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Page 3 Space to grow is hard to find Lions invest in players – and see signs it could pay off ing operations and dispensaries Leases scarce where medical marijuana is dis- tributed. Nextek hopes new product Landlords in some areas have for medical shied away from taking on tenants will spark DC revolution in the industry and local government regulations have added lay- marijuana ers of complication. Women to Watch So those land- BY DANIEL DUGGAN lords accepting CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS marijuana-ori- Meet 15 innovators and ented tenants regional After David Greene came up not only have to with an idea for his manufacturing be tolerant, they leaders, company, he set up a 23,000- need to be flexi- Pages square-foot lease at a building on ble, said Saman- the brink of foreclosure. tha Moffett, a re- 9-16 Was it a perfect real estate deal? cent law school Not so much. graduate wait- Moffett The term “manufacture” is ing to be sworn loosely used to describe the busi- DAVID DALTON in as an attorney. ness, which grows medical mari- The city of Royal Oak denied David Greene’s medical marijuana growing operation, She works for the Walled Lake- juana. And after a 12-month effort, Your Comfort Care LLC, permission to use this warehouse in Royal Oak. based Ambrose Law Group, and has culminating with a public hearing been dedicating most of her time to Crain’s List in Royal Oak, Greene’s company, said Greene, who is also the direc- dustry and it’s missing out on medical marijuana businesses. Your Comfort Care LLC, was not ap- tor of brokerage services for $950 million of it when medical “Cities are requiring a lease as Largest women-owned proved to use the warehouse. Southfield-based real estate com- marijuana is not grown here.” part of the application,” she said. “This is the perfect use for a pany First Commercial Realty and De- Greene is one of many in Michi- “So we have to go to the landlord businesses, Page 17 building that’s one of thousands velopment Co. gan’s new medical marijuana in- and negotiate the terms, but then that will never get leased unless “I have a perfect business mod- dustry running into roadblocks we find an alternative use for it,” el. Michigan created a $1 billion in- trying to find real estate for grow- See Grow, Page 24 This Just In Renaissance VC Fund to close on final round Recovery firms The Renaissance Venture Opera works hard Capital Fund I LP is expected to announce this week that it has closed on its second and ‘roll the dice’ final round of funding. This closing, of nearly $10 million, to stay on high note puts the fund at almost $50 million. The fund of funds, which every hurricane invests in other venture capi- Trimmed MOT breaks even tal funds, also will announce early results from its invest- but owes $18M to banks ments. It has committed Mobilizing is costly, about $20 million to seven BY SHERRI WELCH VC firms, and thus far has CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS doesn’t always pay off written checks to six funds totaling about $5.8 million as Michigan Opera Theatre’s General Manager BY SHERRI WELCH those funds made capital David DiChiera shocked leaders of Opera Pacif- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS calls. ic in Santa Ana, Calif., when he resigned in As Hurricane Earl took aim at the East Coast Those funds, in turn, have 1996, after 10 years of commuting between last week, locally based disaster recovery com- invested more than $23 mil- Santa Ana and Detroit. panies plotted their moves each time the storm lion in 12 Michigan compa- Who, they asked, wouldn’t rather live in shifted, much like a game of chess. nies, which have leveraged California than Detroit, especially if they were But in the disaster recovery game, the stakes that money to raise a total of born on the West Coast as DiChiera was? are higher than bragging rights. $146 million in venture capi- “I can produce opera anywhere,” he told Timely response to disasters can quickly add tal and create more than 200 them. “But what I needed to do in Detroit was up to millions of dollars in jobs. Four of the VC firms help revitalize the city.” revenue and position compa- are based out of state, but Opera Pacific, like at least three other major nies for even more business two of them, MK Capital of Illi- operas across the country, has since fallen the next storm around. nois and Arsenal Venture Part- silent, a victim of the recession. But MOT, founded by DiChiera 40 years ago “We track the storms even See This Just In, Page 2 this season, is holding its own — at least operas they come off the African coast … so that we can keep ationally — in spite of the economic hits De- GLENN TRIEST General Manager David DiChiera says Michigan up to speed,” said Mark Opera Theatre has to stretch its dollars, but “we Davis, president and CEO of can live within our budget.” Troy-based InStar Services Group LP, from the company’s Davis troit has weathered. Long Island offices Friday. For the first time in several years, MOT Company managers were meeting three broke even on operations for fiscal 2010, ended times a day as Earl threatened, evaluating up- June 30, DiChiera said. dates from the National Hurricane Center and plot- He credited tight controls on spending and ting where to send scores of employees, trucks NEWSPAPER See Opera, Page 24 See Recovery firms, Page 25 20100906-NEWS--0002-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 6:03 PM Page 1

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estate from the 500,000-square- struction for free. THIS JUST IN The way it was: 2002 foot warehouse it currently uses, Doak has designed more than said Dennis Webb, chief develop- 30 courses worldwide. ■ From Page 1 Throughout our 25th-anniversary ment officer for the company. Since 2001, Midnight Golf, year, Crain’s will use this space W.H. Whelan is a logistics firm which also teaches life skills in- ners of Florida, are opening to look at interesting items from that works for auto suppliers and cluding financial literacy, college Michigan offices. past issues. other industries. The company preparation and community ac- “We had hoped Michigan com- moves 600 to 800 ocean shipping tivism, has sent 351 students to 60 panies would be able to raise 10 We’re all containers each month, supply- colleges and universities. times more than we had invested ing 36 assembly plants. — Shawn Wright in them, but, instead, the multi- increasing“ The Southfield office of Colliers Williams Walsh International represented both ple is 25,” said Fund CEO Chris signing and maintaining Web sides on the deal. State seeks bids to upgrade Rizik. “And our hope ultimately vigilance and and print systems in Crain Commu- The warehouse, at 8249 N. Hag- was that the funds we invested in UI computer system nications Inc.’s production, new would put twice what we invested watching who comes onto our gerty Road, was the fourth-largest The state of Michigan is media and circulation depart- back into Michigan firms, and vacant industrial space on the preparing to seek bids for a major ments. they’ve doubled our expecta- properties. market, according to Bethesda, upgrade to its unemployment in- Williams, 34, is working on an tions.” Md.-based CoStar Group. ” surance computer system. upcoming redesign of the Crain’s At least one new investor, the — Daniel Duggan Neil De Koker, Original Equipment A request for proposals is Detroit Business Web site, and Kellogg Foundation, invested in scheduled to go out in mid-Octo- heads the technical aspects of the this round, as did some past in- Suppliers Association Marygrove donates land ber. The upgrade could cost up to publication’s Web product devel- vestors, including DTE Energy, From an Aug. 26, 2002, article $90 million and will move Michi- opment and refinement. Huntington Bank, AAA Michigan and exploring how business had for Midnight Golf program gan from a largely mainframe Williams is a graduate of Cen- CMS Energy. Eleven have invested changed in the year since the Midnight Golf, a Detroit-based system to a server-based system tral Michigan University. in the fund in all. Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Many businesses noted youth development and college designed to significantly improve Dustin Walsh was named the re- Rizik, who started fundraising increased insurance costs and readiness program that works UI administration. porter covering auto suppliers, in October 2008 — “when the disaster preparedness training. with 140 students per year, is get- The state expects to award the higher education, steel and world was falling apart,” he said ting a new practice facility at contract in 2011. The federally Washtenaw and Livingston coun- — plans on raising a second fund. Marygrove College. funded project could take three to ties. Mark Heesen, president of the Na- W.H. Whelan to expand into The college, off McNichols in five years to complete. Walsh, 29, joined Crain’s and tional Venture Capital Association , Detroit, is donating five acres on — Amy Lane Detroit Make it Here as an intern said the Renaissance Fund, affili- former Kmart warehouse the east side of campus for the in March 2009. ated with Business Leaders for A Romulus-based logistics firm project. The new facility will Before joining Crain’s, Walsh Michigan, is unique in the U.S., has leased one of the largest va- have four short holes, two prac- Web developer, reporter was a freelance reporter for since most of its investors are cant industrial spaces listed in tice tee areas with 26 hitting named to Crain’s staff Metro Times, the Battle Creek En- Fortune 1000 companies that, in the region. bays, and a sand bunker and quirer, Creem and Music Revue. addition to helping fund compa- W.H. Whelan Co. will lease putting green. Crain’s Detroit Business has an- He also served as a reporter for nies, can vet their technologies as 1.1 million square feet in a Canton Golf course architect Tom Doak nounced two staff moves. Winding Road automotive maga- they are being developed and Township building used formerly and his Traverse City-based Re- Steve Williams has joined the zine in Ann Arbor. then become end-users. as a distribution hub for Kmart naissance Golf Design Inc. team staff as Web developer, following He is a graduate of Grand Valley — Tom Henderson Corp. Whelan is expanding its real will design and supervise the con- positions for the past 11 years de- State University.

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Inside Tour explores alt-energy biz Seeking the in mid-Michigan, Page 4 UM-Dearborn Innovation Index up in 1Q, Page 20 DPS seeks proposals on Lions’ share sharing services, Page 21

Investment in players could Company index come back to help bottom line These organizations appear in this week’s Crain’s NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Detroit Business: Paul Savage, CEO of Nextek Power Systems Inc., shows off his company’s new BY BILL SHEA Ambrose Law Group ...... 1 1,600-watt power server, which converts AC power to DC power for home or CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS office use at a proposed energy savings of 10 percent to 40 percent. Amherst Partners ...... 4 There is a lot of Angle Advisors-Investment Banking ...... 25 The Detroit Lions have invested “ a collective $202 million in fan Bazonzoes ...... 24 Matthew Stafford, Belfour USA Group ...... 25 Ndamukong Suh and Calvin excitement Nextek hopes to spark Belle Isle Women’s Committee ...... 10 Johnson over the long term, BlackEagle Partners ...... 25 to revive the moribund fran- and Burton Bros. General Contractors ...... 25 chise on the field, at the gate Cannabis Connection ...... 24 and in the ledger books. anticipation CB Richard Ellis ...... 25 Two years removed from electronics revolution the National Football League’s over these Chrysler ...... 25 first 0-16 season, the Lions’ players. Conway MacKenzie ...... 3 efforts to shed their doormat ” Power server converts AC to DC Dana Holding ...... 25 reputation appear to be showing DeMattia Group ...... 24 Bob Raymond, Detroit Lions initial dividends, thanks in part BY TOM HENDERSON Detroit Lions ...... 3 to those players. specifics on ticket sales, but did CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Detroit Public Schools ...... 21 “There is say season-ticket sales at 65,000- We’re a digital A small Detroit company will Dow Corning ...... 4 a lot of fan seat Ford Field are up 10 percent “ DETAILS launch a product this week that it First Commercial Realty and Development ...... 1 excitement over last year, with a rush of world ... and digital hopes will lead to $4 million in rev- Ford Motor ...... 25 Top dollars: Lions and antici- sales expected before the season enue in the next year and eventu- Ford Motor Land Development ...... 13 contract highlights, pation over begins next week. It also cut loads mean DC Page 22 ally change the way offices and these play- prices on 19,000 seats this year. General Electric ...... 25 electronic devices are powered. power. ers we’ve Detroit saw four of its eight General Motors ...... 25 drafted and developed,” said Bob Nextek Power Systems Inc., which ” regular-season home games in Hacienda Mexican Foods ...... 12 grew out of research at Brookhaven Hawk Asgreirsson, Raymond, the team’s vice presi- 2009 blacked out on local televi- dent of business operations. National Laboratory in New York, DTE Energy Co. Hemlock Semiconductor ...... 4 The team doesn’t disclose See Lions, Page 22 plans to be at the forefront of a HYDRA Professionals ...... 25 movement to convert office and has formed an alliance with For- InStar Services Group ...... 1 home power systems from alter- tune 500 heavyweights that say International Automotive Components Group ...... 4 Young fans at a preseason game at Ford Field get right to the point. Players nating current to direct current. Nextek’s technology will be key to Johnson Controls ...... 3 Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson have the top two contracts with the Lions. In the process, it hopes to prove a major green advance in the way McTevia & Associates ...... 21 — after more than 100 years — that offices are powered. Thomas Edison was at least partly The company is taking on the Michigan Opera Theatre ...... 1 right. (See related story, Page 23.) way electric vehicles will be Nextek Power Systems ...... 3 Nextek may be tiny, with just 15 charged, too. NextEnergy ...... 3 employees, 12 hired in the past two As a recipient of about $400,000 Principal Associates-GVA ...... 24 years. It has been incubating at De- Priority Health ...... 13 See Nextek, Page 23 troit’s NextEnergy since 2005, but it Signature Associates ...... 25 Skillman Foundation ...... 11 Southwest Detroit Business Association ...... 12 Sports Value Consulting ...... 22 Tri-Star Engineering ...... 4 Visteon closing Chapter 11 UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust ...... 15 United Way for Southeastern Michigan ...... 11 Timing may position it for growth wave University of Michigan-Dearborn ...... 20 Visteon ...... 3 BY DUSTIN WALSH to emerge by Oct. 1. Wayne State University School of Medicine ...... 15 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS “Visteon is exiting at the right Yazaki North America ...... 12 time, during a recovering mar- As the dust nearly settles on a Your Comfort Care ...... 1 ket,” said Van Conway, founder of 15-month battle through U.S. Bank- Birmingham-based Conway Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell & Tayler . . . . 10 ruptcy Court, Van Buren Township- MacKenzie Inc. “There’s more mar- based supplier Vis- gin potential because customers teon Corp. is are stronger now.” Department index re-entering a re- REAL ESTATE The supplier shed most of its covering auto Visteon U.S.-based manufacturing plants BANKRUPTCIES ...... 23 market on a mis- Village: With and some in Mexico, including sion to leverage new name, CAREERWORKS ...... 19 selling off its climate controls its strengths and campus filling CLASSIFIED ADS ...... 20 up, Page 25 plant in Connersville, Ind., a plant put to work the ex- in Saltillo, Mexico, and one in KEITH CRAIN...... 6 pertise of a re- Highland Park to Johnson Controls vamped corporate board. LETTERS...... 6 Inc. and its Mexican subsidiary The bankruptcy court in OPINION ...... 6 Johnson Controls Automotriz Mexico, Delaware approved Visteon’s reor- S de RL de CV, in an April deal. OTHER VOICES ...... 7 ganization plan last Tuesday, in- Over the past eight months, the PEOPLE ...... 19 cluding a $700 million exit financing package. The company expects See Visteon, Page 25 RUMBLINGS ...... 26 NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS STAGE TWO STRATEGIES ...... 4 Crain's blogs WO EN In their own words WEEK ON THE WEB ...... 26 THIS WEEK @ Read the latest dispatches Four videos of Women to Watch honorees from our newsroom at TOWATCH are available online at WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM crainsdetroit.com/blogs 2010 crainsdetroit.com/womentowatch 20100906-NEWS--0004-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 5:23 PM Page 1

