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January 7, 2008 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 9 MARY KRAMER: News drives Newsmaker picks, resolutions

One of the liveliest staff meet- plans we have for read- you read are headlines cal business news on your PDA or business in this state at the break- ings we have during the year is the ers in 2008. about foreclosures and computer by 3 p.m. weekdays, visit fast. The quarterly series is pro- annual balloting for Newsmaker of 1. We resolve to con- layoffs, that has to affect www.crainsdetroit.com/getemail duced in partnership with Detroit the Year. tinue to report the good, your outlook. to do so now!) Renaissance Inc. and Detroit Our pick as top Newsmaker for the bad and the down- 2. We’re finding new 3. We’re beefing up small busi- Downtown Partnership. For ticket 2007 will be revealed Jan. 14. right ugly on the local ways to report our sto- ness coverage, in print and online. information, go to www.crainsde- This week, we unveil the 10 peo- business scene. We ries. Look for more au- SmallTalk is our new e-newsletter troit.com/breakfast. ple responsible for the most news won’t sugar-coat the bad dio and video on our for small business owners and 5. We’re adding a feature in Sep- last year — good or bad — as judged news, but at the same Web site in 2008. Alan managers, sponsored by Comerica tember: Southeast Michigan’s by Crain’s editors and reporters. time, we will uncover Baker, general manager Bank. It is free, and you can regis- “Most Admired Companies.” Stay Executive Editor Cindy Goodak- the bright spots in the of the crainsdetroit. ter at the same address as above. tuned for details. er coordinates this process every region’s economy. com site, will bring 18 4. We’re starting a new breakfast That should keep us busy. year, and it starts with each staff There are a lot of compa- years of television re- series: Crain’s Business Over Mary Kramer is publisher of member submitting 10 names and nies that are growing. porting, production and Breakfast. The first event, Feb. 7, is Crain's Detroit Business. Her weekly rationales for their inclusion. One of them, Richard Golden’s eye- Web experience to our site. tied to our resolution of beefing up take on the latest business news airs Cindy tallies those picks on a wear company, is profiled on Page 1 (Here’s a resolution for you: If small business coverage. The Small at 6:50 a.m. Mondays on the Paul W. master list of more than 40 names. this week. you haven’t signed up for our free Business Association of Michigan Smith show on WJR AM 760. E-mail Then our news staff convenes for This balance is important. If all daily e-newsletter with the latest lo- will present its scorecard for small her at [email protected]. the traditional BLOG ON debate on the merits of the Read more from nominees. Beat Mary Kramer in her new blog at reporters gen- www.crainsdetroit erally defend .com/kramer. their personal picks and try to influence the final votes of their colleagues. It’s a lively conversa- tion, one that might have caused a few executive ears to burn red. As you might guess, there are some repeaters on the Top 10 list from prior years. People who make a lot of news in one year gen- erally don’t disappear the follow- ing year. Roger Penske and Dan Gilbert are two of those. But sometimes people appear for a single event. Such is the case with Ralph Babb Jr., chairman of Comerica Inc., who orchestrated the bank’s decision to move its headquarters to Texas. Or Graham Beal, who shepherded the breath- taking reinvention of the Detroit Institute of Arts last year. Or Ron Gettelfinger, for the landmark auto talks in 2007. On balance, we have more “good news” on the Top 10 list than one might imagine, given the region’s economic troubles. The top Newsmaker will be hon- ored on Feb. 14 with a luncheon at the Hyatt in Dearborn. For tickets, go to www.crainsdetroit.com/ newsmaker. Our resolutions By now, most of us have proba- bly made — and maybe broken — a resolution for the new year. Publications can have resolu- tions, too. Here are some of the

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 40 UNDER 40 Crain’s is seeking nominations for the 2008 class of “40 under 40.” This is arguably our most sought- after awards program, recognizing young achievers based on factors such as financial impact, and civic and community leadership. These are the up-and-comers who are changing the Detroit area. Winners will be profiled in the Sept. 29 issue, and Crain’s will celebrate their achievements at an October event. To be eligible, nominees must be under age 40 as of Sept. 29, 2008. For sponsorship opportunities, call (313) 446-6052. Visit www.crainsdetroit.com/nominate for the online form. Nominations must be received by April 7. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 10 CDB 1/4/2008 11:19 AM Page 1

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LETTERS CONTINUED ■ From Page 8 will automatically escalate those acerbated by weather, truck calls directly to an agent. weights have the most impact on As for your ringer issue, if your road and bridge condition. system is newer, hit the down side Take a small blemish on a road of the volume button on the phone and have extremely heavy trucks while the handset is in the cradle. travel it frequently, then it be- On older sets, your system admin- comes a cavity. Or think of extra- istrator can program a ringer-off heavy trucks, maybe two, travel- button in about 10 seconds. ing on an overpass. Truck Jason Clements operators should be the ones to Senior account executive Matrix Technologies chip in the most for our road re- Tampa, Fla. pairs based on weights. Louis Kasman Life without voice mail President Editor: Marketing/Management Associates L.L.C. Thank you for Keith Crain’s Ann Arbor Dec. 10 column, “Technology is Electric choice a failure simply against me,” on the in- creasingly frustrating replace- Editor: ment of customer service and actu- In Lansing, recent talk about en- al humans on the phone by ergy and so-called “electric machines and inane music-on- choice,” we don’t hear much about hold. residential customers. Technology is both a blessing Ask your neighbor: “Who did and a curse; it all depends on how you