20100510-NEWS--0001-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/20106:25PMPage1 from aroundthecountry,will including venturecapitalists County. the firstoneinMacomb McLaren HealthCare owned byFlint-based 288-bed teachinghospital Level IITraumaCenter,the Mount ClemensRegionala Health Department ofCommunity vision ispartofthe Trauma Division centers bythestate’s become designatedtrauma process bywhichhospitals tion isthefirststepin American CollegeofSurgeons Center bytheChicago-based fied asaLevelIITrauma Medical Center at St.MaryMercy, Page9 come withbigexpectations New residencyprograms Page 8 government contracts, landing first-time Companies gethelp professionals young Jewish a handto Lending smaller constructionmarket Masco findingitswayin NEWSPAPER offers chancetopitchforVC GrowthSymposium trauma centerdesignation Mt. Clemenshospitalnears Health CareExtra This JustIn Inside Page 3 If Michigandesignates Trauma centerverifica- Mount ClemensRegional More than350attendees, . See ThisJustIn,Page2 has beenveri- . TheEMSdi- ©Entire contentscopyright2010byCrainCommunicationsInc.Allrightsreserved — JayGreene www.crainsdetroit.com Vol.26,No.19 would be Michigan EMS . billion inassetsfrom the acquisitiononApril30of$1.1 of Troyistinynomore,thanksto nounced thattherelativelynew bled PortHuronbankandan- eral regulatorsshutdownthetrou- Friday, thesamedaystateandfed- raise of$200millionaweekago the purchase,closedonacapital about $100millioninassetsbefore Chairman DavidProvost. around theMidwest,saidCEOand presence andperhapsgrowing plans onestablishingastatewide with promisesofmore,thebank New YorkfinancierWilburRoss, Buoyed byabout$50millionfrom be satisfiedjustdigestingthisdeal. of 10,FirstMichiganisn’tgoingto Port Huronandits22 brought ErnieHarwelltoDetroit. company sponsorshipsthat Patrick, asthestorygoes,was casts beforethe1960season. sor for Goebel BrewingCo. had replacedcross-streetrival growth plan growth Ross backs Financier Harwell asbusinessman:‘Reliable,believable,trustworthy’ banking’s bigleagues First Michiganeyes continue, takeovers to Expect trailof Troubled banks: S The once-tiny First Michigan,whichhad -based It wasachangeinlocalbeer Incumbent broadcasterVan HUTDOWNS CRAIN’S DETROITBUSINESS CRAIN’S DETROITBUSINESS B Y B T Page 22 Y OM B ILL H First MichiganBank ENDERSON Stroh BreweryCo as theleadspon- S sets byafactor creasing itsas- fied byin- east Michigan. six inSouth- es, including Bank HEA CF Bancorp radio broad- Citizens First Not satis- branch- of . have requiredhimtoformabank cept thatfederalregulationswould ed moreinthatFridayclosingex- for buyers. tors andcommunitybankslooking other statebanksclosedbyregula- acquisitions, whichwouldinclude First Michiganembarksonfuture expects toinvestmoremoneyas Ross told put upby keeping itsbranchesopen. ed retainingthe350employeesand had thewinningbid,whichinclud- Troy bank,whichopenedin2007, CEO andChairmanDavidProvost. partofagrowthstrategyoutlinedbyFirstMichigan Bancorp ofPortHuron— A newFirstMichigansignsignalstheTroy-basedbank’sacquisitionofCF age 92ofbileductcancer,also be- icon. Tigers gamesandbecoming an to spendthenext42yearscalling in 1964,hiredHarwell.Hewent on together inBaltimore. briefly donesomebroadcastwork replacement. HarwellandKellhad ommended HarwellasPatrick’s ,waskept,andherec- sidekick, formerTigersslugger Goebel, sohewasfired.Hison-air thought tobetooassociatedwith Crain’s Through theyears: times; howtooffertributes, Play-by-play: F Ross saidhewouldhaveinvest- About afourthofthemoneywas Harwell, whodiedTuesday at Stroh, whichwouldbuyGoebel RWL TO AREWELL , crainsdetroit.com/harwell Crain’s W.L. Ross&Co.L.L.C. MAY 10–16,2010 ’slifeand H ARWELL last weekthathe Harwell in Page 25 , and statue honoringhimatComericaPark. In 2002,ErnieHarwellstandsnearthe that.” Ross saidthat,we’llleaveitat be seenassoliciting.ButifWilbur ture fundraising.Wedon’twantto lawyer toldmenottodiscussfu- quisitions, Provostsaid:“My fundraising effortstosupportac- later deals,”saidRoss. in moremoneyasit’sneededfor this deal,butwe’llbewillingtoput ship ofFirstMichigan. threshold of24.9percentinowner- holding companyifheexceededa business sideashewasin base- decades and8,500-plusgames. cast careerthatspannedseven assembling ahall-of-famebroad- came asavvybusinessmanwhile Observers ofthelocalbanking When askedaboutfuture “We can’tputmoremoneyin “He becameassuccessfulon the See FirstMichigan,Page22 THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS DAVID DALTON spot andpersonalappearance,” for everyradiospot,television to buildaseparatedollaramount on analacartebasis.Hewas able voice andreputation,tobepaid additional dollars. leveraged hispersonalbrandinto Harwell becamemorepopular,he ly builtintotheircontracts,butas by Harwellandotherswastypical- primary sponsorsofbaseball. beer andcigaretteswerethetwo Chesterfield Kingsintheagewhen did sponsorspotsforStrohand viser formorethan30years. friend, attorneyandbusinessad- Gary Spicer,whowasHarwell’s ball,” saidGrossePointelawyer roughly oneyearafterFerchill we were.” ject. “Butit’sbetterthanwhere the historicredevelopmentpro- veloper JohnFerchill,wholed No,” saidCleveland-basedde- rental units. pied inamixofcondosand tion ofthebuildingishalfoccu- October 2008. ing openedin when thebuild- just fiveunits were closedon rational, deals became more berance of2006 irrational exu- were sold. but fourunits building, all Book Cadillac ums atopthe sale periodforthe63condomini- up witheconomy expected topick Condo sales to halffull Cadillac get help Book Renters “He wasable,becauseofhis Such marketingendorsements Earlier inhiscareer,Harwell The currentmarkcomes “Is itwherewewantedtobe? Today, theresidentialpor- But afterthe At onepointduringthepre- CRAIN’S DETROITBUSINESS B Y See BookCadillac,Page24 D ANIEL See Harwell,Page25 $2 acopy;$59year Book Cadillac D UGGAN ® 20100510-NEWS--0002-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:04 PM Page 1

Page 2 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

gency at Waterford. legal promotion of the drug Topa- Maher of Livingston County, Anas- THIS JUST IN The way it was: 1986 When it opens this fall, Regency max. tasia Savka-Klovski of Washtenaw will offer 40 private rooms and 40 Two Johnson & Johnson sub- County and Virginia-based physi- ■ From Page 1 Throughout our 25th-anniversary semiprivate rooms for short-term sidiaries — Raritan, N.J.-based cian Gary Spivack. year, Crain’s will use this space rehabilitation and long-term care. Ortho McNeill Pharmaceutical L.L.C. David Haron, principal and chair- call the Marriott at Eagle Crest in to look at interesting items from Ciena also plans to break and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharma- man of the False Claims Act prac- past issues. Ypsilanti home Tuesday and ground on a new community in ceuticals Inc. — will pay a com- tice at Troy-based Frank Haron Wednesday as they attend panel West Bloomfield Township bined $81.5 million to resolve Weiner & Navarro P.L.C. represented discussions and listen to pitches It’s great — Jay Greene criminal and civil claims, in a Maher and Savka-Klovski, and for capital from Midwest entre- “ deal announced by the U.S. Depart- said his clients will receive the ment of Justice. preneurs at the 29th annual Michi- fun to just sit “majority share” of the whistle- Jones Lang LaSalle hires John The settlement, which includes gan Growth Capital Symposium. blower settlement. there and a guilty plea and $6.1 million crim- The keynote speakers for the Cullen as vice president At issue in the case was a 2001- inal fine for a violation of the 03 promotional effort marketing symposium, hosted by the Ross watch the (switchboard) light The Detroit office of Jones Lang Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, also School of Business at the University of LaSalle has hired longtime Detroit Topamax to physicians for “off- includes a $9 million settlement to label” uses. Michigan, are David Brailer of Health up and see what the public real estate consultant John Cullen. whistle-blower claims by Angela Evolution Partners of San Francisco Cullen most recently worked in — Chad Halcom and Kate Mitchell of Scale Venture wants to know. We get instant the Detroit office of Hines Interests Partners of Foster City, Calif., and L.P., which handles property man- the chair-elect of the National Ven- feedback. agement for buildings such as the CORRECTIONS and the Cole- ture Capital Association. ” Ⅲ A story published on Page 1 of the May 3 edition incorrectly stated man A. Young Municipal Build- Panels include the convergence Bruce McIntyre, publisher Davison State Bank’s net loss for 2009. The story should have said Davi- ing. He was previously property of healthcare and technology; son’s 2009 loss was $986,000. The Oakland Press manager of the Comerica Tower. trends in life sciences; what entre- Ⅲ An item in the People column published on Page 15 of the May 3 edi- From a Nov. 10, 1986, article With Jones Lang LaSalle, Cullen preneurs need to know about tion should have said that Justin Klimko, Steven Ribiat and Jordan sourcing deal. about the newspaper’s In-Touch will be a senior vice president and computerized telephone system, Schreier were named to the board of directors of Butzel Long P.C., De- Thirty-two young companies, will work on facility management, troit, not its affiliated firm, Butzel Long Tighe Patton P.L.L.C. A corrected which recited everything from late leasing and development. will explain their business models election results to soap opera item appears on Page 19. and make pitches for equity fund- summaries to subscribers who — Daniel Duggan Ⅲ An article on page E43 of the May 3 edition suggested that Catholic ing. Registration is available at dialed “976” numbers. It was leaving over the past 25 years negatively the door. For information, go to described as more promising than Former drug sales reps win affected , Detroit Medical Center and community www.michigangcs.com. “videotexting,” a rival Internet health centers. Vernice Davis Anthony, director of the Greater Detroit — Tom Henderson precursor that required a whistle-blower settlement Area Health Council, who was quoted in the story, said that no data ex- computer keyboard hooked up to a television to access information Two Michigan-based former ists to prove direct negative impact to the remaining health care insti- Ciena starts work on stored on a database. sales representatives for a sub- tutions. She said data shows increased volume sidiary of Johnson & Johnson will re- at Henry Ford, DMC and St. John Hospital and Medical Center, and prob- nursing home in Waterford Twp. home in Waterford Township. ceive most of a $9 million whistle- lems with access to primary care physicians, but that trends in the Southfield-based Ciena Health- The 120-bed facility, at the cor- blower settlement of more than city were already showing stress in the primary care delivery system care Management has broken ner of Telegraph Road and Dixie $81 million for the health care before hospitals closed in the core of the city. ground on a $6 million nursing Highway, will be called the Re- products giant to settle claims of il- Ⅲ A May 3 profile of Wixom-based Rockwell Medical Technologies Inc. should have said that its 2009 revenue was $54.7 million.

May 26-27, 2010

START LOOKING OUTSIDE YOUR INDUSTRY. FORGET THE STATUS QUO.

AN EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER BILL TAYLOR Join us for an educational symposium where we show why radical thinking in organizations big and Co-Founder of Fast Company small isn’t to be feared, but embraced. Meet the team that wasn’t afraid to reimagine it all – the Author of “Mavericks at Work” and “Practically Radical” individuals who built Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and expanded Henry Ford Hospital. Luncheon/$65 18 presenters. 2 days. 1 radical approach. $499 Special Registration Fee $65 Keynote Luncheon Only Option, sponsored by Inforum To register or for more information, go to GoingRadical.com. 20100510-NEWS--0003-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:24 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 3 Masco finds ‘positive traction’ Jobs/Economy (WellHome). The service is well re- Survival tactics: Expansion, corporate changes ceived,” said Masco Home Ser- vices President Larry Laseter. BY CHAD HALCOM warming to the company’s stock as a former vice president of global “And by (year’s end) we’re look- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS U.S. housing starts and even home consumer de- ing to be in a total of 25 markets.” prices hint at a recovery. sign at Whirlpool Masco (NYSE: MAS) now says it Is it too early to look for a Masco Starting today, a subsidiary, Corp., and also has 35,000 global employees — Corp. comeback? Masco Home Services Inc., is ex- hired David down by 30,000 from its peak in The Taylor-based maker of panding its WellHome energy effi- Brown as chief 2006. Additional cuts are expected faucets, cabinets, paint products ciency assessment service into procurement of- this quarter, according to Execu- and other home fixtures has seen five new cities in Texas, Virginia, ficer and vice tive Vice President and COO Don- its revenue, employee headcount New Jersey, Georgia and Arizona, president of its ny DeMarie. and analyst expectations go in free for a total of 12 WellHome local supply chain Revenue plunged from a record How stimulus funds are fall for more than three years. markets nationwide. The company last December. $12.8 billion in 2006 to $7.8 billion But some corporate changes are hopes to double that branch by “We’ve had in 2009. driving jobs, Page 14. helping Masco (NYSE: MAS) sur- Laseter year’s end. enough positive But first-quarter 2010 sales were vive in a much smaller home con- The company also hired its first traction so far in these markets to struction market, and analysts are chief design officer, Charles Jones, go forward with plans to expand See Masco, Page 25

Company index These organizations appear in this week’s Crain’s Website gives Detroit Business: A123 Systems ...... 15 A Jewish Apparatus Solutions ...... 24 Federation of Benzinga.com ...... 3 Metropolitan Building Industry Association of Michigan ...... 16 local artwork Detroit Chrysler Group ...... 13 program Compact Power ...... 15 helped keep Detroit Artists Market ...... 3 Jason Detroit Community Health Connections ...... 15 Raznick from Detroit Regional Chamber ...... 4 moving International Crossing ...... 4 broader brush Benzinga.com Donnelly Penman & Partners ...... 22 to Chicago. Dow Kokam ...... 15 Instead, the Economic Alliance of Michigan ...... 9 Site already catches financial First Michigan Bank ...... 1 media Ford Motor ...... 13 company Fourmidable Group ...... 24 eye of film set designer moved last Fusion ...... 23 week into General Motors ...... 13 BY SHERRI WELCH new quarters Gyro Creative ...... 3 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS in Bingham Farms. Henry Ford Medical Group ...... 9 The Detroit Artists Market today plans to DAVE LEWINSKI Ideal Technology ...... 8 launch a new website designed to increase Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit ...... 3 Johnson Controls ...... 15 the visibility of local artists’ works — to the Linamar ...... 13 public, businesses and visiting film crews. Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board . 15 In development for two years, the site at Masco ...... 3 www.detroitartistsmarket.org/artists al- Max Broock Realtors ...... 24 ready includes pictures of several pieces New troops in Michigan Department of Community Health ...... 10 from each of 140 lo- Michigan Department of Transportation ...... 16 cal artists from Michigan Osteopathic Association ...... 12 To the among the market’s Michigan Primary Care Association ...... 15 “ 371 members, and Michigan Recovery Office ...... 14 artist DAM plans to add MN Group ...... 8 more. brain-drain battle Peoples State Bank ...... 22 community, Visitors can Planning Perspectives ...... 13 browse local artists Plante Moran Cresa ...... 16 Private Bank, Michigan ...... 22 by name or by the this is Jewish Federation joins efforts to retain young adults Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of Mich. 8 type of visual art- Realcomp II ...... 24 work they seek: huge. BY SHERRI WELCH Southeast Michigan Community Alliance ...... 15 ” paintings, pho- Sports Management Network ...... 25 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Paul Trulik, Detroit tographs, sculptures They’re very hungry for Stereo Interactive & Design ...... 3 Artists Market and more. Just three months ago, Jason Raznick was “ St. Joseph Mercy Health System ...... 9 “Our interest is re- considering moving his fledgling financial dynamic programming and St. Mary Mercy Hospital ...... 9 ally in helping to facilitate the relationship market news and analysis service compa- Total Door ...... 25 with local artists,” said DAM Executive Di- ny Benzinga.com to Chicago so he could meeting people from Trinity Health ...... 9 rector Nancy Sizer. connect with potential employees. WireKnitz ...... 18 “It’s not a direct-sale site — we realized “I knew there were knowledge workers different cultures — Wireless Source ...... 4 that monitoring and updating (the inventory here in Southeast Michigan, but it’s hard on) a commerce site was too much.” to find them,” Raznick said. the things you get in If an artist or work piques a visitor’s inter- “In Chicago, when I go downtown, I est, he or she can click through to the artist’s know I’ll see people I’m used to seeing. In larger cities. website or contact DAM to reach the artist ” Detroit, there’s not a recognized area Jordan Wolfe, Jewish Federation Department index or arrange a studio visit, she said. where young people congregate.” of Metropolitan Detroit AT&T Foundation provided a $16,400 compet- A friend told Raznick that before he BANKRUPTCIES ...... 24 itive technology grant to fund the effort, and made the move he should talk with the Jewish tractive to young adults, making Detroit a place BUSINESS DIARY ...... 20 an anonymous donor gave $1,250. Detroit- Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, which in Feb- they want to live, work and play. based Gyro Creative provided pro bono techni- ruary hired another young professional, Jor- Wolfe connected Raznick to a number of local CALENDAR ...... 20 cal assistance to structure and design the dan Wolfe, to develop ways to connect internal- IT professionals he’d met through personal net- CAREERWORKS ...... 18 site, and Stereo Interactive & Design in Ann ly and to stop brain drain. working, and to subsidized office space for a CLASSIFIED ADS ...... 20 Arbor developed it. That effort — dubbed CommunityNext — year provided by the Farbman Group in its Bing- KEITH CRAIN...... 6 The exhibition committee of DAM is using aims to connect young adults with job and in- LETTERS...... 6 See Website, Page 24 ternship opportunities and create a lifestyle at- See Brain drain, Page 23 MARY KRAMER ...... 7 OPINION ...... 6 Crain’s Newsmakers unscripted Health Care Extra Newsletter PEOPLE ...... 19 Sign up at crainsdetroit.com/getemail THIS WEEK @ Peter Karmanos Jr. on the real reasons RUMBLINGS ...... 26 Compuware Corp. moved downtown. See the video for a bimonthly roundup of health care WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM and four others at www.crainsdetroit.com/25th. industry news. STAGE TWO STRATEGIES ...... 4 WEEK ON THE WEB ...... 26 20100510-NEWS--0004-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 4:56 PM Page 1

