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Page 3 Bill would can ban TRW-GM rift signals power shift on logos on bar, eatery glasses JOHN PLANT: “I think the Suppliers less willing to take low-margin deals situation may Pistons rebound with BY DUSTIN WALSH cus on shareholder influence, experts say. be best characterized CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Com- assist from tickets mission in September, TRW said that it terminated the by: Our Last month, TRW Automotive Inc. CEO John Plant – and talent customers have contract with an undisclosed customer, which repre- a view about told investors the Livonia-based supplier was walk- sented a 6.5 percent margin in 2012. the price point ing away from a $700 million brake contract. Neither company would comment on the specific When the corner office that they feel Sources told Crain’s a pricing dispute between reason for terminating the contract, but Plant told in- they want to TRW and General Motors Co. led to the contract termi- vestors on its quarterly conference call on Oct. 29 that is the pulpit pay for certain nation for parts supplied out of TRW’s Saginaw plant. pricing was the sticking point. components, which sometimes The move represents one of the largest dropped “I think the situation may be best characterized by: coincides with ours, and sometimes contracts in recent memory, and some local experts it does not; and we have to make an Our customers have a view about the price point that CRAIN’S say it is representative of the new power shift be- they feel they want to pay for certain components, assessment of where we believe that tween North American suppliers and automakers. MICHIGAN BUSINESS our competitive situation is or our which sometimes coincides with ours, and sometimes position assets are.” The new hard-line stance for better pricing is the result of strong demand, limited capacity and a refo- See Suppliers, Page 29

MATTHEW GRYCZAN Stocking Children’s Man’s plan for deer park Hospital to comes with a past, Page 11 build tower, This Just In Duggan’s Cabinet Detroit River wildlife refuge expand rooms to get a visitor center er Kevyn Orr, who must approve all actions taken The Detroit River Internation- He’s not naming names, but by a mayor — including the filling and creation of BY SHERRI WELCH al Wildlife Refuge will get a vis- Cabinet positions. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS itor center that’s expected to be used by school groups and others are making predictions Children’s Hospital of Michigan is others to help explore and un- Political connections making plans to construct a six- derstand the wildlife that call BY KIRK PINHO Duggan, who won Tuesday’s election 55 percent to story patient tower and reconfigure the region home. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS 45 percent over Wayne County Sheriff Benny all of its double-occupancy rooms to A groundbreaking event Napoleon, told Crain’s that he has not offered specific private rooms for an estimated in- ow hiring: “First-class” administrators for was scheduled for Friday for jobs to anyone. Nor has he revealed whom he’s spoken vestment of $100 million or more. the 12,000-square-foot facility Mike Duggan’s Cabinet. To make room for the tower at in Trenton. The center is to be N Detroit political observers and campaign See Duggan, Page 27 Mack Avenue and Beaubien Street, built at the Refuge Gateway, supporters believe the mayor-elect should look to a the hospital plans to relocate the near the refuge’s Humbug mix of trusted inner-circle supporters and leaders Whoever Mike Duggan Ronald McDonald House Charities of picks for his Marsh area, by fall 2015. with proven private sector management skills. Southeastern Michigan house in Mid- Duggan has repeatedly said he wants to hire a Cabinet still must town from land it Wayne County, the U.S. pass muster with Fish and Wildlife Service and “first-class Cabinet,” mean- deeded condi- ing an administration with Emergency others worked for nearly a TUBE STILL RULES Manager Kevyn tionally to the decade on restoration of the strong, competent leaders Orr, who must charity to a new Refuge Gateway. Located on Got a mayoral who are able to do their jobs approve all site at Mack and the river’s Trenton Channel, message? Still hard without a micromanager actions taken Brush Street, it was the site of a Chrysler to stop the power of looking over their shoulders. by a mayor. about a half mile TV, Page 26 manufacturing facility that Who’s on the short list? away, for an ad- was deactivated in 1990. Duggan isn’t saying, but like- ditional $3.5 mil- When built, officials say, ly names are found among campaign staffers and lion. the visitor center will include supporters, former city department heads, former The new tow- Ewald a theater, classrooms and of- Detroit Medical Center colleagues and er and hospital fices along with a wildlife ob- even current and former state reconfiguration are part of the $850 servation area and outdoor lawmakers. million promised when Vanguard patios. Whoever those leaders turn Health Systems — now Tenet Health- The refuge includes more out to be, they will face the care Corp. — acquired the Detroit than 5,700 acres along 48 possibility that their selec- Medical Center in 2012, said Luanne miles of the lower Detroit tion could ultimately be Ewald, vice president of business River and western Lake Erie. scuttled by Detroit’s current development and strategic plan- — Associated Press leader: Emergency Manag-

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MICHIGAN BRIEFS LG Chem back making batteries, the cleanup of the Torch Lake tox- ic waste site in Houghton County repays feds to resolve trouble Kellogg to cut 7% of global workforce to trim costs in the Upper Peninsula, The Asso- Nearly two months after shut- ciated Press reported. The EPA ting down production because it About the only people to extract anything good The cost-cutting plan involves increasing growth said that about 200 million tons of lacked approval from the U.S. Envi- out of this announcement last week were all the in emerging markets, consolidating facilities and a mine tailings were dumped there ronmental Protection Agency to use a headline writers who were given the opportunity to global emphasis on regional brands, according to during copper milling and smelt- key chemical in production, Hol- write “grrrreat!” in big type. Battle Creek-based Kel- the statement. Kellogg had about 31,000 employees ing operations from 1868 to 1968. land-based LG Chem Michigan Inc. logg Co. said it will cut 7 percent of its global work- as of Dec. 29, according to regulatory filings. Ⅲ Canada-based Graymont Inc. restarted production of lithium- force, or about 2,000 jobs, as part of a four-year cost- Also last week, Kellogg said it plans to borrow an wants to acquire more than 10,000 ion batteries for electric vehicles, saving plan, Bloomberg News reported. The reason: additional $500 million to help cover costs of the re- acres of state-managed forest in The Holland Sentinel reported. Slower sales of breakfast items and snacks. So structuring, Bloomberg News reported. Rather than Mackinac County in the Upper About the same time, the compa- maybe it’s not the most important meal anymore. curb dividends, the company may add to its $7.4 bil- Peninsula for use as an under- ny said it would pay about $1.2 mil- “We are making the difficult decisions necessary lion in borrowings over the next three years, CFO ground limestone mine. The Michi- lion to resolve federal allegations to address structural cost-saving opportunities Ronald Dissinger said during a conference with ana- gan Department of Environmental Quali- that it improperly sought and ob- which will enable us to increase investment in our lysts and investors. Bloomberg says Kellogg already ty would have to OK any mining. tained funds to pay workers en- core markets and in opportunities for future is the most leveraged among the five largest U.S. Ⅲ The Grand Rapids-Kent County Con- gaged in recreational and volun- growth,” CEO John Bryant said in the statement. food manufacturers. vention/Arena Authority extended its teer activities, according to a management contract with Con- statement from the U.S. Department shohocken, Pa.-based SMG for anoth- of Justice. long struggled with budget prob- law bars marijuana use and pos- MICH-CELLANEOUS er two years. That means SMG will LG Chem already has refunded lems and, like Detroit, is under a session unless it’s medical mari- manage Van Andel Arena, the DeVos $842,000 to the U.S. Department of state-appointed emergency manag- juana. Last year, Grand Rapids Ⅲ Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. 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November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 3 No-go on logos may go Health Care Bars, eateries could have alcohol-branded glassware

BY NATHAN SKID The bill sponsor, Sen. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS was unavailable for comment. The bill now moves to the House, where it has been re- Michigan bar and restaurant goers may start seeing ferred to the Regulatory Reform Committee. branded glassware in bars and restaurants across the The current version of the bill also stipulates that bar and state, due to a possible change in a little-known regula- restaurant owners submit the purchase order for the glass- tion. ware to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for approval. The Senate passed SB 505 last week, allowing Michigan The bill only applies to glassware and does not allow for retailers to serve alcoholic beverages out of glassware with other branded items like napkins, coasters or clocks. Firms with healthy habits told logos — as long as it was purchased from an approved It does not allow manufacturers or wholesalers to give third-party source. The glassware seller cannot be affiliat- to lead the way, Page 17 ed with a liquor manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer. See Glass, Page 25 WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Company index More Pistons fans are buying season tickets to These companies have significant mention in this see players such as week’s Crain’s Detroit Business: Talent, tickets fuel Brandon Jennings as the American Axle & Manufacturing . . . . . 15, 29 team rebuilds. Amway ...... 11 Asset Health ...... 17 Atwater Brewing ...... 25 Autocam ...... 3 Autoliv ...... 15 Beaumont Health System ...... 17 Pistons’ rebound Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan . . . . . 19 Bookies Bar & Grille ...... 25 C12 Group ...... 28 The season- Children’s Hospital of Michigan ...... 1 Mannion sees ticket base de- Clark Communications ...... 28 clined by half, Clark Hill ...... 29 Compuware ...... 15 or about 6,000 Con-way ...... 15 revenue rising fans, as the team Conway Mackenzie ...... 29 struggled on the Cooper-Standard Automotive ...... 15 Cornerstone University ...... 28 court from 2007 Crossroads Consulting Group ...... 27 along with play to 2012, but sales Deer Forest Amusement Park ...... 11 have rebounded Detroit Medical Center ...... 1 BY BILL SHEA 36 percent since Detroit Pistons ...... 3 Domino’s Farms ...... 28 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Mannion last year, Man- Dow Chemical ...... 15 nion said. Dykema Gossett ...... 27 Conventional wisdom among pro He declined to say how many Eastbook Homes ...... 28 Expert-Metal ...... 17 basketball pundits says the young season tickets have been sold, but Family Christian Stores ...... 28 Detroit Pistons will be better this sea- did say it remains under 10,000. A Federal-Mogul ...... 15 son, maybe even a playoff team. 36 percent increase over 6,000 Fleetwood Group ...... 28 Ford Motor ...... 1, 15 Just five games into the season, would be about 2,100 new season- Foster McCollum White & Associates . . . 27 it’s still too early to tell how good ticket holders. General Motors ...... 1, 15 they are, but the rebuilding fran- Season tickets range from $359 to Grand Valley State University ...... 28 chise’s top executive confirmed the $7,000 for a single seat in the bowl at Hamilton Anderson Associates ...... 29 Howard & Howard Attorneys ...... 29 finances continue to improve — the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the Lear ...... 15 along with the quality of basketball. bulk of those are in the $900-$1,000 Meridian Health Plan ...... 19 range for the 41 home games. Metro International Trade Services ...... 7 “We’re clearly on the ascent. It’s Michigan Campaign Finance Network . . . 26 driven by product, but also by some All first-row courtside seats, Michigan Future ...... 4 of the packaging that’s gone to the which range from $25,000 to $50,000 Munder Capital Management ...... 6 ticketing,” said Dennis Mannion, for the season, have been sold, Palace Sports and Entertainment ...... 3 Plunkett Cooney ...... 27 the former Los Angeles Dodgers presi- Mannion said, as have the second- Powers Distributing ...... 25 dent hired by new owner Tom Gores row courtside seats that range Presidents Council, State Universities of Mich. . 4 in September 2011 as CEO of Palace from $12,500 to $25,000. Priority Health ...... 17 The team will sell season-ticket Ronald McDonald House Charities ...... 1 Sports and Entertainment LLC, the um- SAF-Holland USA ...... 15 brella company that oversees the St. John Providence Health System . . . . . 19 Pistons and other properties. See Pistons, Page 25 Stroh ...... 5 ASSOCIATED PRESS TI Automotive ...... 15 Truscott Rossman ...... 26, 27 TRW Automotive ...... 1, 15 University of Michigan ...... 4 University of Michigan Health System . . . 19 Urban Science ...... 15 WDIV-Channel 4 ...... 26 WJBK-TV2 ...... 26 When corner office is the pulpit WWJ-TV62 ...... 26 WXYZ-Channel 7 ...... 26 Wayne State University ...... 26 BY ROD KACKLEY Act forces me to pay for things that vio- Weingartz Supply ...... 28 William Beaumont Hospital ...... 21 SPECIAL TO CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS late my deeply held beliefs, such as Workforce Intelligence Network ...... 4 abortion. 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Page 4 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 Report: Michigan must draw more knowledge work, lean less on auto

BY CHRIS GAUTZ technical center. “And nobody years, that has completely flipped, CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT sees that as an asset,” Glazer said. with state assistance accounting Minnesota is a state where such now for less than 25 percent. Michigan’s economic future will jobs are viewed as assets, and is While college attainment is one depend on whether it can attract one of several factors, Glazer said, factor, it is not the only one and talented workers and companies that is drawing young and talented should not be viewed in a vacuum, in the knowledge-based service in- workers there. said Lisa Katz, executive director dustries, and depend far less on That state is also growing its of the Workforce Intelligence Net- employment in automotive facto- own talent, as it is a top 10 state work for Southeast Michigan. ries, according to a report being re- with adults that have a college de- She said it is becoming clear leased today. gree. Michigan ranks in the mid- that across the country, employers Michigan Future Inc.’s new report, 30s, he said. are looking for people with four- “The New Path to Prosperity: And that translates into higher year degrees, and the percentage Lessons for Michigan From Two wages. of adults pursuing those degrees is Decades of Economic Change,” de- In 1990, Minnesota’s personal in- increasing as well. tails the state’s decline in employ- come per capita was $33,223. In But some companies also under- ment and employment earnings in 2011, it had risen to $44,560. stand that they don’t always need the past two decades, and how that In Michigan, per capita income someone with a degree, they need compares nationally and with fel- in 1990 was close to that of Minneso- someone that can do the job. low Great Lakes state Minnesota. ta’s at $31,552, but by 2011, it has not “There are lots of people with de- Lou Glazer, president of Michi- risen nearly as much, at $36,264. grees that can’t do anything,” she gan Future, co-authored the report During that time, Minnesota put said. “Degree attainment is impor- with Don Grimes, senior research a priority on education, Glazer said. tant, but employers are looking to specialist at the University of Michi- Michael Boulus, executive di- make sure people are work-ready. gan’s Institute for Research on Labor, rector of the Lansing-based Presi- It’s a really good thing to look at the Employment and dents Council, State Universities of competency of the individual.” the Economy. Michigan, said it is no surprise Glazer said aside from the num- “Michigan’s Minnesota is doing so much better ber of college graduates Minnesota problem is that than Michigan. has, the state also spent time creat- knowledge- “They invest very heavily in ing communities that people want- based services higher education,” he said. ed to live and work in. are not growing Boulus said state financial sup- “They have a central city that nearly as fast as port of higher education in Michi- works,” Glazer said. “That stuff re- other states in gan used to account for about 75 ally matters.” the country,” percent of university budgets, Chris Gautz: (517) 403-4403, Glazer Glazer said. with 25 percent coming from vari- [email protected]. Twitter: The report ous other sources. Over the past 30 @chrisgautz shows Michigan has the same percentage of the workforce, 26.3 percent, in knowledge-based services industries, but employment earnings in that sector have lagged be- OUR FIELD. hind in Michigan. The share of private earnings per capita nationally in knowledge- YOUR DREAMS. based services in 1990 was 32.8 percent. By 2011, that had grown to 41.5 Tigers Fantasy Camp percent. For manufacturing, the in Lakeland, Florida. share was 20.7 percent in 1990, and declined by 2011 to 12.1 percent. Featuring the 30th anniversary reunion In Michigan, the share of pri- of the 1984 World Series Champions. vate-sector earnings per capita in knowledge-based services in 1990 was 30 percent, and increased to 38 percent by 2011. It also saw a large drop in earnings from manufacturing, from 32 percent in 1990 to 20 percent in 2011. The vast majority of the manufacturing job losses in the past two decades in Michigan came in the most recent decade, with the loss of 309,400 jobs. From 1990 to 2001, which the report called the “boom Tired of missing your ﬂight? times” for the state, manufacturing JANUARY 19-26 lost 8,400 jobs. JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 2 “Over two decades, in good economies and bad economies, factory work is declining,” he said. Glazer said it should not be Michigan’s goal to try and recreate a state filled with high-paid factory jobs, as it once was. “That doesn’t work anymore because of globalization and technology,” he said. Glazer said for Michigan to move forward, it’s more of a vision problem than a policy problem. Some state officials for years rested their hopes in landing a Toy- Join the CLUB ota factory in the state, Glazer said, GREAT FOR MORE INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS 1 (248) 860- 6378 • [email protected] and all the assembly-line jobs it HOLIDAY would bring. “That was seen as the GIFT! CALL 313-471-2550 Keeping you on schedule big get,” he said. OR VISIT TIGERS.COM/FANTASYCAMP But in Ann Arbor, the state had already landed Toyota’s largest 20131111-NEWS--0005-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/8/2013 4:15 PM Page 1

