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©Entire contents copyright 2010 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved Gilda’s Club Page 3 Late push on autism bills gets ally: Lt. Gov.-elect charts path without Radner Filling up ILLUSTRATION BY NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Demand to fire Hall became line in sand DSO troubles are discordant BY SHERRI WELCH music to grantors’ ears CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS After years of relying on Michael the shadows Radner to help keep its red door Inside open, Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit is moving forward without him. $500M gap in Legislature Radner pulled his support from the club last month after demand- Empty cubicles apt to delay real estate recovery stalls college projects, ing that Execu- tive Director BY DANIEL DUGGAN numbers won’t show that; and Page 4 Heather Hall be CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS even with an increase in hiring, fired. Even with an the real estate market is going That demand The empty row of cubicles — “ to appear flat or could even Pure Michigan campaign became a line in becoming common- increase in erode a bit.” targets lawmakers. Capitol the sand the place in many area of- An analysis by Grubb & Ellis board of direc- fices — is becoming a hiring, the puts the shadow space some- Briefings, Page 24 tors decided it cause for concern where between 10 percent and couldn’t cross. among those awaiting real estate 15 percent, based on an evalua- “This is a an improvement in tion of the change in unemploy- This Just In Hall very emotional- commercial real estate market is ment in comparison to changes ly charged situation,” board Chair- fundamentals. in office vacancy rates. man Stefany Freeman said last The problem: Even going to Metro Detroit’s unemploy- UM 6th, MSU 8th in U.S. week. “But there comes a point as firms start hiring ment rate increased by 76 per- for international students where you have to say ‘I know this again, it still will be a appear flat. cent, from 7.5 percent in 2008 to is difficult ... but we need to move while before companies expand ” 13.2 in 2009, while the office va- Michigan universities en- forward.’ ” their real estate footprint and Fred Liesveld, Grubb & Ellis cancy rate rose only 11.8 per- rolled more than 24,000 inter- New York-based Gilda’s Club was reduce the region’s high vacan- cent, from 22 percent to 24.6 per- national students in the 2009- founded in 1995 by cancer psy- cy rate. that is not being marketed for cent. 2010 academic year, ranking chotherapist and Detroit native The reason: Companies will sublease, said Fred Liesveld, With 69.3 million square feet eighth in the U.S. in a new Joanna Bull, Gilda Radner’s hus- need to fill those empty cubicles managing director of the South- of office space being tracked, study. International students band, actor Gene Wilder, and film before they expand to a new of- field office of Grubb & Ellis. the current vacancy rate is 25.7 also spent an estimated critic Joel Siegel. fice. “We’re forecasting an im- percent, according to Grubb & $657.6 million in the state The organization has 22 affiliate The trend is called “shadow provement in hiring in 2011,” during the school year, ac- clubhouses and seven more in de- space,” underused office space he said. “But the real estate See Shadow space, Page 25 cording to the study by New velopment across the U.S., but it’s York-based Institute of Inter- the Royal Oak club to which Gil- national Education. da’s brother, Michael, has devoted The University of Michigan time, attention and significant fi- had the sixth-highest num- nancial assistance. ber of international students Since the founding of Gilda’s in the U.S., with 6,095. Michi- Club of Metro Detroit 12 years ago, Stafford’s injuries could hurt Lions, too gan State University ranked Radner has sought to have a voice eighth with 5,358 students. in its operations. Radner, a private er shoulder injury. The Detroit Lions’ Wayne State University en- investor, said he’s donated Ticket sales may Stafford’s failure to finish three of traditional rolled 2,368 international stu- $900,000 to the nonprofit himself his last four starts has raised ques- Thanksgiving Day dents during the year, while and raised another $600,000 from tions about his durability, and it does- home game Western Michigan University take it on the chin Thursday is friends and family members. n’t help ticket sales. Especially for a and Michigan Technological sold out, but Radner said in an interview that team that’s just 4-37 since 2007. University enrolled 1,416 and BY BILL SHEA uncertainty he found it “curious” Hall and board “Stafford downtime hurts, espe- 1,053, respectively. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS over leadership “would put up with cially for a team that has a low sell- International students quarterback alienating and driving away their out rate like the Lions,” said Rod- Matthew lead to new investment and Second-year quarterback Matthew one consistent, major donor … me.” Stafford literally is the poster boy for ney Fort, a professor of sports Stafford has See This Just In, Page 2 the rebuilding Detroit management at the University of cast doubt on See Gilda’s Club, Page 23 Lions, appearing on Michigan. “Long term, that is a ticket sales overall. BENCHMARKS billboards and other real concern for the Lions. He is Extra millions: marketing materials so good when he is healthy, but that Stafford may not aimed at selling tick- isn’t often enough. Fans must won- qualify, Page 24 ets. der, ‘Why buy season tickets when the Fans, however, team’s fortunes are really week-to- may not be interested in buying indi- week?’ ” vidual game or season tickets to watch Going into this past second-stringer Shaun Hill pressed weekend’s game at Dallas,

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or a bond authorization to keep it Joe Sowerby, partner at Mt. New Web editor joins Crain’s THIS JUST IN The way it was: 2002 afloat. Hamtramck officials plan Clemens-based Anton, Zorn & to seek a meeting with Michi- Sowerby Inc. Gary Anglebrandt has joined Crain’s Detroit Business as Web editor. ■ From Page 1 Throughout our 25th-anniversary gan’s treasurer to press the idea, Sowerby brokered the sale of year, Crain’s will use this space The Bond Buyer reported Thurs- the business and the real estate. Anglebrandt, 33, has a back- ground that in- job creation; more than 33 per- to look at interesting items from day. The sales price was undisclosed. cludes writing, cent of U.S. startup companies past issues. — Bloomberg News — Daniel Duggan editing, copy were founded by foreign-born en- editing and trepreneurs between 1995 and I think Beringea to hit road, hear pitches training re- 2005, according to a recent Duke BorgWarner lands VW contract “ porters for The University study. Farmington Hills-based there is a much Auburn Hills-based BorgWarner Korea Herald — Dustin Walsh Beringea LLC, the state’s largest stronger Inc. announced it will supply tur- venture capital firm and co-man- and Arirang TV, bochargers for Volkswagen’s new ager with Credit Suisse of the both in Seoul. He Snyder: Hamtramck bankruptcy understanding … about what 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine. state’s $185 million Growth Capital also worked as The turbocharged engines will Seoul correspon- Fund, will host a series of one-on- Anglebrandt effort a sign of things to come (merchandise) categories are be used in upcoming European one meetings around the state be- dent for Crain’s models of VW’s Transporter T5 Michigan Gov.-elect Rick Snyder ginning early next year to listen sister publication, Automotive News. commercial van and its Amarok said Hamtramck’s effort to enter important to them at what to pitches from entrepreneurs His responsibilities include pickup. bankruptcy is an “early indica- looking for money. overseeing Crain’s website for the The company said its backlog of tor” of the depth of financial trou- time of the year. The company is scheduling 15- creative community, www.detroit ble faced by hundreds of commu- ” new business for powertrain parts minute sessions to allow entre- makeithere.com and its associated nities in the state. Jeff Jacobs, Meridian Inc., Troy stands at $2.3 billion for 2011 preneurs to make extended eleva- e-newsletter, “Show and Tell,” and There are “wealthy communi- through 2013, 28 percent higher tor pitches on why they merit working with reporter Nancy Kaffer From a July 1, 2002, article about than the three-year forecast the investment. to oversee Crain’s Second Stage ties that are not in that different a Frank’s Nursery & Crafts Inc. company issued a year ago. The meetings are free, but reg- coverage of growing companies in position” from Hamtramck, said emerging from Chapter 11 — Dustin Walsh Snyder. bankruptcy with local companies istration is required at monthly print sections and a “They simply haven’t had the handling its marketing, legal and — www.beringea.com. Click on twice-monthly e-newsletter. day of reckoning arrive yet that in the case of Meridian — Leslie Tire buys Blue Water Tires Michigan Office Hours Tour. He is a graduate of Wayne State is liable to happen in the next two advertising work. Frank’s planned — Tom Henderson University. or three years, with the way prop- a comeback around deeper A 30-year-old Macomb County erty tax revenues are going,” inventories and extending its tire business, Blue Water Tires, has Christmas and spring sales Snyder said Thursday in an inter- been purchased by Harrison CORRECTIONS seasons, but the company again Township-based Leslie Tire view at the Republican Governors filed Chapter 11 in 2004 and Ⅲ A story on Page 10 of the Nov. 15 edition included a dated quote from Association meeting in San Diego. decided to close its 170 stores Service. Leslie Tire, owned by Federal-Mogul Corp. CEO Jose Maria Alapont. The quote, from Oct. 28, Hamtramck officials have and liquidate. race-car driver Tracy Leslie, will should have read: “We increased our already strong liquidity in the sought the approval of Michigan add Blue Water to its four exist- third quarter to $1.6 billion: $1.1 billion in cash and half a billion in an treasury officials to file for Chap- lion and will run out of money by ing locations. undrawn revolver ... offering excellent flexibility for acquisitions and ter 9 bankruptcy. Jan. 31. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Blue Water, at 53095 North Gra- other strategic action.” The city warned that a tax dis- Granholm said Wednesday that tiot Ave. in Chesterfield Town- Ⅲ A profile of Emily Lisner published on Page 14 in the Oct. 25 edition pute with Detroit means that it bankruptcy is a poor option for ship, was sold because its majori- misstated her class year at Andover High School in Bloomfield Town- faces a deficit of at least $3 mil- the city and proposed state loans ty owner, Clifford Cox, died, said ship. She is a senior. 20101122-NEWS--0003-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 6:24 PM Page 1

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Focus: Sustainability It makes good business sense Key piece of DMC deal uncertain – just don’t call it will expire. you-know-what, Medicare billing change has Dec. 31 deadline But several experts familiar Page 11 with Medicare reimbursement BY JAY GREENE provider number now and are DMC and Vanguard officials and the process DMC and Van- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS working hard to get it done,” said also said they will not close before guard are going through to gain Duggan in an interview with gaining Medicare provider num- new Medicare provider numbers With only six weeks left to gain Crain’s last week. ber approval. Medicare and Medic- said the time is growing short to Medicare billing approval, CEO Provider numbers are assigned aid reimbursement accounted for gain necessary regulatory ap- Mike Duggan of Detroit Medical Cen- to hospitals to bill the government 17 percent and 42 percent, respec- provals from the Centers for ter said he is confident there is for Medicare and Medicaid pa- tively, of DMC’s $2 billion patient Medicare and Medicaid Services. enough time to complete the final tients. service revenue in 2009. Asked to discuss the process to step in the $1.5 billion deal to sell Duggan and Trip Pilgrim, Van- The deal also must close by Dec. gain new Medicare provider num- Company index the eight-hospital system to in- guard’s chief development officer, 31 because tax breaks approved bers, Duggan said he wouldn’t talk These organizations appear in this week’s Crain’s vestor-owned Vanguard Health Sys- said they do not foresee any prob- for DMC and Vanguard under a about regulatory issues. Detroit Business: tems Inc. lems in meeting the Dec. 31 dead- Renaissance Zone designation for Affinia Group Holdings ...... 21 “We need to get the (Medicare) line for closing the deal. the DMC campus downtown See DMC, Page 24 Associated Food and Petroleum Dealers ...... 4 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute ...... 20 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ...... 10 Cascade Engineering ...... 13 Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation . . 10 Lt. Gov.-elect Consumers Energy ...... 16 Deloitte ...... 14 Detroit Lions ...... 1 joins late push Detroit Medical Center ...... 3 Detroit Symphony Orchestra ...... 3 Dow Corning ...... 16 DTE Energy ...... 16 for autism bills Dykema Gossett ...... 21 Erb Institute ...... 15 Fordsell Machine Products ...... 14 Fate may hinge General Motors ...... 21 Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit ...... 1 on GOP caucus Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute . . . 15 Grubb & Ellis ...... 1 BY AMY LANE Hermanoff Public Relations ...... 23 CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT Hudson-Webber Foundation ...... 22 LANSING — As a state repre- Jones Lang LaSalle ...... 25 sentative, Brian Calley listened Kemp, Klein, Humphrey, Endelman & May ...... 21 many times to House committee Lawrence Technological University ...... 15 testimony on the need for autism Linc Logistics ...... 21 insurance coverage. Max M. Fisher Music Center ...... 3 Calley, who says he generally Maxx Oil ...... 4 opposed insurance mandates, be- Michigan Chamber of Commerce ...... 25 came convinced of a compelling Michigan Community College Association ...... 4 case for the coverage. Michigan Department of Community Health ...... 10 BRANDY BAKER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS That was even before he knew Michigan Health and Hospital Association ...... 25 Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform last month at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills with his daughter Reagan, now 4 years Michigan Health Purchasers Coalition ...... 25 members of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra supporting the DSO musicians’ strike. old, was autistic. Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association ...... 6 “Over the course of hearings Michigan Solar Solutions ...... 16 and studying and learning more Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone ...... 21 about this issue, I was confronted Oakland County ...... 22 with an insurmountable number Oakland University ...... 4 of facts demonstrating that out- DSO troubles endanger funds Outdoor Advertising Association of Michigan ...... 6 right opposition to insurance man- Planet Footprint ...... 11 dates was just an easy way out of making real policy decisions,” Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan . 4 Grantors want to see string of issues resolved said Calley, R-Portland. “Saying Robertson Brothers ...... 25 Sakti3 ...... 11 Y HERRI ELCH banks are Dallas-based Comerica ‘no’ to something is easy.” B S W Signature Associates ...... 25 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Bank., New York-based J.P. Morgan And in the next couple of weeks, Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum . 11 Chase & Co., Pittsburgh-based PNC Michigan’s lieutenant governor- (There are large Tower International ...... 21 The Detroit Symphony Orchestra “ Bank and Providence, R.I.-based elect hopes to win some “yes” votes. stands to lose the bulk of a $1 mil- grantors)waiting for Charter One Bank. Transportation Riders United ...... 6 lion operating The banks deferred all com- See Autism, Page 25 United Solar Ovonic ...... 16 DEBT SERVICE grant made to a viable solution for ment to Bank of America. University of Michigan ...... 15 the orchestra The group “has been in discus- Vanguard Health Systems ...... 3 What happened: in July if it the future sions for some time with the DSO Wayne County Community College District ...... 4 Reality hit DSO’s doesn’t work in an attempt to help the orches- Wayne State University ...... 15 plan, Page 22 out its labor sustainability of this tra address its financial issues,” and financial said Shirley Norton, senior vice issues before the next installment institution. president of media relations for is due. ” Bank of America, in an e-mail. There are also large grantors Paul Hogle, “Because we consider client re- Department index “waiting for a viable solution for Detroit Symphony Orchestra lationships to be confidential, we the future sustainability of this can’t respond to … specific ques- BANKRUPTCIES ...... 21 learned. institution” before making grants tions, but we continue to meet One bank among the five hold- BUSINESS DIARY ...... 17 to the DSO, said Executive Vice and work with the DSO.” ing the DSO loans reportedly is CALENDAR ...... 17 President Paul Hogle. The DSO has been talking with delaying the restructuring of that CAPITOL BRIEFINGS...... 6 The DSO and the lenders on the banks since fall 2008, said debt, sources say. $54 million in loans the orchestra Elizabeth Twork, DSO director of CAREERWORKS ...... 18 North Carolina-based Bank of took out in 2001 to fund the Max M. public relations. CLASSIFIED ADS ...... 20 America leads the syndicate of Fisher Music Center resumed talks Lt. Gov.-elect Brian Calley in the state KEITH CRAIN...... 8 late last week, Crain’s has banks holding the debt. The other See DSO, Page 22 House with daughter Reagan in 2007. LETTERS...... 8 MARY KRAMER ...... 9 Health care news For your to-do list OPINION ...... 8 Sign up for a free twice-a- Check Crain's 10 Things To Do This Weekend, THIS WEEK @ PEOPLE ...... 19 month newsletter at updated every Thursday: crainsdetroit.com/tenthings WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM crainsdetroit.com/getemail. RUMBLINGS ...... 26 WEEK ON THE WEB ...... 26 20101122-NEWS--0004-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 4:28 PM Page 1

