Crain's Detroit Business articles from September 2006

Crain's Detroit Business archives from September 2006

Honorable mentions: Corporate.(Focus)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer * Zelda Geyer-Sylvia, executive director and CEO of MCare; William Herman, director of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center; and Mark Fendrick, University of Michigan professor of internal medicine and...

Unintended consequences.(Opinion)(minimum wage)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Unless the state House and governor act soon to enact a new youth minimum wage this month, many Michigan teens' jobs will be cut or have their hours reduced. On Oct. 1, Michigan's minimum wage kicks up to $6.95 an hour from the current...

Forging a dream; FormTech Industries' growth based on efficiency, new sales.(News)(Richard McDermott )
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Richard McDermott attained his dream in March when he spearheaded the acquisition of Metaldyne Corp.'s forging division, and he was eager to begin restoring the company to the leadership position it once held when it...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
September 4, 2006... * A story on fundraising by private-equity firms incorrectly attributed the size of an upcoming fund by Farmington Hills-based Beringea L.L.C. to Senior Managing Director Charles Rothstein. Beringea does not comment on the targeted size of...

Dumars sells stake in Detroit Technologies.(News)(Joe Dumars )
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Joe Dumars has sold his majority stake in automotive supplier Detroit Technologies Inc. to Earle Higgins, a former Chrysler supplier diversity manager, and Detroit Technologies lead engineer Steven Phillips for an...

Project's mortgage paid off; Schubiner redeems Bloomfield Park note.(Craig Schubiner)(Coventry Real Estate Advisors)(B.P. Associates)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Developer Craig Schubiner has redeemed the mortgage for the Bloomfield Park mixed-use project and brought in two investment groups to provide capital and construction expertise. B.P. Associates had a six-month...

Back to basics; Honorees make improvements by paying attention to the little things.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... ealth care cannot advance without cutting-edge research and treatments, but going back to basics can also save lives and money. In this section, Crain's honors local individuals and organizations for boosting quality of care and access to it -...

Barbecue to carry on.(Executive Life)(Milt's Gourmet Barbecue Inc.)(Company overview)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Milt's Gourmet Barbecue Inc., a popular neighborhood barbecue and soul food restaurant, was closed last week following the death of its founder, Milton Goodson, but the restaurant is scheduled to reopen Tuesday. ...

Hunting for the perfect game recipes.(News)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Daniel Eizans I've long appreciated the skills and patience that are required to be a successful hunter. While some of the individuals featured in this week's Executive Life section (Page 19) have the chance to hunt fairly...

'Nurturing' Sherwood Forest draws Detroiter's return.(Executive Life)(Geographic overview)
September 4, 2006... Byline: JoAnn Amicangelo Laura Rodwan had been renting an apartment in the Millender Center and enjoying living and working downtown, but she thought it made more sense to purchase a home of her own. Her two-year search for one led her...

Retired physician gives $8 million to nonprofits now.(Executive Life)(Edmund Bott)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Edmund Bott is sleeping better now that he's made a $1 million gift to Dearborn Heights-based Vista Maria and donated an additional $7 million to other local and nonlocal nonprofits. The wealth that Bott, 93, had...

Handleman president resigns after 1 month on job.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Sheena Harrison After serving just one month in the position, Handleman Co. President and COO John Beeder has resigned from the company, according to a statement issued Thursday. Beeder started the Handleman job on July 25. He...

Don't forget the Michigan State Fair.(Column)(John Hertel's efforts)
September 4, 2006... Byline: KEITH CRAIN One of our state's great assets is the Michigan State Fair. It runs every year about this time, ending right on Labor Day. It may be the only state fair in the country that is financially on its own without any subsidy...

Briefly.(Briefs)
September 4, 2006... AT&T offers scholarships to arts organizations The AT&T Foundation is awarding five partial scholarships to arts organizations in its central region, which includes Michigan, to the board member seminar at the John F. Kennedy Center for the...

Contributions in Allied Health.(Focus)(Sister Mary Ellen Howard)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Sister Mary Ellen Howard Executive director, St. Francis Cabrini Clinic of Most Holy Trinity When universal health care was a hot topic in Washington a decade ago, Sister Mary Ellen Howard hoped she would...

Week in Review.(Briefs)(Detroit Edison Co.'s rates drops)(The Flint Group Inc plans to change location for its headquarters)(Collins and Aikman Corp files for reorganization)
September 4, 2006... Edison rates to fall by $52.5M this year, $26.2M in '07 Detroit Edison Co.'s rates will drop by $52.5 million beginning this week and will fall an additional $26.2 million in 2007 under a rate settlement approved Thursday by the Michigan...