Page 4 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

StageTwo Strategies A weekly look at problem-solving by second-stage companies. coffee!! StageTwoStrategies is a weekly feature that analyzes a To sign up for the twice-monthly recent business decision by a second-stage company. e-newsletter, go to crainsdetroit.com/getemail. The For more second-stage coverage, go to Second Stage print section will appear in Crain’s on the opportunity!! crainsdetroit.com/secondstage. third Monday of each month. interested?? THE WIRELESS SOURCE INC. Location: Bloomfield Hills tomers,” Sullivan said. “If they feared that it wouldn’t be able to Description: Buys used mobile demand it, the carriers will inte- properly manage the system. franchise?? phones from retailers and service grate our service.” “We’re a back-end processing providers and resells the used or The Wireless Solution then company,” he said. “We are now refurbished phones to retailers in hired a soft- caught up doing something that emerging markets like Africa, ware design we weren’t naturally doing be- Contact us at China and Mexico. firm to create a fore, and we were afraid we’d President and CEO: Bob Sullivan Web-based ser- completely miss the mark.” (517) 913-1987 or Founded: 1999 vice that lets re- Expert opinion: Paul Bensman, Employees: 45 tailers look up president of Southfield-based re- [email protected] Revenue: $13 million in 2009, the worth of a tail consulting firm Details in Re- projected $18 million in 2010. specific used tail Inc., said Web-based solutions Problem to be solved: The aver- phone, then use are becoming the lifeblood of age consumer replaces his or her it to offer a growing businesses. www.biggby.com mobile phone every 18 months. trade-in rebate “Business is increasingly going Other than the occasional promo- Sullivan to the customer. to be based around the Internet,” tion, incentives to recycle are The retailer then sends the he said. “If you’ve got a good idea rare, said Bob Sullivan, president trade in to The Wireless Source, or great service, find ways to in- and CEO of The Wireless Source. which sells it in international vest in it on the Web.” And without customer demand, markets. The Wireless Source’s system retailers see no need to offer recy- The company began rolling out to incorporate a trade-in at the cling services. the free service in late 2008, and point of sale is key to getting it So by 2008, The Wireless it’s currently available at more widely accepted, he said. Source’s revenue reached a than 7,000 retail locations nation- He also said the self-funded plateau. ally. slow rollout of its service is be- Our cultural places “Our challenge was, and is, get- More than 60 percent of the coming more common among ting providers to see us as a valu- company’s revenue comes from smaller businesses. offer outdoor spaces. able service,” he said. “There’s those Web-based acquisitions, “Business needs capital to plenty of demand as consumers Sullivan said. grow, and if the banks aren’t look- are constantly upgrading phones, Risks and considerations: The in- ing at you, self-funding is your but recycling has remained in the vestment was large for the compa- only option,” he said. “Working Complimentary concierge planning. back end of the process without ny — too large in fact, Sullivan out-of-pocket is a necessity now to any consumer involvement. said. He estimated the cost of de- continue growth.” Entertainment, events, meetings and more. “We hit a point where we just veloping and rolling the system Growing slowly also likely couldn’t move the needle,” he out on a large scale at $1 million. helps The Wireless Source identi- said. “The status quo wasn’t The company ended up creat- fy and fix problems with the sys- working anymore, and we could- ing the system and rolling it out to tem more efficiently, he said. the n’t sit back and wait for growth to interested customers slowly, rein- The Wireless Source’s business cultural happen. We had to make a proac- vesting returns into future roll- model could apply to other prod- tive decision.” outs. ucts such as netbooks and e-read- concierge Solution: Sullivan hired West “The key is leveraging every- ers. a program of the cultural alliance Bloomfield Township-based con- thing we have to create scale,” “You have to look at other mar- of southeastern michigan, sulting firm Applied Innovation Al- Sullivan said. “We literally have kets to continue growth,” he said. a 501(c)(3) organization liance L.L.C. to come up with possi- to align it and fund it to the activi- “Business can hit a saturation ble solutions. ty.” point. There’s only so much mar- “We realized that we needed to The Wireless Source isn’t an IT ket to be had.” engage the (mobile) carrier’s cus- company, and Sullivan initially — Dustin Walsh www.theculturalconcierge.org If your second-stage company has recently made a tough business decision, contact Michelle Darwish, entre- 248.766.5599 [email protected] preneurship editor at Crain’s Detroit Business, at [email protected]. DRIC tops research group’s ‘most needed’ list BY BILL SHEA Other projects listed include lion budget deficit and the Michi- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS widening I-94 to eight lanes from gan Department of Transportation is six in Wayne facing an $84 million shortfall in A report released today says a County, im- its ability to match federal fund- proposed publicly owned Detroit WHO PAYS? proving 18 ing. River crossing leads a list of 50 Toll or payments? miles of I-75 The agency last month an- transportation projects “most Private sector is between Eight nounced it was delaying more than needed to support economic split on how to get Mile Road and 600 road and bridge projects be- growth in the state.” paid for bridge M-59, and con- cause of the funding problems. The statewide study, based on work, Page 21 struction of a The rankings are based on transportation and economic trends light rail line TRIP’s rating system of short-term in Michigan, comes from a nonprof- WEB EXTRA on Detroit’s economic benefit such as job cre- it Washington, D.C.-based trans- Woodward ation, improvement in the condi- portation research program called For a list of area road projects: Avenue. tion of the transportation facility The Road Information Program and in- crainsdetroit.com Most of the and long-term improvement in cludes roads, highways, rail, transit /roadprojects projects are Michigan’s competitiveness. systems and border crossings. under way or TRIP based its report on data The Detroit Regional Chamber was in planning stages. Some, such as gathered from the Michigan De- scheduled to host TRIP’s presenta- the proposed construction of a partment of Transportation, South- tion of the report today. larger tunnel between Detroit and east Michigan Council of Govern- The proposed $5.3 billion Detroit Windsor, remain conceptual. ments, Grand Valley Metro Council, River International Crossing project The report cited a 2007 Federal Tri-County Regional Planning Commis- that will connect Ontario’s High- Highway Administration analysis sion, U.S. Department of Transporta- way 401 to I-75 led the list because that estimated that every $1 billion tion, Federal Highway Administra- its backers say it will create 10,000 in highway investment supports tion, U.S. Bureau of Transportation construction jobs and preserve or 27,800 jobs, including 14,000 unre- Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. create 25,000 jobs locally. It’s also lated to construction. TRIP was founded in 1971 to lob- forecasted to save or create 97,000 The study is released at a time by for transportation policies and to jobs nationally. when the state is facing a $1.5 bil- boost economic productivity. DBpageAD.qxd 4/20/2010 11:43 AM Page 1

we are first michigan bank Investing in Michigan’s Future

Our name is pretty telling. Like many Michiganders we grew up here, raised our families here and despite the

weather, plan on staying here. We recognize the importance a local community banking network represents in the

rebuilding of this state. We have been able to raise new capital because our investors believe in Michigan,

and believe in our mission to re-ignite the growth in your banking community.

Our reputation is rooted in a unique banking model - built over many years. And like any Michigander we are all

about people and relationships. Our unique perspective has given us the material to re-write the book on customer

satisfaction with products and services that are tailored to fit our customers. As a philosophy we can articulate

it and as our customer you will feel it, benefit from it and ultimately come to expect it.

We are committed to Michigan, we are committed to our clients, and we’re committed to your community.

2301 West Big Beaver Road | Suite 525 | Troy, MI 48084 | 248.649.2301 | www.firstmichiganbank.com 20100510-NEWS--0006-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:01 PM Page 1

Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 OPINION LETTERS City’s choice: Invest or regress We were lucky to Editor: Today’s Detroit is a different Crain’s Detroit Business Great article (Mary Kramer: world. welcomes letters to the editor. “Detroit needs to learn the power of Too many Detroit residents re- All letters will be considered for ‘and,’ ” April 12). publication, provided they are ceive food stamps, welfare, govern- I was in attendance at the urban signed and do not defame ment-paid housing and utilities, have Ernie Harwell agriculture event and was embar- individuals or organizations. free health care, free school lunch- rassed by the few disruptive mem- Letters may be edited for length es, child-raising assistance and n 1994, as lawmakers debated any state support for a new bers of the audience. Mr. Hantz and clarity. other forms of government assis- did a remarkable job in remaining tance. Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit home for the Detroit Tigers, veteran broadcaster Ernie professional and respectful to In summation, today’s Detroit Harwell spoke at a sports-themed luncheon held by Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., I those who were not. Detroit, MI 48207-2997. residents have absolutely no mo- Crain’s Detroit Business. If we do not encourage the “for- tivation to labor in a garden un- E-mail: [email protected] The question of state financial help for a new ballpark had profits” to invest in Detroit, we der the hot sun, let alone in a been framed publicly as a battle between De- will continue to regress and more kitchen. will abandon the city. Detroit. (Other Voices: “Urban The Eastern Market offers a fab- troit and outstate Michigan. Love the power of being an farming should take root here,” ulous selection of fruits, vegeta- That’s wrong, Harwell told our audience: “and” town. April 19.) bles and produce, yet few Detroi- “The Tigers are a state treasure. Watch the Betty Priskorn In 1942, the Greatest Generation ters patronize same. Why? buses come from all over. People will sit on a Executive vice president was at war fighting foreign ene- The devil is in the details: Pri- The Guidance Center mies, and food was rationed. To bus for hours coming from the U.P. for a game. vate farmers do not accept De- properly feed their families, De- troit’s main currency — food Michigan loves the Tigers.” Urban farming unlikely troit residents working full-time stamps. Nor will future hobby gar- Well, Michigan loves Ernie Harwell, too. to work in Detroit jobs grew and canned fruits and deners. The man who that day in 1994 quoted poet- vegetables in their backyards. The No doubt your dreams are well- Harwell ry by Tennyson in the same speech as RBI sta- Editor: Greatest Generation frowned intentioned. However, reality has I find it almost insulting to the upon accepting handouts and em- tistics was a master of his craft and beloved by Tigers fans and a way of waking the daydreamer. “Greatest Generation” to have braced self-reliance as a necessity Russell Zahodnik lovers — even some who called teams other than the 1940’s Detroit compared to today’s to succeed. Rochester Tigers their favorite team. As Bill Shea reports on Page 1, it was a business reason — a chance in beer company sponsorships — that brought Harwell to Detroit in 1960. What a lucky break for Detroit. Rest in peace, Ernie. TALK ON THE WEB Bobb’s authority needs to be clear From www.crainsdetroit.com a fair and appropriate way to weed Re: Teach for America returning Reader responses to stories and Six of the large field of gubernatorial hopefuls spoke in De- out the inefficient. If a nonprofit blogs that appeared on Crain’s troit on Friday for the Eight Mile Boulevard Association’s an- to Detroit Public Schools can’t manage to let the IRS know the nual fundraiser. This is great news! website. Comments may be basics of its business, what hope does edited for length and clarity. Republicans Mike Cox and Pete Hoekstra were unable to VinceDetroitTFA a donor have of knowing? attend, but the audience of business owners, nonprofit execu- Imagine these motivated ener- R. Sue Dodea tives and city and suburban government leaders heard from getic and enthusiastic young Re: UM researcher to test teachers sprinkled among the ex- Re: Michigan to create three Republicans and three Democrats. isting educators. This can have a stem cell treatment for Alzheimer’s As reported on Page 26 and on www.crainsdetroit.com, the very positive ripple effect, not the I think the work Dr. Feldman is high-risk insurance pool six were grilled by Southeast Michigan’s “Big 4” elected lead- least of which will be the resulting doing is absolutely amazing and What happens when the federal ers. (The Big 4 seemed to hope for more specifics from the can- increase in interest among our will make critical changes in the lives money runs out in three years? Is of so many. I’m in awe of her exper- Michigan on the hook for 100 per- didates; now they know how journalists feel.) school-going kids to actually want to learn. tise and what this can mean for cent of the costs? The candidates pledged to add more urgency to problem- Chris Conn our state. Karen Yancura solving in Lansing. They also supported investments in higher 190778 This is one reason why health education and, in Detroit, ranged in the fervor of support for Re: Sam Riddle convicted in assault case coverage is so expensive. It doesn’t Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb. Re: Ford is title sponsor let private enterprise offer solutions I’ll miss Sam and his antics. and let individuals select what they That’s another reason state lawmakers need to clarify ex- Timothy Dinan of Arts, Beats & Eats festival isting legislation authorizing the work of people like Bobb. need. Good work, Ford! Way to give JG Bobb won a round last week in his legal battle with the De- Re: SEMCOG delays back to the community and help keep a fantastic event thriving. troit Board of Education over his authority to make decisions commuter rail service Re: DRIC questions (mostly) answered on academic programs. His argument: If a dime touches a pro- The Truth Oak Park, Ill., Village Manager Ambassador Bridge traffic has gram, he has authority over it. We agree. (and former Ferndale Mayor) Tom Re: Some nonprofits could dropped for 10 years. How can these Detroit is not the only district to teeter on the cliff of finan- Barwin is probably laughing right studies predict a sufficient future in- cial ruin. The Legislature should clarify the authority to stop now. lose tax-exempt status wasting time and money on legal challenges. Robert Carr This minimal amount of work is See Talk, Page 7 KEITH CRAIN: Detroit is never going back to ‘normal’ I still hear people, sincere peo- every car sold in Ameri- It’s never going to be A few decades ago, education computers and information tech- ple, who talk about Detroit and ca. like it was. Many of the didn’t matter because you were nology. But we’re not sure exactly Southeast Michigan getting “back It’s great to have won- companies that domi- headed for the assembly line for 30 what the next big thing is, so that’s to normal.” derful memories about nated our landscape or 40 years. Those days are over; why education is so important. I don’t always know what they your hometown, but it’s will be replaced by oth- those jobs are rare. And education jobs seem to be think “normal” was in our com- a different world, a dif- ers. Companies we It’s ironic that almost a century growing, too. The city and region munity in years past. Some people ferent city, a different don’t even know about ago, people left the South for De- will probably be unrecognizable in still tell me all about what it was region. today will become the troit and its good-paying manufac- a few decades. If there ever was a like before the riots in the late ’60s. Detroit has been household words of to- turing jobs. Today, those jobs are community that had to be ready They muse about Hudson’s as if changing ever since it morrow. mostly in the South. Every time a for change, it’s ours. they don’t realize that the flagship was first settled by the And we’re going to new plant is built, it seems to be We can’t stay the way we are, so downtown store was knocked French in 1701. It’s have to make sure that south of the Mason-Dixon line. change is inevitable. If you believe down a few years ago. changing today and it we educate our youth to There are some hints about to- that the glass is half full, then this Other people tell me about the will continue to change; be flexible and educated morrow’s dominant industries in is an exciting time. We know it’s glorious 1950s when Detroit ruled that’s the good news — and the bad enough to be ready to work in all Southeast Michigan. Sure, health going to be different. Change is the world and we made just about news — all rolled up in one. sorts of environments. care is going to be important. And here. 20100510-NEWS--0007-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 4:04 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 MARY KRAMER: Entrepreneurs lead way in quest for jobs

I love Garden Fresh’s salsa, and And the recession share the same con- sister Emily, focusing on Detroit- “bad” behavior. But at 1 million I’m fascinated by the home-grown may have actually cerns about job securi- centric products. Late last year, page views a week, it’s generating salsa company in Ferndale that prompted more people ty as their parents, nor they opened their own City Bird $1 million in annual advertising makes the refrigerated product. to become entrepre- do they place such high shop on Canfield in Midtown. revenue, a book deal and a TV So I am looking forward to hear- neurs, according to a value on lifelong ca- Ben Kazez founded Mobiata show to follow. ing the company story on Tuesday survey released last reer, or attachment to L.L.C. in Ann Arbor to create mo- Best of all, Bator’s attorney/fa- from its COO, John Latella. week by Kelly Services an individual employ- bile applications. His “app” to ther told me at the party the com- He’s one of more than a dozen Inc. in Troy. er,” Kelly general man- track air flights worldwide, with pany employs his other son “who speakers at a forum Crain’s is Almost one in five of ager Mike Webster said gate information, itineraries and hasn’t made a call home for money holding with Walsh College for the more than 130,000 in the company’s press flight-delay information produced all year.” “second-stage” companies. This people globally re- release. $1 million in revenue last year. week’s event is ecumenical; Walsh sponding to the survey Young entrepre- Honoree Benjamin Bator Mary Kramer is publisher of is our partner, but we’re holding it said they planned to neurs were strong at launched TextsFromLastNight.com Crain's Detroit Business. Catch her at the Michigan State University start their own busi- our party last week during final exams week at Michi- take on business news at 6:10 a.m. Management Center in Troy. (For nesses, and 18- to 29-year-olds had honoring Crain’s 2010 class of 20 in gan State last year. It features real- Mondays on the Paul W. Smith show details, check our Web site, the greatest concentration. their 20s. life text messages from around the on WJR AM 760 and in her blog at www.crainsdetroit.com/events.) “We are seeing a new mindset Honoree Andrew Linn started a world; they tend to focus on peo- www.crainsdetroit.com/kramer. The forum is part of our year- among many workers who do not handmade craft business with his ple’s embarrassing or downright E-mail her at [email protected]. long focus on “second-stage” com- panies — those that have survived startup stage. If Michigan’s 55,000- plus stage-two companies added just two jobs apiece on average, we’d quickly chip away at the mil- lion-job loss in Michigan over the past decade.

TALK CONTINUED ■ From Page 6 crease to justify having two bridges? Motown Expat

Re: EMU’s tuition, dorm rate freeze: There is no way to stop tuition increases, but students and their parents can take a proactive ap- proach to applying for as many col- “Our employees really took to the concept lege scholarships as they can. Monica that they could lower their copays and deductibles by leading healthier lives.”

Re: NFIB signs petition to exempt Maureen Sisco state from federal health care act: Human Resource Director If NFIB was truly a representa- Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace tive of small business, it would em- brace health care reform. The cur- rent health care costs are most oppressive and harmful to all Michigan businesses. billm Re: Bar on ethics needs to be higher: Can changing your insurance plan help change Like the frog who slowly boils to death realizing too late just how the way your employees take care of themselves? hot the water has gradually be- come, Detroit, this state and our country are waking up to find It did for Nino Salvaggio. we’re quickly being stewed in a broth we helped make by failing to SM hold our various leaders to higher When it was introduced in 2006, Healthy Blue Living was the fi rst plan that rewarded standards. employees for making healthier choices. Today, over 100,000 Healthy Blue LivingSM members Chris Conn have lowered their insurance costs by improving their health. And that’s great news for businesses like Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace in Troy. CRAIN’S SEEKS WOMEN TO “It’s been an amazing plan for us,” says Maureen Sisco, Human Resource Director at Nino Salvaggio. “Our employees really took to the concept that they could lower their copays WATCH NOMINEES and deductibles by leading healthier lives. On the business side, we have seen employee Do you know a woman who is absenteeism drop, productivity go up and long-term health costs that are more manageable.” poised to make a difference in her company or industry in the next Blue SM year? Or one who had an innovative Find out how Healthy Living can transform the way your business looks at health idea or developed an innovative coverage. Visit MiBCN.com/HealthyBlueLiving and learn more today. practice? If so, she could be a candidate for Crain’s Detroit Business’ “Women to Watch,” which will be published Sept. 6. We’re looking for businesswomen of accomplishment at all career stages. Nominations should focus Want more great ideas for healthier living? on a specific current activity, rather Join the conversation at aHealthierMichigan.org. Leading Michigan to a healthier future.SM than career accomplishment over an extended period of time. Visit www.crainsdetroit.com/nominate Blue Care Network of Michigan is a nonprofit corporation and for the online nomination form. The independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. deadline is June 7. 20100510-NEWS--0008-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 4:05 PM Page 1

Page 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 Procurement centers help companies land $3M in defense work

