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©Entire contents copyright 2008 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved THIS JUST IN Accreditors Chrysler Financial to end leasing business Aug. 1 Dealers are bracing for more difficulty finding fi- nancing for customers and meeting sales goals follow- ing Chrysler Financial’s deci- tell OCC board sion to get out of the leas- ing business, auto dealers said Friday. Chrysler Financial, the finance arm of Chrysler Holding L.L.C., said it will exit the U.S. leasing busi- to end strife ness Aug. 1. Chrysler L.L.C. is the automotive arm of Chrysler Holding. Dealers will still be able Agency demands improvement to offer leases from banks and other financing BY CHAD HALCOM port, received by the college earli- sources. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS er this summer after a March visit, Ralph Mahalak Jr., co-own- took the board to task for activity er and sales director at Tension and rivalry on the Oak- that “goes beyond the scope of the Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep land Community College board of governing board.” Superstore, said the loss of trustees may be crossing the line It admonished the board to attractive financing rates from colorful local politics to a “learn how to argue, debate and from Chrysler means lease genuine threat to the college’s bot- disagree intellectually.” rates are in for a long-over- tom line. The commission also suggested due increase. For the second time in a decade, a possible connection between “I’m 100 percent confi- the Higher Learning Commission of board leadership and high dent lease payments will NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS the North Central Association of Col- turnover in the college’s top job. definitely be going up,” he Bruce Emmons, president of Autokinetics Inc., and Greg Fisher, CEO of leges and Schools cited board lead- OCC, the state’s largest commu- said. “But quite frankly, Fisher Coachworks L.L.C., are building ultralight hybrid buses. Fisher looks ership troubles during an accredi- nity college with 44,149 students, for $480 million in revenue by the seventh year. leases have been too cheap tation review and called for a has had at least six chancellors in for as long as it is. People monitoring report by 2010 to evalu- the past 20 years, three in the shouldn’t be paying the decade before a past HLC review ate the college’s progress toward same for a cell phone as a in 1998 and three more since. improving board-college relation- car.” The college has five campuses: Mahalak said his dealer- ships. ship will try to move leased Hybrids The HLC evaluation team re- See OCC, Page 20 vehicles out the door be- tween now and July 31, of- fering incentives. He plans to stay open until midnight and has ordered a media blitz to attract customers. by Fisher Chrysler co-President Jim HandyLab gets VC of Press told dealers and jour- nalists Friday that Chrysler will try to redirect re- Buses would double mpg sources from leasing into $19.2M for new tool BY BILL SHEA totype nearly complete, is retail offers to reduce pay- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS searching for a 50,000-square- ments. foot production building in the BY TOM HENDERSON fectious diseases as Group B strep, Major automakers and Six hundred new jobs and $480 area and is awaiting the results CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS gonorrhea, herpes and chlamydia. related lenders have taken million. of a request for a $6 million loan The company large losses when reselling In vehicle manufacturing. from Michigan’s 21st Century Ann Arbor-based HandyLab Inc. began selling leased vehicles. Ford Motor In metro Detroit. Jobs Fund. It currently has has closed on a $19.2 million round the Jaguar two of venture capital, which the com- Co. took a $2.1 billion charge That’s the number offices in Troy. weeks ago and pany will use to ramp up produc- caused by a drop in leased of new jobs and the The company, expects to have vehicle residual value, Au- tion, sales and marketing of its new revenue projection which is introduc- revenue this tomotive News reported. diagnostic tool, completing the com- by Fisher Coach- ing the bus to me- year “of at least Leased vehicles are in- pany’s slow transition from re- several million works L.L.C., a new dia today, wants to cluded in a dealership’s new search to commercialization. dollars, and we company that’s de- begin production by car sales figures; dealers next summer. It has $6 HandyLab’s tool is a $100,000 expect signifi- veloping a 40-foot ultra- pay an automaker for a million in hand from a U.S. De- machine called the Jaguar that cant growth lightweight hybrid bus designed Williams leased vehicle and are then partment of Energy grant and pri- uses urine, plasma and blood sam- over the next repaid. for urban use, which boasts vate investment. The loan is part ples to analyze DNA. It dramatical- couple of years,” said President — Nancy Kaffer twice the fuel efficiency of cur- of the $10 million Fisher needs to ly speeds up the time needed — and CEO Jeff Williams. from two or three days to an hour See This Just In, Page 2 rent hybrids. Fisher, which has its first pro- See Fisher, Page 21 or 90 minutes — to test for such in- See HandyLab, Page 18

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HIS JUST IN velopment and Wayne State Univer- public statements about troit, which offers tours of De- tion to Web design, the company T sity plan a ribbon-cutting Tues- Chrysler,” said James Cowper, se- troit to the pub- expanded into design in print me- ■ From Page 1 day. Wayne State contributed $14 nior vice president of TAC Trans- lic and to busi- dia and interior design. million toward the project, for- portation. “They didn’t buy it to nesses. Prior to Eview added the Dubai office to Studio One gets tenants merly called South University flip it; they bought it to make it moving to the be close to clients in that area, Village, to erect a 950-space park- thrive.” space, the Centra said. Detroit mixed-use development ing garage at the site. Since the acquisition, nothing group used — Daniel Duggan Studio One has signed leases with As of Aug. 15, construction will has changed in TAC Transporta- home offices. Starter’s Bar and Grill and a Biggby be complete except for individual tion’s operating plan, Cowper “Every city Coffee franchise as tenants in the build-outs of commercial tenants, said. “It’s so new, we haven’t had has a welcome Groups ranked for funding project. Burgler said. any fundamental changes in the center, even startup companies The companies join the other “Those tenants will complete way we operate.” Pierce Podunk, Ind.,” Cowper said TAC Transporta- said co-founder Three Michigan organizations announced tenants in the 30,000- and open on their schedules, with tion has had meetings with Cer- Jeanette Pierce. “So Detroit defi- ranked in the top 100 nationally square-foot retail portion of the probably all of them done in the berus about how it can work with nitely deserves a welcome cen- for the number of startup compa- $36 million development: Radio next five months.” — Chad Halcom other sister companies in the in- ter.” nies they funded in 2007, accord- Shack, Fifth Third Bank and Utrecht vestment group’s portfolio. — Daniel Duggan ing to the MoneyTree report re- Art Supply. “We’re already a large supplier leased by PriceWaterhouse Coopers The project’s developers, Fund buys shares of with Chrysler L.L.C.,” he said. Eview 360 moves, expands and the Washington-based Nation- Grand Rapids-based Prime Devel- Goodwill Group for $146M When asked if the deal could al Venture Capital Association, opment, say they are close to one mean increased business with Farmington Hills-based design based on data provided by Thom- more restaurant lease, which A fund set up by Morgan Stanley Chrysler, Cowper said, “We company Eview 360 has doubled son Reuters. and Cerberus Partners L.P. in June would bring the retail occupancy would have to remain competi- its staff and this year added an of- Ann Arbor Spark, an economic- acquired controlling shares in to 95 percent. The residential por- tive … (but) we would certainly fice in Dubai. development organization, was the Goodwill Group Inc., the parent hope so.” tion of the project includes 124 CEO Melissa Centra said the tied for 65th, having given four company of TAC Worldwide and its market-rate apartments, which — Sherri Begin new companies their first fund- Bloomfield Hills-based TAC Trans- company has moved into in- will be 55 percent leased when it ing in 2007, as part of a pre-seed portation division. creased office space, 4,600 square opens Aug. 15. capital program it administers on The fund purchased $146 mil- Detroit gets welcome center feet, at 39255 Country Club Drive, The five-story building was de- behalf of the state’s 21st Century lion in preferred shares of Good- Detroit tour company Inside De- as part of its expansion. It expects veloped on the site of a former Jobs Fund, with Ann Arbor-based will Group. troit has opened a welcome center to have 20 employees by the end Vernors plant on Woodward Av- Arboretum Ventures L.L.C. and Ann TAC Transportation, formerly for the city at 1253 Woodward of this year. Arbor-based Plymouth Venture enue between Canfield and For- TAC Automotive, provides engi- Ave. The space will be open to the The company’s old space was est. Two companies are in negoti- neering, information technology public and offer maps and infor- roughly 2,900 square feet. It has Partners, a pair of venture-capital ations on a sixth retail space, said and manufacturing professionals mation about entertainment and diversified its client base by pick- firms, tied for 96th with three in- Marcel Burgler, principal at Grand to the transportation industry. events in the city. ing up 39 new clients in the last vestments each. Rapids-based Prime Development The Goodwill Group is among The 3,500-square-foot space is year. It has grown outside the au- The Maryland Technology Devel- and project developer of Studio the world’s largest staffing sup- in the retail portion of the Lofts at tomotive industry with clients in opment Corp. was No. 1 with 19 in- One. pliers. Merchants Row. It will also be used industries such as insurance and vestments. Representatives of Prime De- “This is similar to (Cerberus’) as a headquarters for Inside De- commercial real estate. In addi- — Tom Henderson

THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS WERE A STRUGGLE, but every year on May 12th, my banker was there with a little gift, celebrating our anniversary. Between gifts, she was telling me new ways to save money, to afford more inventory and to make my life easier. And guess what? Things got better, and this anniversary, I plan on giving her a little gift. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 3 CDB 7/25/2008 6:28 PM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 3 CRAIN’S Tech groups to collaborate INDEX Taking Stock: Kelly a great place to be. There are excit- Services’ net income is TechTown, Automation Alley to share space ing things going on there, with Hen- down for the second ry Ford coming in, and we think be- quarter. Page 4. BY TOM HENDERSON tion Alley to hold meetings and spe- ing there can be a big help.” Credit unions merge: CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS cial events. He was referring to an announce- DFCU begins statewide TechTown director Randal Charl- ment in March of a seven-year lease expansion plans with CapCom union. Page 8. Detroit-based TechTown and Troy- ton said that tenant space in the in- by Henry Ford Health System to take based Automation Alley are expected cubator for Alley members will ex- over about 14,000 square feet of space to announce an agreement this week pand as needed, but he expects to in TechTown’s Tech One Building to that formalizes a working relation- have a handful of them clustered to- house four research groups, a cyto- ship between the two organizations. gether in at least 5,000 square feet of genics lab that does research on fetal The Wayne State University-affiliat- space within a year. diseases such as cleft palate and a ed technology incubator will set Ken Rogers, executive director of DNA lab that does cancer-drug dis- aside dedicated space that Alley Automation Alley, said the agree- Charlton Rogers covery. members can rent, will offer free of- ment grew out of a discussion he and “It’s critical to realize we either fice space to be staffed by an Au- Charlton had at the Mackinac Policy over. ... Finally we reached an agree- swim together or sink separately,” said Charlton. “Over the last year or tomation Alley employee and will Conference in May. ment to collaborate,” said Rogers. Safety sells: Rising provide space as needed for Automa- “Those conversations carried “We’re excited about it. TechTown is See Groups, Page 20 imports, food scares increase demand for NSF International’s testing and certification services. Page 16. Technology climate: A survey of technology company executives finds mixed feelings about the Reimbursement region. Page 17.

These organizations appear in this rates fuel drive week’s Crain’s Detroit Business: AFSCME ...... 20 American Staffing Assurance Co. . . 16 Ann Arbor Spark ...... 20 Ardesta L.L.C...... 18 Arboretum Ventures L.L.C...... 18 for proton beam Automation Alley ...... 3 CapCom Credit Union ...... 8 CMS Energy Corp...... 9 BY JAY GREENE more than 40 percent over a Colliers International ...... 14 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS 10-year period. It is still prof- DDOT ...... 21 itable for hospitals and entre- Detroit Regional Mass Transit . . . . 21 Money isn’t everything, but preneurial physicians to oper- DFCU ...... 8 when it comes to hospitals ate MRI facilities, but not as Driven Solutions Inc...... 3 competing to offer high-tech much as it once was, experts DTE Energy Co...... 9 services to patients, reim- said. EDF Ventures ...... 18 bursement rates often drive Proton-beam technology Fisher Coachworks L.L.C...... 1 decisions. and the emerging carbon-ion Forbes Co...... 20 General Development Co...... 14 One of the driving forces technology are a whole new Genomic Solutions Inc...... 18 propelling at ball game be- NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS least eight hospi- HandyLab Inc...... 1 cause of high cap- Hemlock Semi Conductor Corp. . . . . 9 The strategy for Driven Solutions Inc. is to go after companies that have established brands but tals in Southeast misplaced marketing. The four principals are (clockwise from bottom left) Brian Cusac, John ital cost and still Henry Ford Health System ...... 3 Michigan to Cymbal, Kevin Woods and Sam Chiodo. $33,000 mostly unproven Kelly Services Inc...... 4 build an estimat- Medicare medical value as Mackinac Center for Public Policy . 10 ed $160 million reimbursement compared with Mackinaw Power L.L.C...... 10 proton-beam rate per treatment traditional radia- Michigan Chamber of Commerce . . 10 course for proton- therapy cancer tion treatment, Michigan Credit Union League . . . . . 8 beam therapy — center is the gen- said Dr. Howard Michigan Venture Capital Assoc. . . 18 erous reimburse- more than double NextEnergy ...... 10 the price of Sandler, senior as- Riding high ment rate of NSF International ...... 16 conventional X-rays. sociate chair of ra- about $33,000 per Oakland Community College ...... 1 diation oncology O’Keefe & Associates ...... 9 treatment course Royal Oak’s Driven Solutions combines at the University of Rayconnect Inc...... 14 that Medicare offers — more Michigan Health System in Ann Signature Associates ...... 14 than double the price of con- Arbor. SMART ...... 21 small-agency energy, big-agency experience ventional radiotherapy, or X- Unlike MRI facilities, which Taubman Centers Inc...... 20 rays, several industry profes- cost about $2.5 million, build- TechTown ...... 3 sionals told Crain’s. ing a proton-beam center can University of Michigan ...... 18 But as history shows and cost $160 million, including University of Michigan-Dearborn . . 17 BY BILL SHEA University of Michigan Health System 3 those professionals say, high the $78 million equipment CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS reimbursement rates for high- Wayne State University ...... 3 cost, as William Beaumont Hospi- William Beaumont Hospitals ...... 3 The office is small but brimming with toys and tech services often don’t last tals is finding. Beaumont is in- and expected profit margins vesting about 8 percent of the oddities — from a full drum set to a stuffed wild BANKRUPTCIES ...... 8 turkey wearing a sombrero. There’s also beer and sometimes never materialize. costs of the center in a for- Guitar Hero III. “As utilization increases profit joint venture with Pro- BRIEFLY ...... 14 It’s a typical Monday at Royal Oak-based adver- with proton beam, you will see Cure Treatment Centers in BUSINESS DIARY ...... 15 reimbursement go down,” tising agency Driven Solutions Inc., which has been Bloomington, Ind. CLASSIFIED ADS...... 14 showing steady growth in clients and billings said Joseph McCaffrey, tech- A carbon-ion therapy cen- since being founded in early 2005. In less than four nology practice manager with ter, which Henry Ford Health KEITH CRAIN ...... 6 years, Driven has seen its billings increase from the Health Care Advisory Board, System in Detroit and UM LETTERS ...... 6 just under $800,000 for eight months of 2005 to $2.7 a Washington, D.C.-based re- Health System are exploring MARY KRAMER...... 7 million last year and $5 million forecast for 2008, search company. “We saw along with a proton-beam cen- OPINION ...... 6 co-founder Kevin Woods said. anti-cancer drugs increase ter, can cost upward of $300 Driven has the hip, energetic office (including and the prices went down. million. PEOPLE ...... 13 the ubiquitous foosball table that’s apparently a Now we are seeing radiation Proton-beam therapy is a RUMBLINGS...... 22 form of cancer radiation treat- staple of small creative companies) and eager therapy costs skyrocket. The WEEK IN REVIEW ...... 22 young staff, but what seems to separate the same thing will happen.” ment that some believe is su- perior to standard radiation agency from other funky little startup ad shops are As the number of magnetic CALENDAR care. Carbon-ion cancer thera- the four founders: All have serious “big agency” cre- resonance imaging centers in- For a list of current Wayne State University is one of creased during the 1990s, py is suggested to be as precise events, visit www.crainsdetroit.com. Driven’s clients. See Driven, Page 21 Medicare cut MRI rates by See Proton, Page 19 DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 4 CDB 7/25/2008 4:58 PM Page 1

