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Page 3 From Water board to review suspensions Florida subject to a three-year suspension with Agency wants bidders far from Kilpatrick stigma by virtue of their roles in the Kil- hope: patrick investigation, under a res- BY CHAD HALCOM should be ready to clear a higher ready recognize they are not tar- olution passed by the water board Investor CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS ethical hurdle than demonstrating gets. There are still serious issues in late December. All have the it is “not a target” of the Kilpatrick involving in- right to appeal that decision, but sees The Detroit Water and Sewerage federal investigation. tegrity in the in- the committee to review those ap- promise Department wants any bidder on fu- “The board recognizes that the dictment that peals has yet to be formed by Fau- ture contracts to put serious dis- level of proof necessary to bring we need some sone. in Detroit tance between itself and the feder- criminal charges is much higher sort of assur- “It’s sort of strange that we al charges pending against former than for a board finding that a ances on. And would have to prove our innocence Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick company is not a responsible bid- that would have rather than the burden being on Tons of exhibits and four co-defendants. der,” said James Fausone, manag- to be ad- someone to prove our guilt,” said mean plenty The department’s Board of Wa- ing partner of Northville-based dressed.” John Rakolta, Chairman and CEO ter Commissioners could begin re- Fausone Bohn LLP and chairman of And some of Detroit-based Walbridge Aldinger of caution in viewing appeals within a month the water board. may have an Co., one of the affected companies. from the 14 companies suspended “We appreciate that these com- easier time do- Fausone “That seems pretty un-American, setup phase from bidding or receiving new panies are not targets of the FBI in- ing that than others. and we plan on challenging the le- at Cobo contracts late last month. But its vestigation — but if that’s all In all, 14 companies were chairman said any appellant they’re going to offer us, we al- deemed non-responsible bidders See Suspensions, Page 17

Inside Chamber launches MichAuto to reclaim future, Page 5 Quest for ‘holy grail’ of Newsmakers of the Year This Just In 2011 Area bank stocks rated solar drives Ovshinsky on index of best, worst Three of metro Detroit’s Investors sought; largest banks were promi- nent in the tally of worst- and best-performing bank stocks $17 million needed on the KBY Bank Index, a closely watched exchange- traded fund of 24 national and to finance plant large regional banks on the BY TOM HENDERSON Philadelphia Stock Exchange. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Bank of America Corp. was the worst performer in 2011, Stanford Ovshinsky did not go losing 58.7 percent of its share gently into retirement when he price and $79 billion in mar- was forced out of Auburn Hills- ket capitalization. It is the based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. third-largest bank in the five- more than four years ago. county region of Southeast At 89, he has spent $6 million of Michigan, with a deposit mar- his own money to form another so- ket share of 12.77 percent. lar photovoltaic Comerica Inc., the second- company, largest local bank, with a de- UPS, DOWNS Bloomfield posit share of 21.09 percent, Ovshinsky’s life: Hills-based was the fourth-worst bank Marked by Ovshinsky Solar stock, losing 37.5 percent of achievements, LLC, and has its share price and dropping red ink, Page 16 been meeting $2 billion in market capital- with potential ization. investors for the $17 million for a TOM HENDERSON/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS PNC Financial Services Inc., plant to begin manufacturing. Founder Stanford Ovshinsky (left) at Ovshinsky Solar LLC’s laboratory with David fourth in local market share Ovshinsky was granted three Strand, vice president of operations. at 11.24 percent, was the fifth- patents last year for a process that best-performing stock on the he says will achieve within a few layers of vaporized elements on Ovshinsky says his process results index, even though it had a years the long-elusive goal of mak- stainless steel substrates at what in vapor deposition at 300 price decline of 1.9 percent ing electricity from sunlight are claimed to be up to 150 times angstroms a second. (An angstrom and a decrease in market cap cheaper than making it from coal. the industry standard. Ovshinsky is one ten-billionth of a meter; a of $1 billion. The patents by the U.S. Patent Of- expects at least several other million angstroms of something — Tom Henderson fice cover both the materials and patents of the 17 still pending to be laid end to end would be about the the process used to deposit thin granted soon. width of the average human hair.) “We’re building an edifice of Analysts and venture capitalists patents, a fort to protect the sci- say that despite his age, years of ence and the technology,” said red ink at his former company and Ovshinsky. the current shakeout in the solar Layers of vaporized elements on industry that has ECD fighting for steel will trap some of the sunlight its survival and has put other com- PROFILES and convert it to electricity in panies, including Solyndra LLC, out How these 10 made their mark thin-film forms of photovoltaics. of business, you can’t count

