Corporate Detroit articles from December 1991

Corporate Detroit archives from December 1991

Mactops in temporary help. (MacTemps specializes in Macintosh applications) (Company Profile)
December 1, 1991... A new temporary agency specializing in Macintosh applications is carving a niche for itself in the area business community. MacTemps opened a Southfield office this May and since, has attracted close to 200 Macintosh users looking for temporary...

Video execs. (Westin Hotel sets up new executive level as part of hotel renovation) (Brief Article)
December 1, 1991... In a bid to capture corporate travelers, the Westin Hotel in Detroit will complete a new executive level this year as part of a $15 million renovation program. Four floors, with 92 executive rooms, will feature executive amenities like video...

Beam me up Detroit. (satellite network systems of Cycle Sat Inc.) (Brief Article)
December 1, 1991... A Forest City, Iowa telecommunications company has chosen Detroit as the latest major hub in its growing national satellite network. Cycle Sat Inc., the only company in the United States that has automated the delivery of commercials to...

Smaller portfolios snag greater investor interest. (financial investment advice services of Roney and Co.) (Company Profile)
December 1, 1991... Try to borrow $500,000, the adage goes, and you'd better settle in for some long, hard negotiating. But try to borrow $50 million, and lenders will be swooning at your feet. Large corporations and extremely wealthy individuals have always had...

Harvey O creates corporate art. (Harvey Ovshinsky of HKO Media produces videos for effective corporate marketing)
December 1, 1991... Okay, so he's an artist. A man who expresses himself creatively. A documentary producer and screenwriter who showcases his unique talent through award-winning television projects. But Harvey Ovshinsky wants you to know that he can be just as...

Aguirre of Corktown. (Hank Aguirre of Mexican Industries in Michigan Inc.) (Company Profile)
December 1, 1991... Given Detroit's loss of manufacturing jobs, everyone is happy to see Hank Aguirre providing them. Well, almost everyone. Hank Aguirre's army is on the move. Every day, six days a week, his employees -- 80 percent women, 87 percent Hispanic...

Why Highland tumbled. (downfall of Highland Superstores Inc.) (Cover Story)
December 1, 1991... Throughout the '80s, Highland was on a roll, but its optimism was its undoing. Last summer, the morning after the Detroit News hinted at a Highland Superstores bankruptcy, a surprising thing happened: hordes of bargain hunters, mistakenly...

Endangered companies. (effects of violent crime on business and on the private security industry) (Industry Overview)
December 1, 1991... As they cope with violent crime, companies may have to choose between protecting people and covering themselves legally. In June, 1982, Robert Harrington, a disgruntled law client, laid bloody siege to a downtown office building and sent a...

Minority rules. (rules affecting government contracts awarded to minority firms)
December 1, 1991... After recent court rulings, local government contract awards to minority firms are down sharply. Can new guidelines meet legal tests? In Spike Lee's razor-edged film about racial strife, "Do the Right Thing," two ethnic minorities manage small...

Victorian secret. (success of Greenfield Inn attributed to Jim Dial's management style) (Company Profile)
December 1, 1991... Do Jim Dial's wild Victorian tastes have something to do with his hotel's success? This is Jim Dial's vision of a hotel: A painted brick Victorian facade with fake turrets and a widow's walk. Real cherry wood around the room doors and lining...

Descent into tax hell. (handling tax appeals in Michigan)
December 1, 1991... If you ever want to see Jon Gutek's blood boil, all you have to do is mention that four-letter word: taxes. Oh, right. Make that a five-letter word. But, hey -- four letters, five letters, who's counting? After all, we're talking about taxes...

Data deluge. (R.L. Polk & Co. handle influx of statistical data for the automobile industry) (Company Profile)
December 1, 1991... When the auto industry was in its infancy, GM legend Alfred P. Sloan believed that it needed an objective statistician. So in 1922, the man who would later become chairman of General Motors took his idea to Ralph Lane Polk II, the heir apparent...

CEO poll. (scientific survey of chief executive officers and heads of businesses)(Tabular data only) (Illustration)
December 1, 1991... A scientific survey of CEOs and heads of businesses in the metro Detroit area. 91% Give Coleman Young Failing Grades Percentage giving Mayor Young an: A 0% B 2% C 7% D 19% F 72% Comments on Young: "The City of Detroit will not...