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Did Heat After Snyder Win Burn Gaffney? 20110912-NEWS--0001-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/9/2011 5:58 PM Page 1 ® www.crainsdetroit.com Vol. 27, No. 38 SEPTEMBER 12 – 18, 2011 $2 a copy; $59 a year ©Entire contents copyright 2011 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved Page 3 Pixel Velocity Inc. of Ann Arbor develops smart Next level: Courts, Senate Did heat after surveillance systems. CEO Eric Sieczka says the focus BOB CHASE shifted from traditional defense to homeland security as tackle video game incentives the company grew in the decade since Sept. 11, 2001. Birmingham building fills up Snyder win at a rate that surprises CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS burn Gaffney? UAW picks its own person to lead AFL-CIO BY DUSTIN WALSH CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Michigan’s political right and left agree on one If this gets you to the bus on thing: There’s a war going on. time, thank VC firm, Page 11 Mark Gaffney is the latest casual- ty. He announced last week he will not seek re-election as president of Health Care Extra the Michigan AFL-CIO at the organi- zation’s convention in October. Controversy swirls around Gaffney’s exit — the prevailing theo- ry is that the UAW is using Gaffney H as a scapegoat after Rick Snyder’s landslide victory over Democratic candidate Virg Bernero in last Gaffney year’s gubernatorial election. The union, the 800-pound gorilla of 2011 Health Care Heroes, MARY KRAMER the Michigan Democratic Party, plans Page 25 to back Karla Swift, who retired as Column: Gaffney an organizing director for the UAW represents middle ground, in 2008, as Gaffney’s replacement at Crain’s Lists Page 11 its Oct. 3-4 convention. Swift now serves as We Are The People Michigan Largest statewide public state director. She also is a former consultant to Wayne BY CHAD HALCOM Southeast Michigan businesses companies, Page 19 See Gaffney, Page 45 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS that built a national profile or MORE grew to fill an all-new govern- In late September 2001, Ann ment contracting market born ON 9-11 Largest woman-owned Arbor-based Gene Codes Corp. from the disaster that took 2,996 In had 16 employees to tackle the lives a decade ago. The U.S. De- memoriam: businesses, Page 23 largest DNA forensic analysis partment of Homeland Security Six 9-11 Flagstar plans 30 assignment in history. was created in response to the 9- victims with The company, led by Presi- 11 attacks and over several metro Detroit This Just In dent-CEO Howard Cash, re- years spawned new companies ties, Page 44 ceived a contract from the New or helped existing defense con- Defending Cardiologist moves to DMC, branches in 5 years York office of the chief medical tractors grow important niches. Detroit: Focus examiner to match more than “What (9-11 has) really done is is education, takes shots at Beaumont 22,000 samples of unidentified create a lot more awareness of coordination, Page 44 Cindy Grines, M.D., one of Detroit may get 2 in ’12 human remains from the rubble critical assets with target value Southeast Michigan’s top- of the World Trade Center at- in the country and what people producing BY TOM HENDERSON tacks with a roster of about 2,700 need to do to protect them,” said ON THE WEB missing people. Eric Sieczka, co-founder and cardiolo- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Tom To complete the contract, CEO of Pixel Velocity Inc. in Ann gists, has Henderson’s left Beau- Having recently announced the sale of its branches which grew to more than $13 Arbor. blog: Fallout mont Hospi- in Georgia and Indiana, the long-troubled Troy-based million, Gene Codes formed sub- For Gene Codes, the World from 9-11 tal in Roy- Flagstar Bank is about to embark on an aggressive ex- sidiary Gene Codes Forensics Inc. Trade Center effort wrapped up averted a al Oak for pansion in Southeast Michigan. and launched its Mass Fatality in early 2005; by then the compa- costly debacle a job at the It plans to open five branches next year, including Identification System software ny had begun helping identify for then- Detroit two in Detroit, and five more in 2013. In all, it wants to to supply those ID services. The remains of victims of the Indian venture Medical add 30 branches in the area over the next five years, in- company provided software de- Ocean tsunami that claimed capitalist Rick cluding at least a third new branch in the city. velopment, supervision and con- more than 200,000 lives in sever- Snyder, Center, crainsdetroit Grines Joseph Campanelli, Flagstar’s president, CEO and sulting services in New York al countries in December 2004 — where she .com will become vice president of chairman, said he has met with Detroit Mayor Dave that helped officials