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©Entire contents copyright 2007 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved THIS JUST IN Pardus Capital increases Wal-Mart’s stake in Visteon Pardus Capital Manage- ment L.P. has purchased about 3 million additional shares in Van Buren Town- ship-based Visteon Corp. plans set up (NYSE: VC) since June 6, raising its total holding in the automotive supplier to 20.8 percent, according to a document filed Friday with A six-lane bridge (right) is planned to replace the four-lane the U.S. Securities and Ex- Ambassador Bridge, which would be renovated for occasional use. change Commission. The New York City- grocery fight based hedge fund disclosed that it has spent $177.3 million since June 6 to buy the shares and now owns Aims to open about 27 million of Vis- Span spin teon’s 129.6 million shares. In its last public disclo- 17 metro area sure, Pardus disclosed that it owned 23.5 million Two competing plans may give region shares, or 18.1 percent of supercenters Visteon. Pardus is Vis- three bridges to Canada NEWSCOM teon’s largest shareholder. BY SHEENA HARRISON Activist shareholder CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS Karim Samii, general part- BY ROBERT ANKENY owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is forging Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding ner of Pardus Capital, is in metro Detroit with up to 17 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS SITE FIGHT Grosse Pointe into the Southeast Michigan gro- also the largest sharehold- supercenters, some of which will trucking mag- cery market with 17 supercenters er of Paris-based auto sup- Detroit may end up with two Crown be conversions of existing Wal- nate Manuel it is building or plans to build by plier Valeo SA. bridges to Canada — plus one to Enterprises to Mart stores to include groceries. Moroun. the end of 2009 — a move that could Samii has a history of spare. get only Conversions: Commerce Township, $770,000 The bridge mean trouble for competitors both pushing for change at the New Hudson, Shelby Township, Both the Ambassador Bridge Co. more for company plans large and small. companies he invests in. Taylor, Van Buren Township. and an international team study- riverfront land, a six-lane bridge The Bentonville, Ark.-based dis- At Valeo, he sought to elect New stores: Livonia, Rochester ing border crossings say they plan Page 19. to replace the count retailer plans to convert up board members but was de- Hills, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, to push forward with separate existing four- to six existing retail-only stores, Fowlerville, Pittsfield Township, feated. At Bally Total Fitness plans for new bridges regardless lane Ambassador Bridge, which while the rest are new develop- Canton Township. Holding Corp. he succeeded of what the other party does. would be renovated and available ments throughout metro Detroit. in electing a slate of board Stores in the planning stages: “The bridge has been operating for use, for example, when mainte- Wal-Mart Supercenters are combi- Hartland Township, Chesterfield members and forced out for 80 years, and we’ve planned nance is done on the new bridge, nation full-service grocery and Township, Clinton Township, White the CEO. this enhancement since 1992 or Stamper said. general merchandise stores. Lake Township (conversion), Officials at Pardus de- ’93,” said Dan Stamper, president Lincoln Park. clined to comment on Fri- of the bridge company, which is See Bridges, Page 19 See Wal-Mart, Page 21 day. — Brent Snavely Livonia OKs Davenport plan The Livonia City Council on July 19 granted final approval to the site plan for a new satellite campus for Advertisers pay more and get less Grand Rapids-based Daven- port University at the north- east corner of Seven Mile and Internet news alternatives Road and I-275. TV news ad rates up despite viewer losses have eviscerated the local stations’ Grand Rapids-based numbers compared to 10 years ago. “Regardless of what the audi- Rockford Development Group BY BILL SHEA tuned into the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. ence level is, if the demand is L.L.C. is serving as develop- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS newscasts in metro Detroit during there, the cost is going to remain er on the project. The plan the May “sweeps” period than did the same,” said Chris McCourt- calls for construction of a A 24 percent audience decline for in 1997, according to research pro- ney, general manager of radio 40,000-square-foot building Detroit’s evening and late local tele- vided by New York-based audi- group Salem Detroit and former ad to begin this summer, with vision news broadcasts over the ence-tracking service Nielsen Me- salesman for ABC affiliate WXYZ- completion scheduled for past decade hasn’t translated into dia Research. ISTOCK.COM Channel 7. “That translates, for the the beginning of the 2008-09 discounted rates for advertisers. The laws of supply and demand advertiser, into a higher cost per academic year. In fact, they’re paying more to HOW MANY ARE WATCHING? have kept advertising rates on a 1,000 (viewers). It’s costing more in — Sherri Begin reach fewer viewers during the See how ratings stack up for the gradual rise even as a change in terms of efficiency.” See This Just In, Page 2 sought-after newscasts’ ad slots. newscasts. Page 20. the way Nielsen measures audi- Nearly 400,000 fewer households ences and a proliferation of cable See Ratings, Page 20

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Crain Communications buys nologies makes stamping products was the leasing broker. Ryan & Co. down is a former gas station, THIS JUST IN for steel-product manufacturers was represented by Southfield- which makes the project eligible two more publications and is a division of TRP Internation- based Signature Associates along for brownfield status, said Mike ■ From Page 1 Detroit-based Crain Communica- al Inc. in Bloomington, Ind. with Texas-based Jackson & Cook- Shore, chief communications of- tions Inc. completed the acquisi- Detroit-based investment sey Inc. The landlord is Redico. ficer for the Michigan Economic De- Ductz changes hands tion of two of London-based Emap banking firm W.Y. Campbell & Co. — Daniel Duggan velopment Corp. Communications Ltd.’s publica- advised TRP in the deal. — Bill Shea Ann Arbor-based Service Brands — Sheena Harrison International last week sold Ductz tions: the 11,800-circulation Plas- Saline project gets $850,000 International L.L.C., a duct-restora- tics & Rubber Weekly and the brownfield credit from state Con-way Freight has tion service company, to Birm- monthly European Plastics News, One Detroit Center has new new president ingham-based Belfor International which has 13,800 subscribers in property management The state said Friday it will Holdings Inc. 20 countries. make up to $850,000 in brownfield John Labrie has been named Terms of the purchase were not The publications are based in Portfolio Property Management, tax credits available for an $8.5 president of Ann Arbor-based disclosed. Ductz is an air duct Croydon, England. Also part of an affiliate of Detroit-based real million private effort to redevel- Con-way Freight. Plastics Design cleaning and heating, ventila- the deal is Emap’s estate firm Mayfield Gentry Realty op a section of downtown Saline’s He previously was senior vice & Moulding Exhibition, an annual tion, and air-conditioning Advisors L.L.C., has been assigned main street. president of strategy and enter- U.K. industry awards event, and SRV Ventures restoration service and will re- property management and leas- A group called prise operations for parent com- about a dozen European-based ing duties for One Detroit Center at L.L.C. intends to tear down three main under its current manage- pany Con-way Inc., a freight trans- conferences. 500 Woodward Ave. buildings on a 1.45-acre site along ment structure under President portation and global logistics John Rotche, said Belfor CEO Terms of the deal were not dis- The property has been man- West Michigan between Lewis services company in headquar- Sheldon Yellen said. closed. aged by Houston-based Hines In- and Ann Arbor streets and build tered in San Mateo, Calif. Yellen said the company lead- The acquisitions will expand terests. a multistory, mixed-use develop- ership still is considering the reach of Crain Communica- The change comes as part of a ment to include a restaurant, cof- Con-way Freight, with annual whether to maintain or merge tion’s Akron, Ohio-based weekly shift in the ownership structure fee shop, specialty grocery and revenue of more than $3 billion, brands, and the combined compa- Plastics News brand and extend announced last week that in- wellness center plus 32 condo- is the largest of Con-way Inc.’s ny will likely expand Ductz to an the editorial offerings of all three cludes an unnamed institutional miniums. three operating companies. international level as a division publications, Crain Communica- investor taking a minority inter- One of the locations being torn — Bill Shea of Belfor. tions Vice President and Plastics est in the building’s ownership. — Chad Halcom News Publisher Tony Eagan said New York City-based iStar Finan- in a statement. cial Inc. has been the owner of the CORRECTIONS Crain Communications also building and is still part of the Goodwill Industries CEO publishes Crain’s Detroit Business. ownership group. A box on Page 1 of the July 23 issue should have said Riverfront to retire; successor named — Bill Shea The building is currently 63 Towers are located off West Jefferson, not East Jefferson. percent occupied. In the July 23 People, Don Whitsitt’s name was misspelled. Also, Ju- Delois Whitaker Caldwell, CEO — Daniel Duggan nichi Nishimura’s title was incorrect; he is a senior managing direc- and president of Goodwill Industries Cequent Group buys assets, tor for Aisin Seiki, with responsibility for global sales. Please see the of Greater Detroit, plans to retire lines from Quest Technologies corrected item on Page 18. and board member Lorna Utley Tax firm moving office to has been named as her successor. The Cequent Group has acquired A profile item about Camilo Pardo, Ford Motor Co. chief designer, on Caldwell will retire in March of a portion of the assets and prod- Detroit from Royal Oak Page 22 of the July 16 issue, should not have identified Pardo as assist- 2008 after holding her position for uct lines of Quest Technologies Ryan & Co. Inc., a Texas-based ing with the renovation and expansion of the Detroit Institute of Arts. nearly 10 years. L.L.C. Terms of the deal were not tax advisory firm, has signed a A July 23 Business Diary item gave an incorrect corporate designa- Utley has served on Goodwill’s disclosed. lease for 12,000 square feet of of- tor for Stull plc, Detroit. board since 1990. Utley previously Plymouth Township-based Ce- fice space in the One Kennedy A story on Page 1 of the July 9 issue incorrectly characterized an ac- served as president of the GM Foun- quent makes transportation acces- Square building in Detroit. The quisition involving Indianapolis-based National Wine & Spirits and dation. Goodwill said in a release sories such as towing and hitch firm will be moving its only local Warren-based A.H.D. Vintners Ltd. On June 15, A.H.D. sold a majority of that Utley will join the nonprofit systems, and is a subsidiary of office from Royal Oak office space its branded portfolio to National Wine & Spirits, but A.H.D. remains in October. Bloomfield Hills-based TriMas Corp. at 304 W. Fourth St., to Detroit. in business as a distributor of private-label wine and small specialty — Sherri Begin Elkhart, Ind.-based Quest Tech- California-based CB Richard Ellis brands.