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GET YOUR Differences stall projects at colleges Detroit and Ann Arbor,” he said. “If BRAND House, Senate bills they really want a bill, they need to get over the gamesmanship, or the $500 million apart whole thing will implode.” NOTICED. UM’s G.G. Brown project origi- BY DUSTIN WALSH nally included renovation and con- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS struction of a new addition, but it Infrastructure projects at Michi- removed the addition from the gan’s universities and colleges capital outlay proposal in hopes of continue to languish as two differ- making the project more appealing ing capital outlay bills return to Bishop Brater to the cash-strapped state. legislative committee. “Projects that come in at $100 Among the projects approved The debt of the Senate bill would million or more don’t get support- through the Michigan Joint Capi- add $29 million a year to the state ed by the state because of their tal Outlay Subcommittee were a budget, while the House bill would large price tag,” said Cynthia $74.5 million engineering center add $49 million a year. Wilbanks, vice president of gov- renovation at Oakland University, a Senate Majority Leader Mike ernment relations at UM. “We de- $64 million renovation of the G.G. Bishop, R-Rochester, voted for the cided to go forward with just the Brown Memorial Laboratories Senate version but opposes the renovations in hopes that this building at the University of Michi- House bill, saying it is too costly. high-demand project is included.” gan, and a $16 million facility up- “I won’t support anything that Michael Hansen, president of MARKETING ‡ PR ‡ DESIGN ‡ NEW MEDIA grade at Wayne County Community approaches what the House bill the Michigan Community College As- identitypr.com College District’s campus in Detroit. does,” he said. “But I’m a realist sociation, said a rating system The state has not issued any cap- and understand that we’re respon- should be developed to determine ital outlay — a portion of the state sible for the assets of the state.” the need of each project, making it budget devoted to the financing of The state is facing a $1.6 billion easier for the Legislature to vote to construction, renovation and re- budget shortfall for the 2011-2012 fund appropriate projects. pairs of state assets — for universi- fiscal year. He suggested more importance ty construction projects in the past Sen. Liz Brater, D-Ann Arbor, could be paid to science, technolo- two fiscal years. And Gov. Jen- opposed the Senate bill because of gy, engineering and mathematics nifer Granholm’s budget recom- its exclusion of projects at UM, facilities. THE MILLER LAW FIRM mendation for fiscal year 2011 Wayne State University and Washte- “We need to determine a system seeks to continue the trend with no naw Community College. that can determine relative need, or a professional corporation allocation. “They did that on a partisan ba- we let politics in to do it,” he said. However, two different bills sis, which is a really bad idea,” she Brater agrees. made it through the Legislature on said. “It’s very short-sighted not to “I think there’s a better way to Nov. 10 — but with a more than invest in our research universi- do things,” she said. “It’s a mistake $500 million difference between ties, University of Michigan and to look at these universities, dis- House and Senate budgets. Wayne State, at a time when we’re trict by district, because of who The House version contains trying to reinvest in advanced represents them. We need to look $1.15 billion in projects, with the technologies.” at this from a broader perspective state’s share totaling $609.8 mil- Michael Boulus, executive di- because they serve students from lion. rector of the Presidents Council, all districts.” The Senate passed a $630.8 mil- State Universities of Michigan, said The two bills have returned to lion capital outlay budget bill, the partisanship plays too big a role in committee and the Legislature has state’s share being $326.8 million. determining funding for capital only three days, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, Our firm specializes in litigation: The State Building Authority has projects, also pointing to the Sen- before breaking for the year to approximately $611 million of ate’s removal of the Wayne State pass a final capital outlay bill. • Complex Commercial and Business available debt to finance capital and UM projects. Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, • Shareholder and Partnership outlay projects through bonds. “These are both Democrat cities, [email protected] • Automotive Supplier • Class Actions • Employment • Family Law and Probate Litigation (248) 841-2200 Gulf Oil brand returns as a franchise 950 West University Drive, Suite 300 millerlawpc.com Rochester, Michigan 48307 BY DANIEL DUGGAN Gulf Oil was formed in 1901 then CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS bought by San Ramon, Calif.-based I love the history Chevron Corp. in 1986. The 100-year-old Gulf Oil brand “ As part of the sale, Chevron sold will return to metro Detroit after of Gulf. That’s part parts of the Gulf Oil business, in- 20 years. cluding the intellectual property of The entry comes as part of Gulf of what attracted the brand to Framingham, Mass.- Oil’s national expansion as a fran- based Cumberland Farms Inc. for use chised brand name, starting with me. in 11 northeast states. two stores in Clinton Township ” In January, Cumberland Farms and Detroit. Mo Makki, Maxx Oil Co. acquired the remainder of the na- Within the next five years, Gulf tional rights to the Gulf Oil name Oil President Ron Sabia expects to of what attracted me.” from Chevron. Since then, Sabia have 50 stores in Southeast Michi- Makki owns two additional gas has been setting up new stations gan. stations in Royal Oak, which he across the country. The 2,000 sta- “The opportunity to get into De- plans to convert to Gulf when tions in the northeast will be troit, the Motor City, is quite excit- those contracts are up in four joined by 400 stations now commit- ing,” he said. “It’s a chance to years. He is also the distributor for ted. strengthen our foothold in the metro Detroit and will be recruit- The trick will be to bridge gener- Midwest as we move across the ing other gas stations to take on ations, said Ed Weglarz, executive country.” the Gulf brand name. vice president of the Farmington Mo Makki will own the first two Gulf Oil’s business model is dif- Hills-based Associated Food and Pe- stores, which he is converting and ferent from other companies be- troleum Dealers. will operate under the Clinton cause it does not refine gasoline or “The Gulf name might attract Township-based business entity transport it, Sabia said. Instead, older guys like me who remember Maxx Oil Co. Gulf Oil purchases its gasoline it,” he said. His gas stations in Clinton from other companies on a mar- “It was a quality product, but Township and Detroit were at a ket-by-market basis and sells to younger people won’t know what point where his contracts were up the franchisees. The station own- it is. But it seems younger people for renewal recently, and the Gulf ers pay a per-gallon premium to aren’t as brand conscious as they option piqued his interest. use the Gulf name. are price conscious, so if Gulf can “When my contracts were up, I In Detroit, for example, gasoline come in at a lower price, they’ll knew that Gulf was making a will be purchased from the Detroit sway a lot of people.” move nationally,” Makki said. “I Marathon Oil Co. terminal by Gulf, Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, love the history of Gulf. That’s part then sold to Makki. [email protected] DBpageAD.qxd 10/28/2010 10:33 AM Page 1

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Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 Pure Michigan campaign targets lawmakers LANSING — Lawmak- to do is to grab legisla- properties placing not just one funds for recently awarded federal ers returning to the state tors’ attention as they phone call to lawmakers but poten- high-speed rail grants. Capitol next week for Capitol drive into and out of tially “multiple phone calls from House Bill 6484, passed by the I do worry that the their last days of work Briefings Lansing on that critical multiple staff.” House on Nov. 10, would tap “ will face prominent re- last week of session,” The goal is to procure $25 mil- state building authority bond- ... federal minders of one piece of said Steve Yencich, pres- lion in funding for Pure Michigan ing capacity and allow up to $100 unfinished business: ident and CEO of the winter and spring/summer million in bond proceeds to be funding is funding for the state’s Michigan Lodging and tourism-promotion ads. Pure used for infrastructure associat- Pure Michigan cam- Tourism Association. Michigan winter advertising is in ed with the Michigan high-speed at risk. paign. The Outdoor Advertising doubt, and travel officials worry rail projects that were awarded ” Billboards urging law- Association of Michigan is the key summer campaign could $161.1 million in grants, as Megan Owens, makers to act now to donating the billboards, be in jeopardy. Crain’s previously reported. Transportation Riders fund the campaign are which will all be up by The bill could also provide United going up on I-96, I-69, I- Amy Lane Nov. 29. Rail advocates seek Senate action support for other types of pas- 496 and U.S. 127 around Beyond the billboards, senger rail, like the light-rail line bor commuter rail proposal. Lansing as industry representa- Yencich said his group plans a Advocates are pressing for proposed for Woodward Avenue, Megan Owens, executive direc- tives launch a final push for 2010. grassroots contact campaign for quick Senate action on a bill that the Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter tor of Detroit-based Transportation “Primarily, what we’re seeking the bulk of next week, with lodging could provide state matching rail project, and a Howell-Ann Ar- Riders United, said it’s important Michigan act in the few remaining legislative days to approve the matching funds. The Senate is scheduled for three final days of session Nov. 30- Dec. 2. tĞ͛ƌĞηϭʹĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ͛ƐĂďŝŐƉůƵƐĨŽƌLJŽƵ͘ Bills that don’t pass by the end of this year will die and will need to be reintroduced in the next ses- sion that begins in January, when a flock of new lawmakers will oc- cupy about one-third of the Legis- lature. “There’s such a long startup to the Legislature and so many differ- ent priorities that if it doesn’t pass now, in the lame duck, I do worry that the … federal funding is at risk,” Owens said. She said if Michigan demon- strates its commitment to rail and interest in the federal investment, it could receive more money in the future. Owens said the group has not talked specifically with Gov.-elect Rick Snyder about the issue, but “given his interest in supporting urban revitalization and his real interest in outcome-based govern- ing, we do have strong hopes that he would be supportive.” Snyder spokesman Bill Nowling said the governor-elect will ap- proach support for rail the way he will other issues and priorities, by looking at how it would benefit all people in Michigan or not be to their detriment. “That is the question the gover- nor-elect will ask on all issues where the taxpayers of the state are asked to take on risk or invest in specific projects,” Nowling said dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůŽŵŵŝƩĞĞĨŽƌYƵĂůŝƚLJƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͛ƐYƵĂůŝƚLJŽŵƉĂƐƐŚĂƐƌĂƚĞĚ,ĞĂůƚŚWůƵƐĂƐEŽ͘ϭŝŶ in an e-mail to Crain’s. 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Page 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 OPINION Liquor law reform can help state, businesses ichigan’s liquor laws and regulations are confusing and confounding — dictated more by powerful lob- M bying than common sense. You can start with the lobby that has prevented even a modest hike in the beer tax, which hasn’t been raised since 1966. At less than 2 cents per 12-ounce can or bottle, it is a tes- tament to the political muscle of the Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association. Add in the industry’s efforts at the federal level to pass leg- islation that would make it harder to challenge anti-competi- tive state laws regarding direct shipping of wine from other states. From there, take a look at the power of grocers and party store owners to stunt the ability of caterers and restaurants to supply liquor for off-premises events. Twice in four years, bills that would permit restaurants and catering companies to serve liquor at off-site events have been vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, most recently in Oc- tober when the provision was part of a package that also al- lowed Sunday morning liquor sales. The Sunday sale sailed through the Legislature without that provision, with Granholm signing P.A. 213 into law last week. Restaurants, bars and stores will be able to pay for a LETTERS special license to permit those sales. But licenses for off-premises events that include liquor as part of the event’s ticket price are available only to nonprofit Legislature should reform itself organizations. Some restaurants ignore the law and use their own licens- Editor: aimed at giving our kids what they Crain’s Detroit Business es to serve booze at corporate events. Re: Amy Lane’s Nov. 15 story on need to succeed in the real world, welcomes letters to the editor. effectiveness and teacher tenure where the U.S. is not the sole power. The current rules require a mad scramble for companies All letters will be considered for (“Bills want ‘effective’ in tenure Please give this some coverage, publication, provided they are that stage off-site events to find a nonprofit willing to apply for law”): It will be interesting to watch along with the need for the Legisla- signed and do not defame a liquor license. the Legislature — known national- ture itself to become effective and individuals or organizations. If caterers and restaurants could both acquire off-premises ly for being full time, highly com- Letters may be edited for length more reasonably compensated. pensated, ineffective and entitled to and clarity. Sandra Alt Awood licenses, the state could reap more revenue, and caterers and lifetime pension benefits for mini- Ann Arbor Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit restaurants could do more business. (Oddly, restaurants can mal employment — address teacher Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., tenure relative to effectiveness. provide beer and wine — but not liquor — for off-site events. Detroit, MI 48207-2997. Stop blaming teachers Go figure.) It’s always easier to reform someone else’s domain. Would E-mail: [email protected] Editor: One of the assets Gov.-elect Rick Snyder touted in his that the Legislature, in its wisdom, I am still shaking my head in campaign was his refusal to accept political action commit- address its own effectiveness rela- formers” and not school boards — disbelief at the actions and mis- tee money, to ensure he would not be swayed by “special in- tive to its own salary and benefits. is addressing the need for foreign- guided notions of State Rep. Tim Melton and State Sen. Wayne terests.” I’m not holding my breath and language education in K-8 class- doubt you are, either. rooms. Our kids need Spanish, Kuipers regarding teacher tenure Free from allegiances to protect sacred cows, he has Public education needs major Chinese and Arabic competency laws in this state (“Bills want ‘ef- pledged to reinvent Michigan, sorting out what works — and reform — as does the Legislature. equally with other subject matter fective’ in tenure law,” Nov. 15.) I am a retired veteran of the what doesn’t. Reality-based reform. competency. One foreign language While standardized test results is too little, and high school is too classroom, having fought the good One place he might look for revenue and reform is liquor are focused on endlessly, no one in late. regulation. Michigan — not colleges, not “re- Let’s look at some real reform See Letters, Page 9

KEITH CRAIN: Why don’t we find gov a place in Detroit? There has been a lot of silly con- ting around. Dave Bing. That would would be to spend time in northern the chief executive has to stay mo- versation this week about where I hope our newly be the best thing that Michigan. bile. We’ve got a lot of geography Rick Snyder is going to call home. elected governor char- could happen to Detroit But most importantly, anyone in Michigan for a governor to cov- It would appear that he wants to ters a helicopter when and Southeast Michi- worth his salt knows that the chief er, and using modern technology stay in his home in Ann Arbor and he needs to travel. It is gan. Heck, maybe Time executive today, whether he runs a will allow him to travel the state, commute to Lansing. safer, quicker and far could donate its house state or a company, has to be mo- keep his home in Ann Arbor and Big deal, who cares? more efficient than be- for that purpose. bile. And with all the technology get to know all the citizens of our In today’s world, mobility is a ing stuck in traffic. And, as far as I’m con- available, he or she is productive state. Unless you’ve got the right given. I remember when one of our And I think that we cerned, our new gover- just about every minute of the day, transportation, it’s pretty tough to recent governors was elected, I be- should create a suite at nor can spend a whole regardless of location. cover the Upper Peninsula very ef- lieve it was John Engler, he had one of our hotels in De- lot of time at the official Whether he’s in Lansing, Ann fectively. vowed during the campaign to sell troit and officially des- residence on Mackinac Arbor, Detroit or Timbuktu, the Let’s hope our new governor the helicopter that the state owned. ignate it the “Gover- Island during the sum- newly elected governor will be gets around. He’s welcome in De- He admitted that was not a very nor’s Suite.” The more time he mer. The last time I looked, one of able to function just fine wherever troit all the time to get to know good decision when he realized that spends in Detroit, the better he’ll the top income producers of our he happens to be. Mayor Bing, and we hope he en- Michigan was a big state and he get to know our problems and the state was tourism, and one way to It is a different world today, and joys his home base in Ann Arbor. was going to have big problems get- better he’ll get to know Mayor better understand its importance in order to be efficient or effective, Let’s face it, that’s the new world. 20101122-NEWS--0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 10:44 AM Page 1