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StageTwo Strategies A weekly look at problem-solving by growing companies. TRI-STAR ENGINEERING INC. Location: Sterling Heights Ignagni said, — by using $100,000 of Ignagni’s Description: Supplier of check- and its first big own money. ing fixtures and gauges, holding deal with IAC. Ignagni said he was always ner- fixtures, light automations and The project vous but felt comfortable because related tooling for the automotive was especially he knew the business. industry. important to “Don’t get me wrong,” he said. President: Rick Ignagni IAC because “I did second guess myself and I Founded: 1979 the outsourced was worried.” Employees: 15 parts helped the Expert opinion: Sheldon Stone, a Revenue: $1.1 million in 2009, company save partner and auto supplier re- with $1.2 million projected for Ignagni on overall pro- structuring expert with Birming- 2010. duction costs. ham-based Amherst Partners LLC, Problem to be solved: When sup- “We responded to a customer’s said there are many challenges pliers in countries like China need for help and came up with a for smaller American auto suppli- were willing to make, for exam- way of doing business that kept it ers because they have to compete ple, door fixtures for $50,000, some as simple as possible. And it with low-cost labor. American suppliers would only worked,” Ignagni said. Foreign suppliers became es- do it for double. Word soon spread that Tri-Star pecially appealing in the mid- to “We just realized that if it’s go- was willing to work for foreign late-1990s, when there was a big ing to be done for $50,000 some- rates, and that attracted plenty of push to reduce costs. But lately, where else, we’re going to be able attention. he said, OEM’s are starting to to do it, as well,” said Rick Ignag- Tri-Star was able to charge less, question whether the cost sav- ni, president of Tri-Star without seeing its profit margin ings are a true benefit. Engineering. dip, because it simplified the pro- “Recently there has been Solution: More than two years duction process by using one ma- recognition on the part of OEs ago, Tri-Star was approached by terial for a given part, instead of a (OEMs) in many industries that International Automotive Compo- combination. the quality is not there from nents Group North America to manu- “We took a nice chunk of the (places like) China,” he said. “So facture smaller component fix- market away (from competing factor in replacement cost, war- tures, like pieces in a glove box or American suppliers),” he said. ranty cost, or where customers covers to an ashtray. And during the industry shake- become dissatisfied and (OEs) Ignagni sealed the deal by up, Tri-Star remained stable. are now sometimes moving (busi- Nationally Recognized Substance Abuse agreeing to manufacture the parts Risks and considerations: Tri- ness) back from China and to the Residential Treatment Center for a foreign supplier’s going rate. Star was able to manufacture for United States.” It was a “big catch” for Tri-Star, less — without the help of a bank — Shawn Wright I can help you to save a life today If your company has recently made a tough business decision, contact Michelle Welsh, entrepreneurship editor, at [email protected]. For more news and information, visit crainsdetroit.com/getemail to receive CHIEF EXECUTIVE OUTREACH Crain’s twice-monthly e-mail dedicated to growing companies.

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Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 OPINION Struggling arts groups need innovative help icture this: Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians were to march in Monday’s Labor Day parade, this re- P gion’s annual show of strength for organized labor. Labor strife at the one of the region’s premier cultural icons is just one sign of how badly arts and culture groups are faring in the economic downturn. Corporate funding, particularly from Detroit automakers, has dried up, and the cultural groups are struggling to replace it. As Sherri Welch reports on Page 1, Michigan Opera The- atre has cut salaries 5 percent to 15 percent among management, with union workers operating under a one-year extension of an existing contract. But the big worry is reducing an $18 million debt for capital projects. Meanwhile, the Detroit Institute of Arts is considering ask- ing voters to approve a dedicated property tax millage, just as the Detroit Zoo successfully has done. Some civic leaders have quietly advocated pooling back-office operations to produce some savings. But it may be time for arts groups — and the top executives on their boards — to convene a crisis summit. This region has plenty of talent that has successfully re-engineered an entire industry. Convening a conversation with some of the region’s smartest and most innovative executives could pull in ideas from outside the traditional cultural community. LETTERS TALK ON THE WEB Sometimes the best ideas come from outside the box. ‘A’ grade for ‘D’ section From www.crainsdetroit.com Editor: Re: Vanguard Health posts Sustain growth with sound policy Kudos to all the people who Reader responses to stories and wrote, edited and did photos and $49M in fiscal 2010 losses: blogs that appeared on Crain’s The signs are pointing in the right direction. layout for Living and investing in Vanguard will only show a Web site. Comments may be the D. I thought it was well-written profit if and when it adds the edited for length and clarity. The Michigan Economic Activity Index compiled by Com- and covered most of the great erica Bank climbed three points in July, up 16 points from a DMC to its portfolio in order to things about the “D.” Crain’s con- prop up the failing hospitals that year ago. tinues to play an indispensible it currently owns. At the first Re: Bing team’s framework The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index, mea- role in efforts to keep Detroit mov- sign of profit, Blackstone Invest- ing ahead. has planks that help biz: sured by Wayne State University, rose in July for the sixth ments will sell Vanguard and Thank you all very much. consecutive month. generate a huge profit and leave Mayor Bing certainly is a Kenneth M. Davies breath of fresh air for the city. All The University of Michigan-Dearborn Innovation Index, Co-chair, Midtown Alliance the DMC and metro Detroit in dire need. public officials need to support May- which tracks such things as trademark applications, venture or Bing as he and the council con- Monroe Snider capital funding, SBA loans and new business incorporations, Crain’s Detroit Business tinue to improve the city. rose in the first quarter of 2009 to its highest level since the welcomes letters to the editor. Dumbhillbilly third quarter of 2008. All letters will be considered for Re: Zoning, millage issues publication, provided they are delay Hantz Farms: Re: Where have moderates gone? And Michigan led the country in the creation of new jobs in signed and do not defame July, with nearly 28,000 workers added to payrolls around the individuals or organizations. The city is doing the right thing in I will vote for the candidate state; the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Michigan Letters may be edited for length slowing this process and would be based on his or her voting record. It is time that we all move to added jobs in three of the past four months. and clarity. wise to never sell land to an agri- culture operator, because of the the center, both Democrats and Now if public policy can get it right by supporting job cre- Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., loss of control with regard to Republicans. ation through tax credits or business tax reductions, Michi- Detroit, MI 48207-2997. questionable large-scale com- Car Nut gan’s recovery may grow more quickly and on a firmer foun- E-mail: [email protected] mercial farming practices. dation. bystrom See Talk, Page 7 KEITH CRAIN: I hate negative political advertising I would like to implore both can- ing because you and I re- ter, the same sort of neg- competitive product advertising. federal, state or local, we all should didates for governor of Michigan: act to those ads. They ative ads work very well Most local political ads don’t seem fasten our seat belts for the coming Skip the negative advertising are, sadly, very effective when companies are try- to have the sophistication that con- onslaught of political ads. Broad- about your opponent. Spend your in winning elections. I ing to sell us products sumer advertising has, but that casters will be happy; the advertis- advertising dollars to tell me and am very sorry to say that and services. So may well be the nature of the ing no doubt will raise the revenue other voters why we should vote it’s not really the candi- whether they’re trying beast. Less money and less time to line for broadcast outlets by a few for you. Give me all the positive in- dates’ fault; it’s our fault. to sell us cars or burglar create commercials tend to create percentage points. You might no- formation about yourself. All those rotten ads alarms or governors, mediocre advertising. tice broadcasters may be smiling Unfortunately, I know it’s not that do nothing but tear we’re not going to get It is also a lot easier to create ad- more lately. going to happen and it won’t hap- down the opponent real- away from the negative vertising that slings mud for radio Remember when you see and pen for a very simple reason. ly have an impact on ads until we stop listen- or television rather than print. hear negative ads that are either Negative advertising works. our voting selection. ing to them and react- Print lowers the shock value and for or against your favorite candi- I don’t think that politicians If we stopped reacting to those ing. requires better copy writing. date: The ads effectively change throw mud because they think it’s negative ads, politicians would I will grant you this, however. We have a couple of months of the minds of voters. That’s why fun. At least not all the time. stop running them very quickly. Negative advertising from politi- intense campaigning ahead of us candidates use them. Politicians run negative advertis- And just to make us all feel bet- cians seems far more grating than and the candidates. Whether it is Too bad, it’s our fault. 20100906-NEWS--0007-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 2:19 PM Page 1

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 OTHER VOICES: Turn youngest learners into leaders

There are 625,000 rea- ty’s fundamental beliefs: found that every dollar invested in employees in today’s Michigan the child and society. If we wait sons why we all should Ⅲ Children must be early child care and education pro- workforce are performing jobs until kindergarten to begin early support investing in early born healthy and lovingly grams produced $16 in savings to a that require at least some college childhood development, we’ve childhood development nurtured. state. education. Soon that number will waited too long. programs: the children in Ⅲ Children must have That’s because children in grow to 75 percent of all workers. Michigan’s economic struggles Michigan who are helped access to high-quality those programs were more likely Early childhood development won’t last forever. Our state will by these vital programs. child care settings and to complete high school, earn a programs lay the foundation that make a comeback, and when it There are countless preschool to support their higher salary and pay more in starts children on the path toward does, we’ll need a workforce pre- benefits — both short earliest learning. taxes. They also were far less like- a college education. pared for unprecedented chal- term and long term — as- Ⅲ Parents must be em- ly to wind up in jail or dependent Scientists have discovered that lenges and possibilities. sociated with investing in powered to serve as their on welfare. 85 percent of the brain’s intellectu- Preparing our youngest learn- our youngest learners so David Joos child’s advocate and first As the chairman of a Fortune al and emotional “wiring” is comers to take over as the leaders of to- they’ll be prepared to join the and most influential teacher. 500 company that relies heavily on pleted before a child’s fourth birth- morrow’s workforce is a great in- workforce of tomorrow and take Giving preschool children the technology, I understand how day. vestment. over as leaders. best chance to succeed is simply rapidly the work world is chang- That’s why early childhood of- David Joos is chairman of the Michigan’s nonpartisan, nonpo- common sense. It also makes good ing and the training employees fers such a powerful window of op- board of CMS Energy and board litical Sandbox Party was formed business sense. will need to keep pace. portunity to begin the lifelong chairman of Business Leaders for to support efforts to nurture the A University of Chicago study Consider that 39 percent of the learning process that benefits both Michigan. next generation and prepare it to succeed. The Sandbox Party’s first convention attracted thousands of Michigan residents from across the state to East Lansing late in August. The family-oriented convention helped promote the Sandbox Par-

TALK CONTINUED ■ From Page 6 The only way a politician can get money to finance a campaign these days is to appeal to the ex- tremes of the party and the special interest groups. They are the people who will provide funding and show up at the polls to vote in the primary. If you can’t get past the primary, the game is over. Rock It’s like going to a major stadium for a sporting event. On one side, fans wear a shirt with a big “R,” and on the other side they wear shirts with a big “D.” And they both root for their team on the field. But the reality is, it’s the same guy selling the shirts, and he doesn’t care what letter you don as long as you support his agenda and buy a shirt. … Because of media channels owned and operated by said shirt suppliers, we are hopelessly polarized to be- lief systems that our elected officials only discuss at election times. getreal

Re: Taubman has eye on marketplace: Retailers can either hope for something to change, or they can look at how the market is evolving and find ways to give people the confi- dence to take the next step. Brian Hayashi

Re: Shops at Gateway Park developers seek loan: It is very disappointing to see a strip mall with a couple of big boxes planned for what should be metro Detroit’s premier intersection. TS Galloway

Re: Winning back customers challenge for reinstated dealers: Automakers nevertheless aren’t making many cars. According to Automotive News, this is opposite of what should be happening with the taxpayer auto bailout. ... It seems like it is more common practice to have low factory inventory now. There are more customers wanting au- tomobiles. Dealerships don’t have these cars readily available. Dumbhillbilly DBpageAD.qxd 8/31/2010 10:25 AM Page 1 20100906-NEWS--0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:28 PM Page 1

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 9 Winners 15 leaders in innovation Profiles on pages 9-16 Barbara Byrd-Bennett and regional advancement Chief academic and accountability auditor, Detroit Public Schools, Page 9 Goss NATHAN SKID/CDB Sarah Earley Founder and president, Belle Isle Women’s Committee, Page 10 Julie Fershtman Of counsel, Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Byrd-Bennett Caldwell & Tayler PC, Page 10 WO EN Carol Goss CEO, Skillman Foundation, Page 11 Kelly Major Green Executive vice president, United Way for Southeastern NATHAN SKID/CDB Michigan, Page 11 TOWATCH Inch Lydia Gutierrez President, Hacienda Mexican Foods LLC, Page 12 Colleen Haley President, Yazaki North America Inc., Page 12 Kim Horn 2010 CEO, Priority Health, Page 13 FershtmanGreen Gutierrez Haley Parisi Parker Donna Inch Chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Land Development Corp., Page 13 Saunteel Jenkins Member, Detroit City Council, NATHAN SKID/CDB Page 14 Maureen Donohue Krauss

Director, economic develop- NATHAN SKID/CDB ment and community affairs, Krauss Oakland County, Page 14 Barbara McQuade U.S. attorney, Eastern District Simmons Jenkins of Michigan, Page 14 Valerie Parisi Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Page 15 Francine Parker Executive director, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, Page 15 Marjorie Simmons Managing principal, chairman McQuade NATHAN SKID/CDB Horn Earley of the board, SHW Group LLP, Page 16