BY CHAD HALCOM Ideal Technology, a tool and die door. Hopefully that way we get CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS company that has made plastic in- some history going and quote on a We just wanted to make sure we didn’t jection components and prototype few other things,” he said. At least 38 compa- “ components, has 18 employees New contracts for the four local nies landed first-time government live and die by automotive anymore. compared with more than 60 in PTACs serving Southeast Michi- contracts worth nearly $3 million ” 2006. Past automotive customers gan ranged in size and purpose. over the past seven months, accord- Ray Krakowski, Ideal Technology include the now-defunct Collins & The largest was a $2.2 million U.S. ing to organizers of a new state ini- Aikman Corp. and Plastech Engi- Department of Veterans Affairs tiative to track new businesses en- neered Products Inc. award to Romulus-based MN Group tering the defense industry. under a new directive to begin to get away from the automotive After becoming a client of the Inc. to provide ambulance services The Procurement Technical Assis- compiling the data. (industry). Not completely. We just Macomb Regional PTAC in War- for the John D. Dingell VA Medical tance Centers of Michigan, nonprofit The PTAC has assisted small wanted to make sure we didn’t live ren, Ideal landed two small con- Center in Detroit. business assistance centers co- businesses understand the defense and die by automotive anymore and tracts with the U.S. Navy and the At the opposite end were awards funded by the Michigan Economic industry and qualify for contracts could diversify into a few new mar- U.S. Department of Defense last fall. of less than $1,000 each, said Beth Development Corp. and the federal since its inception, but it only be- kets,” said Ray Krakowski, pur- They’re worth less than $10,000 Cryderman Moss, program director Defense Logistics Agency, report gan compiling data on first-time chasing manager for Shelby Town- combined, he said, but it’s a start. of the Macomb Regional PTAC at those totals since the start of the successes this year. ship-based Ideal Technology Inc., one “We just looked at small ones, Macomb Community College, which state’s current fiscal year, Oct. 1, “We knew we were never going of the new contract recipients. for now, just to get our foot in the tallied the most first-timers at 25. “Some of these contracts are pretty small,” Cryderman Moss said. “But one of the things we in- still into our client businesses is to start out small and make sure you know all the intricacies of con- tracting first and find a need that fits your core competencies. Then you prove yourself, and build.” Michael Talley, president of MN Group, said his company intends to do just that. MN’s Medic One Ambulance Service and Metro El- der Care divisions hold other con- tracts for private nursing home transport as well as emergency medical services for the city of Highland Park and a supplemental service contract with Inkster. The contract, he said, “will be what keeps us in business” and re- tain jobs for its nearly 120 workers. “People think a business like ours would be recession-proof, but when home values fall it affects how much local governments can spend on contracts, and our pri- vate customers hurt as well,” he said. “We’ve already looked at oth- er federal opportunities afterward, because of this, although nothing yet has been within our service area (in Wayne County).” Cryderman Moss estimates that more than half of the 25 first-time contract recipients were mostly automotive suppliers, like Ideal Technology, looking for customers in new industries. The PTAC of Schoolcraft College tallied nine first-time contract awards between October and April that went to businesses in its Oak- land, Washtenaw and Livingston county service area, followed by two awards to clients of the Down- river Community Conference PTAC in Southgate and one con- tract and a subcontract award to client companies of the PTAC in Detroit. Helping an American icon Outside of the MN Group con- tract, nearly all were initial awards become a global player for 40 years. of $100,000 or less, according to pro- gram directors at those centers. Cryderman Moss said she was Radio Flyer has been growing up with kids for almost a century. And for decades, pleasantly surprised at the Macomb we’ve rolled forward with them, pulling together the resources they need to do participation rate and will have to revive her center’s goal of five first- business around the world, including financing, treasury services, trade and foreign time recipients in each quarter. exchange hedging. Working with you, our dedicated client manager can bring “It used to be that, because of the difficulties associated with getting together the team and solutions to keep your business moving in the right direction, into contracting, not everyone was too. Call 1.866.708.3163 or visit bankofamerica.com/businesssolutions interested in getting started ver- sus waiting out the cycle in auto- motive. So getting only five compa- nies per quarter was a very reasonable goal,” she said. “But we “ Bank of America Merrill Lynch” is the marketing name for the global banking and global markets businesses of Bank of America Corporation. Lending, derivatives, and other commercial banking activities are exceeded it considerably. I’m very performed globally by banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including Bank of America, N.A., member FDIC. Securities, strategic advisory, and other investment banking activities are performed globally by pleased with that, and I think it’s investment banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation (“Investment Banking Affiliates”), including, in the , Banc of America Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, which are both registered broker-dealers and members of FINRA and SIPC, and, in other jurisdictions, locally registered entities. Investment products offered by Investment Banking Affiliates: Are Not FDIC Insured • directly because of the automotive May Lose Value • Are Not Bank Guaranteed. ©2010 Bank of America Corporation. AR451S2 downturn.” Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, [email protected] 20100510-NEWS--0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 5:14 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 9 Extra

People

Lisa Anetrini has been appointed director of clinical services, Ciena Health Care Management Inc., Southfield, from division director of clinical services, Sava Senior Care, Atlanta. Residency ramp-up Beth Cafaro has been appointed vice president of Health Networks, St. St. Mary ready to welcome first group of new residents Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, from vice BY JAY GREENE president, Henry CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Ford Health System, Detroit. ith health care reform on Cafaro Claire the horizon, limits on res- Duvernoy, University of Michigan and W ident work hours, and a VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System growing number of part-time cardiologist, has been elected physicians, the three new Michigan governor to the American graduate medical education College of Cardiology. She will assume programs gearing up at Livo- the three-year governorship in March nia-based St. Mary Mercy Hospi- after serving a one-year governor-elect tal are expected to produce period. more practicing physicians in Jeffrey Loeb, M.D., Ph.D, has Southeast Michigan. been elected to the Epilepsy When the programs in fami- Foundation of Michigan advisory ly medicine, internal medicine board, Southfield. He remains and family medicine kick off associate professor of the Wayne on July 1, 26 first-year resident State University School of Medicine’s physicians and four fellows in Department of Neurology, Detroit, and academic internal medicine associate director of the Center of will start patient care training Molecular Medicine and Genetics, duties, said Dave Spivey, CEO Detroit. at St. Mary Harry Mercy. Chugani, M.D., has Over the been elected There next several president of the “ years, 304-bed International Child will be a St. Mary Mercy Neurology NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS will add seven Association. He profound Susan Greenwood-Clark, M.D., director of graduate medical education, and Dave Spivey, president and CEO, are remains professor more residency excited about medical residency programs that start July 1 at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia. of neurology and impact programs that chief of pediatric will train 150 Mary Mercy will increase Kelley, M.D., CEO of Henry Ford Bruce Deighton, St. Joseph Chugani neurology for the to hospital resident physi- health care costs for employers Medical Group in Detroit. Mercy Health System’s chief aca- Wayne State University School of cians. and unions when the facility “We know there is a short- demic officer, said St. Mary Medicine and Children’s Hospital of operations Besides becomes a teaching hospital. age of primary care physi- Mercy expects more physi- Michigan, Detroit. adding prestige Typically, private payers in- cians, and family medicine res- cians will be needed to meet Steven Gold has been appointed with the to St. Mary crease reimbursement to idents tend higher demand for services health department director/health Mercy, Spivey teaching hospitals with resi- to stay in when health care reform kicks officer for the Macomb County Board teaching said the eco- dency programs to cover the that special- in over the next several years. of Commissioners, Mount Clemens, nomic impact higher costs associated with ty,” Kelley “We believe the physician from deputy health director. service. to Southeast physician training, he said. said. “The shortage is a real problem, and James Tenuta has been elected ” Michigan from “Our members will want to vast majori- the health care bill makes that president of Michigan Chapter of the Dave Spivey, the residency know how that further esti- ty of internal a little worse,” he said. “Massa- Society for Healthcare Consumer St. Mary Mercy programs mate, plus Medicare’s $30 mil- medicine chusetts, after Advocacy. He remains director of Hospital could total lion, will residents they approved patient relations and volunteer more than $30 compare (80 percent) universal cover- services at Doctors’ Hospital, Pontiac. million annually in additional with the hos- go on to sub- age, generated Kelley The Barbara Ann Karmanos Medicare payments. pital’s total specialize in shortages of doc- Cancer Institute and Karmanos “There will be a profound costs for the cardiology, endocrinology or tors.” Cancer Center, Detroit, have impact to hospital operations residency pulmonology. ER medicine is St. Mary is af- announced four new board members: with the teaching service,” programs,” very popular.” filiated with Debbie Dingell, a national advocate Spivey said. “The residents said Hor- Two of the challenges that Ann Arbor- for women and children; Hilary Ratner, will be rotating through a vari- witz. “The hospitals like St. Mary Mercy based St. Joseph vice president for research at Wayne ety of subspecialty areas.” ultimate face in opening programs are Mercy, which Deighton State University, Detroit; W. James During the first year of the questions choosing residencies attractive operates seven Horwitz Prowse, an executive with program, the hospital expects are what is to medical students and hiring hospitals in Southeast Michi- Compuware Corp., Detroit; and a $7 million revenue boost the need for these additional private physicians who train gan. All the hospitals are part Manuel Valdivieso, M.D., part-time from Medicare for the pro- residency training programs them, Kelley said. of Novi-based Trinity Health, a medical director of ProMedica Cancer grams, Spivey said. and what are the benefits for “Training family medicine 44-hospital Catholic health sys- Institute, Sylvania, Ohio. “That will just about cover patient care versus the result- residents is especially time- tem. Deepak Kamet, M.D., Ph.D., our costs because these are ing costs and thus the afford- consuming because the resi- The first 18 residents will FAAP, vice chair of pediatric education new programs and we are ability and accessibility of dents spend most of their time train in internal medicine and at DMC Children’s Hospital of ramping up,” Spivey said. health care?” in ambulatory (physician of- family medicine, said Susan Michigan, has been appointed editor- But Larry Horwitz, presi- On the other hand, St. Mary fice) settings,” said Kelley, who Greenwood-Clark, M.D., St. in-chief of the Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care, released by the dent of The Economic Alliance for Mercy’s first three residency is finishing a six-year term on Mary Mercy’s director of grad- American Academy of Pediatrics, Michigan, told Crain’s that the programs fill a much needed the Council on Graduate Medical which offers information on more than new residency programs at St. niche: primary care, said Mark Education. See Residency, Page 10 230 areas of pediatric care. 20100510-NEWS--0010-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 4:52 PM Page 1

Page 10 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 Health Care Extra Providence seeks cath lab upgrade

The Michigan Department of Com- munity Health has received a certifi- CON Roundup cate-of-need application from Provi- dence Hospital & Medical Center in Letters of intent: Southfield to upgrade and reno- Ⅲ Michigan Resonance Imaging, vate a cardiac catheterization lab- Rochester Hills, to become host oratory at the hospital. site on mobile MRI route, to be lo- The more than $2 million up- cated at Karmanos-Crittenton grade involves doubling a 400- Cancer Center, $535,000. square-foot room on the first floor Ⅲ Home Clinic P.C., Southfield, to to accommodate more equipment become host site on mobile MRI and a control room. route, including equipment lease The renovation also includes and site renovations, $700,000. $1.1 million for a fixed imaging ma- Ⅲ Home Clinic P.C., Dearborn, to chine for the lab. The new machine become host site on mobile MRI will reduce radiation risk to staff route, including equipment lease and reduce patients’ skin doses. and site renovations, $700,000. The hospital is also planning to acquire a 3-D mapping system for Applications: use during electrophysiology pro- Ⅲ St. John Hospital & Medical Cen- cedures. The equipment will inte- ter, Detroit, addition of cardiac grate images from cardiac CT catheterization laboratory in ex- scans and intra-cardiac echoes. isting operating room, $438,000. The hospital will incur $83,300 in Ⅲ Henry Ford Macomb Urgent Care architecture and engineering fees, Center, Shelby Township, to be- $87,200 in contingencies, $53,000 in come host site on mobile MRI movable equipment, $17,000 in data equipment and $644,000 in renova- route, including equipment lease, tion costs. $1.8 million. Below are other selected certifi- Ⅲ Oakwood Imaging Center West, cate-of-need filings. Others can be Dearborn, to become host site on found at www.michigan.gov/mdch. mobile MRI route, including equipment lease and site renova- Decisions: tion, $2.7 million. Ⅲ Approved, St. John Macomb Ⅲ Beaumont Medical Center Ma- Oakland Hospital, Warren, replace comb Township, Macomb Township, CT scanner, $562,699. addition of fixed MRI unit, con- Ⅲ Approved, Superior Air-Ground verting from mobile MRI site, in- Ambulance Service of Michigan Inc., cluding renovation, $2.7 million. Roseville, initiation of air ambu- Ⅲ Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, lance to be located at Oakland County Commerce Township, addition of International Airport servicing Henry operating room, $375,000. Ford Hospital in Detroit, $743,331. — Dustin Walsh Residency: St. Mary ready PRESENTING SPONSOR KEYNOTE: ■ From Page 9 uate medical education. show that doctors who attend a Stephen Goldsmith Another eight residents in emer- residency program are more likely Former good-government gency medicine are also expected to to remain in the same area to prac- mayor of Indianapolis where start July 1, Greenwood-Clark said. tice medicine. he streamlined government costs by PLATINUM SPONSORS The four fellows are physicians Kelley said teaching hospitals $400 million. Current Director of the who have completed their specialty often showcase residents to physi- Innovations in American Government residency training and are under- cians on their medical staff who Program, Harvard University’s Kennedy going subspecialty training. might want to hire the residents as Better, School of Government. Once all the residency and fel- partners when they complete their lowship programs are up and run- training. BREAKING NEWS! ning, as many as 300 new workers “Hospitals also can use their resi- Faster, Goldsmith was appointed Deputy Mayor will be hired, including 50 faculty dency programs to attract (veteran) of the City of New York by Mayor members, said Spivey. doctors because there are young Michael Bloomberg on April 30. The other programs, expected to physicians there and they can help Cheaper: GOLD SPONSORS begin in the next few years, are ob- take care of patients,” Kelley said. The Business Case Panelists INCLUDE: stetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, In effect, having residents at St. Travis Randolph, CEO, general surgery, podiatry, oto- Mary Mercy could help alleviate 100 CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED YEARS laryngology, ophthalmology, der- the expected physician shortage in Symbiote Tech Furniture and chairman indiantrails.com for Rebuilding matology and transitional year, Southeast Michigan, Spivey said. Local Government of the business-backed effort to merge Deighton said. By 2020, Michigan could need Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck So far, program directors have another 4,500 to 6,000 physicians, Township been hired in family medicine, in- according to a recent study by the Come hear from people Marie Donigan, ternal medicine, psychiatry, podi- Michigan State Medical Society and engaged in efforts to Chair, Michigan House Committee atry and transitional year, the state’s four medical schools. on Intergovernmental and Deighton said. Nationally, AAMC estimates help reduce the cost Regional Affairs “We are actively working on 200,000 more physicians will be contracts to garner the core facul- needed by 2020. of local government Mike Jandernoa, ty and also have agreements with More than half of the residents in Michigan. Vice Chair, Business Leaders subspecialists involved with su- St. Mary Mercy has hired were ei- for Michigan LOCATION SPONSOR pervision and didactic learning,” ther born in Michigan or have ties Greenwood-Clark said. to the state, said Greenwood-Clark. RESERVATIONS: $40 each For family and internal medi- “Recruiting anyone from Michi- Monday, May 17 10 or more: $30 each cine, St. Mary Mercy will contract gan is difficult these days (because Registration: 3:30 p.m. $50 each at the door with more than a dozen physicians of the economy),” Deighton said. affiliated with Infinity Primary Care, “You have individuals who have Program: 4 p.m. Visit www.regonline.com/ which has several offices in west- family here or went elsewhere for Networking reception: 6:15 p.m. mbgrandrapids ern Wayne County, and Freedom school and want to come back here. Grand Valley State University, Please call 313.446.0300 Medical Clinic, a Livonia-based in- Our strategy is to try and retain res- for group reservations Grand Rapids ternal medicine group. idents we train here for Michigan.” and questions. Studies conducted for the Asso- Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, ciation of American Medical Colleges [email protected] 20100510-NEWS--0011-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 4:52 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 11 Health Care Extra UM Cancer Center researchers find predictor cell for tumor treatment

Researchers at the University of synthesize additional molecules Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Cen- Research Roundup to develop more potent com- ter have discovered an immune pounds. cell capable of predicting which tu- who test HPV-negative are less re- A Wayne State University re- mors will respond to chemothera- sponsive to chemotherapy and ra- searcher received an $816,541 grant py and radiation. diation than those who are HPV- to study whether brain pathways The researchers studied 66 pa- positive. for language development may tients with oropharyngeal cancer serve as a biomarker to identify in- — cancers of the tonsils and tellectually and developmentally tongue. Grants disabled children. Patients with tumors in the Senthil Sundaram, M.D., assistant head and neck, linked to the hu- A Wayne State University re- professor of pediatrics and neurol- man papillomavirus had higher searcher received a $1.3 million Na- ogy at the WSU School of Medicine levels of T-lymphocyte cells, a tional Institutes of Health grant to de- and Positron Emission Tomogra- type of cell that kills tumors. velop compounds designed to phy Center of Children’s Hospital of These cells respond well to suppress an enzyme that bolsters Michigan in Detroit, will study the chemotherapy, according to the tumor growth. possible biomarker for five years. study. Patrick Woster, Ph.D., professor Using diffusion tensor imaging, “When we look at how successful of pharmaceutical sciences in the Sundaram will study the white mat- chemotherapy and radiation were, Eugene Applebaum College of Phar- ter differences in the brains of chil- the levels of those killer T-lympho- macy and Health Sciences, plans to dren ages 1 to 3 with IDD and those cyte cells predicted who was going identify and develop compounds that are simply underdeveloped. to do well,” Gregory Wolf, M.D., pro- to inhibit lysine-specific The study will follow the chil- fessor and chairman emeritus of demethylase 1 (LSD1). The en- dren for three years. otolaryngology at the University of zyme is linked to suppressing The grant is funded by the Nation- Michigan Medical School, said in a proteins that are known to com- al Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy statement. bat tumors. Shriver National Institute of Child “The ability to predict response Woster and his co-investigator, Health and Human Development. was even better than when we look Robert Casero Jr., Ph.D., from The first two years of the study at whether the tumors were HPV- Johns Hopkins University, have dis- are funded by the American Recovery positive or -negative.” covered molecules that fight the and Reinvestment Act. The results suggest that patients enzyme, and the new study will Compiled by Dustin Walsh

Program helps senior center trim worker turnover

Trinity Senior Living Communities Mark Juzych, M.D., M.H.S.A., EPSON Business Projector Sanctuary at Bellbrook in Rochester Health Care Briefs associate dean for graduate med- A flexible solution for any auditorium, Hills cut employee turnover rate to ical education at Wayne State Uni- classroom or boardroom. 4000 lumens lion expansion project slated to be of color light, XGA resolution, it’s a 17 percent from 26 percent in less versity, has been awarded the 2010 completed this fall. superb network-ready performer with than a year through a program de- Palmer Courage to Lead award from signed by Pontiac-based Oakland The hospital is owned by Psychi- up to 3000 hrs lamp life. the Accreditation Council for Gradu- Family Services to improve employ- atric Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: PSYS), Model G5000 ate Medical Education. ee satisfaction. a Franklin, Tenn.-based chain that The American Association of Under funding by the United Way owns, leases and manages more ELITE White Board/Projector Screen Critical-Care Nurses has awarded for Southeastern Michigan, Oakland than 90 facilities in 32 states. Cutting-edge design combines a the University of Michigan Medical Family’s Effective Employee Re- — Jay Greene projection screen and dry erase white White Erase Board/ Center’s surgical intensive care tention Project helps companies board into a space-saving economical Projector Screen Beacon Award for Critical product. StarBright4 screen with 4.0 by first training supervisors, man- unit the Sinai-Grace to open hospice unit gain projection surface and a agers and nurses on techniques to Care Excellence, an award that rec- DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is open- transparent dry-erase finish. improve employee satisfaction. ognizes the top intensive care AVAILABLE SIZES ing a 10-bed hospice unit called the The Society for Human Resource units in the country. Rhea Heil Seasons Hospice Unit, Tina Marinucci, employee 60”, 80” & 96” Management estimates it costs Paulson’s…for your commercial under management of Seasons Hos- health nurse, Botsford Hospital, $3,500 to replace one $8-an-hour networking, audio and video, sales pice & Palliative Care of Michigan, Farmington Hills, has been award- employee when recruiting, inter- based in Madison Heights. and installation needs! ed the Botsford Hospital 2010 Safe- viewing, hiring, training and re- — Jay Greene duced productivity are factored in. ty Excellence award. — Jay Greene Mark Juzych, M.D., MHSA, as- Mt. Clemens Regional gets sociate dean for graduate medical 37670 W. 12 Mile Rd. Farmington Hills Center to study health care costs nuclear medicine accreditation education at Wayne State NW Corner of 12 & Halsted University, has been awarded the 248.553.4100 Ann Arbor-based Altarum Insti- The American College of Radiology 2010 Palmer Courage to Lead award Since 1993 tute has launched the Center for has awarded Mt. Clemens Regional from the Accreditation Council for Studying Health Spending to study Medical Center a three-year term of Graduate Medical Education. post-reform health care costs. accreditation in nuclear medicine. Asheesh Bedi, sports medicine — Brett Callwood The center will also analyze po- surgeon, University of Michigan, Ann Request for Proposals For Professional Services tential policy strategies as the Arbor, has been awarded the Neer health care overhaul signed into Awards Award from the American Shoulder for the General Retirement System and the Police law by President Barack Obama and Elbow Society. and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit takes effect. Stephen DiCarlo, Ph.D., a pro- Thomas Denomme, board chair- The General Retirement System and the Police and Fire Retirement System — Jay Greene fessor in the Wayne State University man at Beaumont Hospital, Royal of the City of Detroit are seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide School of Medicine’s Department of the financial audit of the Retirement Systems’ financial statements. Interested firms are invited to Physiology, received the Arthur C. Oak, and Rhea Heil, chair of the submit a proposal. The request for proposal will be available on May 1, 2010. Responses are due Havenwyck opens patient unit Guyton Educator of the Year award board of trustees, Sinai-Grace Hospi- on May 24, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. EST. tal, Detroit, are the winners of the Havenwyck Hospital, a 203-bed from the American Physiology Soci- The RFP will be posted on the Retirement System of the City of Detroit’s web site at www.rscd. psychiatric and substance-abuse ety in Bethesda, Md. The award Michigan Health and Hospital Associ- org. The RFP is on the home page. facility in Auburn Hills, has was presented during the Experi- ation’s Keystone Center for Patient All correspondence and inquiries concerning this RFP should be directed via email solely to opened a 22-bed acute inpatient mental Biology Annual Meeting in Safety and Quality Leadership award. Marilyn Roc Berdijo, Accounting Manager, at [email protected]. Responses are due by May unit that is part of a larger $27 mil- Anaheim, Calif. — Brett Callwood 24, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. EST. 20100510-NEWS--0012-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 4:46 PM Page 1

