Detroiter articles from March 2001

Detroiter archives from March 2001

This land is our land.(Detroit Regional Chamber environmental policy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Detroiter is devoting a major part of this issue to the environment. Beginning on page 16, we look at how environmental issues -- from recycling to brownfield redevelopment to urban sprawl -- can affect your bottom line, your decisions and...

It's not a dirty word.(profit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... One curse to a firm with good profits is imitators. In a competitive market system, profits represent good fortune accruing to innovators of good ideas, i.e. ideas embodied in new goods, services, marketing and management techniques. Profits...

Taking credit.(Detroit Regional Chamber tax credit programs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Detroit Regional Chamber provides substantial savings on complete turn-key administration of more than 4,000 tax credit programs from over 80,000 taxing jurisdictions throughout the United States through its alliance with Net Profit Inc....

Job training directory.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC) have jointly produced an updated version of the Training and Employment Connection, an online directory of more than 200 job training and...

Construction law guide.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * "A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law," published by the American Law Institute of the American Bar Association, is a new front-line resource for professionals who practice construction law or who are involved in the construction...

Insurance info online.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Current workers' compensation coverage information on all Michigan employers is now available on the Website of the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services. By accessing this Website, people can determine not only insurance...

Tax profile.(Oakland County, Michigan)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Oakland County has added a new product -- Current Tax Profile -- to @cesss Oakland, its Internet service that offers immediate access to land and property records. The Current Tax Profile provides real time access to property tax information...

Charitable hot line.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan has established a toll-free number to help businesses learn more about the benefits of making charitable planned gifts to support the endowment funds of their favorite charities. Planned...

Working accommodations.(workplace adjustments made for disabled)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities now offers a Web-based service to employers seeking to make workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities. The Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)...

What's it worth?(fair price for a business)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * How do you determine a fair price when you're ready to sell your business? Business valuation expert Chad Simmons answers that question in his "Business Valuation Bluebook," which is aimed at owners of small to medium-sized businesses....

A site to see.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * "The Small Business Knowledge Base" is the name of a new Website that features nearly 250 free guides and worksheets designed to teach small business owners the best ways to manage a small business. Meir Liraz, president of BizMove.Com, said...

Disaster protection.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * A new low-interest loan program designed to help small businesses protect against disaster is now in operation. The Pre-Disaster Mitigation Pilot Program authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to make low-interest loans of up to...

Performance Plus.
March 1, 2001... Katherine Banicki Katherine Banicki may not seem like the type who'd fit in with the hard-hat crowd, but the president and CEO of Testing Engineers & Consultants Inc. definitely knows her way What a brave new world we live in. Fifty years...

Waste not, want not.
March 1, 2001... The ABCs of implementing successful recycling program at your business Every week, millions of Americans dutifully haul their pop bottles and cans to bottle return centers, put Styrofoam cups into curbside recycling bins and drop spent...

'Brown' is beautiful.
March 1, 2001... How Michigan's new brownfield redevelopment law is changing the rules of the game Michigan's brownfield redevelopment laws are setting the standard for the nation. In fact, a recent study by the Consumers Renaissance Development Corp....

The politics of urban sprawl.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Detroit Region Chamber's action plan for developing an environmentally sound land use strategy for Southeast Michigan There's nothing new about urban sprawl. People have been migrating from urban areas to rural areas ever since Detroit...

A competitive environment.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... How does our region rate in terms of environmental quality of life? In the jargon of the day, everyone works to "stay competitive." More and more, the need to stay competitive applies not only to individual businesses but to regional...

On the road again.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The next time you find yourself stuck in a freeway bottleneck during the morning rush hour, pause for a moment and ponder our forebears in early Detroit. They didn't have any traffic jams to worry about. In fact, they didn't have any roads. ...

A guide for the 'techno-lazy'.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Some terrific techno-tips from a guy who makes his living by way of technology Now not only is the ozone getting thinner over my head, but I have to choose between letting my cell phone microwave my brain if I hold it or render me sterile...

A restful shade of green.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The owner of HandySolutions LLC never even recycled a pop can. Now his son is telling him their company needs to become environmentally friendly. It's a lofty goal -- but can it be profitably achieved? Third in a 12-part series In its...

Some practical eco-tips.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Like all business owners, Joe wants to gain market advantages. One of the ways he can accomplish this is by marketing his company as the "Green Handyman." He can do this by managing his company in an environmentally sound manner and maintaining...

Due diligence.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... As Joe looks to moving out of his basement and into a new office, he certainly should heed the advice of his real estate professional. But there is another aspect that Joe should consider before moving into any new facility: environmental due...

State heads for economic plateau.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Advance Economic Barometer (bars) registered 0.4 in December, up two-tenths of a point from November, but dramatically below the 5.5 level of December 1999. The AEB bars are shifted seven months forward on the chart to foreshadow likely...

Region's economy down 3.8% in 2000.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Detroit Area Business Activity Index rose to 102 in December, up 4 points from November's level of 98, but 8.2 percent below the year-earlier index of 112. For all of 2000, the local economy was down 3.8 percent after removing the effects...

Job losses noted in service sector.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The Regional Detroit Wage and Salary Index rose to 118.1 in November, up from 117.8 in October. Retail trade was the only industry that gained employees. Seasonal hiring resulted in the addition of more than 8,000 employees, up from 6,100 in...

Southeast Michigan's industrial economy continues to deteriorate.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Members of the National Association of Purchasing Managers-Metro Detroit, surveyed in December, reported a 1.7-point decline from November in overall business conditions for Southeast Michigan's industrial economy. The Composite Index...

Detroit Area Economic Indicators.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Detroit Area Economic Indicators [left arrow] Moving Behind the Economy (Lagging) [right arrow] Moving Ahead of the Economy (Leading) # Moving With the Economy (Coincident) Figures are for November unless noted. ...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2001... In the "Gold and Silver Salute" section in the February issue, two new Gold members of the Detroit Regional Chamber were incorrectly listed as Silver members, They are: Oakland Schools, Waterford, Dr. James Redmond, superintendent; and Society...

Achievements.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Plante & Moran, a Southfield-based certified public accounting and management consulting firm, was named to Fortune magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" for the third consecutive year. Plante & Moran, which...

It's the place to be.(Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Detroit Regional Economic Partnership is pulling out all the stops to showcase the region during the SAE 2001 World Congress If you're in the automotive industry or the supplier industry or even remotely connected to either of those...