Hunting for sport - and business; Execs use game shooting to reward clients, employees.(Executive Life)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea Lisa Yarzma is the director of purchasing for Hydro-Craft Inc. in Rochester Hills and was on her way Friday to New Mexico. The 39-year-old wasn't traveling to ink any supplier deals for the hydraulic-parts-maker....

Global dollars drive deal for Metaldyne.(News)(Asahi Tec Corp acquires Metaldyne Corp)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Metaldyne Corp.'s agreement to be acquired by Asahi Tec Corp. last week looks like a Japanese automotive supplier buying a North American supplier. But the deal was put together by a New York City-based private-equity...

People.(Janet Vermeulen joins Aon Consulting)(Steven Counsell joins SSOE Inc)(Constance Franko joins St. John Macomb Hospital)
September 4, 2006... CONSULTING Janet Vermeulen to vice president, Aon Consulting, Southfield, from health and benefits consultant. EDUCATION Eugene Milhizer to associate dean of academic affairs, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, continuing as...

This Just In.(briefs)
September 4, 2006... DeVos family among big donors to SBT repeal The campaign to repeal Michigan's single-business tax got a $50,000 boost from the parents of Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, while DeVos put in $2,500 through a Grand Rapids...

Accrediting group eyes DMC-WSU squabble.(Detroit Medical Center)(Wayne State University)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Contractual disputes between the Wayne State University physicians and The Detroit Medical Center have put the medical school's 69 residency programs and both institutions' futures at risk, said Wayne State...

Crain's Family-Business Forum is Thursday.(News)(Public notice)
September 4, 2006... The topic of this year's Crain's Detroit Business' Family-Owned Business Forum is "When Times get Tough: The Economy and the Family-Owned Business.'' The second-annual forum will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Thursday. Panel members include Jon...

The right agenda for meeting with Bush.(Column)(George W. Bush)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Mary Kramer Is President Bush running for Michigan governor? It sure looks that way. Democrats blame Bush for the state's economy. Gov. Granholm blasts him for dissing the CEOs of the Big Three in not making time to meet with...

Some analysts favor Valassis' move to end Advo merger plans.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea Livonia-based Valassis Communications Inc.'s attempt to halt its $1.3 billion merger with Advo Inc. over allegations of fraud was greeted favorably - and cautiously - by some analysts. On Aug. 30, the coupon maker...

A conversation with Nancy Vecchioni, director, patient safety, Mpro.(Focus)(interview)(Interview)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Mpro is a nonprofit consultancy in Farmington Hills that has been contracted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to serve as the quality-improvement organization in Michigan. The company helps...

Casino Windsor to add sports betting; New lounge to host game wagering as part of $400m renovation.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Casino Windsor plans to begin offering sports betting on National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and NCAA college football, baseball and basketball games Friday, a practice illegal...

And the money goes to ... Jobs Fund announcements to come this week.(News)(21st Century Jobs Fund)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane In the past year and a half, Vin Varghese has gone from college graduate to robot developer and entrepreneur. Now, he's hoping to win a $1.4 million state kick-start that will enable his fledgling M-Bots Inc. to ramp...

Critics: Jobs Fund should give more to research.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane Michigan's new 21st Century Jobs Fund has high hopes it will diversify and strengthen Michigan's economy. But some are skeptical, particularly given the fund's focus on commercialization of emerging industries, versus...

Putting money on passion.(Executive Life)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea Southfield real estate executive David Farbman loves hunting so much, he made it his business. Farbman, 34, founded the World Hunting Association in June and serves as the organization's commissioner and CEO. He...

Bankruptcies.
September 4, 2006... The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit Aug. 25-31. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan that the court must approve. Chapter 7 involves total liquidation. Net...

New Detroit race-relations summit set for Oct. 8-10.(News)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin New Detroit hopes an October summit on race relations will yield a blueprint for addressing related issues in Southeast Michigan Breaking down those barriers will encourage economic and social revitalization, the...

In the spotlight.(People)(John Fikany joins Microsoft Corp.)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. has announced the appointment of John Fikany, 44, to the new position of vice president of the company's U.S. manufacturing industries. He is charged with developing and leading strategy and execution for a...