November 22, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 9 MARY KRAMER: Achievement overflows a too-short life

I’ve been carrying a Michigan the weeks before her with her first bowl-a- what her brother, Robert, asked of Every week, we write about big driver’s license with an organ death, she had been thon and on to a series the scores of “Team Gloria” success stories and high-achievers donor form on the back for maybe hoping to qualify for a of annual dinner- mourners at her funeral Nov. 11 at in Crain’s. two years. second transplant. dances in and around Historic Trinity Lutheran Church. Gloria didn’t have the big career Last week, I fi- And as we celebrate Grosse Pointe. I suspect the Detroit chapter of the she might have dreamed of. But nally filled it Thanksgiving this “She raised $25,000 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation saw a she threw herself into raising out. week, I find my on her first bowl-a- bump in contributions from people $500,000 in an entrepreneurial way It was a tangi- thoughts going back thon,” said Shelly wanting to remember Gloria. to help fund research that would ble way to honor again and again to what Francis, senior direc- Gloria’s father, Dallas, started a ultimately benefit others with CF. the memory of Gloria did with her last tor of special events for homebuilding and renovation I call that a big success. Maybe Gloria Kitchen, 15 years. the Detroit chapter of company maybe 50 years ago. I heroic. who died Nov. 6 Once she had the the Cystic Fibrosis met Gloria when Dallas and Mary Kramer is publisher of at age 32 from transplant, Gloria Foundation. “That’s Robert remodeled my kitchen al- Crain's Detroit Business. Catch her complications of made her personal mis- quite a bit for a bowl-a- most a decade ago, and I marveled take on business news at 6:10 a.m. Kitchen cystic fibrosis, sion raising money for cystic fibro- thon.” at how her team of family, friends Mondays on the Paul W. Smith show the hereditary disease that makes sis research. Her last dinner-dance was Sept. and admirers helped her stage in- on WJR AM 760 and in her blog at difficult — and ultimately impossi- In total, she raised about 25. creasingly elaborate — and suc- www.crainsdetroit.com/kramer. ble — the simple act most of us $500,000 in her young life, starting Becoming an organ donor was cessful — fundraisers year to year. E-mail her at [email protected]. take for granted: breathing. Gloria lived to see 32 because she had the lungs of a 15-year-old girl transplanted into her success- fully when she herself was 15. In

LETTERS CONTINUED ■ From Page 8 fight for 28 years. In some eyes, that will render my comments au- tomatically irrelevant, and that is Why let the sad in itself. I graduated in the top percent- age of my class, had a high IQ, and worked diligently every day of my teaching career. However, I was- n’t always assigned students who had gifts equal to mine. And, hard billionaires as I might try, there were students who were never going to succeed at levels above their ability. What do we do when we have students not blessed with intellectual abili- ty? Wait. Let’s blame the teacher. Where on Earth do these two legis- lators think they are going with have all this bill? I frequently am told that “lesser- gifted” individuals choose to teach school. Guess what? The days of bright young women choosing a teaching career because they had no other venue are long gone. the fun? Why would any bright young person, male or female, choose teaching today? An idiot can fig- ure out that one can educate only up to the level of ability possessed by a student. All of this nonsense we are hearing today of “results- based” this and that go right out the window when it comes to the human brain and its ability to WHATEVER YOUR PHILANTHROPIC PASSIONS, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR learn. What you will see as a result of SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CAN HELP YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN GIVING PLEDGE. this bill is a wholesale, abysmal collapse of the teacher corps in this state. Who would take a job with low wages, reduced or no pen- sion benefits, long hours, multiple out-of-pocket expenses, constant You can help solve today’s problems or leave money for tomorrow’s derision and criticism, and re- sponsibility for the genetically in- rainy days. Set up a charitable fund with us and get the expert advice herited level of cognitive ability of and support the billionaires get. their charges. Perhaps a wiser path in all of this would be to acknowledge that To find out how, call Robin Ferriby at (313) 961-6675 ext 104, we have some kids who are going email [email protected] or visit cfsem.org for more information. to be street cleaners and garbage collectors and graciously allow them to be just that. Meanwhile, more of our re- sources should be directed to the top 10 percent of our students who will, in fact, be the ones producing the innovations that keep tax dol- lars flowing into our treasury rather than out of it. Laura Bosh Wrathall Northville 20101122-NEWS--0010-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 11:37 AM Page 1

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ATTENTION, DEALMAKERS Involved in a merger or acquisition in Physician practices chosen for med home study 2010? You may be eligible for the third annual Crain’s M&A Awards. Crain’s and private payers and Medicaid will pay created under health care reform. Detroit Business and the Detroit chapter Project aims to show $7.76 for their patients. Besides Blue Cross, other health plans in- of the Association for The additional fee will cover the higher volved in the project include Blue Care Net- Corporate Growth will costs of treating older adults with chronic honor companies system of care works work, Health Alliance Plan, HealthPlus, Priority and individuals in the conditions and also cover costs to provide Health, Molina Healthcare and Health Plan of following categories: BY JAY GREENE care coordination, improved access, patient Michigan. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS education and services Ⅲ Best Deal of the Thomas Raskauskas, Year: Under to support chronically M.D., Health Plan’s $100 million and As the national leader in development of ill patients. Medicare wants to chief medical officer, $100 million or patient-centered medical homes, Michigan Callaghan said the to- “ said the Detroit-based more. Deals must have closed in 2010. is one of eight states selected to participate tal amount that Michi- find out if medical plan will work with its Ⅲ Dealmaker of the Year/buyer-seller. in a Medicare demonstration project to gan will receive from dual-eligible members Ⅲ Dealmaker of the Year/adviser: M&A prove the value of medical homes. Medicare will be homes improve the enrolled in Medicare experts, lenders, CPAs, consultants and The project also includes 15 private insur- $100 million for the and Medicaid. attorneys, among others, are eligible. ers and HMOs. 356,000 Medicare pa- health of patients, “This will involve a Ⅲ Lifetime Achievement: Senior-level Some 477 physician practices in the state tients expected to par- new model of payments executive who has been involved in that serve 1.8 million patients will partici- ticipate in the three- increase satisfaction for providers,” significant transactions and has made a pate in the medical home project, said Carol year demonstration Raskauskas said. significant impact on the community. Callaghan, director of the division of chron- program. and cut health care Callaghan said Blue ic disease and injury control with the Michi- The purpose of the Applications for the awards can be found Cross and the Center for gan Department of Community Health. Multi-Payer Advanced at www.crainsdetroit.com/nominate. costs. Healthcare Research and The deadline for entering is Jan. 14. The practices were selected because they Primary Care Practice ” Transformation at the Uni- have either designed medical homes by Blue Demonstration, which Winners will be profiled in the Feb. 28 Carol Callaghan, Michigan Department versity of Michigan were issue and honored at an event in the Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, which operates could begin in several of Community Health crucial to shaping the spring. the state’s largest medical home project, or months for private pay- grant proposal and lob- For questions concerning the nomination they have been certified by the National Com- ers but not until July 1 for Medicare, is to bying for Michigan to be selected. process, contact Executive Editor Cindy mittee on Quality Assurance, said Callaghan. assess how well physicians and other Goodaker at [email protected] or A medical home is a system of care in providers manage patient care, improve “We pulled all the big physician organi- (313) 446-0460. For help in using the which the primary care physician coordi- quality and reduce medical costs. zations and the health plans into the mod- nomination form, contact Marketing nates all inpatient and outpatient medical “We could prove to be a model for the na- el,” said Marianne Udow-Phillips, CHRT di- Coordinator Kim Winkler at care and tracks referrals to laboratories, tion,” said Callaghan, noting that nearly half rector. “This is a huge (award) and will [email protected] or (313) 446-1652. pharmacies and imaging centers. the medical homes in the project are in showcase Michigan for having the state The Detroit chapter of the Association for Practices adopt a variety of services that Michigan. “Medicare wants to find out if with the largest medical home project go- Corporate Growth is part of a global include a chronic-care patient disease reg- medical homes improve the health of pa- ing on.” association of professionals involved in istry, evening or weekend hours and elec- tients, increase satisfaction and cut health Callaghan is co-leader in the project with corporate growth, development and Jean Malouin, M.D., associate medical direc- mergers and acquisitions. The local tronic prescribing. care costs.” chapter was formed in 1984. For more Besides receiving reimbursement for ser- Nationally, more than 1,200 practices will tor for ambulatory care services with the information, see vices rendered, Medicare will pay participat- participate in the Medicare fee-for-service University of Michigan Health System. chapters.acg.org/detroit. ing physicians or physician organizations program, said Centers for Medicare and Medic- Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, an additional $9.76 per member per month, aid Services’ Innovation Center, a new agency [email protected]

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Gary Anglebrandt ‘Eco’ appeals to job seekers Though less tangible than product lines and sales figures, talent Environmental block attraction and retention is another practical benefit of sustainability, say sustainability enthusiasts. The reasoning? When a company Sustainability by any other name might smell sweeter is known for contributing to the local community, for innovative products BY GARY ANGLEBRANDT in a run down, crime-ridden Michigan Sustainable Busi- phone lines in favor of cell that solve societal problems or for CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS area, that’s a business prob- ness Forum on Nov. 11. phone towers. policies that safeguard the lem, not just a societal one, Financial accountability “To me, the important ques- environment, enthusiastic job he biggest problem with proponents say. and reputation are reasons tion is, what are the cars that seekers notice. sustainability could very But people who work in this why businesses should care people are going to sell in NextEnergy’s Jean Redfield is also T well be the word itself — field are well aware of their im- about sustainability, he said. emerging markets? ... And if CFO and part owner of Fordsell and all the other words associ- age problem. Many of them tell His company helps cus- they select (internal combus- Machine Products, a precision ated with it. stories of how co-workers and tomers, mainly municipalities, tion) engines, we’re all in a lot machine shop in Warren where the Phrases like “triple bottom family members questioned keep track of their energy, fuel of trouble. In fact, it’s unsus- social equity aspect of sustainability line,” “people, planet and the wisdom of a career move and waste consumption. tainable,” Sastry said. has helped employee relations. (See profit,” “cradle to cradle” or into something apparently in- “It makes their behavior She said she once spoke to a story, Page 14.) “corporate social responsibili- volving the environment. change, and person in the auto industry Fordsell managed to get through the ty” are all easy targets for eye “I see people actually those be- who had taken part in the dis- economic crisis in part by sharing rolls from business executives cringe” at terms like social havioral section of a Toyota Prius. The profits with employees. Facing possible weary of altruistic terms. capital and social responsibil- changes engineers were able to point closure if conditions didn’t change, What is corporate sustain- ity, said Kelley Losey, direc- can bring to some aspect of the vehicle Fordsell wanted employees to have a ability? It’s about doing busi- tor of Quest Sustainable Solu- about sav- and say, “Toyota’s losing stake in the company’s success. ness better. At its core, it’s tions in Grand Rapids, during ings in- money on this.” West Michigan organizations also what made Henry Ford look for a recent presentation at Au- stantly,” he On the other hand, she said, offer lessons on workplace retention ways to make his manufactur- tomation Alley in Troy. said. money Toyota used to become and sustainability. ing processes more efficient. Kate Pepin, president of the In Octo- the North American industry Zeeland-based Herman Miller’s These days, it might make a Southeast Michigan Sustainable ber, the Uni- leader in a new growth area social and environmental policies battery or furniture maker Business Forum based in Ann Sastry versity of was well spent. attract employees, said Paul Murray, look for ways to reduce waste. Arbor, sometimes recom- Michigan-Dearborn and Crain’s director of environmental health and Sustainability refers to busi- mends avoiding the word Detroit Business held a panel See Name, Page 13 safety at Herman Miller. ness practices that address en- “sustainability” entirely. on sustainability in manufac- Herman Miller’s “GreenHouse” vironmental and social prob- That helps to ensure that pre- turing. Among the panelists manufacturing plant, built in 1995, is lems. Reduction of energy use conceived notions do not dis- was Ann Marie Sastry, co- one example. There was an appeal to is the classic example, but pro- tract businesspeople from the founder and CEO of Sakti3. Her employees of working at a cool, green ponents say it goes way beyond main message that sustain- company is a lithium-ion bat- building. turning off the lights. ability can be about econom- tery startup in Ann Arbor Fred Keller, chairman and CEO of Sustainability asks busi- ics and profits — not just sav- spun off from the University of Grand Rapids-based Cascade nesses to consider un-busi- ing the world from mankind’s Michigan. Engineering, is also chairman of Talent nesslike things, such as the consumptive ways. In Sastry’s view, there’s a 2025, a workforce development nonprofit for west Michigan. quality of life of the surround- New Sydney, Australia- much bigger business picture ing community and the well- based Planet Footprint Pty. Ltd. for sustainability when the The group of 47 CEOs started being of workers, because opened a U.S. base office a developing world is taken into working in May 2009 with colleges eventually these things affect year ago in Ann Arbor. Dean account. These are countries and universities to develop curricula needed to prepare students for the the bottom line, too. If a busi- Jackson, president of Planet where leaps in infrastructure jobs of the future, said Jim Fisher, ness can no longer attract top Footprint’s U.S. business, re- development can be wit- president of Talent 2025 and also a talent because the company ceived a sustainable business nessed, such as forgoing the manager at Holland-based Louis has a bad reputation and sits award from the Southeast stringing up of miles of tele- Padnos Iron and Metal Co. The endeavor is ultimately one of building a sustainable community, Fisher said. Kathleen Pepin, president of the Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, said there are several ways sustainability attracts talented workers. Workers like the assurance of knowing they probably won’t face ethical quandaries at businesses that have a triple-bottom- line strategy; they know sustainable products are often in growth areas like alternative energy; and sustainable companies probably treat their employees well, she said. “If (the company is) doing something for the environment, more than likely it’s going to be a great place to work,” she said. Pepin is also director of facilities planning at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, where students are expressing interest in working for sustainable companies. “It’s an undeniable movement,” she said. JEFF JOHNSTON/CDB DBpageAD.qxp 11/10/2010 11:49 AM Page 1 20101122-NEWS--0013-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 11:02 AM Page 1

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It’s Paul Murray, Herman Miller’s di- something that’s an rector of environmental health and safety, said it makes more economic reality. sense that the region would be a ” hot spot for sustainability than Ann Marie Sastry, people might realize. Sakti3 Herman Miller founder D.J. De Pree was very rooted in the Chris- eas and farms, with new versions tian faith, and sustainability is in to come out within a year, Keller line with a Christian sense of said. stewardship, he said. That’s part of Cascade’s strate- “This movement really isn’t gy to make products that address about red, blue. This movement is challenges, said Losey of Quest about being a steward,” Murray Sustainable Solutions, which is said. part of Cascade. And for many sustainability “Are we making a ton of money proponents, it’s an economic mat- on it? No, we’re not,” she said. But ter of the highest order. Countries when the market is ready, Cas- that do not develop the advanced cade will have the edge, just as in technologies that incorporate sus- the case of hybrid vehicles, she tainability will fall to the wayside, said. they say. Quest is itself a money-making Cascade Engineering Inc. Chair- endeavor for Cascade. Quest’s man and CEO Fred Keller said task is to turn Cascade’s years of China’s starting to edge out the work in sustainability into a con- U.S. in advanced technology devel- sulting business. 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BY SHAWN WRIGHT The social value for Fordsell because it recognized that any SPECIAL TO CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS was in how the company shared waste or negative impact ends up the profits of the business with the as a cost somewhere in the system. It was 2004 when Jean Redfield, employees. “The vast majority of negative CFO and co-owner of Warren- “Historically, in a business like costs associated are embedded in based precision machine shop ours, the workers work for so the design phase,” said Bill Stough, Fordsell Machine Products Co. decid- much an hour and the owner takes executive director of the Southeast ed to operate under the umbrella all the profits,” Redfield said. Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. of sustainabili- At Fordsell, though, workers “There’s only so much that can be ty, realizing that know that if the work of everyone done to minimize the environmen- the company creates profits, then a share of the tal aspect if the product isn’t de- needed to rein- profits will be paid to them in signed well; it’s better when it’s de- vent itself to bonuses. signed well from the beginning.” compete in a Redfield said the company has Stough said it is encouraging to global economy. been working for at least the past see more and more companies at- “It was a very six years on making that mental tempting to adopt sustainability traditional shift among workers from “my job practices, and not just because it screw machine is this little slice for doing the makes them look good. shop, and it had Redfield same thing every day for this “A lot of companies get into this been suffering much” to being involved in the because they see the marketing and declining profitability for a num- whole business process. public-relations benefit,” he said. Eric Nemeth ber of years,” said Redfield, who is As for environmental responsi- “But the longer they stay in, they also vice president of public policy bility, Fordsell has switched to see the benefits that can happen.” programs for Detroit-based NextEn- more environmentally friendly oils Redfield agreed. ergy. “And there was increasing and solvents. The company has “If you’re thoughtfully thinking competition from overseas prod- minimized scrap through lean man- about your work practices and ucts.” ufacturing. But Redfield is quick to processes in a way to minimize neg- Redfield and her husband, David, say it hasn’t been enough. ative environmental impact, you First Tier Ranking co-owner of Fordsell, adopted one of “We haven’t gone as far in our don’t have the cost of the negative in Tax Law the concepts of sustainable busi- company as I’d like,” she said. “I impact or the cost of whatever it ness practices — reinvesting in the think we could do a lot more with takes to address (it),” she said. “If Contact Eric Nemeth at [email protected] business and sharing profits with waste minimization and recycling you’re really running a sustainable employees. N Novi N Grand Rapids N Kalamazoo N Grand Haven N Lansing than we do.” business, you’re thinking about “If you want to stay in business, Fordsell felt it needed to do more that kind of thing all the time.” then you’ve got to start thinking of different ways of operating to com- pete effectively,” said Eric Hespen- heide, a global leader for sustain- ability and climate change at Detroit-based Deloitte LLP. “Some of it is probably born of necessity — in terms of how do you survive.” Two-thirds of Fordsell’s busi- ness comes from the hydraulics and pneumatics industry, while one-third is medical equipment and devices. Fordsell, which had Reserve NOW for annual revenue of $3.5 million in New Years Eve 2009, redefined its product offer- ings by not just making and ship- ping a part but by working with Preview Night companies on designing and im- proving their existing parts. “(It’s) really trying to create a business model that had longer- term horizon for profitability and sustainability,” Redfield said. 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November 22, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 15 Focus: Sustainability Environmental programs become big attractor for college students

BY MARTI BENEDETTI tells her students to acquire spe- SPECIAL TO CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS cialized skills: Get LEED accredi- I’ve seen a lot tation or be highly involved in an More undergraduate and gradu- “ appropriate specialized organiza- ate students are adding an envi- more interest and tion for your field, such as the ronmental or sustainability ele- American Society of Heating, Refriger- ment to their educational plans — passion for ating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or honing in on it as a major. which promotes technology to Undergraduate enrollment in sustainability across serve humanity and promote a the University of Michigan’s Program sustainable world. in the Environment initiative has all majors. LTU has on its website a “green more than doubled since 2005, ” roadmap,” which lists all of the from 128 to 291 students, according Lynne Sebille-White, classes students can take in sus- to the university. And its School of University of Michigan tainability. Soon, students will be Natural Resources and Environ- able to get a certificate in the top- ment has seen an 83 percent jump Similarly, Wayne State University ic. in its master’s program enroll- sees more interest in its sustain- “Seven years ago, two architec- ment, from 123 students in 2005 to ability electives, said Carol Miller, ture professors here were interest- more than 225 now. Dual degrees WSU professor and chairwoman of ed in sustainability, and it was like in engineering, law and business the Department of Civil and Envi- pulling teeth to get people interest- fuel the growth. ronmental Engineering. ed,” Means said. “Now every in- Students come to these green “Often, we have students who structor here is doing something programs from the school of natur- may be interested in one or two with it.” al resources, urban planning, busi- courses on the topic rather than a ness, engineering, art and design formal degree. Typically, these and law. Some are getting degrees; students are practicing engineers others just certificates. They do re- who want to supplement their ex- search projects and outreach ac- isting knowledge and be more tivities in the community and join marketable but aren’t willing to organizations dedicated to clean- commit to the demands of a gradu- ing up the environment. ate degree,” she said by e-mail. “Besides our undergraduate stu- WSU has sustainability compo- dents, we are getting students who nents in both undergraduate and have graduated from college and graduate degree programs in civil are working in accounting and fi- and environmental engineering. nance or information technology Among popular courses are who for one reason or another stream restoration and environ- come back to further their educa- mental remediation. Its depart- tion in sustainability,” said Mike ment of chemical engineering also Shriberg, education director of the offers a certificate in sustainable Graham Environ- engineering, which appeals to stu- mental Sustain- dents who want a program less ex- ability Institute at tensive than a master’s degree in UM. science yet more than a bachelor’s “We have stu- degree, Miller said. dents back from Lawrence Technological University the Peace Corps also is active in sustainability edu- who want a cation. Since building its A. Alfred graduate degree Taubman Student Services Center in sustainability — awarded silver certification by so they can go the U.S. Green Building Council’s Shriberg into the academ- Leadership in Energy and Envi- ic, nonprofit or government ronmental Design in April 2006 — world.” it has had a higher profile in the In fact, the classes are in such sustainability world. demand it is becoming a challenge Janice Means, associate profes- to have enough classes and faculty sor in LTU’s college of architec- to accommodate all the students, ture and design, a registered pro- Shriberg said. fessional engineer and LEED UM has two institutes devoted to accredited, said sustainability natural resources and the environ- courses are offered to students ma- ment, and both work to cultivate joring in architecture and design, sustainability leaders. arts and sciences, engineering and The Erb Institute has a joint de- management. gree program between UM’s Means teaches a variety of School of Natural Resources and courses, including “special topic its Ross School of Business. classes” such as the one she is of- The Graham Environmental fering at the Upland Hills Ecological Sustainability Institute does not Awareness Center in Oxford, which offer a degree but helps with trans- has a sustainability demonstra- disciplinary teaching programs at tion site. Students do hands-on re- the university. It also offers certifi- search, record data and make rec- cates in sustainability. ommendations for environmental The Program in the Environ- improvements. ment curriculum is administered “In January, the Affleck Frank through UM’s College of Litera- Lloyd Wright house in Bloomfield ture, Science and the Arts. Hills that is owned by LTU will “In the 10 years I’ve been here, provide learning to our students I’ve seen a lot more interest and who will evaluate the house and passion for sustainability across make recommendations on mak- all majors,” said Lynne Sebille- ing it more sustainable,” Means White, senior assistant director of said. employer relations at The Career She added that since there’s a Center at UM. scarcity of architecture jobs, she 20101122-NEWS--0016-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 10:14 AM Page 1

Page 16 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 Focus: Sustainability Feed-in tariffs would help expand Michigan solar industry, execs say BY GARY ANGLEBRANDT outside the U.S. tory there also,” Yuan said. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS FITs are the most effective type One problem with FITs is that do- of incentive for developing a solar mestic content requirements can At a time when Michigan is industry, he and other sources said. trigger trade disputes. Japan, the looking to diversify its economy “Feed-in tariffs are the most at- European Union and the U.S. have and add jobs, people in the state’s tractive to solar companies for a lot complained to the World Trade Orga- You Deserve: Expert Help With Succession Planning. solar industry say they’re ready to of reasons,” including revenue cer- nization that Ontario’s act violates Find us at PMFA.com. grow their businesses — if given tainty and creditworthy buyers trade agreements. the right incentives. such as governments and utilities, Another concern for Michigan And the largest North American Fox said. solar players could be Gov.-elect example of the incentives they’re Ontario is the only North Ameri- Rick Snyder, who hasn’t spoken talking about has already taken can government to establish a large specifically on solar strategy since hold in Ontario. FIT. Ontario’s domestic content re- being elected, but has said he does In May 2009, Ontario passed the quirement is about 50 percent, de- not favor picking winners and UPCOMING BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE: Green Energy and Green Economy pending on type and scale. The deal losers through incentives to attract Act. The feed-in tariffs at the heart guarantees a rate of up to 80.2 cents businesses. December 14 of the act allow those who set up so- per kilowatt-hour for 20 years. The ABCs of Selecting a Professional Trustee lar or wind systems to earn a larger The usual market rate is less investment return quicker. This is than 10 cents. The cost of the sub- Other incentives All roundtables will be held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at accomplished through guaranteed sidy is built into the utility rate Other programs — run by states, 27400 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, MI 48034. higher rates for each kilowatt hour structure. municipalities and power compa- of energy produced. In January, a subsidiary of South nies — do exist in North America Visit roundtables.pmfa.com to register. The program also requires that a Korea’s Samsung Group agreed to in- but are smaller. Seating is limited. percentage of the solar or wind vest $7 billion in solar and wind de- Jackson-based Consumers Energy equipment used be made locally. velopment in the province. The Co. began accepting applications for Feed-in tariffs are intended to deal is to yield four plants for man- its Experimental Advanced Renew- push development of a renewable ufacturing such products as solar able Program in August 2009. The energy industry. The boost to the inverters and wind turbines. On- roughly $14 million program pays a INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT I *TRUST SERVICES consumer market draws in manu- tario’s Ministry of Energy and Infra- maximum rate of 65 cents per kilo- structure expects the deal to bring *INSURANCE SERVICES I *TAX PLANNING facturers, and that in turn draws in watt-hour. While it is already fully 16,000 jobs. ESTATE PLANNING I WEALTH MANAGEMENT suppliers, proponents argue. subscribed, applications are being That clustering effect is why More than 20 other renewable en- accepted until the end of the year in BUSINESS TRANSITION I PHILANTHROPIC PLANNING “game-changing” incentives for ergy companies have announced case some are withdrawn. QHHGTGFVJTQWIJCHſNKCVGUQH2/(# Michigan consumers are needed, investments in Ontario. Detroit-based DTE Energy Co.’s Stephanie Burns, CEO of Dow Corn- “I’m sure Michigan has lost man- SolarCurrents program, begun in ufacturers” because of Ontario’s ing Corp., said during an October 2009, pays 11 cents per kilowatt- initiative, said Mark Hagerty, own- speech in De- hour for non-utility customers, but er of solar-system installer Michigan troit. Incentives an upfront payment of $2.40 per in- Solar Solutions L.L.C. in Commerce to attract solar stalled watt is also paid. Of the to- Township. businesses them- tal $25 million in the program, $22 Solar panel manufacturer Grape selves, such as million was still available as of Solar Inc. of Eugene, Ore., is setting mid-October. tax breaks, are up in Ontario and taking a consor- 800-292-3831 Fox said a Michigan FIT would not enough, she tium of suppliers with it. indiantrails.com said. Ontario’s FIT allows a purchaser be welcome but not necessarily lead U.S. global so- of Grape Solar’s 10 kilowatt-hour to a solar industry boom. lar market share system to receive $12,000 a year and On the other hand, Michigan has dropped could benefit from being a neighbor Burns get a return on investment in three from 45 percent to five years, the company said. to a solar industry center. to 7 percent in 12 years, and “the Grape Solar President Ocean Michigan’s excess engineering world’s solar industry players con- Yuan said that because solar assem- and factory capacity, as well as the sider the U.S. an emerging market,” North American Free Trade Agree- ONE HU bly lines are relatively simple, he G ND IN R T E Burns said. ment, could lead to even greater op- A D can get a factory line of 50 workers R Y B E Midland-based Dow Corning is portunity, Hagerty said. E A set up in three months. L R

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CALENDAR COMING EVENTS Ford Health System. Westin Book BIGGBY FOUNDER SHARES HIS Cadillac, Detroit. $50. Contact: (313) Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 833-4610; e-mail: csears@dcccmh; web- p.m. Nov. 29. With U.S. Rep. Mike site: www.dcccmh.org. SUCCESSFUL BREW NOV. 30 Pence, R-Ind. Townsend Hotel, Birm- Crain’s Detroit Business, in ingham. $45 members, $55 guests of members, $75 nonmembers. Contact: Industry Coffee: General Business, IT, partnership with the Walsh Telecommunications, Staffing and Institute, a division of Walsh (313) 963-8547; e-mail: info@econclub. org; website: www.econclub.org. Professional Services. 7:30-9 a.m. Dec. College, and the Detroit chapter of 3. Detroit Regional Chamber. A net- the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, working meeting to share information presents the seventh annual The D Show. 6-10 p.m. Dec. 1. Adcraft and exchange leads and referrals with Salute to Entrepreneurs 7:30-10 Club of Detroit. Detroit’s creative other chamber members. Embassy a.m. Nov. 30 at the Gem Theatre in community celebrates its work. Max Suites, Livonia. Free to members Detroit. M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit. $100 Business Builder and above. Contact: Keynote speaker Bob Fish, CEO regular tickets, $35 student tickets. (313) 596-0479; e-mail: malabast@ No two organizations and co-founder Contact: (313) 872-7850; website: detroitchamber.com; website: www. of Biggby www.thedshow.org. detroitchamber.com. Coffee, will are the same. discuss how he Marketing at Kellogg. 6-8 p.m. Dec. 1. Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 American Marketing Association De- turned his p.m. Dec. 9. Detroit Economic Club. troit. With Melissa Cash, senior man- startup into the With Gail McGovern, president and Custom-crafted legal ager, brand marketing, The Kellogg fastest-growing CEO, American Red Cross. Westin Co. Embassy Suites, Livonia. $35 coffee Book Cadillac, Detroit. $45 members, members, $45 guests, $35 first-time franchise in $55 guests of members, $75 nonmem- strategies that fit your guests, $20 student, $280 table of eight, the Midwest. bers. Contact: (313) 963-8547; e-mail: $750 sponsorship. Contact: (586) Also at the 620-4080; e-mail: james.loughran@ [email protected]; website: www. econclub.org. specific needs. Fish event, Crain’s davenport.edu. will honor entrepreneurship award winners How to Become a Government Con- Holiday Networking Reception. 5:30-9 Bob Sullivan, president and owner tractor. 8:30 a.m.-noon. Dec. 1. Pro- p.m. Dec. 13. Detroit Regional Cham- of Bloomfield Hills-based The curement Technical Assistant Center ber; KPMG. With: Mark Reuss, presi- Wireless Source Inc.; Fred Calero, of Schoolcraft College. Learn to sell dent, General Motors North America; president and co-owner of your goods and services to the federal others. GM Renaissance Center Win- Ferndale-based Enovate IT LLC; government and the state. Washtenaw tergarden, Detroit. $10. Contact: (313) Lori Blaker, president and owner of Community College, Ann Arbor. $40, 596-0343; e-mail: bmaddox@ Rochester Hills-based Technical advance registration required. Con- detroitchamber.com; website: www. How can we assist? Training Inc.; and James Anderson, tact: (734) 462-4438; e-mail: detroitchamber.com/revup. Learn more at CEO and owner of Detroit-based [email protected]; website: P: 248.539.9900 Urban Science Applications Inc. www.schoolcraft.edu. Maverick Marketing Monday. 11:30 fosterswift.com E: [email protected] Tickets are $35 each, or $30 each a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 13. With Mark Lee, for groups of 10 or more. For group Detroit Central City Community Men- president and CEO, The Lee Group. rates, please call (313) 446-0300. tal Health Inc. Annual Meeting Lun- Detroit Zoo-Ford Education Building, For sponsorship opportunities, cheon. Noon-2 p.m. Dec. 2. With: Dr. Royal Oak. $20 members Business Builder level and above, $30 Basic lev- contact Marla Downs at (313) 446- Sonya Friedman, CNN broadcaster; Lansing | Farmington Hills | Grand Rapids | Detroit | Marquette | Holland 6032 or [email protected]. To and Dr. C. Edward Coffey, vice presi- el members, $40 nonmembers. Con- register online, go to dent and CEO, Henry Ford Health Sys- tact: (313) 596-0479; e-mail: mal- www.regonline.com/2010salute. tem Behavioral Health Services. Hon- [email protected]; website: oring: Nancy Schlichting, CEO, Henry www.detroitchamber.com.

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EMPLOYMENT CareerTransition CALENDAR Name: Jasen Wyrembelski, 35. Education: Online certification courses in sales, business, marketing, Web design and search en- Career fair at Doubletree gine optimization at Macomb Community College. MichiganExpoExperts.com is host- Last career: Owner of JJW BrickScape LLC for the ing a free career expo 9 a.m.-3 p.m. past 17 years. at the Doubletree Hotel, 5801 New career: Owner of Site Net Marketing in Utica, Southfield Freeway, Dearborn, on a website marketing and design company for Tuesday. small-business owners. For information or to register, Why he decided to change careers: As a small-busi- go to www.jobfairgiant.com, call ness owner in the landscaping industry, Wyrem- (734) 956-4550 or e-mail mwestwood belski began looking for other business ventures @expogiant.com. Jasen Wyrembelski during the off-season. Former career: “I really found a passion for Web design and opti- Owner of a mization and decided to take the time to understand Workshop details skills needed landscaping how to build websites that could really help small to to be a successful entrepreneur company midsized business gets results,” Wyrembelski said. New career: He began as the owner of Site Net Marketing in Detroit SCORE Chapter 18 is host- Owner of a website September and has been working with a number ing a workshop for potential entre- marketing and of small-business owners around Macomb County. preneurs. Attendees will learn design company How he made the transition: Wyrembelski took what it takes to start and manage a four years of professional training and certifica- business, why some businesses tion courses in website design, blogging, e-com- fail while others succeed and what merce, Internet marketing and search engine opti- personal skills are required to mization marketing. start a business. 8:45 a.m.-noon “I wanted to take my time to become a true ex- Dec. 1 at the Southfield Public Li- pert rather than jumping directly in, because I brary, 26300 Evergreen Road. $10. will still be running my landscaping business,” he Call (313) 226-7947 to register. said. “Through my business contacts with JJW, I was able to gain clients rather quickly.” Tips on starting a business He is selling his landscaping business. Obstacles overcome: “The most significant obstacle The Michigan Small Business and has been moving from working outdoors with my Technology Development Center is hands every day to the discipline of working behind presenting a workshop on starting the desk,” Wyrembelski said. “However, the transi- a business. Topics of discussion in- tion is working fine because there are similarities. I clude entrepreneurial skills, busi- use my creativity and design knowledge in both ca- ness feasibility, business forma- reers while helping my clients to create a visual that tion and the pitfalls to avoid. The is both pleasing and practical.” workshop is scheduled for 6-9:30 He said there is also a natural challenge to find- p.m. Dec. 2. at the Oakland County ing clients, but his experience as a small-business Executive Office Building Confer- owner has made that transition relatively smooth. ence Center, Building 41 West, 2100 Advice for others: “I would definitely advise other Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford entrepreneurs to pick a field you love that will Township, and costs $30. help others,” Wyrembelski said. “In that way, you To register, go to will never work a day in your life because it will www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar be a labor of life rather than work.” or call (248) 858-0783. — Shawn Wright If you have made a similar change in your career or Learn to research a biz plan know someone who has made an interesting career transition, contact Andy Chapelle, managing editor The Oakland County Business Cen- at Crain’s Detroit Business, at [email protected]. ter is co-hosting a free workshop on how to research a business plan and where to find pertinent infor- mation. The workshop is scheduled for 6- 9:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Oakland County Executive Office Building, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township. You can register and get infor- mation at www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar, or by calling (248) 858-0783. Learn the fundamentals of writing a business plan The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center is presenting a workshop on the fun- damentals of writing a business plan, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Oak- land County Executive Office Building Conference Center, Building 41 West, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township. Cost is $40. To register, go to www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar or call (248) 858-0783. 20101122-NEWS--0019-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 10:17 AM Page 1

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PEOPLE rector, MS&L Digital, Ann Arbor; lations, Bloomfield Hills. SERVICES SUPPLIERS and Fern Grant to vice president of IN THE SPOTLIGHT Neel Hajra to COO and vice president Linda Helmick to collections manager, Paul Johnson to vice president of strategic planning, from head of con- of communications, Ann Arbor Area Eastern Michigan University in InStar Services Group, Troy, from cred- North America global aftermarket, sumer insights, Leapfrog Enterpris- Community Foundation, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti has named Tom Stevick it manager, FiberClass Insulation, Federal-Mogul Corp., Southfield, from es, Emeryville, Calif. from president and CEO, Nonprofit general director, ACDelco, Grand vice president Wixom; also, Kendra Pond to con- Enterprise at Work Inc., Ann Arbor. Blanc. for NONPROFITS troller, from CFO, Invescor, Farming- advancement Tobi Voigt to director of education, De- Daniel Russell Sr. to vice president of ton Hills; and Michele Chittick to assis- and executive Wendy Rose Bice to associate direc- troit Historical Society, Detroit, from sales and marketing for human re- director of the tor, Jewish Historical Society of Michi- manager of statewide programs, New tant controller, from finance manager source/payroll division, DEM Group Eastern gan, West Bloomfield Township, from York State Historical Association, of court services, U.S. District Court LLC, Sterling Heights, from senior ac- Michigan president and owner, Rose Public Re- Cooperstown, N.Y. for Eastern Michigan, Detroit. count executive, WorkLife HR, Troy. University Foundation effective Dec. 20. Stevick Stevick, 53, had been vice president for university advancement at Ohio Northern University in Ada. He takes over from Linda McGill, who had held the position on an interim basis and returns to her position as special assistant to the president. Darryl Sczepanski, the last person to have that role on a permanent basis, left EMU in April 2008 to become director of development for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions at Central Michigan University. Stevick, who was EMU’s interim vice president for advancement and executive director of the foundation in 2002-2006, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Fairmont State College in Fairmont, W.Va.; a master’s degree in public administration from Morgantown- based West Virginia University; and a law degree from the University of Michigan. ARCHITECTURE Barb Sido to executive director, Ameri- can Institute of Architects Michigan, Detroit, from vice president of knowl- edge and professional practice, Amer- ican Institute of Architects National, Washington, D.C. More flexible. More affordable. CONSTRUCTION Doug Phillips to senior director of More small business-friendly. business develop- ment, Skanska USA Building Inc., Southfield, from director of busi- ness develop- ment. Phillips ENVIRONMENTAL Nancy Smith to se- nior industrial hygienist, Con- estoga-Rovers & Running a small business is a big responsibility. Fortunately, we’re here to Associates Inc., help with a whole range of new small business-friendly plan designs—HMO, Plymouth, from corporate health PPO and EPO. Not only are they more affordable, they’re extremely flexible. and safety manag- er, Sovereign You can virtually design your own plan. Many plan designs are even HSA Consulting, Cher- ry Hill, N.J. compatible. Of course, they also include preventive care, our customizable Smith FINANCE wellness programs, and access to over 18,000 doctors and the leading area Lori Susalla Oancea to director of de- hospitals. Contact your agent or call HAP today at (800) HAP-PLUS. velopment, Michigan Financial Cos., Southfield, from agent; and Chris Fos- ter to managing adviser, from agent, New York Life, Southfield. Roderick Threets to regional vice pres- ident, Primerica Inc., Southfield, from regional leader. hap.org MARKETING Michael Morsman to vice president of emerging media, Mars Advertising Inc., Southfield, from managing di- 20101122-NEWS--0020-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 10:20 AM Page 1

Page 20 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 Karmanos to CAREER MOVES start work in MANAGEMENT City of Detroit Executive Office PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR spring on bone DESCRIPTION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: The Planning and Development Director is responsible for overseeing execution and planning for the Detroit Works project, the City’s long-term land use planning process. The Director must be a dynamic leader who possesses a diversity of skills to succeed in managing and modernizing the Planning and Development Department, interacting with and advising cabinet level staff on department initiatives and providing technical expertise necessary to carry out the goals of the administration. Candidate must also possess strong understanding of Detroit’s physical, financial and social marrow center landscape. DEPARTMENT PROFILE: The Planning and Development Department helps to strengthen and revitalize BY JAY GREENE the City of Detroit neighborhoods and communities, while stabilizing the transformation of the physical, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS social and economic environment. The Planning and Development Department has staff of approximately 170 employees, and management oversight of an annual operating budget of $53 million in addition to Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer In- $135 million in one-time federal funding. DIRECTOR PROFILE: stitute expects to begin work in The desired candidate must demonstrate the ability to: March on a 14,000-square-foot, 1. Plan, organize, direct, control, integrate and evaluate the operations of the Planning and Development Department. $4 million to $5 million bone mar- 2. Coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of a departmental strategic plan. row transplant and hematologic 3. Coordinate with the federal government to obtain special funding and ensures that all funding sources are identified and utilized. malignancy outpatient center on 4. Monitor citywide developments in planning, economic and community development matters; evaluates the Karmanos campus in Detroit. their impact on City programs and operations. “We are raising funds to reno- 5. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the City Planning Commission, other commissions and boards, private and community organizations, developers and others encountered in vate the Harper Professional the course of the work. Building and move offices to other 6. Interpret and implement applicable provisions of federal, state law, City Charter, and local ordinances. 7. Set and change policy and operational direction consistent with legal requirements and the vision, sites,” said Karmanos CEO Gerold mission and goals set forth by the Mayor. Bepler, M.D. 8. Prepare and manage the annual budget for the Planning and Development Department. Bepler said the new outpatient 9. Represent the department at City Council and other public and official forums. QUALIFICATIONS: center will free up 4,500 square feet Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Business or Public Administration; Eight years of demonstrated of space on the first floor of Kar- progressive responsible management and administrative experience in municipal planning and development; Knowledge of community and regional planning; Extensive knowledge of state and federal manos’ main hospital for other un- laws pertaining to planning, environmental review, zoning and related land-use matters. determined purposes. Karmanos All resumes should be mailed to: City of Detroit Executive Office, 1126 Coleman A. Young Municipal and Harper share space on the Center, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Attention: Arese L. Robinson, Mayoral Appointments or electronically to: [email protected]. larger campus of the Detroit Med- Deadline to submit resume is Monday, December 6, 2010. ical Center. Note: At the discretion of the Mayor, any of the qualifications may be substituted with an equivalent Big Beaver Area Office Suites For Lease Earlier this year, real estate de- combination of education and experience. WELL BELOW BIG BEAVER OFFICE RENTAL RATES!!! veloper Joseph Dresner donated $2.5 million to Karmanos to help fund the center. It will be called the Joseph Dres- ner Family Bone Marrow Transplant MARKET PLACE and Hematologic Malignancies Cen- ter. Dresner, 84, is chairman of the ANNOUNCEMENTS & HEALTH & FITNESS Southfield-based Highland Cos. 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In-house tool and die build and repair. He said $3 million has been Snowbird Transfers Worldwide 50 presses to 500 tons. Price Reduced! 734.547.5481 raised thus far. 33 Years Service Over the past two years, Kar- $100,000 Insured Per Car manos has embarked on a subur- — Business for Sale — ban outpatient expansion program FINANCIAL SERVICES Established gourmet market grossing and also has been seeking more $3.7 million with high profit margin; space at its Detroit main campus. Are your finances family operated for over 20 years; family Outpatient locations include the collects over $400,000 income / benefits; Lawrence and Idel Weisberg Cancer all over the place? beautiful 18,000 sq. ft. building with many Treatment Center in Farmington Do you need a loan to new fixtures; walk-in humidor and Give the gift of Hills and the Karmanos-Crittenton get them straight? cocktail/wine bar; SDD, SDM, Class C Cancer Center in Rochester. Call 1-877-220-2660 licenses; full-service kitchen/catering; deli, bakery, produce, meat, etc.; highest In March, Karmanos broke Bad Credit OK! arts and culture! volume independent Godiva retailer in ground on the Monroe Cancer Cen- Wrap up your shopping with one call. state; great reputation; asking $2.9 million ter, a joint venture with Monroe- plus inventory. based Mercy Memorial Hospital and Call Us For Personalized Call (248) 888-1466 Whether giving to clients, staff, family or ProMedica Health System of Toledo. friends—the region’s cultural organizations Only three hospitals, including Service: (313) 446-6068 offer creative holiday gifts. Guided tours, Karmanos, are permitted by the state to perform bone marrow CLOSING TIMES: Monday 3 p.m., concert tickets and much more. one week prior to publication date. transplants. The other two are Hen- Please call us for holiday closing times. ry Ford Health System, Detroit, and the the University of Michigan Health Sys- FAX: (313) 446-1757 cultural tem, Ann Arbor. E-MAIL: [email protected] With an annual budget of INTERNET: concierge $216 million, Karmanos treats www.crainsdetroit.com/section/classifieds a program of the cultural alliance of southeastern michigan, 6,000 new patients each year and Confidential Reply Boxes Available a 501(c)(3) organization conducts more than 700 cancer- specific scientific investigation PAYMENT: All classified ads must be prepaid. Checks, money order or programs and clinical trials. Kar- Crain’s credit approval accepted. Find out more! manos has 1,000 employees, in- Credit cards accepted. cluding 300 physicians and scien- www.theculturalconcierge.org tist faculty members. 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BY CHAD HALCOM cording to data from the U.S. Securi- companies that are able to do CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ties and Exchange Commission. something in the IPO market have Timing is everything. What companies That’s compared with two IPOs in to go to an underwriter on one of The enthusiasm for Detroit’s au- “ the first quarter of 2009 and three the coasts, and they come with a tomotive industry on Wall Street are starting to do now is assess the prospects in the fourth quarter of 2008, when strong recommendation of some- has yet to bring any significant the lending crisis impacted global one they are used to working with new IPO legal work to the South- so they can be ready to jump in quickly. financial markets. (as issuer’s counsel) as a known east Michigan law firms, practice ” But McDonald said local IPOs commodity.” leaders and public records indi- D. Richard McDonald, Dykema Gossett PLLC are still relatively few outside of Joswick said the firm handled cate. automotive companies held by pri- some debt offering work for pub- The $18.1 billion General Motors we wait and see a little more of ty is picking up at the Detroit firm, vate-equity funds looking to un- lic companies in early 2008, but Co. IPO last week caps a trend of what the future will hold?” said D. but so far it is all early in develop- load their investments, and De- the IPO practice largely went idle growth in IPOs both for Detroit Richard McDonald, leader of the ment. troit firms are still rebuilding as it did in other firms after the companies and for law firms na- public company practice at De- He estimates the firm has four momentum as the markets im- tionwide since the practice nearly market collapse and is still recov- troit-based Dykema Gossett PLLC. or five clients in some stage of prove. ering. ground to a halt in early 2009. “I’d have to say it (IPO activity) “Some want a little more time to preparation for a possible future “Now that may change soon, But GM picked attorneys from have balance sheets that show is not really coming to the Detroit IPO, compared with none in early and the work will find its way Chicago-based Jenner & Block LLP more sustained profitability,” he 2009 after lending markets col- firms yet,” said David Joswick, down to the local firms. But it kind as issuer’s counsel and New York- said. “And it’s sort of a fickle mar- lapsed and IPO practices largely principal in the securities prac- of depends on how long the win- based Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as ket, so timing is everything. What dried up. tice at Miller Canfield Paddock & dow is open for heavy IPO activi- counsel for investment banks Bank companies are starting to do now The GM offering is the latest of Stone plc, which generally handles ty,” Joswick said. of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan is assess the prospects so they can more than 100 companies that IPOs and debt offerings as issuer’s Chase and Morgan Stanley, under- be ready to jump in quickly.” have gone public so far in 2010, in- counsel. Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, writers of the IPO. McDonald said IPO legal activi- cluding 32 in the third quarter, ac- “That’s mainly because the local [email protected] Davis Polk was also underwrit- ers’ counsel in the October $77 mil- lion IPO of Livonia-based supplier Tower International Inc. (NYSE: TOWR), while attorneys at New York-based Lowenstein Sadler PLLC were issuer’s counsel. REAL ESTATE Also looking out of state for a law firm was Ann Arbor aftermar- AUCTIONS AUCTIONS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ket parts maker Affinia Group Hold- ings Inc., with Simpson Thacher & Great Hunting & Excellent Bartlett LLP attorneys in New York Luxury Real Estate Auction Fishing Opportunity! handling its as-yet unscheduled Rail - Easily Accessible - Low Rates IPO as issuer’s counsel. 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Page 22 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 Oakland County to study its alt-energy potential

BY CHAD HALCOM The county could select a firm The county will review propos- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS for the study by year’s end, said als early next year and develop an Maureen Krauss, director of eco- economic development strategy Oakland County will commission nomic development and communi- based on the analysis, Krauss a report to assess its own growth ty affairs for the county. said. potential in alternative energy — “Alternative energy has become That scope could range from a possibly as a precursor to a future so much larger than when we first litany of trade show appearances marketing or economic develop- identified it as a growth sector six and new collaborations with local ment initiative. years ago. And we can’t be every- universities to an alliance with in- The county will release a re- thing to everyone, so the idea here dustry leaders much like Medical quest after Thanksgiving for esti- is hopefully to focus our efforts Main Street, which the county mates from research and economic more,” she said. launched in 2009. analysis firms. “But we’ve also made the re- In that initiative, a market The analysis is supposed to help quest vague enough so we don’t in- analysis by Anderson Economic officials gauge the county’s eco- advertently determine the out- Group projected the county could nomic growth potential or appeal come or feedback we get. We want add up to 45,000 jobs by 2018 with a in various energy sectors, includ- the experts to weigh in and tell us campaign targeting development ing wind, photovoltaic solar, bio- areas we could spend time on and in health care. fuels, clean coal and carbon cap- help us determine where to spend Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, ture. our resources.” [email protected] DSO: Grantors want issues resolved ■ From Page 3 It was around that time that the … we are hoping that the banks will orchestra fell out of compliance not call in the loan,” Twork said. with two covenants on the loans: The orchestra doesn’t plan to re- Reality hit First, that the DSO’s unrestricted lease its final audited financials endowment exceed the principal of for fiscal 2010 until December, but the loan; and second, that the DSO it is projecting a loss of about $6.5 run annual operating budgets that million, marking its third year in a DSO’s debt break even or nearly so. row of operating at a deficit, To offset operational deficits the Twork said. past two years and another pro- The DSO had a total operating service plan jected for fiscal 2010, which ended budget of about $29.2 million for the Aug. 31, the DSO has been pulling year, based on the unaudited re- The Detroit Symphony Orches- money from its endowment for op- sults, she said, with earned revenue tra’s plan for how it would ser- erations and debt service. of about $8 million and contributed vice debt related to the Max M. The endowment’s value was revenue of about $10.3 million. Fisher Music Center was a com- $56.8 million at the end of fiscal 2008 Other items will figure into the mon model among cultural insti- but now is down to about $22 mil- final numbers, including revenue tutions, hospitals and universi- lion, Hogle said. from the interest on the DSO’s en- ties from the early 2000s until “Given that we’ve been operating dowment and revenue associated about 18 months ago, said Execu- outside of our covenants for a while with Orchestra Place, Twork said. tive Vice President Paul Hogle. While the DSO’s total 2011 budget The DSO raised more than is in flux as the strike continues and $50 million as it ramped up plans the season is delayed, the orchestra for the Max, he said. As pledges has a goal to secure $1.85 million in came in, it issued tax-exempt UPCOMING PARTNER EVENTS corporate grants in the coming bonds with low interest rates. year, on par with what it received It put the money it had raised this year, she said. into its endowment and paid the How to Become a Government Contractor It’s also hoping to maintain its immediate costs of the building Did you know the federal government purchases more than $524 Billion of goods level of grants in the coming year from bond-sale proceeds. at $3.5 million. and services a year, and that the State of Michigan has a diverse portfolio valued “Around 2001, when those Three quarters of a $1.08 million bonds were issued, you would at more than $19 billion? Find out what it takes to sell your goods and services to grant made by the Hudson-Webber commonly be paying a couple the federal government and the State of Michigan. Foundation late in July, however, points of interest,” Hogle said. could be in jeopardy. Dec. 1 • Washtenaw Community College Meanwhile, the endowment The second through fourth year Jan.20 or Feb. 17 • Schoolcraft College portfolio was returning 10 per- annual payments of $270,000 each 9 a.m. – Noon • $40 per person cent to 20 percent a year, with are contingent upon factors that the exception of the nine months Registration required: (734) 462-4438 include the DSO’s successful reso- after Sept. 11, 2001, he said. lution of the current negotiations “The plan was the $54 million Strategies for Advancing Michigan: A Forum for Discussion around its bank debt restructur- we owed to the bond holders Leaders will discuss various strategies to make Michigan healthier financially, ing and a new labor contract with would come due in a balloon pay- orchestra members, the founda- politically and socially. Questions, comments and discussion will be encouraged. ment in 30 years; up until then, tion said when it announced the Moderator: Dennis Muchmore Executive Vice President, DHR International we’d pay interest only,” Hogle grant. said. Panelists: Doug Rothwell, Transition Team Chair, Governor-elect Rick Snyder It’s a standard practice of the The annual interest and fees Jeanne Englehart, President, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce foundation to put contingencies on William H. Mayes, Executive Director, Michigan Association of School Administrators nearly all multiyear grants, said currently are around $2 million, Katy Locker, program director for he said. The idea was that invest- David Seaman, Executive Vice President, Michigan Health & Hospital Association ment income not needed to make Dec. 8 • 10:30 a.m. to noon (followed by optional lunch Networking Lunch $35) the Hudson-Webber Foundation, in an e-mail. She used as an exam- interest payments would be used Michigan Chamber of Commerce offices in Lansing ple the operating grant made in to help subsidize operations. Member $70 • Nonmember $90 July to the Detroit Institute of Arts. “If the endowment earned just Visit www.msae.org for information and to register. She declined to elaborate on the 10 percent, we took 5 percent types of contingencies put on the into operations and paid an addi- tional 2 percent … to the annual Sales and Marketing 1/2 Day Workshop grants the foundation makes. interest payment and the other Keynote Speaker: Bill Poirier, Sales Training Executive, Quicken Loans Future payments on the multi- year grant to the DSO aren’t due 3 percent stayed in the endow- Empower your sales and marketing team! Partner event with Walsh College until mid-2011, Locker said. ment and grew,” he said. Sponsored by HAP “We continue to follow the DSO The DSO had planned to add Dec. 2 • 7:30 a.m.: Registration negotiations with interest, and we additional gifts to the endow- ment between 2005 and 2010, 8 a.m.-12 noon: Breakout sessions on sales and marketing topics have confidence that the DSO lead- ership will come to a resolution Hogle said, “but the reality is, Walsh College-Troy Campus, 3838 Livernois that will satisfy (the foundation’s) those funds raised ended up go- $45 Troy Chamber members/$90 Non-members (cancel by 11/24 for refund) contingencies.” ing straight into operations.” RSVP to 248-641-8151 or [email protected] Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, — Sherri Welch [email protected] 20101122-NEWS--0023-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 6:23 PM Page 1