Page 4 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 Feel right at home owning a TAKING STOCK business in downtown Northville. NEWS ABOUT DETROIT AREA PUBLIC COMPANIES

Northville is located in western Wayne County about 30 miles northwest of downtown Detroit and can be easily accessed off of Kelly posts 2Q net income down M-14 and I-96 (east and west), or I-275 (north and south). For more information on business opportunities in Northville, including available retail and office space, and incentive packages, contact the Northville Downtown Development Authority at 248-349-0345. “The Northville DDA is very supportive by one third, expects rough ’08 of the business owners. Their continuous efforts to attract people to town including the new Town Square development and their BY SHERRI BEGIN last year and in the first quarter of shares of the Portuguese sub- recently launched marketing campaign has definitely increased business for our restaurant. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS this year, he said. sidiaries of Amsterdam-based The Business Assistance Programs they also General economic conditions Randstad Holding N.V. for an undis- offer to business owners help us continually “The second quarter was a worsened during the quarter in closed amount. move forward.” rough one,” said Kelly Services Inc. Europe, especially in England and Kelly said it expects the deal, Orlando Viato, Owner President and CEO Carl Camden Sizzling Sticks to a lesser extent in Western Eu- which is subject to approval from during an earnings conference call rope, Camden said, leading to a 7 the European Commission, to close last week. percent decline in Kelly’s revenue during the third quarter of this “Overall demand for labor in the there during the quarter. year. “From the second I U.S., already weak, has worsened called about space But some areas are still seeing The market for staffing firms is since we last reported to you, and availability, I felt growth, including France, where not favorable right now and faces drawn to the town. demand for temporary staff is de- Kelly’s revenue increased 4 percent “a pretty significant headwind,” Everything felt right. clining at an even faster rate.” during the quarter, and Eastern given that it is cyclical, said Tobey Almost like I was The company’s stock closed at home.” Europe, where Kel- $17.43 Friday, after the company Sommer, a direc- Carolyn Simon, ly’s revenue spiked Owner earlier in the week announced net tor in the equities 33 percent, led by Red Pepper Deli income for the second quarter had It wouldn’t be research depart- (Opening Aug. 2008) strong perfor- dropped by a third, year over year. “ ment of SunTrust downtown mance in That compares with a 52-week surprising if Robinson Russia, high of $26.68 in July 2007 and a 52- Humphrey, which Camden week low of $15.01 in January. conditions said in a dis- said. Kelly’s U.S. commercial busi- claimer that it Revenue ness has seen declining revenue continued to also provides in- for Kelly’s for the past seven quarters, Cam- vestment banking Outsourc- timeless...with a twist den said. be difficult services and other The length of the declines is out- ing and throughout services for Kelly. pacing the six quarters of declines Consulting The agency has Isn’t it time that you became part of the downtown Kelly saw during the recession of Group, a neutral rating Northville family of businesses? Contact us today! which rep- 2008 and 2001, he said, although current de- on Kelly’s stock, resents about 4 per- clines have not been as large on a Sommer said. cent of total rev- perhaps longer. percentage basis. Kelly’s fee- www.downtownnorthville.com enue, increased ” “There is no doubt the economy Carl Camden, Kelly Services CEO based Outsourc- nearly 60 percent © 2008 Downtown Northville Photography: Diane Johnson Design: New Moon has worsened in the last three ing and Consult- for the quarter, year over year, to months, and that difficulties expe- ing Group business “is one of a few rienced in the U.S. and (United $61 million. Kelly Services plans to retain its bright spots right now” for both Kingdom) are now being experi- Kelly and the staffing industry as a enced elsewhere,” Camden said. focus on the group’s higher-mar- whole, he said. “It wouldn’t be surprising if con- gin, fee-based business that capi- “There appears to be an oppor- ditions continued to be difficult talizes on corporate outsourcing of throughout 2008 and perhaps human-resource functions while tunity there, (and) Kelly may have longer.” expanding its professional and an edge in competing for that stuff The Troy-based staffing firm re- technical business, improving its because their strategy has been for ported net income of $10.5 million, operating margins and diversify- years to focus on the largest cus- or 30 cents a share, on revenue of ing geographically, Camden said. tomers around the globe.” $1.45 billion for the quarter ended In mid-July, Kelly said it had en- Sherri Begin: (313) 446-1694, June 29. tered an agreement to acquire the [email protected] That compares with net income of $15.3 million, or 42 cents a share, on revenue of $1.42 billion for the same quarter last year. STREET TALK For the six-month period, Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA) reported net in- THIS WEEK’S STOCK TOTALS: 33 GAINERS, 29 LOSERS, 8 UNCHANGED come of $18.7 million, or 54 cents a 7/25 7/18 PERCENT share, on revenue of $2.84 billion. CDB’S TOP PERFORMERS CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE That compares with net income of 1. Oxford Bank Corp. $12.00 $8.00 50.00 $27.2 million, or 74 cents a share, 2. Domino's Pizza Inc. 12.96 10.59 22.38 on revenue of $2.76 billion during 3. Detrex Corp. 7.75 7.05 9.93 the first half of 2007. 4. Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. 33.59 31.25 7.49 Given the continued economic www.kpiscorecard.com Compuware Corp. 10.88 10.16 7.09 uncertainty, Camden said Kelly 5. Universal Truckload Services Inc. 26.25 24.65 6.49 would not provide quarterly earn- 6. ings guidance. 7. Agree Realty Corp. 28.01 26.46 5.86 In the conference call, the com- 8. Syntel Inc. 34.65 32.74 5.83 pany appeared to attribute the de- 9. Credit Acceptance Corp. 18.92 17.88 5.82 cline in margin in part to cost- 10. ArvinMeritor Inc. 12.78 12.09 5.71 cutting not keeping pace with rev- CDB’S LOW PERFORMERS 7/25 7/18 PERCENT enue declines in the U.S. and de- CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE clines in gross profit margin in 1. Kelly Services Inc. $17.43 $19.81 -12.01 some other areas. 2. FNBH Bancorp Inc. 8.00 9.00 -11.11 Declines were led by a 21 per- 3. General Motors Corp. 11.90 13.18 -9.71 cent drop in operating earnings 4. Ford Motor Co. 5.05 5.44 -7.17 for Kelly’s Americas Commercials, 5. American Axle 6.51 6.95 -6.33 year over year. The segment repre- 6. Energy Conversion Devices Inc. 62.87 67.02 -6.19 sents about 45 percent of Kelly’s to- 7. Somanetics Corp. 21.17 22.06 -4.03 tal business, Camden said. 8. Comerica Inc. 27.86 28.97 -3.83 The firm’s professional and 9. Lear Corp. 15.83 16.38 -3.36 technical business in the U.S. was 10. Masco Corp. 15.83 16.38 -3.36 flat year over year and down 3 per- Source: Bloomberg News. 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Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 OPINION The zoo millage is worth a ‘yes’ vote s the Detroit Zoo a regional resource worthy of taxpayer support? I The Detroit Zoological Society, the nonprofit that man- ages the Detroit Zoo, hopes voters answer yes Aug. 5. The requested 0.10-mill tax will raise about $15 million from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county property taxes. The individual “hit” for a home worth $200,000 is about $10 a year. The tax will support the zoo’s $26 million budget; about a third of that sum comes from admissions, parking, conces- sions and rides. But the zoo could never hope to earn enough revenue to support all its operations, which continue to build as a regional attraction. We support the proposed tax. In fact, cultural assets like the zoo, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Michigan Opera Theatre, to name a few, are important to business at- traction. Unlike professional sports (another big regional as- set), the cultural groups don’t have the same opportunity to earn as much revenue through lucrative television contracts or massive gate admissions. Many pro teams also benefit from some type of public support for arenas and stadiums. LETTERS Unfortunately, past efforts at a regional culture tax required it to pass in all three counties, and the vote fell short in one of the three. It’s still a good idea to seek public support — whether They’re ready to lend a hand a millage or a ticket tax — to support these institutions. Culture — and sports — help attract and keep businesses. Editor: City Council did today, who Crain’s Detroit Business I was very pleased to see Sherri agreed to do what or what little nu- welcomes letters to the editor. Begin’s “Businesses find worker ance you are going to spend 15 All letters will be considered for minutes each night on the news Tech pact benefits our region volunteerism helps ‘third bottom publication, provided they are telling us. While on the subject of line.’ ” (July 14.) As a provider of signed and do not defame A new pact between Troy-based Automation Alley and De- wasting time, please stop showing business volunteer services to the individuals or organizations. us the latest Clinton, Obama or troit-based TechTown is a sign that regional collaboration can Detroit metropolitan area, De- Letters may be edited for length work. The details are reported on Page 3. troit Executive Service Corps (a and clarity. McCain snipe of the day, and whether Geoffrey Fieger did or The new deal means Alley members can get free office nonprofit agency), I can confirm Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit did not do something today. that it is a win-win situation for Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., space in proximity to Wayne State University, the other Tech- These distractions are not at all the nonprofit organizations, the Detroit, MI 48207-2997. Town companies and two major health care campuses, includ- volunteers and our community. interesting. They are causing us E-mail: [email protected] to tune out. ing Henry Ford Health System, which is moving four research The nonprofit strengthens its We have no leadership any- groups to a TechTown building. operations from the sharing of our nonprofit organizations that where, current or future, city, knowledge provided by volunteers The deal began with a “sidebar” conversation between the are on the front line of serving our state or federal. We need leaders. in the business professions, the Alley’s Ken Rogers and TechTown’s Randal Charlton at the De- community. We need solutions. We need to act volunteers gain knowledge and ex- troit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference. (We sus- Deanna McGraw as one city, one state and one perience while feeling good about pect a lot of things that happen in this region take root in such President country. We do not need enemies helping, and the community has Detroit Executive Service Corps to do anything to us — we are do- conversations, further proving the worth of such confabs.) more efficient and effective ser- Southfield ing really well creating more in- Now TechTown is working on similar deals with other eco- vices for its people. ternal damage than any outside nomic development groups, including Ann Arbor Spark. Both Detroit Executive Service Corps End fighting, start leading group could ever create. The elit- Automation Alley and Spark have a track record for connect- has the systems in place to match Editor: ist groups that were sipping cham- ing and attracting growing companies. volunteers with nonprofits eager Can we get on with it already? pagne and strolling around the for help. We are ready to work The media is as guilty as the may- grounds of Mackinac are not deal- With both working with TechTown, it just adds more bene- with businesses like Deloitte or for not giving it up. We do not fits to companies starting up or moving to our region. L.L.P. to increase this support to care what he did today, what the See Letters, Page 7

KEITH CRAIN: Let’s not let it slip through the cracks Detroit is certainly in very severe Last week, Detroit to be substantial There is nothing in Southeast We have seen the first signs of economic hardship these days. Un- Mayor Kwame Kil- enough to get every- Michigan that has the dollar im- displeasure with the show when employment is at record highs, and patrick got together with one’s attention and yet pact of the North American Inter- first Porsche, and now Suzuki, have the automobile industry is suffer- Gov. Granholm to see if still has a revenue national Auto Show. Nothing else withdrawn. This is just the begin- ing mightily. Needless to say, our there was anything that stream to support it. even comes close. And it’s only ning of a quiet retreat from a global political landscape is in chaos as could be done to get the I never have under- been around for 20 years. It was franchise available only to Detroit. well. process moving. And stood why a community created from nothing and it looks, Available only to Detroit for a rela- It would be far too easy to put Wayne County Execu- that has a unique activi- for all the world, like everyone, or tively short time, unfortunately. the Cobo Hall expansion and reno- tive Robert Ficano is ty that creates a half bil- at least plenty of folks, want to see It would be a shame for a long list vation on everyone’s back burner scheduled to meet with lion dollars of economic it die a quiet death. of politicians to have as their legacy and leave it for the next set of the governor in a couple activity in the area has- The first international auto show that they helped our region lose a politicians. of weeks. I’m not sure n’t demanded that our in Detroit was in 1989. Since then, it half a billions dollars a year. It’s We can’t let that happen. If we why they all didn’t get together last elected officials do whatever is nec- has created thousands of jobs and a time for the naysayers to be quiet. are not careful, we won’t have any- week. essary to keep it in our community huge amount of economic develop- Somehow the logjam of inaction thing to expand or renovate. The current Ficano plan seems and keep it healthy. ment for our community. has to stop. We need progress now. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 7 CDB 7/25/2008 3:15 PM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 MARY KRAMER: Detroit is not alone in needing leadership Detroit’s institutions — the tion of Colleges and … and board members Wayne State will remember Reid may be positioning WSU as an eco- mayor’s office, city council and De- Schools has criticized have expressed interest nomic development engine. With troit Public Schools — are in disar- the board twice in 10 in evaluating employees Wayne State University, mean- state support, he created the busi- ray, largely because of the quality years. Now it says it other than the chancel- while, bids an official farewell to ness incubator TechTown. He cre- of elected leadership. wants to see progress lor. Typically, this goes its president of 10 years, Irv Reid. ated more housing options to draw A reception Thursday night at the But you can certainly look else- by 2010 or OCC will beyond the scope of the suburban kids to urban life, which Detroit Athletic Club was attended where in Southeast Michigan to have another review governing board … has had tremendous effect on the by a who’s who of business and find plenty of examples of the same the following year. (and) the day-to-day op- overall Midtown neighborhood. A civic life in the region. problem. That’s not much of a eration of the institu- lot has changed in 10 years. Take the dysfunctional board at big stick unless OCC’s tion is entrusted to the Reid will be remembered for many things, including creating a Oakland Community College, for accreditation is actual- chief operating officer.” Mary Kramer is publisher of foundation to attract more corpo- example. As Chad Halcom reports ly threatened. That The new report Crain's Detroit Business. Catch her on Page 1, the college seems to would mean academic should be a call to busi- rate and individual gifts, and take on business news at 6:50 a.m. have grown in spite of its board. credits won’t transfer ness and civic leaders to launching the university’s first Some of the elected trustees have or count toward a four-year degree. recruit and promote smart, effec- capital campaign. WSU will ele- Mondays on the Paul W. Smith show changed over the years, but the “The board does not plan strate- tive people for election to the OCC vate its honors program to “col- on WJR AM 760 and in her blog at constant infighting hasn’t. No- gically,” the commission noted. board as well as other ineffective lege” status and name it for Reid. www.crainsdetroit.com/kramer. body’s thrown any grapes at a “It dabbles in micromanagement elected bodies. But Reid’s greatest contribution E-mail her at [email protected]. board meeting (at least not to my knowledge), but the rancor and micromanaging have contributed to high turnover in the chancellor slot — six in less than 20 years. The Higher Learning Commis- sion of the North Central Associa-

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ing with actionable plans and are only making the state slide back- ward with no governor (pun in- tended) on the speed of decline. I, along with the rest of the peo- ple of the state, am not the least bit interested in when the problem(s) started, on whose watch it started, who is responsible, or some politi- cal spin. Let me tell you what the state has to offer: great Midwest values, moderate food cost, affordable housing, water availability, a great health care system, outstand- ing sports teams, outstanding schools (except Detroit), arts and culture, a good highway system (eroding quickly), four beautiful seasons, a state filled with beauty, international borders, diverse cul- ture, boating, golf, lakes, reason- able commutes and a great work- ing-class work ethic. These are the things we should be selling and do- ing in places that do not have what we have. Let’s start with water. How about we remind the businesses in Atlanta that we have the water they do not have so bring their businesses to Michigan? The film industry credit (“‘Cut!’ cry critics of film law,” June 9) is a great move — it is a bold move of leadership. Stop fighting and let’s work together to make this the great city, great state and great country we once had and can have again. Leaders, lock yourselves in a room, forget your party, forget who wins and start with the core proposition — how do we save the state? If you continue the current path, we lose together. Last and not least, to the media: Please stop feeding the flames. We don’t care. We care about our fu- ture, not winning for one party or the other — we are your party, and if you can judge by the voter malaise, I suggest you wake up and do something somewhere soon. Help us to believe again. Without it we all are destined to fail together. Ken Barnett COO/Chief Culture Officer Mars Advertising Southfield DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 8 CDB 7/25/2008 3:13 PM Page 1