November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 5 Stroh applies to end pension plan

BY TOM HENDERSON Stroh Cos.’ business is sound. As sustainable in the long-term now, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS we look out to the future, the considering we no longer run a stream of payments that the plan large business,” he said. Detroit-based Stroh Cos. Inc. filed requires, under low-interest-rate Additional information con- a formal application Friday with conditions, requires us to be cerning the termination can be ob- the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty proactive now to protect the bene- Corp. to terminate the defined ben- tained at www.SBCHoldingsPen- ficiaries and the company,” Stroh efit pension plan for SBC Holdings sionFacts.com. said. the Inc., which pays the retirement Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, benefits for former employees of “Not that many years ago, the [email protected]. Twitter: the Stroh Brewing Co. plan was overfunded, but it isn’t @tomhenderson2 The company plans to terminate the plan on Jan. 12. leading According to John Stroh III, chairman of the Stroh Cos., about 3,000 former employees of the brewery are af- Home Care fected. The market is He said the pension plan is changing. about $40 mil- Are you ready? choice lion short of the $180 million it needs to be fully ŶŐĂŐĞƚǁĞůů͛ƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů funded. ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚĞĂŵĂŶĚ Stroh ŐĂŝŶŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ michigan Stroh told of Crain’s in an interview that he ex- DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͘tĞŚĞůƉ pects the PBGC will agree to as- ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚĞƌƐ * sume benefit payments and that ŐĞƚĂŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌǀĞŝŶ the amount of benefits will be un- ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ƉĞƌŵŝƫŶŐ physicians affected. ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ “This is an action we are taking ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƌůŽĐĂůŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ *Based on claims data independently verified by a third party to protect the beneficiaries of the ĂŶĚĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ plan and the financial viability of Ä¦®ÄÙ®Ä¦Ö½ÄÄ®Ä¦ÝçÙòù®Ä¦Äò®ÙÊÄÃÄã½ÊÄÝãÙçã®ÊÄÃÄ¦ÃÄã the Stroh Cos., which hasn’t been operating the brewery since it was sold,” said Stroh. In 1999, the 149-year-old brewer 866.902.4000 announced it was selling its 248.447.2000 www.atwell-group.com brands to Woodridge, Ill.-based www.residentialhomehealth.com Pabst Brewing Co. and Milwaukee- based Miller Brewing Co. “The takeaway here is that the

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Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 7KHURDGWRWKHFRUQHURIÀFH Report: Munder Capital sale called off

STARTS HERE. BY TOM HENDERSON The report said that Munder’s got offers for as much as seven CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS owner, New York City-based times EBIDTA, about $280 million. Crestview Partners LP, canceled the Crestview was the lead investor The proposed sale of Birming- sale after offers fell short of expec- in a 2006 deal valued at $302 mil- A business degree from ham-based Munder Capital Manage- tations. lion that saw Comerica Inc. sell its ment, a money-management firm According to peHub, Crestview 90 percent stake in Munder, which Wayne State University with $15.5 billion under manage- Partners had hoped to sell the com- was founded in 1985. At the time, does more than ment, has been called off, accord- pany for as much as $400 million, Munder had $16 billion under provide an academic ing to a report Friday on or about 10 times EBIDTA (earn- management. peHub.com, a website published In 2010, Munder President James foundation for success ings before interest, depreciations, by Thomson Reuters. taxes and amortization), but only FitzGerald told Crain’s that — it helps open doors. Munder was embarking on an ag- Our graduates join a gressive growth campaign to double its assets to $30 billion in three strong network of more years and $45 bil- than 31,000 successful Changing the odds lion in five alumni across Metro years, but that in our clients’ favor campaign fiz- Detroit and worldwide. zled. Whether you’re landing When asked to confirm that that ﬁrst job or making the sale had your way to the been called off, executive suite, there’s FitzGerald told Crain’s: “We likely a Wayne State Thomas Nantais, MBA ’82 FitzGerald can’t comment alum nearby, ready Chief Operating Ofﬁcer on that at all on the record. It’s to help. Henry Ford Medical Group press speculation.” When asked to confirm reports going back to June that Munder was for sale, FitzGerald said: “We don’t comment on that, either. We have a very firm company policy.” New York City-based Goldman Securities fraud and shareholder rights Sachs is the investment banker on Automotive supplier disputes Shareholder and partnership disputes the proposed sale. School of Business Administration Commercial and business lawsuits Family law and probate litigation According to peHub, private equity firms vying for Munder in- business.wayne.edu cluded Chicago-based Thoma Bra- AIM HIGHER 248-841-2200 vo,New York City-based Blackstone millerlawpc.com Group LP and Chicago-based Flex- point Ford LLC. Blackstone was reportedly partnering with Boston- based Advent International Corp. Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected]. Twitter: @tomhenderson2

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November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 New aluminum warehousing rules may impact prices, profits

BY DUSTIN WALSH ing nonexchange warehouses. ery to 50 days. minum equity analyst for Chicago- warehouses was shuffled from CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Wait times for aluminum to The new rules state that a ware- based Morningstar Inc., said in an warehouse to warehouse each day, leave the warehouses for a buyer house cannot load more metal in analyst note that the new rules … an incredible statistic,” Lane Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s con- of the physical aluminum grew than it takes out. If only 3,000 met- should alleviate inflated prices of said. “Dictating that a warehouse troversial Romulus-based alu- from six weeks a few years ago to ric tons leave a Metro warehouse, aluminum and stop LME ware- will have to ship out more metal minum warehousing operation, as long as 18 months currently, ac- only 3,000 metric tons can come houses from shifting metal from than it takes in will prevent shuf- Metro International Trade Services cording to complaints. into that specific warehouse. warehouse to warehouse to side- fling between warehouses.” LLC, faces new rule changes to cut This past Thursday, the board of The rules are slated to go into ef- step the previous requirements. Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, wait times for metal delivery that LME approved changes to ware- fect in April. “It was estimated that 90 percent [email protected]. Twitter: could challenge its profitability. houses to limit wait time for deliv- Andrew Lane, a steel and alu- of the aluminum in LME-registered @dustinpwalsh The London Metal Exchange, which oversees the trading of metal futures, issued the new rules last week, forcing warehouses like Metro’s to reduce wait times for we did not invent the wheel delivery of purchased metal to 50 days from as long as 18 months. WE INVENTED The LME’s new rules stem from growing concerns over market- comfort on wheels traded aluminum and its effect on PLATINUM STANDARD manufacturing. Starting in Au- FRACTIONALCTIONAL AND MANAGEDMANAGED BBUSINESSUSINESS AAVIATIONVIATION PPROGRAMS.ROGR gust, Metro International became SERVING ALL SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. the center of at least 20 ongoing civil antitrust lawsuits and an investigation by federal regulators. Beverage giants such as the Coca-Cola Co. and smaller aluminum manufacturers, some of which filed civil suits in August in FREE LEATHER UPGRADE* the U.S. District Court for the Eastern with purchase of any Stressless® District of Michigan in Detroit, say Office Recliner. Savings up to the stockpiles of aluminum held at $500 per seat. *See store for details. Metro International and other warehouses have caused prices to FINAL DAYS inflate by $5 billion since 2010. Ends Wednesday, November 20th. 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Lean on us to help you go the distance “Financing of stock will continue to remain attractive even with a 50- day cap,” Robin Bahr, an analyst at Rehmann’s not-for-profit advisors offer the experience Societe Generale SA in London, told Bloomberg News. “It doesn’t mean and service you need to help your organization operate that consumers will have more efficiently and effectively. From traditional tax and audit availability of physical metals. It would accelerate flow of metal from services to grant management and financial planning, the LME system into the hidden Rehmann can deliver focused solutions today ... and in system. This would seem to suggest that we would get less transparency the years ahead. rather than more.” The longer the metal stays in a Contact me today to learn more. warehouse, the more it’s traded on the market. Metro charges daily rent per ton on the metal stored in its warehouses. Metal leaving the warehouse hurts profits for the warehouse owners. 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Page 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 OPINION LETTERS Detroit revival lies in Price-fixing stories raise questions Editor: brave men and women who have Crain’s Detroit Business Crain’s Oct. 14 issue had an arti- defended our liberties. There will welcomes letters to the editor. be gatherings on this day as we, as cle about Takata and other Japan- All letters will be considered for ese companies involved in price- publication, provided they are a nation, celebrate the dedication fast fix for schools fixing schemes (“Takata to pay signed and do not defame of our troops from skirmishes long $71.3M, plead guilty in seatbelt individuals or organizations. ago and from recent battles. If you etroit will never recover without a strong network of price-fixing scheme,” Page 17). Letters may be edited for length have an opportunity, it will bright- neighborhood schools, a Detroit-born and nationally This is not the first such article on and clarity. en your day to attend one of these events and shake the hand of one known developer told a community alliance here last the same issue. Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit D of our heroes. week. You can’t build a revival on attracting 20-somethings Why has this not caused more re- Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., action in the business and general Detroit, MI 48207-2997. In addition, over the next couple who move out once they have children. Period. of months many of the current communities? Why has the fact that Email: [email protected] That perspective, from Richard Baron, is worth hearing — es- all the companies are Japanese not men and women in the armed pecially by Detroit’s newly elected mayor and his team. raised more eyebrows? Why has no forces will be returning home for acknowledge simple gestures, Baron wins the award for “most persistent” in his decades- one pointed out the millions this the holidays. So if you encounter such as one holding open a door or any of these brave soldiers, take a long attempts to develop a successful project in his hometown. has cost auto suppliers, customers and business in general? Why has sending a birthday, new birth or moment and thank them for their With a string of successful urban projects all over the country, there been no reaction by compa- an anniversary gift. Or how about dedication to our country. It will when someone accidentally jostles Baron is finally poised to break ground next summer on a 300- nies that have tried to do business put smiles on their faces, and you you in a store and does not offer an unit apartment project east of the Renaissance Center. in Japan, only to be stopped by gov- will know that you are acknowl- apology? Detroit has a handful of high-performing schools — but ernment red tape and barriers pur- edging a person who has devoted Somehow we have lost the art of posely erected to stop them? Why their life to protecting our way of not nearly enough. (A report card on the best-performing — civility. People don’t take the time life. has no politician mentioned our charter, traditional public and private — can be found at to send “thank yous” or even utter Each time my wife, Mary, and I doors are open to them and they the words “sorry” or “excuse me.” travel to visit our grandchildren excellentschoolsdetroit.org.) cheat and close their doors to us? Maybe it’s a sign of my age, but I in St. Louis, we stop at a hotel on Baron thinks Detroit should have the same urgency on Are our troubles so great on the think we are raising a society of the outskirts of Indianapolis. As it schools that New Orleans did after Hurricane Katrina. When homefront that we just close our rude and crude youth. Perhaps it’s turns out, this hotel is a gathering eyes? Guess so. the public school system was decimated by the storm, the com- time for the schools to start teach- place for young men who have en- Bob Cramer munity embraced strong neighborhood charter schools as a Birmingham ing a course in manners and soci- listed in the Marines and are substitute. etal deportment. awaiting assignment to boot camp. The analogy is appropriate — except our educational disas- During this holiday season, we Just interacting with them on should turn the tables a bit and be- ter in Detroit is entirely man-made. Give simple thanks to their final day before departing for stow a hearty thanks to another their new life is invigorating and those in armed forces segment of our population that at inspiring. Editor: times does not receive enough ap- So, over the next couple of Court of Claims changes – again Please permit me to ruminate on preciation: the men and women in months when you encounter any a practice by some people that re- our armed forces. Today marks Republican lawmakers stand accused of stacking the deck ally irks me. Some people never Veterans Day — a day to honor the See Letters, Page 9 in their favor by bumping the state’s Court of Claims — which handles lawsuits against the state — from Ingham County Cir- cuit Court to the state Court of Appeals. The move, expected to be signed into law this week by Gov. Rick Snyder, has been soundly denounced by Democrats — TALK ON THE WEB who happen to be the majority on the Ingham bench. A little history: State law moved the Court of Claims to a From www.crainsdetroit.com single circuit court — Ingham County — in 1979 in part to re- Hey, if these payments are non- duce travel time for lawyers in the attorney general’s office, Re: Repair or replace? Reader responses to stories and refundable, more power to him. who needed to be part of lawsuit proceedings. Before that, law- I-375 at crossroads blogs on Crain’s website. Comments may be edited. John md suits could be filed in virtually any circuit court in the state. It’s an interesting idea, but As lawsuits increased, the partisanship on the Ingham walking across a busy boulevard is Re: Packard plant buyer adds $100,000 to court arguably became more apparent. And the Ingham often not easy. Look at how hard it Re: UM launches $4 billion Victors for is to walk across Jefferson Avenue deposit; county works on payment plan court’s rulings often were reversed on appeal anyway. Michigan fundraising campaign downtown. I like the idea of capping So the state will move from having cases heard by a largely This is another example of gov- it, where possible. That would pro- ernment not following internal What’s audacious about this is Democratic bench to an appeals court panel hand-picked by vide decks for more development, processes. It is obvious that Wayne the continued skyrocketing tuition at the Republican-majority state Supreme Court. or parks. County government was biased in public universities despite all this A Latin phrase may be more appropriate, but a French saying Tom Albrecht the auction process. They should be fundraising. I noticed there was no discussion here about sustained comes to mind first: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The giving other bidders the same addi- Either option (cap or boulevard) tional time. But I guess favoritism tuition support. Where does all more things change, the more they stay the same. would be an improvement. has not left Wayne County. that money go? When political fortunes reverse, this may change again. Mr. Tuktoyaktuk Stephen Karniotis 238237 KEITH CRAIN: Congratulations to Mayor-elect Mike Duggan Be careful what you wish for. pital system. He inher- Southeast Michigan. need five votes, and he should If Detroit is to become a The fun is over. You might say the ited an organization Everyone wants him to hope for eight. healthy city, Duggan is going to easy part is over. that was bleeding red be a great success. Duggan’s going to have a real have to find a way to increase Mike Duggan ran a campaign ink by the barrel. I think he’ll discover challenge getting along with revenue without raising taxes — against heavy odds and won an He got to work; he that the only problem is Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. which would just chase even overwhelming victory last week even mastered the dic- going to be where to They both have important agen- more companies and people out when he was elected mayor of De- tionary of medical start and how to spend das, and those agendas may not be of the city. troit. terms that are unique his time. There are so the same most of the time. But He will have to find a way to in- Now he’s got the job, and all to the medical busi- many things to do and they have to work together for crease population as well as at- eyes will be watching what he ness. so many problems that short- and long-term goals of the tract businesses and investment in does once he officially becomes Make no mistake, he certainly will have city. the city. mayor. once Mike Duggan is his hands full for quite Planning for the long-term pros- Duggan has got his hands full, As a former board member of elected, we’ll see him hit a while. perity of Detroit is critical to get- but I have confidence that he’ll get the Detroit Medical Center, I had the ground running. It’s a tough Certainly figuring out the mood ting the city on the right track. the job done. The business commu- the benefit of watching Duggan job, but I am sure he will have the and cooperation of the Detroit City Just like the DMC, you can’t cut nity has to give him its complete after he was hired to lead the hos- support of businesses all over Council is going to be critical. He’ll your way to prosperity. support. 20131111-NEWS--0008,0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 4:33 PM Page 2

