Putting Autism to Work

Ultrasonic breast cancer detection device headed to market, Page 3 MAY 16-22, 2016 Big plans where projects once towered Putting Brewster-Douglass redevelopment is largest for Amin Irving’s Ginosko By Kirk Pinho been unheard of as the poor then [email protected] were corralled into concentrated autism When Amin Irving’s mother, a areas. teacher education professor at While he may not be a house- Michigan State University, died in hold name like Dan Gilbert, one of 1995 two months after he graduat- the other Choice Detroit LLC devel- ed from East Lansing High School, opment partners, Irving has to work his real estate career was born. racked up a steady string of low-in- It’s been more than two decades come housing developments in since he sold his mother’s acquisitions since founding his 1,200-square-foot home on Abbot Novi-based Ginosko Development Steven Glowacki has three degrees, an IQ Road south of Saginaw Street, and Co. in 2003. of 150 and knocked his CPA exam out of now Irving, 39, is embarking on his So his involvement should the park. But he can’t nd a job. largest ground-up construction come as little surprise. PHOTO BY LARRY PEPLIN plan to date: a $267 million project Irving, the father of three young as part of a joint venture to devel- children, has been well respected op 900 to 1,000 of mixed-income in the affordable housing fi eld for housing units on the site of the years, said Andy Daitch, senior Disorder’s growing population seeks place in job market former Brewster-Douglass housing vice president of investments for projects and in Eastern Market. A ordable Housing Advisors, the By Dustin Walsh hire them. An estimated 75 per- Such a mixed-income project Southfi eld-based low-income [email protected] Autism facts cent to 90 percent of adults with 80 years ago, when fi rst lady Elea- housing brokerage arm of Marcus Steven Glowacki has a beauti- What it is: Autism spectrum an autism spectrum disorder are nor Roosevelt dedicated Brew- & Millichap Real Estate Investment ful mind. It’s being wasted. disorder and autism are general unemployed, and the majority ster-Douglass as the fi rst federally Services Inc. Glowacki, 35, earned three de- terms for a complex disorder of want to work. subsidized public housing open to “I think the city is in good hands grees — a bachelor’s in mathe- brain development “Steven is wasting away,” said African-Americans, would have SEE GINOSKO, PAGE 16 matics and master’s in mathe- characterized by varying degrees Allen, president and CEO of the matics and accountancy — and of di culties in social Autism Alliance . “He’s brilliant, has an IQ near 150. He scored a interaction, verbal and nonverbal but employers can’t see past his 1520 on the SAT, placing him in communication and obsessive- disorder — and he’s not alone. the 99th percentile, in eighth compulsive behaviors. We’re inducing poverty and a grade. He passed the certifi ed poor quality of life for people public accountants exam with Prevalence: One in 68 children that can contribute ... in big 95 percent accuracy — well in the U.S. is diagnosed with ways.” above the national average of autism. As many as 3.5 million Autism represents a clear hu- 71.9 percent. people live with autism in the man toll. But a hefty economic Yet he can’t accrue the 2,000 U.S. avalanche is looming as more hours of work experience re- Unemployment: Estimated at and more of those diagnosed quired to earn his CPA license. 75 percent to 90 percent for reach working age. It’s impera- Glowacki is unemployed and adults with autism nationally. tive that employers in Southeast lives with his mother in Sterling Michigan, and the U.S., adapt or Annual economic impact: Heights, who isn’t able to retire miss out on a productive popu- $268 billion in 2015, growing to because she’s supporting her lation with specialized skills, Al- $461 billion by 2025. adult son. len said. Glowacki has autism. Autism is already a staggering Colleen Allen, president and population of highly intelligent cost and is growing — estimated CEO of the Southfi eld-based Au- adults living in a world that at $268 billion annually in the tism Alliance of Michigan, said doesn’t understand them — U.S. on treatment and loss of JACOB LEWKOW Glowacki represents a growing among employers that won’t SEE AUTISM, PAGE 18 Amin Irving’s Ginosko Development Co. has racked up a steady string of low-income housing developments and brings that expertise to the Brewster-Douglass project. © Entire contents copyright 2016 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved Merging medical, mental health care crainsdetroit.com Vol. 32 No 20 $2 a copy. $59 a year. For nearly 20 years, Michigan has managed physical and behavioral health separately under Medicaid. Now o cials are debating whether it would be better to merge the systems — and if so, how. Special report, Page 9 NEWSPAPER 2 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 16, 2016 ter asking the city attorney’s office MICH-CELLANEOUS MICHIGAN to investigate claims Weaver may n Wyoming, Mich.