choose for your electric sup- one uses it. plier?” The answer will be, “Huh?” You will be pleased to know that Public Act 141, the law that cre- at least one professional services ated “electric choice,” was never firm still answers the phone with a designed to directly benefit resi- real live human being, no phone dential customers. It was a trickle- tree coming in and no voice mail down deregulation experiment. by design — and does it 24-7-365. The idea was that the savings We do and always will. would trickle down from big ener- My partner and associates kid gy-using customers to the rest of me about being a gadget nut, and us. It didn’t work. In every state our IT budget reflects that; but I where deregulation has been tried, will always insist that we make it it has failed. easy to reach our firm and our That’s why responsible Lansing team. lawmakers, including House Ener- It amazes me as a communica- gy and Technology Committee tion professional how often num- Chairman Frank Accavitti Jr. (D- ber-crunchers hurt the revenue line in the loss of customers with Eastpointe), have introduced legis- the false economy on the expense lation that includes fixing PA 141 line by driving customers crazy (“House energy hearings near,” and away from the business. Any Dec. 3, and “Energy debate will savings your phone supplier real- continue after the holidays,” Dec. ized by cutting back on services 17). If adopted, the legislation will was more than lost in the damage ensure more stable rates, energy to their reputation by being ex- efficiency programs and more in- posed in Crain’s Detroit Business. vestments in renewable energy Lots of luck on hold. You’re sources. more likely to win the Power Ball Unfortunately, deregulation Lottery than to get a response from supporters, such as the Michigan some phone trees and systems. AARP, are resorting to scare tac- Leland Bassett tics and misinformation to sway Chairman & CEO public opinion. Bassett & Bassett Inc. Detroit The truth is not fixing PA 141 is the surest way to expose cus- It’s our money, not yours tomers to higher rates and price Editor: volatility. Memo to the state of Michigan: If anyone doubts that deregula- Do you remember the gover- tion hasn’t worked, just look nor’s battle cry, “In five years you around. will be blown away”? I’m getting In Maryland, Baltimore Gas & that feeling with the new MBT and Electric received a 50 percent rate other increases (“Push is on for increase that the Maryland Public road funding,” and Opinion: Service Commission attributed to “Clear priorities are needed in higher costs associated with a Lansing,” Dec. 10). Lansing, stop spending (it’s not market-based deregulated system. your money) and start cost-cut- In Illinois, Commonwealth Edi- ting. son and Ameren customers saw an Graham Williams average increase of 55 percent, President and CEO with some residential customers Power Process Piping Inc. experiencing spikes as high as 200 Plymouth percent. Same thing all over the Make truckers pay country in deregulated states. Editor: So who is really afraid of fixing Re: “Push is on for road fund- PA 141? Mostly, it’s out-of-state un- ing,” Dec. 10. regulated energy merchants look- No funding for roads will ing to pick our pockets for a quick change Michigan’s dramatic buck and then run for the border. swings in weather. Putting the If we really want reliable, afford- whole burden on residents is abu- able energy for all of Michigan’s sive. Nevertheless, funding road residents, we need to adopt the leg- repairs should come from those islation now being considered in mainly responsible for the condi- the Michigan House of Representa- tion of the roads. Michigan has the tives. heaviest truckload weights of any Jerome Sobczak state except Alaska and Texas. Ex- Grand Blanc DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 11 CDB 1/4/2008 11:25 AM Page 1

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MIXED MEDIA

Wide awake Restaurant vet returns to Detroit, Page 13. John Mason business Radio Host Mason Radio

Popular Detroit radio person- ality (and Detroit Pistons public- address announcer) John Mason has no set sleep schedule. ‘Grays on trays’ “It’s not important to sleep now,” he said. “If I get five hours a day, that’s enough.” Age-defiant professionals find challenge, thrills on snowboards Mason broadcasts his week- day morning show from his $600,000 studio in Detroit’s BY AMY WHITESALL DUDE, WHAT’S A BUTT PLANT? Guardian Building. The show SPECIAL TO Butt plant: To land painfully on one’s airs on WGPR 107.5 FM in De- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS backside, especially after catching an edge. troit and WOWE 98.9 FM in Flint Related term: face plant, which is pretty and is streamed on www. ix years ago, Patrick much the same thing, except you fall masonradio1.com. The Web site Becker’s son got a snow- forward. S board for Christmas. is temporary, but Mason expects Catching an edge: What happens when a Becker, who’d never set foot on a permanent site to be up later rider puts too much weight on the wrong skis, took his son to Mt. Brighton this month. Registered users side of the board. for a lesson and watched as a will be able to watch videos and teenager tried to teach the boy Cruising: Skiing or snowboarding from the download podcasts. top of the mountain to the bottom without (also named Patrick) how to performing any tricks along the way, usually Mason is trying to syndicate ride. The instructor was a phe- on beginner or intermediate slopes that nationally — an effort that began nomenal snowboarder, Becker have been groomed. in July 2006, when he left WDMK says, but his communication Corduroy: Snow that has been groomed; it 105.9 FM, a Radio One station. Due skills were less honed. has grooves that resemble the fabric. It is to a noncompete contract agree- So Becker bought a stack of favored by people who prefer cruising. ment, he was forced off the De- snowboarding books and DVDs Duck: A way of standing on the board, with troit airwaves for six months. and spent a season stomping up the front foot facing the tip of the board and About a year ago, he returned and down the slopes teaching the back foot facing the tail; the opposite of to the air on WGPR. young Patrick everything he had pigeon-toed. Some people find it easier to To stay current, Mason reads learned. ride switch when they have a duck stance, though others find that it puts too much USA Today, The Wall Street A year later, younger Patrick, now 13, started racing and older Patrick got tired of sit- pressure on the knees. Journal, Forbes, ting on the sidelines. Now, the 40-year-old vice presi- Black Enterprise Dude: Means the same thing to dent of sales and marketing of WoodWing USA in Detroit and Fortune. snowboarders as it does moonlights as a snowboarding instructor. He has taught “I do it for Greg to you: The equivalent of hundreds of kids, including his daughters, how to snow- Flowers, work, but it’s a “Hey, you.” They just board, and the Becker family now spends its winter an use it more of- hobby,” he said. weekends riding and competing at resorts Up North. automotive ten. “It helps me Snow-sports directors and ski area managers Up designer with Ford stay on top of North estimate that 20 precent-30 percent of their snow- Motor Co., became a snowboarder before how things boarders are at least 30. Many of those riders — “grays the sport was have recognized by ski changed.” See Trays, Page 12 resorts. Fakie: Mason said he doesn’t Switching to listen to much local radio. the opposite riding stance (left However, he said he enjoys foot forward if you the syndicated sports talk show, usually ride with your right foot forward and “The Jim Rome Show,” on WDFN vice versa). 1130 AM, and the Christmas mu- Goofy: Right-foot-forward stance. sic played on WNIC 100.3 FM be- Grays on trays: Adult snowboarders. cause it reminds him of his childhood. Grommet; Groms: A preteen snowboarder. Mason watches A&E’s “Biogra- Heelside: Riding with your weight on your phy” and Bravo’s “Inside the Ac- the toes, looking down the mountain. Also tors Studio.” He also likes to means to change from riding on your toes to riding on your heels. kick back and laugh at the Kicker: A small ramp, made of snow, that a ABC comedy rider can jump from. “Ugly Betty.” “I Pipe dragon: A piece of heavy equipment for think that show sculpting halfpipes. has a unique Regular: A left-foot-forward stance. concept.” Rolling down the windows: If person has The last movie he saw in a the- jumps and loses his balance, he may wildly ater was the Ralph Green biopic rotate his arms (as if rolling up a car “Talk to Me,” a film about an ex- window) in an attempt (usually futile) to regain his balance. con who became a popular radio talk show host in the 1960s. Switch: Riding fakie so well that no one Mason recently saw the Spar- knows it’s not one’s natural stance. tan epic “300” on DVD. “I like Toeside: Riding with your weight on your that because of the warrior spir- toes, looking up the mountain. Also, changing from riding on your heels to riding it,” he said. “It’s kind of like the on your toes. people who work for me.” — Jonathan Eppley Patrick Becker, 40, got tired of watching his son snowboard, so he taught himself the Adapted from www.graysontrays.com sport. He now snowboards so well he moonlights as an instructor. DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 12 CDB 1/4/2008 11:26 AM Page 1

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BUSINESS LIVES Trays: Grays find thrills, challenges snowboarding Midwest ■ From Page 11 ‘vertically on trays,” in snowboard slang — boarders and surfers, and, by as- six years since he has encountered to keep his hips and lower back in came to the sport as adults who sociation, developed a bit of a re- any serious skier-snowboarder working order. “You can make were tired of watching their kids bellious, subversive reputation. tension. something fun on a snowboard challenged,’ have all the fun. “In Michigan, it was extremely It seems skiing’s black-sheep anywhere.” All it takes, say those who’ve difficult to be accepted, due to the brother has gone legit. picked up the sport as grown-ups, is old-school mentality on the ski “It’s really family-oriented,” An inclusive club still thrilling a willingness to try something new. side,” said Greg Flowers, 42, an said Flowers, who plans to teach automotive designer at Ford Motor his 3-year-old daughter, Jillian, to In the six years since he Michigan can’t boast moun- Well, that and ibuprofen. tain-state snow conditions or “Half of the group is just age-defi- Co. and a snowboarder since the ride this winter. “It’s so parallel to learned to snowboard, Oliver days when resorts wouldn’t sell a skiing. Parents, if they’re skiers, Dixon has competed in the USA stunning vertical drops, but ant,” said Steve Kershner, director when it comes to snow sports, of snowsports at Shanty Creek Re- snowboarder a lift ticket. don’t mind bringing along the Snowboard Association nationals Flowers and a group of friends snowboards for the kids. They can twice and attended the Windells what the state lacks in natural sorts in Bellaire. “I have friends gifts it has made up for in man- who say, ‘Why would I ever want to used to sneak into a major north- ride the same runs, stop for lunch summer snowboard camp on Ore- ern Michigan resort after mid- at the same time. ... I fell in love gon’s Mt. Hood (where he was ufactured thrills. go out and fall down turn after turn, Northern resorts tout fea- when I can navigate through pretty night and ride by the light of the with this a long time ago. It’s one about three times the age of the av- moon. Later he remembers being thing I plan on doing the rest of my erage camper). tures known as “park and pipe.” much anything on my skis?’ But if Terrain parks — runs acces- you never go out and try to learn stared down by skiers in the lift life.” Snowboarding has taken the 42- line, shrugging off snarled re- year-old Ford direct marketing sorized with jumps, rails and something new, it’s a pretty stag- other launching pads for feats of nant life. So, it’s the active set that marks about snowboarding being manager places he never thought “just a fad.” Acting your age is overrated he’d go, given him experiences he balance and daring — have says, ‘What the heck, I’ll give it a sprouted up in the last five or try.’ But time and ESPN have healed Brad Hynes can no longer never dreamed he’d have, and em- those wounds. straighten his left arm. The per- bedded him in a community he six years. Half pipes entered the “We always tell people it’s going picture about 10-15 years ago. to look really good on their ré- Just when the first wave of sistent 10 percent bend is snowboarders settled down and a souvenir from a father- “In the Midwest, we are verti- sumé.’ ” cally challenged, but when The payoffs range from the thrill had kids, the X Games introduced son snowboard trip to the sport to a mainstream audi- Lake Tahoe last year. you’re talking terrain parks or of competition, to the adrenaline half pipes, we can compete with rush of big air, to the pure joy of ence; and the 1998 Winter While trying to keep Olympics cemented its credibili- up with his sons, Troy, the world,” said Jim Bartlett, playing in the snow. Nubs Nob ty. 19, and Jeff, 17, Hynes general manager of , Snowboarders now make up spotted a sign that said which counts on about 80 per- Growing up more than a third of the snow- “CLIFF.” At the last sec- cent of its weekend traffic to sports industry, and the sport ac- ond, he grabbed a tree to come from downstate. “You The snowboarding scene was- don’t need 3,000 feet of vertical n’t always so idyllic. counted for more than $180 mil- stop and hyper-extended lion in equipment sales in his elbow. Troy and Jeff, to have a terrain park.” In the early days (the 1980s), Brad Hynes, 44, (center) injured his arm The larger Midwest resorts snowboarding appealed to people 2006-2007, according to SnowSports who either didn’t see the snowboarding with sons Troy (left) and Jeff. Industries America. sign or didn’t care, shot spend anywhere from $30,000 to who felt driven to do things differ- $100,000 a year on their terrain ently. The sport attracted skate- Flowers says it has been five or off the overhang (it turned out to didn’t know existed. be about 3 feet high) and rode on Dixon, who learned to snow- parks, said Brian Snabes, down the mountain. Hynes, 44, board with his son, then taught whose White Lake Township- Boardsport Ter- got up and rode the rest of the day both of his daughters to ride, based company, rain Design but came home with a round of spends almost every weekend be- , builds and installs physical therapy ahead of him. tween Thanksgiving and April dri- terrain park features for re- “I’ve got (snowboarding) pic- ving his family to snowboard com- sorts in Michigan. Parks and tures all over my office,” said petitions Up North. pipes require special grooming Hynes, vice president of opera- “When the weekend is over, equipment and lots and lots of tions at Heat Treating Services Cor- you’ve met a lot of nice people and snowmaking. poration of America, a family-owned experienced a lot of stuff that puts “We’ve really invested a sig- business with three plants in Oak- work into perspective,” he said. “It nificant amount in our terrain Boyne Mountain land County. “Most people want to really helps with the work-life bal- park,” said Gen- know about it, but they say they’re ance.” eral Manager Ed Grice. “It’s all too old to try. You’re never too old When people at work first learn for a great purpose, though. It to try it. You just need a little that he launches himself from attracts people, young and old.” Motrin.” jumps and rides rails in the ter- In 2005, Hynes, who is a seasoned skier, rain park, they’re usually Boyne Moun- has been snowboarding with his shocked. But when he meets an- tain spent sons since they were 3 and 5. other older rider in the park, the $250,000 on a “I got them on skis really early, bond is instantaneous. Many are super pipe and they just weren’t progressing dads just like him, 9-to-5 profes- with 18-foot like I wanted them to,” said Hynes, sionals who took a lesson with a sideswalls. who also coaches White Lake’s son or daughter and got hooked. Nubs Nob Lakeland High School snowboard They share a gleeful secret — that has a super team. “I got a sore back carrying fresh air and adrenaline can melt pipe, too. Now that . them down the hill, so I bought away the years. Grice them snowboards. Within four Most of today’s young riders northern re- getaway hours, they were on the black dia- welcome anyone who shares their sorts have installed the big winter . monds. It looked like fun, so I passion. Attitude is far more im- thrills, the new must-have is skiing bought one for myself.” portant than skill. what Snabes calls a progression . The family has a cabin at Boyne Becker recalled a USASA com- park — a terrain park built for favorite all skill levels. the fantastic rides Mountain in Boyne Falls and petition where one of the riders Our family’s than spends a half-dozen weekends each broke a binding on his second-to- “We’re putting everything on and sleigh real mellow green runs and for more winter riding there and at Boyne last run. As he stood at the top of come enjoy Highlands and Nubs Nob in Harbor the hill, realizing there was no building things low to the We the waterparkfun and Springs. Like a lot of longtime way he could make his next run, ground so that even your first- than have skiers, Hynes found that strapping one of his competitors rode up time snowboarders can go out more relax, . and ride a rail or hit a box,” For to on a snowboard made the old runs and, having finished for the day, come together seem new again. dismantled his own binding and Snabes said. We Hynes can even find challenges gave the first rider the part he There’s a lot of money spent being on a small hill by riding “fakie” needed. They ended up finishing before the resort sells a single (switching to the opposite stance) first and second in the competi- lift ticket, but managers say it’s 160 runs, resort town ambiance, great dining and and trying to ride “switch” (riding tion. what their customers want — snowboarders are no longer a nightlife. It’s why winter traditions begin here. “fakie” with such skill that no one “The biggest difference between knows it’s not one’s natural snowboarding and any other sport fringe clientele. stance). I’ve been around is the collabora- At Boyne Mountain, Grice Free Winter Guide There’s always something new tive community,” said Becker, says snowboarders make up BoyneCountry.com N 800-845-2828 to try, and that’s before people who grew up playing youth hock- about 35 percent of the business start building jumps. ey in Ann Arbor. “If you’re trying and most likely account for Petoskey N Harbor Springs N Boyne Country “Every run down on a snow- a new trick on a jump, they’ll ei- more than 35 percent of lift tick- Still Special board is different,” said Hynes, ther tell you ‘good job’ or give you et sales. who sees a chiropractor regularly tips on how to do it better.” — Amy Whitesall DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 13 CDB 1/4/2008 11:27 AM Page 1