November 22, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 23 Gilda’s Club: Charting a new course ■ From Page 1 Tensions build with management was not interested. attendance is steady,” she said. “In any organization, you try to Hall also hopes to build the satel- Radner’s level of involvement in accommodate your major donors lite program beyond Botsford to the day-to-day operations of Gilda’s as much as possible, but … a board three or four more other health in- Club has been a long-standing issue member’s … primary responsibili- stitutions over the next few years. for the nonprofit (“Unchecked pas- ty is a fiduciary duty to the organi- “We can focus strategically on sion,” April 21, 2008). zation to make sure that it is as fis- our future and growing rather Radner said recent tensions cally healthy and fulfilling its than worrying about just keeping arose after he and friends desig- mission to the best of its ability.” the doors open tomorrow.” nated donations for the internal Freeman has been a member of Michael Radner Fund, set up to the board since 2003 and is the Major donors often walk fine line fund programs. “I asked … the daughter of one of Gilda’s Club’s But when a major donor leaves business manager … how much founders, the late Geri Lester. (money) was in it, and she told me an organization, “that’s a red that she’d been told she was not to flag,” said Sandy Hermanoff, presi- give me any information,” he said. Radner often covered deficits dent of Hermanoff Public Relations in But the breaking point came, he Despite Radner’s financial con- Farmington Hills, a past longtime said, when he talked with Freeman tributions, the club has struggled board member who served as about issues with Hall’s manage- over the years, posting a deficit in chairman from 2006 to 2008. ment style, management and board at least the last seven. It frequently When that happens, “I think … an leadership’s treatment of him and turned to Radner to make up oper- organization needs to re-examine what he felt was a less-welcoming ational deficits. (its) strategy and direction” because atmosphere at the clubhouse. This year, Hall said, the club ex- such departures are upsetting to “I told (Freeman) that it was ei- pects to finish $12,000 in the black. It clients, employees, board members ther going to be (Hall) or me — if secured a $20,000 grant from the and other donors, she said. they were going to continue with Chicago-based Abrams Family Foun- Kathy Agard, executive director the ways things were going with dation and a $30,000 grant from Cali- of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center (Hall), it was going to be difficult fornia Mentor Foundation, and has in- for Philanthropy at Grand Valley for me to stay involved.” creased its revenue from third- State University in Grand Rapids, After conducting interviews with party fundraisers by 12 percent this said passionate donors frequently Radner, other donors, staff, man- year and renewed its 1-year-old become involved to a questionable agement, members of the club and agreement with Botsford Hospital for degree in the operations of the board members, Freeman, who is satellite cancer support programs nonprofits they support, but it’s corporate counsel with Princeton on its Farmington Hills campus. not something nonprofits typically Management LLC in Orchard Lake, Membership also has increased. want to talk about. took her findings back to the board, As of Oct. 31, Gilda’s had 6,887 It’s healthiest for a nonprofit if a which decided to retain Hall. members, up 9 percent from last major donor looks at what it is do- Subsequently, the club’s direc- year and 15 percent since 2008, said ing, makes the gift and trusts the tor of special events position was Hall, 35, who became executive di- board to represent the interests of eliminated, a full-time develop- rector in early 2009. all stakeholders — not only ment director was hired and the But traditional fundraising con- donors, but also the people being hours for the club’s program direc- tinues to struggle, with individual served, the taxpayers, the govern- tor were increased from 20 to 30. contributions totaling just ment, employees and other busi- “The board had long known that $153,406, down 13 percent since last ness partners, Agard said. changes needed to be made … to fo- year and 38 percent since 2008. Donors should trust board mem- cus our efforts better on develop- The decrease reflects lower gift bers to do their job, which is to set ment and programs,” Freeman amounts from many donors, said policy and direction, hire an exec- said. “We had not had a develop- Hall, a bone cancer survivor who utive director and hold that person ment director in several years.” was a member of Gilda’s Club 12 responsible for implementing the The decisions made by the years ago and who lost her father policies they’ve set, Agard said. board, however, were “exactly the to cancer in 2004. There’s also often role confusion opposite of what I had told (Free- Hall, who said she launched a when a board member or donor is man) I felt was important for the monthly e-newsletter last year for also a volunteer, Agard said. Vol- future of Gilda’s,” Radner said. “I donors, believes adding a full-time unteers are basically unpaid staff felt I could no longer enable it.” development director will help in- members who should view the ex- Freeman said the board has crease revenue and fund new satel- ecutive director as their ultimate asked Radner — who years ago lite cancer support programs on authority when they are wearing was asked to step down from the other health institution campuses. that hat. board when issues arose around “We’re in a financially stable po- “A donor or board member vol- comments he made to an employee sition right now, which we haven’t unteering shouldn’t circumvent the — to rejoin several times, but he been in a long time. … Our program chain of command,” Agard said. “If the chain of command is cir- cumvented, the board can no longer hold the executive director responsible for (the nonprofit’s) performance, because it’s been WEBCAST EVENT taken out of (their) hands.” Tax Planning and Insights ‘A bright, wonderful spokesman’ Change and Uncertainty are the New Normal Freeman said she wishes Rad- Wednesday, ner had been able to find a way to December 1, 2010 stay involved. 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Page 24 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 22, 2010 Stafford: With QB injured, ticket sales may take it on the chin ■ From Page 1 the Lions were 2-7 and had set the games coming up, starting Thurs- could go either way at this point.” NFL record for consecutive road day with the New England Patriots, Stafford has played in 13 games Stafford may not losses at 25 with a 14-12 loss to the who have the NFL’s best record. (Stafford is) on a since being drafted by Detroit as Buffalo Bills. After that, they host the Chicago “ the first overall draft pick out of However, the team announced Bears (Dec. 5) and Green Bay Pack- watch list of sorts — the University of Georgia in April meet benchmarks Thursday that its next home game, ers (Dec. 12) before a two-game 2009, but he’s been forced to leave the annual Thanksgiving Day road trip to Florida. The season fi- a sports celebrity four games with injuries — three game that’s a tradition among fans nale is Jan. 2 at home against the with great marketing of them to his throwing shoulder. for extra millions even if the Lions are terrible, has Minnesota Vikings. The latest injury, a shoulder Detroit Lions quarterback sold out. potential. separation on Nov. 6, has him on Matthew Stafford signed a six- Half of the team’s home games Black out, red ink ” the bench and has team manage- year contract in 2009 with a total were blacked out on local televi- ment playing coy with reporters worth of about $78 million if he sion in 2008 and 2009. So far this Not being on television doesn’t Bob Williams, Burns Entertainment about the severity of the injury. & Sports Marketing Inc. meets all incentives. year, only Detroit’s 37-25 victory have a serious direct financial im- Stafford was examined last week The contract fully guarantees over the Washington Redskins on pact on the Lions because the NFL lieved some of the potential payout by orthopedic surgeon James An- only $17 million and escalates to Oct. 31 has been blacked out. negotiates its network and cable is linked to playing time bench- drews, who specializes in treating $42 million guaranteed with Ironically, that was Stafford’s television deals collectively and marks that he’s unlikely to meet in such injuries among pro athletes, playing time and other perfor- first game back since injuring his distributes the revenue evenly the short term because of the in- and it was determined that mance benchmarks. Today, it throwing shoulder in the first half among teams. That averages about juries. (See box at right.) surgery isn’t needed at this point. seems unlikely he’s going to of a season-opening 19-14 loss at $100 million per team each season. That protects the Lions to some The team also decided not to put reach many of those thresholds Chicago, which forced him to miss But the team doesn’t get local ex- degree financially, but hits Stafford on injured reserve, which — but the specific criteria for the next five games (in which the posure when blacked out, which Stafford in the pocketbook. His en- would end his season. It still could the escalators aren’t public. Lions went 1-4). can perpetuate the cycle of black- dorsement potential is affected, do so. This year, the Lions can exer- Stafford threw four touchdowns outs if fans continue to lose inter- too. He’s reportedly due to earn For now, Stafford is on a rehabil- cise an option for the 2014 sea- against Washington, but only the est. That, in turn, leads to less rev- $750,000 this season in endorse- itation program and potentially son by paying Stafford a $17.4 46,329 fans at Ford Field saw it enue from game-day concessions ments, which include pitching na- could return in mid-December. million option bonus, which live. The next week, Stafford threw and merchandise sales. tionally for Unilever’s Axe male- “We’re not setting any timeta- would be prorated between this two touchdowns and ran for anoth- The Lions, according to Forbes, grooming products and locally for bles,” Lions coach Jim Schwartz year and 2014. That kept the er before reinjuring his shoulder posted a $2.9 million operating loss Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. told reporters. “I don’t know what team within the league’s salary and being forced to leave with against $210 million in revenue Sports marketing insiders have kind of timetable he’s going to be limits in 2009, but with the col- about five minutes left against the last season. Only one other team, their eyes on Stafford. on because it’s going to be on how lective bargaining agreement New York Jets, who later won in the Miami Dolphins, took an operat- “(He’s) on a watch list of sorts — he’s feeling.” expired and a new deal under overtime. ing income loss in 2009 ($7.7 mil- a sports celebrity with great mar- Some say there are other rea- negotiation, it’s not yet known The Lions must sell 54,500 tick- lion), Forbes calculated. keting potential on a national lev- sons to watch the Lions beside what contract and salary rules ets to sell out 65,000-seat Ford Field el,” said Bob Williams, CEO of Stafford. will be after this season. in each of its eight home games Shouldering a load Evanston, Ill.-based Burns Enter- “Don’t forget they are still im- It’s unclear if or when the every season. Premium/club seat- tainment & Sports Marketing Inc., pressive to watch on the defensive team will exercise that option. ing at NFL stadiums is exempt The NFL is a quarterback-dri- which represents companies that side of the game with their new The team won’t talk about it. from sellout requirements. ven league. want to hire athletes to endorse first-round draft pick, Ndamukong And while Stafford’s $395,000 The NFL mandates that games In an old NFL Films feature about products. In the past, Burns has Suh,” said Michael Rapkoch, pres- base salary this year looks mea- be sold out 72 hours before kickoff quarterbacks, former Cincinnati brokered deals involving Detroit ident of Addison, Texas-based ger compared to future years or they are blacked out within a 75- Bengals passer and current CBS stars such as Barry Sanders, Isiah Sports Value Consulting, LLC. Suh is ($1.17 million in 2011, $1.95 mil- mile radius of the home team’s sta- Sports analyst Boomer Esiason put Thomas and Kirk Gibson. a contender for NFL defensive lion in 2012, $2.7 million in 2013, dium. If a team is close to a sellout, it plainly: “No one is watching the “The stakes are much higher on rookie of the year. and $3.495 million in 2014), he the league sometimes will grant a nose tackle except for the nose the local level. The Lions have in- The success Stafford has had in will also get a one-time payment 24-hour extension to sell tickets. tackle’s wife and mother. Every- vested their future monetarily and his limited playing time may have of $9.1 million linked to playing The Lions’ stated goal this sea- one is watching the quarterback.” from a marketing standpoint in bought the team some breathing time. son was just one or two blackouts. Quarterbacks get the most mon- Matthew,” Williams said. “Lack of room, he said. That also helps to deal with the Detroit has averaged 54,132 for ey and most attention. In playing time due to injury has a “Having Stafford helped bring a uncertainty of the 2010 season its four home games this season, Stafford’s case, it’s a contract that ripple effect. It slows ticket sales sense of loyalty to the team and, and beyond if the National Football which is 29th in the 32-team Nation- could pay him $78 million, the with the team not winning as thus, the fans may continue to League salary cap is scuttled in al Football League. Only St. Louis, most lucrative deal in franchise much. Matthew’s image growth is show their support,” Rapkoch the current labor negotiations Tampa Bay and Oakland draw few- history. slowed by the lack of performance. said. with the players union. er per game on average. While details of the contract Companies are in a ‘wait and see Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, — Bill Shea Detroit has three straight home haven’t been made public, it’s be- mode’ with Matthew. His career [email protected] DMC: Clock ticks on Dec. 31 Medicare billing change deadline ■ From Page 3 Joshua Nemzoff, president of visit for an accreditation survey cause of the time it takes and the tions is found at one campus, it af- higher rates to hospitals that treat Nemzoff & Co., a New Hope, Pa.- has been scheduled this year. issues involved.” fects others in the system as they a larger percentage of low-income based consulting firm, said it nor- The Medicare provider number, For example, Vanguard and participate in Medicare as a single patients. It does so by paying a per- mally takes six to nine months also known as the CMS certifica- DMC “could be having a disagree- hospital. centage add-on to Medicare diag- from filing for a new provider tion number, is required for hospi- ment with CMS over what the Nemzoff said most large hospital nostic-related group rates of 5 per- number to get one issued. tals and other facilities to partici- Medicare rates and disproportion- systems do not want to have a sin- cent to 25 percent more. DMC and Vanguard’s June 11 pate in the Medicare program. ate share payments should be,” gle Medicare provider number be- Payments are calculated based purchase agreement called for the For example, to gain a Medicare Nemzoff said. “This could be delay- cause an accreditation violation on a formula that includes number parties to seek new Medicare provider number, hospitals must ing provider number approval.” could affect the entire system. of beds, labor cost index, location provider numbers. complete the Medicare enrollment To seek new Medicare provider A source close to the DMC board of hospital and type of facility. “If DMC has filed for a new application, Form CMS 855-A, and numbers, hospitals have two op- said Vanguard and DMC have Last week, Attorney General provider number and the Joint be certified as meeting Medicare tions. The first is to seek individ- been talking with Medicare offi- Mike Cox conditionally approved Commission has scheduled a sur- health and safety standards. ual Medicare provider numbers cials about waiving some of the the sale to Vanguard. The 85-page vey, it is possible to get it done (by Once the application is ap- for each of DMC’s eight hospitals. new regulations governing the report concluded there are enough Dec. 31),” Nemzoff said. proved by CMS, the hospital must Under the second option, multi-campus hospital provider protections in the agreement to A Medicare spokesman told undergo and successfully pass the Medicare allows regional multi- number application approach. preserve DMC’s charitable gifts Crain’s three weeks ago that DMC survey by the Joint Commission. hospital systems like DMC to en- But responding to a Nov. 1 arti- and to ensure Vanguard lives up to and Vanguard had not applied for There are several ways to re- roll their hospitals as a single mul- cle in Crain’s that DMC would seek its obligations. A 20-member lega- new Medicare provider numbers. ceive a Medicare provider num- ti-campus hospital with a single a single Medicare provider num- cy board will carry out those pro- The spokesman did not return ber. One method most hospitals Medicare provider number. ber, Duggan said: “We are not do- tections; it is chaired by Keith calls and e-mails last week. Howev- follow when they change owner- But in July, CMS changed rules ing a single Medicare provider Crain, chairman of Crain Communi- er, a DMC official said the hospital ship is to transfer existing Medi- governing hospitals that seek a number.” cations Inc. system had filed “months ago.” care provider numbers. DMC and single Medicare provider number One potential advantage for Cox also found that Vanguard’s Because of confidentiality re- Vanguard have chosen to instead for a multi-campus system. DMC and Vanguard with a single total commitment of “approxi- strictions, Ken Powers, a seek a new one, according to the For example, a hospital system number is that it could receive mately $1.5 billion exceeds the spokesman for the Chicago-based purchase agreement. like DMC must have one govern- higher Medicare disproportionate highest estimate of DMC’s value Joint Commission, the national “It is extremely unusual to get a ing body, one unified medical and share (DSH) payments for treating by independent analysts.” hospital accreditation body, said new provider number,” Nemzoff nursing staff for all campuses. And low-income patients, Nemzoff said. Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, he could not confirm that a site said. “Nobody wants to do it be- if non-compliance with the regula- Under DSH rules, Medicare pays [email protected] 20101122-NEWS--0025-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 6:14 PM Page 1