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July 30, 2007 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 3 CRAIN’S Ad firms stew over lost car biz INDEX Diversifying business is uphill battle WHO LEFT? WHO MIGHT LEAVE? Detroit agencies have lost the following BY JEAN HALLIDAY based Cutwater and General Motors third, undisclosed shop. accounts in the past year to out-of-town CRAIN NEWS SERVICE Corp. shifted its massive corpo- Advertising employment in agencies: rate account to Los Angeles-based Michigan — which is concentrat- Jeep from BBDO Detroit to San Francisco- Detroit’s ad community is Deutsch from the Birmingham of- ed in Detroit, traditionally the based Cutwater. very, very nervous. fice of McCann-Erickson; and na- No. 4 ad market — has fallen off General Motors Corp. corporate from Much of the swagger of Mo- tional Cadillac creative to Boston- despite a rebound in U.S. adver- Birmingham-based McCann-Erickson to Los town’s once-mighty auto-ad- based Modernista. tising jobs nationwide from the Angeles-based Deutsch. More smoke: Opponents agency population, fed by clients The consolidated Buick-Ponti- downturn earlier in the decade. Cadillac from Leo Burnett Detroit to Boston- of smoking ban plan to with big egos and even bigger ac-GMC decamps for Leo Burnett The state’s share of U.S. ad-spend- based Modernista. fight back. Page 7. budgets, is gone — replaced by on Oct. 1, leading to worries it will ing employment is now 3.2 per- Game fight: Big Ten fear as struggling Detroit au- be serviced primarily by that cent, down from 4.3 percent in the On the bubble: Network tiff continues. tomakers break their tradition of agency’s Chicago outpost. And it’s Page 6. mid-1990s. When Leo Burnett adds and to its Buick GMC Sacked: Dealers drop decades-old agency loyalty. becoming uncomfortably clear “There’s a lot of nervousness Pontiac account Oct. 1, the consolidated In the past year alone, creative that the other member of the De- advertising program. about what will happen with account may be serviced primarily from Page 18. accounts on brands that spent troit 3, Ford Motor Co., could land Ford, GM and Chrysler,” said Chicago. $880 million in measured media the launch of its Focus about 600 Acquired: Strength Arthur “Bud” Liebler, Chrysler The Ford Focus launch may go to Boston- Capital Partners adds two last year have fled the metro area miles east at Boston-based Arnold. Group’s former senior vice presi- based Arnold, rather than Ford agency JWT companies to portfolio. as DaimlerChrysler Corp. moved its That agency is pitching against Team Detroit. Page 19. Jeep brand to San Francisco- incumbent JWT Team Detroit and a See Agencies, Page 21 These organizations appear in this week’s Crain’s Detroit Business:

Ambassador Bridge Co...... 1 American Axle & Mfg. Holdings Inc. . 4 Amerigon Inc...... 11, 12 BBDO Detroit ...... 21 BorgWarner Inc...... 4 Career Brogan & Partners Convergence . . 20 Campbell-Ewald ...... 21 Caraco Pharmaceutical ...... 11, 12 Champion Enterprises Inc. . . . . 11, 13 Comerica Inc...... 11, 13 Crown Enterprises Inc...... 19 ‘switch’ Detroit Water and Sewerage ...... 19 EBuy Media Inc...... 20 Fry Inc...... 20 Gateway Communities Development Solid Signal fills niche for companies Collaborative ...... 19 General Motors Corp...... 18 Inland L.L.C...... 19 that want to make stuff, not market it JWT Team Detroit ...... 3 Kaydon Corp...... 11, 13 BY BILL SHEA Eventually, he found a distribu- Lieber!MacDonald Communication CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS tor, Metron North America in Strategists...... 21 Knoxville, Tenn., willing to sell McCann-Erickson ...... 3 What started as Jerry Chap- him the device. Media … Period Inc...... 20 man’s desire to He then had the Michigan Association of CPAs...... 7 watch DirecTV in dif- idea of selling the Michigan Restaurant Association . . . 7 ferent rooms of his OntheGrow switches online to Michigan State University...... 6 house has evolved Noble International Ltd...... 11, 12 On the Grow is a new the general public. Oakland Comm. College Foundation . 7 into an electronics feature that will Metron, which has business that’s look- appear in most issues since gone out of Original Equipment Suppliers Assn.. 20 Pullman Industries Inc...... 12 ing at $8 million in highlighting growing business, agreed to Pulte Homes ...... 11 revenue this year companies, large and sell him the switch- and expansion into small. Know of a Ramco-Gershenson ...... 11, 12 es, and Chapman Rofin-Sinar Technologies . . . . . 11, 13 turnkey marketing. company you think advertised them on Chapman discov- Crain’s should write Salem Detroit...... 1 online technical Solid Signal Inc...... 20 ered he couldn’t easi- about? Contact sites and blogs. Somanetics Corp...... 11, 12 ly order the switch Managing Editor Andrew Chapelle at His idea took off. Strength Capital Partners L.L.C. . . . 19 he needed to have [email protected]. A lot of people have Sun Communities ...... 11 satellite reception in several satellite re- Syntel Inc...... 11 several rooms of his ceivers in their Taubman Centers Inc...... 11 WILLIAM PUGLIANO West Bloomfield Township home and want reception in mul- University of Michigan ...... 6 Jerry Chapman started his business because he couldn’t easily order a switch for expanding home. Most companies sold WDIV-Channel 4 ...... 20 satellite reception in his home. them directly to installers only. See Signal, Page 20 Williams Acosta P.L.L.C...... 19 WJBK-Channel 2...... 20 WWJ-Channel 62 ...... 20 WXYZ-Channel 7...... 1, 6

BANKRUPTCIES ...... 7 BUSINESS DIARY ...... 10 No cuts slated as Continental buys Siemens VDO CAPITOL BRIEFINGS ...... 7 CLASSIFIED ADS...... 16 KEITH CRAIN ...... 8 BY BRENT SNAVELY doing that in a quarters in Auburn Hills. before Siemens announced it was LETTERS ...... 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS very professional Last Wednesday, Hanover-based considering an initial public offering OPINION ...... 8 manner, and we Continental announced plans to ac- or a sale of its automotive division, OTHER VOICES ...... 9 William Kozyra, president and would expect that quire Siemens VDO Automotive from Siemens VDO was exploring real es- PEOPLE ...... 18 RUMBLINGS...... 22 CEO of Continental Automotive Sys- Siemens AG successful process Munich-based for $15.66 tate options for a combined office. WEEK IN REVIEW ...... 22 tems North America, said last week to continue with billion, or 11.4 billion euros. And throughout July, Continental Continental AG’s planned acquisition this acquisition as Continental employs more than has been moving the last 130 employ- of Siemens VDO Automotive AG will not well.” 800 in Michigan. Siemens employs ees from Motorola Inc.’s former Farm- likely result in job cuts for the com- The acquisition about 830 in Southeast Michigan ington Hills offices to Continental’s panies’ Michigan employees. will affect about with 500 in Auburn Hills, 230 in Troy office in Auburn Hills. Continental “Right now we don’t anticipate Kozyra 1,600 Michigan and a total of 100 at two locations in acquired Motorola’s automotive di- CALENDAR any job cuts. None are identified. But employees, the Dearborn. vision in 2006 for about $1 billion. For a list of current majority of whom work in the two And both companies are at or near events, visit it’s way too early in the process,” www.crainsdetroit.com. Kozyra said. “We have a history of companies’ North American head- capacity in Auburn Hills. Last fall, See Continental, Page 20 DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 4 CDB 7/27/2007 6:14 PM Page 1

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You’ve worked hard to get ahead TAKING STOCK NEWS ABOUT DETROIT AREA PUBLIC COMPANIES Will you live to enjoy it? BorgWarner, American Axle see • How healthy are you on the inside?

• Take control of your own health. improvement in 2Q net income • Early detection can save your life! BY BRENT SNAVELY nounced plans to spend $120 mil- launch between 2008 and 2012. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS lion on a new technical center in American Axle said the busi- 53 year old Executive with no symptoms but China and new plants in Mexico ness backlog includes the compa- MDCT of heart shows severe Coronary BorgWarner Inc. and American and Poland. ny’s first-ever award from a major Artery Disease in white Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. In China, it will spend $35 mil- European-based automaker. both reported improved second- lion on the technical center. In American Axle said it will make Don’t delay…call now to schedule your early detection appointment. quarter results last week, showing Saltillo, Mexico, BorgWarner will rear axles for the automaker with Michigan’s First Full-Service Diagnostic, X-Ray & Ultrasound Screening Center at least some North American au- spend $67 million to build a dual- production occurring in Europe 248-594-3201 tomotive suppliers are able to per- clutch production plant, and in and South America. form well even as the Detroit 3 Rzeszow, Poland, the company “It’s definitely a manufacturing Premier Imaging Center market share continues to decline. plans to spend $18 million to build footprint expansion for American 31500 Telegraph Road, Suite #010 Auburn Hills-based BorgWarn- a turbocharger plant. Axle, and it’s a new customer,” Bingham Farms, MI 48025 er (NYSE: BWA) said profits im- Analysts were impressed but said Yogen Rahangdale, American proved mainly because of an in- wary of the company’s already Axle’s president crease in sales outside of the U.S. high stock price. and COO. and growing demand for its dual- “Going forward, we believe The company clutch transmission technology. BorgWarner will be able to main- also recently an- For the second quarter ended tain its low double-digit backlog nounced a con- June 30, BorgWarner reported net growth as they benefit from grow- tract to provide income of $75.7 million or $1.29 a ing penetration of turbochargers, rear-drive axles share on sales of $1.36 billion. For automatic and dual clutch trans- to Wuhu, China- the same period last year, the com- missions and tire pressure moni- based Chery Auto- pany reported net income of $1.21 a toring systems,” said Ronald mobile Ltd. share or $70.2 million on revenue Tadross, an equity analyst for Rahangdale “We are al- of $1.17 billion. Bank of America. ready in China, BorgWarner’s sales outside the Even so, BorgWarner’s stock fell and we are supplying to European U.S. were up 20 percent, compared after it reported earnings Thurs- and American companies, but now with vehicle production outside of day. The company’s stock closed at this Chery contract gives us an en- the U.S. that was up 5 percent. $84.70 Friday, down $4.08 from its try into local Chinese manufactur- BorgWarner said sales for its en- close Wednesday of $88.78. ers,” Rahangdale said. “Also this gine division increased 21 percent Detroit-based American Axle gives us entry into the local Chi- to $955.4 million and net income (NYSE: AXL) on Friday said its nese passenger car market, versus increased to $108.3 million. second-quarter earnings per share light trucks.” “The group continued to benefit rose 60 percent, to 64 cents a share, For the quarter ended June 30, European and Asian automaker beating analyst expectations by 4 American Axle reported net in- demand for tur- cents a share. come of $34 million or 64 cents a bochargers, tim- American Axle benefited from share on revenue of $916.5 million. ing drives and cost reductions it put in place last For the same period last year, emission prod- year when it cut jobs and increased American Axle reported net in- ucts,” Borg- content on programs with General come of $20.4 million or 40 cents a Warner Chair- Motors Corp. and Chrysler Group. share on revenue of $874.6 million. man and CEO Richard Dauch, the company’s American Axle’s stock closed Tim Manganello co-founder, chairman and CEO, Friday at $24.69 a share, up $1 from told analysts also boasted Friday to analysts its close Thursday of $23.69. Thursday. about the company’s $1.2 billion Brent Snavely: (313) 446-0405, Meanwhile, Manganello backlog of new business that will [email protected] BorgWarner’s drivetrain division saw sales increase 8 percent to $417.7 million with net income increasing 16 per- STREET TALK cent to $33.3 million. Manganello said the drivetrain THIS WEEK’S STOCK TOTALS: 11 GAINERS, 64 LOSERS, 5 UNCHANGED division’s sales are benefiting 7/27 7/20 PERCENT from increasing demand for Borg- CDB’S TOP PERFORMERS CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE Warner’s dual-clutch transmission components. 1. Domino’s Pizza Inc. $19.58 $18.31 6.94 Dual-clutch transmissions are 2. Rockwell Medical Technologies 5.36 5.21 2.88 essentially manual transmissions 3. Energy Conversion Devices Inc. 29.39 28.86 1.84 that offer the option of driving in 4. PSB Group Inc. 18.68 18.50 0.97 an automatic mode. 5. Credit Acceptance Corp. 24.70 24.52 0.73 “We are expanding with the 6. Universal Truckload Services Inc. 18.68 18.61 0.38 dual clutch in China. We recently 7. Perceptron Inc. 9.78 9.75 0.31 announced we will be supplying 8. Penske Auto Group Inc. 21.29 21.29 0.00 major components to Shanghai 9. Clarkston Financial Corp. 12.70 12.70 0.00 Automotive, and about 25 percent 10. Detrex Corp. 8.51 8.51 0.00 of our dual-clutch projects are in CDB’S LOW PERFORMERS 7/27 7/20 PERCENT Asia,” Manganello said. “And, we CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE are working on 27 different devel- 1. Amerigon Inc. $16.01 $19.07 -16.05 opment programs for dual-clutch 2. Lear Corp. 33.22 38.75 -14.27 around the world.” 3. American Axle & Mfg. Holdings 24.69 28.62 -13.73 BorgWarner said it established 4. Ramco-Gershenson Properties 32.39 37.35 -13.28 an industry-leading position in 5. Compuware Corp. 9.25 10.61 -12.82 Europe in 2003 with dual-clutch 6. ArvinMeritor Inc. 20.11 23.03 -12.68 programs for Volkswagen AG. 7. Michigan Heritage Bancorp Inc. 10.15 11.55 -12.12 Because of the sales growth and 8. Agree Realty Corp. 28.44 32.11 -11.43 demand for its products, Borg- 9. Visteon Corp. 6.50 7.31 -11.08 Warner raised its earnings-per- 10. Pulte Homes Inc. 19.84 22.04 -9.98 share expectations for the year by Source: Bloomberg News. From a list of publicly owned companies with headquarters 10 cents, saying it expects to earn in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw or Livingston counties. Note: Stocks trading between $4.63 and $4.83 a share. at less than $5 are not included. And last week, BorgWarner an- DBpageAD.qxd 7/17/2007 2:52 PM Page 1