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BUSINESS LIVES Restaurant vet returns to Detroit with wine bar After a nine-year Changes at Asian Village hiatus, Nino Cutraro has jumped back into Less than three months the downtown restau- Table after it opened, Asian Vil- rant scene with a wine lage has hired Shawn bar called Enoteca Cam- Talk Mac as its new executive po Marzio. chef. The restaurant is Located in the First also evolving into a place National Building at for events and parties, 660 Woodward Ave., said Raymond Wong, the 50-seat restaurant Asian Village operations will offer about 40 director. wines by the glass “We want people to priced from $6 to $20. know that Asian Village Enoteca opened with a is more than a restau- list of about 150 wines rant,” Wong said. “It is by the bottle, priced be- available for entertain- ment.” tween $24 and $120, and Brent Snavely plans to expand the list Mac replaced David to about 300 bottles. Koshizawa, Asian Vil- Cutraro, who used to co-own De- lage’s former executive chef. Nino Cutraro was troit’s Intermezzo Italian Ristorante, Although several members of persuaded by his said he was not planning on re-en- the local culinary industry gave daughter, Mimi, to tering the restaurant industry. Cu- Koshizawa’s get back into the traro is co-owner of M&N General food high restaurant business. Contracting L.L.C., a commercial praise, Wong His daughter will manage the new and residential contracting com- said it wasn’t widely accepted wine bar, Enoteca pany in Royal Oak. Campo Marzio, with by customers. Cutraro has owned several oth- her mother, Liz. er restaurants in metro Detroit, in- “The ingredi- WILLIAM PUGLIANO cluding the Ultimate Sports Bar & ents were too ex- Grill in Pontiac and Amici’s Italian otic, so we tuned Village in Farmington Hills, and down the menu,” Wong has developed restaurants, includ- Mac ing Sangria Tapas Cafe in Royal Oak said. “Many cus- and Luigi’s Trattoria in Farmington, tomers didn’t relate to the high- for his brother, Luigi Cutraro. priced, gourmet menu.” “I was not looking for a restau- Entrees on the new menu range rant,” Cutraro said. from $14 to $45, with an average So what changed? price in the $20s, as well as a sushi menu with prices per roll from $4 Cutraro said his 22-year-old to $12.50. daughter, Mimi Cutraro, persuad- Mac was the executive chef at ed him to get back into the game. Boocoo in Royal Oak when it was Then he was introduced to the lo- named Restaurant of the Year by cation at the First National Build- Hour Detroit in March 2004. He ing, which is on edge of the Cam- also worked with John Lopez to re- pus Martius Park. open Twingo’s Euro Café in Detroit “The more I looked at this loca- in January 2006. Twingo’s filed for tion, the more I fell in love with it,” bankruptcy in April. Cutraro said. “And I’ve always had a soft spot for Detroit. I was doing business in Detroit in the 1980s Rusty Bucket opens when nobody was here.” For anyone who thought Colum- The location is perfect, Cutraro bus, Ohio-based Cameron Mitchell said, because the new businesses Restaurants L.L.C. was backing out and restaurants in the area are of Michigan with its recent sale of generating foot traffic and a big- its Mitchell’s Fish Market and city feeling that complements a Cameron’s Steakhouse properties, European-style wine bar. think again. Deeply influenced by Italian Rusty Bucket Corner Tavern, billed style, Enoteca was designed by as a neighborhood gathering place, Birmingham-based Ron and Roman has opened in West Bloomfield Designer Architect L.L.C. Township at 4299 Orchard Lake Enoteca’s decor includes a cus- Road. / Another location in Northville UIF!OFX!EJB tom, hand-crafted marble bar; tall, black wooden tables; and a black- at Sheldon and Five Mile roads is and-white floor. There is also out- scheduled to open this summer, HPPTFCVNQT!GSFF door patio seating. and the company is looking for Mimi Cutraro, who graduated re- other sites in Southeast Michigan. cently from John Carroll Universi- The 4,200-square-foot West ty in Cleveland, said she grew up Bloomfield Township location XJUI!BENJTTJPO/ watching her father own and man- seats 168 inside and 28 on the patio. age restaurants and nightclubs. Memorabilia from area high Opx!pqfo/ Npsf!hbmmfsz!tqbdf/!Npsf!bsu/!Npsf!gvo/!Uif!ofx!Efuspju!Jotujuvuf! “I always just watched him be so school and college sports teams pg!Bsut/!Csjohjoh!pof!pg!uif!obujpoÖt!cftu!dpmmfdujpot!up!mjgf!jo!ofx!boe!fydjujoh! in charge and involved in the busi- line the walls, and there are lots of ness,” Mimi Cutraro said. “I just large-screen televisions as well, ac- xbzt/!Dbmm!424.944.8:82!up!cfdpnf!b!nfncfs!upebz/ liked the whole idea,” cording to the company. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Qsphsbnt!bsf!nbef!qpttjcmf!xjui!tvqqpsu!gspn!uif!Njdijhbo!Dpvodjm!gps!Bsut!boe!Dvmuvsbm!Bggbjst!boe!uif!Djuz!pg!Efuspju/! Mimi Cutraro will manage The menu varies from tradition- Enoteca with her mother, Liz Cu- al American tavern food such as traro, who designed the menu and wings and burgers to British pub selected vendors. favorites such as deep fried pickles Enoteca serves an Italian-in- and fish and chips. spired menu with a wide range of The West Bloomfield Township 6311!Xppexbse!Bwf/!!!424.944.8:11 cheese, bruschetta, grilled flat- location is the eighth Rusty Buck- bread sandwiches and fine choco- et. The other seven are in Ohio. late. Prices range from $5 to $11 for Brent Snavely: (313) 446-0405; most items. [email protected] DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 14 CDB 1/4/2008 11:30 AM Page 1

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BUSINESS LIVES Charity Preview adds star power, focuses on giving