Page 12 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 Health Care Extra Goal of new director of MOA: Make ‘D.O.’ a household term

After running the More than ever before, medicine, improving access to Michigan Dental Associa- osteopathic medicine res- care. tion for 22 years, Kris onates with society. Peo- How will Michigan State Universi- Nicholoff has found plenty ple are learning and be- ty’s new branch medical school at to do in his five months ginning to adhere to the as executive director of philosophy of treating the DMC help? the Michigan Osteopathic person, not just the symp- Metro Detroit is vital to our Association. tom. This approach is be- state’s future. Bringing MSU’s Col- One of his newly found coming understood more lege of Osteopathic Medicine to the chores is explaining the and more everyday and is Detroit area offers tremendous op- recently approved nation- synonymous with portunities for growth in osteo- al health care reform bill healthy thinking and pathic medicine and investment in that has a special focus on healthy behavior. My Southeast Michigan. enhancing primary care. first priority is to make We’re excited that more young Another is explaining the Kris Thomas “D.O.” a household term. people are considering pursuing Cedar Point is the perfect place for a company outing. difference between an os- Nicholoff, medicine as a career and a calling, Most people think of os- teopathic physician, a Michigan as well as the prospect of increas- It’s fun, affordable, and we do all the work for you! Osteopathic teopathic doctors as a cross D.O., and an allopathic ing the visibility of osteopathic Association between a family practice physician, an M.D. medicine. physician and a chiroprac- No matter how big your group is, we’ll plan an awesome A Michigan native, Ultimately, we hope this means tor. Can you describe what an osteo- Nicholoff, 47, graduated from more people recognizing the value day for everyone. Plus, Cedar Point offers groups a pathic physician is and the broad spe- Michigan State University with a de- of osteopathic care. cialties that osteopathic medicine wide variety of tasty meal options. And you only pay for gree in communication arts and covers? sciences with an emphasis in polit- Hospitals and nursing homes pay a group members that show up. The first thing people should ical affairs. He spoke with health tax to help support Medicaid. Why know about osteopathic physi- care reporter Jay Greene about shouldn’t doctors chip in to increase cians is that they spend four years We also offer a Good Any Day Program, where goals and issues. federal matching shares that will in- in medical school and another two crease reimbursements? to six years in internship and resi- employees can purchase a discounted ticket to use any Was the MOA in favor of the recent- This is comparing apples to or- dency training. Just like medical ly approved health care reform bill? anges. Unlike hospitals or nursing day all season long. Set this up online for free! doctors, osteopathic doctors per- As an organization representing homes, most physicians are small- form the full spectrum of diagnos- 5,500 Michigan physicians, we sup- business owners who are already tic and therapeutic procedures Pick something everyone will love port any reasonable policy that in- subject to the Michigan Business and practice in all medical special- creases access to care, especially Tax as well as the personal income and come to Cedar Point. ties. In other words, there is no primary care. The MOA did not tax. Adding an additional tax on specialty that an M.D. can perform take an official position on Presi- that a D.O. can’t or doesn’t. gross receipts is simply unfair and dent Obama’s health care reform The main difference is that will make practicing in Michigan package. We focus more on state D.O.s receive additional training unworkable for many. issues. But we are excited to work in osteopathic manipulative medi- Every other state that has tried with Gov. Granholm’s Health In- cine, which involves using the this has either repealed it or is in surance Reform Coordinating hands to diagnose, treat, and pre- the process of phasing it out be- Council as a resource to the osteo- vent illness or injury. cause it simply doesn’t work. pathic medical community. It is Osteopathic physicians move safe to say we are excited to deliv- What is the relationship between muscles and joints using tech- er services to more patients under MOA and the Michigan State Medical niques including stretching, gen- health care reform. There is that Society? Does the relationship need to tle pressure and resistance. This is opportunity, and I am excited in be improved? where many people get the miscon- looking for ways to do that. ception that osteopathic physi- MOA and MSMS have a strong Sandusky, OH What are the main goals and chal- cians are like chiropractors. relationship fostered by a mutual Go to cedarpoint.com/groups for details and pricing info lenges facing osteopathic medicine in But, while chiropractors are respect for the work that each or- ganization is doing. We partner of- or call 1-800-448-2428. Michigan? limited to spinal manipulation, Osteopathic physicians have D.O.s are trained and licensed to ten on issues of mutual impor- such a great story of dedication to treat the whole patient. tance. MSMS Executive Director holistic health and treating the Julie Novak and I meet often, and What will be the impact on medi- whole person, we just need to get our legislative and communica- cine from the proposed new medical that story out. Whenever I tell peo- tions departments definitely keep schools in Michigan? ple I work for MOA, I typically get in touch. Michigan is dealing with a one of two responses: “Oh! My doc- I would say that we agree on 95 physician shortage, especially in tor is a D.O. and I love her,” or percent of issues or even more. If the realm of primary care, and the “What exactly is a D.O., anyway?” anything, rather than our relation- newly passed national health care I’d like to help more people under- reform likely will put more pres- ship needing to be improved, I stand the osteopathic philosophy sure on existing physicians as would say it needs to be cultivated and how it can help them live more people seek care. More med- to ensure that we’re working to- healthier lives. ical schools will hopefully mean gether whenever possible. What are some of your priorities as more physicians graduating and Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, director of the MOA? staying in Michigan to practice [email protected]

IT’S HERO TIME Crain’s Detroit Business is seeking Allied health — Honors an nominations for Health Care individual from nursing or allied Heroes, a special report that will health fields deemed exemplary by run in the Aug. 9 issue. Winners will patients and peers. be chosen in five categories: Trustee — Honors leadership Corporate achievement in and distinguished service by a health care — Honors a company health care trustee. that has created an innovative health benefits plan or has solved a developing a new procedure, device To submit a nomination, visit problem in health care or service that can save lives or www.crainsdetroit.com/nominate. administration. improve quality of life. The deadline is May 17. Advancements in health care — Physician — Honors a physician Questions? Contact Jennette Honors a company or individual whose performance is considered Smith at (313) 446-1622 or responsible for a discovery or for exemplary. [email protected]. 20100510-NEWS--0013-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 5:13 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 13 Auto suppliers warm up to the Detroit 3

BY ROBERT SHEREFKIN the survey, in which suppliers iors. They need to keep an eye on CRAIN NEWS SERVICE grade the six largest automakers it.” in North America. Ford has risen Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor The Detroit 3 automakers’ ef- steadily from last place four years Corp. hold the highest rankings. forts to improve relations with ago to third place in this year’s But their scores have eroded their suppliers are bearing fruit, survey, above the industry mean steadily in recent years. Toyota’s an annual supplier survey shows. and above Nissan Motor Co. score suffered its first big drop in But Japanese automakers’ sup- General Motors Co. and Chrysler 2008, and has continued to slip. plier relations, once much better Group sit at the bottom of the rank- Toyota is taking steps to reverse than the Detroit 3’s, have deterio- ings. But scores for both rose this the slide, said Henke, “but with the rated, most notably at Toyota. year. accelerator problem last fall and “The way the “Ford and the additional quality problems, rankings have GM were the they have to focus on resolving changed for the We have seen a biggest winners those problems at the expense of Japanese com- “ in this year’s improved supplier relations.” panies and the shift at all three in study, improv- Toyota’s decline coincides with U.S. automakers ing across the its period of rapid expansion. Toy- is staggering,” terms of supplier board in all five ota President Akio Toyoda has said John key categories” conceded that the automaker’s dri- Henke, CEO of relations — and not of the index, ve for growth contributed to wors- Birmingham- Henke said. GM ening quality, seen most dramati- based Planning just in public is poised to sur- cally in unintended acceleration Perspectives Inc., pass fourth- cases that led to the recall of 8.5 which conducts statements. place Nissan million vehicles. the survey. ” within a year or From Automotive News The study is Linda Hasenfratz, two, he said. important for Linamar Corp. Linda Hasen- automakers be- fratz, CEO of cause good supplier relations can powertrain Canadian parts suppli- reduce costs, boost efficiency and er Linamar Corp., said, “We have give them quicker access to new seen a shift at all three in terms of technology. supplier relations — and not just Ford Motor Co. began to radically in public statements.” change its approach to purchasing She praised Ford for being “the and suppliers almost six years ago. first down this road” and “consis- Ford sought fewer suppliers, but tent in their understanding of the closer ties with those that it kept. importance of the supply base.” It will only award future business But she cautioned that new stress- to those it has chosen, and gives es, including the ramp-up of vol- them greater access to its produc- umes as the industry rebounds, tion forecasts. could result in a tendency of the LAST YEAR, 100,000 PEOPLE Ford improved dramatically in industry to “resort to past behav- SWITCHED TO PRIORITY HEALTH.

800-292-3831 indiantrails.com

ONE HU G ND IN R T E A D R Y B E

E A

L R

E S C 100

Yesterday’s same-old, same-old health plans just aren’t measuring up. Look to Priority Health for a variety of innovative products and funding options, so you can manage your costs and provide benefits your employees will value. Call your agent or Priority Health at 800 471-2504 or Comfort and visit priorityhealth.com to learn more. t$IBSUFST Luxury t5PVST t4IVUUMFT 00 t$POWFOUJPO4FSWJDFT SAVE $100 OFF t$PSQPSBUF&WFOUT Contact Indian Trails for details. Must use this t4DIFEVMFE4FSWJDF promotional code at time of booking: CDB52may 20100510-NEWS--0014-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 5:21 PM Page 1

Page 14 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

Daniel Duggan covers retail, real estate and hospitality. The Call (313) 446-0414 or write dduggan @crain.com. long Daniel Duggan and Retailers see short of times improving After being pummeled in 2009 and job creation through the Christmas shopping season, retailers are showing some optimism about sales outlooks and DAVID DALTON saying more hiring is on the horizon. Stimulus funds drive road repairs, Battery systems will be a focus of green-jobs That’s the perspective gleaned from training in Southeast Michigan, says workforce a monthly study conducted by the development consultant David Shevrin, owner Lansing-based Michigan Retailers and president of West Bloomfield Township- Association and the Federal Reserve based New Perspectives Group L.L.C. Bank of Chicago, a regional division of green economy, construction work the national Federal Reserve. Based on a survey of retailers BY DANIEL DUGGAN across the state, the Michigan Retail CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS FIVE SECTORS WITH JOB GAINS Local programs Index assigns a figure between 1 and 100 to indicate whether the industry ith $1.8 billion spent by state agencies Green jobs: Technicians, engineers needed for energy storage posts, Story at right. is growing or shrinking. Anything over in Michigan since passage of the 50 indicates positive territory. W American Recovery and Reinvest- Advanced batteries: Automotive battery biz expect to train attacts manufacturing jobs, Page 15. The most recent report indicated an ment Act, officials say 54,000 jobs have index value of 55.4 for March, Health care: Health centers use stimulus been created or retained in the state. funds to add staff, Page 15. following 56.7 in February. March That figure is a mix of ed- 2009 posted a 39.4 value. Roads: Contractors rebuild ranks for ucation jobs that would have construction projects, Page 16. more than 1,000 This marks the first time since July otherwise been lost, along and August 2007 that the index has Construction: School and public building with short-term road con- spur jobs, Page 16. posted positive numbers two months struction jobs and long-term in a row. positions in emerging indus- As of April 9, the SBA has backed 1,659 for green jobs Looking ahead, retailers see even tries, said Beth Bingham, di- loans since passage of the recovery act, better news. rector of the Michigan Recov- supporting $651 million in business loans. BY CHAD HALCOM According to the study, 57 percent ery Office, the state office Temkin said people who received the CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS of retailers expect April-June sales to tracking ARRA spending. ARRA-induced loans don’t even know improve over the same period last In road construction, for that the bank might have rejected the More than 1,000 current or displaced Temkin year, while 20 percent project a example, Bingham said loan in the past. But the numbers are Southeast Michigan professionals could decrease, and 23 percent predict no jobs will last through the 2011 or 2012 con- clear on the program’s impact. qualify for high-skill, energy-saving change. As a result, the seasonally struction season. Long-term job creation, “We’ve got 29 loans being issued a “green” jobs in the next three years adjusted outlook index is 62.4, however, is being seen in the buildup of week, compared to 15,” he said. through local workforce training pro- compared with 47.8 in March 2009. battery suppliers who will work on the But the short-term jobs aren’t likely to grams funded or co-funded by the Ameri- So in the next three months, 16 new generation of electric cars. last after the money dries up, said can Recovery and Reinvestment Act. percent of retailers in Michigan plan to “Investment in alternative energy and Michael LaFaive, director of fiscal policy Examples of jobs would be technicians hire. advanced manufacturing is a case where at the Midland-based Mackinac Center for and engineers working in energy storage Similarly, retail landlords say we’re seeing long-term job creation,” she Public Policy, and creation of jobs in the en- or solar energy specialties. tenants are reporting stronger sales. said. ergy sector may come at a price. At least 600 of those are expected to come Bloomfield Hills-based Taubman In between the long-term and short-term “What if we crowded out the next Bill through a regional allocation of nearly Centers Inc. said its mall tenant sales job creation are a lot of projects getting a Gates by taking his money and trying to $2.1 million, out of the $5.82 million State per square foot were up 10.8 percent small push through government incentives. create batteries?” LaFaive asked. “What Energy Sector Partnership and Training from the first quarter of 2009, with An ARRA provision reduced the risk for plants will never be built just so politicians grant awarded earlier this year by the U.S. strong growth in the company’s banks to issue loans backed by the Small can take credit for the next energy revolu- Department of Labor to the Michigan Depart- Michigan and Florida properties. Business Association, resulting in twice as tion?” ment of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. “Retailers’ expectations have many loans being issued each week, said Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, Advanced battery systems and energy improved markedly, and they are Richard Temkin, district director [email protected] storage will likely be the leading field of al- becoming more aggressive about their of the SBA’s Michigan office. ternative energy or green-jobs training in expansion plans,” said Robert Southeast Michigan for years to come, said Taubman, chairman, president and David Shevrin, owner and president of CEO. West Bloomfield Township-based New Per- Likewise, at the Synergy real estate spectives Group L.L.C. and a workforce devel- conference April 28, Dan Stern, a opment consultant to the local Southeast partner in Bloomfield Township-based Michigan Works Area Council of workforce retail development firm Lormax Stern development programs. Development Co., said retailers in “If all goes well, this would mean hun- Michigan are doing much better than dreds if not thousands of local jobs,” he in 2009. A project to rebuild and add lanes to three miles of M-59 said. “And autoworkers are the most easily “In a lot of the properties, we’re in Oakland County was designed and ready to go but retrained into the areas where these jobs seeing same-store sales up by 20 or lacked required state funding. Stimulus money will be needed — including technicians or even 30 percent over last year,” Stern allowed the $60 million project to move forward, engineers. That’s one of the opportunities said. “So while it’s not easy to get providing 1,763 jobs, according to the Michigan within these programs best suited to this people to come to the state, those Department of Transportation. area, because of that industry.” who are here are seeing the chance to expand.” NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS See Training, Page 15 20100510-NEWS--0015-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 4:55 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 15 Jobs/Economy Battery makers expect to Prognosis positive for health care jobs

