Detroiter articles from August 2003

Detroiter archives from August 2003

100th anniversary issue clicks with our readers.(Feedback)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Congratulations to everyone who was involved in the special 100th anniversary Issue of the Detroiter magazine. I received it in the mail yesterday and since then I have picked it up many times just to browse. The copy, the selection of...

'Great Reading'.(Feedback)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Detroiter's 100th anniversary issue was well cone. It was great reading for someone like me, interested in Chamber history. Frank E. Smith St. Clair Shores Frank E. Smith, CCE, was the Chamber's president and CEO from 1978 to...

Memories of my father.(Feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2003... The 100th anniversary issue of the Detroiter is an interesting read. Naturally, it was a pleasure to read the piece about my father. Dad really loved the city, had close ties to the Board of Commerce and always (I felt) deserved more...

Cover to cover.(Feedback)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Fantastic! What a great job you and your staff have done with the Detroit Regional Chamber's 100th anniversary issue. My wife, Harriett, and I have read the magazine from cover to cover. I thank you for the opportunity to be a part of it. ...

Customer service; puttin' on the Ritz.(From the President)(Ritz Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C.)
August 1, 2003... We can sure learn a lot from those folks at the Ritz. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. President and CEO Simon Cooper was a keynote presenter at this year's Leadership Policy Conference, and this month we profile Gerard van Grinsven, general...

Award of Excellence.(Inbox)(Detroiter magazine)(Second Annual Complete Business Resource Guide)(American Chamber of Commerce Executives )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Detroiter magazine's Second Annual Complete Business Resource Guide (December 2002) received an "Award of Excellence" in the annual ACE Awards competition sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). [ILLUSTRATION...

Leadership alliance.(Inbox)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Detroit Regional Chamber, The Henry Ford and the University of Michigan-Dearborn have formed an alliance to create unique leadership products and services that will be specifically geared to the opportunities and challenges of the Detroit...

Leadership Detroit honors five grads.(Inbox)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Detroit Regional Chamber's Leadership Detroit program honored five LD graduates for their outstanding community efforts at the Leadership Detroit Awards Celebration in May at the Tiger Club at Comerica Park. Honored were: * Dr....

New members.(Inbox)
August 1, 2003... Welcome to these new members who joined the Detroit Regional Chamber at the Executive Level in May. Gold Boulevard & Trumbull Towing Detroit Experiencia Inc. Kansas...

Celebrating our successes: the following information is presented by the Chamber as we move forward on the five areas of our strategic plan ...
August 1, 2003... Celebrating Our Successes The following information is presented by the Chamber as we move forward on the five areas of our Strategic Plan... Third Quarter 2002-2003 Create strategic and Leverage our size and diverse...

Renaissance man: parlaying his personal motto into professional practice, globe-trotting hotelier Gerard van Grinsven 'seized the day' and put the wow! back in the Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn.(Interview)
August 1, 2003... When The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn opened in 1989, it was truly the best of times for the hospitality/travel industries. With the economy on a seemingly endless roll, the new hotel was primed to capitalize on its enviable position as one of the...

100 to watch! The Detroit Regional Chamber salutes 100 emerging business leaders.(Leadership)
August 1, 2003... Ruben Acosta and Avery Williams [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Co-Managing and Founding Members Williams Acosta PLLC, Detroit [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Business: Law firm * Practice ranges from Latin American trade to brownfield...

Dickinson Wright: in brief: immigration issues.(Leadership)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Human Resources Managers now have as part of their job responsibilities a duty to assure that talented foreign national employees have acquired the proper clearances from the Department of Homeland Security as well as ensuring compliance with...

Best Practices: Detroit Regional Chamber.
August 1, 2003... The Detroit Regional Chamber takes great pride in announcing the winners of our Second Annual 'Best Practices' awards competition Human Resources (300-plus employees) The Epitec Group Jerome (Jerry) Sheppard CEO ...

'Celebrating 100 years of leadership'; the Detroit regional chamber's 23rd leadership policy conference sets the standard for excellence.(Leadership Policy Conference)
August 1, 2003... Dick Blouse and conference chair Gail Torreano (SBC Michigan) welcome a record 1,600 conferees to Mackinac Island's famed Grand Hotel, site of the three-day conference. Torreano succeeds Benjamin Maibach III (Barton Malow Co.) as Chamber chair...

Gold Silver Bronze.(Salute)
August 1, 2003... To accomplish the goals set for the Detroit Regional Chamber, it takes a great deal of commitment from a diverse group of quality businesses. Members at the Gold, Silver and Bronze levels have embraced the Chamber's commitment to power the...

Total compensation: benefits are important.(Healthcare Central)
August 1, 2003... Many organizations are challenged by managing the cost of their health-care benefits while providing a competitive benefit package to their employees. It is important to understand that changes to plan design (higher prescription co-pays,...

Banchmarks: Awards * Honors * Accolades.(The Network)
August 1, 2003... The following honorees are Gold-level members of the Detroit Regional Chamber. Raymond Lombardi, a tax partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Eastern Michigan University during EMU's 42nd annual...

People in the news * people on the move; advertising.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Matt Canzano to executive vice president, executive creative director at McCann-Erickson Detroit in Troy.

People in the news * people on the move; banking/finance.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Susan Billman Devine to vice president of retail banking administration and Thomas Rownd to private banking officer at The Private Bank in Bloomfield Hills. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED] Jeff Dobbs to office managing partner at the Detroit...

People in the news * people on the move; business services.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... W Wayne Booker, former vice chairman of Ford Motor Co.'s Global Operations, to the board of directors of BSI Management Systems, with local offices in Troy. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED]

People in the news * people on the move; construction.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Mark Cullen to vice president of business development at Clayco Construction Co. in Livonia.

People in the news * people on the move; education.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Carol Himelhoch, Ph.D., to associate professor of management and marketing at Walsh College in Troy. Nancy Barrett to provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit.

People in the news * people on the move; environmental.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Keith Swaffar to president of NTH Consultants Ltd. in Farmington Hills. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED]

People in the news * people on the move; health care.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... John Calabria, D.O., to associate medical director of Managed Health Care Services at Health Alliance Plan in Detroit. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED]

People in the news * people on the move; hospitality.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Michael Ganley to executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn in Dearborn. He will oversee the culinary operations of the entire hotel including the awardwinning Grill restaurant. Lisa Rezin to sales manager at the Westin Detroit...

People in the news * people on the move; housing.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... George Quay IV to president and chief operating officer at Village Green Companies in Farmington Hills.

People in the news * people on the move; legal.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Robert Nyovich, Patrick Higdon, Dana Abrahams, Joseph Bennett, James Crowley, Neil Goodman, Robert Lusk and John Gierak to members in the Education and Municipal Law Group at the Birmingham office of Clark Richard Zussman to CEO and John Decker...

People in the news * people on the move; marketing/public relations.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Christine Olszewski, CEP, to manager, event services for Eisbrenner Events Group, a subsidiary of Eisbrenner Public Relations in Troy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michele Dickens to graphic designer at Identity Marketing and Public...

People in the news * people on the move; real estate.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Jeff Buckler to vice president in the Industrial Group at Grubb & Ellis Co. in Southfield.

People in the news * people on the move; technology.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Denise Zarra to vice president of marketing at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Michigan in Livonia. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED] Russ Borrows to vice president of finance for the Greater Detroit Region at Comcast Cable...

People in the news * people on the move; utilities.(On the Job)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Robert Richard to vice president of fossil generation at DTE Energy Co. in Detroit. [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED]