Detroiter articles from January 2001

Detroiter archives from January 2001

LETTERS.
January 1, 2001... Don't overlook Davenport University Dear Editor: In the December edition of the Detroiter magazine there is a wonderful article titled "Right to your doorstep." I am extremely disappointed, however, that Davenport University was not...

Chamber odyssey 2001.(Daniel Burrus forecasts technological developments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Richard E. Blouse Jr., President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber * Remote-controlled cockroaches that search for disaster victims. * Wallpaper that changes colors depending on the light in the room. * DNA testing in the comfort of...

A New Year's resolution.(for)(Michiganians)
January 1, 2001... Beginning the new century, will Michiganians turn over a new leaf? Will they and their representatives strive to outperform other state economies? Or will the gentleman's "C" be a sufficient economic grade? And what defines economic excellence?...

Preserving Jewish heritage.
January 1, 2001... * Michael H. Traison, principal in the Detroit office of the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC, helped organize a ceremony in Krakow, Poland to thank non-Jewish Poles working to preserve the historic contributions of the...

Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund.
January 1, 2001... * The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan awarded grants totaling $150,000 to charities whose programs and activities assist children and young people. The Charitable...

Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan.
January 1, 2001... The Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, based in Southfield, is offering free "Seizure Smart" epilepsy education programs to schools. These programs are geared toward informing school officials, teachers, bus drivers and students on how to...

Step right up, folks!(2000 North American International Auto Show)
January 1, 2001... See how technology rules at the North American International Auto Show Fasten your seat belts," advises Robert Albitz, vice president, Creative, at The George P. Johnson Co., an Auburn Hills-based integrated event marketing firm. But...

Our 'beautiful island'.(Belle Island, Detroit, Michigan)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The native people called it Man-nan-be-zee (White Swan). The early French settlers dubbed it lle ate Cauchon (Hog Island) for the large number of domestic hogs that once roamed there. We know it today as Belle Isle. Detroit's incomparable...

A touch of class.(from fashion designer Dominic Pangborn)
January 1, 2001... From annual reports to fashionable ties, Dominic Pangborn is widely acknowledged as Detroit's doyen of design When renowned designer Dominic Pangborn talks about the work he's done for some of the largest companies around the world, the...

Mark Hogan's e-vision.(readies General Motors Corp. for the information age)
January 1, 2001... The President of e-GM sees e-possibilities everywhere. In the not-so-distant future, in fact, he sees a car that's like a browser on four wheels. General Motors Corp. has been changing its ways at breakneck speed. The Old GM was stodgy,...

Oh, those growing pains.(of businesses)
January 1, 2001... Business success can cause its OWN set of problems unless you're prepared strategically, operationally and emotionally Growth companies face an important array of operational and strategic issues as "business gets better." Too many orders,...

Real life challenges First in a 12-part series.
January 1, 2001... Introducing HandySolutions LLC, our fictitious company facing Welcome to the first installment of the Detroiter's new monthly feature focusing on a fictitious small business striving for success. We hope you'll find this year-long series...

Online recruiting.(employee recruitment)
January 1, 2001... Before you cast your bait in the water, you need to Know the fish you want to catch Should you recruit employees on the Internet? Most experts in the burgeoning online recruiting field say the answer has a lot to do with who you're looking...

Creating a Web presence.
January 1, 2001... It doesn't have to be an entangling experience An Internet presence has become a necessity for most businesses. Think of your Website as a different kind of business card -- and, potentially, a very effective one. As in most...

Your Website security blanket.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Cost-effective steps you can take to keep your Internet site out of the clutches of cyber-villains With more than 110 million people using the Internet in the United States, companies need to protect themselves against cyber-villains with...

Michigan's economy waits for spring.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The Advance Economic Barometer (bars on the chart) registered 0.5 in October, unchanged from September but significantly below the 3.5 level of October 1999. At these readings, the AEB foretells an economic slide for the state through January,...

Auto cutbacks dim Detroit's economy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The Detroit Area Business Activity Index fell to 104 in October, down two points from September's level of 106. A year earlier the index stood at 110. Through the first 10 months of 2000, the region's economy was down 2.5 percent, after...

Region's employment holds steady.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... The Regional Detroit Wage and Salary Index rose to 117.1 in September, up from 116.2 in August. Employment in most sectors of the economy remained unchanged during the month, while transportation equipment manufacturers reduced their...

Region's industrial sector expands, but the pace is somewhat slower.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Members of the National Association of Purchasing Management-Metro Detroit, surveyed in October, reported an 0.6-point increase from September in overall business conditions for Southeast Michigan's industrial economy. The Composite Index...

Detroit Area Economic Indicators.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... Detroit Area Economic Indicators % Change Latest Prior Year Month Month Ago EMPLOYMENT/INCOME +...

Members reap big savings with Verizon Wireless.(Detroit Regional Chamber offer to members)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * The Detroit Regional Chamber makes it easy for you to take advantage of big savings with Verizon Wireless. As a Chamber member, you can offer the Verizon Wireless savings program to all your employees as an additional benefit of employment....

Interested in the region? Visit this Website today.(Detroit Regional Economic Partnership)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Log on to the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership's new Website - www.detroitchamber.com/drep. You can now find out everything you need to know about the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership and economic developments across the...

PAC supports pro-business judicial candidates.(Detroit Regional Chamber Political Action Committee)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * The Chamber's Political Action Committee hosted Gov. John Engler at Chamber headquarters for a luncheon reception prior to the November 2000 elections. PAC Chairman J. Bryan Williams (Dickinson Wright PLLC) and Chamber Chairman James...

ArvinMeritor's Larry Yost named Trader of the Year.(International Business Council award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * More than 500 business people will join together to recognize the contributions made by the Consular Corps serving the Detroit Region and congratulate the World Trader of the Year at the 17th annual International Consular Ball, March 30 at...

Chamber staff gets creative for United Way.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * This year's United Way campaign was a success at the Chamber. More than 80 percent of the staff donated to United Way, raising an estimated total of $19,500 for community-related programs in the Detroit Region. The Chamber was more...

Chamber publications offer what you need to know.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... * Each year the Chamber's Research & Information Center (RIC) answers thousands of inquiries from businesses and visitors needing information on the Detroit Region's marketplace. In response the RIO develops and publishes a variety of...

Nominations now open for Leadership Detroit.
January 1, 2001... * Applications to participate in Leadership Detroit XXIII will be mailed in January. Leadership Detroit, sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber, is a regional community leadership program founded in 1979. Each year 65 regional participants...

The Taubman Co.(official wins award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Kimberly Baughman of The Taubman Co. and Gordon Holness, P.E., chairman and CEO of Albert Kahn Associates, were among the first recipients of the Real Estate Excellence Awards presented by Crain's Detroit Business during the 14th Annual...

The Auto Club Group.(wins award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The Auto Club Group (AAA Michigan), Arthur Andersen LLP, Delphi Automotive Systems and Watson Wyatt were among the winners of the Today's Workplace of Tomorrow Award for 2000, sponsored by the Women's Economic Club. Special tributes also were...

TolTest Inc.(wins award)
January 1, 2001... TolTest Inc. was named as one of the 50 fastest-growing architecture, engineering planning and environmental consulting firms in the country in a recent survey by Zweig White & Associates. "Hot Firms 2000" ranked TolTest 13th out of hundreds of...

ESD The Engineering Society.(rates high in member satisfaction survey)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... ESD The Engineering Society, based in Southfield, was rated "Best Performer" in three categories in the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives 2000 Member Satisfaction Survey Project. Fifty-five societies and technical...

Wise Solutions Inc.(named of of fastest growing US companies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Wise Solutions Inc., a Canton-based developer of installation software for Windows applications, was named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country by Inc. magazine. The Inc. 500, published in October, is an exclusive report on the...

Donald Clayton.(wins leadership award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Donald Clayton, managing director of the Southfield-based certified public accounting and business advisory firm Clayton & McKervey P.C., won the 2000 Soaring Eagle Leadership Award sponsored by the Detroit chapter of The Executive Committee....

Dr. Charlene Babcock Irvin.(wins Physician of the Year award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Dr. Charlene Babcock Irvin, an emergency department physician at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, received the Physician of the Year Award for 2000 from the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians. In addition to her staff position at St....

Budco won a "Construction 2000" award.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... The newly completed $20-million world headquarters of marketing services company Budco won a "Construction 2000" award in the design/build category from Commercial Building magazine. The 362,000-square-foot multi-function building is located on...

Complete Business Solutions Inc.(awarded)(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication designation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Complete Business Solutions Inc. of Farmington Hills was awarded the "Provider of S.W.I.F.T. Accredited Services" designation by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. S.W.I.F.T. is a bank-owned cooperative supplying...

Deborah C. Hopkins.(listed on Fortune magazine 50 most powerful women in US)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Walsh College graduate Deborah C. Hopkins, senior vice president and chief financial officer of The Boeing Co., was No. 6 on Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in America this year. Hopkins, a newcomer to the list, grew up in...

Women's Business Conference draws rave reviews.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... "This was one of the best conferences I've attended in terms of friendliness, organization, cleanliness and helpfulness; great job!" said Cindy Miller, Arbonne International. Miller's enthusiastic comments were typical of the feedback that...

Hard work pays off.
January 1, 2001... The Detroit Regional Chamber was more active than ever during the 2000 election season Taking the Detroit Regional Chamber to a new level, political involvement was unprecedented in the 2000 election cycle. Here are several examples of the...