BY JAY GREENE small layoffs or hiring freezes. be expanded, he said. jolt hiring process by 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Health care is still Michigan’s More money is coming to South- largest private-sector employer, east Michigan from the recently If health care jobs were a pa- providing or creating jobs for approved federal health care re- BY RYAN BEENE operations of JCI. “That was a big tient, the medical prognosis would nearly 914,900 residents who earn form bill — the Patient Protection CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS move and it’s done a lot in terms of be that the patient has been stabi- more than $45 billion a year in and Affordable Care Act and its shaping our strategies for our lized and full recovery is expected. wages, salaries and benefits, said accompanying Health Care and Spurred by some $860 million in manufacturing competencies, our Mirroring other industries, hos- the MHA. Education Reconciliation Act of federal grants created by the R&D and technology.” pitals, nursing homes, health in- Over the past year, Michigan 2010. American Reinvestment and Re- Johnson Controls, whose Auto- surers and even physician offices has received more than $12 million Because of its high levels of un- covery Act, Michigan’s advanced motive Experience unit is based in in Southeast Michigan have laid in federal stimulus dollars to ex- employment, lack of insurance automotive battery manufactur- Plymouth, received a stimulus off or downsized hundreds, if not pand services offered at more than and proportion of people with ers say they are on track to begin package-funded $299.2 million thousands, of full-time and part- 29 community health centers. chronic diseases, Southeast Michi- producing batteries — and jobs — grant in August 2009 from the U.S. time employees. Last summer, Detroit’s five fed- gan is expected to garner more in large numbers by 2012. Department of Energy to convert a An improving economy in late erally qualified health centers re- than its share of $14 billion in fed- Companies such as Troy-based company facility in Holland to 2009 and now this year — spurred ceived more than $3 million in fed- eral funds for community care Compact Power Inc., A123 Systems manufacture automotive lithium- in part by the American Recovery eral stimulus dollars to fund clinics, said Kim Sibilsky, execu- Inc., Johnson Controls Inc. and Dow ion battery packs and battery and Reinvestment Act — has much-needed capital expansion tive director of the Michigan Prima- Kokam L.L.C. have yet to begin hir- cells. The company also is bring- slowed the job losses and, in some projects to accommodate a grow- ry Care Association. ing en masse, but expect to hire ing employees who were overseas cases, led to some new hires. ing number of uninsured patients. “We expect to be able to hire more than 1,800 workers by 2012- back to Michigan and Wisconsin. Nationally, health care employ- The health centers also are us- more doctors, nurses and support 2013. Companies still are con- The Holland plant will begin ment crept up 0.2 percent in March ing money to create or retain staff to take care of additional peo- structing facilities where they making battery cells in 2011 and to 13.7 million workers. The gains about 150 health center jobs and to ple in the system,” Sibilsky said. plan to assemble automotive lithi- use about half of the plant’s 15 mil- were fueled by hiring by ambulato- provide care for Nearly $3 billion in federal dol- um-ion battery packs and manu- lion battery cell capacity by mid- ry-care providers, home health nearly 54,000 ad- lars will be made available each facture individual battery cells — 2011 making battery cells to power care, nursing homes and residen- ditional pa- year from 2011 to 2016 to expand work now done mostly in Asia. vehicles made by Ford Motor Co., tial facilities. Hospital employ- tients. federally qualified health centers, “Until the Daimler-Benz AG and BMW AG. ment has been flat. “This is some- community clinics and to hire ad- stimulus activi- A123 Systems, which was is- Since 2008, Michigan’s hospitals thing we sorely ditional doctors, advanced-prac- ty, our eye was sued $249.1 million in DOE grant have laid off more than 3,000 work- needed because tice nurses and other providers to on expanding funding, employs about 150-200 ers, said the Michigan Health and we have a back- staff the centers. in Europe and workers at its plants in Romulus Hospital Association. Layoffs have log of patients More than 100 new jobs are ex- Asia. So, likely, and Livonia and expects the occurred at many Southeast and don’t want pected to be created from a $19 mil- without the plants to employ more than 500 by Michigan hospitals, including to turn them lion federal grant awarded to Ann stimulus we 2012 once the plants that are under William Beaumont Hospitals, St. John away,” said Bradley Arbor-based Altarum Institute to es- wouldn’t have construction are fully online. Providence Health System, Oakwood Wayne Bradley, executive director tablish the Michigan Center for Effec- come to the Compact Power CEO Prab- Healthcare and the University of of Detroit Community Health Connec- tive IT Adoption. United States,” hakar Patil says his company’s Michigan Health System. Wright tions, a federally qualified health Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, said Mary Ann plant, also in Holland, will begin In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield of center. Two of its five centers will [email protected] Wright, vice president for technol- hiring the up to 400 workers the Michigan offered voluntary retire- ogy and innovation accelerator in company expects by 2013. ment packages to about 1,000 work- JCI’s Power Solutions business, Ryan Beene: (313) 446-0315, ers that were accepted. Several who leads the automotive battery [email protected] other health insurers had either Our Detroit office continues to grow Training: Programs for green jobs We are pleased to announce that ■ From Page 14 three experienced attorneys have joined Second in jobs and training pro- vide training for another 79 people ing still available,” Sommers said. our Litigation team: gram dollars likely will be green by the time the grant lapses in Jan- “There are grants and loan assis- jobs related to the power grid or uary 2013. tance for private sector manufac- public utilities, he said. Michigan’s Solar and wind energy are likely turers, women and minorities, and energy companies face a mandate to to trail the other industry jobs and veterans groups.” derive 10 percent of their energy training programs for Michigan, The green job programs could supply from renewable sources by Shevrin said. help local workforce agencies alle- 2015. Another 588 current or displaced viate a backlog of workers who John Bierbusse, executive direc- workers will get ARRA-funded overwhelmed even the elevated vol- tor of the nonprofit Macomb/St. Clair training through a separate grant of ume of retraining they offered last Workforce Development Board Inc. in nearly $4.4 million, awarded in year, with more than $50 million of John E. Benko Michael G. Latiff Timothy J. Lowe Clinton Township, said that organi- April to the state by the U.S. Depart- ARRA funding. zation is the local grant administra- ment of Energy, said Beth Sommers, Macomb/St. Clair Workforce De- direct dial: 248.220.1352 direct dial: 248.220.1351 direct dial: 248.220.1359 tor for $1.68 million to fund training green jobs specialist for DELEG. velopment received $19 million of [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] in advanced energy storage sys- That grant will go to train work- funding last year to offer training or tems, plus $415,000 toward solar en- ers for highly skilled jobs building temporary work to more than 6,600 ergy jobs training, in a seven-coun- and operating “smart grid” tech- people — more than double its typi- ty region of Southeast Michigan. nologies that will modernize the na- cal yearly volume — but still put Bierbusse said curricula for the tion’s electrical infrastructure. more than 7,000 people on a waiting advanced battery job training is Consumers Energy Co. and DTE Ener- list for future training . still under development at Wayne gy Co. have committed $16.7 million Greg Pitoniak, CEO of Taylor- State University, Michigan Technologi- toward smart-grid wage support based Southeast Michigan Community cal University and Macomb Community and apprenticeships, and they ex- Alliance, which also offers work- College for Southeast Michigan’s pect to hire 186 new workers force training in Wayne County Attorneys on a Mission® portion of the training grant. Ma- trained through the program. outside of Detroit and Monroe Your mission is our mission. We never lose sight of it. comb/St. Clair Workforce Develop- DELEG also has said industry County, estimates his agency re- ment held its inaugural meeting in employers are committed to hire ceived about $8 million in ARRA mid-April with the participating more than 1,000 workers trained funding and trained at least 400 schools, which are expected to train statewide through the $5.82 million more workers than a typical year. a combined 257 people. labor grant, awarded in January. SEMCA also finished with a train- A business advisory and advocacy law firm Also participating in the training Detroit-based SER Metro Detroit- ing backlog. will be Ann Arbor-based engine Jobs for Progress Inc. received a grant “The demand exceeded the avail- Carl J. Grassi, President testing and development company of nearly $4.3 million, announced in ability of funds,” he said 39533 Woodward Avenue, Suite 318, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 A&D Technology Inc., which can offer January, to train displaced workers An example of green job training 248.646.5070 its own training program for ad- for green jobs or apprenticeships funds that have passed through vanced energy fundamentals and through Wayne County Community SEMCA include a weatherization Stephen M. Gross, Detroit Managing Member management techniques to another College District or at designated specialist training program at Hen- Chicago • Cleveland • Columbus • Detroit • West Palm Beach 345 students, Bierbusse said. training centers. ry Ford college for at least 60 people. Dearborn-based Henry Ford Com- “There are a lot of state and feder- Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, chal- www.mcdonaldhopkins.com munity College is supposed to pro- al opportunities for green job train- [email protected] 20100510-NEWS--0016-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 5:03 PM Page 1

Page 16 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 Jobs/Economy Government incentives expected to spur construction Stimulus BY DANIEL DUGGAN federal government will subsidize Schools and the Van Buren School Dis- Bonds for school and public build- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS 35 percent of the interest for bonds trict, are near the point of hiring ing construction projects issued issued by school construction crews for projects. for Southeast Michigan, according With high unemployment still districts or gov- “We’ve seen districts that were to U.S. Treasury statistics. funds drive plaguing the residential and com- ernments. reluctant to move forward on pro- With $856 million in spending, mercial construction industry, While schools jects because of the economy,” he typically $290 million would go to- many expect a growing pipeline of will normally said. “But with the tax benefits, ward labor, said Michael Stoskopf, work from government incentives borrow money for homes and public buildings. they’re able to address some criti- CEO of the Building Industry Associa- 32,710 jobs In particular, construction jobs for projects, cal needs.” tion of Southeast Michigan. are being created from the Build Wills said the In the case of Van Buren, the With an average construction America Bonds program, said Paul incentive has school district will save roughly salary of $65,000 per year, the Wills, a vice president who over- pushed some of $12 million on a $79 million bond is- bonds will create 4,500 construc- sees construction consulting for Wills his clients to sue. Milan will save $7 million on tion jobs over the next few years. for transit education clients with Southfield- move forward on projects that they the $49 million bond. But how many of those jobs based Plante Moran Cresa. might have waited for otherwise. As of March 31, there have been would be needed without the stim- BY BILL SHEA Under the program, he said, the Two of his clients, Milan Area $856 million in Build America ulus is unknown. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created or sustained 32,710 transportation project jobs in Michigan, the state’s transportation agency said. Another 1,521 jobs have been created or sustained because of ARRA transit grants, according to Michigan Department of Transporta- tion statistics. The numbers are through March. MDOT was able to provide a lim- ited accounting of the 1,026 ongo- ing ARRA-funded projects: Ⅲ 724 highway projects Ⅲ 1 forest lands (road) project Ⅲ 296 non-urban and small ur- ban transit projects Ⅲ 5 airport projects Not included are large urban transit agencies, ferries, and rail projects, among others, because that funding does not go through MDOT. The total also doesn’t in- clude grants awarded but not yet implemented. More than $1.15 billion in stimu- lus funds have been awarded to Michigan transportation projects. “This ($1.15 billion) includes not just highway and transit formula funding for state and local pro- jects, but discretionary grants to transit and airport projects, Am- trak, the port of Detroit, a couple of ferry boat projects, high-speed rail projects and two TIGER (Trans- portation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants,” said Janet Foran of MDOT’s office of communication. The grants were for the public- private light-rail project on Wood- 7RKHOS\RXXQGHUVWDQGWKHÀQDQFLDOUHSHUFXVVLRQV ward Avenue and a local bridge pro- ject linked to the Blue Water Bridge 0HUFHULVRIIHULQJ\RXDQH[FOXVLYHIUHHWULDORI+ %.QRZ+RZ plaza project in Port Huron. TIGER funding is ARRA’s dis- cretionary grant program. DQRQOLQHKHDOWKUHIRUPUHVRXUFH*HWVWDUWHGDW The Michigan ARRA funding to- tal doesn’t include any matching funds that might also have been in- ZZZPHUFHUFRPIUHHWULDO vested in the projects, Foran said. One of the ongoing transporta- tion projects funded by ARRA that created or retained jobs was the $60 million the reconstruction and lane additions on M-59 between Crooks and Ryan roads in Oakland County. That was 1,763 jobs. On April 26, MDOT began a $7.1 million ARRA-funded project to resurface 2.5 miles of Michigan Av- enue in Detroit between Livernois Avenue and Boulevard. Right now, it’s created just three jobs, but it’s expected to create or re- tain a number of jobs as it ramps up. “Since the project just started last week, and April data is not yet re- ported by the contractor, the num- ber is low. That number is not in- dicative of the jobs count when the project is in full swing,” Foran said. DBpageAD.qxd 5/4/2010 10:03 AM Page 1 20100510-NEWS--0018-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 3:39 PM Page 1

Page 18 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

CareerWorks online Visit www.crainsdetroit.com /careerworks to search for jobs, post a résumé or find talent.

Help for EMPLOYMENT CALENDAR Workshop targets resources Cost is $30 per person and in- cludes a guide to starting a small job seekers for starting a small business business. Preregistration is re- The Oakland County Business quired. Go to oakgov.com/peds/ areerWorks is a weekly Center is presenting a free pre- calendar or call (248) 858-0783. collection of advertis- business research workshop C ing, news and informa- 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday to dis- SCORE offers biz plan workshop tion geared toward readers in cuss small-business resources, including financing and fran- Detroit SCORE Chapter 18 pre- career transition or looking sents a “Planning Your Own for new jobs. chising opportunities. The event will be held at the Business” workshop, which dis- Included in our coverage: Oakland County Executive Of- cusses the research and planning “CareerTransition,” high- fice Building, 2100 Pontiac Lake necessary for writing a business lighting a person who has Road, Waterford Township. plan and starting a business. made a successful leap from Preregistration is required. Go The event is 9 a.m.-noon May one profession to another; a to oakgov.com/peds/calendar or 12 at the Southfield Public Li- calendar of job- and training- call (248) 858-0783. brary, 26300 Evergreen Road. related events; and news sto- Cost is $45. To register or for more information, go to ries affecting the job market. Learn the fundamentals www.scoredetroit.org, call (313) CareerWorks is also online. 226-7947 or e-mail detscore@ On our Web site, at of starting a business sbcglobal.net. www.crainsdetroit.com/ The Michigan Small Business & Other area job/career events: careerworks, you can post an Technology Development Center Ⅲ Diversity/Professional Job anonymous résumé and at- will present a workshop of the Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at tract employers. You can fundamentals of starting a busi- Hilton Garden Inn, 26000 Ameri- scan the newest jobs from all ness 9 a.m.-noon Thursday at the can Drive, Southfield. Free. Call of Michigan. You can set up Oakland County Executive Of- (516) 932-0997. fice Building Conference Center, Ⅲ e-mail alerts so whenever a Mega Job Fair 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Building 41 West, 2100 Pontiac May 18 at the Doubletree Hotel, job that interests you is post- Lake Road, Waterford Township. 5801 Southfield Freeway, Dear- ed, you’ll know about it. Topics of discussion include en- born. For more information, go Employers can post jobs or trepreneurial skills, business fea- to www.expogiant.com or call search résumés for talent. sibility and business formation. (641) 715-3900, ext. 50832. Investment Analyst Job Posting

The Retirement Systems of the City of Detroit is conducting a search for an Investment Analyst. The Retirement Systems of the City of Detroit is comprised of two Michigan public employee retirement systems; General Retirement System and the Police CareerTransition and Fire Retirement System. Both systems are administered by a Board of Trustees. The two systems have combined Name: Norma Melton, 53 were not doing as much artwork as they approximately 6 billion assets. Its fiscal year ends June 30 of Education: Attended Washtenaw Com- used to. munity College in Ann Arbor, 1977. “I started to lose connections, and each year. The systems have approximately 13,000 active Last career: Melton was a partner at then I became a woman on an island, es- members and 20,000 retirees and beneficiaries. the Grafiskas art gallery in Birmingham pecially as a self-employed woman. So The Systems are governmental plans and are generally not until it dissolved in 1992. She stuck with this was definitely the right move for the industry as an art consultant for an me. I took baby steps, and then huge subject to ERISA. The Systems are subject to various state additional 16 years, supplying artwork steps forward. My next step is to in- statutes and the Detroit City Charter. Michigan Public Act 314 and custom framing to mostly corporate crease interest in the product using so- imposes limitations on what fraction of total plan assets may be clients, but also some loyal Grafiskas cial networking. I’m going to put some- invested in certain asset classes, including alternative residential customers. thing on YouTube, showing how the investments. New career: In 2008, Melton started product can be used, and I’m having a Norma Melton her own company, WireKnitz, after read- website built.” The position reports to the Executive Secretary of the Retirement Former career: ing an article about, literally, knitting Obstacles overcome: “The biggest ob- Systems. Responsibilities include, preparing monthly cash Art consultant with wire. She experimented with the stacle was my own discovery of the prod- forecasts and cash flow strategies, monthly asset reporting with New career: concept herself, and realized that the uct and realizing how far the parameters compliance and comparison to state law and the board approved Founder of her own parameters of the product were far- stretched — seeing all that it can do. allocation model, tracking board’s investments rate of return, company, WireKnitz reaching, including home decoration There’s so much that can be done with it implementing asset transfers, monitoring security lending and jewelry. She now has U.S. distribu- in the hands of a crafter, quilter, jewelry program, oversee short term investments, monitoring tion, and demand for the product ap- maker, designer, etc.” investments for compliance with contractual obligations, prepare pears to be expanding. Advice for others: “You have to make analysis and reports for use by Board of Trustees. Why she decided to change careers: “It sure that you have your ducks in order. was purely down to the economy. I knew Before you make the leap, make sure The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral so many people in the art industry that you can care for your financial obliga- communication skills, a fundamental knowledge of the financial moved in a completely different direction tions for at least a year without feeling markets, knowledge of various credit instruments, investment when the recession hit. I would be sitting that things are coming to an end. vehicles and portfolio strategies, familiarity with governmental at work and the phone wasn’t ringing, “There will be times when you have a and municipal accounting principals, practices, regulations and and I’d hyperventilate. I knew I had to do lot of office work going on, you feel busy, something else or else I’d go crazy. My but there is no income. If you’re not fi- experience analyzing and evaluating investment strategies. corporate clients just stopped buying art. nancially ready to make the transition, Minimum qualifications and preferences include a bachelor’s I had no regular, monthly clients that I get another job to temporarily ‘feed the degree (master’s preferred), CFA certification and experience could count on.” beast.’ Do anything to eventually reach with the investments of a pension fund is desirable. However, all How she made the transition: “With a your dream.” applicants with relevant experience will also be considered. slight amount of trepidation, but only a — Brett Callwood slight amount. I knew that there was a If you have made a similar change in Apply at [email protected] by May 28, 2010. market here for this product. There was your career, or know someone who has Candidate review to begin in June, 2010. some sorrow from the fact that I was made an interesting career transition, used to doing business with certain peo- contact Andy Chapelle, managing editor ple over a long period of time, but some at Crain’s Detroit Business at of those people just vanished. Others [email protected]. 20100510-NEWS--0019-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 3:38 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 19

PEOPLE ENTERTAINMENT Mark Cannon to IN THE SPOTLIGHT hockey director The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and assistant has named manager, Subur- Paul Hogle ban Ice-Macomb executive vice L.L.C., Macomb president. Take off with Township, from billing analyst, Hogle, a 26- year veteran of all the best perks Imperial Market- ing Inc., South- the orchestra field. industry, replaces Ross for you and your business. Cannon FINANCE Binnie, who was vice Aaron Andreas and Beth Zilka to man- president of aging director, Baron Wealth Manage- Hogle marketing and ment L.L.C., Troy, both from vice pres- sales before leaving to become ident of counseling, Ayco Co. L.P., chief marketing officer of the Troy. Cleveland Orchestra. Before coming to the DSO, Hogle, FOOD 45, was vice president for Brian Carney to vice president of oper- institutional advancement and ations, Bob Evans Farms Inc., Farm- learning at the Atlanta Symphony ington Hills, from regional coach of Orchestra. restaurant operations. Hogle earned a bachelor of science degree in music GOVERNMENT management from the University of Al Aceves to executive director, The Evansville in Indiana. Cornerstone Development Authority, Southfield, from president, Seville MEDIA Partners L.L.C., Troy. Illysia Neumann-Loreck to managing editor, Metro You, Commerce Town- HEALTH CARE ship, from owner and fashion consul- tant, Closet Envy, Plymouth. Quinta Vreede to chief administrative officer, University of Michigan Health NONPROFITS System, Ann Arbor, from lead admin- “The best credit card if you istrator of the department of family Barbara Cynthia medicine, University of Michigan Moore to COO, want travel perks.” Medical School, Ann Arbor. Summer in the City, Berkeley, -Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, December 2009 LAW from lead instruc- tor, Middle Geor- Justin Klimko, Steven Ribiat and Jor- gia Technical Col- dan Schreier to board of directors, lege, Warner , Detroit, all remain- Butzel Long P.C. Robins, Ga. ing shareholders. Moore MANUFACTURING SERVICES Mike Callesen to sales and marketing Larry Loehrke to director of partner al- manager, U.S. Gear Tools Inc., Detroit, liances, Compsat Technology Inc., For your business from vice president of sales, Ander- Southfield, from chief information of- son-Cook Inc., Clinton Township. ficer, St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, For travel rewards, no other card comes close to the Ohio; also, Chris Harbrecht to vice SM MARKETING president of sales, from senior ac- value you get with FlexPerks .Just ask Kiplinger’s Katherine Ephlin to director of finan- count executive, EMC Corp., Livonia; Personal Finance. With just 20,000 FlexPoints, you cial and diversified team, Gongos Re- and Aman Dhanhoa to project manag- are ready for takeoff with up to a $400 ticket on more search Inc., Auburn Hills, from ac- er, from project manager and techni- count director. cal consultant, EMC Corp., Livonia. than 150 airlines with no blackout dates or capacity controls. You earn FlexPoints fast with every purchase For you you make, plus earn double on most cell phone expenses and the category you spend the most — gas, groceries or airline travel. FlexPerks is a suite of credit and check cards, for you or your business, that lets you quickly earn the rewards you want at a value you deserve as a Apply online, call, or stop by today! FlexPerks cardholder. Not just the best travel rewards, Mount Clemens is open for your business! but cash and merchandise rewards, your way. Come and see why Mount Clemens is a great place to invest! Downtown Mount Clemens Open House and Property Tour Thursday, May 20, 2010 • 3:00 pm -7:00 pm Welcome and Orientation Center • 61 Macomb Place • Open House Showcasing Retail, Restaurant and Office Opportunities • A variety of professionals will be available to provide information and assistance in opening usbank.com/flexperks – 800-360-2900 a business in Macomb County’s Entertaining U.S. Bank FlexPerks Rewards Visa Credit Cards are issued by U.S. Bank National Association ND. Deposit products offered by U.S. Bank N.A. Member FDIC and Dining Capital For more information: www.DowntownMountClemens.com • 586.469.4168 20100510-NEWS--0020-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/6/2010 4:04 PM Page 1

