but still plan to work together on projects. Troy-based Ford & Earl Associates and Southfield-based HarleyEllis exchanged...

Crain's seeks best in small business.(News)
March 3, 2003... Crain's Detroit Business is seeking nominations for its first Small Business Awards. The awards will honor local small businesses that have proven to be exceptionally innovative or have overcome difficult problems and became a better...

Some buyouts.(Special Report)(financial investor purchases of auto suppliers)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Recent purchases of auto suppliers by financial investors: * Blackstone Group, based in New York City, is closing on its deal to buy TRW Inc.'s Livonia-based automotive unit for $3.75 billion in cash and $600 million in debt assumption. The...

Rumblings.(local briefs)
March 3, 2003... Spiritual author Williamson said to buy Ford home The likely buyer of the Grosse Pointe Farms house formerly owned by Ford Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Bill Ford Jr. is spiritual author and lecturer Marianne Williamson, area real estate...

More fly charter, wing it themselves.(Special Report)(executives charter planes)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong High-level executives used to going where they want when they want to conduct business are seeking the same kind of control when they travel for pleasure. Many are chartering their own planes, and some are even...

The state's tech mix.(News)(largest information-technology vendors in Michigan)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Michigan state government's largest information-technology vendors: EDS Corp.: Three contracts totaling $580 million, the largest of which is to supply computers. IBM Corp.: Seven contracts totaling $364 million, the largest of which...

High stakes; Financial players bring capital, but automakers worry investors are are only interested in quick fix.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky The economic downturn has more private-equity companies poised to buy troubled auto suppliers, something that doesn't exactly sit well with automakers. Financial players, meanwhile, wonder why an industry...

Prospects improve for toolmakers, but cash crunch may hurt.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky After suffering through a dearth of work and customers stretching their payments, things finally are starting to look up for toolmakers. At least in terms of work. North American automakers and the large,...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
March 3, 2003... * An information box on Page 24 of the Feb. 24 issue should have stated that Gov. Jennifer Granholm's executive order was aimed at correcting the $158 million deficit in the state's general fund. The order did not include cuts in revenue...

Coupon mailer raises banner with an Innovative acquisition.(News)(Marketshare Inc. acquires Innovative Media L.L.C.)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Troy-based Marketshare Inc., best known for its direct-mail coupon books, is branching into the banner business with its purchase of Innovative Media L.L.C. in Madison Heights. Marketshare paid about $1 million...

New land-use council set to tackle urban sprawl.(News)(Land Use Leadership Council)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane A much-anticipated state land-use council will get off the ground fast, as it moves toward submitting ideas to Gov. Jennifer Granholm by Aug. 15. The Land Use Leadership Council is the No. 1 priority of Steven...

Laser eye surgeons reset their sights.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey The market for LASIK eye surgery has fallen off, in some practices up to 50 percent. But surgeons in metro Detroit and Windsor think the procedure is no fad, and demand will rebound. The market has matured over the...

This Just In.
March 3, 2003... Great Lakes Health Plan replaces top executives Great Lakes Health Plan will meet with state insurance regulators Tuesday, presumably to talk about changes among its top executives and its finances, state health care experts said last week....

Unemployment higher in 2002, but rate of job loss slowed.(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane Southeast Michigan didn't bleed the jobs it did in the latter part of 2001, but area counties still ended 2002 with full-year unemployment rates higher than a year ago. Unemployment-rate increases from 2001 to 2002...

Relationship-marketing ventures take toll on Valassis earnings; Newspaper inserts still strong.(News)(Valassis Communications Inc.)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Valassis Communications Inc.'s newspaper inserts continue to be a strong profit center, but the company still lost money in the fourth quarter because two other units are not performing as well as expected. ...

Ailing Wellness Plan considers job cuts; HMO loses $8 million, 17,410 members.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx The Wellness Plan, the state's largest Medicaid health maintenance organization, is not meeting state financial requirements and is contemplating layoffs. President and CEO Isadore King said last week that the...

Visteon's 'pay to play' is the wrong strategy.(Opinion)(Visteon asks supplier for prepayment, price reductions)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... "Pay to play'' used to be the way cash-strapped school districts found money for "extras'' like sports and extracurricular activities. But Visteon Corp. may be taking that formula to a new extreme. As Crain's Detroit Business reported last...