November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 9 OTHER VOICES: Help state youths to connect with STEM

With the many demands 8,654,000 total jobs in the knowledge in STEM areas to en- ence benchmark of 23. in STEM that will stay with them of today’s society, it’s easy U.S., and it is necessary able our country to grow and pros- These results indicate our state for a lifetime. for parents to sometimes that we have the skilled per. has some room for growth. To Encouraging children to aspire be a little distracted. But workers to fill these posi- Only 25.8 percent of Michigan help, we must encourage our chil- to STEM-related college degrees they must never lose sight tions. high school students are interest- dren to participate in STEM activi- and careers is key to revitalizing of one goal: creating a posi- Throughout my career ed in STEM, says STEMConnec- ties by making them interesting our state. We all must help foster tive environment in which with General Motors, I tor.org, indicating how crucial it is and exciting. Fortunately, we in opportunities where children can their children can thrive witnessed firsthand how to get kids excited about STEM. Michigan have organizations experience the excitement and and build a solid founda- important a talented, Michigan ACT test scores also il- whose missions are to get kids en- challenge of science, technology, tion for the future. The highly skilled STEM lustrate why promoting STEM in- ergized about STEM. engineering and math. The future question is, how can we workforce is to designing volvement is crucial for the suc- I am active with organizations of our students, our state and our begin to lay this vital foun- Tom Stephens and building vehicles. cess of our children. ACT.org that support STEM because I share country depends on it. dation, cultivating opportunities Without the engineers, the tech- reports that in a study of 120,451 their passion to nurture Michi- Tom Stephens is a retired vice that enable our children to develop nology, the math, the underlying Michigan students, only 35 percent gan’s next generation of innova- chairman of General Motors Co., to their full potential? science, we would not be experi- of the ACT-tested 2013 high school tors. It is important to connect chairman of the board for the One important pathway to our encing the renaissance in the auto- graduates achieved the mathemat- children — and their families — Michigan Science Center and vice kids’ economic prosperity is mobile industry. Today’s students ics college readiness benchmark of with unique and dynamic learning chairman of the board for FIRST in through science, technology, engi- need to develop an interest and 22, and only 33 percent met the sci- environments to spark an interest Michigan Robotics. neering and mathematics (STEM) education. In today’s technological society, it’s critical for our children to be STEM literate. The need for STEM education in Michigan, the home of the auto industry, is quite visible, but it also is essential in virtually all other high-tech industries and businesses. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2018 there will be an estimated 274,000 STEM- related jobs in Michigan, with

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of the men and women in uniform, give them a simple “thank you” and a smile. I’ll bet you get a hearty “thank you” in return, because they have not lost their sense of civility like so many in our country. Bill Kalmar Lake Orion

Celebrate diversity of ideas, not just cultures

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Page 10 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 Court move only latest GOP fast-track legislation

When Republicans in Court to judges from the majority of justices nominated by Ingham Circuit that Republicans Ⅲ Oakland County redistricting: Lansing want to get Court of Appeals. the Republican Party, would select want to move into friendlier con- The way the Oakland County com- something done, they Capitol But the question of four Court of Appeals judges from fines, but have not been able to mission district boundaries were know how to move fast. Briefings why hasn’t been an- at least two of the appellate dis- prove it. A provision in the bill redrawn every 10 years was always In a span of just 14 swered to the satisfaction tricts to serve as Court of Claims moves all pending cases before the done by the same five-member pan- days, and a little more of Democrats or the mul- judges. Ingham judges on the Court of el of elected officials and county than three hours of pub- titude of trial attorneys The chief reason given by Snyder Claims to the new Court of Claims party leaders — that is, until De- lic testimony, Senate Bill and related organizations and legislative Republicans for the upon Snyder’s signature. mocrats won a majority on that 652, which moves the that had little time to re- change is that just 3 percent of the What’s fueling Democrats’ con- crucial panel. venue for lawsuits act or prepare for the state elects the judges in Ingham cerns over the fast pace this bill has After the map was redrawn and against the state from one shift in the way such cas- County, and the matters that come rocketed through the Legislature is the possibility was real that the favorable to Democrats to es are handled. before them in these cases are of that this is not the first time since Oakland County Commission might be statewide importance. flipped to a Democrat-majority one favorable to Republi- Chris Gautz Right now, nine judges Snyder took office and the GOP commission, Republican state law- cans, went from being in- from Ingham County, However, no one has been able to took control of the House and Sen- makers sprang to action with a bill troduced to awaiting Gov. Rick which leans Democratic, serve as answer why the process has moved ate that laws have been changed in that would retroactively change Snyder’s signature. the Court of Claims, and hear cases with such haste. short order and perceived as hav- who was in charge of drawing the The bill changes who hears these against the state. Under the bill, the ing obvious political motivations. Those opposed have surmised maps. Instead of the five-member cases from Ingham County Circuit state Supreme Court, which has a there is a case currently before the They include: panel, the bill that Snyder ultimately signed into law gave that power to the Oakland County Commis- sion, which was controlled by the GOP, thus ensuring its ability to re- draw the lines that kept it in power. Those lawmakers and even Sny- der said the bill was needed to reduce the size of government and save taxpayers money, but emails “ HOW CAN DTE ENERGY uncovered after the fact showed that as the bills were being debated, GOP state representatives from HELP MY BUSINESS SAVE?” Oakland County were discussing among themselves how best to ex- plain why they were doing this and Each business is different, so DTE Energy offers an online Interactive Business tool which what they could claim was the real lets you get information tailored to your speciﬁc business environment. From grocery reason if they were asked. Ⅲ Schostak legislation: In 2012, stores to warehouses, you’ll ﬁnd tips, incentives, rebates and more that will help you the Michigan Court of Appeals reduce your energy use. We also provide a number of other online tools to help our ruled that David Schostak, brother of Michigan Republican Party business customers use less energy and save more money. Chairman Bobby Schostak, had to pay $2.1 million to his lenders after one of David Schostak’s properties, the Cherryland Center mall just outside of Traverse City, went into foreclosure. But just three weeks later, Re- DTE wants to help you save, so get started at publicans pushed through a bill dteenergy.com/interactivebusiness quickly and quietly that absolved Schostak from having to pay the money the court said he owed, as well as other developers that might find themselves in this position. Chris Gautz (517) 403-4403, [email protected]. Twitter: @chrisgautz

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Contact Mary Kramer at mkramer @crain.com. CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS Mary Kramer BY MATTHEW GRYCZAN But as America’s tastes in amuse- 100 percent of the fallow deer and sika Gilbert, Amway CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS ment changed, the park fell on hard deer are missing large amounts of hair times. and have patchy haircoats and skin both took risks, ong into the 1950s and early After passing through a series of wounds. Approximately 30 percent are 1960s, Deer Forest Amusement owners, much of the park was auc- thin with prominent hip bones and and cities won Park, near the shores of Little tioned off in 2009 by cousins John S. ribs, protruding abdomens and an ob- L Paw Paw Lake in southwest and John R. Modica, who had bought vious loss of muscle mass.” In 1978, Amway Corp. bought the Michigan, drew thousands of visitors as the attraction in 2005. Shortly after the deer were re- Pantlind Hotel in downtown Grand Americans took to the road on the coun- moved, a couple arrived on the scene Rapids. There literally isn’t a deer forest in try’s new interstate highway system. from Indiana, leasing what was left of Downtown Grand Rapids wasn’t the park today. much in those days. Restaurants were Founder Cecil Potts struck on the The 140 deer that nearly trampled the park from the Modicas and scarce; downtown retail vacant. Like idea in 1949 to build a park where peo- visitors when they saw them holding promising to resurrect it as an animal Detroit until recently, by day it was refuge through a new nonprofit. bankers, lawyers and government ple could touch and feed deer after he feed buckets were confiscated by workers; by night, it was quiet. made a trip out west to national parks. agents of the U.S. Department of Agri- Using the name Jon Gadberry, the But Ada-based Amway liked to bring By the end of its 1998 season, Deer culture this spring when they found new manager of Deer Forest in Coloma its distributors for big conventions to is rallying the West Michigan commu- Grand Rapids. It was kind of Forest reported a cumulative total of that the animals were malnourished, embarrassing — and tired. So co- more than 3.5 million visitors from among other violations. nity to revive the attraction. founders Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel every state and every country in Europe. A report from April 22 said “nearly See Deer, Page 12 decided to invest. They had the money to do it. First, it was the hotel, which reopened with a spiffy new tower addition in 1981. Then other land and buildings were purchased. People started wondering if Grand Rapids would become a “company town.” Amway was buying so much that a local wag dubbed the phenomenon as the “Amwayville Horror.” But those initial purchases were a catalyst for an amazing string of big plays that have paid off for Grand Rapids — and for those early investors. But in the beginning, some people were suspicious of Amway, that they would exert too much control. What is it about success that inspires backlash? In the days leading up to Detroit’s Nov. 5 mayoral election, I actually heard a leader in a significant minority business organization say of Dan Gilbert: “Nobody should be allowed to own that much.” Last week, a reporter from National Public Radio contacted me to ask questions that had the same edge: Is it a good thing for one entity to own so much? What if something happened to Dan Gilbert’s empire? Would Detroit taxpayers be on the hook? Gilbert Really? Yes, Gilbert owns a lot of downtown Detroit. But he started buying when A nobody else was interested. He bought vacant, underused and sadly neglected buildings and created something Detroit hadn’t seen for a while: market demand. New investors are coming in to join Jon Stolarz and Amie Gadberry him. at the gates of Deer Forest, They are developing apartments to which they hope to turn into a meet market demand. Investors are sanctuary for exotic animals. As buying in Corktown and east along the late as 1998, the park reported river. Richard Baron, a native Detroiter deer more than 3.5 million visitors. whose career was built developing deer MATTHEW GRYCZAN projects in St. Louis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and other cities, hopes to break ground in June for 300 units along the Detroit River, east of the A fondly remembered West Michigan Renaissance Center. Sometimes it takes a spark, a catalyst, to get something going. destination has hopes for a new life, but After all, that’s the question Gilbert asked in 2007 when he spoke as our Newsmaker of the Year: I’m coming questions follow the man with the plan downtown. Who’s coming with me? tale 20131111-NEWS--0011,0012,0013,0014-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 5:42 PM Page 2

Page 12 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS Deer: A plan, questions ■ From Page 11 As Jon Stolarz, the same man After entering into discussions has a past that includes incidents with Deer Forest’s owners, Stolarz of animal neglect in Canton, Mo.; began to manage the business in Chandlerville, Ill.; and Hobart, late April. “We worked all summer Ind.; and complaints made against long, 15 hours a day, for this park him by dog owners, who warn oth- and for this community,” he said. ers to stay away from his dog In an Oct. 10 interview, Stolarz training and breeding businesses. said they leased the land and pur- Stolarz, 32, also has a bench war- chased the business as an S-corpora- rant out for his arrest in connection tion, then dissolved the S-corpora- with the Chandlerville incident, and tion to create the not-for-profit Deer the state of Missouri seeks payment Forest Exotic Animal Sanctuary Inc. of more than $25,000 in civil penal- John S. Modica said Stolarz and ties and court costs for improper Gadberry leased the property and disposal of infectious wastes. equipment from them this year to Reliable, modernized grid Stolarz — who said he has taken operate the park. When asked last the last name of his wife, Amie month whether they bought and Energy is essential to the way we live, work and play. Gadberry, rather than his given dissolved the S-corp. to form a non- name — is on probation for two profit corporation, Modica said, counts of defrauding secured cred- “It hasn’t occurred yet, but that is ITC operates, builds and maintains the region’s electric itors in two criminal cases in their intentions.” Lewis County, Mo., involving Asked when Stolarz and Gadber- transmission infrastructure. We’re a Michigan-based company horses and a trailer, according to ry will buy the property and equip- the Lewis County Probation & Pa- ment, Modica said, “It’s real close, working hard to improve electric reliability and increase electric role Office in Hannibal, Mo. Sto- but not yet.” larz said his probation has ended. During the past month, Stolarz transmission capacity throughout the Midwest. Stolarz and Gadberry have been has given different accounts of soliciting money and goods to turn when or if the 501(c)(3) was the 32-acre park into a sanctuary formed, who makes up the board for exotic animals instead of per- that oversees the financial ac- petuating Deer Forest’s one-time counting of the not-for-profit and reputation as the nation’s largest whether the park is accepting con- petting zoo. They said they can tributions as a not-for-profit. www.itctransco.com build a sanctuary by purchasing Records with the Michigan Depart- older animals auctioned off by zoos ment of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs looking for younger replacements show that the articles for incorpora- and by acting as an animal rescue. tion for Deer Forest Exotic Animal But the park has lost its license Sanctuary Inc. were faxed to the to operate as a zoo. The website op- agency Oct. 17 by Rocket Lawyer of Com- erated by the USDA, which licens- merce, Calif., an online legal service, es businesses that exhibit animals, with the name of the incorporator list- shows that the park’s certificate of ed as Macheal Gomez. Neither Gad- operation was canceled Sept. 30. berry’s nor Stolarz’s name appears on Al Rodriquez, a compliance offi- the documents. cer with the Michigan Department of Stolarz has given different num- Agriculture’s Animal Industry Divi- bers as to the size of the board and sion, said the USDA transferred declines to name the board mem- the deer to a fully registered pri- bers, other than to say Gadberry is vate facility in Genesee County one and the rest are “very wealthy during the last full week of April. individuals” from the Coloma area. The state Agriculture Department is primarily concerned with the transfer of animals that may have A new direction contracted bovine tuberculosis or “I view (Deer Forest) as the chronic wasting disease. American dream,” said Stolarz, Stolarz points to the fact that the who along with Gadberry, two oth- deer were confiscated while the er full-time employees and season- park was managed by the Modicas, al help operated the park this year. who run Direct Auction Galleries Inc. Gadberry estimated that fewer in Chicago. Since May, Stolarz than 20,000 people visited Deer For- Health Care Is Shifting Ground. said, he has acquired 18 Eurasian est this year, and she marveled that fallow deer, which live in a back the previous owners were able to Be Surrounded by Solid Counsel. pen in the park. keep the business operating with “So by September of 2013, less general admission at $5. Stolarz es- than six months later, we have timated that it takes about $200,000 now gotten perfect USDA inspec- in annual revenue to break even. tions, which basically means that Since Gadberry and Stolarz have there is no errors, the animals look taken over management of the prop- good, the bedding is all in place erty, some individuals who identi- and the feeding schedule is in fied themselves as West Michigan place,” Stolarz said. residents or visitors posted entries An inspection conducted by the on the websites of the sanctuary USDA in July showed that some of and Trip Advisor, among others, the earlier infractions had been stating the park has been cleaned corrected. But USDA records also up in comparison to previous years, show that the license that the park while others panned the place. had for years to operate under Deer “This year — as embarrassed as I Forest Amusements Inc. as a Class was of it — the kids enjoyed them- C exhibitor was canceled Sept. 30. selves,” said Stolarz, adding that at- Stolarz said that while he and tendance stabilized this year. his wife were living in Hobart, he They hope to boost revenue by found a real estate ad that listed hosting field trips with schools in Deer Forest simply as 32 acres of Visit blogs.hallrender.com for information on topics related to health care law. the region and promoting Deer land. They visited in March to con- Forest as a sanctuary for animals sider purchasing it. such as some already on the “Wild, exotic animals have al- premises: Kulon donkeys, Watusi ways been an interest of mine,” cattle, a ring-tailed lemur, a wild THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT said Stolarz, who lives with Gad- berry in a trailer on the property. See Next Page 20131111-NEWS--0011,0012,0013,0014-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 5:42 PM Page 3