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JOIN US FOR OUR SPECIAL BY BILL SHEA WEEK-LONG FESTIVITIES INCLUDING: CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS BIG TEN NETWORK While a public-relations battle Some facts about the conference’s Monday, August 13: to win the hearts, minds and mon- new network: Ⅲ Launches Aug. 30. Wine Tasting, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., $10 ey of college football fans is being waged among the new Big Ten Net- Ⅲ Will carry at least 35 football Wine Dinner, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., $125 work and cable and satellite games not picked up by ABC or providers, Detroit ABC affiliate ESPN. Each school will have at Tuesday, August 14: WXYZ-Channel 7 has a new deal to least two games on the network. Beer Fest, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., $10 air other games this fall. Ⅲ Will have at least 105 men’s The Chicago-based 24-hour, all- basketball games, 55 women’s Beer Dinner, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., $65 basketball games, the conference sports conference network, set to championships and tournaments, launch Aug. 30, has been unable to Wednesday, August 15: 170 Olympic sporting events and reach deals with any major cable Happy Hour, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., $10 historic footage. or satellite network except DirecTV, Ⅲ Each school can provide up to which is owned by Fox Cable par- 60 hours of its own programming, Thursday, August 16: ent News Corp. — a 49 percent co- which does not have to be Birthday Bash, starts at 10 p.m., $10 owner of the Big Ten Network. athletics-related. Worry among fans and advertis- Source: Big Ten Network Friday, August 17 & Saturday, August 18: ers about fewer free over-the-air Receive 10% off entire bill for lunch and dinner. college games this fall prompted other states at 10 cents. WXYZ to sign a deal to air six Mid- Comcast has 1.3 million American Conference games start- subscribers in Michigan, 5.7 mil- RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AS SPACE IS LIMITED. ing Sept. 15, said Marla Drutz, pro- lion in the eight Big Ten states and FOR RESERVATIONS OR MORE INFORMATION CALL gramming director. She declined 24 million total. DirecTV has 248.647.7774 to say how much 16 million sub- OR VISIT WWW.BIGROCKCHOPHOUSE.COM it cost other than scribers national- it was “signifi- We don’t have an ly but is unable to cantly” less than “ say how many are Big Ten games. anti-Big Ten in Michigan. Traditionally, Echostar, the the station would message out there . . . No. 2 satellite have bought Big provider after Ten games not but I guarantee we DirecTV, this aired by ABC or month filed a ESPN, such as ear- could melt that complaint with ly season noncon- the Federal Com- ference University phone on the end of munications Com- of Michigan and mission accusing Find out what it’s like to work with people who Michigan State Uni- the line. the network of versity games. ” price gouging. It’s love what they do. This year’s UM Bill Connors, the latest skir- opener against Comcast Cable Communications Inc. mish in what Big Appalachian State Ten Network University on Sept. 1 is the sort of President Mark Silverman termed There is a select group of individuals in this world game WXYZ might have bought, a “huge PR fight for the hearts and minds of consumers.” who have a passion for the business of accounting. but this year it will be on the Big The large cable and satellite com- Yes, that’s right, accounting. And that group Ten Network, which so far will be shown locally only on panies stand to make millions from happens to be the accountants at Grant Thornton. DirecTV. Local 30-second ad spots ad sales, said Silverman, who Recently, J.D. Power and Associates ranked Grant during UM games vary from $5,000 called their public statements “lies Thornton “Highest Performance Among Audit to $15,000, but WXYZ can’t charge and mischaracterizations.” Firms Serving Companies with up to $1 Billion in that much for MAC games. Drutz “We believe the network has a Annual Revenue” in a U.S. study that looked at declined to provide specific rates. huge, broad appeal, especially in understanding client operations and industry, The Big Ten network is at an im- Detroit and Ann Arbor, and should responding to requests and questions, and passe with the likes of Comcast Ca- be carried on basic cable,” he said. trustworthiness. ble Communication Inc. and Echostar, “We’re not going to let them put it parent of Dish Network on terms. With Grant Thornton you get easy access to on a sports tier.” The dispute centers on the net- partners that’s been the hallmark of Grant Thornton The network hired Chicago- work’s desire to be included as a Tom, Dick & Harry Advertising in the U.S. for 80 years. And you get the benefit of based basic cable or satellite channel, and Design to craft a broadcast and Grant Thornton International member firms in which providers say is unfair be- print campaign for each school’s countries that fast-growth companies look for in cause much of the programming is market that encourages people to today’s global markets. Why not give Paul Wolber, of little interest and that ratings ask their cable and satellite Office Managing Partner, a call at 248.213.4207 or for sports other than football providers to carry it. In Michigan, contact our partners at www.GrantThornton.com? aren’t worth the asking price. ads have appeared in Detroit, Find out how it feels to work with people who love Instead, Comcast and Echostar Flint, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, what they do! want the network to be part of op- Lansing and Traverse City. tional sports packages. Connors said Comcast is pre- The network has proposed that pared to launch a “full onslaught” Comcast, the nation’s largest cable if the rhetoric ramps up. “What company, pay $366 million over they’re trying to do now is create five years for its programming, artificial interest by a call-to-ser- said Bill Connors, Comcast’s Mid- vice campaign,” Connors said. west division president. He termed “We don’t have an anti-Big Ten it a “ridiculous, outrageous fee.” message out there in the market- The network wants to be on ba- place, but I guarantee we could melt sic cable in the eight states home that phone on the end of the line.” SM J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Audit Firm Performance Study . Study based on responses from 1,007 audit committee chairs and 944 chief financial officers. www.jdpower.com to Big Ten schools at a cost of Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, bshea@ Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International. about $1.10 per subscriber, and in crain.com DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 7 CDB 7/27/2007 5:03 PM Page 1

July 30, 2007 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 Opponents of smoking ban push back LANSING — Opponents grams and services are Web site improvements in place at Comings & goings Michigan Association of Non-Public of a workplace smoking getting new visibility no cost. Schools, Lansing. He replaces retir- ■ Bradley Lott U.S. Marine ban are continuing their when people use Google The company has worked with , retired ing executive director Glen Walstra. Corps major general and founder of ■ fight to snuff out the mea- Inc.’s search engine. other states to similarly enhance Norm Saari, who retired in No- St. Clair-based TrueNorth Logistics sure as the bill moves be- Use of a technology search results. vember as executive director of fore the full state House. called Sitemap will enable L.L.C., has been named director of governmental affairs for Con- Andy Deloney, director Google to access and index Michigan’s Defense Contract Coordi- sumers Energy Co., has become chief of public affairs for the state records in online CPA group opens Lansing office nation Center. The center, adminis- of staff to Sen. Jason Allen, R-Tra- Michigan Restaurant Associ- databases, making infor- tered by the Michigan Economic De- verse City. The Michigan Association of Certi- ation, said his group is em- mation easier to find in velopment Corp., is an effort to ■ Dan Farough, press secretary to fied Public Accountants is opening phasizing that workplace search results. Sitemap increase federal government con- House Speaker Andy Dillon, D- CAPITOL BRIEFINGS smoking is not an issue speeds up searches and an office near the state Capitol. tracting and procurement oppor- Redford Township, is leaving the that the state needs to de- Amy Lane provides more results, said The downtown Lansing office, tunities for Michigan companies. state House for an undisclosed cide, and that Michigan faces oth- Kurt Weiss, public information offi- which opens Wednesday, will be ■ Brian Broderick, legislative di- Michigan political project. His last er priorities, such as balancing the cer for the Michigan Department of In- staffed by John Lindley, the associ- rector for the Novi-based Economic day is Aug. 10. fiscal 2008 budget and enacting the formation Technology. ation’s senior director of govern- Alliance for Michigan, has been Amy Lane: (517) 371-5355, alane@ new Michigan Business Tax and Google helped Michigan put ment relations. named executive director of the crain.com any related clean-up legislation. Last week, the smoking ban legislation traveled the furthest ever in the Legislature, with House Commerce Committee approval of House Bill 4163, sponsored by Rep. Brenda Clack, D-Flint. The bill would ban smoking in nearly all places of employment, including bars, restaurants and private workplaces. However, the committee amended the bill to ex- clude existing cigar bars and tobacco specialty retail shops, provided they meet certain criteria. Committee Chairman Andy Meisner, D-Ferndale, said that grandfathering existing tobacco-related businesses was a step to avoid harm to those who sell “a legal product, in a tough economic time.” He sees the bill’s committee pas- sage as “a huge step” toward putting Michigan in the company of 32 other states with smoke-free- workplace policies. As of Friday, no action had been scheduled. In the Senate, Republi- can leaders have said the bill isn’t a priority. Google helps boost access to information on state Web sites Michigan’s government pro-

OCC Foundation gets director The Oakland Community College Board of Trustees has named Cyn- thia Tanner director of the Oakland Community College Foundation, effec- tive Sept. 10. Tanner, 50, had served as executive director of the Walled Lake Schools Foundation for Excellence since 2003. Before that, she served as administrator of the Kremmling Memorial Hospital District Clinics in Colorado and president and executive director of the Accounting Aid Society in Detroit. — Sherri Begin

BANKRUPTCIES The following business filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bank- ruptcy Court in Detroit July 20-26. Under Chapter 11, a company files a reorganization plan. Skyline Concrete Floor Corp., 13201 Newburgh Road, Livonia, volun- tary Chapter 11. Assets and liabili- ties not available. — Compiled by Aaron Harris DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 8 CDB 7/27/2007 3:58 PM Page 1