We're going to need to do more with less.(balancing the state budget)(Column)
March 3, 2003... Byline: KEITH CRAIN Late last month, we held our annual Newsmaker of the Year luncheon and heard a bright, enthusiastic governor talk about the challenges that she has inherited from the past. We have to have a balanced budget in the...

Northwest's requests.(News)(Northwest Airlines Corp. asks for concessions from unions)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Northwest Airlines Air Line Pilots Association said Northwest Airlines Corp. asked for concessions including: * A 17.4 percent pay cut. * Eliminate of a 5.5 percent raise due in September. * No raises until July 1, 2006. *...

Banning smoking in public makes sense.(Opinion)
March 3, 2003... Byline: John Ruckdeschel Although lung cancer lacks the high public profile of breast or prostate cancer, it's responsible for more deaths than these two cancers and colorectal cancer combined. According to the American Cancer Society,...

Northwest Airlines opens contract talks by asking unions for pay cuts; Airline asks for 17.4% pay cut, no raises until 2006.(News)(negotiations with Northwest Air Line Pilots Association, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong Two unions representing Northwest Airlines Corp. employees are preparing for a series of contract talks with airline executives that they expect will be lengthy and acrimonious. Last Tuesday, the airline opened...

Clicking against the current; Local tech companies find ways to grow despite declining capital spending.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Ted Dacko pays no mind to recent reports from Merrill Lynch Global Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. that say technology spending won't pick up until 2004. That's because the CEO of Ann Arbor-based...

Sweet Georgia Brown warms up winter menu.(Special Report)(restaurant briefs)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong With winter comes snow, freezing cold, increased sales of windshield-wiper solvent and, of course, a winter menu at Sweet Georgia Brown in Detroit. Executive Chef Jerry Nottage added a mix of seafood, lamb and...

Small biz tentative about testing Web waters.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey While many large and midsize companies engage in online commerce or have a Web site, e-commerce has failed to lure small businesses. And maybe that's best. Consider this: A 2002 study by Verizon Communications Inc....

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 3, 2003... Arts help drive our economy Editor: The old adage of there being ``nothing new under the sun'' seems to have descended upon the arts and cultural community once again. The state is struggling through a severe budget crisis, and once...

Where I live.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Who he is: Dr. Steven Almany, 45. What he does: Medical director, department of cardiology, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak; partner, Sadbacks L.L.C., Bloomfield Hills, an investment group he operates out of his home; interventional...

Editor's Note: Calling all readers...(Special Report)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Executive Life, which will appear eight times a year in Crain's Detroit Business, wants to hear from readers about the non-workday parts of your life. Specifically, here's what we're looking for. My favorite: Tell us about your favorite...

Bowling for dollars; PBA Championship to bring $4M, attention to 'bowling capital'.(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Just a year ago, Erin Dobbins scoffed at the idea that was a sport. A year later, though, the general manager of Taylor Lanes knows is more than the cigarettes, beer and smelly shoes typically associated with...

Manpower juggles some of its own.(News)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Brent Snavely One year after Manpower Inc. bought the Manpower Metro Detroit franchise and transformed it into a regional corporate office, the Milwaukee-based staffing company has shuffled its top local executives. Former Area...

Movin' on up.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith City living in the suburbs may sound like a contradiction, but new projects that aim to provide just that report steady sales progress. Popular downtowns such as Royal Oak, Birmingham and Plymouth boast...

People.
March 3, 2003... architecture John Castellana to president, TMP Associates Inc., Bloomfield Hills, from senior vice president. Also, Kent Johnson to chairman from president. Larry Koehler to manager, Troy branch office, SSOE Inc., Troy, continuing as...

Bankruptcies.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit the week of Feb. 10-17. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation....

Kmart investigators: We're not done yet.(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Brent Snavely The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had tough words last week for anyone disappointed with its investigation thus far of Kmart Corp. or characterizations of the civil charges against two former executives as...

Briefly.(Briefs)
March 3, 2003... Rouse offer in 1998 may have led to Taubman's restructuring Just as Bloomfield Hills-based Taubman Centers Inc. was in the midst of reorganizing its corporate structure in May 1998, the Columbia, Md.-based Rouse Co. offered to pay $17.50 a...

State scrutinizing IT money; Vendors cutting costs at governor's behest.(Cover Story)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane Information-technology vendors are cutting costs to help the state balance its budget, even as the state looks at contract changes that could bring some work in-house. Like all state agencies under direction to cut...

Troy plan draws interest from big-name developers.(Real Estate)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Six real estate heavyweights are scheduled to meet with Troy officials Friday to determine interest in developing a 500-room hotel and 200,000-square-foot convention center at I-75 and Big Beaver Road in Troy. ...

SAE convention lures back several big auto suppliers (Society of Automotive Engineers).(News)
March 3, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky The Society of Automotive Engineers' efforts to bring automakers and large suppliers back to the annual World Congress have paid off. SAE has more than doubled the number of tier-one suppliers that will...

Love at first view; Turtle Lake setting wins over physician.(Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Steven Almany wasn't house-hunting when he visited the Turtle Lake Development in Bloomfield Hills last year. He was considering the gated community of multimillion-dollar homes as a possible venture-capital opportunity for his investment...

Clinics for uninsured needed.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... Health care advocates plan to make some noise this month during Cover the Uninsured Week, March 10-16. An estimated 41 million Americans - including 180,000 in the city of Detroit - have no health insurance. Detroit's three hospital...

Standing pat (most employers not changing size of work force).(Cover Story)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... A Manpower Inc. survey of employers' expectations for April-June showed: * 51 percent planning no change in the size of their work force. * 19 percent planning an increase. * 16 percent plan a decrease. * 14 percent are...

Vision quest (laser vision-correction procedures).(Special Report)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... There are three popular laser vision-correction procedures, and prices vary by procedure. * PRK: Photorefractive keratectomy, the precursor of LASIK. * LASIK: Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis is a procedure that permanently...

Couple more things.(Speed dating calendar; Special Report)
March 3, 2003... Couple Minutes also is organizing events for women 35 and up and men 40 and up. It is March 25 at Local Color Brewing Co., Grand River Avenue east of Novi Road, Novi. The next event for the younger set is scheduled for March 31 - same time,...

Business dodges budget ax; But fee hikes, tax moves raise concerns.(News)(Michigan state budget)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane With just a few exceptions, issues and programs important to business last week were spared the ax by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. But there were a lot of cuts with a paring knife in her proposed 2004 budget. And raising...

Kirco buys apartment complex from Beaumont Hospital.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith William Beaumont Hospital sold a 40-unit apartment complex to Troy real estate organization Kirco. The price was not disclosed. The Royal Oak Manor Apartments off 13 Mile Road west of the hospital are used as...

Mark to sell 9 Weight Watchers franchises.(Florine Mark selling franchises to Weight Watchers International Inc.)(Cover Story)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Brent Snavely Florine Mark, president and CEO of WW Group Inc. in Farmington Hills, has agreed to sell nine Weight Watchers franchises to Weight Watchers International Inc.and concentrate all of her efforts on four Michigan and two...

State biz bankruptcies rise despite national fall.(News)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong Business bankruptcies in Southeast Michigan rose 20 percent last year, even though they dropped 3.9 percent nationally. In 2001, 401 businesses filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern...

Ypsi development.(Real Estate)(Ypsilanti area projects)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Projects in the Ypsilanti area completed, announced or under way within the past two years. Ypsilanti * Water Street redevelopment, a $90 million mixed-use project on 34 acres. Developer: Biltmore Properties Corp., Troy. * $17...

Kmart bankruptcy slows Malan plan to sell off properties.(Special Report)(Malan Realty Investors Inc.)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Malan Realty Investors Inc. embarked upon a plan to sell the company's assets last year but has sold only a handful of properties so far. Blame part of it on Kmart Corp. As the Troy-based retailer struggles to...

Specter of production cuts starts to worry auto suppliers; Dura chief's earnings warning may be precursor to more.(News)(Dura Automotive Systems Inc., CEO Larry Denton)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Shortly after taking charge of Dura Automotive Systems Inc. in February, CEO Larry Denton disappointed Wall Street investors by lowering the auto supplier's earnings projections for 2003. What Denton saw on the...

Flurry of developments reshaping Ypsilanti area.(Real Estate)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey The decision by General Motors Corp. to invest up to $300 million in its aging powertrain plant is just the latest in a series of large projects that are helping change the Ypsilanti area's image and look. The...

Atwater exec parlays experience into success.(News)(Atwater Entertainment Associates L.L.C. president Vivian Carpenter)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny Vivian Carpenter began job-hunting at age 26, after suddenly being widowed in 1978 while working on her Ph.D. She turned down some $25,000-a-year job offers from a headhunter because ``to work for less than...

Crain's seeks best in small business.(News)
March 10, 2003... Crain's Detroit Business is seeking nominations for its first Small Business Awards. The awards will honor local small businesses that have proven to be exceptionally innovative or have overcome difficult problems and became a better...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
March 10, 2003... Hospital rules promote inequality Editor: Michigan recently passed legislation permitting three hospitals in the metro area to transfer patient beds to the suburbs (``Change could open way for exodus of hospital beds,'' Jan. 6). ...

Manufacturers group wants end to spam.(News)(Michigan Manufacturers Association)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane The Michigan Manufacturers Association is taking aim at spam, and it wants the Legislature's help. The MMA is working with sponsors on a bill that would ban unsolicited mass e-mails. The legislation also might require...

Week in Review.(briefs)
March 10, 2003... Kmart says it's done with probe; results to go to creditors trust Kmart Corp. said it has concluded its stewardship investigation into the actions of former executives as the company slid toward bankruptcy in 2001 and said that any...

Karmanos CEO: Loss of cancer hospital won't end programs.(News)(Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, John Ruckdeschel)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Katie Merx If The Cancer Hospital goes down, it's not going down alone, despite a memo Detroit Medical Center President and CEO Arthur Porter distributed Feb. 28 warning that closure of one of three downtown hospitals was a real...

Federal-Mogul plan would give asbestos claimants 50.1% of stock.(News)(Chapter 11 reorganization plan)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Auto supplier Federal-Mogul Corp. is proposing that plaintiffs with asbestos claims against it hold 50.1 percent of the company's new stock when it emerges from bankruptcy. That's the key proposal in...

Lawsuit against Masco alleges predatory pricing.(News)(Wilson Insulation Group Inc. sues Masco Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Michael Strong Wilson Insulation Group Inc. filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Taylor-based Masco Corp. of predatory pricing and monopolization in an attempt to drive Wilson out of the Augusta, Ga., market. The suit, which...

Automation Alley plans Mexico City mission.(News)(trade mission for aftermarket automotive parts)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Makers of replacement auto parts and accessories who think the Latin American market has dried up should think again, says Automation Alley. The Oakland County group is planning a July trade mission to an...

Studies probe cost to clean, fix Book Cadillac.(Special Report)(Book Cadillac Hotel)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny The future of a proposed $150 million renovation of the Book Cadillac Hotel hinges on findings in two studies now under way on the long-shuttered landmark building. Soon to be determined are costs of removing...

Catuity starts reaping loyalty-card rewards.(News)(revenue data)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Smart cards have started to pay off for a Detroit-based company that's been working with Visa U.S.A. Inc. for the past four years to provide software for the credit-card company's newest product. In an 8K...

Next step: Bricks and mortar; Wayne State's Research and Technology Park director is charged with turning ideas into reality.(Special Report)(Howard Bell)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey The new director of the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park envisions a 10- to 20-year project that will result in a mix of emerging companies shoulder to shoulder with satellite offices of Wayne...

Renaissance hopes $20M primes pump; Group looks to spur residential growth.(Detroit Renaissance Inc.)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny Detroit Renaissance Inc. is raising more than $20 million to help developers finance condominiums and apartments in downtown Detroit. Renaissance President Paul Hillegonds and Greater Downtown Partnership...