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MICHIGAN BRIEFS Snyder appoints 4 replacements dustries in the U.P. expect slight growth in sales, flat employment to Michigan Strategic Fund Solar startup hopes to beat industry heat by heading north and some decreases in capital in- Gov. Rick Snyder last week an- vestment. A solar manufacturer that had planned to bring months. In August, Evergreen Solar Inc. announced nounced the appointment of four 500 jobs and a $177 million production plant to Sagi- that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The new members to the 11-member naw announced last week that it would relocate up Marlboro, Mass.-based company closed its Midland Lansing airport lands key Michigan Strategic Fund: north next month. plant, where 40 employees had worked since 2009 Ⅲ Mike Jackson, executive secre- designation as aerotropolis “It’s not an expansion. It’s more of a cost opti- manufacturing high-temperature filaments used in tary and treasurer of the Michigan mization,” said Sanjeev Chitre, CEO of San Jose, wafers for solar panels. Move over, Detroit Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters. Calif.-based GlobalWatt Inc. “We came there with “It’s disappointing, but not unexpected, as start- Airport. Capital Region International Ⅲ Sabrina Keeley, COO of Busi- good intentions, but the solar industry has changed ing a business is difficult and even more so in this Airport near Lansing has received ness Leaders for Michigan and previ- dramatically in the last year and a half, and we just economy,” said JoAnn Crary, president and CEO of approval from the Michigan Strate- ously president and CEO of the Ann have to manage reality.” Saginaw Future, the city’s economic development or- gic Fund to be designated an “aero- Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce. High overhead and an increasingly competitive ganization. “State and local government provided tropolis” — meaning another Ⅲ Bill Martin, CEO of the Michigan climate in the solar industry led to the decision to performance-based incentives, but at the end of the group of local government officials Association of Realtors and, before relocate solar module production to Copemish, day, a company has to have enough sales revenue to will have to explain to the uniniti- that, commissioner of the Michigan about 30 miles south of Traverse City, Chitre said. cover fixed costs.” ated what an aerotropolis is. Lottery and director of the Michigan The move will allow the company to be closer to its GlobalWatt was to have received Michigan Econom- A Next Michigan Development Department of Corrections. module distributor and save on transportation, in- ic Growth Authority tax credits but never received Corp. — the formal name for an Ⅲ Shaun Wilson, vice president ventory and overhead. them because it failed to invest at least $25 million aerotropolis — offers tax incen- and director of client and commu- GlobalWatt is not the first solar company in the and create at least 48 jobs. tives to attract manufacturing, dis- nity relations at PNC Financial Ser- region to suffer financial difficulties in recent — Jenny Cromie tribution, technology and other vices Group in Troy. businesses around the airport. Only five designations are allowed ArtPrize, painted by numbers: Rick DeVos, drew an average of commissioned by Experience Grand gion, while the unemployment rate statewide. The state’s only other 17,000 visitors a day from Sept. 21 Rapids, the area’s convention and should drop to 9.4 percent by the aerotropolis is at Metro and Wil- $15.4M impact in GR area to Oct. 9, mostly from West Michi- visitors bureau. end of the fourth quarter. low Run airports. gan. The Grand Rapids Press noted To arrive at these predictions, Lansing and DeWitt Township How is this for art appreciation? that visitors spent an average of the Fed surveys manufacturers officials approved tax-sharing A study has determined that the Fed outlook for U.P. expects $500,000 a day — more than the to- and other businesses and develops agreements allowing them to split Art- 2011 edition of Grand Rapids’ tal awarded in cash prizes. more jobs, faster growth statistical models. Toby Madden, a tax revenues equally from the air- Prize exhibition attracted more Two rounds of voting over two regional economist at the Min- port property and undeveloped than 322,000 visits, generated weeks chose 10 artists to share in Just to confirm a rumor: Michi- neapolis Fed, told The Associated land that surrounds it. $10.1 million in new spending, had $449,000 in prize money. The gan’s border doesn’t end at the Press, “The statistical model ex- a net economic impact of $15.4 mil- $250,000 first prize went to Mia Mackinac Bridge. In fact, the Upper pects gains, while the survey re- Find business news from lion and created 204 jobs that gen- Tavonatti of Santa Ana, Calif., for Peninsula has enough of an econo- spondents expect mixed activity.” around the state at crainsdetroit erated more than $4.6 million in her stained-glass mosaic titled my that the Federal Reserve Bank of Manufacturers expect more .com/crainsmichiganbusiness. new earnings for local households. “The Crucifixion.” Minneapolis keeps track of it. In its sales, production, employment Sign up for Crain's Michigan The exhibition and competition, The ArtPrize study was conduct- 2012 outlook for the U.P., the Fed ex- and capital investment in 2012, Business e-newsletter at crains created in 2009 by entrepreneur ed by Anderson Economic Group and pects 3 percent growth for the re- while business leaders in other in- detroit.com/emailsignup.