-based Gor- INSIDE have been telling city staff and vol- don Food Service has agreed to pay THIS ISSUE unteers to send potential water cri- $1.85 million and stop using what BANKRUPTCIES .................................4 sis donors to her personal fund, was deemed by the federal govern- CALENDAR .........................................14 named “Karenabout Flint,” rather ment an illegal strength test when CLASSIFIED ADS ...............................15 DEALS & DETAILS .............................13 than the fund managed by the Com- hiring women, AP reported. The KEITH CRAIN.......................................6 munity Foundation of Greater Flint. U.S. Department of Labor announced MARY KRAMER ..................................6 BRIEFS In other Flint water crisis news: that the company has agreed to OPINION ..............................................6 agreed to partner on efforts to in- n Michigan lawmakers review- give back wages, interest and ben- Travel Michigan promotes PEOPLE ...............................................14 crease trade between Michigan ing the lead contamination of efits to 926 qualified women seek- ‘Lake E ect’ in ad campaign RUMBLINGS .......................................19 and China. Snyder and officials Flint’s drinking water supply will ing warehouse employment who WEEK ON THE WEB ..........................19 Travel Michigan wants visitors to with the Chinese city of Shenzhen turn to proposing recommenda- were “systematically discriminat- spend a day at the lake. The state’s launched the Michigan-Shenzhen tions, including changes to the ed against,” with the company be- tourism agency is kicking off its Trade, Investment and Innovation Co- state’s contentious emergency ing ordered to hire 37 women. COMPANY INDEX: summer advertising season with a operation Center, intended to help manager law, after two months of n Trustees for Ferris State Univer- SEE PAGE 17 new campaign, “Lake Effect,” the state attract Chinese business investigative hearings concluded sity approved the addition of a which will play up the state’s in- investment, boost exports and last week, AP reported. The com- doctorate of nursing practice and other MSU news, a Spar- land and Great Lakes. collaborate with China on product mittee wrapped up without calling — perhaps more notably — an as- tan-green-painted locomotive The roughly $7 million summer development and innovation. to testify Gov. Rick Snyder and sociate degree in brew manage- that was used to pull coal cars at campaign will be supported with some other key figures, including ment, MLive.com reported. The the power plant on the East Lan- advertising on TV and radio, bill- Flint mayor denies any of Flint’s emergency managers. doctorate program is designed to sing campus is for sale at the uni- boards and buses, according to n Ten foundations are acknowl- take three years and be online and versity’s surplus store, according Travel Michigan, a division of the water-fund allegations edging that the “Flint water crisis part time. The new associate de- to the Lansing State Journal. The Michigan Economic Development Flint Mayor Karen Weaver last is far from over” by giving almost gree of applied science in profes- university is now coal-free, and Corp. Travel Michigan manages the week denied allegations that she $125 million to help the city sional brew management is ex- the train engine isn’t needed any Pure Michigan branding campaign. was using the city’s water crisis to cope with health challenges, lag- pected to fill an industry need and, longer, a store manager said. “Lake Effect” builds off Travel get cash for a political fund. For- ging economic development and according to a university official, n Pregis Films, an Illinois com- Michigan’s recent marketing cam- mer city administrator Natasha implementing consistent early “provide entry into one of the fast- pany that acquired Eagle Film Ex- paigns that promote lifestyle ac- Henderson filed a lawsuit May 9 in childhood education. The De- est-growing segments of the truders of Grand Rapids last year, tivities, rather than geographic U.S. District Court in Detroit, claim- troit-based Skillman Foundation restaurant industry.” announced it will bring 50 jobs destinations — including craft ing she was dismissed for being a and Troy-based Kresge Foundation n Michigan State University is get- and $17.1 million in investment to beer and farm-to-table food in the whistleblower after reporting that are among the initial supporters, ting $15 million for its new $88.1 the company’s production facility spring, Travel Michigan said. Pure Weaver was trying to steer dona- with more partners expected to million biomedical research cen- in Grand Rapids, MLive.com re- Michigan radio ads will air in Mid- tions to a campaign fund instead of announce support soon.

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