Page 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 DFCU merger with CapCom begins statewide expansion plan

BY TOM HENDERSON tion for approval to merge. in 1936 by Lansing firemen, has tial was in the works. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Pending the expected approval three branches in Lansing and six In May, officials at Bloomfield by DFCU members, who will vote in the Grand Rapids area. Hills-based T&C Federal Credit Union Dearborn-based DFCU Financial by mail durin a 30-day period in Shobe told Crain’s that the merg- and Auburn Hills-based USA Credit Federal Credit Union, the largest September and October, regulato- er will begin an ambitious expan- Union announced a proposed merg- credit union in Michigan with $2 ry approval is considered a formal- sion. He said the scope and speed er that would give them combined billion in assets, hopes to use its ity. If members approve, DFCU will be dictated by market condi- assets of $1.2 billion. Pending ap- proposed merger with a credit will operate as a state-chartered tions but “there is a big opportunity proval, the new entity will be union in Lansing as a springboard credit union instead of one that is to expand in Grand Rapids and known as Genisys Credit Union and to establish a statewide footprint. federally chartered. some opportunity for expansion in be based in USA’s headquarters. Last Monday, DFCU, which has Approval by CapCom members is Shobe DeMarco Lansing. What we’d like over time The mergers are part of a nation- al trend of credit unions joining 168,000 members, and the CapCom not required. CapCom branches will ern region. No job losses are ex- is a broad state footprint and to be forces to create economies of scale. Credit Union, which has about $200 be operated under the DFCU name. pected. in every major city.” “This is a great example of what million in assets and 40,000 mem- Mark Shobe will continue as He said DFCU will expand in new DFCU, founded in 1950 by Ford we’re seeing in Michigan when lo- bers, applied to the state’s Office of DFCU’s president and CEO. Renee Motor Co. employees, has 12 communities through building new cally owned credit unions combine Financial & Insurance Regulation and DeMarco, CapCom’s president and branches, all in Southeast Michi- branches and other mergers. to expand their services,” said the National Credit Union Administra- CEO, will be president of the west- gan. CapCom, which was founded He added that nothing substan- David Adams, president and CEO of the Plymouth-based Michigan Credit Union League. “The big difference between these mergers and what we see in the banking industry is with banks we see large national play- ers come in and acquire local banks, and what’s left is controlled by impersonal, out-of-state banks. “Our passion for client service With credit unions, there’s still lo- cal control.” The outcome of this DFCU ini- can lift your spirits, too”. tiative is expected to be far less contentious than its last big thrust. In December 2005, the cred- it union filed to become a mutual bank, which created a brouhaha among members, who mounted a recall campaign. In April 2006, DFCU officials an- nounced they had withdrawn the application to convert. Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected]

DMC Rehabilitation Institute receives $1.7M grant DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Mark Stutman Michigan was awarded a five-year Managing Partner -Tax grant totaling $1.7 million for its Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System. DMC’s rehabilitation hospital and Wayne State University’s depart- ment of physical medicine and re- habilitation jointly operate the brain injury system. In addition to offering care to people with brain injuries, the sys- tem conducts research in neu- ropsychology, rehabilitation psy- chology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. The grant came from the U.S. De- partment of Education’s National In- stitute on Disability and Rehabilita- tion Research. — Jay Greene

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Publicly held companies. Based on 2007 revenue. A CONVERSATION WITH 1 General Motors Corp., $181 billion. 2 Ford Motor Co., $172 billion. 3 Delphi Corp., $22 billion. 4 Lear Corp., $16 billion. 5 TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., $15 billion. Brad Coulter, See Page 12 for the complete list. O’Keefe & Finance Associates

Brad Coulter is a director with Bloomfield Hills-based O’Keefe & Associates, a firm that specializes in turnaround consulting, debt restructuring, business valuations, litigation support and bankruptcy services. Coulter, whose focus is on small to medium businesses with annual revenue between $10 million and Paying the power bill $250 million, spoke to reporter Tom Henderson about the area’s ongoing economic woes. It must be boom times for those in Utilities seek tax breaks as turnaround consulting. Everyone in the turnaround industry is pretty busy right now. I’m very active in the Turnaround Management state looks to flip the switch Association, which is a national association. We do an annual survey, and 70 percent of the for alternative-energy systems companies in trouble are in trouble because of bad management. Yes, the economy is in trouble, but it BY AMY LANE to receive a tax credit based on the still comes down to management. CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT value of personal income taxes Small to midsize businesses tend generated from the new jobs. The to have the same issues. They ANSING — As Michigan’s anchor could be in one part of the have strong management in some two leading energy compa- state while the suppliers or cus- areas and weak management in L nies seek to power the tomers could be in another part. others. state’s future energy needs in part A companion bill, sponsored by with wind turbines, they are also Rep. Ed Clemente, D-Lincoln Park, Are there any lights at the end of seeking state tax breaks. the tunnel? The biggest issue is targets anchor companies that at- DTE Energy Co. and CMS Energy that Ford, GM and Chrysler need tract suppliers or customers in the Corp. want their utilities’ wind en- to get profitable. I’m encouraged same area. The anchor could re- at the actions they have taken ergy systems classified as industri- ceive an MBT credit equal to a recently. Hopefully, it’ll be enough al personal property, maximum 5 percent to get them back to profitability in making the compa- of the taxable value the next two or three years. Or nies eligible for sig- MONEY FOR ENERGY of each supplier’s or things are not going to get any nificant personal- customer’s property Michigan has a potential better in southeastern Michigan. property tax relief within a 10-mile ra- $45 million pot of grant ISTOCK.COM under 2007’s Michi- dius of the anchor What are your short-term concerns money for development of gan Business Tax leg- company. with the economy? My biggest alternative-energy FINANCING PLANS islation. Another new mea- concern in the next year and a The change could technology. Page 11. half is inflation. The price of steel, sure targets Hemlock As the state targets alternative energy as a growth potentially save the plastic resin and fuel has sector, the Legislature has passed several tax bills Semiconductor Corp., companies $50 mil- skyrocketed, but not all of those and is considering others. the world’s leading producer of costs have been passed on. It lion combined in annual taxes and polycrystalline silicon, and offers takes at least six months for Tax-break proposal: give them the same tax treatment a 12-year MBT credit of as much as commodity suppliers to pass their Ⅲ DTE Energy Co. and CMS Energy Corp. want their as private wind developers whose $357.4 million to entice the compa- costs up the supply chain. We’ll wind energy systems classified as industrial systems are deemed industrial ny to choose Michigan for a more see pretty hefty inflation for the personal property. This would potentially save the personal property, according to than $1 billion expansion that consumer by early 2009. companies $50 million combined in annual taxes state officials. could produce up to 500 new jobs. and give them the same tax treatment as private It’s one of many tax-policy ques- The company is based in Hemlock, You do a lot of work related to real wind developers. estate workouts. Any thoughts tions the state faces as it moves to near Saginaw. The tax credit is where we’re at in that cycle? Recently passed bills would: finance and build Michigan’s al- based on electricity costs and con- There’s always been a national Ⅲ Allow an “anchor” company that attracts ternative-energy industry. Some sumption. The company could an- boom-and-bust cycle with credit. I suppliers or customers to receive a Michigan industry watchers say tax incen- nounce a decision by the end of the don’t think we’ve seen the worst Business Tax credit based on the value of personal tives are important pieces of the fi- year. of it. The tip of it was subprime income taxes generated from the new jobs. The nancing puzzle to promote renew- Construction at Hemlock is al- lending. But there was a lot of anchor and suppliers or customers could be in able energy and diversify ready under way for a separate $1 different parts of the state. subprime lending to automobile Michigan’s economy. billion expansion, announced in Ⅲ Target anchor companies that attract suppliers or buyers and a lot of subprime or Gov. Jennifer Granholm has tar- May 2007, that will provide about customers in the same area. The anchor could near-subprime corporate lending 500 jobs. receive an MBT credit equal to a maximum 5 geted alternative energy as one of for leveraged buyouts. And a lot Michigan’s emerging growth sec- Liz Boyd, Granholm’s press sec- of those things haven’t shown up percent of the taxable value of each supplier’s or customer’s property within a 10-mile radius tors and has supported several tax- retary, said that “if you look at yet. The Feds are keeping interest Ⅲ Target Hemlock Semiconductor Corp., the world’s related measures. what’s happening across the na- rates low to fight the housing tion and the world, you can see the problems, but that means we’re leading producer of polycrystalline silicon. A 12-year growth potential for alternative importing inflation and weakening MBT credit of as much as $357.4 million is meant to entice the company to choose Michigan for a ‘A Silicon Valley for Michigan’ the dollar. But if the Fed raises energy. And we want that growth more than $1 billion expansion. It could produce up For example, two recently sector to happen here in Michi- rates, what will that do for to 500 jobs. housing? We’re in a down cycle passed bills are designed to help gan.” and it’s going to last a while. Other bills would: the state build clusters of business For example, she said, “the Ⅲ Allow the tax-free renaissance-zone program to investment around “anchor” com- tremendous potential with Hem- If you know include projects that produce energy from sun and panies in high-technology indus- lock Semiconductor, and the work someone interesting wind. tries such as alternative energy. that’s happening in the Saginaw you would like Tom Ⅲ Give tax exemptions to specific industries such One measure, sponsored by Sen. Valley, has the potential to trans- Henderson to as solar and biomass (which uses biological Jason Allen, R-Traverse City, al- form that area into a Silicon Val- interview, call (313) material to create energy). lows an anchor company that at- ley for Michigan.” 446-0337 or write Ⅲ Offer tax incentives to help businesses and tracts other suppliers or cus- Doug Roberts Jr., director of thenderson homeowners buy alternative-energy systems or environmental and health policy @crain.com. tomers, or influences other make improvements. suppliers or customers to expand, See Power, Page 10 DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 10 CDB 7/25/2008 10:31 AM Page 1

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FOCUS:FINANCE Power: Utilities seek tax breaks as the state plugs into alt energy ■ From Page 9 at the Michigan But Michael LaFaive, director of tive-energy area is just the indus- program to include projects that velop wind farms, principally on Chamber of Com- fiscal policy at the Midland-based trial policy flavor of the month,” produce energy from sun and the west side of the state and in the merce, said that Mackinac Center for Public Policy, similar to Michigan’s new package wind, to tax exemptions targeting Thumb area. as Michigan sets said Michigan should not target of incentives to woo film produc- specific industries like solar and “As we start to develop wind standards for specific sectors and can’t know tion. biomass. farms all around the state, we have the use of renew- that the alternative-energy indus- Many measures are future- to worry about whether those able energy, as try “is going to be the next big Tax exemptions reaching. For example, Senate and wind farms are going to pay a well as energy thing.” House bill packages provide sales, high-level tax,” said Ted Vogel, efficiency, “pro- Instead of incentives, he said, In recent months, lawmakers use, and property-tax exemptions vice president and chief tax coun- viding some tax Michigan should lessen business have introduced or acted on a slew for next-generation agricultural sel for Consumers Energy. He said relief, incentives LaFaive burdens overall, such as eliminat- of tax-related bills to spur produc- combines. the machinery and equipment of to get to the stan- ing the MBT or improving envi- tion of alternative energy in The exemptions ensure that ma- wind farms, such as towers and dards, is important as well.” ronmental permitting. Michigan, from allowing the chinery that will harvest grains turbines, should qualify for the He said “targeting the alterna- state’s tax-free renaissance-zone and other crops at the same time it same industrial personal-property harvests biomass used to produce tax breaks “whether it’s owned by energy, will qualify for tax treat- a utility or nonutility company.” ment already given other types of Vogel said that based on all the agricultural machinery, said Greg wind farms CMS is considering, Bird, press secretary for House the classification could reduce the Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford wind farms’ personal-property tax- There’s A Lot Behind This Logo... Township. es from $20 million annually to Other bills, introduced in May perhaps $8 million annually. by Republican and Democratic DTE Energy has purchased FIDELITY sponsors, offer tax incentives to easements on some 40,000 acres in help businesses and homeowners the Thumb area’s Huron, Tuscola purchase alternative-energy sys- and Sanilac counties for a wind tems or make improvements. turbine development that could Michigan Founded and Based James Croce, CEO of NextEnergy provide power to its Detroit Edison in Detroit, said a Co. Southeast Michigan cus- All Decisions Made Locally strong renew- tomers. The development could able-energy cost an estimated $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion. portfolio stan- Lasting Customer Relationships Len Singer, DTE senior media- dard mandating relations representative, said the electricity that classification of utility wind sys- Commitment to Community utilities must tems as industrial personal prop- purchase from erty “is an idea with merit” and renewable www.fidbank.com could “encourage more wind pow- sources is more er development in Michigan.” He important than Croce confirmed that the company has Serving you in tax breaks in creating a “viable al- met with the Michigan Department EQUAL HOUSING ternative energy market in Michi- Wayne • Oakland • Macomb • Washtenaw LENDER of Treasury on the issue, but de- gan.” clined to comment further. Tax policy is “not counterpro- Rich Vander Veen, president of ductive,” Croce said, “but it’s not Lowell-based wind-power develop- going to get the job done.” er Mackinaw Power L.L.C., said utili- Nate Collamer, director of com- ties already have competitive ad- mercial analysis with Baltimore- vantages over independent power based Constellation Energy Group producers, and giving them addi- Inc., said one aspect that’s impor- tional tax breaks would only add to tant to consider in the move to that. more renewables is to avoid favor- But Scott Schrager, director of ing one technology, such as wind, legislative affairs at Treasury, said over others, such as biomass or so- classifying the utility wind sys- lar. tems as industrial personal prop- “From my standpoint, a level erty will provide tax treatment playing field is really important in that is even and that will help keep all of this,” he said. For example, down the cost of alternative ener- “if you give the same property tax gy. exemption to all renewable re- He said the legislation, in part, sources, then that’s a level playing would allow the utility wind ener- field.” gy systems to qualify for personal- Constellation is involved in a property tax relief under the new number of renewable-energy oper- MBT laws. The MBT package cut ations across the country. industrial personal-property taxes by an average 65 percent by reduc- ing the tax rate from 24 mills to 12 Wind turbine focus mills and providing a 35 percent To CMS and DTE, which could refundable MBT credit on the re- build wind turbines that could maining personal-property tax lia- help the state attain its renewable- bility for industrial property. energy goals, tax treatment of the Schrager said potential tax im- systems is important. CMS, parent pact is difficult to calculate be- of utility Consumers Energy Co., is cause it’s not clear how much wind identifying wind-power sites and power the utilities might produce expects nearly all the renewable and how much they might pur- energy it would add to its portfolio chase from other providers. He by 2015 would come from wind. said that in the next few years the About half of that power would tax impact would be minimal. come from wind farms CMS would Some 10 years from now, the build and about half would come amount of taxes the state might through contracts with other de- forgo could reach $50 million. velopers. The legislation is expected to be The company has purchased debated this fall. easements for more than 10,000 to Amy Lane: (517) 371-5355, 12,000 acres on which it could de- [email protected] DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 11 CDB 7/25/2008 10:54 AM Page 1

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FOCUS:FINANCE Jobs Fund grant helps New insurance company raises fuel alternative-energy $4M to target staffing firms