If you ask Joe Serra the People-esque questions that profit potential for the charities, they should stage it inquiring minds want to know — like what he’s going at Cobo Arena — give the gala attendees premium seat- to wear to the Auto Show Charity Preview on Jan. 18 — ing, but then have a public sale for a more standard NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW EVENTS he’ll probably have a low-key answer. concert price and make that much more money for 2008 Charity Preview Center for Charity Preview, “I guarantee it will be a black tux,” said Serra, pres- the charities.” beginning at 4:45 p.m. ident of Serra Automotive and first-year co-chair of the The concert logistics had not been finalized as of To benefit 12 children’s charities. When: 6-9 p.m. Jan. 18 Where: Ford Field, North Club. North American International Auto Show. “I’ll look like press time. Preliminary plans called for the group to How much: $250 — attendees Where: Cobo Center, Detroit everyone else.” sing a couple of songs during the invitation-only rib- must also have a ticket to the How much: $400 ($390 is tax de- So let’s talk about his better bon-cutting ceremony that kicks off the preview. That Charity Preview. half, Julie Serra. “I have no idea session is sponsored by RBS/Charter One. After the ductible) What to wear: Black tie Details: Strolling dinner, open bar, what she’s wearing, she hasn’t Preview ends at 9 p.m., the group will perform a 90- dancing to Mel Ball and Colours consulted me.” minute set; that concert is sponsored by Sprint. To go: Call (888) 838-7500 or go to www.naias.com. and special guest vocalist 13-year- Over the past 32 years, the De- Decisions, decisions. Stay after 9 p.m. and rock on old Kendall Pennington. Patrons may troit Auto Dealers Association and with the What to wear: Black tie. its Charity Preview at Cobo Cen- Barenaked designate one charity per To go: (313) 831-5535 or go to ter have raised more than $71 Ladies or ticket. Charities www.thechildrenscenter.com. million — $40 million of which stay for a lit- include: Barat The Children’s Center anticipates was raised in the past six years. tle of the con- Child and Family that 750-plus patrons will attend Serra says that they have set cert and then Services-Matrix the 14th-annual AutoGlow! and it ticket sales at 15,000. As of press attend one — Human Services, will net about $180,000. Givers time, tickets were still available. or both — of Boys & Girls Twelve local children’s charities the benefit Clubs of A Jazzy Afterglow Southeastern will benefit from the proceeds of afterglows To benefit Matrix Human Services Michigan, Boys the $400-per-person ticket. that will go and Think Detroit PAL. The most talked about ques- on past mid- Hope Girls Hope of Detroit, The Chairs: Gov. Jennifer Granholm tion this year is, What will be night. (See and first gentleman Daniel the biggest star? Is it cars or details on Children’s Center, Mulhern. Barenaked Ladies, the quirky pop this page.) & Children’s When: 8:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Jan. group that hails from Canada This year, Shakers NEWSCOM Hospital of 18. Includes valet, coat check and Julie Yolles and recently released its first- the DADA Barenaked Ladies will perform at the Michigan, Children’s Services of the shuttle service to Cobo Center for ever live DVD “Talk to the Hand: has required North American International Auto Show Northeast Guidance Center Charity Preview, beginning at 5:30 Live in Michigan,” along with afterglow pa- Charity Preview. Assistance League, Detroit Auto p.m. their new CD of the same name. trons to also Dealers Association Charitable Where: Detroit Marriott at the Foundation Fund, The Detroit Their lyrics: “If I had a million dollars, I’d buy you a purchase a ticket to the Charity Preview. Renaissance Center, Ambassador Institute for Children, Easter Seals- house.” “You have to keep your eye on the ball of what’s Ballroom. Serra’s lyrics: “If we had $6 million dollars [from raising the money — $6-million-plus in one evening — Michigan, Judson Center, March of How much: $200 — attendees this night], we’d buy support and medical services and protect the interests of what started everything, Dimes, and Think Detroit PAL. must also have a ticket to the and clothing for local kids in need.” which is the Charity Preview,” said Rod Alberts, exec- Charity Preview. Known for their ad-libbing during live shows, Bare- utive director for both DADA and the auto show. AutoGlow! naked Ladies likely will update or spoof a song or two. “We’re trying to keep the foundation strong. All the To benefit The Children’s Center in Details: Strolling dinner, silent Their 1997 hit song might inspire a parody of the orig- other events are side benefits to the core strength of Detroit. auction, dancing to The Prolifics. inal lyrics: “If I had a million dollars, well, I’d buy you the night. We’re trying to give a little more magic and Chairs: William Clay Ford Jr. and What to wear: Black tie. a K-Car — a nice Reliant automobile.” value to the evening by adding elements like the Bare- Lisa Ford; Alan Mulally and Nicki To go: (313) 831-1000, ext. 35. “Having the Barenaked Ladies perform at the Char- naked Ladies. I encourage people to buy Charity Pre- Mulally. Matrix Human Services and Think ity Preview is a great way to attract an entirely differ- view tickets and then attend the afterglows and make When: Pre-reception 4:30-7:30 Detroit PAL anticipate that 400 ent audience to the gala because this is a band that ap- a full night of it.” p.m., afterglow 8:30 p.m.-midnight, patrons will attend the 14th-annual peals to people who probably would not have thought You can reach Julie Yolles at [email protected]. Jan. 18. Jazzy Afterglow and it will net about about attending it before, but they like the band Nonprofits holding fundraising events with a ticket Includes valet (at Gate C, off $80,000. This is the first year that enough to pay a heap of money to come and see them,” price of $75 or more can list them online at www.crains Montcalm Street), coat check and Matrix Human Services has continuous shuttle service to Cobo said Gary Graff, The Oakland Press music writer. detroit. com/givers by clicking on the link under “Char- partnered with Think Detroit PAL. “I think if [DADA] really wanted to maximize the ity Calendar.”