Videos: Carol Goss, Donna Inch, Maureen Donohue Krauss and Saunteel Jenkins Barbara Byrd-Bennett in their own words,crains detroit.com/womentowatch Chief academic Schools Detroit, formed in late 2009 to children to attend school every day. and accountability auditor, transform the city’s education sys- “We can make all the necessary INFORUM, CRAIN’S Detroit Public Schools tem — to draft a new academic plan. changes to the system, but it will do To ensure DPS follows the group’s no good without children here in TO HONOR WOMEN TO WATCH arbara Byrd-Bennett has guidelines that call for 90 percent of the seats,” she said. decades of experience in Inforum and Crain’s Detroit students to graduate by 2020, Byrd- A pilot run of the Excellent Business will honor this year’s B transforming school systems. Bennett implemented a rigorous Schools Detroit plan was implement- Women to Watch at Inforum’s Starting as a teacher and princi- math program to ensure that by ed during the summer, although no Inner Circle event Oct. 5 at the pal in Harlem, Byrd-Bennett be- eighth grade all students will pass al- evaluation results are yet available. Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. came the cornerstone of a major gebra before entering high school. The system goes into effect across Inforum’s Inner Circle events turnaround effort for many dis- “Algebra is the gatekeeper to col- the entire district this fall. honor Michigan’s top female tricts in New York City. NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS lege,” she said. “This is not a pass- “It’s been incredibly difficult be- executives by giving them the She spent 1998-2006 as CEO of Barbara Byrd-Bennett wants Detroit ing moment. These children need cause of all of the moving pieces,” chance to act as hosts to small Cleveland Schools, where she took Public Schools to have a 98 percent graduation rate by 2015. this skill to be successful in life.” she said. “You have to get clarity groups of women interested in the 39th-largest school district in Byrd-Bennett has challenged DPS out of chaos. But we’re moving for- hearing about their careers. the U.S. off Ohio’s academic emer- where graduation rates are some of Attendees will be able to to go beyond the recommendations ward, and there’s been a phenome- participate in these small-group gency list. the worst in the country. of Excellent Schools Detroit and nal amount of achievement despite discussions. But serving as Detroit Public “He said he didn’t want to put ed- reach a graduation rate of 98 per- a draconian financial situation.” Registration and networking, Schools chief academic and ac- ucation at risk while managing the cent by 2015, as well as a passing rate Biggest lesson learned in the past including a cash bar, begin at countability auditor has been her deficit,” Byrd-Bennett said. of 100 percent for the Michigan Edu- year: “Assume nothing. I came here 5:30 p.m. The program and greatest challenge, as she begins According to the 2009 National cational Assessment Program. with the assumption that people small-group discussions begin the rollout of a substantial academ- Assessment of Educational Byrd-Bennett’s plan also calls for would already be focused on the at 6:15 p.m. Dessert and more ic improvement initiative this fall. Progress study, only 3 percent of restructuring administrators and children. I had no idea about the networking follows. Tickets are In May 2009, Detroit Public third-graders and 4 percent of teachers, including removing more limited capacity of the district to $55 for Inforum members and Schools Emergency Financial Man- eighth-graders in the city of Detroit than a dozen principals and hiring monitor itself.” $65 for nonmembers. ager Robert Bobb tasked Byrd-Ben- met national math standards. hundreds of new teachers. If you could take a class in anything, For more information, visit nett with reinventing the academic Byrd-Bennett, 60, began working www.inforummichigan.org. She also would like parents to be what would it be? Detroit History 101. system of the city’s failing schools, with a new coalition — Excellent held accountable for getting their — Dustin Walsh 20100906-NEWS--0010,0011-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:27 PM Page 1

Page 10 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 Women to Watch Sarah Earley Julie Fershtman

Founder and president, conjunction with the Belle Isle Grand Prix Of counsel, up small practices and learn that it’s a busi- Belle Isle Women’s in 2007 and 2008. Zausmer, Kaufman, ness. I hope the bar can try to better promote Committee, Birmingham Last fall, the group completed its first pro- August, Caldwell its services to those businesses.” ject on the island’s western tip, a two-and-a- & Tayler PC, Fershtman, 49, said niche practices like Farmington Hills hen Sarah Ear- half-year effort to tear down a concrete- equestrian law were a rarity when she grad- ley, 60, and her block comfort station and install sidewalks, uated from Emory University School of Law in W husband, DTE En- a garden, trees, benches, tables and grills. ulie Fershtman has a 1986. But her involvement in small area ergy Co. Chairman and Taking cues from the city of Detroit and soft spot for niche horse shows led her to realize her profes- CEO Anthony Earley, visit other large cities, the 13-year-old master plan for Belle Isle by J practices with growth sion and her passion could overlap. she “drags” him to their local parks. Hamilton Anderson Associates, Earley and her potential. Fershtman estimates equestrian law ac- The parks’ creative reuses of old build- committee are planning their next project: In the early 1990s, as a young associate at counts for 25 percent of her practice, though ings, restored landscaping and large num- the restoration of the clay tile roof of the the former Miro, Miro & Weiner PC, in Oak- it has made up more than 40 percent in bers of visitors “give us great hope that we 1800s-vintage horse stables near the middle land County, she bought a young horse as a some years. can do (that) with Belle Isle,” Sarah Earley of the island. household pet on her family property in She joined Zausmer Kaufman in late 2001 said. “(If) everyone else can do this, why “The long-term vision ... is to turn it into Franklin. and also practices insurance coverage and can’t we?” an artists’ space” and a café, Earley said. Now of counsel at Zausmer, Kaufman, Au- defense, commercial litigation, agricultural Earley’s strong advocacy for Detroit’s She also envisions bicycle rentals on gust, Caldwell & Tayler PC, she represents sev- law and premises liability. 982-acre island park began when she took Belle Isle, kayaking and canoeing on its in- en of the eight largest insurance companies She said her involvement in the State Bar horticulture design classes at Oakland Com- land canals, a reopened aquarium and hor- that specialize in insuring racing and started small, as an attorney in its young munity College after she and her husband ticultural programs. breeding horses. lawyers section. moved to Michigan in 1994. Earley’s advocacy for Belle Isle recently Later this month, she is to become presi- She would like to see the bar help firms She learned about landscape architect earned her an invitation to represent De- dent-elect of the State Bar of Michigan follow- seeking to put women in senior manage- Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of New troit on the board of directors of the Wash- ing its annual meeting in Grand Rapids. ment, reflecting the larger crop of women York City’s Central Park, the Emerald ington, D.C.-based National Association of She becomes president a year from now — entering private practice as recent law Necklace parks in her native Boston — and Olmsted Parks. the first woman to hold the post since the late school graduates. Belle Isle. Central Park was in decline in 1985 before Kimberly Cahill in 2006-2007 — and the first “The bar can’t change people’s values, In 2004, Earley founded the Belle Isle public-private efforts began to turn things from a smaller law firm since then, she notes. but it can help promote or raise awareness Women’s Committee to raise funds to bring around. Cahill practiced at Schoenherr, Cahill & Warnez of ways that firms can help accommodating Belle Isle back to what it once was. “It’s taken 25 years, but now the park is PC in Center Line with her mother and sister women on career tracks, or offer model poli- “It’s not just historical buildings … but gorgeous,” Earley said. before her death in 2008. cies for firms to consider,” she said. this priceless environment. … Some of the Biggest lesson learned in the past year: “You “She was a mentor to me, and I owe her a Biggest lesson learned in the past year: “It’s (plant and tree) species don’t exist any- really have to be patient. Being patient — lot,” Fershtman said. “The State Bar is very important to use your network of contacts where else in Michigan” and date back to and slow and steady progress — will really largely made up of solo practitioners and not only to develop your own business, but the last ice age, she said. help you reach your goals.” small-firm attorneys, and you don’t always to help others.” In the past six years, the group has raised If you could take a class in anything, what would see a lot of that representation among the top If you could take a class in anything, what about $2 million through an annual lun- it be? European history. “I think there’s so leadership. Kim was one of the last like that. would it be? Computer science. “Because cheon — which attracted 480 people this much there that would help us understand “And I think with the economy, as large technology is integral to just about every- past May — at the Belle Isle Casino and two what’s going on in the world today.” law firms have fewer positions to offer recent thing attorneys do.” fundraisers at The Henry Ford in Dearborn in — Sherri Welch graduates and people look for work, they set — Chad Halcom

Congratulations to Dean Valerie Parisi

Congratulations to Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, on being named one of Crain’s Detroit Business “Women to Watch.”

Under Dr. Parisi’s leadership, the School of Medicine has built and strengthened relationships with clinical partners throughout metro Detroit and reafﬁrmed its commitment to prepare the next generation of physicians, move research from the laboratory to the patient bedside, and improve the overall health of the community. AIM HIGHER

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September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 11 Women to Watch Carol Goss

CEO, Skillman dent and CEO of United Way for South- Goss also leads Skillman’s effort Foundation, eastern Michigan, and Rip Rapson, to make Detroit neighborhoods Detroit president of the Kresge Foundation — child-friendly, including invest- to create Excellent Schools Detroit, a ment in park rehabilitations, cul- n the shadow guide to transforming Detroit’s edu- tural centers and after-school activ- of an eco- cation system. ities like the Detroit Neighborhood I nomic col- The plan is to open 40 new Arts Corps, through which high lapse, restruc- schools by 2015 and 70 new schools school students create public art. turing of its major industry and by 2020, raise graduation rates “I’m proud of the work I do,” she headlines of corruption, Detroit from around 60 percent to 90 per- said. “I’ve put together a team of also saw failing neighborhoods cent, recruit leadership from out- people who are committed to trans- and schools. side the city and more. forming each community in Detroit But the city’s children have an “We believe we have the right on the behalf of children, and we’re ally — who also once played in De- conditions for equality and inno- doing an exceptional job.” troit’s parks and neighborhoods. vation in education, and now is the Biggest lesson learned in the past Carol Goss, CEO of the Skillman time to act,” Goss said. year: “Remain optimistic. It’s easy Foundation, a $450 million fund Goss is working to attract more to say the work is too hard, but you based on the fortune of 3M adhe- foundations and independent stake- have to take manageable pieces sives pioneer Robert Skillman and holders to pay into the initial and keep moving forward.” Metro Cars will handle all your transportation needs his wife, Rose, pledged to focus its $200 million investment. If you could take a class in anything, efforts on the children of Detroit. “The biggest challenge ... is start- what would it be? Piano lessons. From 1 to 56 passenger vehicles available And as Emergency Financial up funding,” she said. “If we can — Dustin Walsh Manager Robert Bobb took over demonstrate to the broader (philan- Detroit Public Schools in 2008, Goss thropic) community that we are se- Video: Goss on the Excellent saw an opportunity. rious about education reform, hope- Schools Detroit plan and more, Metro Cars is the ofﬁcial and exclusive provider of sedan Goss, 62, met with other nonprof- crainsdetroit.com fully we’ll be able to attract some /womentowatch service for the Detroit Metro Airport it leaders — Mike Brennan, presi- dollars to make this happen.”

Kelly Major Green

Executive vice joining Brogan & Partners Conver- ing to influence people to read to a president, gence Marketing as partner and kid,” she said. United Way for marketing director a year later. Biggest lesson learned in the past Southeastern In 2007, she joined United Way as year: “Technology has given indi- Michigan, vice president of brand identity and viduals as much or more power Metro Cars Powered by Propane Detroit communications. After layoffs be- than institutions.” cause of the economy, United Way If you could take a class in anything, added to her responsibilities over- what would it be? Military strategy. elly Major Green’s career sight of strategy and back-office “Trying to persuade people to do path may have been wind- functions such as IT, human re- something that is really in their K ing, but it all pointed her to sources and finance. It named her best interests but they don’t want to 800-456-1701 what she considers the most im- executive vice president in 2009. do it has a lot of analogies to a mili- portant work she’s ever done. This fall, she expects to hand off tary strategy, in my mind.” As executive vice president at administrative oversight to a yet-to- — Sherri Welch United Way for Southeastern Michigan, be-named vice president so she can Green is charged with motivating focus on strategy and engagement. people to give time and money. Historically, United Way has fo- Detroit native Green, 42, earned cused on organizations, engaging a degree in electrical engineering companies and making grants to from the University of Pennsylvania nonprofits, Green said. Her role, and an MBA in marketing and en- now, is to engage more individuals. trepreneurship from Northwestern “We need different stakeholders University before working 10 years as to do different things,” she said, a management consultant at Ander- from influential people bringing son Consulting Group and CSC Index. pressure to bear on issues to others She moved back to Detroit in writing letters to legislators — and 1997 to be closer to her family and everyone teaching kids to read. became director of merchandise fi- “The most important, powerful nance and planning for the sport- expression of what I have aggre- ing division of Kmart Corp. before gated over the last 20 years is try-

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Page 12 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 Women to Watch Lydia Gutierrez

President, shape her community. more of an American staple,” said in West Vernor,” she said. community that’s going to wrap Hacienda “We have a lot going on in South- Gutierrez, 48. “Even concessions — “What kinds of businesses will our arms around change.” Mexican Foods west Detroit,” she said. “We’re very Ford Field, all of the different parks help to fuel more business in Cork- Biggest lesson learned in the past LLC, Detroit excited, and we’re working to pre- where you were just buying potato town, what’s going on in Bagley, year: “Doing more with less, keep- pare ourselves,” she said. chips — offer nachos, so that’s a and how does that connect with ing your eye on every part of the or Lydia Gutierrez and her late husband pretty big piece of the market.” Riverfront Conservancy, the business and finding where you Gutierrez, Ricardo started Hacienda, a manu- Business community meetings greenway, the (Ambassador) can save and be more efficient. F owning facturer and distributor of Mexi- in Southwest Detroit center not Bridge, downtown Detroit?” Also, after years of growth and and operating a successful busi- can food products, 22 years ago. just on the immediate neighbor- It’s also not sufficient to consid- wearing a variety of hats, it’s im- ness isn’t enough. “Back then, Mexican tortillas hood, Gutierrez said, but on how it er just the short term. portant to know that you, the busi- The president and CEO of De- and tortilla chips — the presence all fits together. “We expect tremendous growth ness owner, can’t do it all. You troit-based Hacienda Mexican Foods wasn’t as known as it is today in the “There are a lot of different meet- in Southwest Detroit … and all of must have qualified people in your LLC oversees three facilities, 80-plus marketplace,” she said. “There ings being held with regards to that takes a tremendous amount of organization in order to be effi- employees and a company with weren’t a whole lot of us out there.” what kinds of businesses can we at- time and commitment and passion cient and position yourself for fu- $8 million to $10 million in revenue. These days, she said, there’s more tract, can we basically work togeth- to see out two, three, five, seven ture growth and success.” As chairman of the board of di- competition in the Mexican foods er to ensure success of the mercado years,” Gutierrez said. If you could take a class in anything, rectors of the Southwest Detroit market — and more opportunity. at the foot of the bridge, but we’re “We’re excited to be at that plan- what would it be? Gourmet cooking. Business Association, she helps “Tortillas and tortilla chips are not just looking at what’s going on ning stage. Our community is a — Nancy Kaffer

Colleen Haley

President, Yazaki North America Inc., Canton Township

aving grown up in metro De- troit, Colleen Haley thought H she’d left it behind forever when she took a job in human resources for aluminum producer Al- coa Inc. in Pittsburgh. But Alcoa offered her an HR management position in Farm- ington Hills when it created its joint venture Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. in 1995. “I planned to stay on the HR path with Alcoa and move back to the core business in a few years,” Haley said. Instead, by 2002 Haley was vice president of purchasing for Canton Township-based automotive electronics maker Yazaki North America Inc. Now president of Yazaki North America’s OEM business unit, Ha- ley is tasked with leading the supplier out of the industry collapse — it saw a 40 percent sales decline between July 2008 and June 2009. To weather the recession, Yaza- ki consolidated its North Ameri- can business units under one um- brella: Haley’s. She manages 450 employees. Haley, 43, said the auto industry recovery created challenges. “We anticipated fewer model re- freshes and new contracts,” she said. “We’ve had some resources constraints, but we’ve managed to match program expectation by keeping key talent in key areas.” Haley helped the company net new programs over the past year, including supplying wiring har- nesses to Chrysler Group LLC for the new Jeep Grand Cherokee and to General Motors Co. for Cadillac. Yazaki estimates that new business totals have grown to $180 million since mid-2009, Haley said. “You have to have a real drive for learning to take everything you can from every situation in this business,” she said. “By recogniz- ing the need to streamline, we’ve come through the recession with a healthier financial performance.” Biggest lesson learned in the past year: “Consistency, in terms of being clear on your goals and consistently reinforcing them with the team.” If you could take a class in anything, what would it be? Photogra- phy or gourmet cooking. — Dustin Walsh 20100906-NEWS--0012,0013-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:25 PM Page 2