BY SHERRI BEGIN “(But) at this time, the greatest lowering their long-term claims technology development CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS return on investment is generat- costs, while funding its own ex- ed by partnering with Sparta,” pansion, Farber said. Grosse Pointe Park-based Amer- said Farber, 46. In 1997 as manager of corpo- BY AMY LANE state has received 112 proposals ican Staffing Assurance Co. has en- American Staffing needed $4 rate development at Bosquette & CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT seeking more than $475.7 million, tered a risk-sharing agreement million to support its projected Co. in Detroit, Farber said he de- compared with the maximum $30 with Hartford, Conn.-based Sparta LANSING — Michigan has a million in available awards. The writings for the first two years of veloped a national program to of- new, potential $45 million pot of Insurance Co. and raised $4 million the program, he said. fer similar insurance to smaller, 2008 round targets for-profit com- from private investors, enabling grant money to spur alternative- panies that can provide matching Two other investors who hold technical staffing firms through it to begin selling workers’ com- Kemper Insurance Co. energy technology development. funds and demonstrate viable, active roles with the company are The Centers of Energy Excellence pensation and other insurance to Chief Marketing Officer William But when Kemper’s rating sustainable business opportuni- staffing firms nationwide. program, cemented in early July, ties. Secinaro, who most recently dropped around 2001 because of American Staffing is offering served as a vice president with financial troubles, Farber ended is designed to boost collaboration Awards, in the form of loans or the insurance, underwritten by Wells Fargo Insurance Services in his relationship with Kemper and and create industry clusters convertible loans, are expected to around the state. Through the ini- Sparta, through its newly licensed Southfield, and Diana Domin, decided to look into offering the be announced in October. affiliate, American Staffing Assur- tiative, for-profit companies team who is senior vice president and coverage through other means. ■ A $109 million fund that can ance Co. of Washington, D.C. I.C. with universities and other enti- underwriting manager for Execu- Sparta looks for program ad- invest in private-equity, mezza- “Assuming all goes well, we ties to research, develop and com- tive Strategies and is overseeing ministrators who have expertise nine, and venture-capital funds will accept mercialize technologies. all underwriting for American in their class of business, and Far- and can co-invest in companies. more invest- The initiative was proposed by Staffing in that role. ber demonstrated that, said Chief One of the first investments ment dollars,” Gov. Jennifer Granholm in her Historically, the staffing indus- Marketing Officer Brian First. made by the 21st Century Invest- said President State of the State address and cre- try has been a loser for the insur- Under the one-year agreement ment Fund was in Nth Power, a San James Farber, ated by Public Act 175, sponsored ance industry, Farber said. between the two companies, Spar- Francisco-based venture-capital one of 11 in- by Sen. Jason Allen, R-Traverse Staffing firms send their employ- ta works with American Staffing firm in the alternative-energy vestors in the City. Signing the program into law ees into several different work en- Assurance Co. of Washington, sector. That 2007 commitment of deal and July 8, Granholm called it a “sig- vironments on the same day, D.C., to select staffing firms with up to $10 million joined another founder of Exec- nificant economic-development which makes it more difficult to favorable claims histories. investment of up to $10 million in utive Strategies tool” that will help the state build quantify, manage and accurately Through the Sparta policy, Nth Power from the state’s Ven- Inc. in Grosse new jobs and technologies in the Farber price the risk associated with po- American Staffing will offer ture Michigan Fund. Detroit’s Next- Pointe Park, alternative-energy industry. tential claims. workers’ compensation, proper- Energy, a nonprofit that seeks to which will serve as program ad- One center is slated for Michi- “Unless you have someone who ty, general liability, auto liability commercialize energy technolo- ministrator. gan’s Upper Peninsula, where Cam- specializes in staffing, (an insur- and physical damage coverage to gies, is assisting Nth Power in Five years from now, Ameri- bridge, Mass.-based Mascoma Corp. ance company) runs the high companies with revenue up to identifying early stage alterna- can Staffing hopes to have raised plans to build a plant that will pro- likelihood that it will not be suc- about $100 million, Farber said. tive-energy opportunities in $250 million to fund the acquisi- duce ethanol from wood fiber. The cessful” offering insurance to It plans to take on the majority Michigan. tion and operation of a shell in- cellulosic ethanol plant, potentially those firms, Farber said. of risk, he said. Amy Lane: (517) 371-5355, surance company licensed in all American Staffing believes it Sherri Begin: (313) 446-1694, the first such commercial-scale [email protected] can save staffing firms money by [email protected] plant in the country, is targeted for states, he said. a $15 million state grant. Mascoma is working with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., Michigan State University, Michigan Technological University, The twists and turns of litigation and J.M. Longyear, a Marquette- Attorneys are complex and demanding. based company that owns Upper At McDonald Hopkins, we have the depth Peninsula forest land. and breadth of experience to guide you Another center could be located Who Guide You in Flint, where the city and through every step of the litigation maze. 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CRAIN'S LIST: PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES Ranked by 2007 revenue

Stock Stock Revenue Revenue Net income Net income Exchange/ price price Company ($000,000) ($000,000) Percent ($000,000) ($000,000) Ticker 52-week 52-week Rank Fiscal year end; Web site Top executive 2007 2006 change 2007 2006 symbol high low Type of industry 1. General Motors Corp. G. Richard Wagoner $181,122.0 $205,601.0 -12% ($38,732.0) ($1,978.0) NYSE $43.20 $8.81 Automobile (12/2007); www.gm.com chairman and CEO GM manufacturer 2. Ford Motor Co. Alan Mulally 172,455.0 160,123.0 8 (2,723.0) (12,613.0) NYSE 9.30 4.30 Automobile (12/2007); www.ford.com CEO and president F manufacturer 3. Delphi Corp. Rodney O'Neal 22,283.0 22,737.0 -2 (3,065.0) (5,464.0) OTC 1.80 0.04 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.delphi.com CEO and president DPHIQ 4. Lear Corp. Robert Rossiter 15,995.0 17,838.9 -10 241.5 (707.5) NYSE 38.87 12.21 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.lear.com CEO, chairman and president LEA 5. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. John Plant 14,702.0 13,144.0 12 90.0 176.0 NYSE 36.82 15.44 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.trwauto.com CEO and president TRW 6. Penske Automotive Group Inc. Roger Penske 12,957.7 11,126.7 16 127.7 124.7 NYSE 22.92 11.42 Automobile dealerships (12/2007); www.penskeautomotive.com CEO and chairman PAG 7. Masco Corp. Richard Manoogian 11,770.0 12,718.0 -7 386.0 488.0 NYSE 28.66 13.50 Building materials (12/2007); www.masco.com executive chairman MAS 8. Visteon Corp. Michael Johnston 11,266.0 11,418.0 -1 (372.0) (163.0) NYSE 8.00 1.93 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.visteon.com executive chairman VC 9. Pulte Homes Inc. Richard Dugas Jr. 9,256.5 14,274.4 -35 (2,255.8) 687.5 NYSE 24.25 8.20 Home builder (12/2007); www.pulte.com CEO and president PHM 10. DTE Energy Co. Anthony Earley Jr. 8,506.0 9,022.0 -6 971.0 NA NYSE 51.42 37.87 Energy company (12/2007); www.dteenergy.com CEO and chairman DTE 11. Federal-Mogul Corp. Jose Maria Alapont 6,913.9 6,326.4 9 1,412.3 (549.6) OTC NA NA Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.federal-mogul.com CEO, chairman and president FDMLQ 12. CMS Energy Corp. David Joos 6,464.0 6,810.0 -5 (215.0) (74.0) NYSE 18.07 13.13 Energy company (12/2007); www.cmsenergy.com CEO and president CMS 13. ArvinMeritor Inc. Charles McClure 6,449.0 9,195.0 -30 (219.0) (175.0) NYSE 23.13 9.08 Automotive supplier (9/2007); www.arvinmeritor.com chairman, president and CEO ARM 14. Kelly Services Inc. Carl Camden 5,667.6 5,546.8 2 61.0 63.5 Nasdaq 27.36 15.01 Staffing services (12/2007); www.kellyservices.com president and CEO KELYA 15. BorgWarner Inc. Tim Manganello 5,328.6 4,585.4 16 288.5 211.6 NYSE 55.99 35.77 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.borgwarner.com CEO and chairman BWA 16. Borders Group Inc. George Jones 3,820.9 4,113.5 -7 (157.4) (151.3) NYSE 18.08 3.87 Retail bookstores (1/2007); www.bordersgroupinc.com CEO and president BGP 17. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. Richard E. Dauch 3,248.2 3,191.7 2 37.0 (222.5) NYSE 28.62 5.10 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.aam.com co-founder, chairman and CEO AXL 18. Valassis Communications Inc. Alan Schultz 2,242.2 1,043.5 115 58.0 51.3 NYSE 16.80 7.67 Marketing services (12/2007); www.valassis.com chairman, president and CEO VCI 19. Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. Curtis Clawson 2,126.7 2,056.2 3 (194.4) (166.9) Nasdaq 5.66 2.11 Automotive supplier (1/2007); www.hayes-lemmerz.com CEO, chairman and president HAYZ 20. Domino's Pizza Inc. David Brandon 1,462.9 1,473.3 -1 37.9 1,062.0 NYSE 21.58 9.85 Restaurant franchisor (12/2007); www.dominos.com CEO and chairman DPZ 21. Champion Enterprises Inc. William Griffiths 1,273.5 1,364.7 -7 7.2 138.3 NYSE 14.59 2.84 Manufactured housing (12/2007); www.championhomes.net CEO, chairman and president CHB 22. Compuware Corp. Peter Karmanos Jr. 1,229.6 1,213.0 1 134.4 158.1 Nasdaq 11.15 6.10 Information technology (3/2008); www.compuware.com CEO, chairman and president CPWR 23. Tecumseh Products Co. Ed Buker 1,133.4 1,017.7 11 (2.9) (48.1) Nasdaq 37.79 15.34 Compressor (12/2007); www.tecumseh.com chairman, president and CEO TECUA manufacturer 24. TriMas Corp. Grant Beard 1,068.3 1,020.5 5 (158.4) (128.9) NYSE 16.51 4.88 Manufacturing (12/2007); www.trimascorp.com CEO and president TRS conglomerate 25. Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Thomas Hammond 1,022.6 1,003.0 2 (39.2) 75.2 NYSE 13.24 2.63 Financial institution (12/2007); www.flagstar.com chairman FBC 26. Noble International Ltd. Thomas Saeli 872.1 441.4 98 (6.9) 7.8 Nasdaq 22.74 2.96 Automotive supplier (12/2007); www.nobleintl.com CEO NOBL 27. Universal Truckload Services Inc. Donald Cochran 680.4 641.6 6 17.8 21.0 Nasdaq 26.92 15.83 Transportation (12/2007); www.goutsi.com CEO and president UACL 28. Taubman Centers Inc. Robert S. Taubman 626.8 579.3 8 63.1 45.1 NYSE 61.52 41.30 Shopping center (12/2007); www.taubman.com chairman, president and CEO TCO developer 29. Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. Peter Wirth 479.7 420.9 14 55.3 49.6 Nasdaq 48.83 28.48 Laser-based products (9/2007); www.rofin.com chairman RSTI 30. Kaydon Corp. James O'Leary 451.4 404.0 12 77.7 69.5 NYSE 61.57 38.90 Engineered-products (12/2007); www.kaydon.com CEO and president KDN manufacturer 31. ITC Holdings Corp. Joseph Welch 426.3 223.6 91 73.3 33.2 NYSE 58.58 40.40 Electrical transmission (12/2007); www.itctransco.com president and CEO ITC 32. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. Daniel Movens 350.4 117.0 199 NA 26.9 American 18.70 12.58 Pharmaceutical (3/2008); www.caraco.com CEO CPD company 33. Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. Robert Cubbin 340.7 318.2 7 28.0 22.0 NYSE 10.33 5.20 Insurance company (12/2007); www.meadowbrookinsgrp.com CEO and president MIG 34. Syntel Inc. Bharat Desai 337.7 270.2 25 62.9 50.9 Nasdaq 47.74 24.40 Information technology (12/2007); www.syntelinc.com CEO and chairman SYNT 35. Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Nathaniel F. Bradley IV 248.0 254.9 -3 20.4 45.5 Nasdaq 15.11 7.31 Financial institution (12/2007); www.assetacceptance.com chairman, president and CEO AACC 36. Credit Acceptance Corp. Brett Roberts 240.0 219.3 9 54.9 58.6 Nasdaq 31.52 13.20 Financial institution (12/2007); www.creditacceptance.com CEO CACC 37. Sun Communities Inc. Gary Shiffman 236.0 226.9 4 (16.6) (25.0) NYSE 32.01 16.76 Real estate (12/2007); www.suncommunities.com CEO, chairman and president SUI 38. TechTeam Global Inc. Gary Cotshott 222.2 167.4 33 6.3 1.8 Nasdaq 14.08 7.80 Information technology (12/2007); www.techteam.com president and CEO TEAM 39. First Mercury Financial Corp. Richard H. Smith 202.6 137.5 47 41.7 21.9 NYSE 25.16 14.06 Property and casualty (12/2007); www.firstmercury.com CEO, COO and president FMR insurance 40. Ramco-Gershenson Inc. Dennis Gershenson 153.3 153.3 0 38.7 35.6 NYSE 36.90 18.50 Real estate (12/2007); www.rgpt.com president RPT

This is a list of publicly held companies in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. 52-week highs and lows for period ending July 24, 2008. At press time, Dura Automotive Systems Inc. and Handleman Co. had not yet filed their 2007 financial information. Dura and Handleman ranked No. 19 and No. 23, respectively, on last year's list. No. 48 on last year's list North Pointe Holdings Corp. was acquired on April 30, 2008, by Australian-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

LIST RESEARCHED BY ANNE MARKS

For the complete list of public companies, go to this week’s issue online at www.crainsdetroit.com. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 13 CDB 7/25/2008 10:28 AM Page 1