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From Previous Page to Stolarz or Midwest Area Detec- later, he was facing misdemeanor diana and left all the dogs behind,” the investigation and search of tion. In July, Stolarz was charged charges of animal neglect and cru- said Lore McKennedy, a part-time Stolarz’s premises. mustang and an emu. They also with animal neglect by Canton po- elty in Chandlerville. officer with Cass County Animal Con- said they have started to work “When we found Dirk, he was in lice, and he forfeited his bond after Stolarz is currently facing a trol who helped connect the dogs with the Sarret Nature Center in a kennel approximately 2 foot by 3 pleading guilty to the charge in bench warrant in several central with their owners. “He always in- Benton Harbor for a birds-of-prey foot in the back of a horse trailer January 2010, according to docu- Illinois counties connected with troduced himself as a dog trainer, exhibit and will act as a rescue for with moldy food and no water,” ments from the Municipal Division his arrest by the Cass County Sher- and people had given him these wild animals. she said. “I dropped him off at 120- of the Lewis County Circuit Court. iff’s Department on charges of ani- dogs for training.” They hope to launch some of the some-odd pounds, and he was The animal neglect case involv- mal cruelty and neglect of owner’s During the police investigation, renovations next season when probably only 65 pounds when we ing the two donated dogs was the duties for an incident in August Stolarz said, he hired two Deer Forest is open daily from picked him up. He couldn’t stand results of “not having water pre- last year when neighbors com- teenagers to take care of the dogs. Memorial Day to Labor Day. and his teeth were knocked out.” plained that a kennel full of dogs sent when the animal control offi- But he took longer to return than Upon the advice of a veterinari- went days without food and water cers showed up,” Stolarz said. he expected. an, Dirk was euthanized the next in the summer heat. Trouble with animals By early 2010, Stolarz had moved One of the dogs was a 2½-year- day, she said. “I’ve always had my hand in A report from the department to Chandlerville, Ill., to start a old German shepherd named Dirk, The day after the Cass County something animal-related and dif- business called Midwest K-9, which said deputies found 10 dogs without who was sent to Stolarz for train- Sheriff’s Department entered Sto- ferent things,” Stolarz said when he characterized as a small British food and little water in kennels lit- ing only a couple of months earlier larz’s Chandlerville home, the Ho- originally asked about his prior Labrador kennel, and he again be- tered with feces, along with a 9-foot- by his owner, Nicole Watson of bart Police Department in Indiana experience and training. “I owned gan marketing his training and long python without food or water. Woodson, Ill. Watson drove to a transportation company that breeding services. But two years “Stolarz moved out of state to In- Chandlerville after hearing about See Deer, Page 14 handled everything from live animals to hard goods.” He gave no other specifics other than he received an associate degree in business law from DuPage College in Glen Ellen, Ill. But in the past several years, Sto- larz has had a string of incidents spanning three states involving law enforcement agencies, humane societies and individuals regarding ill treatment of dogs, horses and a 9- foot Burmese python, as well as other legal troubles. Records from the U.S. Department of Transportation show Stolarz ob- tained a license in 2006 to operate as a trucking company under the name Rapid Transport in Canton, Mo. A year later, the department revoked the license involuntarily for paper- work and log issues, Stolarz said. Ready to grow Court records from the 2nd Judi- cial Circuit Court in Lewis County, Mo., show Stolarz is on five years’ probation for felony convictions of defrauding secured creditors in a your business? September 2007 incident involving a utility trailer and an October 2008 incident involving two horses. In the same year that he lost his trucking license, Stolarz launched Let’s customize a plan to Tri State Trauma in Canton, which was established to remove biohaz- ards from floods, mold and asbestos and to clean and disinfect crime make it happen. scenes. But he came under the scrutiny of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for transporting infectious waste without a license and improperly storing the waste at his Hannibal residence and another residence he owned in Canton. CITIZENS BANK FIRSTMERIT BANK. 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Page 14 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S MICHIGAN BUSINESS Deer: A plan, and a past ■ From Page 13 received complaints about two larz in his request to start a dog horses that were in the road at an kennel and training/breeding address being rented by Stolarz. business, but the board rejected The deputies called the Humane So- the request in late March. It was ciety of Hobart Inc. to help corral the then that Stolarz and Gadberry horses. Humane Society workers visited Deer Forest. then found 10 puppies that were in Stolarz concedes that he has a pen on the property — without made mistakes in the past, but he food, water or shade in days that sees the Deer Forest project as a exceeded 90 degrees, the organiza- fresh start. “The person that tion’s report of the incident said. you’re seeing on paper is not who I Humane Society Director Bren- am,” he said. The Cass County dog da Slavik said Stolarz told the Hu- case is strictly about a former wife mane Society that he was caring who he said is trying to stir up for the puppies as a part of a rescue trouble for him in the county. operation. But “we asked to see He said he intends to fight that what medication he was treating case through a civil slander and them with, and he couldn’t pro- harassment suit against the coun- duce any of the medication.” ty and individuals. As he talks of While the Humane Society was new beginnings, Stolarz appears to trying 1 to sort out owners of the be leaning back on an old occupa- puppies, “we were getting phone tion. A Craigslist advertisement calls from people from other states for Professional Dog Training in Colo- saying he had taken their dogs for ma with Stolarz’s first name, photo his ‘doggy boot camp,’ ” Slavik said. and phone number was posted in Stolarz said the puppies were mid-October: “I am retired from brought outside “to give them my old kennel and moved on to dif- some light during the day because ferent projects,” the ad states. they’re in the basement at night.” The photo shows Stolarz posing He said it was important to note with a handsome German Shep- that there were no charges were herd dutifully heeling — a photo filed against him in Hobart and au- that Nicole Watson said is of her thorities didn’t remove the dogs. euthanized dog, Dirk. Earlier this year, Gadberry ap- Matthew Gryczan: (616) 916-8158, peared before the Hobart Board of [email protected]. Twitter: Zoning speaking on behalf of Sto- @mattgryczan

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and Yangzhou; tech center in Shanghai hina has the world’s second-largest econo- Crain’s monthly World Watch re- Employees: About 10,000 my with an $8.2 trillion nominal GDP in port showcases companies leading C2012. Major exports include machinery, Products: Fully assembled seats, seat com- the way in international business as data processing equipment, apparel and textiles. ponents, seat trim covers, fabric and seat well as those expanding their global Imports include machinery, oil and mineral fu- foam; electrical power management prod- operations. els, medical equipment and motor vehicles. ucts including wire harnesses, terminals Each World Watch Monthly fea- One big connection for Michigan business to and connectors. tures a different country. If you China is a booming consumer auto market. Chi- Top executive: Jay Kunkel, president, Asia- know of a Michigan company that American Axle plant in Changshu na drivers now have more than 240 million vehi- Pacific operations exports, manufactures abroad or cles, 120 million of which are passenger cars, ac- has facilities abroad, email Jennette American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. cording to Bloomberg News. Smith, managing editor, at SAF-Holland USA Inc. In 2010, China overtook the U.S. as the largest Based: Detroit [email protected]. single-country new-car market, according to Based: Holland Operations: Headquarters in Shanghai; McKinsey & Co. Although McKinsey & Co. fore- Operations: Two plants in Xiamen; offices manufacturing plants in Changshu and casts the growing China auto market to eventu- OMING UP in Shanghai Hefei C ally slow, it predicts an 8 percent growth until Employees: About 1,700 December: Mexico Employees: 253 2020. Products: Front axles, independent rear Products: Trailer landing gear, trailer drive axles, power transfer units, rear drive axles, brakes modules, hypoid gears, drive shafts, various Top executive: Jeff Talaga, executive vice machined components president Clients: Volkswagen Group, JAC Motors, SsangYong Motor Co., Volvo Car Corp., Chery Au- tomotive Co. TI Automotive Ltd. Top executive: Donald Joseph, managing Based: Auburn Hills director of AAM Asia Operations: Eleven manufacturing plants throughout China Autoliv Inc. Employees: 4,100 Beijing Products: Fluid carrying systems, fuel Based: Ada pumps and modules, fuel tanks, powertrain Operations: Asia headquarters, China systems, HVAC fluid systems headquarters and tech center in Shanghai; Top executive: Kim Ooi, managing direc- 12 manufacturing plants throughout China HINA tor, Asia-Pacific Employees: 8,000 C Products: Airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels, electronics, inflators, seatbelt web- Nanjing Shanghai TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. bing, airbag cushions Chongqing Wuhan Wuhu Clients: Volkswagen Group, General Motors Based: Livonia Co., Ford Motor Co, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Operations: Headquarters and two tech Guangzhou Group, Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Nissan Motor centers in Shanghai; 15 manufacturing Co., Toyota, Honda Motor Co., Peugeot SA, Chery plants across China Automotive Co., Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. Hong Kong Employees: More than 8,700 Top executives: George Chang, president, Products: Brakes, steering wheels, Autoliv Asia; Arthur Blanchford, president, airbags, seatbelts, aftermarket components, Autoliv China; Thierry Masson, president, Products: Automotive products such as eight manufacturing plants throughout fasteners, engine components Autoliv Asia Electronics sealing and trim, fuel and break delivery, China Top executive: Mark Stewart, vice presi- fluid transfer, thermal and emissions and Employees: 2,750 dent, Asia-Pacific Compuware Corp. anti-vibration Products: Pistons, piston rings, liners, en- More information: 17 percent ($2.85 billion) Top executive: Song Min Lee, president, gine bearings, sealing products, ignition of TRW’s $16.4 billion 2012 global sales were Based: Detroit Asia Pacific products, friction products in its Asia-Pacific market Operations: Offices in Shanghai and Bei- Top executive: Paul Jefferson, president of jing Asia Pacific, Federal-Mogul vehicle compo- Employees: 133 nents segment Urban Science Inc. Products: IT software and services such as Based: Detroit application performance management solu- Ford Motor Co. Operations: Offices in Shanghai and Bei- tions, which help identify and resolve IT jing performance issues; Uniface, a development Based: Dearborn Employees: 27 language for apps; Covisint; and Change- Operations: Five manufacturing plants Products: Software and consulting ser- point, software for professional services throughout China vices aimed at improving dealership perfor- and portfolio management. Compuware Employees: About 25,000 mance also provides products and services for de- Products: Various vehicle models and en- Clients: Volkswagen Group, Renault-Nissan Al- veloping and maintaining mainframes. gines liance, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz AG, BMW AG, Top executive: Wayne Ju, country manager Top executive: John Lawler, chairman of Dow: 18 sites in China, including Shanghai Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., Chrysler Group LLC Ford Motor China Top executives: Hamilton Gayden, manag- Con-way Inc. Dow Chemical Co. ing director; Tom Longo, regional vice president Based: Ann Arbor Based: Midland General Motors Co. Operations: Forty-three warehouses in Bei- Operations: Eighteen manufacturing Based: Detroit jing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, plants and research and development sites Operations: Nine manufacturing plants, X-Rite Inc. Shanghai, Shenyang, Suzhou, Taiwan and throughout China five offices and two tech centers throughout Based: Grand Rapids Wuhan Employees: 3,600 China Employees: 650 Products: A range of plastic, adhesive Employees: More than 35,000 Operations: Headquarters in Shanghai; Products: Warehousing, transportation chemical, automotive, water treatment, Products: Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevro- offices in Beijing and Guangzhou management and third-party logistics solu- coatings and construction, oil and gas, per- let, Opel, Wuling and Jiefang vehicles Employees: About 50 tions sonal care and agricultural products Top executive: Kevin Wale, president, GM Products: Software and hardware to mea- Top executive: Thomas Pan, managing di- Top executive: Peter Wong, president, Dow China sure, formulate and match color. rector, North Asia Chemical Greater China Clients: Range of industries including printing, packaging, photography, graphic Lear Corp. design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, Cooper-Standard Automotive Federal-Mogul Corp. Based: Southfield textiles, dental and medical. Based: Novi Based: Southfield Operations: Manufacturing plants in Top executive: Peter He, vice president of Operations: Eight plants throughout China Operations: Headquarters in Shanghai, Changchun, Chongqing, Liuzhou, Nanjing, sales Employees: About 3,200 warehouses in Kunshan and Shanghai and Rui’an, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan, Wuhu — Compiled by Ross Benes 20131111-NEWS--0016-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 4:24 PM Page 1

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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST GREATER MICHIGAN NONPROFITS Ranked by 2012 gross receipts Total Fundraising Excess for the Organization, fiscal year end Gross receipts Gross receipts expenses expenses year Address ($000,000) ($000,000) ($000,000) ($000,000) ($000,000) Rank Phone; website Top executive 2012 2011 2012 2012 2012 Purpose of nonprofit Peckham Vocational Industries Inc. (9/2012) Mitchell Tomlinson $163.5 $247.2 158.5 $0.0 $2.5 To provide a wide range of opportunities to maximize the potential of 3510 Capital City Blvd., Lansing 48906 president and CEO people striving for greater independence and self-sufficiency. Includes 1. (517) 316-4000; www.peckham.org job training and competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities International Aid Inc. (06/2012) Brian Anderson 162.4 131.7 162.1 0.3 0.1 To respond to biblical mandates to provide relief to the world's poor, 17011 W. Hickory, Spring Lake 49456 president and CEO sick, and suffering by providing food, medicine and other assistance, 2. (616) 846-7490; www.internationalaid.org both in the U.S. and in other countries throughout the world, in the name of Jesus Christ Hope Network (9/2012) Phillip Weaver 127.0 108.3 NA NA NA To empower people with disabilities or disadvantages to achieve their 3. 3075 Orchard Vista Drive SE, Grand Rapids 49546 president and CEO highest level of independence (616) 301-8000; www.hopenetwork.org Michigan Masonic Home Charitable Foundation Walter Wheeler 85.6 130.5 5.9 0.5 (0.2) To empower Michigan Masons to change lives through charity (3/2012) executive director 4. 1200 Wright Ave., Alma 48801 (989) 463-3141; www.michiganmasonsfoundation.org Bethany Christian Services Inc. (12/2012) Bill Blacquiere 82.3 B 76.0 8.2 3.7 NA To demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting 5. 901 Eastern Ave. N.E., Grand Rapids 49503 president and enhancing the lives of children and families through quality social (616) 224-7610; www.bethany.org services Holland Home (12/2012) H. David Claus 67.5 62.0 59.9 0.5 (1.0) Provide nursing therapy and benevolent services for aged residents in 6. 2100 Raybrook St., Grand Rapids 49546 president and CEO skilled nursing, dementia nursing, assisted living and independent (616) 235-5000; www.hollandhome.org living centers American Cancer Society Inc. (12/2012) Nancy Yaw 65.2 67.0 47.0 10.1 (2.0) Dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem through 1755 Abbey Road, Lansing 48823 executive vice prevention, saving lives and diminishing suffering through research, 7. (517) 332-2222; www.cancer.org president, Lakeshore education, advocacy and service Division West Michigan Cancer Center (6/2012) Joseph Mirro 57.9 48.6 55.7 0.0 2.2 Outpatient cancer center offering multi-disciplinary, integrative 8. 200 N. Park St., Kalamazoo 49007 CEO/CMO approach to treating cancer patients in a nine-county area of southwest (269) 382-2500; www.wmcc.org Michigan Interlochen Center for the Arts (5/2012) Jeffrey Kimpton 50.7 46.8 44.8 1.3 3.7 To engage and inspire people worldwide through excellence in 9. P.O. Box 199, Interlochen 49643 president educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of (231) 276-7200; www.interlochen.org life through the universal language of the arts Michigan Public Health Institute (12/2012) Jeffrey Taylor 45.3 B 43.7 45.5 NA NA To maximize positive health conditions in populations and 10. 2436 Woodlake Circle, No. 300, Okemos 48864 CEO communities through collaboration, scientific inquiry and applied (517) 324-8318; www.mphi.org expertise

This list of 501(c)(3) status nonprofit organizations is an approximate compilation of the largest such organizations in Michigan but outside of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Van Andel Research Institute, No. 4 on last year's list, which Crain's believes would make the list, was unable to provide figures and their 2012 Form 990 has not yet been filed; a reliable estimate could not be made. Information was provided by the organizations or from state or federal filings. NA = not available. B Crain's estimate. LIST RESEARCHED BY BRIANNA REILLY ■ An expanded version of this list can be purchased at crainsdetroit.com/lists.