Page 20 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

CALENDAR BUSINESS DIARY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY COMING EVENTS ACQUISITIONS Miami Beach, Fla., to 118 S. Main St., Suite 355, Ann Arbor. MAY 11 MAY 12 Startup Weekend Detroit. May 14: 6- Contractors Steel Co., Livonia, has 10 p.m.; May 15: 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; May purchased Steel Sales and Services Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 Digital Day Meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. 16: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Identity Marketing Inc.’s Service Center Division in East NEW PRODUCTS p.m. With: James Owens, chairman Adcraft Club of Detroit. With: Tim and Public Relations; iDetroit; Wayne Chicago, Ind. Stardock, Plymouth, has released Im- and CEO, Caterpillar Inc. Westin Ho- Armstrong, chairman and CEO, AOL. State University. Providing resources pulseTV to go live on the digital distri- Townsend Hotel, Birmingham. $40 tel, Southfield. $45 members, $55 and incentives to help local students, CONTRACTS bution platform Impulse. Website: Adcraft and 313 Digital members, $50 developers, innovators and entrepre- www.impulsedriven.com. guests, $75 nonmembers. Contact: nonmembers. Contact: (313) 872-7850; CareTech Solutions Inc., a Troy-based (313) 963-8547; e-mail jwayland@econ neurs build successful startup compa- IT and Web products and services Organic Pond L.L.C., Sterling Heights, e-mail: [email protected]; web- nies. Wayne State University College club.org; website: www.econclub.org. site: www.adcraft.org. company servicing U.S. hospitals and introduces Pure Bacteria, a probiotic of Engineering, Detroit. $50 profes- health systems, has signed a five- product that treats plant and algae sionals, $40 students. Contact: (586) year, comprehensive outsourcing problems in ponds. Telephone: 876-2688; e-mail: brandonchesnutt@ contract with Sibley Memorial Hospi- (888) 986-9995. Website: www. gmail.com; website: www.detroit. tal, Washington, D.C. startupweekend.org. organicpond.com. Register to Attend a Portland, Ore.-based Professional Ecology Coatings Inc., Auburn Hills, Contract Management Inc. has con- announced it has developed bio-based The Business Case for Rebuilding Lo- tracted to market auto and other in- materials for use in a new family of cal Government. 3:30-7:30 p.m. May FREE surance products from Auburn Hills- EcoQuik UV-curable coatings. Prod- Franchise Seminar 17. Crain’s Detroit Business, Grand based Meemic Insurance Co. to its ucts incorporating bio-based addi- Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. employees in Michigan. tives are being used in commercial de- Thursday, May 19, 2010 With: Stephen Goldsmith, director, velopment applications that exhibit Innovations in American Govern- EXPANSIONS 6 pm to 8 pm ment program, Harvard University’s enhanced curing speed, pigment cov- Kennedy School of Government; The Swan for Life Cancer Foundation, erage and useful surface effects. Web- Travis Randolph, CEO, Symbiote Tech Oakland Township, a nonprofit can- site: www.ecologycoatings.com. Furniture; others. Grand Valley State cer support organization, has opened TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., Livo- University, Grand Rapids. $40 each, an office in Clarkston. Telephone: nia, has launched its first electronic $50 at the door, $30 groups of 10 or (248) 620-9600. stability control system with an inte- more. For group purchase, call (313) grated inertial measurement unit on 446-0300. Contact: (313) 446-0300; e- MOVES the Lancia Delta to perform previous- mail: [email protected]; website: Big Family of Michigan, a nonprofit ly discrete sensor data acquisition di- www.crainsdetroit.com. For sponsor- organization for abused and neglected rectly within the ESC electronics ship opportunities, contact Marla children, from 17080 Masonic to 17560 module. Website: www.trw.com Downs at (313) 446-6052 or Helro in Fraser. Telephone: (248) 885- Arrow Engine Co., Tulsa, Okla., part of [email protected]. 0155. Website: www.bigfamily Bloomfield Hills-based TriMas Corp.’s ofmichigan.org. to RSVP Call 630-366-3328 energy segment, has introduced a Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 Gerald White International L.L.C., a newly designed two-throw separable p.m. May 17. With: John Baird, Cana- marketing and events firm founded reciprocating gas compressor for use Or e-mail: [email protected] dian Minister of Transport, Infra- by former UM football player Gerald in the compressed natural gas vehicle structure and Communities. Westin White, has moved its headquarters fueling market. Check us out online: http://franchise.7-eleven.com Book Cadillac, Detroit. $45 members, $55 guests, $75 nonmembers. Contact: (313) 963-8547; e-mail jwayland@econ Find out why thousands of families have decided to go club.org; website: www.econclub.org. into business with 7-Eleven® Michigan Week Expo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MARKET PLACE with lunch at noon, May 19. Sterling Heights Regional Chamber. With: ANNOUNCEMENTS & BUSINESS & Ralph Gilles, president and SERVICES INVESTMENTS CEO of Dodge brand, Chrysler FINANCIAL SERVICES FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES Group L.L.C. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Best Western $ $ Not satisfied with 1% or 2% interest $ $ Sterling Inn, $ $ on your CDs or MM certificates? $ $ $ $ Heritage Trust -- 248-672-5767 $ $ Sterling Heights. Are you looking for a Positive Change? $30 members, $40 RENT A CONTROLLER Do Good and Make Money® guests. Contact: I can make your business financially ® (586) 731-5400 ext. successful at minimum cost. Seniors Helping Seniors services offers valuable Gilles [email protected] non-medical services for seniors by seniors. Seniors 10; e-mail: shen love being helped by other seniors who really [email protected]; website: understand them. www.shrcci.com. LEGAL SERVICES Our Franchise Partners gain easy entry into one of the most rapid growth service industries. Our experience, management and marketing expertise 75th Anniversary Fundraiser Gala. ATTORNEY can help you hit the ground running. 5:30-10 p.m. May 20. Detroit Economic Who represents Suppliers, Subcontractors, Service Join our Seniors Helping Seniors® franchise system Club. Cocktail-attire celebration with Providers, Independent Contractors, Independent if you are looking for substantial rewards for your Sales Representatives etc. to pursue payment of bottom line and for your heart. strolling dinner, afterglow and live delinquent commercial accounts receivable. music. Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit. Hourly fee or contingent fee arrangements may be Email: negotiated. [email protected] $250. Contact: (313) 963-8547; e-mail: www.seniorshelpingseniors.com [email protected]; website: Fred Mann Attorney at Law [email protected] or (248) 645-0120 © 2009 All trademarks are registered trademarks of www.econclub.org. Corporate Mutual Resources Incorporated. …a way to give and to receive® CRAIN’S WORKSHOP FOCUSES MISCELLANEOUS Call Us For Personalized Gold Is S-O-A-R-I-N-G! Service: (313) 446-6068 ON GROWING COMPANIES Yearly Average Price Per Ounce FAX: (313) 446-1757 2001: $271 2004: $409 2007: $695 E-MAIL: [email protected] Crain’s Detroit Business and Walsh 2002: $309 2005: $444 2008: $871 INTERNET: College present a showcase for 2003: $363 2006: $603 2009: $972 www.crainsdetroit.com/section/classifieds companies that are growing despite April 28, 2010 gold price: $1,167.20 See Do you have your gold coins??? the economy Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.- Crainsdetroit.com/Section/Classifieds Birmingham Coin & Jewelry, Inc., 33802 Woodward, Birmingham for more classified advertisements 2 p.m., at the MSU Management 248-642-1234 Please Call For Appt. Education Center in Troy. Our look at growing businesses with 10-100 employees and $1 million to $100 million in annual revenue will feature keynote speaker John Latella, COO of Ferndale-based Garden Fresh Salsa Co. Other topics will include growth strategies, money, doing business with government and technology. Tickets are $60 each, $55 groups of 10 or more, $45 for Walsh College alumni and $25 for Walsh College students. On-site registration is an additional $15. For discounted rates, please call (313) 446-0300. Register online at www.regonline.com/maysecond stage. 20100510-NEWS--0021-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 4:55 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 21 Bidders split on best avenue for bridge work payment

BY BILL SHEA should be sufficient to cover costs line a FAQ about the bids that in- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS for the bridge, the U.S. inter- cluded this: Lower than projected traffic has plagued change and the toll plazas current- Q: Can you provide information The private sector is split in how “ ly estimated at $1.48 billion.” as to which entity (Michigan DOT, it wants to be paid for the con- many user toll-based (public-private MDOT agrees that availability Canadian government, both) struction and operation of a pro- payments could be how the P3 con- would support with its credit any posed Detroit River bridge — guar- partnerships) around the U.S. cession is worked out. revenue shortfalls in the case of an anteed payments or a reliance on ” In its Jan. 27 press release an- availability payment scheme? toll revenue. Scotiabank nouncing its request for interest A: The Michigan Department of The preliminary interest bids structure and AECOM Technical Ser- revealed that the project (exclud- bids, MDOT wrote: “Given the an- Transportation and Transport sought by the Michigan Department vices Inc., both of New York City, ing the customs inspection plazas) ticipated tolled nature of the bor- Canada haven’t yet determined of Transportation in January show also say tolls are the way to go. can be financially viable without a der crossing, MDOT says there are the business model that would be that nine civil engineering/con- “A preliminary financial analy- government subsidy under a 50- several public-private partnership used in a potential procurement. struction firms and financiers pre- sis based on the traffic forecasts year concession. While this analy- models ranging from real tolls to Such an issue would be addressed, fer what are called availability prepared by (Columbia, S.C.-based sis is preliminary in nature (rev- availability payments that could as necessary, in the governance payments in which the govern- engineering and planning firm enue figures were not released as be applied to the DRIC under cur- agreement, following a payment ments that own the bridge pay a Wilbur Smith Associates) on behalf of part of Wilbur Smith study), it is rent market conditions.” structure that would minimize set monthly or quarterly payment MDOT and a series of assumptions our assessment that toll revenues On March 9, MDOT posted on- such risks. to the private bridge operator based on certain criteria, but not traffic. Two say they prefer a pure toll- based model, while the other nine bids outlined options with no pref- REAL ESTATE erence or didn’t address financing. Under an availability payment AUCTIONS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE SPACE arrangement, the financial risk of the Detroit River International Cross- WANTED TO LEASE ing project would be shifted from BY the private sector to taxpayers. U.S. GOVERNMENT Many of the major construction 531,000 SQ. FT. AVAILABLE Minimum Bid! The U.S. Government is seeking office space firms and banks that filed prelimi- Easily Accessible  Low Rates  Rail  On-site Mgmt to lease in Macomb County, preferably within $  nary interest bids for DRIC are 3,476 SQ. FT., CAPE COD‡ MINIMUM BID ONLY 150,000!!! ‡$8&7,21+(/'216,7( Exterior Storage www.waretechindustrialpark.com 10 miles of the Detroit Arsenal, consisting of skeptical that enough border traf- CATELLUS GROUP, LLC 810-695-7700 the following: fic will be generated to raise Exclusive use of a free-standing facility enough toll revenue to cover their Space for Lease -- Pontiac consisting of approximately 11,600 NSF of costs. (To read the 521-page PDF of Best Deal in Town! space suitable for administrative purposes all the bids, go to www.crains with 70 parking spaces. detroit.com/dricbids) For additional requirements and to express an DRIC is expected to be a public- interest, please contact Jennifer Rahn at private partnership — the Legisla- 502-315-6975, or ture is debating the bill that would [email protected] . Responses can be mailed to: allow MDOT to enter into a DRIC- • Warehousing, Machine/Die Storage, Mfg. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville related P3 — in which the private • M/59, Widetrack, and Woodward Area District, ATTN: CELRL-RE-M/Rahn, sector would build and operate the • 5,000 to 200,000 Sq. Ft Available with P.O. Box 59, Louisville, KY 40201-0059. 5780 Ormond Rd. s s th @ 11am s government-owned bridge. 6SULQJÀHOG7ZS0, 6DW-XQH 3UHYLHZ 5HJLVWUDWLRQ#DP Offices, Short or Long Term Leases Applications required by May 28, 2010 The two financial institutions CONTENTS TO BE AUCTIONED SAME DAY! Items include: metal working equip, automotive items, Monte Carlo Race Car, • 8 Interior Truck Wells, 16 Ft. Ceiling sports/outdoor vehicles & equip. and much, much more! Don’t miss this auction, you will want to be there! Heights, Sprinklers, Heated, Buss Duct, and that submitted interest bids on RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DRIC, Scotiabank and BMO Capital Welcome Home! Unbelievable opportunity to own this incredible home! This is the home you’ve been waiting for at a price Air Lines. 248-496-3405 Markets, both said that availability that cannot be duplicated! A friendly lifestyle out of the tension zone! Located on 5.3 rolling acres, 3,476 Sq.Ft., 3 Bed, 3.5 Bath Residential Sub payments are the appropriate Cape Cod. Guest/Mother-in-Law Suite. Designer kitchen w/hickory cabinetry, granite counters, brick accent wall. Incl. Barn w/ 2 stalls, INVESTMENT PROPERTY Macomb Township funding mechanism. hayloft, heated office/workshop. Walkout bsmt w/bar and rec. room, deck w/Gazebo overlooking an amazing view. 145 acres. $16M invested. “From the prospective of a Beth Rose CAI Auctioneer, Realtor Rose Auction Group, LLC FLAT ROOF PROBLEMS? You can own for $1,650,000 firm. lender, credit risk is decreased if 2009 Michigan State Auctioneer Champion 877.696.7653 Maintenance free 20 yr. guaranteed remuneration to the private part- Reg. Auctioneer RoseAuctionGroup.com Bill McMachen, [email protected] ID#2801000078 standing seam metal roof. No tear off 586-915-4441 Lee & Associates ner comes in the form of an avail- necessary! Can go over almost any ability payment. There are many AUCTIONS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY existing roof. All types of repairs. reasons for this, however, the most Solar electric roofing. WAREHOUSE STORAGE SPACE significant is the lack of demand AVAILABLE NOW 888-799-6918 risk,” Canada’s Scotiabank wrote. AUCTION INDUSTRIAL Warehouse/Storage-Type Building REAL ESTATE The bank is the financial adviser 4,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 56,000 sq. ft. Very clean inside. for the DRIC-related Windsor-Es- On 2.7 acres, $6.75 per sq. ft. to own. sex Parkway project. Also 10,000 & 25,000 sq. ft. ** Purchase from Banks ** Bank financing available It also said that toll projections Free Standing Bldgs w/truckwells. Income Producing Commercial Bill McMachen, [email protected] make lenders wary. Real Estate in Great Locations 586-915-4441 Lee & Associates “Lower than projected traffic 1 Mile from Metro Airport has plagued many user toll-based 248-840-8393 (P3s) around the U.S., and as a re- 160 N. Ortonville Rd - Groveland Twp, MI REA CONSTRUCTION WAREHOUSE/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL sult, senior lenders are more re- Wednesday, May 19th at 12 PM (734) 946-8730 MISCELLANEOUS SPACE FOR LEASE strictive in providing credit to de- This auction features two buildings: 9,000 to 30,000 sq ft., 24 ft ceilings mand-based facilities. This issue is . Building 1 - 16,600 SF Also Heavy Industrial Vacant Land Drive in doors, Truck docks. $2.00 sq ft/NNN particularly relevant for the pro- . Building 2 - 10,000 SF Almost 1-acre in Birmingham -- $685K . Located on 3.98 Acres — — — — — Centrally located off I-75/12 Mile Road posed project considering the cur- Land Available ON-SITE OPEN HOUSE: Birmingham House for Lease Ernie -- 248-840-6081 rent economic climate,” it wrote. 3,300 SF, 4-bdrms, 3.5 baths, brick colonial, $4,000 French civil engineering and May 12th from 12 PM - 2 PM www.reaconstruction.net per month includes lawn and snow removal. construction firm Bouygues Travaux For more information, contact Auctioneer: Broker Protected Call Us For Personalized Publics, which built the English Craig Herschel - [email protected] 586.759.4000 Service: (313) 446-6068

Channel tunnel, also warned in its THE TEAM No Signature. No Results. OFFICE SPACE CLOSING TIMES: Monday 3 p.m., DRIC bid that lenders are distrust- 888.708.7070 one week prior to publication date. ful of toll-driven projects. www.signatureassociates.com/160ortonville.htm Flint Township Office Building Please call us for holiday closing times. “Traffic-risk deals have under- FAX: (313) 446-1757 performed and financial markets E-MAIL: [email protected] may not show sufficient appetite to INTERNET: finance this project if senior Call or email today for information www.crainsdetroit.com/section/classifieds lenders have to take patronage on a custom advertising plan! Confidential Reply Boxes Available risks,” the firm wrote. • Class A Office Building For Lease PAYMENT: All classified ads must be Two civil engineering/construc- • I-69 / I-75 / US23 near Bishop Airport prepaid. Checks, money order or tion firms bidding on DRIC, such • Up to 20,000 Sq. Ft. Available Crain’s credit approval accepted. • 300 car parking Credit cards accepted. as Madrid-based Cintra Infraestruc- [email protected] • Fully Furnished with 100 pre-wired workstations turas S.A.U., prefer toll revenue • 800 kw backup generator See over availability payments. 313.446.6068 • General Offices, Call Center or Data Center Crainsdetroit.com/Section/Classifieds In their joint bid, Meridiam Infra- 248-496-3405 for more classified advertisements 20100510-NEWS--0022-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 5:52 PM Page 1