Corporate Achievement.(Focus)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Kim Kovac Vice president of human resources Metaldyne Corp. When Kim Kovac rolled out Metaldyne Corp.'s wellness program at the end of last year, she didn't want it to go the route of too many New...

Gold in lemons? Detroit native's new drink aims at youth market.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Brent Snavely Hussein Warmack is on a mission to make lemonade hip. Warmack, 35, grew up in Detroit and spent about five years in brand management for The Coca-Cola Co. before striking out on his own. After evaluating the...

Outstanding Advancement in Health Care.(Focus)(Michigan stands out in health care)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Michigan Health & Hospital Association's Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality Spencer Johnson, MHA president, and Sam Watson, Keystone executive director The Michigan Health & Hospital...

Business Diary.(Briefs)(MWW Group Inc.)(Atwell Hicks)
September 4, 2006... Contracts Diversified Property Services, Southfield, has been awarded the following corporate relocation and move-management contracts: Birmingham Public Schools renewed its contract to continue serving as project manager for all temporary...

Outstanding Physician Achievement.(Focus)(Michael Trese from Beaumont Hospitals)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Michael Trese Chief of Pediatric and Adult Vitreoretinal Surgery Beaumont Hospitals Michael Trese wants every newborn to grow up with a clear view of the world. Trese, chief of pediatric and...

Overtime exemptions go to governor.(Column)(regulations)(Consumers Energy Co. and the Detroit Edison Co. buys land)(Deborah Roberts becomes executive director at Michigan State Building Authority)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane A bill that retains overtime exemptions for employers when the state minimum wage rises on Oct. 1 is on its way to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, after clearing the Legislature on Wednesday. The state Senate and House gave...

Honorable Mention: Physician.(Focus)(Susan Hendrix)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Bowdeya Tweh Susan Hendrix, obstetrician and gynecologist at Hutzel Women's Hospital in Detroit and professor at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, is leading research efforts to learn more about chronic health problems...

Jobs Fund shows state can do more.(Opinion)(21st Century Jobs Fund)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... This is a big week for 179 contenders for the first round of funding from Michigan's $1 billion 21st Century Jobs Fund. (See story, Page 3.) Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corp. CEO Jim Epolito deserve credit for...

Honorable Mention: Allied Health.(Focus)(Meg Campbell)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Katie Maurer Meg Campbell, a nurse practitioner at Detroit Receiving Hospital, has helped pioneer palliative care for the past 18 years. Campbell said Detroit Receiving was the first hospital in the country to offer such care...

UM institute to train Rwandan managers.(News)(University of Michigan)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan has spent the past 14 years teaching management skills to corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurs in foreign countries with transitional and emerging...

Honorable mention: Corporate.(Focus)(Richard Leuders)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Bowdeya Tweh * Richard Leuders, director of compensation and benefits at DTE Energy Co. in Detroit, supervises a program that is improving the health of employees and their families while providing health care premium discounts....

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
September 4, 2006... Who pays for health workers? Editor: Hooray for Henry Ford Health Systems creating 1,400 new high-paying jobs ("Health care shows job gains,'' Aug. 21), but let's not forget the distinction between a primary industry and a service...

Rumblings.(briefs)(Hartland retail project size might be scaled down)
September 4, 2006... Size of Hartland retail project likely to decrease The nearly 1-million-square-foot retail center proposed for a site in Hartland Township is likely to be scaled back in size, the project's attorney said. The developers, Chicago-based...

Honorable Mention: Advancement in Health Care.(Focus)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Seetha Shankaran, director of neonatal and perinatal medicine at The Detroit Medical Center, led a study of more than 200 oxygen-deprived newborns that could change the accepted standard of care for such infants....

Honorable Mention: Physician.(Focus)(Mohamad Fakih from St. John Hospital and Medical Center)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Mohamad Fakih, medical director for the infection-control program at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, led the way to reducing hospital-acquired infections, saving patient lives and hospital days. Fakih's...

Plymouth IT firm thinks China will be offshoring hot spot.(News)(CompuPacific International Ltd)(information technology)(Company overview)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson CompuPacific International Ltd., a Plymouth-based IT company, hopes it is at the forefront of what will become a movement to migrate the offshoring of computer processing and data storage to China as the cost of labor...

New world order; Local firms reach for international clients.(Focus)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny Detroit law firms want to take advantage of burgeoning international business, and are using a variety of tactics to do so. Some have had international practice groups, alliances or offices for years. But a recent...