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 13 Women to Watch Donna Inch 5VFTEBZ 0DUPCFS tQN Chairman and CEO, Ford Motor been amazing to be part of the Land Development Corp., Dearborn process and see how closely every- 5IF5PXOTFOE)PUFMt5PXOTFOEt#JSNJOHIBN one works toward common goals.” nterested in managing a 280- Born in Kansas City, Mo., she million-square-foot real estate holds bachelor’s and master’s de- An evening in the Inner Circle. Where I portfolio in a down real estate grees in business administration market? Oh, by the way, it’s also from Eastern Michigan University. relationships are fostered, alliances for an automaker fighting its way Biggest lesson learned in the past are born, and vital business issues are back out of the recession. year: “Learning how closely busi- addressed. There are two kinds of Donna Inch took that job as head ness, political and community of Ford Motor Land Development Corp., leaders work together on local women in the Inner Circle. The ones the real estate subsidiary of Ford Mo- problems.” who have raised the bar and the tor Co., in January. She knew full If you could take a class in anything, ones who will. Engage in meaningful well what she was getting into. what would it be? To beef up her real conversations on matters related to “It’s the kind of position that estate background, she’s looking at puts all your business skills to more online classes through At- career and overcoming barriers with bear,” she said. lanta-based CoreNet Global. the 2010 Crain’s Women to Watch. The staff of 200 manages all the — Daniel Duggan Ford office, manufacturing and warehouse space, and is ultimately responsible for leasing or selling Video: Inch on business- government cooperation and Register: www.inforummichigan.org t 313.578.3230 vacant space. NATHAN SKID/CDB CEO Donna Inch comes to Ford Motor more, crainsdetroit.com $55 Inforum members t $65 non-members A particular challenge has been Land Development Corp. from a /womentowatch the closing of automotive plants, background in finance, not real estate. and then finding new uses for the properties. the company as part of the finance “Every single one is unique,” team. Inch said she has benefitted said Inch, 54. “And it’s taking a from that diversity because she’s long time in this market to find in a position to know more about new uses.” how real estate is used. The job is an adjustment for Aside from her national and in- Inch, who comes to the position ternational responsibilities, Inch PPO HMO RX ASO HRA not from a real estate background, is also the lead decision-maker on but from finance. the 15 million-square-foot portfolio She’s been working for the Dear- of local real estate controlled by born-based OEM for 32 years, tak- Ford, putting her in the league of ing a job with the company right some of the largest local landlords. out of college. She joined the com- Immersing herself in the local pany as an industrial relations an- business community has been a alyst and has held a series of fi- learning experience, she said. Sometimes your nance and management positions. “I never knew how much the lo- LLC Over the years, she has worked cal leaders came together to work in a wide range of groups within on problems,” she said. “It’s really needs a PPO. EPO Kim Horn

CEO, tection and Affordable Care Act, Priority Health, states are required to create a tem- Grand Rapids, porary health insurance program HRA PPO WELLNESS HSA RX Farmington Hills for people with pre-existing conditions. Michigan will receive about im Horn $140 million to help subsidize knew health insurance coverage. K what it Another accomplishment Horn would take to make Grand Rapids- said she is especially proud of is based Priority Health a statewide Priority’s decision to develop a POSEPO ASO FSA DENTAL POS health insurer — and mount a chal- strong primary care network that lenge to Blue Cross Blue Shield of featured one of the nation’s first fi- Michigan’s 70 percent market share. nancial incentive programs to en- “We needed to be in the metro courage quality care. Detroit area,” said Horn, 50. “De- In most provider networks, pri- troit is really important because mary care physicians — family many large businesses are based practitioners, general internists, WELLNESS HMO EPO INDIVID- HMO here and have people who live and pediatricians and ob-gyns — help UAL work throughout the state.” to coordinate patient care within When Priority Health acquired the system. A primary care net- CareChoices HMO in 2007 from Novi- work can help ensure quality care based Trinity Health, it was buying an and efficient resource use. Look to Priority Health for innovative products with organization Horn had served as “It was an almost unheard of proven care management that can signiﬁcantly curb COO and CFO from 1989 to 1997. strategy 12 years ago to invest in MEDICARE POS costs and improve your employees’ health. Plus funding In the past several years, Priority primary care,” she said. “Now, has expanded throughout Michigan this is what everyone is talking that’s right for you. Call your agent or Priority Health at from its roots in Grand Rapids and about. This makes you feel good 800 471-2504 or visit priorityhealth.com to learn more. Holland. Priority formed in 1992 that you were on the forefront.” through the merger of Butterworth Biggest lesson learned in the past HMO and Lakeshore HMO. year: “I am constantly reminded HSA COBRA Priority now includes 600,000 with health care reform and the members, serves 66 of 68 of the coun- economy the importance of pa- ties in the Lower Peninsula and tients and remaining focused on earned net income of $17.4 million the long view and not just the on $1.58 billion in revenue in 2009. short view. As CEO, you have to In July, Priority Health also be- keep that vision in the forefront, came one of two HMOs to be select- because when that doesn’t happen RX INDIVID- PPO ASO DENTAL ed by Michigan to offer health in- there are consequences.” surance through the state’s If you could take a class in any- UAL temporary high-risk pool. Priority thing, what would it be? “There are will serve Southeast Michigan and two classes I’d like to take: Span- 57 of the state’s 83 counties. ish and piano.” Under the federal Patient Pro- — Jay Greene 20100906-NEWS--0014,0015-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:23 PM Page 1

Page 14 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 Women to Watch Saunteel Jenkins Maureen Donohue Krauss

Member, but that being said, either I believe zen and a resident, I was disap- Director, economic development and Detroit City in our right to vote or I don’t. pointed in what we were getting community affairs, Oakland County Council Saunteel Jenkins’ eight months from our elected officials,” she on the council have been a trial by said. “There are lots of people who aureen Donohue Krauss he Detroit fire, with mayoral control just one disagreed with Maryann’s stance approaches her job as a re- City Coun- of the contentious issues the coun- on the issues, but there were very M gional thinker, while at the T cil vote on cilwoman has had to navigate. few people who could question her same time trying to carve a niche mayoral con- for Michigan’s second-largest coun- During that time, Jenkins has integrity. I thought we needed to NATHAN SKID/CDB trol of Detroit Public Schools came af- become a quiet-voiced, well-in- get back to that, and I felt that I had ty in economic revitalization. A microloan program for entrepreneurs ter weeks of contentious testimo- formed presence on the council. something to offer.” “When we travel overseas, the is one innovation Maureen Donohue ny, with packed crowds at City The native Detroiter has spent It’s a philosophy Jenkins tries companies we visit with are already Krauss has brought to Oakland County. Hall accusing the council of disen- her career in social work. Her to live by. familiar with Detroit and the (met- franchising voters, taking away first taste of politics was as a “I do my homework,” she said. ropolitan) region. We have to spend opment and community affairs in Detroiters’ civil rights and return- staffer in the office of the late, leg- “That is the thing I always fall a little more time explaining who 2005, advancing to director when ing the city to the era of slavery. endary Detroit City Council Pres- back on. I do all the research I we are and what portion of that re- Doug Smith became a deputy exec- The proposal was a nonbinding ident Maryann Mahaffey. possibly can, reach out to people gion we represent,” she said. utive last summer. advisory question that would have “When I had my first meeting on both sides and then I make the “So it makes sense to leverage The biggest challenge ahead, she placed on the November ballot a with her, I told her my concern decision that I believe is best. that and make use of their knowl- said, is getting banks to begin lend- question gauging Detroiters’ opin- was that as a social worker I would That way I can sleep at night.” edge of us as a whole region, and ing again on a community level. ions on transferring control of the not get the experience I needed Biggest lesson learned in the past even selling them on the assets we The county has tried to escalate schools to the mayor’s office. working in politics,” Jenkins said. year: “When you stand your have that they’ll have access to in lending through its Oakland County When the roll call came, fresh- “She said that what we do in social ground and you act on principles (neighboring) counties.” Business Finance Corp. and the mi- man Councilwoman Saunteel work is put Band-Aids on wounds and you do what you believe is Among her accomplishments croloan program. Jenkins was one of only three caused by poor public policy.” right, people will support you.” since taking office in July 2009 is the “What we do a lot is to get the council members to vote “aye.” It was a compelling argument. If you could take a class in any- creation of a microloan program for company in need of financing pre- “It was overwhelming,” said With several open seats on the thing, what would it be? Urban plan- entrepreneurs and small businesses pared with a solid business case be- Jenkins, 39. “It was overwhelming council last year, Jenkins decided ning. in cooperation with the Ann Arbor- fore they even ask,” she said. “We because I believed so strongly, and to run, motivated in part by an in- — Nancy Kaffer based Center for Empowerment and are getting used to helping out more I still do, in our right to vote. I don’t terest in restoring the political ci- Economic Development and the U.S. with nontraditional forms of lend- believe that mayoral control of vility that characterized much of Video: Jenkins on what makes Small Business Administration. ing — like maybe getting multiple schools is the answer to the prob- this council different, crains The county earlier this year es- banks to collaborate.” Mahaffey’s tenure. detroit.com/womentowatch lems that plague our city or DPS, “Watching City Council as a citi- tablished a $500,000 pool for Oak- Biggest lesson learned in the past land County businesses that have year: “Constantly carve out time been unable to obtain traditional for family, friends and health, be- loans. Companies can borrow from cause it makes a person more pro- $500 to $35,000 for equipment, sup- ductive on the job.” plies, inventory or working capital. If you could take a class in any- Krauss, 48, a native of Detroit, thing, what would it be? Public sec- graduated from Albion College and tor finance, because it’s grown sig- has a master’s degree in public pol- nificantly more challenging than icy from the University of Michigan. when she completed it for her mas- She joined the county in 1998 as a ter’s degree. business-development representa- — Chad Halcom tive after four years as coordinator of alumni relations and development at the University of Illinois Col- Video: Krauss on financing for lege of Engineering. She became business and more, crains detroit.com/womentowatch deputy director of economic devel-

Barbara McQuade

U.S. attorney, allotments from the U.S. Department Eastern District of Justice. Three of the new assistant of Michigan, U.S. attorneys are assigned to mort- Detroit gage and real estate fraud, three more to health care fraud, and one ome of the handles intellectual property and strengths trade secrets, with a focus on the au- S and chal- tomotive industry. lenges of Southeast Michigan have The office has 115 attorneys and a helped U.S. Attorney Barbara Mc- $24 million budget. Quade reorganize and grow her de- Detroit’s special economic chal- partment by 15 attorneys and lenges helped make some of that ex- $1 million in budget funds this year. pansion possible, she said. McQuade, 45, in January became “Our area is particularly hard-hit the first woman to hold that post, af- by mortgage fraud,” she said. “For ter five years as deputy chief of the health care fraud, we have not only office’s National Security Unit. She a large vulnerable adult population reorganized her staff in May to fo- but also higher billing rates for cus on priorities and break the fi- home medical care and goods and nancial fraud division into units for testing services than we’ve seen in white-collar crime, complex fraud other parts of the country.” and health care fraud. The office collaborates in a local Her top two priorities are prose- interagency Financial Fraud En- cuting terrorism and violent crime, forcement Task Force and a Detroit followed by public corruption, fi- Medicare Fraud Strike Force, orga- nancial fraud and civil rights. nized as part of the federal Health She has appointed women to five Care Fraud Prevention and En- senior management positions, in- forcement Team cluding Cynthia Oberg as chief of Biggest lesson learned in the past the white-collar crime unit. Jen- year: “Surround yourself with good nifer Gorland was named first as- people and trust them to do their sistant U.S. attorney, Stephanie jobs — you can’t do it all yourself.” Dawkins Davis was named execu- If you could take a course in any- tive assistant U.S. attorney, thing, what would it be? Communica- Kathryn McCarthy became public tion skills. “Because communicat- corruption unit chief and Judith ing effectively is critically Levy became civil rights unit chief. important and harder than it She also hired nine attorneys to sounds.” new positions through grants and — Chad Halcom 20100906-NEWS--0014,0015-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:23 PM Page 2

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 15 Women to Watch Valerie Parisi Francine Parker

Dean, Wayne State University Executive ers, she jumped at the chance. “It is the largest nongovernmen- 7 million pharmacy claims. School of Medicine, Detroit director, UAW “We needed to create a health tal health care organization in the “There was some concern by Retiree Medical care organization from scratch country,” she said. “It is more than retirees … ‘will my card come in alerie Parisi, M.D., dean of Benefits Trust that could take on the health bene- double the size of HAP.” the mail and will my benefits be Wayne State University School Detroit fit functions currently being per- The benefit trust is the volun- paid?’ ” Parker said. “It was very V of Medicine, said what was formed by the auto companies,” tary employee beneficiary associa- satisfying to me that we were more important than finding a so- said Parker, 55, who spent 29 years tion, or VEBA, created as part of able to pull this off in such a lution in 2009 to the nearly year- with HAP after working with Blue the 2007 collective bargaining short time and give them securi- long contract impasse with Detroit few months after she re- Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. agreement among the UAW, Gener- ty and comfort.” Medical Center was maintaining a tired in March 2008 as CEO It wasn’t simple. Each automak- al Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Biggest lesson learned in the past good working relationship with A of Health Alliance Plan of er administered benefits in a differ- Chrysler LLC. year: “How to be flexible. You have DMC CEO Mike Duggan. Michigan, Francine Parker realized ent way and had different systems, Launched in January, the detours along the way to your final “(We agreed on the contract) she needed a new challenge. processes and contracts, she said. UAW’s VEBA administers health destination, but with proper plan- without much fanfare with our two So when the United Auto Workers Another challenge was crafting care benefits to auto retirees ning and a great team you can business folks and two lawyers, a approached Parker later that fall to a benefit package and provider through separate trust funds for overcome any obstacle.” total of six peo- be executive director of the new network that would accommodate each automotive company. If you could take a class in anything, ple,” said Parisi. UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a hundreds of thousands of retirees During the first six months, the what would it be? Pottery. “In 2006, the last health plan for retired autowork- who live in different states. VEBA has successfully processed — Jay Greene contract, we had the governor’s office, all kinds of lawyers and arbitrators. We didn’t need all A SECOND OPINION SAVED US that this time.” Parisi, 58, said

the experience deepened the trust

between the two top leaders. * “The contract was important, but the relationship is important as well,” she said. “With Mike, I can

call him up for help to recruit our

next ob-gyn chief. He can call me up anytime for help. We don’t have to agree on everything. This is especially important with Vanguard $ coming in.” 8,0008 000 In March, DMC agreed to be ac- $ quired by for-profit Vanguard Health Systems Inc. of Nashville. The deal is expected to close in October. During the past year, Parisi also negotiated a closer business rela- TIMES ARE TOUGH, BUT WE’RE STILL GOING, tionship with Henry Ford Health Sys- and a Citizens Bank Second Opinion helped us get there. After tem and extended the five-year examining every aspect of our business, a Citizens Banker found ways we could save more money, be more contract with Barbara Ann Kar- manos Cancer Center. efﬁcient – for our business and personal accounts. “These are the game changers,” Parisi said. “We have such a big Make time to meet with a Citizens Banker. To schedule your Citizens Bank Second Opinion, CALL 800-946-2264 medical school class we need long- or go online to CITIZENSBANKING.COM/OPINION. term, tight relationships, and Hen- ry Ford is a very critical partner.” Parisi said Wayne State is near- ing completion of an agreement with Henry Ford to build a $180 million biomedical research building. Last year, a reworking of the on- going contract with Karmanos also solidified the clinical and teaching mission at Wayne State. “We created an oncology department in the school of medicine that helps us to integrate research, patient care and teaching,” Parisi said. “This really ties the scientists at Karmanos into the medical school.” Under the new arrangement, Karmanos scientists will be paid by Wayne State and hold faculty appointments, Parisi said. Kar- manos CEO Gerold Bepler, M.D., is chairman of the new department. Parisi was elevated to full dean earlier this year. She succeeded Robert Mentzer, M.D., who resigned last year over stalled contract negotiations with DMC. Biggest lesson learned in the past year: “If you disagree with some- body, you should engage that person more often than others to improve the relationship. If you ignore them, your situation will not get better automatically.” If you could take a class in anything, what would it be? Banishing negativi- ty. “I sometimes find myself falling into that trap. ... As a leader, you * Results may vary depending on your business situation. have to be positive, because nega- tivity is like a cancer. It will spread.” — Jay Greene 20100906-NEWS--0016-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/2/2010 2:22 PM Page 1