Page 22 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010

Connecting First Michigan: Eyeing big leagues Financial Executives. ■ From Page 1 scene say that while Ross’ partici- FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL is the pation was particularly notewor- premier organization through which CFOs and other thy, what also was striking was Trail of takeovers expected to continue that the other formal bidder, a senior financial executivesstay connected. From February 1988 through banks is what is called a tier-one group led by Michael Tierney, for- September 2008, only two banks ratio of certain defined assets to Our members collaborate on best practices, mer president and CEO of Madi- were shut down by regulators in capital. A bank is considered well serve as advocates for our profession and son Heights-based Peoples State Michigan — Omnibank in River capitalized if has a ratio of 6 per- share networking opportunities. Bank, also had commitments of Rouge in April 1998 and New Cen- cent or higher and adequately cap- $200 million from institutional in- Access to our national resources and admission to tury Bank in Shelby Township in italized if its ratio is 4-6 percent. vestors. local presentations plus dinner and refreshments are March 2002. According to the Federal De- Tierney told Crain’s last Thurs- included with membership. Special first-year and The recent recession resulted posit Insurance Corp., as of March day, just after meeting with federal in-transition memberships are available. in a spate of closings — Main 31, these banks in Southeast regulators, that his group will con- Street Bank of Northville on Oct. Michigan had the lowest tier-one For more information, contact Sharon Kimble tinue to bid on troubled state 10, 2008; Michigan Heritage Bank of ratios: at 734.277.7519 or [email protected]. banks if and when further closings Farmington Hills on April 24, New Liberty Bank of Ply- Visit FinancialExecutives.org. materialize. (See accompanying 2009; Warren Bank on Oct. 2, 2009; mouth, 0.1 percent. story.) Home Federal Savings Bank of De- Clarkston State Bank, 2.2 per- Provost said $125 million of the troit on Nov. 6, 2009; Citizens State cent. fundraising has been allocated to Bank of New Baltimore on Dec. Michigan Commerce Bank of grow Citizens First’s commercial 18, 2009; Lakeside Community Bank Ann Arbor, 2.6 percent. and residential loan portfolio by of Sterling Heights on April 16; Paramount Bank of Farming- being leveraged into more than and Citizens First Bank of Port ton Hills, 3.7 percent. $1 billion in loans that will require detroit chapter Huron on April 30. Peoples State Bank of Madi- the short-term hiring of veteran Local bankers expect at least son Heights, 3.7 percent. lenders. several more takeovers this year. Oxford Bank, 3.8 percent. First Michigan also purchased A key metric for ranking troubled — Tom Henderson $800 million in loans under an agreement requiring the FDIC to cover 80 percent of loans that go bad, as well as Citizens’ invest- ment-services and trust-services We’ll be willing to put in more divisions. “ “Lending by this institution has money as it’s needed for later Nationally Recognized Substance Abuse been inactive the last six months,” said Provost on Thursday. “I’m ex- deals. Residential Treatment Center tremely excited to go to our cus- ” tomers and say, ‘We’re back in the Wilbur Ross, I can help you to save a life today market. Let us help you with your W.L. Ross & Co. L.L.C. loans.’ ” The other $75 million will be and the attractive business model potential institutional investors CHIEF EXECUTIVE OUTREACH used for general purposes, includ- of buying the best assets of what nationwide, with Oppenheimer & ing acquisitions. had been a troubled bank. Co. Inc. of New York serving as his Ross’ involvement and reputa- W.L. Ross & Co. owns Dearborn- investment banker. Oppenheimer Just call me on my tion were critical both in getting based International Automotive Com- also was the banker on the sale of personal cell phone (734)476-9931 other investors on board and in ponents Group Inc., a global supplier the Bank of Bloomfield Hills to Pri- Denise Bertin-Epp swaying the Federal Deposit Insur- of interior parts and systems that vate Bancorp. Provost said 15 in- President and Chief Nursing Officer, Brighton Hospital ance Corp. generates more than $5 million an- stitutional investors joined the I Highest physician recognition by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Last May, Ross’ company led the nually. Ross built the company deal. He declined to name the oth- I Masters prepared and experienced therapists winning bid to assume $10.7 billion through a series of acquisitions be- ers but said Ross was the largest. I Highest percentage of addiction certified nurses in the USA (CARN) of assets of Coral Cables, Fla.- tween 2005 and 2007, with the bulk In February, regulators invited I Integrative therapies, including auricular detox acupuncture and yoga based UnitedBank. The bank con- of the company coming by combin- Provost to join the bid process for I First choice for executives, health professionals and attorneys tinued to operate under that name. ing the interior business of South- Citizens First. He wasn’t told who www.brightonhospital.org “This is game-breaking in terms field-based Lear Corp. and the inte- the other bidders were, or even how of the evolution of state banking. It rior assets from the now-defunct many. While other banks expressed 800-523-8198 was absolutely stunning. … It’s pre- Collins & Aikman Corp. interest, supposedly including at posterous for a three-year-old de “Based on Ross’ track record, least two major regional banks, Confidential • Patient/family support • Intervention liaison • Evaluation novo bank to buy a billion dollar this is just the first move, not the only two formal bids were made. Admission • Advocacy/counsel • Referrals • Concierge services SP1563 bank. It just never happens. And last,” said Patrick McQueen, At 6 p.m. on April 28, just 48 Provost pulled it chairman emeri- hours before the feds closed Citi- off. It’s clearly the tus at Private zens First, Provost was told regula- deal of the year. Bank, Michigan, tors were shutting the bank down And Wilbur Ross My guess is and Provost’s and that his was the winning bid. was clearly the “ former col- The bank, which was founded in 500-pound gorilla Wilbur Ross didn’t league. “This is 1938, had lost $124 million in 2009, in the room,” said just speculation, battered by losses in its lending John Donnelly, do this because of an but my guess is portfolio, and its share price had managing part- attraction to Port Wilbur Ross did- fallen to 28 cents, down from a high ner of Donnelly n’t do this be- of $7.64 as recently as Sept. 19, 2008. Penman & Huron. cause of an at- Provost ordered temporary Partners, a Grosse ” traction to Port First Michigan signs to be made up Pointe-based in- Patrick McQueen, Huron. My guess to replace the Citizens First signs vestment bank- Private Bank, Michigan is he’s got his eye outside branches, but wasn’t al- ing firm that fo- on Chicago.” lowed to have anyone measure the cuses on community banks. When asked about Chicago, existing signs for fear of the word “De novo” is the industry and Provost said: “In the state of leaking out about the closure. regulatory term for a bank less Michigan, there is clearly a need At 6 p.m., federal regulators and than seven years old. De novo for capital in banks. We’d love to at least one of Provost’s employees banks are regulated more closely expand our geography statewide. entered each Citizens First bank. and generally are more restricted We’ll build out the Michigan fran- Employees were told they were in their growth. chise first, and if opportunities keeping their jobs and asked to Ross said he invested in the Citi- then arise in the Midwest, we’d work overnight to help with the zens deal for several reasons: love to have a Michigan-based transition. Provost’s reputation and track Midwest bank.” In recent closings, banks didn’t record, particularly the return on Provost said he approached fed- reopen under their new names till investment for shareholders when eral regulators last fall to alert the following Monday. This time, he sold the Bank of Bloomfield Hills them to his plans to raise money to all 22 branches were open for busi- to the PrivateBancorp Inc. of Chica- buy troubled banks. “We started ness Saturday morning. go in 2006; Ross’ familiarity with this process not knowing what Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, Michigan through his investments banks would be available, but we [email protected] in the auto supply chain and belief knew there’d be opportunities.” Ryan Beene also contributed to the local economy is on the mend; He began making the rounds of this story. 20100510-NEWS--0023-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:03 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 23 Brain drain: New troops join battle ■ From Page 3 Well Connected. ham Farms building. mately, to connect young adults if we had an urban core and public Raznick, a metro Detroit native across the region through a central transportation infrastructure, that who earned his bachelor’s degree website expected to launch this fall. would be a big help,” he said. Thanks to our sponsors, Financial Executives 2009 / 2010 in business from the University of Wolfe, 27, moved to San Francis- Wolfe acknowledges efforts by International continues to be the most contemporary, dynamic and proactive PLATINUM Michigan — and eight employees — co from Michigan to take a job with other business and community SPONSORS are now moving into the new office private equity firm Mainsail Partners groups to put in place the right organization of its kind for the corporate space for Benzinga.com. after earning a degree in finance spaces and amenities to attract and finance leader. American Appraisal He expects to hire three to six from Indiana University. keep young adults in the region. Through our sponsor’s generous support, AON marketing and IT professionals for He returned last year. While “The problem is that the way FEI members connect with their peers and Beach Communications entry-level positions over the next still working for Mainsail, he they communicate and deliver learn about relevant topics – admission to BDO Seidman, LLP couple of months. launched Uwemp L.L.C., now beta these programs is not digitally our events is a benefit of membership. PNC/National City He’s also looking for candidates testing software that provides an centric — it’s not branded and of- interested in finance to write about academic framework to help uni- fered in places where young people For sponsorship or membership information, Rehmann stock performance for the compa- versity students learn. will look and relate to,” he said. contact Sharon at 734.277.7519 or The Siegfried Group, LLP ny’s website, www.benzinga.com. To launch his company and those To make it easier for young peo- [email protected]. Stout Risius Ross The site, which began operating of a couple of friends, he rented the ple to connect, he’s creating a web- Visit FinancialExecutives.org. in January, attracted more than Royal Oak Music Theatre and invit- site that plans to aggregate those 825,000 unique visitors in April, ed organizations including the New resources in one place. Raznick said. Economy Initiative, Ann Arbor Spark Also in the past few months, “The driving force to stay in and Bizdom U. He also spread the Wolfe launched “Come Play De- Michigan was … CommunityNext word through social networking troit,” an intramural sports league (which) helped me … realize that sites, which helped attract 800 peo- for young adults, with two basket- there is this exciting community ple to the event. ball leagues and a kickball league. of young people who are enthusias- At the Jewish Federation, one of He plans to add bowling, volleyball detroit chapter tic about growing young compa- Wolfe’s initial projects was an in- and dodge ball. More than 400 nies that I didn’t know existed be- formal survey of about 200 young young adults have registered. fore,” said Raznick, 32. adults in the region. He’s also planning a gala with Keeping Raznick and his compa- Respondents said they were an around-the-world theme as a ny in metro Detroit is just the be- looking for job opportunities at way to get young adults together ginning of what Wolfe and the Jew- fun places to work, and more so- and to highlight different cultures. ish Federation hope to accomplish cial and cultural events geared to Another part of the Communi- with CommunityNext, an effort their age group. tyNext effort is a job and intern- that has already attracted contri- “They’re very hungry for dy- ship portal. butions in the “hundreds of thou- namic programming and meeting But the Jewish Federation isn’t Self-Employed? sands of dollars,” Wolfe said, de- people from different cultures — looking to reinvent concepts al- clining to give an exact figure. the things you get in larger cities ready in play, Wolfe said. Affordable Insurance Wolfe is leading a multi-pronged like New York, Chicago and San It’s talking with the Detroit Re- effort to not only connect young Francisco,” Wolfe said. “Those are gional Chamber, for example, about Jewish adults with the Jewish Fed- definitely missing here. its Intern in Michigan website eration’s programs but also, ulti- “What it really comes down to is launched last year. As the CommunityNext effort Life progresses, it’s important that the Jewish Federation is aware of Health everything else going on in the re- Retirement Restructuring Experience gion to attract and retain young professionals so that the efforts can complement each other, said Long-Term Care Christianne Sims, director of Fu- In Your Corner. sion, the young professionals (800) 987-0290 group at the Detroit Regional Chamber and one of the co-conven- ers of the regional Young Profession- al Leadership Council. Zayti Agency In metro Detroit there are at IIS000320 least 40 young professional groups and publica- Call your local Insphere office for a FREE quote today! tions, such as Model D, Metro- mode and Metro- mix, presenting social and local business infor- mation through websites, along with other intra- mural leagues Sims and places GETTING YOUR where young professionals can network, Sims said. MESSAGE ACROSS? “We don’t want to continue to fragment ourselves and stretch ourselves too thin … resources are (scarce).” There is already a tremendous pool of young, energized talent in the region, said David Egner, ex- ecutive director of the New Econo- Bob Mollhagen my Initiative and president and [email protected] CEO of the Hudson-Webber Founda- tion. The foundation has funded efforts to help attract and retain young talent. As CommunityNext is doing, “we’ve got to put them in the fore- front of all of the efforts under way. ... You can make things hap- pen here — get involved here in ways you can’t in cities like New 866-4VARNUM www.varnumlaw.com York, Chicago and L.A.,” Egner MARKETING ‡ PR ‡ DESIGN ‡ NEW MEDIA said. identitypr.com I Novi (Metro Detroit) I Grand Rapids I Kalamazoo I Grand Haven I Lansing Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, [email protected] 20100510-NEWS--0024-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 5:53 PM Page 1

Page 24 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 Book Cadillac: Renters give boost Where can you go for an Andiamo ■ From Page 1 opened the building to renters. He Five units closed in October The city’s rental market hasn’t quality lunch priced under $10? said the move hurts the project fi- 2008, according to records filed fared as well as the region, which nancially because return on the with the Wayne County Recorder of posted a first-quarter 2010 vacancy development investment is based Deeds office, followed by three the rate of 8.1 percent, with average on selling the condos. following January. rent of $751 per month compared to Spinach & Cheese Ravioli “But at the To date, 11 properties have been $808 in the city. same time, we sold, according to the most recent Leasing at the residences in the have costs to data in the Recorder of Deeds of- Fort Shelby, also in Detroit, likely Portabella Mushroom “Burger” cover,” he said. fice. Several other units reportedly hasn’t suffered from the Book Cadil- “And we’ve had have pending sales. lac’s entry to the rental market, said Italian Sausage Ragu a lot of interest Ferchill would not comment on Scott Allen, president of the Bing- from people who how many units have been rented ham Farms-based Fourmidable Group want to rent.” or sold, but he said overall occu- Inc., which handles leasing and Chicken & Wild Berry Salad Plus, he said, pancy is above 50 percent. management for the Fort Shelby. the price of con- There has been a lot of interest The building’s 56 apartments Roasted Vegetable Ravioli dos in Detroit in renting during the recession, are now 75 percent leased, he said. has dropped so Ferchill said Austin Black II, a Realtor in Fourmidable handles leasing low that if he were to sell units at the Birmingham office of Max and management of 10,000 units Chicken & Pesto Pasta bargain prices it would hurt the val- Broock Realtors who specializes in nationwide and 5,000 in Michigan. ues of other units in the building. Detroit sales. While Allen hasn’t been in the Chicken & Spring Vegetable Risotto The March numbers from Farm- “There have been people coming Book Cadillac rental units, he said ington Hills-based Realcomp II Ltd. in and out of the city and aren’t condo projects with some of the showed a median price of $15,000 here long enough to buy some- units converted to rental typically Andiamo Chopped Salad for non-foreclosure residential thing,” he said. don’t offer the same level of ser- sales in Detroit — far from the But as the market improves, vice as full rental buildings. Antipasti Style Salad $200,000 to $1 million Book Cadil- Black expects interest to shift. “A condo community doesn’t lac condos were fetching. Though “A year ago, people weren’t ready have the budget for the same kind sales are increasing, the median to purchase something in Detroit,” of in-house management that an Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin Tips price in March 2009 was $10,000 Black said. “But as the market im- actual apartment building offers,” citywide, according to Realcomp. proves, or at least the perception of Allen said. “In an apartment, we “The smartest thing to do was to the market improves, they’re will- install full-time managers, not just start renting. Then, when things ing to consider buying again.” people trying to sell condos.” rebound, we’ll start selling again,” The rental market has been dif- By rental or by sale at the Book Ferchill said. ficult. Cadillac, Ferchill said the goal is Deals fell through, he said, as The city of Detroit’s vacancy to have occupancy at 70 percent to people who signed presale agree- rate for apartments is 11.4 percent, 80 percent by the end of the year. Andiamo! The answer is a no-brainer with the ments either couldn’t get the loans compared to 9.3 percent in the first “But who knows if we’re going “Perfect 10” menu—10 Lunch Entrées Under $10. they had previously qualified for quarter of 2009, according to data to get there,” he said. or couldn’t sell their homes in the from the New York-based real es- Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, (Available Monday – Friday until 4pm at all locations) suburbs. tate research firm Reis Inc. [email protected]

andiamoitalia.com Website: Pilot already catching eyes ■ From Page 3 Our Happy Hour the database to help it plan ex- since it has to be the right size, Trulik said. hibits, said Matthew Hanna, shape and type for a set, the right “I think a lot of Detroit-based cor- IS CHEAPER THAN THERAPY! gallery assistant at DAM and one price and have the artist’s permis- porations know the DAM already,” of the local artists on the site. sion for its use in a film. but the new website will give them “This is (also) another way for “DAM had very smartly already the opportunity to look at a larger people to see my work,” he said. worked out the rental situation number of pieces than those on dis- MONDAY-FRIDAY | 3-6PM In its pilot phase, the site al- with the artist,” she said. “They play through gallery shows, from ready has garnered the attention make my life a lot easier by just be- the comfort of their office chair. AVAILABLE AT ALL 11 LOCATIONS of at least one film set decorator. ing able to go online and pull pic- Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, “DAM has … gotten clearance tures of the pieces and show them to [email protected] from almost every single artist they my directors and production de- $5 SIGNATURE MARTINIS have in their database for usage on signer.” film, TV and commercials,” said The Detroit Artists Market is al- $5 SIGNATURE WINES Selina van den Brink, a freelance ways looking for ways to market $5 SIGNATURE APPETIZERS set decorator who moved back to for the artists, said board Treasur- metro Detroit a year ago from New er Paul Trulik, who is former di- BANKRUPTCIES York after she started getting calls rector of finance for Detroit Renais- from filmmakers on location here. sance and current president of the The following businesses filed for Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. She used the pilot website multi- financial and administrative ser- Bankruptcy Court in Detroit April 30- ple times on two different movies: vices firm it spun off, Apparatus So- May 6. Under Chapter 11, a company “Vanishing on Seventh Street,” a lutions Inc. “To the artist communi- files for reorganization. Chapter 7 in- thriller filmed last fall in Detroit, ty, this is huge.” volves total liquidation. and Sony Pictures’ “Swat: Firefight” DAM hadn’t initially thought of Alexander Property Investments filming now in Detroit’s Palmer marketing local art to the film in- L.L.C., 5500 Crooks Road, Troy, volun- Woods neighborhood. dustry when it first conceived of the tary Chapter 11. Assets: $8,205,748; lia- bilities $9,438,396. With its changing collection, the data base and website, he said, “but Four Green Fields, An Irish Pub Inc., site has pieces that work for virtual- what a great thing to stumble into, 30919 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, vol- ly any film set, van den Brink said. with all of the film incentives.” untary Chapter 11. Assets and liabili- The works of local artists on the DAM did expect the website to ties not available. site are not only for sale but avail- be useful to local businesses, how- The Ceccacci Corp., 37224 Camellia, able for lease, an important point ever, he said. Clinton Township, voluntary Chapter for both the film industry and cor- Apparatus Solutions helped pilot 7. Assets: $9,845; liabilities: $184,395. porate settings. the new website to browse for art- M & M Enterprises of Michigan Inc., In the film world, it’s common to work for the front reception area dba Quiznos Sub, 33602 W. Seven Mile lease, van den Brink said, and and conference rooms on the 17th Road, Livonia, voluntary Chapter 7. Assets and liabilities not available. places like L.A. have warehouses of floor of the Detroit Renaissance NAKAD Inc., dba Silver Garden of “cleared art” for which the artist Center, areas shared by Business Southfield Inc., dba Golden Auditorium has given permission for commer- Leaders for Michigan, Invest Detroit, of Southfield Inc. 15934 Crescent, cial use. But the collection on the the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and Allen Park, voluntary Chapter 7. As- DAM website is the only one of its the Downtown Detroit Partnership. sets: $20,000; liabilities: $138,440. andiamoitalia.com kind in Detroit, she said. “I think one of the missing ele- Samjak Corp., 548 E. 11 Mile Road, “Art is the hardest thing for set ments out there has been this type Madison Heights, voluntary Chapter decorators to use and get cost-ef- of hub that’s an honest broker be- 11. Assets and liabilities not available. fectively,” van den Brink said, tween artists and the community,” — Compiled by Dustin Walsh 20100510-NEWS--0025-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:02 PM Page 1