Page 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 30, 2007 OPINION If ads aren’t good, who is responsible? he advertising business has an illustrious history in De- troit, the birthplace of one of the largest consumer busi- T nesses in the world: the auto industry. But as the Page 3 story from our sister publication, Adver- tising Age, reports, the industry is nervous. Automotive accounts have been shifting to out-of-state agencies. That means losses in jobs and in prestige for some of the local agencies. Why the shift? In his July 23 column in Advertising Age, editor-in-chief Rance Crain described the Detroit 3’s advertising as “consistently terrible” for failing to differentiate their products and project trustworthiness, inspiring a customer to understand what he or she will get with that product. But is creative the problem? Or is it the product? Or the client? Big, bureaucratic companies sometimes are the enemy of clear, consistent and creative communication. So if the ad agencies on the coasts hit home runs with new campaigns, it may say something about the quality of the De- LETTERS troit agencies. But since some of the same agencies have created stunning campaigns for nonautomotive clients, it may say something about the bureaucratic automotive culture. Theme park story misses mark Editor: Crain’s Detroit Business Another slippery slope The article “Company ready to welcomes letters to the editor. Wal-Mart: Build in Detroit Editor: buy land for theme park” (Crain’s All letters will be considered for As Crain’s Sheena Harrison reports on Page 1, Wal-Mart Detroit Business, July 16-22) misses publication, provided they are I just read Sherri Begin’s article about the positive side of Altarum Stores Inc. plans to open 17 supercenters — stores that sell gro- the mark on one point: why so signed and do not defame sharing our medical history. ceries and general merchandise — in Southeast Michigan many of us head “Up North.” individuals or organizations. If Grayling becomes one more Letters may be edited for length (“State pursues network for shar- within 2 1/2 years. Some will be new stores; the rest will be overdeveloped tourist trap, I will and clarity. ing patient data by 2010,” Crain’s Detroit Business, July 23-29) Next renovations of existing stores. do my best to avoid it. Most people Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit week, you should revisit the pro- That means a grocery war is brewing between Wal-Mart travel to northern Michigan to es- Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., posal and question why our state and market leaders Meijer Inc. and Kroger Co. cape the traffic and congestion in Detroit, MI 48207-2997. tax dollars are contributing to this Last year, Wal-Mart launched a “jobs and opportunity Southeast Michigan. E-mail: [email protected] project. They go north to recreate and zone” initiative to build 50 stores in 10 economically distressed Also, have you thought of the communities (See story, Page 21). The communities were se- enjoy the slower lifestyle. Selling With all the traffic currently privacy issue? lected for having high crime, high unemployment, vacant 1,800 acres of our state land for a passing through Grayling, a better Will our medical records have a theme park sets a bad precedent as solution to improve Grayling’s buildings or environmental contamination. score, like our credit score? Will the state could continue to sell off struggling economy may be to re- For once, Detroit didn’t make a list as a city with so many the cost of our insurance depend large tracts of state-owned land — design the downtown with new on our health? Employers may not negative attributes. But other cities did, including Chicago, In- our land — land that should be pre- streetscapes, clear signage and a hire someone because of a poor dianapolis and Cleveland. served for our children and future more inviting and less confusing health risk. traffic layout that will attract new So why was Detroit left off the list? generations, to the highest bidder. Will Altarum sell our informa- and appropriate economic devel- Maybe one reason is organized labor’s criticism for many Is a theme park what we want as tion to marketers? Do you really opment and guide shoppers down- our gateway to northern Michigan? think we can say no? Have you of its employment practices. Some of the criticism has been town where they can spend mon- In the long run I doubt low-paying bought cell phone service lately? warranted. But Wal-Mart also has increased its diversity with- ey. Currently, too many travelers theme park jobs will bring much They demand our driver’s license, in its workforce and its vendors and contractors. pass on through. economic stability to Grayling. If Social Security number, credit Wal-Mart should reconsider Detroit. If it were able to create a Kirt Manecke Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Founder and President card information, etc. thriving supercenter in a town that other chains abandoned, it Creek can’t make it, I seriously LandChoices Fred Kilcline would encourage other retailers to take a second look at the city. wonder about this proposal. Milford St. Clair

KEITH CRAIN: August in Detroit is great for car lovers We are about to begin August in setting to enjoy the au- mous flathead V-8 en- along with Ford fans. all these people from around the Southeast Michigan, and it is tomotive history of De- gine that powered mil- On Saturday, Aug. 18, a million world back to Detroit to celebrate rapidly competing with the North troit and the rest of the lions of cars and be- or so folks will converge on Wood- cruising from the ’50s and ’60s. American International Auto globe. This year should came John Dillinger’s ward Avenue for the annual cele- Follow those three weekends Show in January for a monthlong be better than ever after favorite. bration of that famous avenue and with a race at Michigan Interna- celebration of the car in all shapes a quarter century. The weekend promis- the Detroit auto industry. If you’ve tional Speedway the next weekend and forms. The following week is es to be an exciting cele- never been, you have to go. It’s and you’ve got yourself primed for This weekend, we can start by something far more bration of this model simply not to be believed unless the reintroductions of the Grand celebrating the history of the auto- unique with the celebra- with hundreds of vehi- you’ve actually been there. And, Prix at Belle Isle on Labor Day mobile with the annual Meadow tion of the 1932 Ford, a cles from around the it’s also the 200th anniversary of weekend. All the excitement is Brook Concours d’Elegance, one of model that has become country. There will be Woodward Avenue itself. back on Saturday and Sunday for the truly great classic car shows. an icon for just about celebrations all over For more than 15 miles from De- two great races from the American With lots of activities starting everybody with a car Dearborn with most of troit to Pontiac, there will be tens Le Mans series on Saturday and the on Thursday, it promises to be an hobby, whether it’s restoration or them showing up at The Henry of thousands of cars cruising in Indy Racing League on Sunday. even bigger and better concours, hot rodding. The ’32 Ford was a Ford and the Automotive Hall of front of a million spectators, give So buckle your seat belts and which now is led by Larry Smith, a breakthrough for the Ford Motor Fame on Saturday. It’s only going or take, lining the street. It simply hang on for an exciting month in great connoisseur of classic cars in Co. and the car-buying public with to happen once, and Alan Mulally is astounding to realize that this the Motor City. If you don’t like his own right. It’s a spectacular the introduction of the now fa- and Edsel Ford will be celebrating grassroots event continues to draw cars, you better leave town. July 30, 2007 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 17 CRAIN’S RESIDENTIAL CRAIN’S REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES APARTMENT BUILDINGS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE Have you heard the buzz...... 128 UNIT APT. COMPLEX $3.2M Colliers International’s Real WATERFRONT PROPERTY Estate Management Group Properties 1 Hour North of Detroit South Genesee’s Premier Warehouse provides customized real Available Space: estate solutions for property owners. 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Page 18 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 30, 2007 Detroit Chevy dealers PEOPLE CONSTRUCTION Rich Donley to account director, Air- foil Public Relations, Southfield, David Veighey to project superinten- IN THE SPOTLIGHT from vice president and partner, dent, FH Martin, Warren, from pro- Bianchi Public Relations, Troy. Also, dissolve dealer-factory ject superintendent, McCarthy & Fred Bentley Amy Bryson to account supervisor, Smith Inc., Farmington Hills. Also, has been from vice president, Fishman Public Frank Mahlau to project superinten- promoted to Relations, Chicago; and Ried Artis to dent, from project superintendent, the new account supervisor, from senior ac- Skanska USA, Southfield. position of marketing organization COO of count executive, business-to-busi- CONSULTING Northville- ness group. based Hayes BY MARY CONNELLY over any part of it. That was expo- Christie Mosher to president and MEDIA CEO, Home Travel Consulting, Can- Lemmerz CRAIN NEWS SERVICE sure we weren’t willing to take.” Matt Sharp to publisher, Michigan ton Township, from president and International Chevrolet spokesman Terry Business Review, Novi, Ann Arbor COO; also, Dan Myers to senior vice Inc. In a dispute with General Motors and Kalamazoo, from sales and mar- Rhadigan called the dissolution of president of finance and CFO, from Bentley Bentley, 42, keting director, Ann Arbor Business Corp., 44 Detroit-area Chevrolet the Detroit marketing group “a relationship manager, Chase Man- joined Hayes Lemmerz (Nasdaq: Review, Ann Arbor, and Oakland dealers this month disbanded a dealer decision.” hattan Bank, Farmington Hills; Ann- HAYZ) in 2001 and most recently Business Review, Novi. dealer-factory marketing group “We still have more than 140 (lo- Marie Richardson to senior vice pres- served as COO and president of that paid jointly for local advertis- cal marketing groups) operating ident and COO, from senior vice Hayes’ Global Wheel Group. He president; and Christopher Horne to NONPROFITS ing. around the country,” Rhadigan remains president of that group. chairman, from CEO. Bentley has a bachelor of science Diane McCloskey to director of com- Bill Wink, a Chevrolet dealer in said. “We will still be advertising in munity projects, The Heat and in industrial engineering from the Dearborn, said GM will continue the Detroit market, from a national, DISTRIBUTORS Warmth Fund, Detroit, from commu- to pay for national and regional ad- regional and individual dealer per- University of Cincinnati and a nications and public affairs manag- Dan Jenkins to manager of rebuying, master’s in business vertising in the spective.” er. Handleman Co., Troy, from product administration from the University James Gilbert to director of housing Detroit market, The dispute forecasting and distribution manag- of Phoenix. He has also services, Lutheran Social Services of and individual We will still be also includes vehi- er. Also, Tim Collier to performance completed the advanced dealers still will cle sales to buyers analysis and finance manager, opera- Michigan, Detroit, from director of “ management program at Harvard housing and community develop- advertise their tions department, from senior inter- advertising in the who qualify for a University. ment for the city of Westland. own dealerships. nal auditor. supplier discount, David Cherry to program develop- The dispute is Detroit market, another dealer FINANCE Macomb Hospital, Warren, and St. ment officer, The Guidance Center, over a fee the deal- said. “About half John Oakland Hospital, Madison Southgate, from grants manager, ers paid on every of the 1 percent Ralph Babb Jr., Heights, from director of diagnostic City Connect Detroit, Detroit. from a national, chairman and vehicle sold to comes back” on imaging and cardiology services, St. Jeff Griffith to communications direc- CEO, Comerica John Oakland Hospital. help fund the local regional and supplier sales, the Inc. and Comeri- tor, Mayor’s Time, Detroit, from com- marketing group. dealer said. ca Bank; James munications officer, Catholic Relief INFO/TECHNOLOGY Services, Baltimore. The fee amounted individual dealer GM’s five U.S. Cordes, retired to 1 percent of sales regions sub- executive vice Scott Goodwin to vice president of operations, OpTech L.L.C., Detroit, REAL ESTATE sticker price, ex- perspective. sidize regional president, The Coastal Corp.; from director of recruiting. John Toloff to president, J&J Slavik cluding shipping. ” advertising, Peter Inc., Detroit, from vice president and Terry Rhadigan, The dealers Wink said. Cummings, LAW CFO. stopped paying the Chevrolet spokesman “The region chairman, Ram Audrey DiMarzo Mark Talley to vice president, office fee June 30, a deal- Babb Realty Services; will still purchase to partner, corpo- group, Grubb & Ellis, Detroit, from er told Automotive News. newspaper, radio and TV advertis- William Vititoe, client relationship manager for the retired chair- rate and securi- Dealers were refunded the fee if ing” in the Detroit area, “but our ties department, city of Detroit, Jones Lang LaSalle, man, president Detroit. Also, Ashley Atwater to asso- a vehicle sold with a GM employee local group will not,” he said. and CEO, Wash- Honigman Miller discount. In metro Detroit, sales to No talks are under way between Schwartz and ciate, from property manager/ac- ington Energy counts payable, Signature & Associ- Cohn L.L.P., Ann GM employees and eligible family the Detroit dealers and GM to re- Co.; and Kenneth ates, Southfield. members account for 65 percent to vive the local marketing group, an- Way, retired Arbor, from 85 percent of unit sales, depending other dealer said. chairman and member, Hooper CEO, Lear Corp., Hathaway P.C., SUPPLIERS on time of year and available in- The Detroit marketing group’s all elected to the Ann Arbor. Don Whitsitt to centives, dealers estimate. steering committee included seven board of direc- president, Aisin DiMarzo Three Detroit Chevrolet dealers elected dealers and representa- tors, Comerica MARKETING World Corp. of said GM sought to retain the tives from Chevrolet and its adver- Cummings Inc., Detroit and America, Ply- David Lockwood charge on employee sales if the Dallas, for a mouth, from ex- tising agency, Campbell-Ewald in to executive vice money was needed to cover a Warren. When it disbanded, a three-year term ecutive vice of office. president, direc- president. shortfall in ad expenses. source said, the group was “in the Steve Moore to tor strategic Robert Wassmer The dealers would not disclose black” with “a little cushion.” managing direc- planning, Camp- to president, the local marketing group’s budget The source said the leftover tor of investment bell-Ewald, War- MAG Industrial or GM’s contribution to it. money will be used to reimburse management ren, from senior Automation Sys- GM executives “weren’t going to dealers the 1 percent ad fee for ve- and trust, Fifth vice president, tems, Sterling refund it if they overspent,” said hicles built before June 29 and sold Third Bank East- director account Whitsitt Heights, from ern Michigan, planning. Also, manager, bogie division, Bom- one dealer, who asked not to be to buyers eligible for an employee Southfield, from David Linabury to bardier Transportation, Crespin, named. “They were setting the or supplier discount. director of trust senior vice presi- France; Derby, United Kingdom; and budgets, not us. We had no control From Automotive News Way administration Lockwood dent, social me- Siegen, Germany. and business development, LaSalle dia experience Wendy Foss to corporate secretary, Bank, Troy. Also, Pete Garasoulas to manager, from Lear Corp., Southfield, continuing as senior portfolio manager, from se- experience plan- vice president-finance and adminis- nior portfolio manager, LaSalle ning manager; tration. Also, Liam Hart to deputy Bank, Troy; and Sally Dale-Vaughn to Karen Campbell general counsel, from associate gen- personal trust relationship manager, to senior vice eral counsel. from personal trust administrator, president, media Mary Michno to director of automo- Wealth Management Division, director, from tive accounts, Hughes Telematics, LaSalle Bank, Troy. senior vice presi- Oakland Township, from director, Steven Terhaar to president, United dent for On- business development. Structured Finance Co., Ann Arbor, Star/Buick, GM from vice president and senior SBA Linabury Planworks, De- lender, KeyBank N.A., Ann Arbor. troit; Helen Also, Michael Chatas to executive Rungwerth Giles PEOPLE GUIDELINES vice president, from vice president of to senior vice business banking, KeyBank N.A., Announcements are limited to Ann Arbor. president, direc- management positions. 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Photos interim chief of internal medicine. Christopher Moritz to vice president, are welcome, but we cannot Gary Stoykovich to administrative di- experience planning manager, from guarantee they will be used. rector of diagnostic imaging, St. John experience planner. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 19 CDB 7/27/2007 7:20 PM Page 1