IS YOUR COMPANY Couple become ambassadors of giving CREATIVE? If so, Crain’s invites you to be BY SHERRI BEGIN important to both my wife and me.” part of its Creative Economy CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS The couple made the gift to help fund the Inventory. This first-ever restoration of the museum’s railroad and for compilation will document local When President George Bush appointed general support of its $155 million capital cam- companies in the following Ronald Weiser U.S. ambassador to the Slovak paign, he said. industries: Republic in 2001, Weiser gave up all his board In recognition of the gift, The Henry Ford re- advertising, positions except one. named the train system the Weiser Railroad. architecture, The U.S. State Department “required me to re- The gift goes hand-in-hand with the time art/historic sign from everything” during the four-year am- Weiser has given to The Henry Ford board, in- preservation, bassadorship, said Weiser, founder of Ann Ar- cluding serving as finance chair and treasurer digital bor-based real estate investment company from 1993 to 2001. media, McKinley Inc. In addition to their support of the museum, design, He resigned from six nonprofit boards and a the Weisers support their alma mater, the Uni- engineering, number of for-profit boards but got special per- versity of Michigan, and a number of social ser- film/video mission to remain on the board of The Henry vice and arts and culture organizations, includ- production, Ford, where he’d served since the 1980s. ing the Detroit Institute of Arts, which welcomed marketing, The Dearborn-based institution serves more PROFILES IN GIVING Ronald Weiser to its board last year. media, music production and people than any other organization in South- The gift: $3 million The couple also provided several million dol- public relations. east Michigan, with more than 1 million visi- Nonprofit receiving the gift: The Henry Ford lars to fund the establishment of the public The inventory will be used to tors each year, Weiser said. “It helps inspire McKinley Foundation. The foundation’s endow- Donors: Ronald and Eileen Weiser market the region’s creative people for their future — they’re able to see ment has supported a number of initiatives, in- economy and will be available Why the gift was made: To fund the restoration of those who’ve been so successful in shaping the institution’s railroad and its capital cluding the establishment of the Nonprofit Enter- on a new Web site for creatives their lives.” campaign. prise at Work Center to house nonprofits in the to be launched by Crain’s in Weiser and his wife, Eileen, a former member 1980s, Weiser said. early 2008. of the state board of education and the National He served as chairman of the incubator from “This is a museum that provides both a cul- For more information and to fill Assessment Governing Board, made a $3 million, 1985-2001, while Eileen Weiser served as execu- out the survey, go to multiyear pledge to the museum because of their tural and educational experience — and an edu- tive director for much of that time, he said. www.crainsdetroit.com/ support for its mission of using leaders and ob- cation on a more direct basis through the char- Sherri Begin: (313) 446-1694, creative. jects from the past to inspire people today. ter school,” Weiser said. “Education is [email protected] DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 01-07-08 A 15 CDB 1/4/2008 11:31 AM Page 1

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BUSINESS DIARY PEOPLE ARCHITECTURE cology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Birmingham, from brokerage team CALL FOR NOMINATIONS EXPANSIONS Wayne State University School of marketing manager, Marcus and Mil- The Saline Area Chamber of Com- Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, Medicine, Department of Internal lichap, Southfield. merce is looking for Saline area resi- has opened a 12,000-square-foot med- Medicine, Division of Scott Clemons to dents to honor during its annual ical center in Redford Township. Hematology/Oncology, Detroit; all to national sales the medical advisory board, CIG Saline Salutes event March 6. The Rapid Global Business Solutions Inc. manager, exposi- Corp., Southfield. chamber is accepting nominations for has moved its world headquarters to a tion services, its Citizen of the Year award, Lifetime newly purchased building in Madison Alan Warren to senior vice president, Freeman, Detroit, Achievement award, and George A. Heights. It also added a new location director of credit services, Franklin from chief mar- Anderson Vision Award. Nomination in New York City. The company pro- Bank, Southfield, from vice president. keting officer, deadline: January 28. Contact: (734) vides staffing and engineering design Ron Schomer to associate, internal ac- Donald E. McN- 429-4494 or www.salinechamber.com. services for the automotive, aero- counting and finance team, Plante & abb Co., Milford. Lawrence Technological University space, manufacturing, financial and Moran P.L.L.C., Southfield, from trea- and Grant Thornton L.L.P., both in health care sectors. Branigan Oppmann sury manager, Valassis, Livonia. NONPROFITS Southfield, are seeking additional Zachary Branigan and Brian Oppmann Mars Advertising Inc., Southfield, has Karen Ward to nominations for the third annual to associate, Carlisle/Wortman Asso- Clemons opened an office at 500 36th St. W., HEALTH CARE CFO, The Greening Grant Thornton Leader and Innovator ciates, Ann Arbor, from community Suite 115, St. Louis Park, Minn. Maureen Bowman of Detroit, Detroit, from controller, of the Year award. Nominees are en- planner. Allemon’s Landscape Center, Detroit. couraged from all fields and from any to administrative MOVES Starling West to vice president, pro- director, Beau- category where strong leadership ject development, JGA, Southfield, and/or innovation has been demon- mont Hospital, RETAIL Chase, Detroit, moved its Pine Knob from studio director. Royal Oak, from strated. The winner will be an- bank branch from 5601 Sashabaw Erle Pereira to nounced May 1. Nominations can be director of med- store director, Road to 5541 Sashabaw Road, Clark- BIOTECHNOLOGY ical and cardiolo- made at www.ltd.edu/leaders. ston. Telephone: (248) 625-2380. Tiffany & Co., Richard Dyer to gy nursing. Troy, from sales Market Strategies Inc. is to build a CONTRACTS executive vice Kenneth Kernen manager, Chicago. three-story, 60,000-square-foot build- president of prod- to director of the Marx Layne & Co., Farmington Hills, ing in the College Park business park uct development, urology division, SERVICES was contracted to write and design a in Livonia for a new headquarters. Velcura Thera- Beaumont Hospi- Web site for the Bloomfield Hills- The market research firm will move peutics Inc., Ann Bowman tal, Troy, remain- Gary Buckland to based law firm of Liss, Seder & An- from its current location at 20255 Vic- Arbor, from vice ing as general vice president drews P.C. at www.lissfirm.com. tor Parkway, Livonia. Construction is president