Page 16 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 Women to Watch Jazz up this year’s holiday party! Marjorie Simmons Managing principal roughly 20 percent of that coming and chairman of the board, from the Michigan entity, Sim- Our cultural places offer creative SHW Group LLP, Berkley mons said. spaces for your next event. In a period that has been cata- n 2008, Marjorie Simmons strophic for the architecture in- Call today to discover (and help support) oversaw the merger of the ar- dustry, Simmons has kept the local our region’s treasured cultural gems I chitecture firm she co-owned office with a steady headcount of through our one-stop service. with the large national firm SHW 70 employees by diversifying the Group LLP. base of work from architecture to Not only was she able to keep engineering. the the local specialties and contacts “Many of our clients are trying cultural of the former Duce Simmons Associ- to better utilize their existing facil- ates, but she’s been on the rise ities. Sustainability has become an concierge within Plano, Texas-based SHW. important trend,” she said. “We a program of the cultural alliance In February, she was named chair- brought our engineering services of southeastern michigan, “You can’t let your life be ruled by a 501(c)(3) organization man of the company’s board of di- fear,” said Marjorie Simmons about in-house because we saw it as rectors. overseeing the merger of her something the clients were look- “You can’t let your life be ruled architecture firm with national firm ing for.” Find out more! by fear,” Simmons, 46, said. “If a SHW Group LLP. With a 20 percent drop in archi- door opens and an opportunity tectural services, engineering www.theculturalconcierge.org presents itself, assess the risks, ly with five siblings, Simmons work made up the gap in revenue. 248.766.5599 [email protected] don’t be afraid.” credits her degrees from Purdue “When I was in high school, I That philosophy led her to the University and later Michigan State never would have imagined being current position with the SHW University as catalysts to her suc- chair of a national architecture merger and founding her own firm cess. firm,” she said. “It’s an example prior to that. As the Duce Simmons firm en- that you have to follow the oppor- In 1998, she co-founded Duce tered the K-12 market, they met tunities and not be rigid in your Simmons with Anthony Duce. SHW, which was trying to enter thoughts of the future.” They developed a specialty of high- the higher-education market. Biggest lesson learned in the past er-education projects, in part from “We were able to help each other year: “To embrace change during skill and in part from passion. and in the process expand beyond the boom times, both financially “We set up the firm to be about Michigan,” Simmons said. and technologically, to position a something more than making In 2003, the two firms merged business to be able to weather an money,” she said. “We wanted our with the creation of SHW as a economic downturn.” work to have meaning and societal Michigan corporation, co-owned If you could take a class in any- impact, and we did that with high- by the SHW corporate office and thing, what would it be? “Given the er education. I believe very firmly by the principals of Duce Sim- global economy, I would love to in what higher education can do mons. The national SHW firm will take a class on international busi- for someone’s life.” have an estimated $60 million in ness.” Coming from a low-income fami- gross revenue this year, with — Daniel Duggan

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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES Ranked by 2009 revenue

Company Revenue Revenue Local Local Percent Address ($000,000) ($000,000) Percent employees employees woman- Rank Phone; website Majority owner 2009 2008 change Jan. 2010 Jan. 2009 owned Type of business MotorCity Casino-Hotel Marian Ilitch $445.8 $465.0 -4% 2,087 NA 100% Casino, hotel, dining and theater 1. 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit 48201 owner (866) 782-9622; www.motorcitycasino.com

RKA Petroleum Cos. Inc. Kay Albertie 406.7 662.2 -39 82 88 100 Petroleum wholesaler, biodiesel, ethanol, E-85, jet A and 2. 28340 Wick Road, Romulus 48174 CEO jet A1 products (734) 946-2199; www.rkapetroleum.com

Elder Automotive Group Irma Elder 296.7 500.1 -41 247 246 100 Automobile dealerships 3. 777 John R Road, Troy 48083 CEO (248) 585-4000; www.elderautomotivegroup.com

Strategic Staffing Solutions Inc. Cynthia Pasky 171.0 160.0 7 250 364 74 Information-technology consulting and staff 4. 645 Griswold St., Suite 2900, Detroit 48226 president and augmentation, vendor management programs, (313) 596-6900; www.strategicstaff.com CEO customized projects and executive search services

Continental Plastics Co. Joan Luckino 98.5 109.0 -10 565 642 100 Injection-molded interior and exterior plastic 5. 33525 Groesbeck Highway, Fraser 48026 CEO components, assemblies and systems (586) 294-4600; www.contplastics.com

Rush Trucking Corp. Andra Rush 80.0 90.0 -11 198 201 100 Motor carrier 6. 35160 E. Michigan Ave., Wayne 48184 president (734) 641-1700; www.rushtrucking.com

Unibar Services Inc. G. Jean Davis 55.0 49.0 12 NA NA 79 Utility support and meter services, damage prevention, 7. 4325 Concourse Drive, Ann Arbor 48108 president and facilities locating and asset protection (734) 769-2600; www.unibarinc.com CEO

TTi Global Shirley Brzezinski 47.0 38.1 23 260 220 100 Staffing, outsourcing and training 8. 2750 Product Drive, Rochester Hills 48309 shareholder (248) 853-5550; www.ttinao.com

Rodgers Chevrolet Inc. Pamela Rodgers 40.0 50.5 -21 NA NA 85 Automobile dealership 9. 23755 Allen Road, Woodhaven 48183 president (734) 676-9600; www.rodgerschevrolet.com

Mars Advertising Co. Inc. Marilyn Barnett 34.3 33.4 3 335 320 50 Advertising agency 10. 25200 Telegraph Road, fifth floor, Southfield 48033-7496 president, (248) 936-2200; www.marsusa.com chairman of the board

This list of woman-owned businesses is an approximate compilation of the largest such businesses based in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Unless otherwise noted, the companies provided the information. Percentage of the company that is woman-owned may not be solely held by the leading shareholder. NA = not available. LIST RESEARCHED BY ANNE MARKS

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TRACKING INNOVATION IN MICHIGAN Innovation The Innovation Index, compiled by the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, tracks changes to six measures of economic innovation in Michigan. Each index is released quarterly, coffee!! approximately five months after each quarter ends. Today’s report is for the first quarter of 2009. The index is calibrated to a base value of 100 for the index rises first quarter of 2007: opportunity!! Innovation index for 1st quarter 2010 interested?? The index is 89, up from 83.3 in the fourth quarter of last year. sharply in Component 1st quarter ’10 4th quarter ’09 Index points Trademark applications 1,251 1,050▲ 4.5 points franchise?? Innovation workers 4% of labor 3.8% of labor▲ 0.4 points SBA loans 514 401▲ 1.4 points

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(517) 913-1987 or CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Gross job creation* 212,000 234,000▲ 3.0 points [email protected] The index tracking innovation *Enters the index one quarter late due to availability of the data. indicators in Michigan’s economy gained in the first quarter as trademark applications made up for www.biggby.com poor job creation figures. The University of Michigan-Dear- born’s quarterly Innovation Index — which tracks trademark applications, U.S. Small Business Adminis- tration loans, venture capital funding, new incorporations and other indicators — rose sharply to 89 in the first quarter, from 83.3 in the fourth quarter of 2009. The figure is the highest since the third quar- CONFUSED ABOUT ter of 2008. The index has a base value of 100 for the first quarter of 2007. SOCIAL MEDIA? The jump is due to a significant increase in trademark applications and incorporation filings. An estimated 1,251 trademark applications were filed in the first quarter, up from 1,050 during the previous quarter. Incorporation filings also increased, to 18,974 from 15,902 in the previous quarter. “These figures seem to indicate that innovation is on the rise toward pre-recession numbers,” said Lee Redding, associate professor of business economics at UM-Dear- born and the Innovation Index project director. Redding said university spinoffs and economic development efforts CAREER MOVES contribute to the improving fig- MARKETING PR DESIGN NEW MEDIA ures. TECHNICAL identitypr.com Loans made by the Detroit of- Call Us For Personalized fice of the SBA rose to 514 in the PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Service: (313) 446-6068 first quarter from 401 in the has an opportunity for the following fourth. However, those figures are CLOSING TIMES: Monday 3 p.m., position in Detroit, Michigan one week prior to publication date. skewed by SBA loan incentives Please call us for holiday closing times. via federal stimulus funds, Red- Managed Serv Sr Assoc SAP Tech / ding said. FICO. Reqs. 2 yrs recent IT exp w/a Big FAX: (313) 446-1757 Another improving figure was 4 Acct Firm or comparable IT Consul E-MAIL: [email protected] the percentage of innovation work- Firm; 2 yrs of recent exp in customization INTERNET: ers in the labor force, which grew & implementation of SAP R/3 as a tech www.crainsdetroit.com/section/classifieds to 4 percent in the first quarter consult; FICO, MM & SD Modules. Confidential Reply Boxes Available Travel req. Reqs. incl. Master’s deg in from 3.8 percent in the fourth. PAYMENT: All classified ads must be However, gross job creation fell Comp Sci or related & 3 yrs recent exp. prepaid. Checks, money order or during the fourth quarter of 2009 to Mail resume to Attn: HR SSC/Talent Crain’s credit approval accepted. approximately 212,000 jobs, from Mgt, 3109 W. MLK Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL Credit cards accepted. 234,000 in the third quarter. 33607, Ref #DETBNA. Must be legally See Gross job creation remains be- authorized to work in the U.S. w/out Crainsdetroit.com/Section/Classifieds low pre-recession figures, which sponsorship. EOE. for more classified advertisements averaged around 250,000 a month, Redding said, but the increases in trademark and incorporation filings are cause to be optimistic for new job creation. MARKET PLACE “What I’m hoping to see in the next quarter or two with these new companies being formed and the ANNOUNCEMENTS & new trademarks is that we’ll start SERVICES to see some movement in the gross job creation number,” he said. HEALTH & FITNESS Also shrinking the index was a drop in venture capital spending in Michigan, from $24 million in Get active and interactive at the fourth quarter to $14 million in the first. Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, [email protected] aHealthierMichigan.org 20100906-NEWS--0021-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 2:46 PM Page 1

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 21 DPS seeks proposals on sharing services to save money

BY NANCY KAFFER records in budgeting and finance. core academic areas,” he wrote. tions, Kisner said. ward to future collaborations. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS The request for proposals out- The city and the district’s sub- “I believe this project will formal- The school district has been un- lines four potential methods to stantial accumulated deficits make ize the need for cross-jurisdictional der the control of Emergency Fi- Detroit Public Schools is seeking share administrative and support sharing administrative and support cooperation,” he said. “Each of the nancial Manager Robert Bobb since proposals for a management consul- services: cross-jurisdictional agree- services an attractive financial major governmental entities — 2009. The request states that the tant firm to begin developing a plan ments with other government enti- goal, said DPS CFO Ricardo Kisner. DPS, the city of Detroit and Wayne chosen consultant should “recom- for the cash-strapped district to ties, discontinuation of in-house The district deficit is about County — all have significant bud- mend an oversight structure that share services with other govern- services for the district, outsourc- $330 million at the end of fiscal 2010, getary issues resulting in the need ensures the project continues to ment entities in Southeast Michi- ing all of the district’s non-core roughly 60 percent of the fiscal 2011 to restructure similar to the local move forward” regardless of the gan, primarily the city of Detroit. functions or creation of a separate general fund budget of $558 million. automotive industry.” district’s governance after Bobb’s But while government officials quasi-governmental entity to deliv- The city’s deficit is thought to be be- Just the first phase of the request planned departure in March. say there’s money to be saved in col- er such services. tween $85 million and $133 million, for proposals — which deals with Turnaround expert Jim McTevia laborating on administrative and In addition to saving money, a with a general fund budget of about readying the district for collabora- of Bingham Farms-based McTevia support services, it’s a complicated sharing services could benefit the $1.6 billion. tion with other government entities and Associates said sharing services matter. district in other ways, said Steve Kisner said that while it’s diffi- — is out for bid. Proposals are due as a quick fix shouldn’t substitute The district’s governance struc- Wasko, the district’s chief commu- cult to put a dollar value on poten- Sept. 8. for long-term institutional change. ture is likely to change early next nications officer, in an e-mail. tial savings, he hopes the cost of Later phases would include simi- “You have two troubled entities year. Some city departments and “There are opportunities for effi- some administrative and support lar tasks involving the city and oth- that are struggling for tax support, functions are charter-mandated, ciencies and cost savings, but more services could be cut by 10 percent er government entities. and they’ve both got empty pock- and control of the city’s sprawling importantly ways for us to rise to 20 percent. Wayne County Executive Robert ets,” he said. bureaucracy is split between De- quickly to putting state-of-the-art Likely areas for sharing include Ficano has been supportive of re- Nancy Kaffer: (313) 446-0412, nkaf- troit Mayor Dave Bing’s office and systems in place faster for our stu- strategic procurement, consolida- gional collaborations throughout [email protected]. the Detroit City Council. Both the dis- dents by seeking other governmen- tion of back-office operations and his tenure, said Press Secretary Crain’s reporter Dustin Walsh trict and the city have mixed track tal entities as partners ... in non- outsourcing of administrative func- Stephanie Baron, and he looks for- contributed to this report. REAL ESTATE