July 30, 2007 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 19 Bridges: Plans may give area three bridges Crown to get ■ From Page 1 The project will cost $1 billion cember 2006 report. dian official said the process tional crossing, in light of stagnant only $770K in all, with about $500 million al- Robert Bloom, bridge program could be longer there. traffic growth. ready spent on preparations at ei- manager, Ninth Coast Guard District The bridge company has re- Canadian officials have said ther end, Stamper said. Building of the U.S. Coast Guard in Cleve- ceived the presidential permit re- that the 544-foot high towers on more for land the 2,250-foot long structure land, said both bridge proposals quired on the U.S. side for pro- land at either end of the bridge would take about 30 months and could get approvals. The Coast jects that connect the U.S. with could interfere with aviation BY ROBERT ANKENY generate about 3,700 jobs, he said. Guard, an agency of the U.S. De- another country. It also has re- from Windsor Airport. Stamper And that’s just fine, said a partment of Homeland Security, co- ceived approval from the Michi- insists that is a red herring, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS spokesperson for the Detroit River ordinates the gan Department of pointing out that the 70-plus-sto- Nearly seven years of court bat- International Crossing team, but it environmental Environmental ry hotel tower in the Renaissance tles over a 19-acre east riverfront won’t affect plans for a publicly assessment for The bridge is Quality but still Center, which rises more than site ended last week with the Detroit owned bridge to be sited about a the bridge pro- “ faces challenges 700 feet above ground. Water and Sewerage Department or- mile downriver from the Ambas- ject, bringing to- from other gov- entitled to proceed The Michigan Department of dered to pay an additional $770,000 sador. DRIC, composed of U.S. gether federal, ernment and pri- Transportation has asked for to Crown Enterprises Inc. for land it and Canadian officials, has not local and state vate sources, in- with its plans, and more information about how the condemned in 2000 for a wastewater settled on a final site. concerns about cluding the bridge company modeled its fu- treatment basin — far less than the “These are two separate impacts of the federal trans- we don’t have any ture traffic flow projections. amount sought. things,” said Bill Shreck, commu- new bridge. portation and en- Stamper said many of the pro- The city’s water department had nications director for the Michigan “We’re totally vironmental pro- problem with that. ject’s critics include city, state initially paid $1.23 million to Crown, Department of Transportation, a neutral and tection agencies and federal authorities who are the real estate subsidiary of Warren- member of DRIC. “The bridge is don’t take sides We are moving in both coun- participating in DRIC. based CenTra Inc., owned by Manuel entitled to proceed with its plans, or recommend tries. ahead with ours. The DRIC project is being stud- Moroun, owner of the Ambassador and we don’t have any problem one plan over A July 17 letter ied and promoted by MDOT, the with that. We are moving ahead the other,” ” from the U.S. En- Bridge. Crown and Jefferson Terminal U.S. Federal Highway Adminis- with ours.” Bloom said. Bill Shreck, vironmental Pro- Railroad Co., another Moroun sub- tration, the Ontario Ministry of The Ambassador Bridge plan is In a meeting Michigan Department tection Agency to sidiary, had valued the property at Transport and Transport Canada, a closer to construction. However, last week with of Transportation the Coast Guard between $24 million and $32 million. federal agency in charge of re- it still needs permitting on both Crain’s, Stam- assessment team A Wayne County jury deliberated viewing and assessing environ- sides of the border. per would not comment specifi- says the bridge company has less than three hours July 23 in the mental and other impacts of the But does the Detroit-Windsor cally on how the construction of a failed to fully research and evalu- courtroom of Judge Michael Calla- bridge company’s project. border need two bridges? publicly owned bridge would af- ate traffic, environment and secu- han after a 10-day trial to return the In Canada, the bridge company A 2005 needs analysis for DRIC fect his business. rity problems that would arise $2 million award. needs to get three approvals, said showed that passenger car and He did say, however, the bridge from a new second span west of The Moroun companies had Mark Butler, Transport Canada truck traffic across the Detroit- company “welcomes the federal the existing bridge. protested the land-taking, saying Windsor border is expected to highway department as a com- Among concerns: Whether the communications specialist. they planned a rail center and river grow by more than 50 percent and petitor. We’d be competing bridge company would really rele- “By the end of summer, Trans- ferry for new cars on the site and at 100 percent respectively by 2035. against a bridge that could cost $3 gate the existing bridge to a “report Canada will issue revised one point took the case to the Michi- Mickey Blashfield, govern- billion plus four levels of govern- dundancy” or stand-by status, as guidelines on environmental gan Supreme Court, which in 2003 up- ment-relations director for the ment, versus the $1 billion ours they insist. things they need to address such held Wayne Circuit’s finding that the bridge company, said that bridge will cost.” “We question whether such a as air quality, noise, community water department needed the land. traffic declined sharply after the Stamper also said MDOT can large investment in infrastruc- impact, and how they plan to miti- The site is across Jefferson Av- Sept. 11, 2001, potentially use the bridge compa- ture would be left to sit idle with- gate adverse effects,” Butler said. enue from the Chrysler Jefferson terrorist at- ny’s capital investment in the out vehicle traffic,” wrote the The bridge company then North Assembly Plant. tacks, and traf- new span as credit toward getting EPA’s Kenneth Westlake, a Na- needs a Navigable Waters permit In April 2001, the U.S. Surface fic today is federal highway dollars toward tional Environmental Protection from Transport Canada, Butler Transportation Board ruled that the down about 25 other state highway projects. Act supervisor. “It is more likely said, and a Federal Lands permit rail project Moroun’s company percent since a Shreck said the DRIC team ex- there would be economic and from the Windsor Port Authority, an- planned wasn’t entitled to federal 1999 high. pects to complete a draft environ- traffic pressures to use the maxi- other Transport Canada agency. protection from the condemnation. Stamper mental impact study by Decem- mum amount of bridge capacity “These processes are in Wayne Circuit Judge Michael said the DRIC ber, followed by a public hearing for vehicular traffic … 10 lanes of process,” Butler said. “Regulato- Sapala had ruled in December 2000 numbers have in January. Shreck said a pre- bridge capacity at this location.” ry review through these agencies that the site was necessary for a fed- not been re- ferred site would then be chosen The Coast Guard received more could take months, or years. eral-court-ordered wastewater over- Stamper vised recently next summer, with the final ver- public and official comment early Without a crystal ball, I’d say an- flow retention basin, and in Febru- and that the bridge company’s sion of the impact study to be this month, including a letter from other year or so.” ary 2001 gave DWSD clearance to numbers show only modest in- completed in August 2008. the Gateway Communities Develop- Meanwhile, Transport Canada take possession, said Avery creases for the foreseeable future. Bloom said because the DRIC ment Collaborative, representing supports the DRIC project, he Williams, of Detroit-based Williams Stamper also said the second plan includes federal funds, the nine southwest Detroit neighbor- said, with the federal Finance Acosta P.L.L.C., lawyers for DWSD. Ambassador Bridge span can be U.S. Federal Highway Administration, hood organizations, complaining Minister already having commit- Thom Christ, a consultant with built without demolishing any not the Coast Guard, would be the that the twin span “will destroy ted $400 million for the needed Moroun’s companies, said on behalf more homes or businesses, since permitting agency for that project. the historic visual value” of the highway extension work. of Crown: “From the beginning, our the company already owns the Meantime, Stamper said the Ambassador Bridge. Butler said that 6-to-8-kilometer, goal was to bring 200 jobs to Detroit property it needs. bridge company will continue to An eight-page letter from the six-lane highway would cost from while accommodating the land need- Construction of the bridge con- pursue its necessary permitting. Michigan Department of History, Arts $600 million to $4 billion depend- ed by the Water Department short of templated downriver requires ac- The goal is to have necessary ap- and Libraries sent to the Coast ing on whether it was at grade, their condemnation action. At this quisition and demolition of more provals by yearend, with con- Guard on July 13 challenges tunneled or a depressed roadway time, we are still evaluating the op- than 300 homes and 40 businesses struction to begin next year. whether the environmental as- like freeways in metro Detroit. tions available with our counsel.” on the U.S. side, according to the Bloom said that could happen sessment process is really proper- Robert Ankeny: (313) 446-0404, Robert Ankeny: (313) 446-0404, international study group’s De- on the American side, but a Cana- ly evaluating the need for an addi- [email protected] [email protected] Strength Capital Partners purchases 2 companies for $80.5M