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Three Beaumont Health System Rod Reasen, Healthiest Employers LLC doctors received the following titles: Gerald Timmis, M.D., was recognized as a Legend in Cardiology by the Michigan chapter of American College of Cardiology; Debi Siljander, M.D. and the system’s medical director, was named Beaumont Medical Group’s director of clinical integration and will be the liaison to Beaumont United Care Partners; and Daniel Menkes, M.D., was named the Department of Neurology chairman. He previously was a professor of neurology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Jeffrey Weingarten, M.D., medical director of Providence Hospital’s Voice and Communication Center, is wrapping up his 2013 stint on the state’s Board of Speech Language Pathology. He was Weingarten appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in June. Ronald Wadle, D.O., a urologist at St. John Macomb- Oakland Hospital, was inducted into the 2013 class of Great Pioneers in Osteopathic Medicine. He was the past president of the American College of Wadle Osteopathic Surgeons and received the Distinguished Osteopathic Surgeon award. Chris Allen, AARON ECKELS executive director of Rod Reasen, CEO of Indianapolis-based Healthiest Employers LLC, says companies must do more to encourage participation in wellness programs. the Detroit Wayne County Authority, was elected chairman of the Catholic Medical Mission Board. He has been a member of CMMB’s board since 2007, and The long road to wellness Allen most recently was chairman of its finance committee. BY JAY GREENE The Michigan Parkinson CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Message to firms MORE FROM HEALTH CARE SUMMIT Foundation honored od Reasen, CEO of Healthiest Employers Speaker: Innovation has a heartbeat here, Page 19 Peter LeWitt, M.D., LLC, shook up the audience at Crain’s director of the with healthy habits: R fifth annual Health Care Leadership But, he said, on the whole, Michigan is not Parkinson’s Disease Summit last month when he said he had doing as well as national averages. and Movement In 2013, Michigan dropped to 53.82 in the Disorders Program at some disturbing news: Companies have Lead the way Henry Ford West spent $2 billion on corporate wellness pro- Healthiest Employers index, compared with the national average of 55.42, Reasen said. Bloomfield Hospital, grams, only to get 5 million workers to sign down. What are we doing? Pundits from the Numbers are based on values from 1 to 100, at its annual “A Night up for at least one program. outside are asking us (wellness profession- with the higher numbers representing more LeWitt of a Thousand Stars” “We as an industry know we need to do als), ‘Does wellness work?’ ” success. The survey represents more than event. He has been president of the more,” Reasen said. “There are new ideas Reasen said the answer is for companies 4,000 employers in 44 metropolitan areas. foundation’s professional advisory board popping up all the time, really good things with stellar wellness programs — like the “Frankly, in Michigan, you are challenged. and is a professor of neurology at Wayne out there” to encourage participation in well- Southeast Michigan companies that won … You are below the average,” Reasen said. State University School of Medicine. ness programs. first-place awards in the Priority Health-spon- “We don’t look at this as a negative. We look Bruno DiGiovine, But on top of the U.S. facing twin epi- sored Michigan’s Healthiest Employers — to at this as an opportunity. You as employers M.D., M.P.H., was demics of diabetes and obesity, according to lead by example because not enough employ- are the healthiest of the employers. You can appointed division the federal Centers for Disease Control and Pre- ers and employees are participating in the ef- head of Pulmonary, be a catalyst for other employers to encour- vention, Reasen said a Rand Corp. study con- fort to slow health care costs. Critical Care and age them to change.” cluded that half of Americans have at least In 2013, the region’s healthiest employers Sleep Medicine at Jay Holden, senior vice president and one of nine serious chronic conditions. Well- are Beaumont Health System, Oakland County, Henry Ford Hospital, chief human resources officer at Royal Oak- ness programs, he said, need to do a better XMCO Inc., Expert-Metal Inc. and Asset Health Inc. Detroit. He had based Beaumont, said Michigan’s low num- job of reaching more of the sickest workers. “Innovations are happening from employ- been chairman of bers may be due to the high rates of chronic the Department of “We are spending $2 billion to affect 5 mil- ers like you,” Reasen said. “From Zumba to Medicine at Wayne lion people, and we are not changing things,” Frisbee, you are doing some really cool DiGiovine State University. Reasen said. “Health care costs are not going things” to engage employees in wellness. See Wellness, Page 18 20131111-NEWS--0017,0018-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 4:25 PM Page 2

Page 18 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS November 11, 2013 Health Care Wellness: Healthiest employers aim high for wellness programs ■ From Page 17 diseases in Southeast Michigan. mand out there,” Whitford said. “I stress this really isn’t a one-year because it is best for our patients.” Beaumont’s move several years “I have seen studies to show that am not sure employers have seen investment. It’s long-term. The Another approach that has ago to create a smoke-free environ- Michigan has a higher obesity the right oppor- winners (of Michigan’s Healthiest proved success- ment led to a bolder step last year: rate” than most metropolitan ar- tunity to part- Employers) have been at it 10 to 12 ful to Beaumont New employees must be nonsmok- eas, Holden said. “It is near the ner with the years and are seeing the fruits of is its holistic pro- ers, he said. bottom. Michigan’s economy also right player.” their labor.” gram strategy. “We make sure the wellness of has been slower to recover.” Whitford said For the past 12 years, Beaumont “We give em- individuals extends to employee Don Whitford, vice president of wellness pro- has developed its corporate well- ployees dis- assistance programs and through the east region of Priority Health grams take at ness program into one of the best counts for fit- health plans that allow them to ad- in Farmington Hills, said the de- least three years in Southeast Michigan. But it did- ness centers. We dress personal health issues,” cline in wellness programs could to generate a n’t happen overnight. look at nutrition Holden said. be due to employers not investing positive return “We have tremendous leadership and make sure Like many other health care or- in wellness because of uncertainty on investment. support that is behind all our initia- employees have ganizations, Beaumont also is part Whitford Holden surrounding the Patient Protec- “A lot of tives,” Holden said. “As a health healthy options of the movement to conserve ener- tion and Affordable Care Act. times, people look for a quick re- care system, we need to create an on menus and vending machines,” gy and dispose of wastes safely. “I believe there is pent-up de- turn on investment,” he said. “We environment healthy for employees Holden said. The bottom line? Holden said Beaumont’s health care costs have been held to an annual increase of 3 percent to 4 percent, lower than Southeast Michigan’s 6 percent- plus average. Much of that has to do with Beaumont’s sticking with its wellness program over time, Holden said. That has led to higher participation rates. More than two-thirds of Beau- mont employees take annual risk assessments to identify health problems. More than 75 percent participate in wellness programs, Holden said. “Our program grows each year,” he said. “It started out with fitness- minded (employees) as the early adopters. They have championed wellness, and with consistent mes- saging you create enthusiasm” that Beaumont hopes filters down to the more sedentary and unhealthy employees. Priority Health has been advis- ing employers about wellness program alternatives for many years, Whitford said. “We have long believed in the value of wellness. It is at our core. Our value proposition is helping members improve their quality of life,” Whitford said. “We know the value of wellness for employers — for reducing health care expenses and improving productivity.” For example, Whitford said one self-insured employer wanted to offer a wellness program that ad- dressed obesity and other health care issues in its workforce. Under a three-year agreement, Priority’s first step was to offer workers online health risk assessments. High-risk employees — those who were overweight, possi- bly with high blood pressure or other health indicators — were identi- fied and offered health coaching. “We conduct preventive screen- ings and make sure providers know when (employees) don’t come in for annual exams,” Whit- ford said. “We assess employers’ needs and bring a number of programs to the work site.” He said Priority’s data showed a 60 percent decline in the number of employees who were considered high risk, lowering the employers’ costs by $6,000 per employee. “As a result of this hard work and commitment, this year they didn’t receive a rate increase,” said Whitford, noting that hospital emergency department visits and inpatient admissions also declined by the middle of the third year of the program. Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325, [email protected]. Twitter: @jaybgreene 20131111-NEWS--0019,0020-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/7/2013 4:27 PM Page 1

November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 19 Health Care Summit speaker: Innovation has heartbeat in SE Mich.

BY JAY GREENE Healthcare Improvement, praised In her speech, Bisognano chal- health care (hospitals, physicians, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Michigan health care organiza- lenged health care executives in other providers),” Bisognano said. tions for developing innovative Michigan to improve the health of “I believe when we start to balance Patient care and health insur- programs that share similarities the entire state, not just those lucky with how much we spend in the so- ance innovation are alive and well to the examples she wrote about in enough to afford health insurance cial sector, we will get better in Southeast Michigan. her book, Pursuing the Triple Aim. or those on Medicaid or Medicare. health at a lower cost.” Innovation ranges from Meridian But she said that none of the pro- “Scotland, a small country of 5 At Detroit-based Meridian Health Plan’s efforts to identify grams initiated by the companies million people, came together in a Health Plan of Michigan, the state’s problems that Medicaid patients in her book — Blue Cross Blue Shield collaborative with a goal to be- largest Medicaid health mainte- have in their homes that may in- of Massachusetts, Virginia Mason come the healthiest country in the nance organization, with 290,000 terfere with their health improve- Medical Center or CareOregon — or world,” Bisognano said. “They members, Sean Kendall, director of ment, to efficiency programs at the from companies in Michigan are want to focus on health from con- network development, said Meridi- University of Michigan Health System simultaneously tackling all three ception to 5 years to create seven an is doing its part to achieve that involve front-line workers, pa- Triple Aim goals: Improve the years of future good health.” Triple Aim results. tients and supervisors to reduce health of populations, improve the More than 900 people from all “We have been doing this for costs and improve quality. patient care experience and re- walks of life — doctors, hospital some time,” he said. “We are inter- It also includes more than a duce per capita costs. administrators, public health offi- ested in high-quality care, improv- dozen hospital quality improve- “We talked with employers, hos- cials, teachers, parents, social ing our members’ health, providing ment programs and 3,700 physi- pitals and physicians, and we workers and juvenile-justice work- the most appropriate level of care cians who participate in patient found providers work on the expe- ers — work together to design a AARON ECKELS Maureen Bisognano, Institute for and, hopefully, reducing the costs.” plan to improve the health of Scot- care initiatives sponsored by Blue rience of patient care, public Healthcare Development CEO, told Over the past 18 months, Meridi- Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and a health works on the health of pop- land’s children, she said. summit attendees that companies must an has expanded its care coordina- wellness program for employers be- ulations, and economists are work- “Couldn’t we do this in Michigan? improve health, patient care and costs. tion patient outreach program, in gun by St. John Providence Health Sys- ing on costs,” Bisognano said. To create the healthiest state in the which phone calls and text mes- est in the world in 2011, says the Or- tem. “There is nobody who could U.S.?” Bisognano said. “This is a sages remind patients of physician ganization for Economic Co-operation At Crain’s fifth annual Health take on the whole aspect of the great example of bringing together visits and offer health care im- and Development. Norway is second Care Leadership Summit last Triple Aim. We need integration, the Triple Aim in all aspects.” provement tips. at $5,666, Canada seventh at $4,445 month, keynote speaker Maureen people to step in the middle of the The U.S. spends $8,507 per person “We want to make sure they are Bisognano, CEO of the Institute for Triple Aim and take on all parts.” each year on health care, the high- and the United Kingdom 13th at $3,433. filling their prescriptions. We use “When you add social care an interdisciplinary team to coor- spending, we are in the middle” dinate their care,” Kendall said. compared with other countries, “We move the needle a little bit said Bisognano. Social spending, and the savings are tremendous.” he said, includes Social Security, In 2014, Meridian plans to roll out food stamps, housing subsidies phase two of its program — identify and homeless programs. the 5 percent of members who repre- “Most of our spending goes to See Innovation, Page 20 Your Bank’s Not Lending?

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William Beaumont Hospital in Troy Applications received is planning a $36.6 million expan- Select Specialty Hospital-Detroit, sion to 14 of its operating rooms Detroit: Renovate the fourth floor and one procedure room, according of Henry Ford Hospital to develop a to a certificate-of-need application. 31-bed, 21,806-square-foot long- The phased expansion would in- term acute care hospital in De- crease the average size of each op- troit; $10.4 million. erating room to 675 square feet Regency at Whitmore Lake, Whit- from the current 537 square feet more Lake: 15-year lease for a pro- and involve 52,700 square feet of posed 28-bed addition to a 135-bed space on the first floor of the hospi- nursing facility that already has an tal. approved 79-bed addition to result Additional square footage would in a 242-bed facility; $4.2 million. come from relocating nonclinical Providence Long Term Acute administrative and staff support to Care Hospital, Southfield: Remodel a nearby office building and filling 19,840 square feet of space on the the vacated central processing de- fourth floor of Providence Hospital partment. and Medical Center to create a 30- Besides increasing the rooms’ bed long-term acute care hospital; size, the project would also in- $19.4 million. crease support and equipment stor- University of Michigan Health age and improve the circulation be- System, Ann Arbor: Add 75 hospi- tween sterile and nonsterile areas. tal beds; the cost will fall under The following are other selected the high-occupancy provision of certificate-of-need filings from the CON Review Standards for Sept. 1-30: Hospital Beds.