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top 300 at Landmark garage to star in Autoweek show, Page 5 Fans point the way for new Beaumont Palace vice president. Q&A, Page 10 Health system offsets Company index NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Cobo Center’s load capacity is large but not unlimited, and it’s the job of engineer Greg Chaves, sole pro- 2008 exec pay cuts These organizations appear in this week’s Crain’s prietor of Chaves Associates Inc. in Clinton Township, to make sure exhibits don’t bring down the house. Detroit Business: BY JAY GREENE A&H Contractors ...... 17 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Adeona Pharmaceuticals ...... 18 Alumni Association of the University of Michigan . . 14 Beaumont Health System’s top 300 executives Andiamo Restaurant Group ...... 9 Auto show’s support system and department directors received one-time Beaumont Health System ...... 3, 9 bonus payments late last month that totaled Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ...... 17 $2.4 million. CarPlug ...... 11 Structure, workers keep exhibits upright The payments equaled the Center for Automotive Research ...... 15 amount of annual salary ChargeNow ...... 11 BY DUSTIN WALSH from Cobo’s ceiling, and 40-foot walls of cuts the executives incurred Chaves Associates ...... 3 Chrysler Group ...... 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS shelved autos are raised on its floor, repre- in late 2008 when Beaumont senting kilotons of load on the infrastructure. announced net losses of Cobo Center ...... 3 Greg Chaves paces the 725,000 square feet of Rod Alberts, executive director of the NAIAS, $214 million, which led to Compuware ...... 11 Convention & Show Services ...... 18 show floor at Cobo Center at least four times a estimates the total investment in exhibits, mate- executive pay cuts, freezes D’Agostini & Sons ...... 17 day. He has done this every and layoffs of 250 workers. rials and labor for the show at Detroit International Bridge ...... 9 day for the past month. $100 million. More than 2,000 “As we have made GOING TO THE SHOW? Detroit Pistons ...... 8, 10 More than 1,200 structural semis drop off and pick up ma- progress the last couple Detroit Regional Chamber ...... 5 engineers, electricians, car- The North American terials before the show. years in quality, safety, ser- Detroit Water & Sewerage Department ...... 1 penters and other laborers International Auto Show is “The exhibitors bring in vice and financial numbers, NEWSMAKER DLZ Michigan ...... 17 load, construct and erect the coming to Cobo Center: tons and tons of materials, and we have given pay increases E&T Trucking ...... 17 more than 40 exhibits inside Press Preview: Jan. 9-10 if they exceed load capacity, to our (15,000) employees of Profile: Beaumont Energy Conversion Devices ...... 1 Cobo’s walls ahead of each Industry Preview: Jan. 11-12 we’re talking damage to Cobo’s 2 percent to 4 percent” in CEO Gene ETC Capital ...... 8 Michalski, Page 9 North American International Charity Preview: Jan. 13 infrastructure,” Chaves said. July, said Jay Holden, Beau- EWI Worldwide ...... 18 Auto Show — beginning Nov.1. Public Show: Jan. 14-22 “The booth designers don’t mont’s director of human Ford Motor Land Development ...... 9 It’s Chaves’ job — as the talk to each other, so if we’re resources. Friedman Integrated Real Estate Services ...... 18 Tickets can be purchased at IHS Automotive ...... 15 sole proprietor of Clinton naias.com or Cobo: not diligently monitoring their But Beaumont last summer did not increase Township-based structural construction, they could over- pay for its top executives. Inland Waters Pollution Control ...... 17 Adults: $12 per person Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss ...... 17 engineering firm Chaves Asso- load an area, which could be “We wanted to wait to see how 2011 came out. Groups: $8 each with a Kresge Foundation ...... 14 ciates Inc. and contractor to purchase of 30 tickets or more dangerous.” Because we are making huge progress on those Lakeshore Engineering Services ...... 17 Cobo — to protect the building Seniors: $6 (65 and older) But making Chaves’ job eas- fronts, we decided to do something for those in- Living Essentials ...... 8 from structural damage. Light ier is Cobo’s load capacity, dividuals,” Holden said. Children: $6 (7-12 years old; LMC Automotive ...... 15 rigs exceeding the most elabo- 6 and under free) Luke Investments ...... 3 rate Broadway spectacle hang See Auto show, Page 18 See Beaumont, Page 17 Maestro Associates ...... 17 McAlpine & Associates ...... 17 Michigan Chronicle ...... 4 Midtown Detroit ...... 9 Milford Parking Authority ...... 