BY TOM HENDERSON Construction has about 150 employees and based Soave Enterprises L.L.C. Inland Wigginton, who had been chairman of In- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS rePipe about 70. L.L.C. is being split into two Detroit-based land L.L.C., will be chairman of both new The deal was financed with $19.2 million operating companies to align businesses by companies and interim CEO of Inland In- Strength Capital Partners L.L.C., a Birming- from Strength Capital’s second fund of $140 sector, Inland Industrial Services Group L.L.C. dustrial Services. ham-based private-equity firm, will an- million and debt arranged by the Chicago of- and Inland Pipe Rehabilitation L.L.C. Inland Pipe focuses on trenchless pipe re- nounce today that it has made two acquisi- fice of BMO Capital Markets Corp. Both Texas companies and the sewer rehabilitation — repairing and upgrading un- tions totaling $80.5 million to add to its Last March, Strength acquired Texas- pair and rehabilitation unit of Inland Wa- derground water, sewer and other pipes Detroit-based portfolio company, Inland L.L.C., based DeBusk Industrial Services Co., which ters Pollution Control will be under the In- without the need for costly digging. It has which is being split into two legal entities. does industrial cleaning and maintenance land Pipe umbrella, which will have about 250 employees, 50 in Michigan. PM Construction and Rehabilitation and for the oil industry, for Inland, a holding revenue of about $85 million. Inland Indus- rePipe Construction were sold by their parent company for Detroit-based Inland Waters Pol- trial Services Group, which will include the Inland Industrial Services focuses on company, rePipe Inc. All were based in Hous- lution Control Inc. and Ohio-based PMS Indus- rest of Inland Waters Pollution Control, heavy industrial cleaning for a variety of ton. Both of the purchased firms will retain trial Services. PMS Industrial Services and DeBusk, will industries. It has about 700 employees over- current management and names. They had In 2005, Strength Capital bought an 80 per- have revenue of about $110 million. all, 300 in Michigan. combined revenue of $52 million in 2006 and cent interest in Inland Waters from Antho- Jeffrey Stark, who had been CEO of In- Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, thenderson project revenue of $59 million this year. PM ny Soave, president and CEO of Detroit- land L.L.C., will be CEO of Inland Pipe. Jim @crain.com DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 20,21 CDB 7/27/2007 6:35 PM Page 1

Page 20 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS July 30, 2007 Ratings: Advertisers paying more for fewer television viewers ■ From Page 1 Local news, especially the late (at 11 p.m.),” McCourtney said. as much fueled by the expansion of er at Brogan & Partners Convergence news, is sought after by advertis- WDIV’s late news sustained the news channels and the Internet, he Marketing in Birmingham, said the ers because it draws large audi- biggest audience loss since 1997, said. costs to buy during local news have ences in the demographics they losing more than 94,000 house- Advertisers are aware of the gone up with inflation and are in seek. Hence, ads during 11 p.m. holds (17.8 to 11.4 rating), and changes in measurements and ad- line with the new ratings dynamic. broadcasts cost more than the 208,741 for all three newscasts. justed their spending expectations But because of the expansion of evening or morning news. Ratings are the percentage of po- accordingly, Wasserman said. Oth- news options, 10 percent of her me- In this market, a 30-second spot tential viewers in the market — er data, more specific to audience dia buys for local clients, such as St. during the late news averages $2,000 whether watching or not — tuned makeup and habits, are available John Health System, are on cable sta- to $3,500, local media buyers said, in to a show. Each ratings point to advertisers as well, and they tions rather than broadcast sta- NEWS RATINGS and those prices have risen with in- represents 19,353 households in the know they need local TV to reach tions. “Not everyone is watching flation since 1997. Typically 20 spots Detroit market. That breaks down local audiences, Wasserman said. broadcast television,” she said. How ratings stack up for the are available on each channel dur- into 1.9 million households and 5 “Fundamentally, even as the au- To reach the number of viewers broadcast stations’ newscasts in ing a half-hour newscast. million people. In 1997, a rating dience levels have changed over the they did a decade ago, advertisers the same time slots in 2007. (A Local news is dominated in the point was 17,720 households. years, local television, especially on have had to spend more money, rating point counts for 19,353 households.) ratings by WXYZ and NBC affiliate “There are more TV stations, the the news side, continues to be the Lasser said. They have to buy WDIV-Channel 4. Fox affiliate WJBK- expansion of cable and (Internet) best place for advertisers to get more commercials, advertise on Time slot Rating Households Channel 2, which has Detroit’s lone technology has impacted our view- their message out to the communi- different newscasts and expand Fox affiliate WJBK-Channel 2 10 p.m. newscast, is a distant third, ership to some extent,” said Steve ty,” he said. “We’ll continue to have into cable, as well. 5 p.m. 3.0 rating 58,059 while CBS affiliate WWJ-Channel 62 Wasserman, WDIV general manag- the greatest audience reach. Local Harvey Rabinowitz, partner at 6 p.m. 2.8 rating 54,188 does not produce local news. er and vice pres- television has been able to maintain Bloomfield Hills-based Media … Pe- 10 p.m. 8.1 rating 156,759 There is some expectation that ident. its value to advertisers despite the riod Inc., which buys newscast ads NBC affiliate WDIV-Channel 4 pricing at 11 p.m. will become He also said change in ratings.” for Allen Park-based Belle Tire and 5 p.m. 6.4 rating 123,859 more competitive in September Nielsen’s move Local ad buyers agree. Wallside Windows in Taylor, expects when WJBK is expected to launch to more accu- “I look at the ratings as a guide prices to increase in 2008 because 6 p.m. 7.4 rating 143,212 a newscast, because additional rate electronic against what everyone else is do- political advertising will eat up 11 p.m. 11.4 rating 220,624 spots will be available. It’s unclear audience-report- ing. They mean a lot in a sense of available spots. “Last year’s politi- ABC affiliate WXYZ-Channel 7 whether the station will continue ing methods two who should be higher-priced than cal races drove up prices,” he said. 5 p.m. 7.8 rating 150,953 its 10 p.m. newscast. WJBK gener- years ago someone else,” said Andy Winnie, Grace Gilchrist, general man- 6 p.m. 8.0 rating 154,824 al manager Jeff Murri did not re- dropped ratings founder of eBuy Media Inc. in Ply- ager and vice president at WXYZ, 11 p.m. 10.2 rating 197,400 turn repeated calls. Wasserman across the board mouth, which buys ads during all agreed. “We’re going into a politi- Note: Fox’s 10 p.m. newscast included “Given that (the new Fox news- nationally for local newscasts. “You use (ratings) cal year that’s expected to be such because it is station’s late newscast; 4 cast) will generate some kind of rat- many newscasts, meaning some of with a grain of salt. It’s not about a boomer,” she said. “Politicians p.m. and 7 p.m. newscasts not included ing number, it’s going to limit chan- the lost households were never the ratings; it’s what kind of re- all buy, and they want newscasts.” because not all stations have them. nels 7 and 4’s ability to sell as many watching to begin with. sults you get for your client.” Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, bshea@ Source: Nielsen Media Research spots as they do at the rate they do The overall decline, however, is Micci Lasser, senior media buy- crain.com

Signal: Develops service Continental: No job cuts planned ■ From Page 3 ■ From Page 3 tiple rooms. tronics manufacturers that don’t Kozyra said it’s too early to leader in navigation systems,” “There are a lot of geeks like me want to do much more than make know how the offices and em- CONTINENTAL ACQUISITIONS Kozyra said. “When you com- who wanted to do this,” he said. their equipment. ployees would be combined. bine that together, you can So, in October 2002, he set up a com- The service involves everything But he did say organization- 1998: The brake and chassis imagine the potential, and it’s business of ITT Industries for about pany online, West Bloomfield Town- from setting up a Web site, answering al decisions will be made a potential that no one else $1.9 billion. ship-based Solid Signal Inc., to sell the calls, tech support, packaging and quickly after the acquisition is has.” 2001: DaimlerChrysler AG’s switches. A little more than a year lat- shipping to customer service, market- complete. Both companies ex- David Alexander, senior au- Temic Telefunken GmbH, an er, he was selling a multitude of satel- ing and advertising, he said. Cus- pect the transaction to close by electronics division. tomotive systems analyst for lite and broadcast accessories. Rev- tomers of companies using this ser- the end of the year. ABI Research, a New York-based 2004: Acquired a controlling enue for that year reached $412,000. vice never know they’re going “What we will do is identify a stake in Phoenix AG, a rubber technology market research By then, Chapman realized it was through Solid Signal. global organization structure technology and acoustic systems firm, also said the combination time to run Solid Signal full time, so “The consumer feels more confident that will really allow us to be a supplier. of Continental and Siemens he quit his business-consulting work buying directly from the manufactur- product-focused and technolo- 2006: Motorola’s automotive VDO may be good for U.S. em- to concentrate on expansion. er in some cases,” Chapman said. gy-focused organization,” electronics business for about $1 ployees and the combined com- “At that point I was exhausted doing Two companies have signed up for Kozyra said. billion. panies’ book of business. something I loved doing,” he said. the service, Chapman said, but confi- Last year when Continental 2007 (pending): Siemens VDO “A lot of the common sys- Expansion brought him into com- dentiality agreements prevent him acquired Motorola it took just Automotive AG for about $15.7 tems that they’re working on petition with major retailers such as from naming them. He expects the 100 days to put a new organiza- billion. are in new and growing fields, Best Buy and Circuit City. He was sell- new service to account for up to 40 tional structure in place, so that looks positive for em- ing mainly satellite products, over- percent of his total revenue. Kozyra said. ployees,” Alexander said. “They’re not going to the-air Cobra antennas, cell phone re- “What we’re doing is a full-service But the Siemens VDO deal is more than 15 combine and get rid of half of the staff. There’s a peaters, consumer electronics and business-to-customer model,” he said. times the size of the Motorola acquisition, and is lot of work going on right now in safety and pow- accessories for Sirius and XM radio. Using such a turnkey marketing believed to be the largest acquisition ever of an ertrain, not just hybrids, but diesel and direct in- To carve out his niche, Chapman de- and distribution service is a good idea automotive supplier. jection. These are all areas that are growing very cided first-rate customer service for small or startup companies, said “We see this as taking a little bit longer than rapidly, especially in the U.S.” would win him a repeat clientele. Of- David Fry, CEO of Ann Arbor-based prior acquisitions,” Kozyra said. “With prior ac- Continental’s acquisition of Siemens VDO fering hard-to-find products and com- Fry Inc., which provides e-commerce quisitions, like the Motorola acquisition one year would also vault the combined company to the petitive prices would keep him in busi- services. “They’re not sure how it’s ago, it was 95 percent complete after one year.” fourth- or fifth-largest automotive supplier in the ness. He said about 60 percent of his going to go, so they form partnerships Motorola’s Farmington Hills location, at 3701 world, and would better position it to compete clients are general consumers and the like this,” he said. “People sort of get Corporate Drive, is a 120,000-square-foot-building with Stuttgart, Germany-based Robert Bosch remainder are dealers and installers. their feet wet by this model.” constructed by Southfield-based Kojaian Cos. in Gmbh, Southfield-based Denso International Ameri- “Our customer base is pretty Companies selling low-demand 2001 and sold to Lexington Farmington Hills L.L.C. in ca Inc., Troy-based Delphi Corp. and Livonia-based savvy, pretty smart, so sometimes products online often use this sort of April 2003, according to real estate database CoStar TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. they’re looking for the best price,” he service, he said. “You definitely see Group. In June, Kozyra said Continental planned to Based on 2006 sales, the combined company said. “If you want to buy a Panasonic this kind of thing happening. The vast sublease the Farmington Hills building. could post annual sales of $34 billion, or 25 billion 40-inch flat screen, you’re not going to majority of products are not that ex- Brad Warner, Siemens project leader for corpo- euro, and have a global workforce of 140,000. buy it from me. If it’s a high-def that citing. For some products, the market rate communications and media relations, said Siemens VDO accounts for $13.6 billion, or 10 bil- meets certain specifications, I might may never be big enough to warrant it’s too early to comment on the merger process. lion euro, while Continental accounts for about be the only guy in town. We certainly doing it themselves,” Fry said. Kozyra said employees should be excited $20.4 billion, or 14.89 billion euro. can compete on the niche products.” Anticipating growth, Solid Signal about the potential of the two companies, espe- “This looks like an excellent opportunity for His strategy has worked thus far. will move into a new 20,000-square foot cially as they combine powertrain and electron- Continental,” said Neil De Koker, president of the By 2004, his revenue jumped to $2.1 office and warehouse facility in Livo- ics products expertise, such as hybrid and elec- Troy-based Original Equipment Suppliers Association. million. Last year, it was $5.1 million nia later this year. Chapman said he tric-drive technologies, as well as the integration “They’ve been expanding into the electronic and and he’s up to 13 full-time employees. plans to hire four or five people this of telematics, navigation products and entertain- control side of the business rapidly.” To fuel additional growth, Solid year and up to a half-dozen next year. ment technology. Brent Snavely: (313) 446-0405, bsnavely@crain. Signal developed a turnkey market- Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, bshea@ “Continental is a leader in telematics as a re- com ing and distribution service for elec- crain.com sult of the Motorola acquisition and Siemens is a Automotive News contributed to this story. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 20,21 CDB 7/27/2007 6:35 PM Page 2