Reporter's Notebook.(Focus)(Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer and Weiss P.C changes management)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny When Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss P.C. moved its headquarters to Southfield from downtown Detroit two years ago, there was speculation that there might be a name change, too. But the 90-lawyer firm, Detroit's...

Rumblings.
September 11, 2006... Detroiters among most talkative, survey finds People in Detroit talk a lot on their wireless phones. A Verizon Wireless survey of its customers finds that the average Detroit customer makes and receives more calls than customers from...

Telemus Capital, developers form investment venture.(News)(Telemus General Realty Partners L.L.C.)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Southfield-based developer Gary Weisman and a financial-management holding company have formed a new real estate investment firm, Telemus General Realty Partners L.L.C. Weisman and Bruce Brickman are the owners...

The right prescription; A new CEO, expanding use of generic drugs and an aging population have Caraco poised for record growth.(Daniel Movens)(Financial report)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Just over 18 months since Daniel Movens took a 20-hour flight to India to interview for the job as CEO of Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd., it seems like he's been with the company forever as he walks...

How a generic drug is born.(News)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, also called the Hatch-Waxman Act, opened the doors for generic-drug companies by eliminating the need to duplicate original research and...

Advantage buys 5 nursing homes, building one in Detroit.(News)(Advantage Management Group)(Tendercare Michigan Inc.)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Michelle Martinez Southfield-based Advantage Management Group's $18 million July buyout of five Tendercare Michigan Inc. nursing homes and building of a new east-side center in Detroit more than doubles the number of properties...

DTE to spend up to $250m to downsize.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Amy Lane DTE Energy Co. may spend $215 million to $250 million to shape itself into a smaller, more efficient and improved operation. The Detroit-based company cites those preliminary estimates in state regulatory filings...

Dividing line; New median is hurting business, owners say.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sheena Harrison Detroit is turning a two-mile strip of Livernois Avenue into a boulevard in order to reduce traffic crashes. But some retailers in the area say the $1.5-million road project has hurt their businesses. "They have...

Skillman funding draws $36M from other sources.(News)(Skillman Foundation)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The Skillman Foundation's commitment to invest about $100 million in six Detroit neighborhoods over the next decade has leveraged additional investments of more than $36 million from other private and public sources....

Four neighborhoods get first of six Skillman grants.(News)(Skillman Foundation)(Good Neighborhoods Initiative)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin The Skillman Foundation has begun making grants in four of the six Detroit neighborhoods it has chosen for targeted funding over the next decade. The foundation aims to transform Detroit's communities into...

Balance of trade?(Focus)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Robert Ankeny Can law firms figure what percentage of their practice comes from global business? Bruce Thelen, co-chair of the Dickinson Wright P.L.L.C. international task force and member of the Michigan District Export...

Comerica to add Calif. branches.(News)(Comerica Bank)(California)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Tom Henderson Comerica Bank continues its westward expansion with the announcement that it will open 10 new branches in California over the next six months, six in southern California and four in the north. The first of those...

Other Voices: Estate tax hits small-biz owners most.(Opinion)(Editorial)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Mike Clowes I know a 60-year-old woman who should arrange her own death between now and 2010. She inherited the largest share in a small company that today has revenue of about $5 million, and she would like to leave her share...

Business Diary.(Briefs)
September 11, 2006... CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Brighton Rotary Club members are seeking four local professionals between ages 25-40 to visit Thailand Feb. 21-March 20 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International....

Week In Review; From www.crainsdetroit.com, week of Sept. 2-8.(Briefs)
September 11, 2006... Beaumont files for $141M expansion in Troy William Beaumont Hospital in Troy on Thursday said it has filed for state approval of a $141 million expansion that includes a seven-story critical care tower, an expanded emergency department, and...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 11, 2006... Tuesday Sept. 12 Entrepreneur's Roundtable. Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest/Spark, and the Ann Arbor IT Zone. 6-8 p.m. Speaker: Todd Sullivan, founder of SpiritShop and the 2005 Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest grand prize winner....

In the spotlight.(People)(James McElya is chairman and chief executive officer at Cooper-Standard Automotive )(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Novi-based auto supplier Cooper-Standard Automotive announced that James McElya has been named chairman of the board of directors and CEO. McElya had previously served as president and CEO. The company also announced the appointment of Ed...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
September 11, 2006... Ferndale is a hot real estate market Editor: I write to clarify the lead story in your Aug. 28 edition titled "Builders, banks get creative.'' The authors wrongly suggest that, based upon the failure of two closely related...