May 10, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 25 Harwell: Reliable, trustworthy as businessman www.crainsdetroit.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain ■ From Page 1 PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or [email protected] Spicer said. ings. EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- 0460 or [email protected] He did spots for Tuffy Muffler, Com- CONDOLENCES, CONTRIBUTIONS Spicer also had praise for Har- THE ERNIE HARWELL FILE MANAGING EDITOR Andy Chapelle, (313) 446- erica Bank and others in later years, well’s wife of 68 years, Lulu. 0402 or [email protected] Cards and letters for the Harwell Ⅲ Born on Jan. 25, 1918, in ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/FOCUS Jennette but perhaps was most visible as a family, along with donations to the “She had commercial instincts Washington, Ga. Smith, (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] healthy lifestyle spokesman for Blue when things were pitched to him, a ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDITOR Michelle Darwish, Ernie Harwell Foundation, can be Ⅲ Attended Emory (313) 446-1621 or [email protected] Cross Blue Shield of Michigan from sent to: wonderful feel for when it was wor- University. COPY DESK CHIEF Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 2003 until last year. Ernie Harwell Foundation thy of him. She was chairman of our or [email protected] Ⅲ Began writing for The ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Jeff Johnston, (313) “Ernie Harwell positively influ- c/o S. Gary Spicer Sr., board in every way. Ernie had one Sporting News at age 16. 446-1608 or [email protected] enced tens of thousands of lives by Senior trustee vote and I had one vote. She had two Ⅲ Served in the U.S. Marine DATA EDITOR Anne Marks, (313) 446-0418 or working with Blue Cross to promote 16845 Kercheval Ave. votes,” Spicer said, laughing. [email protected] Corps as a correspondent for WEB EDITOR Christine Lasek, (313) 446-0473, physical fitness, walking and Suite 5, , MI 48230 Most of Harwell’s business ven- Leatherneck magazine during [email protected] WEB DEVELOPER Steve Williams, (313) 446- health,” said Daniel Loepp, presi- The foundation supports the Ernie tures were set up as one-shot limited World War II. 6059, [email protected] dent and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Harwell Collection at the Detroit liability corporations, or other basic Ⅲ Married Lulu Tankersley in EDITORIAL SUPPORT Robertta Reiff (313) 446- Shield of Michigan, in a statement. Public Library and also funds business entities. 1941. 0419, YahNica Crawford, (313) 446-0329 scholarships at the University of NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- “Our walks with Ernie, his inspira- “He really preferred a simple cor- Ⅲ First professional radio job 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 Michigan, Wayne State University, tional words, his daily commitment porate structure,” Spicer said. was broadcasting Atlanta Northern Michigan University and REPORTERS to fitness and his warm and gentle Harwell also penned a Detroit Free Crackers games in 1943. Ryan Beene: Covers auto suppliers, steel, higher Adrian College. education and Livingston and Washtenaw nature will remain in our memories Press column, wrote a half-dozen Ⅲ His contract was traded by counties. (313) 446-0315 or [email protected] and will forever be part of Blue books and in 2006 created a four-CD the Crackers to the Brooklyn Daniel Duggan: Covers retail, real estate and Cross’s heritage.” struggled when friends wanted him audio scrapbook of highlights from Dodgers in 1948 for a minor- hospitality. (313) 446-0414 or league catcher. He covered [email protected] Unlike some of his contempo- to do things. He rarely would worry his radio career. Jay Greene: Covers health care, insurance and the raries in the broadcast and sports about anything, but that was one as- The CD set proved very popular, games for them from 1948 environment. (313) 446-0325 or worlds, Harwell never tainted or pect of his business career that some- and at one point police were investi- to 1949, and then the New [email protected]. York Giants from 1950 to Chad Halcom: Covers law, non-automotive times troubled him.” cheapened his image by associa- gating stolen and bootlegged ver- 1952. After a radio stint with manufacturing, defense contracting and Oakland Harwell’s reputation itself would and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 or tions with shady deals or question- sions that were being sold illegally the Baltimore Orioles from [email protected]. able endorsements, marketing in- serve to keep nonsense away, too. online — scams that Spicer said po- 1954 to 1959, he was hired Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, siders say. He didn’t do anything to “His theological beliefs would tentially cost Harwell up to $500,000 technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or to do Detroit Tigers games. [email protected]. harm his business ventures. take him away from any controver- in lost sales. Ⅲ His first Tigers broadcast Nancy Kaffer: Covers small business, the city of “The characteristics that corpora- sial product endorsements,” Spicer Lesser known is Harwell’s song- was April 19, 1960, at Detroit, Wayne County government. (313) 446- said. “Most corporate advertising 0412 or [email protected]. tions look for when they take the leap writing. He reportedly created 66 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Bill Shea: Covers media, advertising and and sign somebody up for their pro- agencies and marketing companies tunes that were recorded by the when Detroit won 4-2. He marketing, entertainment, the business of sports, ject and services, Ernie had them — knew of his pristine convictions and likes of Mitch Ryder and others. reportedly had to call the and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or game from a makeshift table [email protected]. reliable, believable, trustworthy,” wouldn’t ask him to do things (that Harwell pitched a song to the Oak Nathan Skid: Multimedia reporter. Also covers the said John Caponigro, president of would violate those convictions).” Ridge Boys in the 1970s when Spicer outside the press box food industry. (313) 446-1654, [email protected]. because the radio booth was Bloomfield Hills-based marketing While Harwell regularly made was the country group’s general Sherri Begin Welch: Covers nonprofits and full. services. (313) 446-1694 or [email protected] firm Sports Management Network Inc. time for charities, philanthropy and counsel. That led to the men becom- Ⅲ After his contract wasn’t LANSING BUREAU “That’s a match not everybody can was willing to help small groups, he ing associates. Amy Lane: Covers business issues at the Capitol, renewed after 1991, he did telecommunications and utilities. (517) 371- deliver, and he did it. You earn that. was able to capitalize on corporate Spicer was reflective of his friend part-time radio work for the 5355, FAX (517) 371-2492, [email protected]. or You don’t wake up with that.” desire to hire him for events. and business partner, whom he last California Angels in 1992. 115 W. Allegan, Suite 220, Lansing 48933. Spicer acted as the gatekeeper on “His public speaking became a saw in his final hours. New Tigers owner Mike Ilitch ADVERTISING business deals, protective of his tremendous business for him,” “He was a wonderful, creative brought him back to Detroit ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Downs, (313) friend’s valuable reputation as a Spicer said. person and extremely intelligent the following season. 446-6032 or [email protected] SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) trusted elder statesman on the radio. At one point, Spicer and Harwell man. He understood corporate Ⅲ Died of bile duct cancer at 393-0997 “He had difficult times saying no to would meet weekly for five or six America.” age 92 on May 4 at Fox Run ADVERTISING SALES Jeff Anderson, Matthew J. Langan, Lori Tournay Liggett, Tamara Rokowski, people, and that was one of his few hours at a time because of all of the Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, Village retirement center in Kimberly Ronan, Cheryl Rothe, Dale Smolinski frustrations,” he said. “Sometimes he announcer’s off-field business deal- [email protected] Novi. CLASSIFIED SALES (313)-446-0351 MARKETING MANAGER Irma Clark MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Alan Baker, (313) 446- 0416 or [email protected] EVENTS MANAGER Nicole LaPointe MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford CIRCULATION Candice Yopp, Manager. Masco: Home fixture maker finds ‘positive traction’ MARKETING COORDINATOR Kim Winkler PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz ■ From Page 3 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams, (313) 446-0450 $1.9 billion, marking the first time co shed 300 more jobs in the trou- improvement. strategy early last year, according CUSTOMER SERVICE Masco exceeded sales in the year- bled installation business seg- “There’s generally a lag period to a 2009 annual report. MAIN NUMBER: Call (888) 909-9111 or write ago period since third-quarter 2006. ment, which in- between purchases on homes, par- Leon Yulkowski, founder and [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS $59 one year, $98 two years. Analyst consensus also is shift- cludes Masco ticularly existing homes, and get- past president of Waterford Town- Out of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state ing, after past appearances among Home Services, ting started on repair and remodel ship-based Total Door, said his com- rate for surface mail. Call (313) 446-0450 or the “Worst Stocks in the World,” and more cuts work. So in that sense, I’d expect the pany also is turning to lean manu- (888) 909-9111. according to Motley Fool. were taking first-time homebuyer credit will be- facturing processes to cut costs SINGLE COPIES: (888) 909-9111. REPRINTS: (800) 290-5460, ext. 125; (717) 399- Budd Bugatch at Raymond James shape in the sec- gin to see a trailing benefit for com- and adapt to a smaller national 1900, ext. 125; or ashley.zander@theygsgroup .com. Financial Inc. upgraded Masco’s ond quarter. panies like Masco in the closing construction market. TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: stock from outperform to a strong The U.S. Cen- months of the year,” he said. “But it Total Door aims to cut produc- (313) 446-0367 or e-mail [email protected]. buy after the latest earnings re- sus Bureau re- could be another year until we see tion time per unit and inventory CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY port. Keith Hughes at SunTrust ported housing the engine turn for real recovery.” by 50 percent before year’s end in CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. Robinson Humphrey upgraded Mas- starts in March The company also expects to see order to streamline, he said. CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain DeMarie PRESIDENT Rance Crain co from neutral to buy a few were at a sea- rising material costs this year and “We’re not so optimistic about SECRETARY Merrilee Crain months earlier. sonally unadjusted 626,000, up raised its estimated restructuring the economy or the market recov- TREASURER Mary Kay Crain Executive Vice President/Operations “I generally get the sense now from last year but well below the charges from $70 million to ering,” Yulkowski said. “But we William A. Morrow that they’ve rightsized. A lot of the volume DeMarie said the company $140 million related to combining are getting more optimistic about Group Vice President/Technology, Manufacturing, Circulation plant closing and headcount re- needs to put its troubled installa- its Builder Cabinet Group and Re- our ability to cope.” Robert C. Adams ductions that were necessary in tion division back in the black. tail Cabinet Group into the newly Laseter also said WellHome and Vice President/Production & Manufacturing Dave Kamis the downturn are probably behind Installation services reported a formed Masco Cabinetry Co., an- other Masco services could add Chief Information Officer them,” said David MacGregor, se- 15 percent, or $42 million, loss in nounced earlier this year. even more jobs and sales if Con- Paul Dalpiaz Corporate Circulation/Audience Development nior research analyst at Longbow the last quarter. It was the only Masco Cabinetry received two gress passes the Home Star Energy Director Research L.L.C. in Ohio, who main- section of Masco where sales did state tax credits last month total- Retrofit Act of 2010, a bill intro- Kathy Henry tains a neutral rating for Masco. not improve. ing $13 million for a planned duced last month to provide rebates G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr. Chairman (1911-1996) Laseter said WellHome is part of “We’ve said earlier that we see $20.6 million investment that and other financial incentives to en- EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES: the parent company’s larger com- our breakeven point between would add up to 250 new local jobs courage homeowners to weatherize 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732; (313) 446-6000 mitment to find lean approaches 750,000 and 800,000 housing starts,” and retain 206 jobs relocated from their homes and make other energy Cable address: TWX 248-221-5122 AUTNEW DET in the new construction market by DeMarie said. Adrian, when it consolidates oper- efficiency improvements. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ISSN # 0882-1992 is published weekly, except for a special issue the performing efficiency assessments Also worrying some analysts was ations at the former Flint Inc. build- “If the Home Star bill passes, we third week of January, a special issue the fourth for existing homeowners looking that federal home buyer tax credits ing in Ann Arbor Township. obviously expect to ramp up even week of August, and no issue the third week of December by Crain Communications Inc. at 1155 to cut energy costs. of $8,000 for first-time buyers and Masco also reported finding faster and are looking at a national Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732. Periodicals postage paid at Detroit, MI and additional mailing WellHome has made hundreds $6,500 for repeat buyers expired more than $14 million in projected focus,” he said. “If it doesn’t, we’re offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to of home visits to assess customers’ April 30, which could soften home annual savings in its faucet, cabi- looking at more of a rifle shot on CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, Circulation Department, P.O. Box 07925, Detroit, MI 48207- energy efficiency since it first construction for the rest of the year. net and window operations last the (U.S.) map, adding market by 9732. GST # 136760444. Printed in U.S.A. Entire contents copyright 2010 by Crain launched the program in Detroit But MacGregor said it was not year since adopting its Masco market.” Communications Inc. All rights reserved. and Nashua, N.H., last fall, he said. unreasonable to see a little further Business System management Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, Reproduction or use of editorial content in any DeMarie also told analysts Mas- growth in remodeling and home framework and lean business [email protected] manner without permission is strictly prohibited. 20100510-NEWS--0026-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 5/7/2010 6:42 PM Page 1

Page 26 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS May 10, 2010 RUMBLINGS WEEK ON THE WEB FROM WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM, WEEK OF MAY 1-7

revenue rose 7 percent to Ⅲ Mike Ilitch, owner of the CELEBRATING 20S Plan gives banks $1.86 million. , Also, the company plans told WXYT 97.1 FM Buckle up if to rename itself Ally Fi- that the team will 95% ownership nancial Inc. starting “probably play their today, reflecting the games again” at Joe of Visteon recent strength of its Louis Arena. you’re riding Ally Bank consumer Ⅲ William Beaumont Hos- banking unit. consortium of Wall pitals announced a $5 mil- Street banks hold- lion gift from local philan- A ing some of Visteon COMPANY NEWS thropist Susan Cooper, who Corp.’s bonds would own 95 has been a member of the Wall Street Ⅲ Three companies have boards of Beaumont and percent of the Van Buren been awarded startup loans Beaumont Foundation for hink Thursday was a Wayne County Executive Township supplier under the terms of a new bank- from Ann Arbor Spark’s nearly 20 years. She made crazy ride on the Robert Ficano, Oakland Michigan Microloan Fund. the gift, which funded the T stock market? County Executive L. Brooks ruptcy reorganization plan filed Friday in U.S. Bank- The loans, totaling creation of the Women’s Get used to it, say local Patterson and Paul $121,000, were given to Urology Center at Beau- money managers, who see Gieleghem, chairman of the ruptcy Court. ARA HOWRANI The plan consists of a Saline-based RiserCam mont Hospital in Royal continued volatility in the Macomb County Board of Crain’s 20 in their 20s winner $1.25 billion backstopped L.L.C., Washington Town- Oak, in December 2008, but stock market. Commissioners, all empha- Nancy Short, outreach ship-based LED Optical Solu- it was not made public un- Though the Dow Jones sized the role the next gov- coordinator for The Center for rights offering, where some of Visteon’s unse- tions L.L.C. and East Lans- til Wednesday. Industrial Average closed ernor must play in the eco- Michigan in Ann Arbor, joined ing-based Inventure Ⅲ The Michigan Supreme others from the class of 2010 cured bondholders would roughly 3 percent lower nomic recovery of Enterprises Inc. Court has issued a stay of a than where it opened, the Southeast Michigan. and past winners at a have the opportunity to Ⅲ celebration at Bookies Bar buy 95 percent of a reorga- Strategic Staffing Solu- Wayne County Circuit Court day saw a harrowing $700 Each leader grilled two tions opened its new down- judge’s order that the De- billion fall, then rise in the gubernatorial candidates. and Grille in Detroit on nized Visteon’s new com- Thursday. mon stock for $925 million, town contract IT employ- troit International Bridge Co. middle of the day. Bing quizzed candidates ment center in the build disputed access ap- Money managers say the Andy Dillon, the Redford De- with shares priced at $27.69 son Kempner Capital Manage- . proaches to the Ambassador volatility in the stock mar- mocrat who is speaker of the per share. ment L.L.C., Brigade Capital Ⅲ General Electric Co. an- Bridge. ket isn’t going away. state House, and state Sen. If completed, a group of Management L.L.C. and Plain- nounced plans to expand Ⅲ Political consultant “It’s a cautionary tale, Tom George, a Kalamazoo Re- banks including Goldman field Asset Management L.L.C. operations in Michigan, Sam Riddle has been found telling us that everything publican, about their urban Sachs, UBS, Deutsche Bank – took out half-page adver- bringing between $150 mil- guilty in Wayne County Cir- that happened a couple agendas. and private investment tisements in last Thurs- lion-$200 million in invest- cuit Court of felonious as- years ago is not solved in Dillon responded that firms including Oak Hill Ad- day’s edition of The Detroit ment and 220 new manufac- sault and a gun crime in a spite of the bull market, it’s he’s developed a 12-point ur- visors L.P., Elliott Internation- News and the Detroit Free turing jobs on top of the domestic incident involv- not back to normal,” said ban agenda, and that he’d al L.P. and others would Press with the headline 1,100 jobs it has previously ing his former companion, Sam Valenti III, chairman dispatch a Cabinet member own Visteon. “Visteon Shareholders: committed to creating over Mary Waters, AP reported. and CEO of Bloomfield to work on that issue. Don’t Be Sold Short!” the next five years. Possession of a firearm Hills-based investment firm George said that state The ads allege Visteon About 130 jobs are ex- during a felony carries a Valenti Capital L.L.C. health care reform is neces- ON THE MOVE management and creditors pected to go to an advanced two-year prison term. Thursday will stand out sary to free up funds to sup- Ⅲ Lisa McNeely has been are trying to use bankrupt- materials manufacturing Ⅲ Mark Chevrolet in as one of the wildest days in port Detroit. named interim CFO of Citi- cy to deny shareholders a facility at a to-be-deter- Wayne has been reinstated stock market history after a To see the full version of zens Republic Bancorp Inc. stake in Visteon’s recovery. mined location, likely in by General Motors Co. after dip and rise that occurred this story, including com- (Nasdaq: CRBC), replacing It says Wall Street thinks Wayne County near GE’s being told last year that it between 2:40 p.m. and 2:50 ments from candidates Oak- Charles Christy,who left the the company has “substan- Advanced Manufacturing was not going to be part of p.m. that still has not been land County Sheriff Mike company to pursue other tial” value because Visteon’s and Software Technology the new GM. This week, the fully explained. Bouchard, state Rep. Alma opportunities, the bank bonds are trading at more Center in the Visteon Vil- dealership will be ordering Federal regulators are re- Wheeler Smith, Lansing May- said. McNeely had been se- than 100 cents on the dollar.” lage campus in Van Buren its first batch of new cars viewing the matter, and or Virg Bernero and entrepre- nior vice president and di- The group also launched Township. since last year, said Chris U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, R- neur Rick Snyder, see rector of financial manage- a website, www.visteon- Ⅲ MitoStem Inc., a Tech- Cabana, new car manager. Pa., announced he will hold www.crainsdetroit.com ment and credit analytics. shareholders.com. Town tenant that was spun Earlier in the week, Ten- a hearing Tuesday. off from Wayne State Univer- nyson Chevrolet Inc. in Livo- Hedge funds try to rally BITS & PIECES EARNINGS sity, has won a $200,000 nia announced it also had Big 4 quiz candidates Ⅲ Small Business Innovation been reinstated. Visteon shareholders Ⅲ Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) Research Phase I grant Ⅲ The Ypsilanti Area The American Heart As- posted first-quarter net in- about urban agendas A group of hedge funds from the National Institutes Chamber of Commerce and sociation, Midwest Affiliate come of $66.1 million on At Friday’s Eight Mile last week called on local of Health to develop its stem the Ann Arbor Area Chamber netted $1.2 million from the revenue of $2.94 billion, Boulevard Association’s annu- shareholders of Visteon Corp. 2010 Detroit Heart Ball, on cell-based technology. of Commerce have voted to swinging from a $264.8 mil- merge on June 1, but de- al leadership luncheon, one to join their fight against par with the amount the lion net loss on revenue of theme emerged — Michi- the auto supplier’s Chapter event raised last year. Com- tails of leadership, staffing $2.17 billion a year ago. OTHER NEWS and a formal name are be- gan residents are ready for 11 plan that would cancel puware Corp. was the title Ⅲ TRW Automotive Hold- , ing worked out. action from Lansing. their shares. sponsor of the April 24 ings Corp. (NYSE: TRW) Ⅲ The Michigan Court of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, The hedge funds – David- black-tie event. posted first-quarter net in- Appeals has tossed out an come of $204 million on order stopping the Detroit OBITUARIES revenue of $3.58 billion, Public Schools’ financial compared with a net loss of manager from closing Ⅲ Edoardo Barbieri, owner $131 million on revenue of buildings and proceeding of Luigi’s, LaLanterna and $2.39 billion a year ago. with an academic restruc- other restaurants, died Ⅲ PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: turing plan, saying that Wednesday. He was 92. PHM) said it cut its first- school board attorneys Ⅲ Estelle Dul, founder of BEST FROM THE BLOGS quarter net loss to $12.5 failed to show that Robert Clips and Clamps Industries Bobb’s plans “would result and a co-owner of Fox Hills READ THESE POSTS AND MORE AT WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM/BLOGS million from $514.8 million a year earlier. Revenue in harm that would be ir- Golf and Banquet Center, died rose to $1.02 billion from reparable” to the district, May 1. She was 97. Kwame site full of hubris Museum pays tribute to Ernie $583.9 million. AP reported. Ⅲ Ernie Harwell, longtime Ⅲ ArvinMeritor Inc. School board attorney Detroit Tigers broadcaster, Friendsofkwame.com The Detroit (NYSE: ARM) posted net in- George Washington said he died May 4 of bile duct can- is“ back up, and after Historical“ Museum come of $13 million on rev- expects Thursday’s ruling cer. He was 92. (See story, carefully reviewing it, dear plans to pay tribute to enue of $1.2 billion in its to be appealed. Page 1.) readers, I have to tell you late Detroit Tigers Ⅲ Joseph Johnson III, M.D., that just one word comes announcer Ernie second fiscal quarter, com- Ⅲ Peter Dabish, the son of to mind: hubris. Harwell with a special pared with a $49 million net Powerhouse Gyms Internation- former dean of the Universi- display that opened loss on revenue of $962 mil- al co-founder Norman ty of Michigan Medical School ” Saturday. lion a year ago. Dabish, has been ordered to from 1985 to 1990, died Ⅲ GMAC Financial Services stand trial in Detroit on April 19 in Jacksonville, ” said its $162 million first- first-degree murder and Fla. He was 79. quarter profit compares torture charges in the Ⅲ Larry Meeks, owner Har- Reporter Nancy Kaffer’s blog on the city of Detroit Reporter Sherri Begin Welch’s blog with a net loss of $675 mil- March 11 beating death of bor Town Garage and Kar and small business can be found about Southeast Michigan nonprofits can be found at www.crainsdetroit.com/kaffer at www.crainsdetroit.com/welch lion in the same period last Diana DeMayo of Novi, AP Wash Kafe, died April 29 of a year, AP reported. Total reported. heart attack. He was 56. DBpageAD.qxd 4/26/2010 10:37 AM Page 1

THE 3G NETWORK YOU WANT WHEN YOUR MEETING DEPENDS ON IT.

A small business owner’s day is full of critical moments. Times when what stands between you and success is the ability to connect wirelessly to information while on the go. To the Internet. To an important file. To sales data. These are 3G BlackBerry® moments. So before your next one, be sure to remember: when you want your Curve™ 8530 3G Network to work, you want Verizon. To learn how Mobile Office Solutions can Skype mobile™ Capable help put your business on the map, visit a Verizon store or call 1.800.VZW.4BIZ. $2999 verizonwireless.com/onthemap

$129.99 2-yr. price -$100 mail-in rebate debit card. New 2-yr. activation on voice plan with data pak $29.99 or higher req’d.

Activation fee/line: $35. IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Subject to Customer Agmt, Calling Plan, rebate form and credit approval. Up to $350 early termination fee/ line, and other charges. Offers and coverage, varying by service, not available everywhere. Rebate takes up to 6 weeks & expires in 12 months. Limited time offer. While supplies last. Shipping charges may apply. See verizonwireless.com for details. Visit verizonwireless.com/skypemobile for more information. ©2010 Verizon Wireless. C2058 DBpageAD.qxd 5/7/2010 11:49 AM Page 1