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YOU WORK HARD EVERY DAY. Lions: Player salaries could pay off WORK SMARTER BY THE MINUTE. ■ From Page 3 sion because fan apathy stalled ticket sales. And it also reportedly BIG DEALS Learn real-world business is one of just two NFL teams to lose Lions owner William Clay Ford Jr., money last year while the league who bought the team for $5 million strategies for success. Streamline set income records. in 1963, has opened his your accounting systems, A solid rookie-season perfor- checkbook this season to pay large mance by Stafford, the quarter- contracts for the team’s three core generate more sales and learn back drafted in 2009 as first overall players — even as the league how to Facebook the right way. pick, highlight-reel catches by faces uncertainty with no salary Watch Business Education Minute third-year wide receiver Johnson cap this year and no labor and anticipation of what rookie de- agreement in place for 2011. Here online today, a joint partnership of are contract highlights: fensive tackle Suh is expected to Ⅲ do have led to a renewed, if cau- Matt Stafford, the No. 1 overall Crain’s Detroit Business draft selection in 2009, signed a Multimedia Services and EMU. tious, sense of optimism by sports six-year contract with a total worth business experts about the Lions. of about $78 million if he meets all – Dean David Mielke “Detroit is going to benefit from incentives. The contract fully College of Business their new star players,” said guarantees only $17 million and Michael Rapkoch, president and escalates to $42 million founder of Addison, Texas-based guaranteed with playing time and Sports Value Consulting LLC, which other performance benchmarks. does sports team valuations and Ⅲ Calvin Johnson was inked to a crainsdetroit.com/emu NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS advising in all four major leagues. six-year deal in 2007 worth $64 million, with $27.2 million Quarterback Matt Stafford, on the field “If they do well, they’ll sell more during a preseason game in Detroit, is tickets. The economy is still strong fully guaranteed. In three seasons, he’s caught 193 passes for 3,071 one of the Lions’ core players, and has enough in Detroit to support peo- yards and 21 touchdowns. His 12 a six-year contract with a possible ple coming to Lions games.” touchdowns in the winless 2008 total value of $78 million. season led the NFL, but he wasn’t ons are challenged by the trend of Ledger losses selected to the Pro Bowl. fans watching games at home on Ⅲ Ndamukong Suh, this year’s high-definition television, and the Tax Experience The team, which does not com- No. 2 overall draft pick, signed a league itself pushes high-tech inno- ment on its finances, recorded a five-year, $60 million contract with vations for its television viewers. $2.9 million loss in operating in- $40 million guaranteed. His No. come last year, according to new 90 jersey is the second-best seller League attendance overall fell In Your Corner. estimates by Forbes.com. The Miami nationally for all 2010 rookies, by 2.4 percent last season. Dolphins, at $7.7 million, also took a after Denver’s Tim Tebow. loss in 2010. The Lions also have inked several Corporate sales The average NFL operating in- high-priced veterans to deals in the come was $33 million per team last past two years: The stigma of losing, combined season, a record according to Ⅲ A trade with Seattle in 2009 with the recession, has made cor- Forbes. brought in linebacker Julian porate sponsorship sales a chal- The financial website ranked Peterson, who is now in the fifth lenge for the Lions. Detroit’s $210 million in revenue year of a seven-year, $47.8 million The team has shifted from seek- contract. He will make $7.5 million ing a handful of major local spon- last in the 32-team league. in 2010. The Lions had $139 million in sors who pay more than $100,000 Ⅲ Defensive end Corey Williams player expenses, including bene- per season for deals, to a strategy came from a trade with the of getting a wider number of spon- fits and bonuses, Forbes said, Cleveland Browns in 2009, and sors who pay $20,000 to $100,000. against $37 million in gate re- he’s in the third year of a six-year, ceipts. Detroit also received nearly $38.6 million contract. “The big-money sponsors aren’t what they used to be,” Raymond $96 million as its share of the Ⅲ In March, free agent defensive NFL’s television contracts and an- end Kyle Vanden Bosch signed a said, noting that the team has other $46 million from the league four-year, $26 million deal, and added 11 new sponsors for 2010. “I cable deals for the NFL Network. wide receiver Nate Burleson think you’ll find that in most sales Forbes also noted that the Lions agreed to a five-year, $25 million industries here in Michigan.” have a $350 million debt load on contract. He declined to name the spon- the $500 million construction of sors, citing confidentiality agree- Ford Field, which opened in 2002. As of Sept. 1, the team had 10,000 ments. tickets remaining for the home The hope is that the smaller opener, and Raymond expected sponsors spend more money in fu- Blackouts them to sell quickly. ture seasons because they find val- Getting people into the stands The NFL mandates that games ue in Lions games. and the team onto local television must be sold out 72 hours before “You develop them over time,” Marla Carew will serve to boost revenue. The kickoff or they are blacked out Raymond said. [email protected] team thinks it will cut the black- within a 75-mile radius of the Evidence of caution and opti- outs in half in 2010. home team’s stadi- mism can been seen in suite sales, “We’re hoping um. If a team is too. we only have one The economy is close to a sellout, Ford Field has 132 suites avail- or two at the very “ the league some- able for single-game and full-sea- most. We hope the still strong enough times will grant a son rental. Suite rentals for all 10 product will entice 24-hour extension home games (including two pre- people to come to in Detroit to to sell tickets. season games) are on par with games,” Raymond Detroit had 50 2009, Raymond said. said. 866-4VARNUM www.varnumlaw.com support people straight sellouts at Suites cost $75,000 to $150,000 for Winning early Ford Field, until the entire season. I Novi I Grand Rapids I Kalamazoo I Grand Haven I Lansing reduces the odds of coming to Lions Oct. 26, 2008, when “Our suites are holding their blackouts. Detroit it hosted the Wash- own. That’s the most difficult mar- opens the season games. ington Redskins. ket for us,” he said, declining to Sept. 12 at division ” The Lions im- say how many have been rented. rival Chicago, and Michael Rapkoch, proved last year to What most corporate and indi- The Great Lakes Bay Area (Saginaw, the first home Sports Value Consulting LLC 2-14 and were more vidual fans interested in suites are game is Sept. 19 competitive than in doing is renting them for a game or Midland and Bay City) has leveraged talent, against the Philadelphia Eagles. the winless previous season and two — testing the waters for a tax incentives and new funding sources to Both teams are considered showed flashes of potential. Sports team that shows promise but has a PRESENTS much better than the Lions. Illustrated predicted in its current long history of losing. create a solar-energy hub. What can you “How you do early is very im- NFL preview issue that the Lions “Individual game suite rentals learn from this region and its companies? portant, especially for advance will win four games in 2010. are ahead of last year,” Raymond Michigan’s New sales,” Raymond said. “If you can Detroit averaged 49,395 per said. To register please visit come out of the gate well, it bodes game last season — second worst, Per-game suite rentals range Silicon Valley www.regonline.com/2010cmbbayarea well.” after the Oakland Raiders. Surpris- from $2,880 for the basic 12-person The Lions must sell 54,500 tick- ingly, Detroit had 78,000 group- standard package to $11,250 for 50 Sept. 22 • Noon - 2:30 p.m. PRE-REGISTERED: $35 each $45 each at the door ets to sell out. Premium/club seat- sales tickets for all of 2009, which people. Northwood University, Midland Please call 313.446.0300 to register groups. ing at NFL stadiums is exempt led the NFL, Raymond said. 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September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 23 Nextek: Company has high hopes for AC-DC conversion device ■ From Page 3 of a Phase I $2.5 million grant to fornia, said DC-powered offices are Ventures LLC, of Aspen, Colo. NextEnergy from the U.S. Depart- the wave of the future. “That gave us some working ment of Defense to build a variety of Electrical systems have “It’s a major trend. We’re a digi- capital, but we’ll be back in the prototype recharging stations for tal world and we’re going to get marketplace in a year or so for ex- military use, Nextek has built two more digital, and digital loads pansion capital,” said Savage, who prototype charging stations in the mean DC power,” he said. said he will target a round of parking lot at NextEnergy. a lot of switching going on Nextek got its first major funding $25 million to $50 million. The stations convert AC power in 2008, a round of $10 million led by Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, to high-voltage DC power, which Paul Mitchell, founder of Two Seven [email protected] In the 1880s, George Westing- cost savings. sharply cuts recharging time for house and Thomas Edison be- For homes or offices that use electric vehicles. came bitter adversaries over the solar panels, the current system NextEnergy has won a Phase 2 best way to transmit electricity is even less efficient. Solar panels grant of $2.5 million to move the pro- — direct or alternating current. generate DC power, which has to totype program to military bases, Edison backed DC, the stan- be converted to AC power before and Nextek will share that, too. Self-Employed? dard in the early days (and the it is fed to office or home electric The real benefit of the DOD pro- one on which he held patents). lines, then converted back to DC gram to Nextek, says its CEO, Paul But as demand grew, it became by individual electronic devices. Affordable Insurance Savage, isn’t the grant funding, impossible to carry enough pow- Nextek’s equipment will elimi- but the potential for using its mili- er using DC transmission, and nate those conversions. tary recharging stations as an en- AC took over. Nextek was founded in 1995, trée to the potentially far larger Today, electricity transmitted based on work by Bill Wilhelm, a commercial electric auto market. Life by power lines enters the home division head at Brookhaven Na- “It’s a big concern. Will con- or office in AC form and is con- tional Laboratory in New York who sumers tolerate large recharge Health verted to DC by individual elec- specialized in thin-film solar pho- times?” said Savage, a former bond tronic devices, such as comput- tovoltaics and who realized there dealer at Credit Suisse First Boston Retirement ers and televisions. Each would be a need for a DC system and member of risk management conversion results in energy loss. to avoid energy losses during DC Long-Term Care at Lehman Brothers. Nextek’s power server per- to AC to DC conversions. But for now, Nextek’s improv- forms the conversion before the The company moved to Michi- ing fortunes lie with its new prod- power reaches individual de- gan in 2005. (800) 987-0290 uct, the 1,600-watt Nextek power vices, with less energy loss and a — Tom Henderson server, a device that will sell for $1,550 and convert AC power to DC power for office use, at a proposed in a metal grid, Armstrong’s Flex- Dutch giant Philips Electronics; Osram Zayti Agency energy savings of between 10 per- Zone system energizes the metal Sylvania; and Worthington Armstrong IIS000320 cent and 40 percent. Each server grid to power overhead lights and Venture, a joint venture of Worthing- will power between 500 and 1,000 other devices, carrying low-voltage ton Industries Inc. and Armstrong. Call your local Insphere office for a FREE quote today! square feet, depending on the load. DC power that is safe to touch. Today, there are 65 members. Currently, Nextek generates The DC system frees lights and Nextek remains as one of five gov- revenue — about $1 million in the other devices from typical elec- erning board members. DTE Energy last 18 months — selling small de- tronic cabling and allows offices to Co. is joining. vices called ballasts that convert be easily reconfigured. “(DC is) an interesting concept. AC power at 30 hertz (cycles per “We’ve been looking to lay the It’s neat and it makes sense. It’s a second) to DC power and then back groundwork for a new system in movement that has grown legs over to AC power at 30,000 hertz, a com- green buildings, and we’re going to the last few years,” said Hawk As- plicated process needed to light make a big marketing push next greirsson, manager of power sys- fluorescent bulbs. year,” said Susan Rhoades, the di- tem technologies for DTE. Even before the official commer- vision’s manager. “Everything runs on DC now, so cial introduction of the power She declined to say what the mar- there’s a lot of energy loss doing the server, Nextek has done more than ket for Armstrong’s new ceiling sys- conversion from AC,” Asgreirsson- 40 installations in the U.S. and the tem might be, but said it is large. said. “Our customers are putting United Kingdom, Spain, Saudi “Nextek is very well networked quite a bit into solar panels, and if Arabia, Singapore, Japan and for a small company in the circle they have a way to use that DC pow- Canada, including the Char- that matters for green building er directly, it’d be nice. “ lottesville, Va., office of green ar- sustainability,” said Rhoades. While Nextek has no direct com- chitect William McDonough, who “Their product is absolutely criti- petitors in AC-to-DC devices yet, designed the green roof at Ford Mo- cal for us to sell our product.” because of its strong portfolio of 12 tor Co.’s River Rouge plant. Rhoades said a tipping point for patents, Asgreirsson said inertia Nextek will have help hitting its DC-powered buildings will be the will be a barrier to market. revenue milestones from Armstrong fast-growing market in LED (light- “There’s a lot of legacy infra- World Industries Inc., the world’s emitting diode) lighting. structure. Can you afford to make largest maker of ceiling tiles and of- “You can get up to a 20 percent the change?” he asked. “Arm- fice ceiling systems. It is a $3 billion efficiency savings on LED lighting strong is a huge supplier of ceil- company, with about a third of its if you have DC power,” she said. ings, and they’re very excited revenue coming from ceiling sys- Two years ago, Armstrong and about this, but it will take a long tems in commercial buildings. Nextek were two of five founding time to become prevalent.” Armstrong recently formed a new members of a California-based non- Karl Johnson, on the advisory division, DC FlexZone Systems, based profit called the Emerge Alliance, to council of the EMerge Alliance in Lancaster, Pa., to market office promote DC power usage. The oth- and the program manager for the ceilings with integrated DC power. ers were Johnson Controls; Philips California Institute for Energy and the In a typical office ceiling of tiles Lighting, the U.S. division of the Environment of the University of Cali-

BANKRUPTCIES The following businesses filed for MEM Investments LLC, 101 W. Long Entertainment Holdings LLC, 22828 Chapter 7 or 11 protection in U.S. Lake Road, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, Woodward Ave., Ferndale, voluntary Bankruptcy Court in Detroit Aug. 27- voluntary Chapter 11. Assets and lia- Chapter 11. Assets and liabilities not Sept. 2. Under Chapter 11, a company bilities not available. available. files for reorganization. Chapter 7 in- Post Six Inc., 42875 Grand River Ave., BCB Development Associates LLC, volves liquidation. Novi, voluntary Chapter 11. Assets 22828 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, vol- HDH Properties LLC , 415 W. 11 Mile and liabilities not available. untary Chapter 11. Assets and liabili- Road, Madison Heights, voluntary ties not available. S & J Post Inc., 22828 Woodward Ave., Chapter 11. Assets and liabilities not Credit One Inc., A Michigan Corp., available. Ferndale, voluntary Chapter 11. As- sets and liabilities not available. 28651 Southfield Road, Southfield, vol- Perazza Products LLC, 775 Berkshire, untary Chapter 7. Assets and liabili- Grosse Pointe Park, voluntary Chapter Real Entertainment LLC, 3880 Lapeer ties not available. Rd., Auburn Hills, voluntary Chapter 7. Assets and liabilities not available. , 28908 11. Assets and liabilities not available. A.S.A.P. Express & Logistics Inc. Howard City Associates LLC, 775 Berk- Highland, Romulus, voluntary Chapter shire, Grosse Pointe Park, voluntary The Elephant Inc., 208 W. Congress, 11. Assets and liabilities not available. Chapter 7. Assets and liabilities not Detroit, voluntary Chapter 11. Assets available. and liabilities not available. — Shawn Wright 20100906-NEWS--0024-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 4:41 PM Page 1