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November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 25 Pistons: Rising revenue, play Glass: Bill would can logo ban ■ From Page 3 ■ From Page 3 packages through early January. league’s revenue sharing arrangement. branded glassware away for free. Whole- use. It’s a huge branding opportunity.” Crain’s has been told that the Pistons take The NBA has been rolling out a new sys- salers now sell nonbranded glasses to bars. Reith said Atwater supplies a significant in between $500,000 to $600,000 per game in tem that is expected to provide up to $16 Current law states that licensed bar and amount of glassware to other markets like ticket revenue, both from season tickets and million by next year in additional money to restaurant owners are not allowed to have Pennsylvania, where he sends a pallet of single-game sales. That’s up from last year, the league’s poorer teams, according to a re- branded material with a secondary use, such glasses, about 500, a month. and doesn’t include suite revenue. port last year from Sports Business Journal. as glassware or napkins with logos, on John Lambrecht, co-owner of Bookies Bar Mannion said the Pistons are at about 60 Under the league’s system, teams share premises unless it has been granted permis- & Grille in Detroit, said the use of branded percent of the financial goal for per-game half of their revenue, after expenses. How the sion for a confined promotion or event. material should be left to the bar owner’s ticket sales. In the National Basketball Associ- pooled money is apportioned is based on the Andy Deloney, chairman of the MLCC, discretion. ation, about $1 million is widely considered league’s team payroll that season. said the rule places an unnecessary burden “I don’t think there is a clear purpose for the objective for per-game ticket sales. What revenue the Pistons share is less on bar and restaurant owners as well as the the law,” Lambrecht said. “Branded materi- Suite sales at the Palace have matched than the average NBA payroll, so the team liquor commission. als are not for every restaurant.” last year’s numbers. Suites on average gets the difference out of the pooled revenue. “The purpose of the commission is to Lambrecht said using branded glassware lease for $250,000 for the season. make sure people are safe while using alco- and napkins is not that different from the The Pistons both raised and lowered hol, which is a controlled substance,” De- elaborate tap handles that are widely used. prices for single-game general admission for The team loney said. “If we keep that filter in mind, I “That’s why companies want bars to use this season by moving to a four-tiered ticket In April, team owner Gores told re- ask, what protection or public health benefit their draft handles,” Lambrecht said. price system that’s based on the opponent, porters, “You can tell the world: We’re comes from having a rule saying a restau- Gary Thompson, COO for Lake Orion- with more-popular teams being pricier. ready to spend.” rant or bar can’t have logoed napkins?” based Powers Distributing Inc., said the For example, the most expensive seat for Turns out, he meant spend less, but De- Deloney said the commission, which is re- change will benefit all three tiers of the in- Miami Heat and L.A. Lakers games are $275, troit may have a better team with a smaller viewing liquor licensing and regulating dustry as long as the commission can en- up from last season’s $250. Other tickets payroll. It’s $62 million this season, accord- processes, is working to rescind the rule. force the new rules. have been reduced, such as a $22 upper-lev- ing to basketball-reference.com. That’s “We want to keep our investigators fo- While glassware companies would be per- el section dropping to $15 for 18 games. 22nd in the league. cused on high-priority things like sales to mitted to sell branded glasses to bars, it’s im- Last year, the payroll was $68 million. It’s minors and hidden ownership,” he said. portant to keep a separation between beer- smaller this season because of the depar- Deloney said even if the law is rescinded, makers, wholesalers and bars or Tale of the turnstile ture of several free agents. manufacturers will not be able to give away restaurants, he said. Going into Friday night’s home game Detroit’s top-paid player is forward Josh items. If the rules were changed to allow more against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pis- Smith, 27, who signed a five-year, $54 mil- “One thing I want smaller manufacturers direct sales of branded goods, beer giants tons were 2-2 and averaging 15,623 after the lion free-agent deal in July. The contract to remember is to not be worried about the would use their marketing muscle to out- first three games of the season at the 22,076- pays him $13.5 million this season. big guys like MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch sell local brewers. seat Palace. Gores has spent off the court. giving free stuff away,” Deloney said. “The big brewers, the multinational con- That was 26th in the 30-team NBA. Howev- The Pistons in August announced the “Even if we say bars and restaurants can glomerates, have a lot of money and ware- er, Detroit is second to last in average arena start of the third and final round of a three- have logoed glassware or napkins, they still houses full of logoed glassware,” Thompson capacity filled per game at 70.8 percent, just year renovation of the Palace that Mannion can’t get them for free.” said. “If they can get that into retailers’ slightly ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. said has cost Gores nearly $40 million. Local breweries and bar owners de- hands without retailers having to pay for it, NBA teams don’t disclose financial data, The work has included renovations to scribed the laws on the books regarding local craft brewers could get slaughtered.” but Mannion said the Pistons are no longer suites, restaurants, bathrooms, locker branded merchandise as arcane. Thompson said the rules, while cumber- borrowing money from the league’s low-in- rooms, lounges, lighting, improved dis- Mark Reith, CEO of Detroit-based Atwater some, serve a purpose. terest credit facility to cover operations, as abled fan access, concourse improvements, Brewing Co., said supplying Atwater-branded “Michigan is the fifth-largest craft brew- they had prior to the 2011 ownership change. better Wi-Fi, an upgraded media work glassware to local bars and restaurants ing state because it’s a fair playing “It is self-sustaining operation,” Man- room, a new ventilation air handling sys- would prove beneficial to his brewery. ground,” he said. “Because the big guys nion said. “The way the NBA designed the tem and digital menu boards. “It would be huge for us, especially local- can’t just take over.” system, it works perfectly for us.” Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, ly,” Reith said. “I would love to give retailers Nathan Skid: (313) 446-1654, The Pistons receive money under the [email protected]. 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BY BILL SHEA Not in Napoleon’s case: His cam- to post political spending invoices The pro-Duggan spots from Su- dia, an older voter by TV.” AND KIRK PINHO paign did only a few cable TV ads, on the Federal Communication Com- per PAC Turnaround Detroit came CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS spending most of its money on radio mission’s website. from noted Orchard Park, N.Y.- spots. However, the pro-Napoleon Records are available for the based Democratic strategists Joe Tweets, likes and cash The reasons why Mike Duggan Detroit Forward PAC did spend mon- Duggan campaign’s advertising Slade White & Co. Napoleon, a former Detroit Police defeated Benny Napoleon last ey on commercials aired on De- buys, showing more than $97,000 Napoleon’s Super PAC, Detroit Department chief, raised $175,087 week to become Detroit’s next troit’s broadcast TV channels. spent with four Detroit stations in Forward, used The Davis Group of during the pre-general election re- mayor will be analyzed and argued Duggan, who touted 250 house the two weeks before Election Day. Austin, Texas, for some of its me- porting period. His committee for some time to come. parties as a primary campaign Napoleon’s campaign didn’t buy dia buys. spent $206,919 during the reporting What’s beyond dispute is that strategy, and the pro-Duggan Turn- airtime, and federal campaign fi- Media buyers typically get a 15 cycle, and has raised $869,737 this while both campaigns — and their around Detroit PAC spent cash on nance rules don’t mandate that sta- percent commission. election season. His campaign re- Super PAC proxies — put money scores of television spots. tions report spending data for “Whether it’s most effective or ported $3,917 in cash-on-hand as of and manpower into 21st century so- How effective the TV efforts PACs — and they don’t offer spend- not, TV sucks up most of the mon- the Oct. 25 reporting deadline. cial media campaigning, each still were in the Detroit mayoral elec- ing details themselves. ey,” Robinson said. Duggan’s campaign committee relied to varying degrees on the tion is impossible to gauge without The campaigns spent an un- raised $824,441 during the pre-gen- most expensive and traditional 20th sophisticated post-election polling. known amount with cable compa- eral election reporting cycle, which century medium: TV advertising. Evolving elections In the end, the TV campaigning nies such as Comcast. ran until Oct. 20. During that time, In a city roiled for decades by in- may simply have reinforced a nar- Based on what was posted to Television remains a major tool his campaign spent $845,349. But his dividual and governmental eco- rative that had been in place long FCC.gov last week, the Duggan cam- for political campaigns, even with committee has taken in about $2.55 nomic misery, where the Internet before Election Day: Before and af- paign targeted a plurality of its the rise of social media, email, web- million during the election cycle. It can be an affordable luxury in ter the August primary, Duggan general-election television spending sites and other digital-age media. reported $36,279 in cash-on-hand to some households, television con- maintained solid polling and fund- on Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK-TV2. “It has been a narrative that the the Wayne County Clerk’s office. tinues to be the most powerful tool raising leads over Napoleon. Ad buys were targeted during trend line goes toward social me- “We had to focus on using the for reaching the most voters, elec- Duggan, the former Detroit Med- newscasts and some morning and dia, Internet-based campaigning. ground game, social media and ra- tion insiders say. ical Center president and CEO, evening programming. The target But the demise of television as a dio heavily” because of the “It’s still where the money goes,” edged Napoleon, the current demographics for the commercials, campaign media is premature,” fundraising disparity, Peckin- said Rich Robinson, director of the Wayne County sheriff, 55 percent according to the station documents, Robinson said. paugh said. Lansing-based to 45 percent on Nov. 5. were adults age 35 and up or 25-54 Bryan Peckinpaugh, Napoleon’s Duggan’s campaign said it was nonpartisan — those most likely to vote. campaign spokesman, said there nonprofit Michi- unable to answer questions about Duggan’s most recent WJBK are many options for campaigns. gan Campaign Fi- How much TV money? its spending or strategy. buy was $9,600, for 11 30-second “TV still plays a role, but not as nance Network, “We don’t have that info readily It’s difficult to estimate how commercials aired Nov. 2-5. The large. You have TV, radio, print, which tracks available. The campaign has pret- much money the campaigns and most expensive airtime was $2,600, Web, social media, and the ground election spend- ty well shut down, so we also have PACs spent on TV ads because elec- for 30 seconds during the 10-11 p.m. game and mailings, canvassing. ing. “Social me- fewer people to pull info together,” tion financial disclosure laws don’t newscast Nov. 2. Reports show the It’s still significant, but social media is cheap, but Duggan campaign spokesman require full disclosure, and post- Duggan campaign spent $23,900 for dia has kind of helped close the gap John Roach said. despite the mi- general election campaign finance with the TV issue as a medium,” 24 spots on WJBK between Oct. 29 While social media can be cost gration toward reports aren’t due until Dec. 5. Peckinpaugh said. Robinson and Nov. 5, and it bought 25 spots effective, it has limitations as a social media and The reporting period ends Nov. 25. “We noticed that in 2009 when for $22,300 for Oct. 22-28. campaign tool in Detroit, Peckin- Internet-based campaigning, two- Under federal law, television we started using social media dur- The campaign spent $19,990 for paugh said. thirds to 70 percent of the money is stations — but not cable providers ing Freman Hendrix’s campaign, 33 30-second advertisements be- “There is still a divide in the city going to television.” — since 2012 have been obligated when he ran in the special election tween Oct. 28 and Nov. 5 on NBC af- across different neighborhoods. We to finish off Kilpatrick’s term, and filiate WDIV-Channel 4, the FCC used Internet and social media, but then we used it for Gary Brown’s records show. not every Detroiter has that access; council campaign, and it made a The priciest was $1,800 per spot they have access to TV. That’s why significant difference in getting during the 7-7:30 p.m. telecast of we focused on using our supporters his campaign message out.” “Wheel of Fortune” on Oct. 1 and — unions, clergy and community Local television executives, nat- Nov. 1 on WDIV. By contrast, the organizations — to get out the urally, tout their medium. least expensive airtime bought by ground game,” he said. “The highest density of voters the campaign on WDIV was $100 Napoleon’s YouTube channel, during the 10-11 a.m. “Rachael Ray are found in news programming,” said Marla with nine videos posted since its Show” on Oct. 30, records show. launch in December, had 47 sub- Ad buys often include discounts Drutz, WDIV’s KERKSTRA vice president scribers and 10,539 views as of for bulk purchases. and general Thursday. His Twitter account Records show Duggan spent (@BennyNapoleon) had 3,732 PRECAST $3,750 for seven spots on ABC affili- manager. Detroit ac- tweets aimed at 3,032 followers and ate WXYZ-Channel 7 for the Nov. 2-5 it followed 2,513 other accounts. counts for about time period. An Oct. 29-Nov. 5 buy Napoleon’s campaign Facebook 17 percent to 18 for 15 commercials cost $8,750. page had 3,147 likes. Duggan bought 56 spots for percent of the local TV market, Duggan’s YouTube channel, $6,445 from Oct. 22-28 on local CBS with 38 videos posted since its she said, and the affiliate WWJ-TV62, then another Drutz launch in September 2012, had 85 city is nearly $2,445 for 33 commercials between subscribers and 20,687 views. The the size of a typical congressional Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. content is a mixture of commer- district. The election spending was ex- cials, some news clips and video “I think, overall, what hasn’t pected to be a drop-off from 2012, snippets from events. changed is that television is the when the stations benefited from His Facebook campaign page best place to reach potential voters the presidential campaign — even had 4,388 likes, and his campaign — that’s because of what the cam- with Michigan not being a battle- Twitter account (@Duggan4De- paigns do. If it wasn’t effective, ground state — and several con- troit) showed 4,715 tweets at 3,091 they wouldn’t do it,” Drutz said. tentious ballot issues. followers. It followed 1,013 other An inherent advantage of TV For example, WXYZ picked up accounts. spots are that they can also be put $111,600 in last-minute commercial Because research shows urban online, said Kel- spending by President Barack and minority populations tend to ly Rossman- Obama’s campaign, including use smartphones more than other $20,000 for a single 30-second spot McKinney, CEO devices to access the Internet and during “Dancing With the Stars” and principal at popular apps like Twitter and the day before the election. Lansing-based Facebook, social media campaign- WJBK got $141,150 from the pres- political public ing is a smart idea, experts say. De- ident’s re-election effort, and WWJ relations firm Tr- troit’s population is about 84 per- picked up $67,325 for several spots. uscott Rossman. Multi-Level Garage System - Grand Rapids, MI cent black. In 2010, the gubernatorial race Rossman- Both candidates did campaign- saw $4.7 million in Detroit TV mar- McKinney doing tailored for mobile devices. Rossman-McKinney nated to Dug- ket spending, according to Michi- “The presence of smartphones is gan’s campaign but didn’t do work gan Campaign Finance Network. remarkably large in the Detroit for him. fancy? Duggan’s media-buying agency community. It’s such an important “We’re in an era when there are what’s your was Washington, D.C.-based Mundy part of the way people communi- lots of generational differences in Katowitz Media Inc., one of Obama’s cate,” said Lyke Thompson, a terms of what voters pay attention primacy agencies during the 2012 Wayne State University political sci- www.kerkstra.com election. It caters primarily to De- to,” she said. “A younger voter is mocratic candidates and issues. most easily captured by social me- See Next Page 20131111-NEWS--0026,0027-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/8/2013 6:03 PM Page 2