November 22, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 25 Shadow space: Empty cubicles delay comeback www.crainsdetroit.com ■ From Page 1 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or Ellis, but factoring in shadow While the shadow space issue said. [email protected] space, the actual vacancy rate is might seem like nothing more Robertson was lucky his lease EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- NOT KEEPING PACE 0460 or [email protected] closer to 35 percent to 40 percent. than statistics, it’s important for ended last year. He was able to MANAGING EDITOR Andy Chapelle, (313) 446- Several research firms track of- From 2008 to 2009, the investors and developers consider- move from 7,000 square feet into 0402 or [email protected] fice space. But the rows of empty unemployment rate grew much faster ing the market, said Garrett Keais, 1,800 square feet — though with DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Jennette Smith, than the vacancy rate for office space. (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] cubicles cannot be precisely vice president with Southfield- just six employees, there was still Behind the numbers, analysts say, are COPY DESK CHIEF Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 tracked because those businesses empty cubicles and companies that based Signature Associates. unused space. or [email protected] are not changing the size of the are bound by leases and can't “It says a lot to a client that’s con- Robertson said his firm has been ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Jeff Johnston, (313) physical office, Liesveld said. downsize their office space. sidering this market and trying to growing on a small resurgence of 446-1608 or [email protected] DATA EDITOR Anne Marks, (313) 446-0418 or “We’re looking at companies that understand it,” he said. “They’ll homebuilding. The unused space [email protected] 2008 2009 have laid off 10 to 20 percent of their want to know that a lot of shadow is now being used, as his firm now WEB DEVELOPER Steve Williams, (313) 446- workforce — even more — but are space is going to need to be ab- has 20 people. 6059, [email protected] = 76% WEB EDITOR Gary Anglebrandt, (313) 446-1621, still in the same office,” he said. 7.5% 13.2% increase sorbed before companies are ex- “We’re bursting at the seams [email protected] Most companies that downsized panding.” now,” he said. “I’ve got one desk be- Unemployment EDITORIAL SUPPORT Robertta Reiff (313) 446- were locked into long-term leases Keais said that based on his tours ing used for three superintendents. 0419, YahNica Crawford, (313) 446-0329 that would be costly to break. of offices, Troy and Southfield com- They don’t have anywhere to go NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 Another option would be to build panies have larger amounts of va- when they come back from the REPORTERS walls and sublease the vacant por- cant cubicles than offices in Ann field.” Daniel Duggan: Covers retail, real estate and tion of the office, said Ron Gantner, = 11.8% Arbor and Birmingham. Liesveld said he hopes the emp- hospitality. (313) 446-0414 or 22% 24.6% increase [email protected] executive vice president in the De- As hiring picks up, companies ty space gets filled quickly, but he Jay Greene: Covers health care, insurance and the troit office of Jones Lang LaSalle. Office vacancy are expected to fill vacant space kept a conservative outlook. environment. (313) 446-0325 or “But in most cases, that’s not go- rather than expand or move. “If we see increased demand for [email protected]. Source: Grubb & Ellis Chad Halcom: Covers law, non-automotive ing to be cost-effective,” he said. Paul Robertson had rows of hiring next year,” he said, “it’s manufacturing, defense contracting and Oakland and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 or “When you look at the capital, empty space when his residential still good news, even if it doesn’t [email protected]. that’s the number-one driver. Com- spending on a lease for the next homebuilding firm, Robertson show anything in the real estate Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or panies don’t want to spend the capi- three years.” Brothers Co., downsized from a statistics. It’s just going to take a [email protected]. Nancy Kaffer: Covers small business, the city of tal put up walls and market the As a result, just 2 percent of office peak of 68 people to six. while for real estate to catch up.” Detroit, Wayne County government. (313) 446- space just so they can get 50 cents space is being marketed for sub- “I was paying rent on all that Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, 0412 or [email protected]. Bill Shea: Covers media, advertising and on the dollar against what you’re lease, according to Grubb & Ellis. space, but nobody was there,” he [email protected] marketing, the business of sports, and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or [email protected]. Nathan Skid: Multimedia reporter. Also covers the food industry and entertainment. (313) 446-1654, [email protected]. Sherri Welch: Covers nonprofits and services. (313) 446-1694 or [email protected] Autism: Lt. Gov. joins late push for coverage bills Dustin Walsh: Covers auto suppliers, steel, higher education and Livingston and Washtenaw ■ From Page 3 counties. (313) 446-6042 or [email protected] LANSING BUREAU Amy Lane: Covers business issues at the Capitol, Calley is speaking out as part of Proponents seek coverage that Block said autism riders are have certified behavior therapists telecommunications and utilities. (517) 371- a push in the Legislature’s short includes behavioral, speech and available from some insurance that are needed to adequately treat 5355, FAX (517) 371-2492, [email protected]. or 115 W. Allegan, Suite 220, Lansing 48933. lame-duck session for action on occupational therapy. They say companies, although proponents a child with autism, and the costs ADVERTISING bills that require insurers to cover that with early say the riders are insufficient. cited for treating children “are al- ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Downs, (313) diagnosis and treatment for identification And Block said the fact that some ready here today” and can be re- 446-6032 or [email protected] autism spectrum disorders. and treatment, employers, like DTE, have decided duced with early assessment and in- SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) 393-0997 A pair of bipartisan bills passed some 47 percent on their own to add coverage for tervention. ADVERTISING SALES Christine Galasso, Matthew the state House in June 2009 and are of children re- autism “is a perfect example of the As passed by the House, cover- J. Langan, Lori Tournay Liggett, Tamara Rokowski, Cheryl Rothe, Dale Smolinski lodged with other bills in a Senate cover typical private marketplace finding its own age for autism treatment would CLASSIFIED SALES (313)-446-0351 committee, held up by opposition to functions while solution to the problem. not be subject to any dollar limits, MARKETING MANAGER Irma Clark insurance mandates by business another 40 per- “But for a company that doesn’t co-payments, deductibles or co-in- MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Alan Baker, (313) 446- 0416 or [email protected] and labor organizations and some cent make sig- have a single employee that has an surance provisions that do not ap- EVENTS MANAGER Nicole LaPointe members of the Republican caucus. nificant im- autistic child, they’re going to look ply to coverage of physical illness. MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski “First, we don’t think it’s appro- Meador provement. at this mandate and question why The bills would cap coverage for SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford priate for government to be mak- DTE’s Meador, whose daughter they have to pay for this coverage CIRCULATION Candice Yopp, Manager. applied behavior analysis, a com- MARKETING COORDINATOR Kim Winkler ing decisions that will drive up the has Asperger’s syndrome, a high- when they don’t have a single per- monly used method to shape be- PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz cost of employer-provided health functioning autism disorder, is son who will utilize it.” havior, at $50,000 annually. PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams insurance,” said Wendy Block, di- among those to make an economic The state chamber is a member The Michigan Health and Hospital CUSTOMER SERVICE rector of health policy and human case for coverage. of the Michigan Health Purchasers Association has not taken a formal MAIN NUMBER: Call (877) 824-9374 or write resources at the Michigan Chamber Meador said that without early Coalition, a group that includes ma- [email protected] position on the autism insurance SUBSCRIPTIONS $59 one year, $98 two years. of Commerce. identification and therapy, the av- jor business associations, unions, legislation, which has support Out of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state “And second, we believe em- erage lifetime cost of care for a per- insurance providers and corpora- from some individual hospitals. rate for surface mail. Call (313) 446-0450 or ployers should be able to decide — son with autism is $3.7 million, in- tions that oppose state-required But the association prefers “a (877) 824-9374. free of governmental interference cluding medical expenses, special health insurance provisions and SINGLE COPIES: (877) 824-9374. more comprehensive approach to REPRINTS: (800) 290-5460, ext. 125; (717) 505- — what sorts of diseases and con- education, child and adult care, and assert purchasers’ rights to select health insurance issues,” said Se- 9701, ext. 125; or ashley.zander@theygsgroup ditions they wish to cover.” lost parental wages. the health coverage they deter- .com. nior Vice President David TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: Proponents say adding autism He said lifetime costs for the mine best meets their needs. Finkbeiner. (313) 446-0367 or e-mail [email protected]. coverage will increase premiums 47 percent of children who recover Larry Horwitz, president of the For example, the group supports only nominally and provide bene- typical function drops from Economic Alliance for Michigan, which CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY inclusion of autism in mental CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. fits that far outstrip the added in- $3.7 million to $640,000, while the serves as the coordinator for the CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain health parity legislation that re- surance cost — promoting early in- 40 percent who significantly im- Purchasers Coalition, said state PRESIDENT Rance Crain cently passed a House committee. SECRETARY Merrilee Crain tervention and treatment that prove have costs that decline from government “should not selectively Those bills don’t require policies TREASURER Mary Kay Crain improves children’s ability to lead $3.7 million to $2 million. be picking out certain services or Executive Vice President/Operations to cover services for mental William A. Morrow normal lives and produce cost sav- Of Michigan’s approximately conditions for mandated coverage health, substance abuse or autism, Group Vice President/Technology, ings to Michigan families, networks 15,000 children with autism in pub- by all private insurance programs.” Manufacturing, Circulation but they do require that if such Robert C. Adams of child and adult care, and schools. lic schools, about half would be af- He said autism services already coverage is offered, it can’t be Vice President/Production & Manufacturing The fight for and against the leg- fected by the legislation because are required to be provided by in- Dave Kamis islation will come to a head Nov. they are in insurance plans that termediate school districts, and more costly or restrictive than Chief Information Officer coverage for medical services. Paul Dalpiaz 30, at a Senate Republican caucus would fall under the coverage re- the legislation would take respon- Corporate Circulation/Audience Development meeting likely to determine quirement. The mandate would sibility borne by state government Calley said including autism in Director the parity legislation is “not ade- Kathy Henry whether the bills see a vote on the not apply to self-funded plans. and ISDs and impose it on a small G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) Senate floor, or die at year’s end. Meador said that for the 7,000 subset of health-insurance buyers. quate to meet the needs of people Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr. Chairman (1911-1996) with autism and it’s not specific EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES: Those scheduled to address the children who would be covered, Horwitz cited research that 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732; (313) caucus include Calley, DTE Energy the legislation would produce placed the annual direct medical enough to be accountable for re- 446-6000 Cable address: TWX 248-221-5122 AUTNEW DET Co. CFO Dave Meador, and Sen. $14 billion in societal cost savings, and nonmedical cost of autistic sults to the taxpayers of the state.” CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ISSN # 0882-1992 Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, including about $1.4 billion in sav- children at about $69,000 annually. He said requiring insurance is published weekly, except for a special issue the coverage for autism is not just a third week of January, a special issue the fourth who with Sen. Tupac Hunter, D- ings to schools. And, he said, mandated costs lead week of August, and no issue the third week of Detroit, held four hearings across He said premiums are estimated to higher premiums that lead to matter of the right thing to do. December by Crain Communications Inc. at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732. Periodicals the state on the issue. to increase less than 1 percent, be- some individuals and small employ- “The threshold for me is higher postage paid at Detroit, MI and additional mailing than that,” Calley said. “It has to offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to “There will be points and coun- tween $1.74 and $4.25 a month. ers having to drop coverage. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, Circulation terpoints made,” Richardville Initial costs could be as low as Horwitz said “the question for reach a very high standard for Department, P.O. Box 07925, Detroit, MI 48207- 9732. GST # 136760444. Printed in U.S.A. said. “We’re going to put it in front 0.1 percent, which reflects the low us is not whether or not these chil- making sense for all the people of Entire contents copyright 2010 by Crain the state of Michigan.” Communications Inc. All rights reserved. of the caucus and let the caucus de- number of certified behavior ther- dren need to be helped, but how Reproduction or use of editorial content in any cide if they want to put it up for a apists in Michigan — about 60 — state government should do this.” Amy Lane: (517) 371-5355, manner without permission is strictly prohibited. vote or not.” Meador said. DTE’s Meador said schools don’t [email protected] 20101122-NEWS--0026-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/19/2010 6:03 PM Page 1

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fight high levels of com- force at The Detroit News year for the first time in 11 mercial loan defaults and GM IPO may and Detroit Free Press have years, University of Michigan increasingly poor ratios of ratified a new contract that economists say. Manufac- Effort targets capital to assets. They con- includes a 4.5 percent pay turing jobs are already in- tinue to fight red ink and, boost local cut for employees earning creasing, but the state will for many that are publicly less than $35,000 and a 6.5 see its biggest growth over held, falling share prices. auto suppliers percent salary reduction for the next two years in ser- animal And they continue to look employees earning $35,000 vice jobs. Government em- over their shoulders at or more. There also will be a ployment will continue to state and federal regula- he successful initial two-year wage freeze and drop. tors. public offering by De- changes in health coverage. Ⅲ Mary Sue Coleman will T troit-based General So a recent move that re- Ⅲ German automotive serve as Motors Co. should speed euthanasia arranges the name and supplier Weber Automotive president of Southeast Michigan’s eco- acronym of the East Lans- Corp. has bought a vacant the Universi- nomic recovery and give a pair of bills to make statewide each year. ing-based Michigan Associa- 230,000-square-foot building ty of Michi- boost to local auto suppli- animal euthanasia tion of Community Bankers in Auburn Hills and is ex- gan for an ers going to capital markets A more humane could (MACB) seems akin to re- pected to create 280 jobs in additional with their own future stock be put down in Lansing, un- MSU says raise for Izzo arranging the deck chairs the next five years. The two years offerings, local industry ex- less Joe Sowerby can help on a sinking cruise ship. sale price on the building beyond her totally unrelated to Cavs perts say. them regain traction soon Henceforth, the organi- was not available. The ask- current ap- Michigan State University The IPO, the largest in in the Senate. zation will be known as the ing price was $8.2 million. Coleman pointment, men’s basketball coach Tom U.S. history, raised more Sowerby, partner at Mt. Community Bankers of Michi- In September, Weber was extending her contract Izzo got a $500,000 annual than $20 billion. Clemens commercial real gan (CBM). Drop an “A” given a $2.1 million tax through July 2014. raise on his estate firm Anton, Zorn & credit by the Michigan Eco- Ⅲ More than 24.3 million seven-year and move the other letters Sowerby Inc. and founder- nomic Growth Authority. passengers flew through contract last around. ON THE MOVE president of Chesterfield Ⅲ Detroit-based Caraco Detroit Metropolitan Airport week, just “The name Community Township nonprofit Hayes Ⅲ Nonprofit Enterprise at Pharmaceutical Laboratories during the first three quar- five months Bankers of Michigan con- and Friends Inc., is working Work Inc. has named former Ltd. is the target of a patent ters of this year, up from after his veys a more clear and inde- with local officials to have J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ex- infringement lawsuit to 23.9 million during the coaching pendent voice for commu- Senate Majority Leader ecutive Michael Tyson as its block it from marketing a same period last year. courtship by nity bankers,” the Mike Bishop seek a vote be- next president and CEO, generic version of the seda- Ⅲ Ford Auditorium could Cleveland association said in a press fore the legislative session succeeding Neel Hajra, who tive Precedex. Hospira Inc., be demolished by spring so Izzo Cavaliers release. “We are very excit- ends in early December. left to become COO and based in Lake Forest, Ill.; city officials can develop owner Dan Gilbert. ed about our new name. Hayes and Friends is the vice president for commu- and Orion Corp., based in Hart Plaza and build a 5,000- Spartans Athletic Direc- Anything we can do to nonprofit organization that nity investment at the Ann Espoo, Finland; are co-hold- seat amphitheater, The De- tor Mark Hollis has been align ourselves more close- raises funds for Pet-A- Arbor Area Community Foun- ers of a 2004 patent cover- troit News reported. telling everyone that the ly with true locally owned Palooza, the annual pet dation. ing use of the drug for in- Ⅲ A Michigan State Univer- raise, which also includes and operated banks in adoption event held at the tensive-care-unit sedation. sity study finds urban personal use of a private Michigan will help further Palace of Auburn Hills. Ⅲ Delta Air Lines has ap- farms, community gardens plane for up to 25 hours per A pair of bills sponsored our purposes to serve our COMPANY NEWS plied to the U.S. Department and greenhouses could pro- year, had nothing to do with by state Rep. Fred Miller, D- community bank mem- Ⅲ of Transportation for permis- vide Detroit residents with Gilbert’s wooing and had Hartford-based Aetna Mt. Clemens, calls for all an- bers.” sion to add five nonstop about 75 percent of their been in the works. (NYSE: AET) has laid off 10 imal euthanasia statewide flights weekly from Detroit vegetables and 40 percent Izzo’s annual $1 million employees in its Southfield to occur solely by injection Metropolitan Airport to Bei- of their fruit. The study ap- bonus is now being spread BITS & PIECES office and about 200 compa- of sodium pentobarbital jing beginning in July. pears in the current issue over the year instead of a nywide because of declining rather than by poison gas. Ⅲ Southfield-based membership. It has stopped Ⅲ Ann Arbor-based United of The Journal of Agricul- lump-sum payout. His total They cleared the House by a Lawrence Technological Uni- writing small-group policies Bancorp Inc. (OTCBB: ture, Food Systems and compensation, which in- 91-14 vote in September, but versity’s Andrew Gerhart was and will not renew policies UBMI.OB) has announced it Community Development. cludes $400,000 from Nike, is have stalled in the Senate selected as the 2010 State after Feb. 1. The decision af- plans to begin a public offer- Ⅲ Michigan’s health ben- $3.49 million per season. The Committee on Agriculture Professor of the Year for fects companies with two to ing of 5 million shares of efit costs rose 5.3 percent in contract renews annually. and Bioeconomy and there Michigan by a national 50 employees. common stock, offered 2010, a slower rate than the Gilbert, the founder of are no plans to take them Carnegie Foundation recog- Ⅲ A Chicago-based in- through Sandler O’Neill & 6.9 percent national rate, Quicken Loans/Rock up. nition program. Gerhart, vestor is set to purchase the Partners LP of New York. No reflecting more aggressive Financial, offered Izzo a five- “More than 90 percent of an associate professor in Fairlane East apartment determination of the offer- steps by local employers to year, $30 million deal to communities use euthana- the A. Leon Linton Depart- complex in Dearborn for ing price has been made. shift costs to employees coach the Cavs just before sia by injection, and the ment of Mechanical Engi- Ⅲ International Automotive and make other benefit LeBron James took his tal- $14 million. The 244-unit communities that don’t use neering, coordinates Components Group Inc. has changes, according to Mer- ents to South Beach. Izzo de- complex has been on the it aren’t large communi- courses in thermodynam- signed a lease to move from cer’s 2010 National Survey cided to stay in East Lans- market since 2008. The buy- ties,” Sowerby said. “And ics, fluid mechanics and its 450,000-square-foot Dear- of Employer-Sponsored ing on June 15. er is TMF I Fairlane LLC, a there’s grant money avail- aeronautics. business entity formed in born headquarters — along Health Plans. able to help those places The Carnegie Foundation Delaware. Closing is set for with 500 workers — into a Ⅲ Striking members of transition over, so there’s What’s in a (bank for the Advancement of early December. 114,000-square-foot building the Detroit Symphony Orches- no reason to cry poor or Teaching and the Council for Ⅲ Wayne County Execu- in Southfield. tra plan to return to the claim hardship.” association’s) name? Advancement and Support of tive Robert Ficano says Chi- stage for holiday concerts About 118,000 cats and Many of the state’s com- Education sponsor the nese manufacturer ChangAn M&A in Bloomfield Hills at St. dogs are euthanized munity banks continue to award. Automotive will open a re- Hugo of the Hills Catholic search and development Ⅲ Ann Arbor-based St. Church, in Warren at St. center early next year in Joseph Mercy Health System Anne Catholic Community, Plymouth and bring 100 en- said it will acquire Michigan and in Rochester Hills at gineering jobs, The Associ- Heart PC, a 34-physician car- Stoney Creek High School, ated Press reported. diovascular medical group AP reported. BEST FROM THE BLOGS Ⅲ The Detroit Red Wings in Ann Arbor. The purchase have a deal with Amway to price was not disclosed. In READ THESE POSTS AND MORE AT WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM/BLOGS BITUARIES have players wear the October, Ann Arbor-based O Amway logo on practice IHA, a 150-physician group, Ⅲ Timothy Harrington, for- Widlak’s bank won’t be closed Just Baked’s revenue bubbles jerseys and have it placed agreed to merge with St. mer vice president of oper- around the Joe Louis rink. Joseph Mercy. Both acquisi- ations for Detroit-based Community Central In the first week, Ⅲ Community Central Bank tions are expected to close Gleaners Community Food Bank“ is not under 13,500“ red pop, orange Corp. said in its quarterly before Dec. 31. Bank, died of multiple sys- imminent threat of and grape Faygo- earnings report with the U.S. Ⅲ Ann Arbor-based trav- tem atrophy Nov. 12. He being shut down by flavored cupcakes were Securities and Exchange Com- el mobile application devel- was 82. federal and state sold, representing a 25 mission that it will record a oper Mobiata LLC was ac- Ⅲ George La Plata, a for- regulators. percent increase in quired by Bellevue, sales. benefit in the fourth quarter mer federal and Oakland ” this year of $1.7 million from Wash.-based online travel County Circuit Court judge, ” a life insurance policy on company Expedia Inc. died Nov. 14. He was 86. former President and CEO Ⅲ John Walsh, former vice David Widlak. 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