Budco taps rival's ex-president to lead quest to be bigger player.(News)(appointed Terry Niles )
September 11, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea Highland Park-based Budco's desire to became a national player now has a face. The marketing and distribution-services company today is expected to announce the hiring of Terry Niles as executive vice president of...

Macy's ups corporate giving as it enters area.(News)(enters retail trade of Detroit)(Macy's New York)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sheena Harrison Macy's stepped up its corporate giving in metro Detroit this year as it prepared to officially take over Marshall Field's stores this past weekend - a sign that the retailer seeks to establish rapport with local...

Patent suits common for makers of generics.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich One occupational hazard generic-drug makers such as Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. face is legal battles with the original developers of the drugs. Since 2004, Caraco has been sued three times in U.S....

Detroit TV station to produce Spanish show.(News)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea A weekly Spanish-language public-affairs television program produced by Univision Network's Detroit affiliate will air locally in September. "Informando!'' premiers at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 on WUDT Channel 23...

People.(Brittany Maul appointed at Detroit Marriott)(Sanjeev Kumar appointed at Energy Conversion Devices Inc.)(Lisa Rezin appointed at The Ritz Carlton)
September 11, 2006... FINANCE Anne Andrews and James Dugan to partner, tax practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., Detroit, from senior manager. Also, Kristin Smallwood to partner, assurance practice, from senior manager; Colin Wittmer to partner, transaction...

Pfizer donates equipment for small biz.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Andrew Dietderich Pfizer Inc. donated more than 300 pieces of equipment worth more than $1 million to help launch the Michigan Innovation Equipment Depot in Ypsilanti Thursday. The program is an effort between Pfizer, Ann Arbor...

Judge to receive Operation ABLE award.(News)(Damon Keith )(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Joanne Scharich U.S. Circuit Court Judge Damon Keith is to receive the Neal Shine Lifetime Achievement Award from Operation ABLE of Michigan Oct. 30 during the 2006 Ability is Ageless lncheon in Dearborn. Keith is to be honored...

Panelists: Communication important for family biz.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker Panelists at Crain's second annual family-owned business forum had the following advice for businesses hoping to survive and prosper beyond the first generation: * Communicate. * Provide career paths and...

Jazz Fest producers: attendance up, endowment down.(News)(Detroit International Jazz Festival)(Mack Avenue Festival Productions)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Mack Avenue Festival Productions had to dig deeper than planned into the $10 million endowment created last year to support the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The nonprofit organization still was finalizing...

There is still plenty of time - and mud.(Column)(campaigning scene at Michigan)
September 11, 2006... Byline: KEITH CRAIN The mudslinging has begun. And my guess is that you haven't seen anything yet. The whole problem with negative advertising is that all too often, it works. If it didn't work, it would have gone away a long time...

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

River plan's goal: Get more paddles in area waterways.(Detroit river)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Jennette Smith Regional leaders want to see more kayaks and canoes on the Detroit River and connecting waterways. That's because more paddles equals more recreation spending by locals and visitors. A regional water trails...

Coming next week, the candidates.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Daniel Eizans Can you believe it's nearly mid-September? Election season is just around the corner, and the editorial board of Crain's Detroit Business is all set to interview Gov. Jennifer Granholm and challenger Dick DeVos on the...

Detroit may get fuel plant; Biodiesel facility could generate $35m in sales.(News)(Biodiesel Industries Inc.)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Anjali Fluker A renewable-fuel production plant - the first of its kind in Southeast Michigan - could be a month away from breaking ground in the shadow of the Fisher Building. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Biodiesel Industries...

Back to school.(Focus)(law students)(Brief article)
September 11, 2006... Number of first-year students enrolled at area law schools, compared with last year, and annual tuition: * Wayne State University: 214, down from 238. Tuition: $18,427 for residents, $34,363 for nonresidents. * University of Detroit...

Advo, Valassis trade barbs, prepare for court showdown.(News)(Advo Inc.)(Valassis Communications Inc.)(Case overview)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Bill Shea A merger aimed at creating the nation's largest direct-mail and marketing company has collapsed into a skirmish of accusatory press releases while the participants prepare themselves for a court showdown. ...

Study: State offers college opportunities, but not affordable ones.(News)
September 11, 2006... Byline: Sherri Begin Michigan's lack of preparation of school-age children for college could limit the state's access to a competitive workforce and weaken its economy over time, according to a national study released Sept. 7. Over...