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BY DANIEL DUGGAN ages, said Peter Kepic Sr., a princi- en grants by the Michigan Econom- After the search, the company CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS pal in the Southfield office of Col- ic Development Corp. took space in THE HILLS ARE ALIVE decidied to build a new headquar- liers International. the area: Rochester Hills-based ters and plant next door to its cur- Companies that took space in Though Rochester Hills is often He recently represented South- fluid-handling company Raycon- rent location. Rochester Hills this year: considered a bedroom community, field-based Thyssen Krupp Materials nect Inc. and Israel-based vapor Occupancy in the area is Thyssen Krupp Materials N.A.: industrial real estate brokers valve company Raval USA. strong. N.A. in a deal for 53,000 square feet 53,000 square feet at 2923 Rayconnect plans to spend would beg to differ. of space at 2923 Technology Technology Drive The area bounded by Auburn $14.5 million on a new plastics in- The industrial corridors near Drive. After an extensive search, Broker: Colliers International Road to the north, Livernois to Hamlin Road, Crooks Road and M- he said the image of Rochester jection-molding assembly plant the east, Hamlin to the south and and headquarters. Raval plans a Rayconnect Inc.: 64,800 square 59 have become among the most Hills appealed to the company. feet at 3011 Research Drive Crooks to the west includes 104 $7 million design, development active in the area. “They wanted an updated im- No broker involved industrial buildings and had a Buildings put up in the past 10 age,” he said. “That’s a high-tech and manufacturing center. vacancy rate of 8.7 percent at the Dan Casey, manager of econom- Raval USA Inc.: 33,000 square years are unlike the older manu- corridor, and it fits the image of feet at 1939 Northfield Drive end of the second quarter, ac- facturing buildings in nearby Troy being a modern, updated, technol- ic development for Rochester cording to data from Bethesda, Hills, said the recent deals build Broker: Signature Associates and Warren, fueling activity for ogy-driven company.” Md.-based CoStar Group. That fig- momentum that will yield more Hot Melt Technologies Inc.: companies looking for new im- In addition, two companies giv- 28,500 square feet at 1665 ure is down from a five-year high deals in the future. Hamlin Road in the first quarter of 2004 of 14.4 The Rayconnect development, Broker: Signature Associates percent. for example, will be built on 25 The city of Rochester Hills had acres of vacant land near M-59 Ritter Technology L.L.C.: 25,600 square feet at 3044 Research a 7.2 percent vacancy rate at the and Crooks Road. Among the in- Drive MARKET PLACE centives for the company is a new end of the second quarter for in- Brokers: Signature Associates, CB dustrial and flex properties. Cur- industrial road providing access Richard Ellis to the land. rent asking rate is $6.24 per ANNOUNCEMENTS & BUSINESS & Form Fab Industries: 15,800 square foot. “We could see another 300,000 square feet at 3072 Research CoStar listed a 12.2 percent va- SERVICES INVESTMENTS square feet of development in the Drive cancy rate for the metro Detroit area from that road,” Casey said. Broker: Signature Associates BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES FOR SALE area with an asking rate of $5.06 In addition, the city plans to Motoman Inc.: 15,000 square Franchise Bounce Party facility. Established cus- widen Hamlin Road between feet at 2050 Austin Ave. per square foot. INVESTIGATIONS – CORPORATE tomer base, strong repeat business. Below market Crooks and Livernois roads and Gary Weisman, owner of South- Conducted by Retired FBI Agents lease. New equipment. Perfect for hands-off or -on Broker: Colliers International is taking advantage of greater ac- field-based developer General Devel- RK International, Inc. owner. Owners’ transferring. Call 734-455-0323 E-Motive Inc.: 13,800 square cess to the corridors with the new opment Co., has built more than 1 100 Kercheval Avenue, Suite A BUSINESSES WANTED feet at 3098 Research Drive Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 Adams Road exit from M-59. No brokers million square feet in that corridor www.rkinternationalinc.com Looking to acquire small commercial cleaning Transportation has become a since 1984. He said it has become a Phone: (313) 886-4492 Sources: CoStar Group; city of Rochester company in the Metro Detroit area. No retail, resi- major selling point, said Kris place known for new buildings. dential or restaurants. Call 248-423-1136 or email Hills, Crain’s research YOU....Only Better [email protected]. Pawlowski, a sales associate with “We’ve looked at M-59 as the di- Ghost writer will transform your emails, letters, Southfield-based Signature Associ- hold its value.” viding line in terms of where to reports, etc. Your writing will improve in the process. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES L. Rutkowski, MBA, M.Ed. - [email protected] ates. His client Hot Melt Technologies own products with the best oppor- BOATS “You have quick access to M-59, Inc. looked at buildings in tunities for customers, but will FILE STORAGE Investor needed for Michigan dealership to buy also bring a return on our invest- and resell reposessed boats both locally and you’re seconds from I-75,” he said. Auburn Hills, Shelby Township Large scale (MAXI) storage units. Great for RV’s, overseas. There would be a good return on “You’re west of the Mound corri- and other industrial hubs when it ments that’s better than the rate of boats, cars, warehousing. 14 x 14 door, heated, 24/7 investment and funds would be secure. dor, just south of Chrysler, and was considering a move from its inflation,” he said. entry, secured. Buy/Lease - I-94 & 26 Mile Area Connections overseas a plus. Contact Sumett 800-945-5816/www.stclairstoragecondos.com Business Brokers, Rick Smith 248-620-6754 you can head to Telegraph and get longtime home on Hamlin Road, Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, FINANCIAL SERVICES Seeking Investors for unique to I-275. It’s a location that will Pawlowski said. [email protected] arts/entertainment/dining venture. Building "Green" in Northern Suburbs. Need $900K for start up. CAPITAL AVAILABLE Contact Daryl or Claudia At 586.752.3314 If you have an opportunity that requires EQUIPMENT & funding but does not fit traditional MERCHANDISE banking parameters - contact us. We do not fund senior/mezzanine debt or working capital. We focus on special OFFICE FURNITURE BRIEFLY situations with investment size ranging $500K to $10 million. Total MUST SELL, OFFICE CLOSED million and could add as many as committed capital of $100 million. We Desks $99, Chairs $39, Files $49, Partitions $50, West Dearborn businesses debut Patriot Services signs contract have an in-house legal team, can think Lateral Files $99, Cubicles, Office Phone Systems 15 jobs to its current staff of 11 at "outside the box" and act quickly. Call (248) 548-6404 or (248) 474-3375. promotional Web site with Department of Defense the Walled Lake headquarters. Please refer to www.etccapital.com TELECOMMUNICATIONS — Chad Halcom or call 248-560-0203 ext. 101 Businesses in downtown west Walled Lake-based Patriot Ser- for more information. Dearborn are promoting their vices Corp. expects to begin train- LUCENT . . . AVAYA. . . PARTNER. . . MAGIX. . . 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Starwood and hotel points. - Local 800-266-7290 Call (248)548-6404 $1.8 million in investments in 13 The company, which offers ment Authority, the site seeks to projects. emergency preparedness, anti- highlight businesses in the district The six-year-old research pro- terrorism and first-response train- running several blocks north and gram is designed to improve the south of Michigan Avenue be- ing, will become a subcontractor university’s reputation as a na- tween Oakwood Boulevard and for Science Applications International tionally recognized research and Military Road. Corp. for a military program. scholarship institution. “It’s undergone dramatic The contract, valued at $100 mil- Awards are given to programs growth during the past five years lion the first year followed by four in three categories: clinical sci- with new construction and renova- one-year options, continues a con- ence in urban health research, so- tions,” said Bill White, develop- tract to train bases and federal in- cial science and humanities re- stallations to respond to an attack ment authority chairman and search affecting women and girls, or emergency conditions. Patriot chairman and president of Dear- and research in the arts. Services’ part of the contract will born Federal Savings Bank. The clinical science award win- involve training civilian and mili- The new Web site features a ners include projects ranging from tary personnel at the bases on re- business directory, maps and nonhuman stem cell research to sponse techniques to a chemical, obesity prevention and asthma re- parking, a calendar of events and biological, radiological or nuclear search. business specials. Visitors to the incident. The programs on issues affect- site can sign up for an e-newslet- Melanie de Vries, director of ing women and girls range from ter. business development for Patriot perceptions on computing and The home page features a sec- Services, said the subcontract technology to physical education tion called “Thursdays — Play in award is the largest of its kind ever for urban adolescents. Dearborn!” Online visitors can ac- awarded to the company, though Among funded arts projects cess information about restau- its exact size will be determined by were a study of male dance educa- rants, bars and shops that host spe- the number of task order requests. tion and an online photography cials on Thursdays. President Stephen Potter has said project. — Robert Ankeny the company would invest up to $1 — Jonathan Eppley DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 15 CDB 7/25/2008 10:41 AM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 15 BUSINESS DIARY CONTRACTS nounced the following new projects: Reuters, Ann Arbor, has been selected and race them on in-store tracks. B-Digital, a new division for advertis- Brendy Barr Communications, Oak- lead contractor for renovations at the to assist in providing data analysis Affiliates in Urology, Westland, has ing and marketing services for digital land Township, was selected by Cleve- University of Toledo Memorial Field services for Kentucky’s Medicaid opened a new office at 2421 Monroe in space for the agency’s clients. land-based retailer American Hot Rod House, a project for which A.Z. Shmi- fraud detection program. Also, Scott Dearborn. The practice also has an of- Racer to handle public relations for na is pursuing LEED Silver Certifica- & White Health Plan in central Texas fice in Canton Township. Telephone: STARTUPS tion; contractor for the Cardiovascular has licensed Thomson Reuters’ Med- the opening of a store at Lakeside Mall (734) 595-1166. Web site: www. Eco-Posh Events, 1579 Marshbank in Sterling Heights. Center General Clinical Research Cen- stat Advantage Suite health care deci- affiliatesinurology.com. ter Relocation and Nuclear Cardiology sion support system. Drive, Pontiac, specializes in eco- Auburn Engineering Inc., Rochester Advance Auto Parts has opened at friendly events and event planning Hills, announced it is a key supplier to Relocation at the University of Michi- 22901 Gratiot Ave. in Eastpointe. The gan, Ann Arbor; lead contractor for EXPANSIONS services for corporate and social the Eagle Fire Truck manufactured by Roanoke, Va.-based aftermarket re- events throughout metro Detroit. American LaFrance L.L.C. of additions and renovations to three NSF International, Ann Arbor, has tailer’s Web site is www.advance Telephone: (248) 701-5692. Web site: Charleston, S.C. Ann Arbor Public Schools; general con- opened a regional headquarters in autoparts.com. tractor for the Brick Tunnel Replace- www.ecoposhevents.com. Atlas Oil Co., a Taylor-based distribu- Bangkok, Thailand. ment Phase II project for the Universi- tor of petroleum products, announced Dynamic Life Chiropractic, Birming- MOVES that Comdata will become its new ty of Michigan Tunnels, Ann Arbor. ham, has opened in Birmingham. Web OTHER , to 555 Friendly Drive, billing agent for select mobile, bulk ProQuest, an Ann Arbor electronic site: Curve Detroit HealthMedia Inc., Ann Arbor, an- Studio C, Pontiac. Telephone: (248) and retail fueling via the Atlas Oil Co. publisher, has extended its exclusive www.dynamiclifechiropractic.com. nounced its Succeed Health Risk As- 253-0303. MasterCard. distribution agreement with Dow American Hot Rod Racer has opened sessment received a two-year Health Agree Realty Corp., Farmington Hills, Jones Enterprise Media Group for in Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights. Information Products Certification is to develop a property at the inter- three years. The Cleveland-based retailer allows NEW SERVICES from the National Committee for Qual- section of Grand River Avenue and The health care business of Thomson customers to build model race cars Berline, Bloomfield Hills, has created ity Assurance. Whitmore Lake Road in Brighton. The project is to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2008. FH Martin Constructors, Warren, was awarded projects including: The con- struction of two new Menards Inc. 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Page 16 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 CAREER MOVES Rising imports, food-borne illnesses

SALES TAKE YOUR ambition increase demand for NSF’s services TO THE BANK. BY SHERRI BEGIN CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS At National City, one of the nation’s leading financial institutions, we continue to offer new products as we grow into new territories. We offer outstanding The increased sourcing of mate- opportunities as a: rials, products and food from over- - Business Banking Officer seas and rising cases of food-borne illnesses in the U.S. and abroad are Branch Management driving demand for NSF Internation- - Branch Manager - Office Manager al’s testing and certification ser- Investment Services vices. - Consumer Banker - Licensed Financial Consultant The Ann Arbor-based organiza- tion expects that demand to in- Apply at NationalCity.com/Careers crease sales 29 percent, to $155 mil- lion this year, said CEO Kevan Lawlor.

NationalCity.com | © National City Corporation® That follows a 10 percent in- National City Corporation subsidiaries and member banks are Equal Opportunity Employers. National City requires crease in revenue in 2007 because candidates to submit to pre-employment drug screening. of increased demand and an addi- tional 15 percent increase through GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE SALESPERSON ADMINISTRATIVE Growing Troy agency seeks group health producer, acquisitions. NSF posted revenue preferably with an existing book of business. Exciting of $120 million last year. opportunity for a self-motivated individual. Respond Director Of Development NSF expects the majority of the confidentially with resume to: [email protected]. Travelers Aid Society of Detroit increase this year to come in its for- DESCRIPTION: profit, international businesses Under the supervision of the CEO, the that audit product and food safety. PHOTO COURTESY OF NSF INTERNATIONAL Director of Development is responsible for As companies develop more global NSF International is seeing increased demand for food safety testing in the U.S. building revenue with minimal supervision. This position calls for an individual who supply chains, there’s an increased possess experience in nonprofit develop- risk of health and safety issues, to certify to either internal cus- about 2,500 U.S. food processors, ment and/or corporate sales. The Director Lawlor said. Market Research Analyst - TTO of Development is required to research and tomer audits of food safety or has created a food safety certifica- (Technology Transfer Office) evaluate current economic conditions that “Standards are still developing through third-party auditors — tion department and begun audit- may affect Travelers Aid Society of Metro- in China and other countries (that) like NSF and its largest testing ing many of them to the bench- Essential Functions: politan Detroit’s ability to provide services in the community and provide strategies to have less-developed quality sys- peers, including Kansas-based AIB marks included in the Global Food • Investigate global market size, growth manage economic shifts. It is expected that tems.” International and Homewood, Ill.- Safety Initiative. potential and trends within the technology the individual who assumes this position Companies based Silliker Inc. “Demand for new food safety area as well as identifying countries/regions will increase revenue, develop new sources most likely to value the WSU technology. of income and maintain current revenue sourcing from They also must meet basic food certification … really surprised streams through successful grant requests, China, for exam- • Identify related prior art and intellectual safety requirements of the U.S. us,” Chestnut said. property using keywords provided by renewals and reporting. The Director of ple, face health Food and Drug Administration and Year to date, NSF’s new certifi- inventors(s). Development will facilitate all grant seeking and related activities within the agency, and safety con- U.S. Department of Agriculture, but cation division has booked more • Assist technology licensing managers and and is primarily responsible for researching cerns such as there are no American national than $1 million in new business, venture development in the objective grant prospects, writing grants, coordinat- the recent standards around food safety, he said. “And we’re expecting to assessment of advantages and ing grant submissions, and insuring grant disadvantages of WSU technology reporting, in addition to assisting with other scares over lead Chestnut said. hit $10 million to $15 million over compared to leading competitive fund-raising and public relations activities technologies. paint in chil- “In order to operate, you have to the next 18 to 24 months,” he said. undertaken by the organization. Demon- dren’s toys. comply with FDA and USDA re- NSF projects about half the • Perform primary market research, as strated experience in nonprofit develop- Lawlor requested, to validate attributes of subject ment or corporate sales/revenue genera- At the same quirements. But most in the indus- 32,000 U.S. food manufacturers and technology by contacting target companies tion required. time, the number of food-borne ill- try recognize that as a food proces- distributors will be required to and/or users and assessing their interest Send Resume to: in learning more about the technology. Director of Human Resources nesses has increased, some local in sor you’ve got to go over and above gain certification to Global Food 65 Cadillac Square, Suite 3000 origin and some with overseas that” to meet the requirements of Safety Initiative benchmarks Minimum Qualifications: Detroit, MI 48226 causes, he said. large customers, he said. within the next couple of years, or (313) 962-4611 (fax) • Bachelor’s Degree; Preferably BS in In Europe and now in the U.S., With certification to global food Chestnut said. Marketing, Market Research, or Business. more retailers are adopting food safety audits, food processors will NSF is also seeing growth, MANAGEMENT • Minimum 2 years market research and safety benchmarks known as the see more frequent inspections, though not as aggressive, in its analysis, preferably in technical areas such as life science, biomedical research, TPA DIRECTOR Global Food Safety Initiative and higher requirements for auditors, core nonprofit areas. physical science, or engineering. are requiring vendors to get certi- and more rigorous food safety re- A downturn in construction of • Ability to work effectively and independently Accident Fund Insurance Company of fied to those benchmarks. quirements, Chestnut said. new homes has decreased demand on multiple projects. America, Michigan’s largest writer of Workers Compensation Insurance and the 15th largest in “All of these things are creating Many processors were doing 18 for tests on some products such as • Strong quantitative skills, including the nation, is seeking qualified applicants for more opportunity for NSF,” or more audits annually to meet the pipes and valves, Lawlor said. statistical analysis, and a passion for our TPA Director opening. This position will technology research. be responsible for directing and managing our Lawlor said. customer requirements, he said. But demand is up for certifica- Resumes will only be accepted at third party administration operations, adminis- Global sourcing is creating de- About 70 food processors and oth- tions of many other products and http://jobs.wayne.edu # 035491 tering the self-insurance product provided by Accident Fund. The ideal candidate would mand from customers for quality er interested groups, including systems that come in contact with WSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative have five years of workers compensation and safety testing where food is NSF, gathered last fall in Nashville drinking water, and bottled water action employer. insurance experience in a TPA environment. to discuss the time and money need- itself, as is demand for certifica- This position will be based out of our company grown or produced. headquarters in Lansing, MI and will be The nonprofit has begun con- ed for the different audits, and the tion of food equipment. eligible for director level benefits including a increasing number of food safety NSF projects it also will see vehicle stipend. ducting more quality audits on CRAIN’S CLASSIFIEDS Interested and qualified applicants please such things as fish and shrimp at scares and the need to do something growth for audits to sustainability WORK! submit resume to: to stem them. or green benchmarks, as well as in To Place Your Ad Call Jen Dolbee, Human Resources Specialist their points of origin overseas. [email protected] Those audits look for, among oth- “The acknowledgement was that the pharmaceutical industries as (313) 446-6068 A full job description as well as company what they’re doing today is not an increasing number of compa- or er things: spots on the fish that indi- information can be found on our website at working well because of all the nies in the industry outsource Fax (313) 446-1757 www.accidentfund.com cate disease; bad odors that indicate (food-borne illness) outbreaks,” drug development and manufac- spoilage or other conditions; and Chestnut said. turing, Lawlor said. bruising or improper trimming of To avoid the one to two years it The nonprofit recently opened an belly fat, which can cause fish to would take to develop U.S. stan- office in Boston to provide training spoil during shipping, said Tom dards and encourage global bench- and consulting for the U.S. pharma- Chestnut, vice president of supply- marks, NSF adopted those of Eu- ceutical industry, building on its ac- chain food safety and quality. rope’s Global Food Safety quisition last fall of Kirkbymoor- NSF’s acquisition of British Initiative established by retailers side, England-based training food-safety company CMi plc for $44 there more than eight years ago, company David Begg Associates. million last year and the June es- Chestnut said. Lawlor said NSF hired 132 new tablishment of a Bangkok, Thai- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and U.S. Food- employees last year, 96 in Ann Ar- land, office have helped it to meet service, which supplies food to in- bor. It’s on track to add at least 125 overseas demand, Lawlor said. dependent restaurants around the new employees by year’s end. NSF also is seeing increased de- country, have issued mandates The majority of those positions mand for food safety testing on the that their food suppliers immedi- also will be added in Ann Arbor in manufacturing and distribution ately get audited to the standards, areas such as chemistry, microbi- side here in the U.S., said Chestnut. Chestnut said. ology, engineering and toxicology. Food processors across the NSF, which traditionally had Sherri Begin: (313) 446-1694, country long have been required performed consulting audits for [email protected] DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 17 CDB 7/25/2008 4:54 PM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 17 Survey of tech-sector execs finds mixed feelings about region