11 Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone ...... 17 Long view: Fla. investor sees the upside of Detroit real estate NAI Farbman ...... 18 North American International Auto Show ...... 3 BY DANIEL DUGGAN For a Florida investor with no Ovshinsky Solar ...... 1 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS other ties to Detroit, Uralli said the Palace Sports & Entertainment ...... 8, 10 city stood out as the best value play Quicken Loans ...... 8 When Emre Uralli cashed out all of he could find. Real Times Media ...... 4 his real estate investments in 2007, “These are buildings that were Renaissance Venture Capital Fund ...... 16 he followed his gut in thinking the built in the 1920s, and I’m buying The Mall at Partridge Creek ...... 11 real estate market was overheated. them for less than what it cost to The Roxbury Group ...... 18 He was right. build them at that time in history,” UM African-American Alumni Council ...... 14 His next move? Find a market that he said. “There is no better value United Solar Ovonic ...... 16 University of Michigan ...... 14 has a tremen- anywhere in the world. And that’s Visteon ...... 15 dous upside why I’m here.” INSIDE Walbridge Aldinger ...... 1 and low cost of As an investor in town since 2008, Wayne County ...... 8 entry, blow Historic deals? he’s been slowly moving his opera- Westland Colonial Village Apartments ...... 11 Prices lower than in into town and tions to the area. His umbrella in- Xcel Construction Services ...... 17 1920s, Page 18 start buying vestment firm, Luke Investments, re- Video: Uralli mains headquartered in Fort up the place. discusses the In the past opportunity he Lauderdale, but Uralli has since Department index three years, sees in Detroit, moved his family to Grosse Pointe. he has pur- crainsdetroit.com Backed by a group of investors BANKRUPTCIES ...... 4 chased the for- /video from Fort Lauderdale, as well as his BRIEFLY ...... 15 mer Detroit own investment capital, Uralli BUSINESS DIARY ...... 12 Free Press headquarters building wants to amass a portfolio that ex- CALENDAR ...... 13 ceeds 2 million square feet in the NATHAN SKID/CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS and the David Stott Building in De- Investor Emre Uralli says there’s no better value in the world than the CLASSIFIED ADS ...... 14 troit; and two weeks ago, he put in an coming years. vintage Detroit buildings that have drawn his eye. He’s built a yet-to-open KEITH CRAIN...... 6 offer to buy the Penobscot Building. See Investor, Page 18 exclusive club space on the 33rd floor of the David Stott Building. LETTERS...... 6 OPINION ...... 6 Book of Lists online Video break OTHER VOICES ...... 6 Crain's subscribers can access the Crain's regularly adds short videos THIS WEEK @ PEOPLE ...... 12 digital version of the 2012 Book of Lists of local people and happenings at WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM for free at crainsdetroit.com/digitalbol. crainsdetroit.com/video. RUMBLINGS ...... 19 WEEK ON THE WEB ...... 19 20120102-NEWS--0004-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 2:59 PM Page 1

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BY BILL SHEA its newspapers to Real Times by ranks fifth in CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS 2003. The Chronicle itself has been able to In August 2006, Advertising Age The new interim publisher of “ reported that the Defender had profits report the Michigan Chronicle is predict- maintain a very steady footing. We have turned a $117,000 profit the year ing a strong 2012 financially for before after a $950,000 loss in 2004. At $46.8 million, the University of the Detroit-based African-Ameri- not seen major declines in revenue. It was the paper’s first money- Michigan’s football program was can weekly newspaper as it begins ” making year since 1983. the fifth most profitable in Divi- the new year without its longtime Hiram Jackson, Michigan Chronicle Real Times also offers multime- sion I college athletics last year, business chief. dia marketing and promotions according to a new report. “The Chronicle serves a very ket value of the company, services, including public rela- The rankings were compiled by unique purpose. The Chronicle it- FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS whichever is greater, the Tribune tions and broadcast, print and dig- BusinessofCollegeSports.com for D-1 self has been able to maintain a reported. Visitation for Sam Logan will be ital production options. very steady footing,” said Hiram football and basketball and are for noon-9 p.m. Also part of the deal were Real Times ownership is now the 2010-11 season, based on data Jackson. “We have not seen ma- Wednesday other African-American newspa- split among several people, seven the schools submit annually to the jor declines in revenue. We’ve and pers: the Chicago Defender, of whom sit on a board that over- U.S. Department of Education. had some ups and downs. We 10 a.m.