Page 24 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS September 6, 2010 Grow: Medical cannabis space scarce ■ From Page 1 ask them to hold the space for a pe- was going to be an approval,” Com- agement. riod of time while the application er said. “But I’d put them in a single-ten- is being considered.” Even before getting to the point ant building, not a multi-tenant She said the rules vary from one of a government application, Com- building,” Roberts said. “I would- city to another — including out- er had to find a location. n’t want to add a special tenancy right bans in Birmingham, Bloom- “There were people who would- like that where it could be disrup- field Hills and Livonia. Ferndale, n’t even call us back once they tive to other businesses in the mix. Roseville and Walled Lake have knew what we were doing with the A situation with picketers, for ex- Health Care Reform: been receptive, Moffett said. space,” Comer said. ample, would be a disruption other David Price recently opened a Michael Ziecik, a principal with businesses shouldn’t have to deal retail space for his business, Southfield-based real estate bro- with.” Change = Opportunity Cannabis Connection, in Warren to kerage Principal Associates-GVA, In Greene’s case, the landlord distribute medical marijuana to said landlords who are receptive to was more than happy to do the people certified to acquire it. He medical marijuana uses tend to be deal, but the city wasn’t. New federal health care reform laws offer incentives opened the business in Warren af- those who have investments in one He proposed to lease a 23,000- and funding for initiatives that promise high-quality care ter being turned down by roughly or two buildings as opposed to the square-foot warehouse at 2521 at a lower cost. 70 landlords in Sterling Heights. institutional landlords with large Torquay in Royal Oak, a property “I covered that city and talked to portfolios and higher rent. delinquent on its loan and at risk Can Southeast Michigan get in line? so many landlords, and nobody “If you’re a well-financed insti- of foreclosure. was willing to work with a med- tutional investor, you probably Greene planned to grow medical This summit will give attendees ways to break through ical-marijuana business,” he said. won’t be interested,” he said. “The marijuana in the warehouse and industry and geographic silos to agree to and act on “They wouldn’t take that chance, thought is, this will attract law en- then create a series of sub-divided specific plans to help the region benefit from these even with most of the rent up- forcement and criminals, so why spaces in the warehouse to sub- front. do it? lease out to other growers. new federal incentives. “They said they were worried “The more mom-and-pop owner, Royal Oak was one of many local about the stigma, worried about the smaller investors who are hav- governments that filed a moratori- Who should attend? giving the other tenants a bad ing a hard time leasing their build- um on medical marijuana uses Hospitals, physicians, employers, life sciences/ name.” ings in places where this is accept- shortly after the measure passed pharma, industry insiders and suppliers, academics For Dominic Comer, the chal- ed, like Hazel Park and Ferndale, in November 2008. and economic developers. lenge was finding his way through they’re more than happy to take After a public hearing packed the regulations in Walled Lake. the lease.” with residents Aug. 9, the city com- This week, he will open his dis- Ziecik found real estate for a dis- mission Aug. 12 decided not to give Featured speakers: pensary, Bazonzoes, a 1,000-square- pensary in Ferndale and said he Greene a variance from the mora- Paul Keckley, Deloitte Center for Health foot retail space in a strip center. knows of several landlords willing torium, opting to continue study- Solutions – Reports from Washington Opening of Bazonzoes marks the to do such deals. ing the issue. Crain’s end of a four-month effort to get an The idea of leasing space to a Despite recent raids of dispen- and on the Big Ideas from the application approved by the City marijuana grower is fine, so long saries in Oakland County, Comer 2009 Summit. of Walled Lake under its newly ap- as it is legal and the local govern- said he’s not afraid of any legal proved ordinance. ment has completely agreed to the repercussions. Rachel Maguire, Health Horizons Program The trick: Comer had to have a idea along with the local communi- “I’m not nervous at all,” he said. Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, CA signed lease in place before the ty, said Gary Roberts, CEO of the “I’m doing this the right way, do- city would consider his request. Plymouth-based DeMattia Group, a ing it by the rules, and it’s going to Can technology improve care -- and reduce “It was a gamble and it was real estate ownership company pay off in the future.” cost? This futurist, with expertise on new stressful to be paying for rent on a with 2.5 million square feet of Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, media and mobile technologies, will offer building but not knowing if there space under ownership and man- [email protected] her perspective. Featured panel: What employers need to know about health care reform. Panelists include: Opera: MOT breaks even, owes banks ■ From Page 1 continued production of four, this period of what’s going on years ago and included DiChiera’s rather than five, operas each sea- here,” DiChiera said. own retirement fund, to pay down son. The 1,000-pound gorilla in the debt over the past few years. MOT ended the year with as room for MOT, however, continues But those reserves are gone. Jerry Konal, Chris McSwain Scott Lyon VP & Health much as $10,000 after covering oper- to be the $18 million it owes a four- The banks are indicating some Principal, Health Director, Global ations and debt service, on total rev- bank consortium led by JP Morgan willingness to give MOT a little and Benefi ts, Benefi ts Insurance Expert enue of about $9 million, he said. Chase & Co. for renovations to the more breathing room in the com- Mercer – Whirlpool Corp. Small Business That’s down from revenue of opera house, the Ford Center for ing calendar year on debt service, Moderator Association of $11.6 million in fiscal 2009 and Arts and Learning and the Opera after lowering its bond payments Michigan $14 million the year before. House Garage, DiChiera said. to $1.3 million in July 2009 from Picture a family around a kitchen “My No. 1 mantra is we must re- $2.5 million for the following 18 table, counting dollars and pennies duce our debt, absolutely,” and months, he said. to see if they have enough to have continue to work with lenders, JP Morgan Chase declined com- Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 dessert next week, DiChiera said. said MOT Chairman Rick ment in the interests of guarding “That’s us.” Williams, managing partner of client confidentiality, on behalf of Rock Financial Showplace In addition to cutting its produc- Williams, the consortium. tions, in 2009 MOT laid off three em- Williams, Rattner Out of necessity, MOT is explor- I 46100 Grand River, Novi 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ployees and dropped several posi- & Plunkett P.C. in ing the idea of launching its first tions to part-time. Last year it also Birmingham. fundraising campaign since 2003, REGISTER at www.regonline.com/2010healthcare cut salaries — including DiChiera’s “There’s no DiChiera said. — by 5 percent to 15 percent. way I’m giving And DiChiera has built its 2010- FULL DAY CONFERENCE: $99 each until Oct. 1 “I think until this economy (im- up on this, or on 11 season which opens in October FULL DAY REGISTRATION INCLUDES a year subscription to proves) and we sort out our situa- the Detroit Sym- on four “war horses,” popular op- Crain’s Detroit Business tion … we can live within our bud- phony Orchestra. eras that historically draw big with Health Care Extra get,” DiChiera said. I’m on their crowds: “The Mikado,” “La Bo- For the most part, MOT’s donors board, too,” he hème,” “The Magic Flute” and SAVE! Groups of 10 or more: $90 each. Reserve groups by Williams are still supporting it, he said. said. “Rigoletto.” phone only, 313.446.0300. Foundations have stepped up their “From an operational stand- Season ticket sales for the up- HEALTH CARE HEROES AWARD LUNCHEON ONLY: $50 each grants to help make up a portion of point, we’re doing everything we coming season are up about 5 per- the loss of $750,000 in corporate can, but I believe it would be help- cent over year-ago levels at this PRESENTING SPONSOR PLATINUM SPONSORS support over the past couple of ful if we had a more robust econo- time, he said. years. my … (and) more donors … with “Normally, I balance with one to And the three unions represent- deeper pockets. It’s a pretty obvi- two operas that are not well- ing performers, musicians and ous situation where (we) need help known, but I think (now) we have stagehands are working with from a lot of different angles,” to be realistic,” DiChiera said. MOT, operating on one-year con- Williams said. “Next year, I’m programming Sponsorships available. Please contact Marla Downs at 313.446.6032 tract extensions. MOT has used some operating some things that are different.” or e-mail [email protected] for more information. “If our ticket sales hold, I want funds and its endowment, which Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, to be optimistic that we can ride stood at about $5 million three [email protected] 20100906-NEWS--0025-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/3/2010 5:53 PM Page 1