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Wal-Mart: Plans to open 17 metro supercenters www.crainsdetroit.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain ■ From Page 1 PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or [email protected] Wal-Mart plans to draw grocery The retail-only format “has not ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Christopher Crain, (313) 446-1645 or [email protected] shoppers in with its pricing, simi- proved to be optimal anymore,” An- Wal-Mart has EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- lar to discounts it provides on retail We have been der said. “It’s more optimal if you 0460 or [email protected] items, said Nick Infante, senior “ can get food in it.” MANAGING EDITOR Andy Chapelle, (313) 446- 0402 or [email protected] manager of public affairs for Wal- competing Wal-Mart’s rapid expansion into no plans yet WEB GENERAL MANAGER Michael Lee, (313) Mart in Michigan. metro Detroit mirrors the retailer’s 446-0416 or [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/PRODUCTION “We can get a quality product and successfully against strategy in other markets, Ander Mark Thompson-Kolar, (313) 446-0357 or get what we want for a lower price,” said. for a Detroit [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/FOCUS Jennette he said. Wal-Mart “They like to go as fast as they can Smith, (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] Wal-Mart’s entrée is expected to because economies of scale come BUSINESS LIVES EDITOR Shawn Selby, (313) Supercenters and we supercenter 446-1654 or [email protected] take a toll on large competitors from advertising, distribution and GRAPHICS EDITOR Nancy Clark, (313) 446-1608 such as Meijer Inc., based in the management overhead,” Ander said. or [email protected] expect to continue. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says COPY EDITOR Vic Doucette, (313) 446-0410 Grand Rapids suburb of Walker, Meijer, which also sells a combi- or [email protected] ” it’s not looking for sites to and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co., as nation of groceries and general DATA EDITOR Anne Marks, (313) 446-0418 or Stacie Behler, Meijer Inc. build a supercenter in De- [email protected] well as smaller grocers. merchandise, has about 30 stores in WEB DESIGNER/PRODUCER Ai-Ting Huang, “It’s going to make the market sig- Southeast Michigan, and more than troit, though the retailer is (313) 446-0403, [email protected] nificantly more competitive,” said As for how Wal-Mart’s expansion 170 stores in Michigan, Ohio, Illi- open to looking at develop- EDITORIAL SUPPORT Anita Duncan, (313) ment opportunities. 446-0329; Joanne Scharich, (313) 446-0419 Dale Hollandsworth, manager of in- likely will affect smaller chains and nois, Indiana and Kentucky. NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- tegrated communications for independent grocers: “If they’ve The chain is used to competing “I think we’re looking for 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 Kroger’s Great Lakes region. been competing on convenience with Wal-Mart’s supercenters in the right opportunity in the REPORTERS city, but I think we’re in the Brent Snavely, senior reporter: Covers auto Will Ander, a grocery retail con- and price … a lot of those disap- other markets such as Cincinnati, suppliers, steel and restaurants. (313) 446-0405 sultant and senior partner with pear,” Ander said. said Stacie Behler, vice president of early stages at this point,” or [email protected]. said Nick Infante, senior Robert Ankeny: Covers the city of Detroit, Wayne McMillan Doolittle L.L.P. in Chicago, Wal-Mart’s reasons for expand- public affairs for Meijer. County government, and law. (313) 446-0404 or said he expects Wal-Mart to affect ing its number of supercenters are “We have been competing success- manager of public affairs [email protected]. for Wal-Mart in Michigan. Sherri Begin: Covers nonprofits and education. grocers in different ways based on twofold. fully against Wal-Mart Supercenters (313) 446-1694 or [email protected] trends he has seen in other mar- First, the retailer is working to and we expect to continue to compete Wal-Mart launched its Andrew Dietderich: Covers health care, Jobs and Opportunity transportation, international business and kets. Southeast Michigan’s two open stores in more-populated ar- successfully against Wal-Mart Su- biotech. (313) 446-0315 or largest chains — Meijer and Kroger eas. Wal-Mart historically has con- percenters as they expand into Zones Initiative last year to [email protected]. build 50 stores in 10 eco- Daniel Duggan: Covers real estate and hospitality. — can expect some of their market centrated on rural expansion, but Southeast Michigan,” she said. (313) 446-0414 or [email protected] share to be captured by Wal-Mart. more people in metropolitan mar- Kroger operates 97 stores in metro nomically distressed com- Chad Halcom: Covers services, environment and munities, ones the company Oakland and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 “It would be a nibbling of their kets seek one-stop shopping, In- Detroit. Though Kroger doesn’t sell a or [email protected]. share,” Ander said. “It wouldn’t kill fante said. large line of general merchandise, defines as having high Sheena Harrison: Covers small business, retail crime or unemployment, a and nonautomotive manufacturing. (313) 446- them, but it would eat up some of it.” “Just by looking at where the peo- the company has been able to com- 0325 or [email protected]. Meijer controlled 24.3 percent of ple live … and where our customers pete with Wal-Mart in other markets number of vacant build- Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance and ings, or environmental con- technology. (313) 446-0337 or the local market and Kroger con- are, there’s a lot of growth opportuni- because it offers “a quality product [email protected]. trolled 23.1 percent in the February ty in the Detroit area,” Infante said. at a good price, and we are … easy for tamination. Bill Shea: Covers media, advertising and Though Detroit expressed marketing, entertainment, the business of sports, issue of Market Scope, a semiannual Second, Wal-Mart’s supercenters customers to get in and get out,” Hol- and Livingston and Washtenaw counties. (313) report by Westport, Conn.-based perform better than its retail-only landsworth said. interest in participating in 446-1626 or [email protected] Trade Dimensions International Inc. stores. Because of that, all future “There is a customer that Wal- the program, Wal-Mart did LANSING BUREAU not select Detroit as one of Amy Lane: Covers business issues at the Capitol, That was before Kroger bought 20 Wal-Mart stores will be super- Mart appeals to, there is a customer telecommunications and utilities. (517) 371- the communities for the ini- 5355, FAX (517) 371-2492, [email protected]. or Farmer Jack stores from The Great centers and the company is work- that Meijer appeals to, and there is 115 W. Allegan, Suite 220, Lansing 48933. tiative. Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. last ing to convert its current stores a customer that Kroger appeals to,” The 10 cities chosen were ADVERTISING month. Farmer Jack, which had 66 into supercenters, Infante said. Hollandsworth said. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Downs, (313) Chicago; Indianapolis; 446-6032 or [email protected] stores in metro Detroit, had 15.9 According to McMillan Doolittle, Both Meijer and Kroger say they Cleveland; Decatur, Ga.; El SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) percent of the local market in the Wal-Mart Supercenters averaged expect to hold their own against 393-0997 Mirage, Ariz.; Landover sales of $89.5 million last year, up Wal-Mart in metro Detroit, although NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Cathy February report. Hills, Md.; Portsmouth, Va.; Ross, (313) 446-0307, [email protected] from $85.9 million in 2005. Mean- they said they take competition ADVERTISING SALES Jeff Anderson, Terri Wal-Mart reported having four Richmond and Sanger, while, Wal-Mart’s retail-only stores from the discount retailer seriously. Engstrom, Matthew J. Langan, Tamara Rokowski, supercenters in the area and con- Calif.; and East Hills, Pa. Dale Smolinski trolled 2.5 percent of the market had average sales of $30 million, Sheena Harrison: (313) 446-0325, WESTERN ACCOUNTS Ellen Mazen (Los Angeles) down from $38.3 million in 2005. — Sheena Harrison (323) 370-2477 share at that time. [email protected] CLASSIFIED MANAGER Melissa McKay, (313) 446-1692 CLASSIFIED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Christina Jaranowski, (313) 446-1655 MARKETING DIRECTOR Michelle Minor EVENTS MANAGER Nicole Wiedling MARKETING ASSISTANT Jennifer Dunn Agencies: MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski Firms concerned about lost car business SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, Andrea Beckham, YahNica Crawford ■ From Page 3 CIRCULATION Candice Yopp, Manager. PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz dent of marketing and now princi- shop, Interpublic Group of Cos.’ McCann Erickson’s 250-person he said. PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams, (313) 446-0301 pal of PR firm Liebler!MacDonald Campbell-Ewald, that the automaker office in Birmingham was blind- Campbell-Ewald handles the SUBSCRIPTIONS (313) 446-0450, Communication will ship some work out, as it did sided by the account move because U.S. Postal Service, Farmer’s Insur- (888) 909-9111 TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: Strategists in in 2006 when it gave sibling GM had praised its Buick Enclave ance, Alltell, U.S. Navy and the U.S. (313) 446-0367 or e-mail the Crain Information Rochester Hills. Deutsch Chevy’s baseball and mo- launch work two weeks before the Mint, among others. Center at [email protected]. “The clients are tor-sports accounts for a year. switch. “We hope to replace the Doner, however, has been strug- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. in more distress A Chevrolet spokesman said the business quickly” so McCann has gling. In the nonautomotive arena, CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain than the Detroit client “is locked into a very aggres- no plans for staff reductions, said Doner handles Blockbuster, Serta, PRESIDENT Rance Crain ad community.” sive schedule” with its Detroit Garry Neel, president and CEO of HGTV, TNC and Bush Bros. But it, too, SECRETARY Merrilee Crain TREASURER Mary Kay Crain Said Jerry Ac- agency for, among other things, the the office and global GM account has had trouble holding on to ac- Executive Vice President/Operations ciaioli, senior ac- upcoming launches of the new Mal- chief. “We are not going any- counts: Although it won the $170 William A. Morrow Group Vice President/Technology, count executive ibu and two-mode hybrid Tahoe. where.” GM accounts for the over- million Expedia business, it has also Manufacturing, Circulation at CBS Digital Me- Another unknown stirring con- whelming majority of the agency’s lost Six Flags ($55 million), Sylvan Robert C. Adams Liebler Vice President/Production & Manufacturing dia’s Southfield cern is how and where Publicis business. Learning Centers ($60 million) and La- Dave Kamis office and ex-longtime Jeep account Groupe’s Leo Burnett will staff its Although an exact percentage Z-Boy ($35 million). Outback Steak- Corporate Director/Circulation chief at BBDO: “There’s an under- newly won Buick-Pontiac-GMC ac- wasn’t available, its other clients house’s media ($87 million), which it Patrick Sheposh G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) tone of uncertainty that plays on counts. GM said the core Buick- are comparatively small and in- shared with MPG, also is in review. Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr. Chairman (1911-1996) everyone’s psyche” Pontiac-GMC team from Burnett clude Honeywell’s Prestone an- Wohlwerth said marketers have EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES: 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732; (313) More uncertainty lies in Cerberus “will be headquartered in Detroit tifreeze, Fram engine filters and Au- the misperception that shops with 446-6000 Capital Management’s upcoming ma- but will also utilize Publicis and tolite spark plugs, Troy-based Delphi big car accounts are dominated by Cable address: TWX 248-221-5122 AUTNEW DET Subscriptions $59 one year, $98 two years. Out jority purchase of Chrysler Group Leo Burnett resources in Chicago Corp., and the Detroit Medical Center. those clients and will treat other of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. from Germany’s DaimlerChrysler and other locations.” And bringing in business from accounts like second-class citi- Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state rate for surface mail. and whether the private-equity A GM insider said Burnett’s pro- new categories isn’t easy. zens. “The reality is that automo- Reprints: For inquiries call the reprints department powerhouse will move the Dodge posal, handled at the highest levels Detroit agencies “are stuck with tive is one of the toughest battle- at: (800) 494-9051, Ext. 144 , or at [email protected] and Chrysler brand accounts from of Publicis, called for creative to be the ‘automotive stigma’ ” that ground categories in the CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ISSN # 0882-1992 is Omnicom Group’s BBDO Detroit. based in Chicago. But a GM causes many out-of-town advertis- marketplace and requires an in- published weekly by Crain Communications Inc. at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732. A Chrysler spokesman said all is spokeswoman said, “We are still ers to leave them off the pitch lists, credibly diverse set of capabili- Periodicals postage paid at Detroit, MI and well on the accounts with BBDO working through the details of said Russel Wohlwerth, principal ties,” he said. Plus, he said, big additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, Detroit, which successfully how and where the work will be of Ark Advisors. Only Southfield- auto agencies will “service the hell Circulation Department, P.O. Box 07925, Detroit, MI 48207-9732. GST # 136760444. Printed in pitched a new blitz for Dodge slat- handled” but that all of Burnett’s based independent Doner and War- out of your business” because they U.S.A. ed for fall. locations can provide flexible cre- ren-based Campbell-Ewald have highly value the diversification of Entire contents copyright 2007 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. With GM’s account shifts, ative service for the three brands, been able to diversify their client a nonauto account. Reproduction or use of editorial content in any there’s also anxiety at Chevy’s depending on the specific project. rosters beyond their car accounts, From Advertising Age manner without permission is strictly prohibited. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 07-30-07 A 22 CDB 7/27/2007 6:40 PM Page 1