-9 p.m. New Pittsburgh Courier and the sees operations. The roster of UM had expenses of $23.5 mil- think the paper will do well in Thursday at Memphis (Tenn.) Tri-State De- owners has changed since 2003, Swanson lion and revenue of $70.3 million, a 2012.” fender. and none has a controlling inter- Funeral Home, net gain of 4 percent, or $1.8 million, Jackson, CEO of Detroit-based Real Times’ holdings also in- est, Jackson said. over the prior year. UM invested Real Times Media LLC 14751 W. , was ap- clude the Michigan FrontPage, Among the owners are Jackson; 33.5 percent of its profit into its foot- pointed Thursday to the publish- McNichols Road in which Logan founded after leav- O’Neil Swanson, president of ball team, according to the report. er job that had been held since Detroit. ing the Chronicle in 2000. Swanson Funeral Homes Inc.; Michigan State University’s foot- the mid-1980s by Sam Logan, who Funeral The Chronicle, founded in 1936, William Pickard, chairman of Re- ball program ranked 15th with a died Wednesday at age 78. Logan services will be has a circulation of more than gal Plastics Inc.; and Gordon profit of $27.6 million, based on Jackson declined to talk about 10 a.m. Friday at Detroit’s 40,000. Follmer, who founded a South- revenue of $45 million and expens- the balance sheet. Greater Grace Temple. The Chicago Defender was wide- field certified public accounting Ja es of $17.4 million. It invested “I don’t really want to discuss ly considered the country’s most firm that later became part of UHY 38.6 percent of the profit back into the financials. We’ve been a grow- the Real Times ownership group influential black newspaper, and Advisors Inc. the football program. ing enterprise,” he said. that bought the Chronicle and sev- it’s been credited with fueling the Logan also was a co-owner, MSU saw a $626,000, or 2.2 per- He credits having a specific eral other newspapers from African-American northern mi- although it was unclear last cent, net gain year over year. readership with somewhat shield- Chicago-based Sengstacke Enter- gration from the South and with week who inherits his share. The The Big Ten’s other dominant ing the Chronicle from some of the prises Inc. in 2003 in a cash and being a major voice in the Civil Sengstacke family maintains a program, Ohio State football, saw a print advertising losses that have debt assumption deal that the Rights movement. single-digit ownership stake, as nearly 21 percent year-over-year hurt newspapers in general na- Chicago Tribune valued at the Its peak circulation was esti- well. drop in profit. OSU had $60.8 mil- tionally for years. time at nearly $11 million. mated at about 250,000. That lion in revenue and $34.3 million in “We service a very niche audi- That deal included $3 million plunged to about 30,000 today. In the meantime, the Chronicle expenses in 2010-11 for a $26.5 mil- ence,” he said. “We think our ad- in cash upfront, a five-year The paper went into receivership plans to continue to operate nor- lion profit, 17th in the rankings, of vertisers are pleased with the di- $3 million promissory note, a after owner John Sengstacke mally and is working on memorial which 56.5 percent was invested in rection where we’re growing.” bonus interest payment after five died in 1997, and federal estate coverage of Logan for its next is- the football program. Jackson and Logan were part of years or 5 percent of the fair mar- tax bills drove the family to sell sue, which publishes on Wednes- — Bill Shea day. “Sam put together a great staff, and he has a good management team. They all are very passionate about the work that they do,” Jackson said. “We’re going to Make an Executive Decision. miss him, his strategy, his courage. 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January 2, 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 5 Chamber forms group to sell state as right fit for auto-related business