BY CHAD HALCOM time getting Lansing to consider tax will present the technology cli- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS TECH CLIMATE policies and other issues affecting mate survey results to the cham- them, or in getting the media to ber, which cooperated with UM- A new UM-Dearborn Center for resources needs. Southeast Michigan tech firm show any interest.” Dearborn on the project, and Innovation Research survey of 77 executives think the region would- 55 percent expected to grow or Some 59 percent of executives felt follow up with future surveys each high-tech executives in Southeast expand their local workforce. n’t be such a bad place to do busi- the state does not generally “pro- spring that build on the current 22 Michigan measured their attitudes ness and grow — if they could only 50 percent rated Michigan mote” economic growth, and 75 per- questions, including learning why on the technology climate in the below average as a place to grow get noticed. cent strongly disagreed when asked the executives hold their opinions. region. Here are some of the and expand. The first Michigan Technology if current state tax policy fosters en- “We will want to continue to ask highlights: 57 percent consider the state Climate Survey of 2008, conducted trepreneurial development. some of the same questions so that by the University of Michigan-Dearborn 54 percent feel the region has a below average for a startup firm to strong offering of skilled succeed. And while 64 percent strongly we can track a trend in those re- Center for Innovation Research for the agreed the auto industry plays an sponses over time,” she said. “But technology workers. 69 percent rated Michigan’s Detroit Regional Chamber, found 54 important role in Michigan’s fu- I also expect in time we will re- percent of respondents feel South- 44 percent think the labor force technology climate as worse than meets their company’s human- other states. ture, 85 percent believe it is a pri- search the responsible and ask ad- east Michigan has a strong offering ority for Michigan to shift away ditional questions that will help of skilled technology workers and preoccupied with the much-larger in the state to the automotive and from manufacturing to a knowl- give us more of a deep dive.” 44 percent think the labor force automotive industry. auto supplier industries that these edge-based economy. Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, meets all or most of its human-re- “So much attention is paid with- companies find they have a hard Schatzel also said the university [email protected] sources needs. In fact, 55 percent expected to grow or expand their local work- force while another 40 percent ex- pect to hold steady at current em- ployment levels. Just 5 percent of firms are consid- ering a reduction in their Southeast Michigan workforce in 2008. But, 50 percent of all executives at technology-based companies rat- ed Michigan “below average” as a place to grow and expand and 57 percent call it a below-average loca- tion for a startup firm to succeed, compared with all other states. The survey questioned 77 compa- ny presidents, CEOs, COOs, vice presidents and directors or man- agers at companies with a local presence specializing in software and information technology, engi- neering services, business services, environmental engineering and en- ergy, communications and media, or advanced manufacturing. About 52 percent said their com- pany generates 60 percent or more of its revenue in Michigan; 70 per- cent considered Southeast Michi- gan their firm’s primary location. Timothy Davis, director of the Builder of Businesses iLabs program at the UM-Dearborn School of Management, said he sees Huron Capital’s add-on acquisition programs are important pieces of the value creation no contradiction between the com- panies’ intentions to grow and the strategies we employ with our platform companies. We have completed 21 add-on perception of a less-than-plum acquisitions in the past few years to accelerate growth and leverage core competencies market for growth. “It shows there are opportuni- in operations. We work closely with our management teams as a corporate development ties in the region. I’m a market be- resource to create market entry initiatives and execute on acquisition opportunities. liever, and I believe if any opportu- nities exist in an open market, some companies will do well and succeed with them,” he said. “But it would We currently seek add-on acquisitions in the following areas: be interesting to see how much bet- ter they might fare with any change :: Specialty printing and document management in those conditions that currently :: work against them.” Career training schools and programs In fact, 69 percent rated Michi- :: Orthopedic and prosthetic products gan’s overall technology business :: climate as worse than other states, Specialty coatings and paints and only 8 percent rated Michigan :: Laboratory testing services as better than other locations. Eight percent was also the share :: Non-emergency passenger transportation services of executives who felt technology climate conditions were improving compared with six months earlier, while the other 92 percent split al- most evenly on whether they were holding steady or worsening. Davis and Kim Schatzel, dean of the UM-Dearborn School of Man- HURON CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC agement, which oversees iLabs, both said that some of the execu- tives’ grim view may be a result of PLATFORM INVESTMENT CRITERIA TRANSACTION TYPES timing. Students conducted inter- Revenues $20 million to $200 million Buyouts Buy & Build views in the latter half of April, shortly after executives had to over- EBITDA $3 million to $20 million Recapitalizations Growth Initiatives see their companies’ first payments Equity per Deal $10 million to $50 million Family Successions Corporate Spin-offs of the new Michigan Business Tax, www.huroncapital.com which took effect Jan. 1. Schatzel also said part of the 500 Griswold, Suite 2700 I Detroit, Michigan 48226 I Tel: 313.962.5800 struggle tech firms face is gaining 225 Ross Street, 4th Floor I Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 I Tel: 412.201.7040 visibility in a business climate DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 18 CDB 7/25/2008 5:39 PM Page 1

Page 18 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 Michigan moves up in VC rankings

Buoyed by a $19.2 million invest- quarter, ranking the state 19th. It $130.3 million in 13 companies, ment in Ann Arbor-based HandyLab ranked 24th in the first quarter Ohio No. 16 with $77.9 million in 12 Inc., which makes a device that an- with $24.9 million. companies, Indiana No. 17 with HandyLab currently sells alyzes DNA for infectious diseases, As usual, California ranked No. 1 $53.5 million in three companies, the Jaguar machine to Michigan moved up the national with $3.9 billion invested in 409 and Wisconsin No. 28 with $17.8 researchers but hopes successful clinical trials rankings for venture-capital in- companies. Massachusetts was No. million in five companies. will lead to sales to vesting in the second quarter, ac- 2 with $698.6 million in 99 firms, Other Michigan companies that hospitals and medical cording to the quarterly Mon- New York was No. 3 with $294.2 mil- received money were: Ann Arbor- clinics. eyTree report issued by lion in 66 firms, Washington was based Accuri Cytometers Inc., $13 PHOTO COURTESY OF HANDYLAB PricewaterhouseCoopers and the No. 4 with $278.3 million in 43 com- million; Ann Arbor-based HDL Washington-based National Venture panies, and Texas was No. 5 with Therapeutics, $10.3 million; Novi- Capital Association based on data $256.9 million in 36 companies. based Microposite Inc., $5.5 million; HandyLab: Gets $19.2M from Thomson Reuters. In the Midwest, Illinois was No. Farmington Hills-based Critical Eight Michigan companies re- 9 with $135.6 million in 16 compa- Signals Technologies Inc., $2.1 mil- ■ From Page 1 ceived a total of $51.4 million in the nies, Minnesota was No. 10 with lion; Ann Arbor-based Accord Bio- materials Inc., $1 million; Ann Ar- The company has added eight “This is the year we establish bor-based Nephrion Inc., $240,000; employees in the past year, most ourselves as a real commercial and Novi-based 3is Inc., $180,000. since the first of the year, to entity,” said Williams, former BioEnterprise, an economic de- bring it to 48 workers. It expects president and CEO of Ann Ar- velopment initiative in Cleveland, to be at 56 employees by the end bor-based Genomic Solutions Inc., Take the next step in boosting issued its own report on invest- of the year. Most of the additions which went public on the Nasdaq ment in Midwest health care com- are in sales and marketing. exchange in a $56 million offer- HandyLab currently sells the your insurance career! panies in the first half of 2008. ing in 2000. machines to researchers. Clinical According to its figures — com- He said the company had a Are you an insurance industry professional looking for an edge trials under way at the University of piled from news reports, U.S. Secu- small bit of revenue last year. It on your competition? Michigan and two other undis- also sells reagents and has con- rities and Exchange Commission fil- Schoolcraft College now offers CE approved courses that closed locations, if successful, tracts with other companies, in- ings, company press releases and prepare you to earn your Associate in Risk Management could lead to sales to hospitals and cluding one announced in June bioscience organizations and in- medical clinics later this year. to develop a diagnostic test for (ARM) and foundation courses needed to become a stitutions — $442.6 million was in- The investment closed in June influenza as part of a $10.4 mil- Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). vested in 65 Midwest firms, down but wasn’t disclosed until last lion contract for San Diego-based from the record of $742.1 million Do you need to fulfill your state-mandated ethics requirement? week. It was the largest venture- Nanogen Inc. by the U.S. Centers We also offer Ethics for Insurance Professionals, that was invested in 64 firms in the capital investment in the state in for Disease Control and Prevention. approved for 3 CE credits. first half of 2007. the second quarter, according to “But this will be the first year Minnesota ranked No. 1 with the Washington-based National we have significant revenue,” Registration begins August 4. Need more information? $106.4 million in nine companies, Venture Capital Association. (See Williams said. Visit our Web site, www.schoolcraft.edu/ces, for class details followed by Ohio with $84 million story, this page.) HandyLab manufactures the or contact us at 734-462-4448. in 20 companies, Michigan with This week, HandyLab officials Jaguar at its headquarters on $73.5 million in eight companies, will market the Jaguar at the State Street, just south of the Avis Indiana with $41.3 million in two American Association Society for Farms industrial park. companies, Illinois with $34.2 mil- Clinical Chemistry’s annual meet- The tool is about 37 inches lion in four companies and Wis- ing and trade show in Washing- wide, 30 inches deep and 29 inch- consin with $27 million in five ton, the largest trade fair for in es high and weighs 230 pounds, 18600 Haggerty Road companies. vitro devices in the county. far larger than the previous iter- Livonia, MI 48152-2696 — Tom Henderson HandyLab had a Jaguar proto- ation the company had proto- type on display at the show last typed but much smaller than year. Williams said that based on slower bench-top testing equip- the positive response then, they ment currently used in hospitals expect to be taking orders this and clinics. year. The first device HandyLab It is the fourth round of ven- made weighed 25 pounds, which ture capital the company has re- was far larger than the handheld, ceived — totaling $46 million — so-called lab-on-a-chip devices since its founding in 2000 by for- the company’s founders envi- mer UM engineering students sioned when they spun off their Kaylan Handique and Sundaresh research and technology from Brahmasandra. UM. Joining the round were three The 25-pound version entered We can previous investors, VC firms U.S. Food and Drug Administration based in Ann Arbor: Ardesta trials three years ago, but L.L.C., EDF Ventures and Arboretum Williams decided to pull the plug sum up our Ventures L.L.C. and go to a larger model. The Two new VC firms joined this smaller the device, the more round, Chicago-based Lurie Invest- technological hurdles there were advantage ments Inc. and Midland-based to overcome, which increased Dow Ventures, as did the invest- manufacturing costs and limited in one word. ment arm of New York-based the number of tests that could be Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Strategic Invest- run. That version ran one sam- ments Group, said Williams. He ple at a time. The Jaguar runs 24. said Pfizer was the largest in- Since the company sells vestor, but he declined to detail reagents, cartridges and other individual investment amounts. consumables used in tests as well He said a strategic corporate as the machine itself, higher test partner also joined the round, volume means higher revenue. but Williams “We think the market will be declined to vastly larger than what we origi- name it. nally envisioned,” said Williams. “I have to Williams said the company hand it to Jeff. will begin expanding the list of Ask about our He did a mas- infectious diseases its reagents terful job of test for and, as increased sales SelectAdvantage putting togeth- lead to increased manufacturing, Trust your wealth Model Portfolios.* er this financ- expand its headquarters and management to ing. He added manufacturing facility sometime 734.242.2205 wonderful new Campbell in 2009, either at its present site people who get it. www.mbandt.com investors,” or at a new location. said Mary Campbell, co-founder “It’s a buyer’s market for real and general partner of EDF and estate,” he said. * Not FDIC Insured. Not Bank Guaranteed. May Lose Value. president of the Michigan Venture Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, Not Guaranteed by any Government Agency. Not a Bank Deposit. Capital Association. [email protected] DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 19 CDB 7/25/2008 5:55 PM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 19 Proton: High reimbursement costs part of drive for therapy ■ From Page 3 as proton-beam therapy, yet possi- and although it may be useful as is more costly,” he said. bly can yield more cancer-killing one alternative, it has not been Officials of Beaumont have said energy at the tumor site. Some hospitals are going after proton clearly proven that it is superior to they expect 80 percent of the pro- Like all cutting-edge medical “ other available treatments.” jected 1,500 patients to be treated technologies, hospitals are moti- because of the perceived financial Officials for several of the hospi- for prostate cancer each year. vated to build proton-beam centers tals were unavailable for inter- Hagenow said hospitals are of- because of the marketing advan- opportunities. ... A lot of people are views. They were Henry Ford, UM ten caught between missions of tages they believe can attract new Health System and Barbara Ann Kar- spending money to do the most patients and help recruit top overestimating the market opportunities. manos Cancer Institute in Detroit. good and being the first in their physicians, the lure of high reim- ” McCaffrey said hospitals will market to offer high-tech services. bursement and the number of eq- Joseph McCaffrey, Health Care Advisory Board have to treat a majority of prostate “They are involved in a medical uity investors looking for long- cancer patients to generate enough arms race to have better technolo- term financial returns willing to hospitals in the collaborative ac- can be treated more successfully volume to get the expected return gy than the other hospital,” spend money on the ventures, Mc- knowledged that proton-beam with this modality, but the num- on investment. Hagenow said. “I’d like to see them Caffrey said. therapy has not proved its value. ber of cases is small,” said the let- “There is no demonstrable evi- compete for better outcomes.” “Some hospitals are going after “Most clinicians agree that ter. “(Proton beam) has been used dence that proton beam is superior Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, proton because of the perceived fi- some rare pediatric tumor cases in prostate cancer for some time, to standard radiation. We know it [email protected] nancial opportunities that may not be real,” McCaffrey said. “A lot of people are overestimating the mar- ket opportunities and overestimat- ing the volume of patients.” Medicare steadily increased hospital outpatient reimburse- ment for proton-beam treatment from $107 for a simple or complex procedure in 2000 to $1,161 for sim- ple and $1,389 for complex in 2007, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These fees do not include physi- cian professional fees. 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Page 20 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 28, 2008 OCC: Accreditors warn board to end strife, call for 2010 review ■ From Page 1 Royal Oak, Auburn Hills, South- the institution is entrusted to the Also changing in leadership is outsource OCC’s 300 or so part- The union has been without a field, Orchard Ridge in Farming- chief operating officer.” the OCC administration itself. time tutors and research assis- contract for more than a year, and ton Hills and Highland Lakes in George Cartsonis, director of Chancellor Timothy Meyer was tants to AdeccoUSA, a North Ameri- two previous tentative agreements Waterford Township. communications at OCC, said appointed to his post after a 4-3 can subsidiary of European were rejected by separate union Campus Presidents Patricia some past chancellors left for posi- board vote to approve his contract employee-management and tempo- rank-and-file votes in June. Dolly at tions at other col- in January. rary-staffing company Adecco S.A., Oakland County Executive L. Auburn Hills, leges that offered “In my estimation, there are spe- which the board hired in 2005. Brooks Patterson said he has ob- Gordon May in When the Higher more money or cific problem people on (the About 50 OCC employees attend- served a tendency by the OCC Highland “ prestige and did not board). But I don’t want to point ed the meeting to protest the ad- board to act as if it is the adminis- Lakes, Jacque- Learning cite board strife or any fingers,” ministration pro- tration itself, rather than a policy- line Shadko in micromanagement Davis said. “But posal, which making body that defers manage- Orchard Ridge, Commission came, as the motive for one of the real The board would have shift- ment decisions to its chancellor and Steven their departures. problems is “ ed those employ- and college department heads. Reif for Royal it was just very If the commission when someone does not plan ees to Adecco’s Patterson said he has tried to Oak and South- isn’t satisfied with is on the board payroll and made court candidates from the county’s field, report to disgraceful. The board improvement who is on a pow- strategically. ... It them ineligible business community to run for the Chancellor by the time of the er trip. And for OCC pension board and likely will try again to Timothy Meyer board members ... monitoring report, we’ve had some fails to examine and retirement approach a few viable contenders and Vice Chan- it recommends a re- people on the benefits. before the ramp-up of the next elec- cellors didn’t act evaluation by a fol- board who are its own “I admit I don’t tion. Candidates for the OCC board Clarence Brant- low-up team in 2011. like that, for know too many or- election in November face an Aug. ley and Mary professionally or “When the High- years.” effectiveness. ganizations where 12 filing deadline at the Oakland Cathey Maze. er Learning Com- Indeed, the ” a part-time em- County Clerk’s office. Accredita- with respect to the mission came, it HLC report cites Higher Learning Commission ployee can obtain “I’ve tried looking to the busi- tion, which was college. They just was just very dis- problems going report on Oakland Community College and collect a pen- ness community because OCC is a on the line with graceful,” said back to its previ- sion,” Davis said. business and could benefit from the review, is a aired their board Chairwoman ous evaluation team visit in 1998, Zimmerman contends some leadership with that experience,” crucial factor Ana Zimmerman. including the inability to maintain members of the board pander to Patterson said. in enrollment differences. “The board mem- a stable college administration. unionized employees of the college “The county is trying to diversi- and financial ” bers knew they (the Davis said the problem of trustees as prospective voters. fy the local economy with new solvency as col- Ana Zimmerman, HLC’s evaluation on a “power trip” is not limited to She said some trustees also jobs, so I have an abiding interest leges use the re- Oakland Community College board team) were there, long-timers on the board and she seem to enjoy a sense of power and in seeing OCC become a well-run ports to certify and didn’t care. would not necessarily exclude the resent any challenge. institution that is graduating stu- that their curricula and practices They didn’t act professionally or Zimmerman-Cunningham leader- “When things don’t go their way, dents well qualified for those new meet accepted standards. with respect to the college. They ship from that assessment. they take it personally,” she said. jobs,” he said. OCC enrollment is off by roughly just aired their differences.” “The only constant (between “But it’s not about taking things Zimmerman also said last week 3,000 students since the year of the Zimmerman, a patient represen- 1998 and 2008) has been board lead- personally. It’s supposed to be about she approached at least two profes- last review, but trustees last week tative for William Beaumont Hospi- ership,” the commission noted. looking for the best approach to sional acquaintances about con- noted that the number of students is tals, was elected to the board in “The team concluded that the col- help take the college forward.” sidering an OCC board run. not indicative of total enrollment 2006 for her first term. She became lege has not satisfactorily ad- OCC tutors and part-time re- Board trustees Cunningham, because the number of credit hours part of a new leadership structure dressed this previous challenge, searchers do not have union repre- Phillip Abraham and Sandra Rit- per student has likely changed. last year with Vice Chairman Dale but there is minimum evidence sentation, though some of the em- ter have terms expiring at the end “The board does not plan strate- Cunningham, CFO for the Oakland that the college does intend to fo- ployees mentioned seeking of this year. gically. Only some of its members County Sheriff’s Office, who was ap- cus on this as a priority in the near representation through AFSCME Lo- The recent HLC report echoed participate in continuing educa- pointed to complete the term of future.” cal 2042, which represents other some of Patterson’s own assess- tion. It fails to examine its own ef- trustee Janice Simmons, who died. Zimmerman said labor-manage- college administrative employees. ment of the board, citing the “con- fectiveness,” the new HLC report The pair replaces a previous ment tensions tend to form at least The college faces its next man- stant (of) board leadership,” al- states. board leadership structure under part of the ideological rift among agement-labor dispute with AF- though both Davis and “It dabbles in micromanage- Pamala Davis, a three-term trustee board members, though she also SCME when the bargaining unit Zimmerman said the board is mak- ment … and board members have and past board chairwoman. Davis declined to name specific trustees. representing 200 or so secretarial ing efforts to improve behavior expressed interest in evaluating is also a former president of the The board at its regular meeting and office staff employees returns and its relationship with the col- employees other than the chancel- American Federation of State County last week voted 5-2 — with Cun- for a third round of negotiations. lege and to comply with some HLC lor. Typically, this goes beyond the and Municipal Employees Local 2396, ningham and Zimmerman dissent- The college expects the talks to recommendations. scope of the governing board … representing Royal Oak municipal ing — to order the college adminis- proceed immediately to a media- Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, (and) the day-to-day operation of employees. tration to stop all efforts to tion or arbitration hearing. [email protected] Groups: Collaborate 2Q slip doesn’t bother Taubman ■ From Page 3