November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 27 Duggan: No lack of Cabinet names ■ From Page 1 with about joining his Cabinet. mitment to Detroit’s turnaround,” PricewaterhouseCoopers. Campaign spokesman John Roach he told Crain’s last month. Cameron Piggott, a Dykema Gos- wrote Thursday in an email that While he wouldn’t discuss the sett PLLC member and a member of there is no timetable for appoint- topic in more detail last week, Dug- the Downtown Detroit Partnership ex- ments or candidate announce- gan might not have to look further ecutive committee, said D’Arcy ments. than some of the people he hired as did a good job managing the DMC But Bryan Barnhill, Duggan’s top-level executives at the DMC. board and called him a first-rate fi- campaign manager, is frequently Jay Rising and Mary Zuckerman nancial mind. named as a likely Cabinet member. are strong possible Cabinet choic- “Mike is very interested in Barnhill has a degree from Harvard es, said Sheila Cockrel, a former bringing the highest-caliber talent University and graduated from Re- Detroit City Council member and naissance High School in 2004. He founder of Crossroads Consulting he can in from the private sector was also chief of staff to former De- Group, a Detroit government rela- who would have a clear record of troit City Council president Charles tions firm and advocacy company. achievement and a point of view as Pugh and a financial analyst for “(Duggan) really has an eye for to how the department ought to Kushner Cos. in New York City. talent and is a very good leader in function best,” Mallett said. Eric Foster, president of Troy- that he picks good people and then Allen and Jenkins said they based political consulting firm Fos- actually empowers them to make haven’t been approached about a ter McCollum White & Associates, decisions,” she said. Cabinet position. A message left which advised unsuccessful may- Rising has been the DMC execu- with D’Arcy was not returned. oral candidate Fred Durhal Jr. in tive vice president since 2006 and “They’re all first-class people. the primary, said Barnhill was a was Michigan state treasurer dur- It’s just a matter of where they go, great manager for Duggan and ing former Gov. Jennifer Gran- and what role they find themselves makes sense as a Cabinet member. holm’s administration. He could in,” Beatty said. “You have to manage multiple not be reached for comment. pieces (in a campaign): Human re- Zuckerman, who also could not sources, telecommunications” and be reached for comment, was exec- Limited power others, Foster said. “You’re going utive vice president of administra- to need people who can hit the tive services for the DMC until Yet, all these possible adminis- ground running and manage this March, when she left the hospital tration employees would undergo unwieldy governmental entity.” system during a restructuring that the scrutiny of Orr, who must ap- Observers also think there is a phased out her job. She is vice prove any mayoral appointee un- role for Melvin “Butch” Hollowell president of financial planning der Public Act 436 of 2012, the in the Duggan administration. and operational analytics for St. state’s emergency manager law. Hollowell, president of Melvin John Providence Health System. In addition, Orr would need to Butch Hollowell PC and general Conrad Mallett Jr., an informal assign the chosen appointees cer- counsel for the Detroit branch of adviser to Duggan and the DMC’s tain duties and powers; they would the NAACP, was Duggan’s legal chief administrative officer, said not be able to do anything outside counsel during the campaign. he would recommend several pri- of their job descriptions, said Doug Hollowell, who declined to com- vate-sector members as candidates Bernstein, managing partner of ment, and Duggan were deputy for Duggan’s Cabinet. Plunkett Cooney PC’s banking, Wayne County executives together They include James Jenkins, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights during the administration of for- president of Detroit-based contrac- practice group in Bloomfield Hills. mer executive Ed McNamara. tor Jenkins Construction; Floyd “The relationship between Orr Warren Evans, a former Detroit Allen, principal of Detroit-based and Duggan, both personal and op- police chief who endorsed Duggan law firm Allen Law Group PC and a erational, is going to have to be de- early in the campaign, has also former Detroit director of person- fined because that will lay the been named as a strong contender nel and labor relations; and Darrell framework for what kinds of ap- for a Cabinet position. Foster said Burks, a retired senior partner pointments Mike’s going to really he envisions Evans returning to with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have the ability to make because city government serving as a and a current member of the M1 group executive or head of the Rail board of directors. the EM has to ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ every appointment,” Cockrel said. city’s Homeland Security and Emer- Jenkins understands the con- gency Management Department. struction industry and what re- Orr spokesman Bill Nowling said Also possibilities are two De- forms are needed to spur develop- “nothing has been settled or decid- troit politicians: term-limited state ment, said Marvin Beatty, one of the ed or anything” about how the EM Sen. Tupac Hunter, D-Detroit, the investors in Magic Plus LLC, the de- would approach the appointment of Democratic minority leader; and velopment group trying to turn the Duggan’s Cabinet members. former state Rep. Lisa Howze, Dug- former Michigan State Fairgrounds “We’ll see more of what that gan’s primary election foe who site into a mixed-use development. looks like in the next week or so as backed him in the general election. “With the development stuff I’m the emergency manager and the Hunter, through his Lansing doing, if he’s in the system some- mayor-elect meet,” he said. staff, deferred questions to Roach. where, I think he’d be a welcome But regardless of the exact A number listed for Howze on her addition,” Beatty said. process, Duggan will be able to at- campaign filing papers was no Beatty also called Allen a good tract strong managers, said John longer working. lawyer with a sound understanding Truscott, president of Lansing- of the public and private sectors. based Truscott Rossman, a bipartisan Private-sector prospects Mallett also would recommend strategic communications firm. Stephen D’Arcy, principal of Troy- Duggan also hopes to attract based The Quantum Group, who as “He will attract the best and Cabinet members from the private DMC board chairman guided the brightest. I have all the confidence sector. “There are also some peo- hospital system through its sale to in that.” ple, both in the political and busi- Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Kirk Pinho: (313) 446-0412, kpin- ness community, who I think are Health Systems Inc. D’Arcy is a for- [email protected]. Twitter: @kirkpin- ready to make a significant commer global automotive leader with hoCDB

From Previous Page 14 percent of white respondents. media, such as news interviews. The report also showed that “With the decline in the size of ence professor and director of The African Americans online use Face- the city, and therefore the number Center for Urban Studies at WSU. book at a slightly higher rate than of voters, it’s much more possible The Pew Research Center’s Pro- whites and the overall population. to conduct what we call a retail ject for Excellence in Journalism, Along with TV and social media, campaign, a person-to-person cam- an annual report on the state of sophisticated election campaigns paign,” Thompson said. various news media and media employ myriad tools and tech- “(Duggan) did far more of that consumption habits, said its sur- niques: door-to-door chats, rallies, than is characteristic of cam- vey results this year show 26 per- debates, signage, print ads, radio paigns in the past.” cent of African Americans who are spots, email, direct-mail fliers, Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626, online use Twitter, versus 16 per- speakers at events and from [email protected]. Twitter: cent of the population overall and church pulpits, and so-called free @bill_shea19 20131111-NEWS--0028-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/8/2013 5:45 PM Page 1

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Just three of the reasons Golden: For these firms, faith matters ■ From Page 3 to book our bus. Kennedy and his company are owners are not only the most im- when the sale was announced in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take portant consideration in their daily November of last year. MIKE DONNA MITCH his case, with help from the Thomas and professional lives, many say Clark Miller, the company’s chief Driver Customer Service Mechanic More Society public interest law firm they are often the only considera- marketing officer, has worked in You’ll love this Our girl Friday (... and If it ain’t broke, he’ll in Chicago and the CatholicVote Le- tion. the for-profit and not-for-profit sec- man in uniform. every other day, too!) check it anyway.y y gal Defense Fund. “You have to understand that tors. He said there is a difference. Utica-based Weingartz Supply Co. they believe the true owner of the “We are more mission-focused and Ann Arbor Township-based company is God,” Hoogstra said. than results-focused,” Miller said. Domino’s Farms Corp. also opposed “You are working for a higher call- “Nobody is here to get rich.” the federal requirement to cover ing.” To them, there is no differ- Where the profit comes from can abortion and contraception, even ence between Sunday in church matter as much as where it goes. gaining temporary injunctions for and Monday in the corner office. Rick Kooiker, human resource at U.S. District Court in Detroit. Wein- Michael Wittmer, a theology pro- manager at Fleetwood Group in Hol- gartz President Dan Weingartz and fessor at Grand Rapids Theological land, said the company, which Domino’s Farms owner Tom Mon- Seminary and Cornerstone University, manufactures wireless electronic aghan have both cited their Catholic said scripture gives a Christian the devices primarily for the educa- faith and laws on religious freedom foundation to run a business. tion market, backed away from a in their opposition. “Christians should see their contract with a company it discov- But the U.S. Department of Health work as service to God, neighbors ered was in the gambling industry. and Human Services wants the 6th and to creation,” he said. “After exploring the opportuni- Circuit to scrap the injunctions Business cultures in Michigan ty, we decided it was not the right and rule against Domino’s Farms can collide because of regional dif- place for us to be,” Kooiker said. and Weingartz, based on the same ferences. Religious beliefs also can affect court’s ruling against Autocam in An Association of Religion Data employee relations. September. Archives survey taken in 2010 found Kooiker said Fleetwood contracts Not every conflict related to reli- that about 23 percent of the popula- with a Cadillac company, Workplace gion and faith plays out on a nation- tion in Kent County described Chaplains, for an in-house chaplain al stage. Something as simple as a themselves as adhering to evangel- who “tries to touch base with every handshake illustrates how religion ical Protestant beliefs. In Ottawa employee and, when appropriate, can influence the decisions of a County. Nearly 27 percent said help them with prayers.” businessperson and how that can that best described their views. Kennedy’s attorneys argue in complicate business relationships. In Southeast Michigan, Oakland the lawsuit filed against Oba- Eric Hoogstra, a finance profes- County had the highest percentage macare that family-owned Auto- sor at Grand Valley State University, of people, about 13 percent, adher- cam pays its line workers, on aver- NEWNEW MODELMODEL COACHESCOOACCHES said people who are not as strict in ing to evangelical Protestant views. age, $53,000 a year — also because t Although there is no governing of Kennedy’s religious beliefs. The FREE WIFI 24/7 DISPATCH their religious beliefs are often t t body or ISO standard for what is or company supplies the auto and ECO-FRIENDLY surprised to find that the hand- t shake that closes a business deal is not a Christian businessperson, medical device industries. tEXPERT BOOKING CONSULTANTS can mean almost as much as the Brad Stamm, an economics profes- “Employees should be seen as tAFFORDABLE RATES signature on a contract. sor and chairman of the business di- more than just tools that can be vision at Cornerstone University, used and then thrown away,” “The Christian businessperson said differences in the role of reli- Wittmer said. “They should be would say: ‘I don’t need 37 lawyers gion in business can reach collision seen as image bearers of God.” on each side to draft agreements. points on issues Craig Clark, owner of Clark Com- 800-292-3831 indiantrails.com My handshake is my word,’ ” such as whether munications, a public relations Hoogstra said. to work or email company in Grand Rapids, does The beliefs of Christian business on Sunday, how not label his business as Christian. employees are However, Clark said, he relies on treated or even his faith to guide his business. on what would That is why seem to be a uni- Clark has versal motiva- pledged to give tion for running 10 percent of his a business: prof- firm’s revenue Stamm it. to organizations For the Christian businessper- working with son, Stamm said: “Profit becomes homeless people secondary or tertiary, subservient in Grand Rapids’ to serving Christ by serving oth- Heartside Dis- ers. Keeping people employed trict, on the takes precedence over shareholder Clark south side of wealth creation.” downtown. That is not to say turning a prof- Mick McGraw, CEO of Eastbrook it is a bad thing for the Christian Homes in Grand Rapids, said his businessperson, Wittmer said. belief just becomes a daily feeling What matters, he said, is what is of “let’s do the right thing for our done with the profit. customers, our employees and our- “Turning a profit is a natural selves and live out the golden rule consequence of serving God and without wearing the mantle of ‘we neighbor and it is assumed that are a Christian-owned business’ you will turn a profit and then use on our shirtsleeves.” that money to share,” he said. That isn’t to say he believes a Since 2012, Grand Rapids-based business not owned by a Christian Family Christian Stores, the largest can’t act responsibly. “But there is 8I\ZQUWVa

November 11, 2013 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 29 Suppliers: TRW-GM rift signals shift in power www.crainsdetroit.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain ■ From Page 1 GROUP PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or [email protected] it does not; and we have to make an would pay a higher margin for more ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Marla Wise, (313) 446- assessment of where we believe capacity at American Axle’s plants. 6032 or [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- that our competitive situation is or I think the lessons learned in the Fred Hubacker, managing direc- 0460 or [email protected] our position assets are,” Plant told “ tor of Birmingham-based advisory MANAGING EDITOR Jennette Smith, (313) 446- 1622 or [email protected] investors. “In this particular case, I (recession) are that you can’t firm Conway Mackenzie Inc., said MANAGER, DIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGY Nancy think our production base com- suppliers with large contracts are Hanus, (313) 446-1621 or [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR/CUSTOM AND SPECIAL pared to their, maybe, price mix ex- buy work or take low-margin in the driver’s seat, thanks to con- PROJECTS Daniel Duggan, (313) 446-0414 or pectations vary (to) some degree.” solidation. [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR/DESIGN Bob Allen, (313) 446- GM responded with the state- work. It’s the kiss of death for a “(Automakers) just can’t pull 0344 or [email protected] ment: “Our business relationships the tooling and move it somewhere SENIOR EDITOR Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 or supplier to buy work and ship [email protected] with our suppliers are confiden- else; there often isn’t anyone else,” WEB EDITOR Kristin Bull, (313) 446-1608 or tial, and we will not comment on Hubacker said. “The OEMs are [email protected] money out with every box. WEST MICHIGAN EDITOR Matt Gryczan, (616) 916- speculation.” ” getting stuck with pricing they 8158 or [email protected] The termination triggered a 90- might not like, but there’s DATA EDITOR Brianna Reilly, (313) 446-0418, Joe DeVito, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC [email protected] day consultation period between nowhere else to go.” WEB PRODUCER Norman Witte III, (313) 446- the two parties to assess the con- 6059, [email protected] EDITORIAL SUPPORT (313) 446-0419; YahNica tract, but Plant confirmed last margin contracts, DeVito said. to the 750 number and still have Crawford, (313) 446-0329 week that the contract likely would Shareholders sovereign NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- Profits began slipping in 1997, plenty of competition and allow us 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 end in January. But he said in the and the company lost $5.2 million to get the best ideas from the most But the tipping point for large REPORTERS conference call that TRW could par- in 2000, before filing for Chapter 11 innovative suppliers,” Thai-Tang suppliers may be much simpler: Jay Greene, senior reporter: Covers health care, tially source the components for an in January 2001, cutting hourly told reporters, Bloomberg reported. It’s about profitability. insurance, energy utilities and the environment. undetermined period of time. workers from 1,325 to 63 and shut- DeVito said automakers’ move (313) 446-0325 or [email protected] Bill Kohler, partner and co- Amy Haimerl, entrepreneurship editor: Covers “All our discussions are ongo- tering soon after. to reduce their base is, inadver- chair of the automotive group at entrepreneurship, second-stage companies and small business. (313) 446-0416 or ing, but it appears likely that we “Contract negotiations occur tently, giving more negotiating Clark Hill PLC in Detroit, said Wall [email protected] will not retain the business,” Plant from a much more financial per- power to suppliers. Street’s growing role in the supply Chad Halcom: Covers litigation, higher education, non-automotive manufacturing, defense told investors. spective now, rather than taking “The supply base continues to base has forced suppliers to fight contracting and Oakland and Macomb counties. Despite Plant’s claims, automo- work for the sake of taking work,” shrink; now there’s an increase in for better prices. (313) 446-6796 or [email protected] Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, tive litigation attorneys believe DeVito said. “The capacity at sup- demand and a barrier to entry on “I’m not convinced this situation technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or TRW is playing a high-stakes game pliers is low thanks to strong de- specialized products (because of ad- is representative of a trend; howev- [email protected] Kirk Pinho: Covers real estate and the city of of chicken to get GM to buckle. mand, so they only want to fill their vanced technologies),” DeVito said. er, the rise of large publicly traded Detroit. (313) 446-0412 or [email protected] Joe DeVito, partner and head of plants with high-margin products.” “It gives them leverage, and I think tier-ones means they have the same Bill Shea, enterprise editor: Covers media, advertising and marketing, the business of sports, the corporate group at Royal Oak- the tier-ones are showing a lot more sensitivity to the effect of profitabil- and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or based law firm Howard & Howard At- grit in terms of the negotiating.” ity on their stock price as their pub- [email protected] Consolidation-capacity conundrum Nathan Skid, multimedia editor: Also covers the torneys PLLC, said the power move Due to strong demand, capacity licly traded customers,” Kohler food industry and entertainment. (313) 446-1654, is strategic. Suppliers are able to focus on constraint in the supply base is said. “That could translate into ag- [email protected] Dustin Walsh: Covers the business of law, auto “I would say (Plant) has his poker higher-margin products, in part, leaving automakers in a tight spot. gressive legal tactics to avoid being suppliers and steel. (313) 446-6042 or face on; he’s communicating to GM due to a smaller list of suppliers. GM cut pickup production at its punished in the stock market.” [email protected] Sherri Welch: Covers nonprofits, services, retail through the press that he’s willing to The recent recession thinned the assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., TRW’s stock tumbled by more and hospitality. (313) 446-1694 or let this go,” DeVito said. “I think the herd of operational suppliers, and to 1,300 Chevrolet Silverados and than 3 percent following its in- [email protected] LANSING BUREAU lessons learned in the (recession) are automakers are moving toward us- GMC Sierras a day, down from 1,500 vestor conference call in which Chris Gautz: Covers business issues at the Capitol that you can’t buy work or take low- ing fewer. units, because it couldn’t get enough Plant said the company was likely and utilities. (517) 403-4403 or [email protected] margin work. It’s the kiss of death Ford Motor Co. has been most vocal axles. Axles are shipped from Ameri- walking away from the contract. ADVERTISING for a supplier to buy work and ship about reducing the number of sup- can Axle & Manufacturing Holdings However, strong profits led the SALES INQUIRIES (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) money out with every box.” pliers, but all automakers are re- Inc.’s plant in Silao, Mexico. stock — which is up more than 38 393-0997 working their base. Ford’s multi- Chris Son, director of investor SALES MANAGER Tammy Rokowski DeVito said suppliers should percent in 2013 — to recover. SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Matthew J. have learned the lesson of bad con- year goal is to cut its supplier roster relations and corporate communi- “Suppliers aren’t willing to sub- Langan tracts from Detroit-based Mexican 40 percent, to 750 from 1,260 in 2012, cations for Detroit-based Ameri- sidize for the automakers any- ADVERTISING SALES Christine Galasso, Jeff Lasser, Dale Smolinski, Sarah Stachowicz Industries of Michigan Inc., which Bloomberg reported. can Axle, said the spike in demand more,” DeVito said. “The base is CLASSIFIED SALES Angela Schutte, manager, was liquidated in 2002, but failed to Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s new pur- for axles used in GM’s V8 trucks is emboldened by potential profits (313)-446-6051 chasing chief, told reporters last GENERAL MANAGER/MARKETING AND EVENTS recognize those risks until the in- causing the supply constraint, and and is throwing the ball back in Elizabeth Buscher dustry collapse of 2009. month that reducing the number the supplier is supplying more the automakers court to come back DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Founded in 1979 by former De- of suppliers will produce better re- axles than contracted by GM. with better pricing.” Jennifer Chinn troit Tigers pitcher Hank Aguirre, lationships. He said the two parties are work- Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED MARKETING Eric Cedo EVENTS MANAGER Kacey Anderson Mexican Industries relied heavily “We still think that there’s plenty ing on whether more capacity is [email protected]. Twitter: SENIOR PRODUCER FOR DIGITAL/ONLINE on GM and became victim to low- of opportunities for us to get down needed. It’s unclear whether GM @dustinpwalsh PRODUCTS Pierrette Dagg MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Andrew Spanos CUSTOMER SERVICE MAIN NUMBER: Call (877) 824-9374 or write Tower: Children’s Hospital plans to build, expand [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS $59 one year, $98 two years. ■ Out of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. From Page 1 Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state rate for surface mail. Call (313) 446-0450 or ning at Children’s Hospital. physicians and nurses even before Children’s Hospital plans to put Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson (877) 824-9374. The children coming to the hos- the rush of new construction of out a request for proposals for con- Associates is serving as architect SINGLE COPIES: (877) 824-9374 REPRINTS: (800) 290-5460, ext. 125; pital are very sick and in need of children’s hospitals across the struction firms for the tower and for the new house. (717) 505-9701, ext. 125; or lindsay.wilson intensive care, neonatal intensive country in major cities including hospital projects by the third quar- Litomisky, who’s walked the ar- @theygsgroup.com TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: care and emergency department Chicago, Cincinnati, Boston, ter of 2015, Ewald said. Construc- chitects through the charity’s cur- (313) 446-0406 or e-mail [email protected] care, she said. Phoenix and Columbus, she said. tion is expected to begin late in 2015 rent house, said plans call for a CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY or in spring 2016. 2½-story, 18,000-square-foot home CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. “Those three departments specif- “In addition to making the envi- CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain ically were built many, many years ronment appropriate for our pa- But before work on the new tow- that will look like the historical PRESIDENT Rance Crain ago and are too small to meet the tients and families, it’s really (about) er can begin, the hospital has to re- homes on Mack. That would be TREASURER Mary Kay Crain Executive Vice President/Operations growing demand we see every staff retention for our nurses and locate the Ronald McDonald House. 2,000 feet larger than its current William A. Morrow physicians who are highly skilled in site. The new house will still have Executive Vice President/Director of Strategic year,” Ewald said. The hospital donated the land Operations Chris Crain The rooms are very tight with pediatric specialties,” she said. for the charity’s use with the pro- 25 rooms, but each will have its Vice President/Production & Manufacturing own bathroom. Dave Kamis two sets of children, two sets of The hospital wants to hang onto viso that should the hospital ever Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer families and two medical teams the staff it has, “and we want to need it for any purpose, the hospi- Ronald McDonald House will Margee Kaczmarek crowding into each. Private rooms steal some from other places,” tal would provide another location move whatever furniture and appli- G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr. Chairman (1911-1996) are the industry standard and Ewald said. and house, Ewald said. ances it can from its current house EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES: would provide much-needed extra and launch a fundraiser to bring in 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732; The hospital has hired Boston- Children’s Hospital acquired (313) 446-6000 room to bring computers to the based Shepley Bulfinch as project ar- four contiguous parcels of land, cash and in-kind donations to fill in Cable address: TWX 248-221-5122 AUTNEW DET bedside, Ewald said. the gaps, Litomisky said. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ISSN # 0882-1992 is chitect and plans to spend the next two from the city and two from pri- published weekly, except for a special issue the third With the expansion, “we’re real- 12-18 months plotting out depart- vate owners, on the south side of “This is going to be even better week of August, and no issue the third week of December by Crain Communications Inc. at 1155 ly trying to enhance the experi- mental needs from space and tech- Mack off Brush for the new house, for the families we serve,” she said. Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48207-2732. Periodicals ence for our families and our staff nology standpoints, Ewald said. Ewald said. And “it’s good for the agency be- postage paid at Detroit, MI and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to and physicians,” she said. Expectations are that roughly 25 The hospital expects to break cause we’re not chasing down dol- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, Circulation Department, P.O. Box 07925, Detroit, MI 48207- The hospital has long recognized new beds may be needed, above ground on the house by spring and lars to fix the roof, windows ... any- 9732. GST # 136760444. Printed in U.S.A. the need to expand and redesign the the 226 beds currently at the hospi- has said it hopes to complete it by thing that breaks down.” Entire contents copyright 2013 by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved. entire facility to keep pace with in- tal, she said. The expansion of beds the end of next year, said Jennifer Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, Reproduction or use of editorial content in any dustry standards, Ewald said. will need approval from the state’s Litomisky, executive director of [email protected]. Twitter: manner without permission is strictly prohibited. There was a shortage of pediatric Certificate of Need Commission. the Ronald McDonald House. @sherriwelch 20131111-NEWS--0030-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 11/8/2013 5:26 PM Page 1