China's advantages come with worries for auto suppliers.
March 10, 2003... Byline: Terry Kosdrosky China's growing automotive market represents a great opportunity for suppliers, but success is far from the slam-dunk some have thought. The country's nearly endless supply of cheap, skilled labor beckons some...

Streetscapes to be improved.(In Detroit)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Robert Ankeny The Lower Woodward district got approval last week from the Downtown Development Authority for major streetscape improvements including plantings, new signs, benches, trash receptacles and lighting. SmithGroup...

NextEnergy gets $2m from feds.(News)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey NextEnergy, the state's alternative-fuel research center, announced Thursday that it received $2 million from an appropriations bill signed by President Bush in February. ``The money must be used for projects...

JCI takes over Visteon's seat-making contracts.(News)(Johnson Controls Inc.)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Amy Wilson Visteon Corp. is out of the seating business and will shut down most of its Chesterfield Township manufacturing site after Ford Motor Co. transferred contracts to Johnson Controls Inc. Johnson Controls assumes...

Duly noted; Sheet-music company doesn't rest in copyright fight.(Cover Story)(Luck's Music Library Inc.)(Cover Story)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Andrew Dietderich When Arthur Luck, first librarian for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, started selling works such as ``Peter and the Wolf'' in the 1940s, he probably never dreamed his grandsons would eventually have a 20-year...

This Just In.(Detroit business)
March 10, 2003... Great Lakes Steel parent extends bid deadline AK Steel Corp., which is bidding to buy National Steel Corp., out of bankruptcy, has until March 26 to reach an agreement with National's unionized employees. Mishawaka, Ind.,-based...

Tech park primer.(The Wayne State University Research and Technology Park)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Some facts about the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park: * The park, on a 47-acre site near Wayne State's main campus between Woodward and Third avenues, was formed to house and ``incubate'' life sciences, information...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 10, 2003... Tuesday march 11 Using the Baldrige Excellence Criteria to Improve an Organization's Experience. Madonna University McManus Distinguished Business Lecture. 7 p.m. Speaker: Mary Pool, director of quality management, Port Huron...

Bankruptcies.(Public Notice)
March 10, 2003... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit the week of Feb. 24-28. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation....

They're all round, but ...(information on DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM )(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... * DVD-R is the most common format. Data can be recorded once. An authoring version of DVD-R is preferred for the creation of master copies. * DVD-RW and DVD+RW are variations of formats that can be rewritten about 1,000 times. Not all DVD...

DTE Energy closes on sale of electricity-transmission unit.(News)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Amy Lane Detroit-based DTE Energy Co. has closed on the $610 million sale of its electricity-transmission subsidiary to an investor group including New York City's Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Trimaran Capital Partners L.L.C....

Vivian Carpenter.(profile of Atwater Entertainment L.L.C. president)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Age: 50 Born: Detroit Education: B.S.E., industrial and operations research; MBA; Ph.D., business administration, University of Michigan. Also is a CPA. Background: President, Atwater Entertainment L.L.C.; former deputy state...

Everybody's pretty nervous in Europe.(Column)
March 10, 2003... Byline: KEITH CRAIN Maybe because they are a lot closer to the potential fireworks, folks in Europe are nervous about what's going on in the Middle East. Last week, I spent a few days in the most neutral of countries, Switzerland, for...

Musical cases.(News)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Luck's Music Library Inc. has been a plaintiff in two major lawsuits involving copyright law, one that that ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court and another filed against U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in U.S. District Court in Washington...

Howard Bell.(profile of the director of the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Laura Bailey Age: 40 Title: Director, Wayne State University Research and Technology Park. Education: Bachelor of science, electrical engineering, Brown University, 1985; Juris doctor, University of Virginia Law School,...

To DVD or not to DVD; Multimedia advertising comes in many shapes.(News)
March 10, 2003... Byline: Jennette Smith Eric Holliday sells high-tech laminated glass, but he's not a high-tech multimedia expert. That meant there was research involved when he wanted to distribute materials to advertise his business, Detroit-based...

Business Diary.(Detroit area)
March 10, 2003... contracts Rieter Automotive, Farmington Hills, has been awarded a contract to supply acoustical control products for the 2003 Toyota Camry through its UGN joint venture. The company will supply the Rieter Ultra Light acoustical control...