identify predominantly tourists visiting academic and clinical affairs Bing twice about possible locations, which include more than 1,500 victims. Gene Codes is one of several See Adapt, Page 44 See This Just In, Page 2 See Flagstar, Page 43 NEWSPAPER 20110912-NEWS--0001-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 9/9/2011 6:13 PM Page 1 CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS A special edition of ® Cwww.crainsdetroit.comRAIN Vol. 27, No. 38 ’SDETROITSEPTEMBER 2011 BUSINESS$2 a copy; $59 a year ©Entire contents copyright 2011 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved Inside Michigan Pixel Velocity Inc. of Ann Arbor develops smart Did heat after surveillance systems. CEO Eric Sieczka says the focus BOB CHASE shifted from traditional defense to homeland security as Snyder win the company grew in the decade since Sept. 11, 2001. If this gets you to the bus on time, thank VC firm, Page 11 burn Gaffney? ULI Michigan: Urban Land UAW picks its own Institute goes statewide, Page 15 person to lead AFL-CIO BY DUSTIN WALSH Success is in the cards CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Michigan’s political right and left agree on one for nonprofit that employs thing: There’s a war going on. the disabled, Page 18 Mark Gaffney is the latest casual- ty. He announced last week he will not seek re-election as president of World Watch: the Michigan AFL-CIO at the organi- zation’s convention in October. Spotlight on Controversy swirls around Michigan Gaffney’s exit — the prevailing theo- ry is that the UAW is using Gaffney business in India, Page 21 as a scapegoat after Rick Snyder’s landslide victory over Democratic candidate Virg Bernero in last Gaffney Health Care Extra year’s gubernatorial election. 2011 Health Care Heroes, The union, the 800-pound gorilla of MARY KRAMER the Michigan Democratic Party, plans Page 25 to back Karla Swift, who retired as Column: Gaffney an organizing director for the UAW represents middle ground, in 2008, as Gaffney’s replacement at Crain’s Lists Page 11 its Oct. 3-4 convention. Swift now Largest statewide public serves as We Are The People Michigan state director. She also is a former consultant to Wayne BY CHAD HALCOM Southeast Michigan businesses companies, Page 19 See Gaffney, Page 45 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS that built a national profile or MORE grew to fill an all-new govern- In late September 2001, Ann ment contracting market born ON 9-11 Largest woman-owned Arbor-based Gene Codes Corp. from the disaster that took 2,996 In businesses, Page 23 had 16 employees to tackle the lives a decade ago. The U.S. De- memoriam: largest DNA forensic analysis partment of Homeland Security Six 9-11 Flagstar plans 30 assignment in history. was created in response to the 9- victims with The company, led by Presi- 11 attacks and over several metro Detroit This Just In dent-CEO Howard Cash, re- years spawned new companies ties, Page 44 ceived a contract from the New or helped existing defense con- Defending Cardiologist moves to DMC, branches in 5 years York office of the chief medical tractors grow important niches. Detroit: Focus examiner to match more than “What (9-11 has) really done is is education, takes shots at Beaumont 22,000 samples of unidentified create a lot more awareness of coordination, Page 44 Cindy Grines, M.D., one of Detroit may get 2 in ’12 human remains from the rubble critical assets with target value Southeast Michigan’s top- of the World Trade Center at- in the country and what people producing BY TOM HENDERSON tacks with a roster of about 2,700 need to do to protect them,” said ON THE WEB missing people. Eric Sieczka, co-founder and cardiolo- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Tom To complete the contract, CEO of Pixel Velocity Inc. in Ann gists, has Henderson’s left Beau- Having recently announced the sale of its branches which grew to more than $13 Arbor. blog: Fallout mont Hospi- in Georgia and Indiana, the long-troubled Troy-based million, Gene Codes formed sub- For Gene Codes, the World from 9-11 tal in Roy- Flagstar Bank is about to embark on an aggressive ex- sidiary Gene Codes Forensics Inc. Trade Center effort wrapped up averted a al Oak for pansion in Southeast Michigan. and launched its Mass Fatality in early 2005; by then the compa- costly debacle a job at the It plans to open five branches next year, including Identification System software ny had begun helping identify for then- Detroit two in Detroit, and five more in 2013. In all, it wants to to supply those ID services. The remains of victims of the Indian venture Medical add 30 branches in the area over the next five years, in- company provided software de- Ocean tsunami that claimed capitalist Rick cluding at least a third new branch in the city.
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