BY DUSTIN WALSH We’ve been afraid to tout our indus- Baruah said the Detroit Region- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS try in the international market- al Chamber and its members will place in fears of seeming too my- share assets to serve as a unified The U.S. auto sector is flocking opic, but that must change.” economic development voice to get Need growth capital? When businesses south, lured away from the Motor Nearly every new auto plant built prospective auto companies to lo- Business on face the up-and-down demands of growth, City by enterprising industry in the U.S. in the past 10 years has cate in Michigan, and step aside the rise? groups in Alabama, Tennessee and been built in the South, including a and let individual counties offer purchasing goods, or even to make payroll, South Carolina. But a new initia- $1 billion Volkswagen plant in Chat- abatements and tax incentives. Crestmark’s service and innovative tive by the Detroit Regional Chamber tanooga, Tenn., and a $1.1 billion “We’re not here to supplant solutions can be the answer. launching this week is set on re- Hyundai plant in Montgomery, Ala. what counties are already doing,” Providing asset-based lending/ lines of credit building Michigan’s automotive The lack of a cohesive organiza- he said. “Counties have an impor- to small- and medium-sized businesses future. tion caused Michigan to lose out on tant role to play, but we can’t ex- MichAuto will these opportunities, Baruah said. pect Wayne County or Oakland nationwide for over 15 years. serve as a “No one is out there knocking on County to canvass the world for Call me today for more information. statewide asso- doors saying, ‘Come to Michigan, leads. We want that to be (MichAu- ciation designed the water’s fine,’ ” he said. “We’re to’s) job and become real advocates to establish an the auto capital of the world, and for the state as a whole.” Marty Blake automotive-cen- we need to protect what is ours.” The group will also serve as a www.crestmark.com 248. 267.1614 | [email protected] tric economic MichAuto is compiling a board collective voice for smaller suppli- development of directors to oversee its opera- ers in Lansing that don’t have the OVER $200,000,000 PROVIDED TO NEW CLIENTS IN 2011 and advocacy tions, including Allan Gilmour, resources to do so on their own, he platform, said president of Wayne State University; said. Baruah Sandy Baruah, Stephen Polk, chairman, president The chamber is currently seek- the chamber’s president and CEO. and CEO of R.L. Polk & Co.; Rodney ing members and will formally un- “There’s no question we’ve lost O’Neal, CEO of Delphi Automotive veil MichAuto on Thursday to me- out to states like Tennessee and Al- plc; Chip McClure, CEO of Meritor dia and industry executives at the abama,” he said. “They have been Inc.; and Tom Manganello, partner Detroit Athletic Club. For more infor- out there proactively recruiting at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. mation, visit michauto.org. Professional Jet Management businesses to their state on the auto Baruah expects the addition of Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, platform they’ve built over the past Detroit 3 executives to the board, [email protected]. Twitter: 25 years while we’ve ignored ours. as well. @dustinpwalsh Autoweek TV show to feature Vinsetta Garage

BY TOM HENDERSON mous garage, which was bought CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS last August nearly a year after it Experience the difference. closed its doors as a repair shop. It The historic Vinsetta Garage, is scheduled to reopen next spring All inclusive management at an affordable fi xed cost. which had a 91-year run as an auto as a destination restaurant. repair shop and hot rod hangout Various Autoweek editors and •Forming partnerships now on Woodward Avenue in Berkley, special guests will join Hansen on will have a starring role in a new the show, which will be shot by •Small, midsize and large cabin jets TV show debuting Tuesday on the Gary May, an Emmy Award-win- •Reduce your total operating cost Velocity channel. ning director based in Detroit. •Maximize your aircraft effi ciency “Autoweek’s Vinsetta Garage” Crain Hansen will be hosted by Courtney The show will use locations while enhancing your aircraft Hansen, well-known model, sports 30 minutes of unadulterated car around the U.S. Vinsetta Garage appearance, performance & value www.skywayavjets.comwww skywayavjets com car enthusiast and host of numer- enthusiasm right from Autoweek’s makes an appearance in the sec- ond episode, which is about the ous auto-related TV shows. She is editorial pages, covering every- Call today for more information, Geoff Sherman 1.248.568.0979 hosting her seventh season of thing from design to driving, cus- Woodward Dream Cruise. “PowerBlock” on Spike TV. tomization, cooking and cruising, The show will air Tuesdays at “ ‘Autoweek’s Vinsetta Garage’ travel and technology.” 