so, Detroit Renaissance Inc. has other economic development BY NANCY KAFFER “(University Town Center) will be the first upscale been urging collaboration by the groups in Southeast Michigan, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS center in the region,” Taubman said. “We believe we various economic-development including Ann Arbor Spark, “to can lease this center to a high percentage of unique- A new development in Puerto Rico, ongoing work agencies. We’ve recognized that come here and set up shop, too. to-market concepts.” in Asia and a joint venture with the Southfield-based you don’t build a business incu- We’ll provide a platform for that Taubman said construction on the center, an- Forbes Co., coupled with strong rents and occupancy bator the size of TechTown with- — and this is the first step.” chored by Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Macy’s, rates, are among the reasons Taubman Centers Inc. out involving all the available should begin this fall for a November 2010 opening. The Tech One Building, at 440 Chairman Robert Taubman says he’s pleased with the talent. The company also has centers under development Burroughs St., near Cass Av- real estate investment trust’s second-quarter earn- “If you’re building a mall, you in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Long Island, N.Y. enue, is about 60 percent occu- ings, despite a slip in funds from operations. At the end of June, leased space was 92.6 percent want the biggest and best brand pied. A current project budgeted Last week Taubman reported funds from opera- companywide, up 0.2 percent from 2007. Average names you can get. Automation at $3 million will revamp another tions of $53.2 million, or 66 cents a diluted share, on rents were also up, as were sales per square foot. Alley is a brand name here and 10,000 square feet of the building revenue from consolidated businesses of $160 million The company also is moving closer to breaking beyond. They’re incredibly well- by the end of October. Four ten- during the quarter ending June 30, compared with connected in Washington, and funds from operations of $55.9 million, or 68 cents a di- ground on a long-held goal, a shopping center in Puer- ants have committed to take that to Rico, anchored by luxury tenants new to the mar- they’ve done a lot of business de- luted share, during the same quarter last year. space when it becomes available, ket, he said. velopment trips abroad,” he said. Funds from operations are a key measure of prof- which will put the building at Taubman said slipping funds from operations are In May, President Bush invit- itability for REITs. about 70 percent occupancy, said due in part to increasing costs associated with the two ed Oakland County Executive L. The Sarasota, Fla., University Town Center, the latest Charlton. Taubman (NYSE: TCO) development with privately Asian development projects the company is involved Brooks Patterson and Rogers to a About a floor and a half will re- held Forbes, will enter a market underserved by luxu- in: New Songdo City in Seoul, South Korea, and Studio White House ceremony honoring main to be redone. TechTown ry retailers, Taubman said during a conference call City in Macao. Both are mixed-use developments; Stu- the nation’s best export firms has two other buildings nearby last week with investors and Wall Street analysts. dio City will also hold a casino and lodgings. and agencies and presented Au- that it hopes to eventually bring Locally, Forbes is part owner of Troy’s Somerset Col- “At our last conference call, we anticipated that tomation Alley with the “E on board as Tech Two and Tech lection, while Taubman owns Novi’s Twelve Oaks Mall, Macao … would have completed financing by now,” Award” for its efforts. Three. Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Great Lakes Crossing Taubman said. Complications in the global credit Charlton said he will try to Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, in Auburn Hills, Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor and Ma- market have delayed that process, he added. reach similar agreements with [email protected] comb County’s Mall at Partridge Creek. Nancy Kaffer: (313) 446-0412, [email protected]. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 21 CDB 7/25/2008 5:38 PM Page 1