September 6, 2010 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 25 Visteon: Chapter 11 exit may position it for growth www.crainsdetroit.com ■ From Page 3 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or company shed its ancillary product The emergence after 15 months is [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- lines to focus primarily on interiors, to mark a new chapter for the for- 0460 or [email protected] electronics and powertrain con- Dana Holding, GE move into mer Ford parts unit, which went MANAGING EDITOR Andy Chapelle, (313) 446- 0402 or [email protected] trols. into bankruptcy in May 2009 in the ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/FOCUS Jennette Selling non-core divisions and midst of an economic recession and Smith, (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] pruning manufacturing capacity frozen credit markets. General Mo- ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDITOR Michelle Darwish former Visteon Village campus Welsh, (313) 446-1621 or [email protected] were good moves, said Kevin tors Co. and Chrysler LLC also were COPY DESK CHIEF Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 Marsh, partner at Birmingham- navigating through Chapter 11 at or [email protected] At this point in 2009, the amenities like the cafeteria and based Angle Advisors-Investment Bank- the time. ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Jeff Johnston, (313) 880,000-square-foot headquarters portions of the landscaping,” said 446-1608 or [email protected] ing LLC. Visteon owed lenders $1.6 billion campus for Van Buren Township- Jim Militello, global director of DATA EDITOR Anne Marks, (313) 446-0418 or Sales for Visteon rose 24 percent and bondholders $870 million dur- [email protected] based Visteon Corp. was roughly real estate for the company. “Get- in its last quarter with higher pro- ing bankruptcy, and the odds of its WEB EDITOR Christine Lasek, (313) 446-0473, half-vacant. ting this to a point of having more [email protected] duction volumes in Europe and The company was in bankrupt- people around helps from an survival were questionable. WEB DEVELOPER Steve Williams, (313) 446- Asia. Visteon posted a net loss of And in May, its board fought off 6059, [email protected] cy and struggling to justify the amenities standpoint, but it’s just EDITORIAL SUPPORT Robertta Reiff (313) 446- $201 million on revenue of $1.9 bil- high expense of its real estate. a better working environment to an unsolicited $1.25 billion takeover 0419, YahNica Crawford, (313) 446-0329 lion for the second quarter due to bid by Milwaukee-based Johnson NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- Now, poised to come out of have people around.” 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 $236 million in bankruptcy-related bankruptcy, its real estate has had Visteon once had 3,000 employ- Controls Inc. REPORTERS charges. a turnaround as well. ees onsite and now has 1,200, “The difficult and necessary ac- J.D. Power & Associates lowered its tions undertaken during this reor- Daniel Duggan: Covers retail, real estate and Toledo-based Dana Holding Corp. Militello said. GE plans to bring hospitality. (313) 446-0414 or U.S. automotive sales projections will move employees into 80,000 in up to 1,200 employees. ganization will allow Visteon to [email protected] for the year to 11.7 million units af- emerge as an extremely competi- Jay Greene: Covers health care, insurance and the square feet of office space on the The Dana lease will have ca- environment. (313) 446-0325 or ter a dismal August, down from campus next month, following the pacity for up to 200 employees, tive automotive supplier,” Steb- [email protected]. 11.8 million in July. bins said in a statement. Chad Halcom: Covers law, non-automotive lead of General Electric Co., which said Chuck Hartlage, Dana corpo- manufacturing, defense contracting and Oakland However, lower vehicle volumes already has leased 250,000 square rate communications manager. Bondholders — including Gold- and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 or present an opportunity for Visteon man Sachs Group Inc. and hedge [email protected]. feet and has an option to increase Dana plans to consolidate peo- Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, to thrive, Marsh said. by another 40,000 square feet. ple from its Bingham Farms, funds Oak Hills Advisors and Silver technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or “Flatness or a slow rising tide in Point Capital — prevailed in the [email protected]. The leases are a result of a na- Livonia and Kalamazoo offices. Nancy Kaffer: Covers small business, the city of auto production should allow Vis- tional marketing effort, aggres- The Southfield office of CB end, offering up $1.3 billion to buy Detroit, Wayne County government. (313) 446- teon to leverage its remaining as- control of the reorganized compa- 0412 or [email protected]. sive rent offers and a rebranding Richard Ellis represented Visteon Bill Shea: Covers media, advertising and sets very efficiently,” he said. of the campus — renamed from for the Grace Lake real estate ny. marketing, entertainment, the business of sports, Bankruptcy also has allowed Vis- Visteon shed approximately and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or Visteon Village to the Grace Lake deals, and Southfield-based Signa- [email protected]. teon to separate itself from its lega- Corporate Center. ture Associates represented Dana. $2 billion in debt under Chapter 11, Nathan Skid: Multimedia reporter. Also covers the cy as a Ford Motor Co. spinoff, ex- The end result: The campus has There is still another 120,000 including deep cuts to retirees. food industry. (313) 446-1654, [email protected]. Sherri Begin Welch: Covers nonprofits and perts said. an occupancy rate of 80 percent. square feet to be leased out at the The cuts were under contention services. (313) 446-1694 or [email protected] “They will need to continue to di- “While we shrank, we were at a site. throughout Visteon’s bankruptcy Dustin Walsh: Covers auto suppliers, steel, higher versify away from strictly Ford until Visteon agreed to pay education and Livingston and Washtenaw point of not being able to sustain — Daniel Duggan counties. (313) 446-6042 or [email protected] business,” said Keith Francis, man- $12 million to more than 6,000 re- LANSING BUREAU aging director of Farmington Hills- bins, Visteon’s CEO and chairman; bankruptcy. Henkel and Hogan rep- tired workers in return for insur- Amy Lane: Covers business issues at the Capitol, telecommunications and utilities. (517) 371- based HYDRA Professionals LLC. Karl Krapek, retired president and resent new faces, but both spent ance and benefits reductions. 5355, FAX (517) 371-2492, [email protected]. or “Without bankruptcy, Visteon CEO of Hartford, Conn.-based Unit- many years leading suppliers. “Bankruptcy has evened the 115 W. Allegan, Suite 220, Lansing 48933. would have continued to struggle ed Technologies Corp.; Herbert Henkel had been the CEO of In- scales,” Marsh said. ADVERTISING with the OEM-centric structure.” Henkel, former CEO of Dublin, Ire- gersoll since 1999 before retiring Visteon shares closed at $0.50 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Downs, (313) In the last quarter, Hyundai-Kia land-based Ingersoll Rand; and Mark this year; Hogan served as Magna’s per share on Friday. 446-6032 or [email protected] SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) represented 30 percent of Visteon’s Hogan, former president of rival president from 2004 through 2007. Shareholders will receive 2 per- 393-0997 sales, while Ford was 27 percent. Aurora, Ontario-based Magna Inter- “It’s very important to get a fresh cent of distributable equity, plus ADVERTISING SALES Matthew J. Langan, Lori Tournay Liggett, Tamara Rokowski, Kimberly The leadership slate for the com- national Inc. look with senior management expe- warrants to purchase an addition- Ronan, Cheryl Rothe, Dale Smolinski pany’s post-bankruptcy board is a Stebbins has been Visteon’s CEO rience on the board after bankrupt- al 3 percent, according to court CLASSIFIED SALES (313)-446-0351 mix of old and new blood. since December 2008 and will re- cy,” Francis said. documents. MARKETING MANAGER Irma Clark MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Alan Baker, (313) 446- Visteon has confirmed four of main the top executive; Krapek was The other five members will be Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, 0416 or [email protected] nine board members: Donald Steb- a member of the board prior to named soon. [email protected] EVENTS MANAGER Nicole LaPointe MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford CIRCULATION Candice Yopp, Manager. MARKETING COORDINATOR Kim Winkler PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz Recovery firms: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams Mobilizing is always a gamble CUSTOMER SERVICE MAIN NUMBER: Call (877) 824-9374 or write ■ From Page 1 [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS $59 one year, $98 two years. and equipment. The financial backing of Bloom- Out of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. mobile command center, trucks, enue is expected to increase 10 per- Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state Early last week, commercial field Hills-based BlackEagle Part- generators and dehumidification cent to 15 percent as a result of the rate for surface mail. 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REPRINTS: (800) 290-5460, ext. 125; (717) 505- Two large insurance companies ing capital requirements are an Burton Bros. 9701, ext. 125; or ashley.zander@theygsgroup “We started out by positioning Southfield-based .com. also put InStar on notice that it advantage, Davis said. them in South Carolina, and we General Contractors LC has also re- TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: could call for assistance with re- “You can’t ask for an advance have just steadily moved them up sponded to calls for assistance in (313) 446-0367 or e-mail [email protected]. covery of hundreds of expensive payment when you’re getting the coast,” and adding to 400 local property valuations and repair CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY homes it insures in the Hamptons, ready to start a job. You’ve got be employees at 22 offices along the plans in Guatemala following CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain on Cape Cod and in Nantucket, able to finance big jobs like that,” U.S. coast and eastern Canada, floods there and after the PRESIDENT Rance Crain Davis said. he said. said Theresa Williams, executive Nashville flooding, fires in Califor- SECRETARY Merrilee Crain InStar mobilized about 50 tech- Davis conservatively estimated vice president of sales and market- nia and other disasters. TREASURER Mary Kay Crain Executive Vice President/Operations nicians and damage estimators recovery services tied to Earl ing, on Friday. But as of Friday, the company William A. Morrow from its offices in New York and would bring InStar about $5 mil- Belfor began calling clients and hadn’t yet gotten the call to respond Group Vice President/Technology, Manufacturing, Circulation Massachusetts, and by Friday flew lion, putting it on a path for total subcontractors as soon as the Na- to Earl, said co-owner Dave Burton. Robert C. Adams Vice President/Production & Manufacturing in about 100 additional employees revenue of $125 million for the tional Weather Service predicted a “We will respond if we are Dave Kamis from Michigan, Maryland, Vir- year, up from $96 million in 2009. hurricane landfall, Williams said, called, but we don’t anticipate Chief Information Officer ginia, Colorado and Tennessee to And InStar was already watch- noting that clients who pay a re- much damage from Earl as hurri- Paul Dalpiaz Corporate Circulation/Audience Development get in position to respond, Davis ing three more storms behind tainer for year-round disaster re- canes go,” he said. Director said. Earl, Davis said. sponse get first priority in area- In 2005, Hurricane Katrina Kathy Henry G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) It also contacted local roofing, Hurricane Fiona didn’t appear wide disaster response. boosted Burton’s revenue for three Mrs. G.D. 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Exploration Technologies LLC, Gov. Jennifer Granholm. based Ambiq Micro, a UM or EngXT for short, hopes UM-led group Warren Goodell, execu- spinoff that makes energy- to connect the dots between tive director of the South- efficient microcontrollers Ex-car czar those two seemingly dis- field Community Foundation, to extend the battery life of parate worlds. gets $12.5M has left to pursue other op- electronic devices. Terms UM researchers under portunities, the organiza- were not announced. the direction of engineering tion said. Board member The Michigan Economic dishes about professor Nilton Renno did clean-vehicle Bridget Hurd is serving as in- Activity Index, released field work in Nevada and terim executive director. monthly by Comerica Bank, Africa this summer, mea- climbed three points in suring the electrostatics in research grant July to 87, up 16 points dust devils and dust storms COMPANY NEWS from a year ago and the auto bailout and testing a sensor that consortium led by Three metro Detroit largest year-on-year in- measures electrical fields. the University of businesses are on the latest crease in the index in near- ormer car czar Steven He remains at the head of In 2008, Renno and his col- A Michigan has re- annual Fortune magazine ly six years. Rattner’s upcoming the firm and has been leagues showed that sand ceived a $12.5 million grant rankings for the 100 fastest- Beaumont Hospital in F tell-all book about the spending two days a week and dust grains acquire from the U.S.-China Clean En- growing companies in the Royal Oak performed its auto bailouts will be noth- in metro Detroit. Farbman charge as the wind bounces ergy Research Center, U.S. nation: Livonia-based first liver transplant. ing if not controversial — Group’s headquarters will them along. The sensor mea- Secretary Steven Chu an- newspaper coupon and di- Beaumont joins University of and Crain’s Detroit Business remain in Southfield. sures this and tracks how nounced Friday. rect-mail marketer Valassis Michigan Health System in alum Jeffrey McCracken was Farb- dust and sand particles rise The consortium, the Communications Inc. at No. Ann Arbor and Detroit- a contributor. man said in the atmosphere, which Clean Energy Research Center 36; Southfield-based Credit based Henry Ford Health Sys- Among the book’s juicy he has al- could help scientists come on Clean Vehicles, will con- Acceptance Corp., an auto tem as hospitals offering revelations: The feds stopped ways relied up with more accurate cli- duct joint research on vehi- lender for those with poor liver transplants in Michi- General Motors Co. from mov- on the com- mate-change models. cle electrification technolo- credit, at No. 53; and Novi- gan. ing its headquarters from De- pany’s ex- Of more practical interest gies between the U.S. and based utility firm ITC Hold- A $16.2 million grant troit’s Renaissance Center to ecutive for EngXT, unpredictable China. ings Inc. at No. 59. from the U.S. Department of its tech center in Warren. team and electrostatic shock dis- U.S. President Barack Ann Arbor-based Com- Health and Human Services is Former Crain’s automo- still does charges — caused in part by Obama and Chinese Presi- pendia Bioscience Inc. said expected to help six health tive supplier reporter Mc- so with his Farbman dust and human handling dent Hu Jintao announced Tuesday it has received a care systems, physicians, Cracken, 41, currently a current liv- during manufacturing — the establishment of CERC National Institutes of Health clinics, health insurers and mergers-and-acquisitions ing arrangement. cause billions of dollars of during Obama’s trip to Chi- grant of $1.3 million to in- reference laboratories reporter for Bloomberg News A recent building acquisi- damage each year. na last November. corporate data and analy- share electronic medical in- and BusinessWeek, aided tion in Chicago’s north sub- The EngXT sensor mea- ses of micro-RNA into its formation on thousands of Rattner in conducting more urbs brings the Farbman sures changes in electric database. Micro-RNA is a diabetic patients in South- than 50 interviews of auto- Group’s portfolio there to fields and charged particles ON THE MOVE relatively recently discov- east Michigan. motive execs, bankers and 500,000 square feet, com- in real time during manu- The city of Southfield ered molecule identified as Detroit Public Schools fin- government officials pared with the company’s facturing and could lead to has appointed Terry Croad, an important contributor ished the first construction through his four months on 2 million square feet in Ohio mitigating the problem be- vice president of to cancer development and project under a $500.5 mil- the project. and 10 million in Michigan. fore damage occurs. Northville-based commu- metastasis. lion capital improvement “I was struck by how “There are a lot of mar- An executive team is be- nity-development advisory program, a $10.7 million ren- quickly this small team, kets where assets can be ing assembled by the firm McKenna Associates ovation to John R. King Steve and Harry Winston, were bought at a discount right school’s tech-transfer office. Inc., its new planning di- OTHER NEWS school on Detroit’s north- able to cut through the prob- now. Chicago is one of rector. He replaces Nik Ban- The University of Michi- west side, AP reported. The lems and issues that had them,” he said. da, who left in August 2009 gan is undertaking a five- district is building or reno- plagued GM and Chrysler for Campbell-Ewald makes to be deputy city manager year, $7.5 million study, vating 18 schools with mon- decades,” McCracken said. 1st big pitch for MotorCity of economic and communi- funded by the National Insti- ey from the voter-approved “They had a hammer and To us, it’s a compliment ty development in tutes of Health, of bacteria bonds. they used it — forcing peo- Imitation is one of the MotorCity Casino-Hotel’s Rochester. that cause an increasing ple to accept things they’d re- most sincere forms of flat- new advertising campaign, Ann Arbor-based Histo- number of serious infec- fused to accept for decades.” tery, so naturally Team called “A Million Miles Sonics Inc. said Tuesday it tions in hospitals, the Asso- RACE FOR GOVERNOR The book, “Overhaul: An Crain was flattered to see Away. Right Down the has added Dr. Andrew von Es- ciated Press reported. Insider’s Account of the the cover of DBusiness mag- Street,” launches Tuesday. The Associated Builders chenbacha, former commis- Detroit’s NextEnergy Obama Administration’s azine’s September-October The campaign, developed and Contractors of Michigan sioner of the U.S. Food and was the site Thursday Emergency Rescue of the issue: “30 in their Thirties.” by Warren-based ad agency has endorsed Republican Drug Administration, to its morning of the unveiling of Auto Industry,” unveils the Crain’s Detroit Business Campbell-Ewald, is built Ann Arbor businessman board of directors. the first electric car battery clandestine minutiae of the launched “40 under 40” 19 around the idea that casino- Rick Snyder in the race for Former Detroit Red recharging station in bailout drama. years ago, followed by an goers “desire for an escape governor. In related news, Wings defenseman Chris Michigan by California- Draft copies of the book annual recognition of the from everyday life without campaign finance reports Chelios announced his re- based Coulomb Technologies, reveal several insider de- region’s most creative having to leave town.” show Snyder has given his tirement Tuesday and part of a rollout of 4,600 free tails and have already at- young professionals, “20 in The broadcast, print, dig- campaign $6.1 million and joined the Wings front of- charging stations it is in- tracted media buzz from the their 20s,” in 2005. ital and outdoor campaign raised $2 million from oth- fice as an adviser to hockey stalling nationwide. Washington Post, Huffing- A number of the 30 pro- uses community-specific er donors as of Aug. 23. operations, the team said in Eastern Michigan Univer- ton Post and others. Besides filed by DBusiness sounded marketing, such as this bill- Snyder’s report shows he a statement. sity and the American Associ- the headquarters dealings, familiar; sure enough, 11 of board ad: “Roseville to has around $505,000 on Steve Kosbau has been ation of University Professors book highlights include: their 30-somethings were Roulette: 19.3 Miles.” hand. Democrat Virg named market manager for reached a tentative two- The feds offered Nissan- previously honored by The casino is doubling its Bernero raised nearly Boston-based Greater Media year contract agreement Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn the Crain’s. regional billboard invento- $900,000 and was set to re- Inc.’s three Detroit radio Aug. 31. A ratification vote chance run GM after Rick Crain’s will publish its ry to 21. ceive as much as $1.12 mil- stations: WRIF FM 101.1, is set for Sept. 13. Wagoner was ousted in 2009; 2010 Class of 40 under 40 on The Marian Ilitch-owned lion in a public match from WCSX 94.7 FM and WMGC More than 97 Michi- Ghosn turned them down. Oct. 4, with a big party Oct. casino hired C-E in July. the state treasury for the 105.1 FM. He replaces John gan employers and unions Fiat CEO Sergio Mar- 28 to honor them and con- The new campaign marks general campaign. Gallagher, whose contract have signed up for the Early chionne clashed with then- nect them to past alumni. first all-out MotorCity cam- was not renewed in July. Retiree Reinsurance Program, UAW President Ron Get- And no, Team Crain has paign launched since 2007. Gregory Nowak, a prin- a new $5 billion federal pro- telfinger, telling him to no plans at this point to OBITUARIES A sample ad from the new cipal in the Detroit law gram that offers financial accept a “culture of pover- launch “60 over 60.” campaign for MotorCity firm Miller, Canfield, Pad- assistance to help pay for Dr. Waldo Cain, a sur- ty,” rather than a “culture Casino-Hotel declares “Who dock and Stone PLC’s tax liti- catastrophic health cover- geon who operated a pri- of entitlement.” says an oasis has to be in gation and state and local age for an estimated 190,000 vate practice in Detroit, Publisher Houghton Mifflin Sandstorm research the desert.” tax practices, has been early retirees — those peo- died of congestive heart is expected to move up the has high-tech benefits named chairman of the ple who are 55 and older failure Aug. 28. He was 88. book’s Oct. 14 release. So what does a Troy-based Michigan Associ- but not eligible for Harry Hartfield, former haboob — an in- ation of Certified Public Ac- Medicare. owner of Hartfield Lanes in Farbman CEO in Chicago tense sand storm countants. He replaces The Ross School of Busi- Berkley and several other in the African Sa- Jonathan Anibal. ness at the University of businesses, died of colon overseeing acquisitions hel — have to do Kenneth Sanborn, a Re- Michigan said Wednesday cancer Aug. 25. He was 79. Farbman Group CEO Andy with semiconductor publican and retired Ma- that its Frankel Commercial- Michael McManus Jr., Farbman is now living in and electronics man- comb County Circuit Court ization Fund, the first stu- founder of Header Products Chicago to oversee the ufacturing? A Univer- judge, has been appointed dent-led pre-seed invest- Inc. in Romulus, died of firm’s recent acquisitions sity of Michigan spin- to a vacant slot on the Michi- ment fund in the country, congestive heart failure in the Windy City. off, Engineering gan Gaming Control Board by has invested in Ann Arbor- Aug. 29. He was 80. DBpageAD.qxd 8/18/2010 4:56 PM Page 1

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