8:30 p.m. and will have a run of at is all about our passion for auto- Autoweek is a sister publication least 13 episodes. mobiles,” said Autoweek Vice Pres- of Crain’s Detroit Business. A trailer for the show is at ident and Publisher KC Crain. “It’s Crain is also co-owner of the fa- www.vinsetta.com. Entrepreneurs, investors to gather for conference More than 900 attendees are ex- novation Competition in Dearborn in funding and intellectual property. FULL SERVICE ASSEMBLY pected for the 12th annual Collabo- November. Two workshops will cover growth ration for Entrepreneurs event in Handique is also co-founder of strategies in emerging sectors, TOOLING SYSTEMS Ann Arbor on Jan. 31. medical device company HandyLab how to go from startup to second Fritz Seyferth will lead a keynote Inc., which sold in 2009 for $275 mil- stage and other topics. discussion. Seyferth is founder of lion. There will also be a series of ele- the team-building and leadership Arbour founded Ann Arbor- vator pitches, where six entrepre- CONTINGENT WORKFORCE development firm Fritz Seyferth and based XanEdu Publishing Inc., a cus- neurs go on stage and have two Associates Inc., based in Ann Arbor. tom educational publishing com- minutes to tell why their idea for a SERVICES He’s a former University of Michigan pany, and is president and CEO of company is worthy of financial athletic department executive. NA Publishing Inc., also based in support. Top pitches will win in- A panel discussion, “The Foun- Ann Arbor. kind services such as free atten- dation of Entrepreneurial Leader- ACE is a conference for entre- dance at an upcoming Ann Arbor ship,” will feature Kalyan Handique, preneurs, investors and others to Spark boot camp. CEO of Plymouth Township-based promote entrepreneurship in the The ACE will be held at Skyline 29401 Stephenson Highway DeNovo Sciences LLC, and Dan Arbour, Great Lakes region. It is organized High School in Ann Arbor. Lead Madison Heights, MI 48071 founder of Ann Arbor-based engi- by New Enterprise Forum, MIT Enter- sponsor is Brinks Hofer Gilson and Li- neering consulting group Apogee prise Forum of the Great Lakes and one PC, an intellectual property 248 548 6010 Consulting LLC. other entrepreneurial develop- law firm based in Ann Arbor. The www.gonzalez-group.com DeNovo Sciences, a medical de- ment organizations. $12 registration can be completed vice company working in cancer Experts will be on hand to an- at www.ace-event.org. detection, won the $500,000 first swer would-be entrepreneurs’ — Michelle Muñoz AEROSPACE | DEFENSE | AUTOMOTIVE prize at the Accelerate Michigan In- questions on topics including and Tom Henderson 20120102-NEWS--0006,0007-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 2:57 PM Page 1

Page 6 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS January 2, 2012 OPINION OTHER VOICES On 2012 to-do list: Hard times even test optimists I am pretty much an op- fer to work together for a line — this is a major setback for timist who tries, often solution? the city’s hopes for finally rebuild- with minimal to no factual According to an Ernst & ing and revitalizing its downtown support, to look at the Young study, the city is on area for the future. The light-rail More collaboration bright side of things. So I track to run out of cash to system offered a multibillion-dol- hate to end the year on a pay for basic services by lar business development opportu- down note. April. Others say it will nity along the Woodward corridor, hared sacrifice” showed up last week on Lake Su- But reality forces me to happen sooner. Are our Detroit’s Fifth Avenue. It would perior State University’s annual tongue-in-cheek be realistic. Nationally, local leaders (and I’m a have been a huge boon to the cul- “S list of words and phrases “banished from the it’s the economy and un- great admirer of the may- tural district, and it’s hard to Queen’s English for misuse, overuse and general useless- employment. In Detroit, or) up to the task? We overemphasize what it might have Bud Liebler ness.” it’s the economy, unem- don’t have time for experi- done for Detroit’s regional, nation- ployment and now the apparent mentation, and we don’t have time al and even international reputa- We’re equally tired of the phrase — sorry, Gov. Snyder! — dissolution of the much-discussed, for less than truly big ideas. tion. but it seems unlikely that we’re done with the actual sacrific- long-awaited and sorely needed M1 Next up is the devastating news What a waste of years of plans ing, especially in the city of Detroit where the prospect of an light-rail line. There’s more, but that Detroit is and promises. emergency manager looms. this is enough for now. giving up on Word that the But what about “shared enterprise”? What are things we I’m not in a position to do much the light-rail The light-rail original back- about any of these issues, especial- system in favor “ ers of the short- could jointly work toward in 2012? ly the national ones. But I can at of a regional system offered a er Jefferson to Here are a few suggestions: least vent about what is — or isn’t