of sci- surgeon and and business unit IdeaCast Inc., a Chicago-based distrib- scheduled to start in the spring, and entific affairs and board certified Pereira leader, Kelly Law utor of television programming to the company will take possession in development, urologist. Registry, Troy, from president and managing direc- health clubs, has selected W.B. Doner & August 2009. Southfield-based Etkin TCH Pharmaceu- Graham Long to tor, The Atlantic Group, Norfolk, Va. Co., Southfield, as its agency of record. Equities L.L.C. is developing the park ticals Inc., Ann medical director, Renaissance Construction Group, in a joint venture with Farmington Dyer Arbor. surgical clinical Nicole Chardoul to general manager and Eastpointe, has been selected as the Hills-based Walkon Associates Inc. trials office, principal, Resource Recycling Systems general contractor for the upcoming CONSTRUCTION Beaumont Hospi- Inc., Ann Arbor, from senior engineer Leo’s Coney Island locations in Ypsi- NEW SERVICES tals, Royal Oak, and project manager. Also, David Stead Mark Chase to senior project manag- to senior project consultant, from con- lanti and Hartland Township. The Michigan Business & Profession- er, Skanska USA Building Inc., South- continuing as di- rector of vascular tracting consultant, and Kerry Sandford Beaumont Foundation, Royal Oak, has al Association, Warren, is offering its field, from project manager. Kernen to senior project engineer, from owner become a community partner of the member employers an option to buy research, surgery department. Also, Kenneth Shaheen and operator of his own recycling and Southeast Michigan program of Leave health insurance coverage with lower EDUCATION solid waste equipment service. a Legacy, a public-awareness cam- premiums then add the KeyGap pro- to director of the division of plastic to paign to inspire charitable bequests. gram to cover employees’ out-of-pock- Nina Holden surgery, continuing as director of the vice president for crainiofacial clinic. SUPPLIERS et expenses under the less expensive The Center for Women’s Fitness, spe- educational ad- coverage. Kathleen De Bak- Terrence Larkin to senior vice presi- cialists in exercise and rehabilitation vancement, Col- programs for women, has chosen er to vice presi- dent, general counsel and corporate lege for Creative dent/chief nurs- secretary, Lear Corp., Southfield, from Wagner Design Associates to create STARTUPS Studies, Detroit, marketing materials. Both companies ing officer, Mount partner and chairman of the business Latino Public Relations-L.L.C., Ponti- from corporate are in Ann Arbor. Clemens Regional law practice group, Bodman L.L.P., ac, is an independent Hispanic-owned director and chief Medical Center, Troy. Also, Wendy Foss to vice presi- G2 Consulting Group, Troy, is provid- public-relations and communications development offi- Mt. Clemens, dent, corporate controller and chief ing engineering services for the new company with offices in Michigan cer, St. John Hos- from senior direc- compliance officer, continuing as cor- $60 million ITC headquarters in Novi. and Columbia formed by Liliana Os- pital and Medical tor of nursing. porate controller and chief compliance Cunningham-Limp Co. is serving as pina and her husband, John Herbstre- Center, Detroit. Also, Susan Durst officer. the general contractor. The first ith. Latino Public Relations-L.L.C. Holden Kenneth Lee to to vice president Craig Bell to sales director, Japanese phase consists of a six-story, 188,000- specializes in the Hispanic market in associate dean, fi- of clinical and an- square-foot headquarters with a con- and Korean key accounts, North the United States and the communica- nance and admin- DeBaker cillary services, trol center and an attached two-story American automotive division, tions industry in Latin America. Web istration, Wayne from vice presi- parking deck within the 86-acre site. Henkel, Madison Heights, from auto- site: www.lpr-llc.com. State University dent of nursing motive marketing director, Dussel- FEV, Auburn Hills, has entered into an NextJob101.com, Troy, is a new Web School of Medi- services. dorf, Germany. agreement with Raser Technologies cine, Detroit, con- site and service focused on helping to the board of directors, Inc., Provo, Utah, to integrate Raser’s tinuing as inter- John Devine job hunters improve their interview INDUSTRY GROUPS , Northville, from vice Symetron electronic motor and power im executive Amerigon Inc. skills. It features online video instruc- chairman, General Motors Corp., De- electronic drivetrain technology into a director, Wayne Tara Smith to de- tion, an interactive career blog and a troit. traditional internal combustion en- State University velopment spe- job hunters’ forum. Recruiting and gine. Also, Raser has signed an agree- Physician Group, cialist, The De- Louis Brugman to general manager placement professional Vicki Herrod ment with an undisclosed global auto- Detroit. troit Economic product planning, Pioneer Automotive motive manufacturer to produce a is NextJob101’s president. Lee Growth Corp., De- Technologies, Farmington Hills, from plug-in hybrid electric demonstration Firsthand Coaching, 720 N. Old Wood- troit, from owner, multimedia product planning lead, ENGINEERING Smith & Associ- vehicle using Raser’s technology. ward Ave., Suite 203, Birmingham, Durst Ford Motor Co., Dearborn. Carl Harlow to senior project manag- ates Inc., Cincin- Henkel, Madison Heights, has an- provides corporate coaching, with an Michael Simonte to group vice presi- er, Testing Engineers & Consultants nati, Ohio. nounced a collaboration with DuPont emphasis on the middle manager, to dent, finance and CFO, American Axle Inc., Troy, from special projects man- to distribute DuPont’s CorMax elec- large and midsize companies. Tele- & Manufacturing, Detroit, from vice ager, McDowell & Associates, Fern- trocoat to the North American auto- phone: (248) 642-2111. E-mail: INFO/TECHNOLOGY president, finance and CFO. Also, dale. motive parts supplier industry. [email protected]. Mimi Miles to vice Michael Flynn to vice president, glob- al procurement and supply chain Professional Waste Solutions Inc., A Weigh of Life Inc. offers a holistic, FINANCE president of mar- Walled Lake, signed a service agree- healthy awareness and opportunity to keting, Autoweb, management, from vice president, ment with Webasto Roof Systems to improve nutritional health and over- Jonathan LaBarre Rochester Hills, procurement. provide environmental and recycling all well-being. Founder Stacy Gold- to director, O’- from lead for mar- services at five of its Michigan facili- berg has been a practicing nutritional Keefe & Associ- keting operations, ties: four in Rochester Hills, one in consultant and registered nurse in ates Consulting Dassault Sys- PEOPLE GUIDELINES Livonia. Professional Waste Solutions the Detroit area since 1999. Her office L.L.C., Bloomfield temes, Auburn also signed a service agreement with is at the Beaumont Medical Center, Hills, from vice Hills. 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