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Of the three types of bikes produced in the city, Packard buyer CELEBRATING WITH THE 40S the newly elected mayor is Crain’s 2013 40 under Twitter IPO the owner of two: a shiny 40 honoree Dounia Shinola luxury ride and a De- given until Senawi Lievan (right) troit Bikes daily rider. was among the nearly Duggan bought one of the 400 people who instant value first Shinola bikes to roll Nov. 15 to pay celebrated with current out of its Midtown factory and former award and showroom. And he winners Wednesday ill Hults, the Chicago- snagged a Detroit Bikes A- night at Star Lanes at area developer try- Emagine in Royal Oak. Type for his wife’s birth- B ing to buy the aban- Lievan is senior vice day, said Zakary Pashak, for Rizvi doned Packard plant, was president of personal financial services at Flagstar Bancorp who makes the two-wheel- given until Nov. 15 to make Inc., Troy. Lievan is standing with Michael Tierney, executive he huge bump in was only $700 million. Ei- ers in a 50,000-square-foot his final $1.8 million pay- vice president of personal financial services at Flagstar. share price Thurs- ther way, Rizvi Traverse is warehouse on the west side. ment. T day for Twitter Inc. well into the black. Detroit Bikes launched in As of Friday, Hults had Hamtramck to protect days, Thursdays and Sun- (NYSE: TWTR) on its first late August and has sold its paid $200,000 in nonrefund- against discrimination. days beginning April 29. day as a public company first run of 200 bikes, which likely produced huge smiles Barracuda joins IPO fun able deposits on the 3.5 mil- retail for $550; another 200 lion-square-foot property in the Birmingham head- Lost in the glitter of the are sitting in the warehouse COMPANY NEWS OTHER NEWS quarters of Rizvi Traverse Man- Twitter IPO last week was on Detroit’s east side. awaiting distribution. The Ⅲ Detroit Medical Center is Ⅲ Objectors to a Detroit agement LLC, the microblog another tech IPO of local in- Wayne County Treasurer company is also preparing the remaining defendant in bankruptcy are confusing site’s largest investor. terest, which saw Barracuda Ray Wojtowicz met with to introduce its B-Type, a a class-action wages lawsuit deliberate planning by state Twitter set its IPO price Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: Hults to work out the pay- step-through model. on behalf of metro Detroit officials with pursuing at $26 a share, which puts CUDA), a provider of cloud- ment plan; the five-day ex- Pashak is on tour with registered nurses after sev- bankruptcy at all costs, at- its valuation before the based network security, tension represented the lat- Canadian punk band White en other hospital systems torneys representing Emer- opening of markets at $14.2 raise $74.5 million by sell- est in a string of delays. Lung, giving away a bike at agreed to combine settle- gency Manager Kevyn Orr billion and generated more ing more than 4 million each stop. “We’re drum- ments of about $48 million. said Friday during final ar- than $1.8 billion for the shares at $18 each. ming up business right ON THE MOVE Ⅲ After completing a re- guments in the city’s bank- company. At that price, it The stock finished trading now,” said Pashak, who an- view of the site, Farming- ruptcy trial, AP reported. also generated $2.2 billion on its opening day at $21.50. Ⅲ Detroit-based DTE Ener- ticipates first-year revenue ton Hills-based Grand/Sak- Ⅲ The University of Michi- in share value for Rizvi Tra- Barracuda is based in gy Co. named Steve Kurmas, of $4 million. “We’re getting wa Properties LLC will not gan launched the $4 billion verse, which owns 15.6 per- Campbell, Calif., but has a 57, as president and COO. new retailers every day.” acquire Bloomfield Park, the Victors for Michigan cent of company stock. large development team of Kurmas, president and half-completed 18-building fundraising campaign — The real smiling began more than 200 in Ann Ar- COO of DTE Electric, takes development in Pontiac the largest in university when the stock actually be- bor, about a fifth of the total the president title from Holiday music fills airwaves and Bloomfield Township. history. Separately, the gan trading. Barclays man- company workforce. DTE Energy Chairman and Ⅲ Columbus, Ohio-based university received a $50 aged the auction of the stock In July 2012, the company The Christmas carols CEO Gerry Anderson. have begun. Huntington Bank has com- million pledge from Richard for institutional investors moved its Ann Arbor opera- Ⅲ Ken Marblestone, Rogel, president of holding WNIC FM 100 switched mitted $25 million to help before trading actually be- tions from cramped space on named in January as presi- company Tomay Inc., and over to exclusively playing launch a lending program gan, and the stock opened at Depot Street on the north dent of Charter One banks in his wife, Susan. holiday music at 8 a.m. with the Michigan Economic $45.10 and closed at $44.90. side of town to 45,000 square Michigan, is leaving the Ⅲ Stephen Grand, co- Development Corp. to spur At the closing value, Rizvi feet in the former Borders Thursday, said Tony company to pursue other founder of Farmington small-business job growth. Traverse’s stake was worth Group Inc. headquarters on Travatto, vice president of interests, said RBS Citizens Hills-based Grand/Sakwa Gov. Rick Snyder said the about $3.3 billion. Maynard Street downtown, programming at Clear Chan- Financial Group Inc., the Properties LLC, and his wife, plan is for the Pure Michigan The private equity com- one of the largest recent nel Communications Inc., Providence, R.I.-based hold- Nancy, made a $50 million Micro Lending Initiative to pany’s profits will remain commercial real estate leas- which owns the station. No ing company for Charter gift to the Weizmann Institute provide $250 million in new on paper for the next six es in Ann Arbor. other Clear Channel sta- One. Mike Dolson will con- of Science in Israel. statewide lending, includ- months. It is prohibited The move came with a tions will be making the tinue to manage Charter Ⅲ Peter Karmanos Jr., re- ing at least $5 million for from selling its shares for tax break from the city of switch, he said. One’s commercial banking tired co-founder of Detroit- small businesses in Detroit. 180 days following the IPO. Ann Arbor and $1.2 million Bell Media Radio plans to in Michigan, and Karen based Compuware Corp., and Ⅲ Blockbuster LLC, the How much paper profit did in funding from the Michi- begin playing holiday mu- Minghine will continue to his wife are giving $5 mil- video-rental company the IPO generate for Rizvi gan Economic Development sic on CKWW 580 AM after run consumer banking. lion to Royal Oak-based owned by Dish Network Traverse? The company has Corp.’s Michigan Business Thanksgiving. Holiday mu- Ⅲ The Michigan Nonprofit Beaumont Health System to Corp., by January will close declined requests for inter- Development Program. As sic will increase up to Association named Michael create the Karmanos Center its last 300 U.S. stores, of views or comments. part of those deals, Barracu- Christmas, but it won’t en- Rafferty, development officer for Natural Birth, expected to which about a dozen re- A report by Reuters in Oc- da promised to spend $6 tirely take over, said Eric for the Wayne County Econom- open in late 2014, and the main in metro Detroit. tober said that Rizvi Tra- million on the facility and Proksch, vice president of ic Development Growth Engine, Danialle & Peter Karmanos Jr. Ⅲ Bikes will be for sale verse had invested more to add at least 184 employ- Bell Media. to head its Detroit office. Raf- Birth Center at Beaumont ferty, 38, will succeed Donna and rent at Eastern Market than $1 billion in Twitter, ees by the end of next year. At WMUZ 103.5 FM, Hospital in Royal Oak. Murray-Brown. from November through but on Thursday, Bloomberg Christmas music will play Ⅲ Tom Kinnear, a University Ⅲ Simon Boag was named mid-March at a new Wheel- News said total private capi- often in the afternoon start- of Michigan professor, active managing director of In- house Detroit Bike Shop loca- tal invested in Twitter, from Duggan buys local rides ing after Thanksgiving, angel investor and board cWell LLC, an early-stage tion featuring Detroit Bikes Rizvi Traverse and other Detroit is bike city, and said Robin Sullivan, who member of numerous start- venture capital fund found- LCC. The shop will close its large institutional investors, Mike Duggan is repping hard. runs the afternoon show. up technology companies, ed in Birmingham this Detroit RiverWalk space won the lifetime achieve- year. He was CEO of Farm- for the season. ment award at the annual ington Hills-based Stage 2 Ⅲ Troy-based Flagstar awards dinner of the Ann Innovations LLC. Bancorp Inc. announced a Arbor-based Michigan Ven- Ⅲ Detroit-based American settlement of $121.5 million ture Capital Association. Axle & Manufacturing Hold- with the Federal National Ⅲ Twenty companies BEST FROM THE BLOGS ings Inc. announced the Mortgage Association to re- will participate in a career election of local wealth solve demands that the fair Nov. 13 hosted by the READ THESE POSTS AND MORE AT WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM/BLOGS management veteran Sam bank repurchase defaulted Michigan Economic Develop- Valenti III to its board. loans sold from 2000 to 2008. ment Corp. and Tim Hortons Get up, startup: Build tech biz La Feria owners were determined Ⅲ Jeff Holyfield, Gov. Rick Ⅲ The Oakland County Café & Bake Shop. It will Snyder’s communications Business Finance Corp. will take place online and at What do Detroit, There’s been a lot director for eight months, hold a special meeting this four Tim Hortons loca- Lima,“ Mumbai, Kyoto, of“ ink about Midtown’s left that post to become month to appoint a new tions, including one in Boston, Las Cruces newest addition, La Michigan Lottery public rela- board chairman following Troy. Details at michigan- (that’s New Mexico), Feria. ... But opening a tions director. Holyfield, 58, the death of Chairman Joel virtualcareerfair.com. Peoria and Seattle have restaurant in Detroit, replaced Andi Brancato, who Alan Garrett in a Minnesota in common? Over three even with $50,000 in days, starting Nov. 15, seed money, proved to left for a job in the private plane crash. Garrett, who OBITUARIES we’ll all be hosting be more costly than the sector, Holyfield said. also chaired the Oakland Startup Weekends, a owners imagined. 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