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The two-time Cy Young win- Plans announced for half of 2007, according to the ner, who went 31-6 in 1968, Council OKs Cleveland-based BioEnter- also will do appearances and ‘3 Days in the D’ prise Midwest Health Care Ven- Recruit a sign autographs for the mag- ture Investment Report plans to raze Metro Detroit communi- . Bio- azine’s clients. ty leaders and corporate logical therapeutics McLain was suspended sponsors announced plans company Accuri Cytometers from baseball three times stadium, but not Wednesday at Detroit’s received $16.1 million, phar- partner, get in 1970, went to prison in Campus Martius Park for maceutical research compa- the 1980s on federal racke- “3 Days in the D,” a market- ny QuatRx Pharmaceuticals teering charges involving transfer of land ing umbrella for three ma- got $44 million, and cell re- gambling and cocaine, and jor events in the Detroit search company Incept spent six years in prison for he Detroit City Council area over Labor Day week- Biosystems received $3.3 mil- a violinist stealing millions of dollars voted 5-4 on Friday end, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. lion. from the Chesaning-based T to approve the Detroit The three events are the Standard & Poor’s Rat- he shakeout at Troy- Miller is first violinist for Peet Packing Co. pension Economic Development Detroit International Jazz Fes- ings Services said Tuesday based LaSalle Bank the Birmingham-Bloomfield fund in the 1990s. that it has raised South- T Midwest N.A. over Symphony Orchestra. Corp.’s plan to raze Tiger tival, which is being present- field-based Lear Corp.’s whether the Royal Bank of Stadium and replace it with ed on six stages from Cam- Celebs ‘key’ to new book (NYSE: LEA) credit rating Scotland or the Bank of Ameri- a mixed-use development, pus Martius to Hart Plaza McLain to pen column to B+ from B and has re- ca would buy it — and what Birmingham-based but voted 6-3 against a in downtown Detroit; the moved Lear from Credit- that means for local employ- Former Detroit Tigers celebrity photojournalist Lin- transfer of land to the EDC. Chrysler Arts, Beats and Eats Watch, following the termi- ment, branch closings and pitcher Denny McLain — da Solomon’s new book, The The EDC can now move festival in downtown Ponti- nation of the agreement to the like — has paid off for known as much for gam- Key, is slated for an October ahead with its $2.95 million ac, which includes 175 art bling problems and stints in purchase Lear by Carl Icahn- the Southfield office of the release. The 192-page book plan under the supervision exhibits and 175 musical controlled American Real Es- Wisconsin-based accounting prison as for being the last of the council. The EDC also performances, and show- features black-and-white tate Partners L.P. and consulting firm of Vir- 30-game winner in the ma- had sought ownership of the cases more than 50 metro photos of antique keys that A B+ rating is four levels chow Krause & Co. L.L.P. jor leagues — will write a land, which would give it fi- Detroit restaurants; and the are accompanied by words below investment grade. In the midst of the tur- column for Livonia-based nal say over the site. Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, of wisdom from celebrities. The seasonally unad- moil it has recruited Michigan In Play magazine. At the meeting, broadcast- which is the first Grand Among them are Sidney Poiti- justed June unemployment Blaire Miller, 47, who Starting with the ing legend Ernie Harwell said Prix in Detroit in six years er, Tony Bennett, Barbara Wal- rate for the Detroit area had been senior vice September issue, he wants at least part of the and is expected to bring in ters and Hilary Duff. was 8.1 percent, up from 6.9 president and man- McLain will pen a site preserved, recognizing 40,000 to 50,000 spectators. Proceeds from the book’s percent in May and 7.2 per- ager of internation- monthly column its baseball heritage, in ad- sales benefit breast cancer cent from June 2006, the al corporate bank- “on anything and dition to other development. research. ON THE MOVE Michigan Department of Labor ing at LaSalle for everything,” pub- The EDC will serve as a Details are at www.linda and Economic Growth said five years, and be- lisher Jack Rosen- “surrogate” project devel- Don Yamauchi, execu- berg solomonphotography.com. Thursday. Ann Arbor un- fore that, a vice said. The free oper and plans to seek own- tive chef of Tribute in Farm- magazine, now on employment was 5.2 per- president of interna- ership again in September. ington Hills, will become its fourth issue, cent in June, up from 4.5 tional banking at BITS AND PIECES This has been a sticking executive chef at two covers the state’s percent in May and 4.9 per- Comerica Bank. Miller ■ point between the corpora- restaurants planned for college and pro sports scene. People scoffed in the cent in June 2006. Craig Nelson, the managing tion and some hoping to MGM Grand Detroit Casino: Former Detroit Red Wings for- early 1980s when the city of General Motors Corp. partner for the Southfield preserve much of Tiger Sta- Bourbon Steak, a steak ward Bob Probert, who has a Detroit said it wanted to and Ford Motor Co. began Virchow Krause office, dium. Preservationists say house; and Saltwater, a colorful history of his own, build an elevated system for contract talks with the Unit- which houses Virchow’s In- it shouldn’t be razed until a seafood restaurant, effec- is another of the magazine’s moving folks around down- tive Sept. 1. A search has ed Auto Workers on Monday. ternational Services Group, firm redevelopment plan columnists. town. But this week the city begun for his replacement. Chrysler began talks with heard Miller might be avail- and financing are in place. McLain is currently on marks the 20th anniversary Howard Margolis to the the union July 20. able and made an offer. This tour to promote his latest au- rededication of the People newly created position of Allen Park-based week, she joins the firm as tobiography, I Told You I Mover (pictured below). A WJR first in ratings period managing director and di- Meridian Automotive Systems partner of the international Wasn’t Perfect, some of Tuesday ribbon-cutting is rector of wealth manage- Inc. said Thursday that it is group, specializing in cross- WJR 760 AM remained which will be featured in his scheduled at the Financial ment for Bloomfield Hills- closing its Jackson, Ohio, border investment and trea- atop the Detroit market, columns, Rosenberg said. District station. based The Private Bank, plant because of a lack of with a 5.6 share of listeners sury and trade consulting. Michigan, a unit of Chicago- contracts for the plant. aged 12 and above for April Miller, a former financial based Private Bancorp Inc. Wayne State University on 5-June 27, up from a 5.5 analyst at Daimler-Benz AG (Nasdaq: PVTB). He had Wednesday approved a 12.8 over the previous period, in Germany, will report to been a managing director percent tuition increase in Jan. 11-April 4, according to group leader Alan Whitman, and national sales director the wake of a $23.2 million numbers released last week who said the hire “allows for JPMorgan Private Client cut in state funding. by Arbitron Inc., which Virchow Krause to take a Services in Troy. The board of governors tracks radio listening. large step forward in being Rion Needs to the newly also approved a contin- able to offer integrated in- WWJ 950 AM dropped created position of COO, As- gency fee of $13 per credit ternational services to from No. 2 with a 4.9 share set Acceptance Capital Corp., hour to help guard against Southeast Michigan and in the winter to sixth with a Warren, from senior vice additional shortfalls in the foreign companies.” 4.7. WMXD 92.3 FM is now president and general man- event it does not receive As a side note, if the com- No. 2 with a 5.5, up from 4.9. ager of purchasing ser- any or all of the $20 million pany needs a musician to WWJ General Manager vices, American Express in deferred state funding entertain at a company Rich Homberg said his sta- Co., New York. due to it by Oct. 17. function, it no longer has to tion posted better numbers This follows increases of hire one from the outside. than WJR in key demo- OTHER NEWS 9.6 percent at Michigan State DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP graphics during morning University and 7.4 percent at and afternoon drive and The Detroit Area Busi- the University of Michigan ap- evenings. He said WJR’s ness Activity Index rose to 105 proved earlier in July. success rests largely on the in June from 100 in May. Need to sell your house? popularity of Rush Limbaugh. The index, compiled by OBITUARIES The biggest move up was Comerica Bank, is seasonally You don’t have to talk to many companies in Southeast Michigan, adult-contemporary station adjusted and corrected for Bill Flemming, former people to understand the difficulties which includes many of the region’s WDVD 96.3 FM, jumping inflation, with the base Detroit sportscaster and in the residential real estate market economic heavy-hitters. from No. 17 overall to No. year of 1996 equal to 100. longtime host of ABC’s right now. It’s a tough time to put up From our Web site, you can purchase that “for sale” sign. 10 (2.7 share to 3.6). Tickets are now on “Wide World of Sports,” the list in expanded Excel A share is the percentage sale for the 90th PGA Cham- died July 20. He was 80. But what if you do need to sell your spreadsheet form. That version Leonard Morin, who had home? includes full contact information for of the listening population pionship, set for Aug. 4-10, tuned into a particular sta- 2008, at Oakland Hills Country owned a medical practice in As part of Crain’s online “how-to” the companies and other information section, you can read our guide on not contained in the printed version. tion in a market. The mea- Club’s south course in Oak Park, died June 29. He doing just that. The market isn’t what Want something even more broad? surements are Monday- Bloomfield Township. was 89. it was, but homes are selling, and the Our Excel Book of Lists gives you Sunday from 6 a.m. to More information is avail- Sherwin Wine, who guide offers tips on what makes midnight. Arbitron calcu- able at (800) 742-4653. founded the Birmingham Tem- WEB WORLD access to the most complete them sell. database of Southeast Michigan lates its Detroit ranking Three Southeast Michi- ple in Farmington Hills and You’ll be able to find it at Michael Lee business contacts around. based on population in gan companies, all based in helped establish the Society www.crainsdetroit.com/howto. Just go to www.crainsdetroit.com and click Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Ann Arbor, secured $63.4 for Humanistic Judaism, died Package deals: On Pages 14 and 15, you will on Crain’s Lists Online in the left-hand Livingston, Monroe, St. million in venture-capital after a car crash in Morocco find our list of largest publicly traded navigation bar. Clair and Lapeer counties. investments during the first on July 21. He was 79. anpagead2.qxd 7/26/2007 10:57 AM Page 1

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