July 28, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 21 Fisher: Hybrid buses would double miles per gallon www.crainsdetroit.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain ■ From Page 1 PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or [email protected] begin production, and a decision EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- on it is expected Oct. 8. 0460 or [email protected] ABOUT THE BUS MANAGING EDITOR Andy Chapelle, (313) 446- “We hope to build the vehicle in 0402 or [email protected] Michigan,” said CEO Greg Fisher. Fisher GTB-40 ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/FOCUS Jennette Ⅲ Seats: 42; up to 35 standing Smith, (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] That hinges on funding and find- BUSINESS LIVES EDITOR Michelle Darwish, (313) ing a site. California and Ten- passengers. 446-1621 or [email protected] Ⅲ Length: 40 feet. COPY DESK CHIEF Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 nessee also are interested in land- or [email protected] ing the project, said Bruce Ⅲ Empty weight: 16,697 pounds. GRAPHICS EDITOR Nancy Clark, (313) 446-1608 Ⅲ or [email protected] Emmons, president of Rochester Body: Nitronic stainless steel unibody COPY EDITOR Vic Doucette, (313) 446-0410 Hills-based engineering firm Auto- construction. or [email protected] DATA EDITOR Anne Marks, (313) 446-0418 or kinetics Inc., where four prototype Ⅲ Engine: Turbo diesel (powers electric [email protected] buses are being built. They de- generator); propulsion by battery-powered WEB GENERAL MANAGER Alan Baker, (313) 446- clined to offer details on the out-of- electric motors for each wheel. 0416 or [email protected] WEB DESIGNER/PRODUCER Ai-Ting Huang, (313) state interest. Ⅲ Fuel economy: 10-12 mpg, based on 446-0403, [email protected] Fisher predicts it will garner simulations. RESEARCH ASSISTANT Joanne Scharich, (313) 446-0419 $480 million in revenue by its sev- NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Source: Fisher Coachworks L.L.C. The GTB-40 costs $550,000, about $200,000 more than other hybrids. EDITORIAL SUPPORT Anita Duncan, (313) enth year if it reaches 15 percent 446-0329 NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- market share for hybrid buses, ac- 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 cording to information the compa- A small diesel engine is used to new bus for a transit authority, is Greensboro, N.C.-based Daimler REPORTERS ny provided at the recent Michi- power a generator that keeps the and state government picks up the Buses North America Inc., which has batteries charged longer. Energy rest. 1,200 buses on the road and anoth- Robert Ankeny: Covers the city of Detroit, Wayne gan Growth Capital Symposium. County government, and law. (313) 446-0404 or The company is the brainchild from the brakes is captured for Talks are under way with DTE er 1,500 in production for North [email protected]. reuse. Energy Co. to establish a deal that American clients. Ryan Beene: Covers auto suppliers, steel. (313) of Greg Fisher, whose family name 446-0315 or [email protected] can attract interest. He’s the “It’s really a different mouse- would allow the buses to recharge The company’s flagship, the Ori- Sherri Begin: Covers nonprofits and services. grandson of Fisher Body Co. co- trap, a different widget,” Fisher overnight, Fisher said. They must on VII hybrid introduced in 2003, (313) 446-1694 or [email protected] said. be plugged into an electric source Daniel Duggan: Covers real estate and hospitality. founder Albert Fisher, who along is being upgraded to lithium-ion (313) 446-0414 or [email protected] with his brothers ran the car body The buses are estimated in simu- for four to five hours to get 12 to 14 batteries that will let the buses get Jay Greene: Covers health care, insurance and the lations to get 10 miles per gallon hours of use, and energy suppliers environment. (313) 446-0325 or company whose iconic coach sym- about 5 mpg, or about half of Fish- [email protected]. bol was stamped on General Motors versus the 4 to 5 mpg for hybrid bus- are interested in an outlet for un- er’s fuel efficiency. Chad Halcom: Covers education, non-automotive es on the road today, resulting in a used electricity in off-peak hours. The market for hybrid buses is manufacturing, defense contracting and Oakland Corp. vehicles for most of the 20th and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 or century. Fisher later became a GM projected savings of $2.5 million in Emmons estimated charging the limited, said Pat Scully, Daimler [email protected]. fuel costs over the typical 12-year bus overnight would cost about Buses’ chief commercial officer. Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, division. technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or Now, that insignia will adorn lifespan of a bus. That savings is de- $20. A bus typically holds about 150 Nationally, about 5,000 are sold an- [email protected]. the sleek silver buses. spite a $550,000 per-unit price tag gallons of diesel fuel at $4 or more nually. Nancy Kaffer: Covers small business and retail. compared with today’s hybrids that a gallon. (313) 446-0412 or [email protected]. “We’re essentially getting the “There is a premium for hybrid Bill Shea: Covers media, advertising and band back together after 100 cost about $200,000 less. “We’re tapping unused capacity buses. Will it grow? Marginally, marketing, entertainment, the business of sports, and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or years,” Fisher said in jest. He’s The savings because of green at night,” Emmons said. (but) it won’t make up 100 percent [email protected]. also president of Troy-based Fish- technology has transit authorities John Swatosh, deputy director of our market,” he said. “Bus man- Nathan Skid: Multimedia reporter. Also covers the food industry. (313) 446-1654, [email protected]. er/Unitech Inc., which specializes interested. So far, the company of Detroit Regional Mass Transit, said ufacturing is very capital inten- LANSING BUREAU in improving production for man- has talked to 10 public bus agen- he brought Fisher Coachworks to sive, and the market is finite.” Amy Lane: Covers business issues at the Capitol, cies, including Detroit, Ann Ar- the attention of the Detroit Depart- telecommunications and utilities. (517) 371- ufacturers. Autokinetics, which Fisher has his eye on the lucra- 5355, FAX (517) 371-2492, [email protected]. or first began work on the hybrid bus bor, Lansing and Grand Rapids. ment of Transportation and Suburban tive delivery vehicle market, such 115 W. Allegan, Suite 220, Lansing 48933. seven years ago, was one of Fish- Ann Arbor is in the process of Mobility Authority for Regional Trans- as the General Motors-supplied ADVERTISING er’s clients. replacing its fleet with hybrids, portation. trucks used by UPS and FedEx. The ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Downs, (313) 446-6032 or [email protected] At the heart of the new enter- while Detroit, which has a fleet of “From what I’ve seen on paper delivery market is five times larg- SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) prise is the Fisher GTB-40 bus. Be- 507 all-diesel buses, plans to begin and discussion, the ultralight de- er than the transit market, he said. 393-0997 ADVERTISING SALES Jeff Anderson, Terri cause it uses a lightweight nitro- adding hybrids next year, said sign and hybrid technology is The company had introductory Engstrom, Matthew J. Langan, Tamara Rokowski, gen-strengthened stainless steel Donna Mihal, the Detroit Depart- what’s needed. It’s what we’re talks with GM, but any move into Cathy Ross, Dale Smolinski WESTERN ACCOUNTS Ellen Mazen (Los Angeles) unibody and has no traditional en- ment of Transportation’s general looking to put into our plan,” he the delivery vehicle market would (323) 370-2477 gine for propulsion — it relies on manager of maintenance. said. “They’re addressing the is- be years in the future, he said. The CLASSIFIED MANAGER Melissa McKay, (313) Swiss-made batteries to drive mo- “We are interested in alterna- sues of the environment and econ- focus now is on transit, including 446-1692 CLASSIFIED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Greg tors for each wheel — the buses tive-fuel types of vehicles,” she omy. It’s unique and creative and the overseas market that accounts Evangelista, 313-446-1655 are half the weight of other hy- said. forward thinking.” for 95 percent of transit bus sales. EVENTS MANAGER Nicole LaPointe brids and diesel models and get The federal government typical- The market leader with about 60 Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, MARKETING PROJECTS MANAGER Jennifer Dunn twice the mileage. ly pays 80 percent of the cost of a percent of the hybrid bus business [email protected] MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, Andrea Beckham, YahNica Crawford CIRCULATION Candice Yopp, Manager. PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams, (313) 446-0301 SUBSCRIPTIONS (313) 446-0450, Driven: (888) 909-9111 Small-agency energy, big-agency experience TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: (313) 446-0367 or e-mail the Crain Information ■ From Page 3 Center at [email protected]. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY dentials and bodies of work while the creative guys, Cusac bigger space, Woods said. Next year, the staff will CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. with which to wow clients. and Cymbal, were on the West move into something larger in Royal Oak, he CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain PRESIDENT Rance Crain The two founding principals, It’s kind of like Coast wrapping up work on said, but the office philosophy of fun, irreverence SECRETARY Merrilee Crain Woods (former senior partner “ Dodge. So they filmed their por- and a hands-on approach to clients will remain. TREASURER Mary Kay Crain Executive Vice President/Operations at J. Walter Thompson) and Sam the perfect storm, tions of the pitch in their hotel Being a small ad house isn’t a disadvantage, William A. Morrow Chiodo (former vice president room: a seamless blend of irrev- said Jamie Michelson, president of Troy-based Group Vice President/Technology, Manufacturing, Circulation at St. John & Partners after a the four of us. erent and serious, to be used advertising agency Simons Michelson Zieve. Robert C. Adams stint at JWT), both worked on ” during the live presentation by “Great work has been created by agencies of Vice President/Production & Manufacturing Kevin Woods, Dave Kamis Ford Motor Co. accounts. Woods and Chiodo. It worked. all sizes,” he said. “There are a lot of clients out Corporate Director/Circulation The two executive creative Driven Solutions Inc. “We were just having fun,” there that recognize that.” Patrick Sheposh directors, Brian Cusac and Cusac said. Advertisers have a universal concern that G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr. Chairman (1911-1996) John Cymbal, came aboard as principals in 2006. “We’re fearless when it comes to new busi- trumps size: “It’s the caliber of work you bring EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES: They’d worked together as vice presidents at ness,” Chiodo added. to the table,” Cusac said. 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732; (313) BBDO Detroit on the Dodge account and previous- The strategy is to pursue companies, such as In fact, being a small agency can be an advan- 446-6000 Cable address: TWX 248-221-5122 AUTNEW DET ly worked on Ford for JWT and Cadillac for Leo Sterling Heights-based Jet’s, that have estab- tage because some clients are getting jittery Subscriptions $59 one year, $98 two years. Out of Burnett Detroit. lished brands but misplaced marketing. about instability at large agencies, especially in state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. 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For Jet’s, the agency developed what it calls Ernie Perich, owner of Ann Arbor-based adver- [email protected] “It’s kind of like the perfect storm, the four of “boxology” — using all the available spaces on tising agency Perich + Partners Ltd. “A smaller, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ISSN # 0882-1992 is us,” Woods said. a pizza box, including the bottom, for clever leaner, resourceful creative, there’s always go- published weekly except for a double issue the second week in August by Crain Communications Driven’s major clients include Jet’s Pizza, an brand messages. The marketing also includes ing to be a market for places like that.” Inc. at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732. Periodicals postage paid at Detroit, MI and additional account landed in 2006, and Wayne State Universi- broadcast and print spots. Still, Driven wants to become something sim- mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address ty, for which a new marketing campaign will be “We see it in our business sales. Joining Dri- ilar to Southfield-based W.B. Doner & Co., the No. changes to CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, Circulation Department, P.O. Box 07925, Detroit, MI 48207- unveiled next month. The agency, which has ven was a good move,” said John Jetts, co- 2 independent U.S. ad agency by revenue, 9732. GST # 136760444. Printed in U.S.A. nine employees in addition to the four princi- founder and vice president of the chain. More Woods said. Entire contents copyright 2008 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. pals, had added six new clients this year alone. campaigns are planned for this fall, he said. “We want to go as big as we can go,” he said. Reproduction or use of editorial content in any Driven did the Jet’s account pitch in Detroit With the agency’s growth it’s time to find a Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, [email protected] manner without permission is strictly prohibited. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 22 CDB 7/25/2008 6:29 PM Page 1

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caretaker for the newspa- The News reported. Kil- car crash earlier this month, per and will collect double Judge revokes patrick on Wednesday met The News reported. its $25 million investment with Windsor Mayor Eddie Chrysler L.L.C. said MS society by the end of the joint oper- Francis to discuss a pro- Wednesday it will cut 1,000 ating agreement in 2025. mayor’s bond, posed $65 million deal for salaried jobs worldwide by Hunke said scuttlebutt the Canadian city to buy Sept. 30, Automotive News re- out there now stems from orders random Detroit’s half of the tunnel, ported. to host PGA having many people brain- The Windsor Star reported. More than 2,000 work- storming as the partnership ers are expected to take prepares for next year’s drug tests ON THE MOVE buyout offers from American budget process. Axle and Manufacturing Hold- More than 220 staffers n Friday 36th District Dr. Larry Wickless of ings Inc., the AP reported. fundraiser have taken voluntary buy- Court Judge Ronald Farmington Hills has been An audit found Detroit outs from the newspapers O Giles struck down the named president-elect of Public Schools may have mis- he buzz of the PGA with merchants in the im- since October. Last week, conditions of Mayor Kwame the Chicago-based American used about $53 million in Championship at Oak- mediate area,” she said. the partnership said there Kilpatrick’s bond and ordered Osteopathic Association. federal funds designated for T land Hills Country Club “Certainly there was lots of were 116 buyout volunteers, him to undergo random Dr. Thomas Malone will low-income children from may make it hard to get an discussion about offering including columnist Susan drug testing, the Associated become president of DMC 2004 to 2006, the AP reported. invite to a private event on specials, which we’re start- Ager and Detroit Lions beat Press reported. Harper University Hospital and The audit says the district the course, but a writer Mike The ruling came after two Hutzel Women’s Hospital, ef- should return the money or nonprofit fundrais- O’Hara among law enforcement investiga- fective Sept. 1. He is now ex- er still has plenty show it was used properly. the notable tors testified that Kilpatrick ecutive vice president and Mayor Kilpatrick met of room at a private names. shoved one of them a day chief medical officer, and home with views of with Gov. Jennifer Granholm earlier when they were try- replaces the retiring Dr. Wednesday to discuss the the 11th and 18th ing to serve a subpoena to Brooks Bock. expansion of Cobo Center. tees. The Michigan Incubator his friend Bobby Ferguson. The Michigan Strategic Chapter of the Na- There is no indication awaits THER NEWS Fund has approved a grant tional Multiple Scle- drugs played a role in the in- O of $1.5 million from the rosis Society is sell- approval cident. A U.S. Senate subcom- ing tickets for the state’s 21st Century Jobs Half might be Brian White, a detective mittee has approved a $4 event, subsidized Fund to help buy a Pfizer Inc. better than with the Wayne County million earmark to preserve and organized by facility in Plymouth Town- none, if the prosecutor’s office, testified a portion of Tiger Stadium. longtime board ship that houses Esperion planners of a Friday that he had X-rays af- City Council is scheduled to member Tony Rubi- Therapeutics. Macomb Coun- ter the incident and may vote on tearing down the en- no and his brother NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Detroit’s Downtown Groundskeepers work at Oakland Hills Country Club in ty business in- have a slight hip fracture. tire stadium Tuesday, The and business part- Development Authority on preparation for the PGA. cubator propos- Giles also said Kilpatrick News reported. ner Daniel. Thursday OK’d a $968,000 al can obtain a no longer is permitted any The Michigan Office of Fi- The tickets in- contract with Detroit-based $250,000 funding allocation travel outside the state nancial and Insurance Regula- clude off-site parking, shut- ing to post on the PGA sec- Caasti Contracting Services from a governor who previ- without court approval. tion on July 18 said it would tle service to the home, tion of our Web site Inc. for improvements in the ously vetoed $500,000 for the Kilpatrick’s previous let Blue Cross Blue Shield of open bar, food and com- (www.bbcc.com).” bond was $75,000, but he Michigan increase rates for Paradise Valley Cultural and En- memorative gifts. As of late project. tertainment District, also Stephen Cassin, executive was not required to pay. some individual market last week, the MS Society Now he owes 10 percent. health insurance policies by called Harmonie Park. said it had sold only 60 of Newspapers deny rumors director of the Macomb Detroit-based Mannik & County Planning and Econom- Attorney General Mike about 15.5 percent. about 875 available tickets It’s strategic planning Cox, not Wayne County The July 18 opening of Smith Group Inc. also re- for the week. Tickets are time for the Detroit Media ic Development Department, ceived a $39,145 contract for said both chambers of the prosecutor Kym Worthy, will Pinnacle Race Course in available for Aug. 6-10, Partnership, and CEO David engineering and inspection state Legislature had ap- decide whether to charge Huron Township attracted ranging from $195-$675 per Hunke says pay no attention services on the project. The proved a state spending Kilpatrick if a State Police about 9,500 visitors, orga- person to $2,000 for a five- to all the rumors floating Troy-based Kresge Founda- measure last week that in- investigation reveals a nizers said. day ticket. See www.nmss- around, especially the one crime was committed, The tion is backing the project cluded $250,000 for an incu- DTE Energy Co. has mi.org. that has the Detroit Free Detroit News reported. with a $600,000 grant. bator for startup businesses signed a contract with Wis- Press and The Detroit News Earlier, Giles postponed a The Wayne County Airport in defense and homeland se- consin-based Itron Inc. to au- switching to Thursday ruling over whether to make tomate DTE’s 2.6 million Authority on Thursday OK’d a Businesses hope to score through Sunday publica- curity sectors as part of the public more text messages electric meters and 700,000 deal on the controversial And, after the golf, some tion only, with online news proposed Macomb Technolo- that have embarrassed Kil- natural gas meters over the new runway proposed for De- businesses hope to capital- the rest of the week. gy Advancement SmartZone patrick. next six years. troit Metropolitan Airport, omit- ize on golf fans released “There must be a hundred project. Also: The $4.5 million Asian ting the runway until 2016. into the wilds of Bloomfield of those kinds of ideas,” The bill on Friday made Worthy has amended Village development near The agreement lets the Township and neighboring Hunke said, and no changes it to Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s two charges of perjury and the Renaissance Center has airport revisit the runway downtown Birmingham. are coming this year. desk for consideration. misconduct in office against closed after less than a issue as long as the authori- Carrie Zorotney, presi- The partnership, 95 per- The funds would help the Kilpatrick, the AP reported, year, the AP reported. ty informs the mayors of the dent of the Birmingham cent owned by ever-cost- county maintain the pro- saying text messages show Representatives of Re- affected communities and Bloomfield Chamber, said her conscious Gannett Corp. Inc., posed Macomb Oakland Uni- he had affairs with women form Michigan Government requires use of updated and organization is working runs the business side of versity Incubator, which other than his former Chief Now refused on Monday to expanded aircraft traffic sta- with businesses to prompt the newspapers, including would be housed in a three- of Staff, Christine Beatty. answer questions about a tistics to justify the runway. activity during the tourna- advertising and delivery. building complex at along Wayne County Circuit PowerPoint presentation Pontiac Mayor ment. Detroit News owner Medi- 15 Mile Road near Mound Court Judge Robert Ziolkowski that seems to show the Michi- Clarence Phillips on Thurs- “We hosted a meeting aNews Group is basically a Road in Sterling Heights. ruled Wednesday attorneys gan Democratic Party is be- day vetoed the sale of the hired by the city represent hind the ballot proposal. Silverdome to a develop- Detroit residents, not the On Wednesday, the Michi- ment company led by H. mayor, in a lawsuit to block gan Chamber of Commerce Wallace Parker, The News re- efforts to oust him from of- filed a complaint against ported. City Council has 7 The latest on development, the latest opinions fice, the AP reported. Kil- RMGN, saying it didn’t file a days to override the veto. patrick may now have to statement of organization A $32 million com- There was a time when the dulcet If you haven’t seen them, you hire attorneys for the suit. with the secretary of state plaint against Meridian Auto- sounds of Billie Holiday and Duke should go to our Web site to see Staff serving the Detroit last year. A spokeswoman motive Systems Inc. by the Ellington floated through Paradise the DDA’s plans. We uploaded City Council have told mem- for the group says the pro- bankruptcy trustee for Lorro them to www.crainsdetroit.com/ Valley. bers there are no legal posal didn’t exist in 2007, multimedia. Inc., alleging preferential or Now Detroit is a step closer to grounds for canceling the $47 though the complaint al- fraudulent transfers, has revitalizing that part of the city. While you’re on the site, take a million sludge-hauling con- look at the latest opinions from our leges the presentation was been dismissed by U.S. tract with Synagro Technolo- This week, the Downtown publisher, Mary Kramer. created in November. Bankruptcy Judge Marci Development Authority approved a Find her blog at gies Inc., the AP reported, but Oakland Community Col- McIvor in Detroit. contract for improvements to the www.crainsdetroit.com/kramer. that there might be grounds lege said it would begin tak- Paradise Valley Cultural and We’re also opening our site for if someone involved in the ing bids soon on a $25.3 mil- OBITUARIES Entertainment District, also known new Web-only “Other Voices” guest contract is convicted of a lion expansion to its as Harmonie Park. WEB WORLD columns. We’ll post those at crime. Southfield campus. Al Fleming, former Au- Planners have a goal of creating an www.crainsdetroit.com/voices. Alan Baker The staff also said the De- Chef Jimmy Schmidt was tomotive News industry edi- entertainment and cultural district Web General Manager We give you all that, and your daily troit-Windsor Tunnel should- charged Tuesday with oper- tor and longtime public-re- on the narrow streets surrounding a dose of breaking business news, n’t be sold until the sale is ating while intoxicated in lations professional, died small park and open space. whenever you want it. approved by public vote, connection with a Detroit July 19. He was 78. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-28-08 A 23 CDB 7/25/2008 6:05 PM Page 1 DBpageAD.qxd 7/21/2008 2:10 PM Page 1

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