rapid bus sys- Grand Boule- Honor our automotive roots while continuing to diversify. This — going on in Detroit: the inabili- tem. Does any- multibillion-dollar vard route — is an “and” not an “or.” We can both nurture our largest in- ty to work together to solve serious one know any- the usual sus- dustry and provide a good place to do business for others. problems with the city’s financial body who business development pects of Kar- picture and, in the case of the M1 wants to ride manos, Gilbert, Dan Gilbert is putting together an entrepreneurial cluster line, the unwillingness to take a the bus? Based opportunity along the Ilitch and in downtown Detroit. This week, the Detroit Regional Cham- big step to create serious opportu- on the success Penske — still ber is scheduled to launch MichAuto, a long-planned effort to nity. of the SEMTA Woodward corridor. hope to pursue advocate for automotive economic development in Michigan. First, the city’s financial crisis. bus system, ” their original (See story, Page 5.) Why are the mayor and City Coun- this is scary. And disappointing. vision holds out some hope, albeit cil so adamant about fixing it Self-interest aside — admittedly, slim. These efforts are not contradictory. themselves? Why are they so un- The Whitney would have benefited A transit plan that can be executed and paid for. As of to- willing to accept the governor’s of- greatly from the planned light-rail See Voices, Page 7 day, that looks like that might be a truly regional bus system that feeds into a downtown/New Center rail system. If that’s the case, let’s make the plan. If it’s not, let’s figure out what is. Functioning, easy-to-use transit is important for a host of reasons, chief among them getting people reliably to work. LETTERS Civic pride. Detroit and Michigan have made strides the past couple of years in reducing the amount of trash-talking we do about ourselves. Let’s keep it up. Alumni should invest in WSU Move on from celebrating “Ruin Porn.” There was some- thing bittersweet to be said for the striking and sometimes Editor: Remember the Titans eerily beautiful photography of abandoned and deteriorating Now that a winning football sea- Crain’s Detroit Business welcomes letters to the editor. son has happily turned much-de- Editor: buildings in the city. All letters will be considered for served attention to the academic Your Dec. 12 editorial urged But let’s not fetishize it. (The Huffington Post reported last publication, provided they are and multicultural gem that is readers to jump on the Wayne signed and do not defame week that Swatch has designed a “Melted Minutes” watch Wayne State University (“Warrior State bandwagon. that seems to mimic a melted clock in the former Cass Tech individuals or organizations. success brings spotlight, not likely Letters may be edited for length Yes! But don’t forget Detroit’s High School.) cash,” Dec. 12, 2011), I encourage fel- and clarity. only Division I basketball team, low WSU graduates in the Detroit We’re starting to see some rebirth and renovation. Let’s Write: Editor, Crain’s Detroit the Detroit Titans. business, medical and legal commu- celebrate that. Business, 1155 Gratiot Ave., After losing some players early, nities to remember the doors that a Detroit, MI 48207-2997. one for the season, and nearly up- Commit to the long haul. Detroit is a big geographic area WSU degree opened for you. with major issues of money, land use and population that like- Email: [email protected] ending Mississippi State, they are Many of today’s Southeast ready to battle Butler and Cleve- ly will take a generation to work through. We need to cele- Michigan leaders hold at least one land State over the course of the brate our successes while continuing to take steps forward. WSU degree. Many entered Wayne er,” now is a good time to pay it for- season for the Horizon League Frustration and impatience are our enemies; commitment as achievement-oriented “blue col- ward and invest in the next genera- championship and a spot in the lar scholars” — the first in their and persistence our friends. tion of our region’s leaders. NCAA tournament. family to receive a college degree — Barbara Fornasiero Have fun! This is a great place to live and work. Enjoy it! on full tuition merit scholarships. President, EAFocus Inc. Jim Collins If WSU once helped you “aim high- WSU merit scholarship recipient, Class of 1983 Farmington Hills

KEITH CRAIN: It’s a new Super Bowl every year for area It wasn’t that long ago when we and trucks that they’ve the three companies in munity. will be plenty for the journalists to had Roger Penske take on the task seen during their stay. Detroit. A lot of great events are held in write about with lots of interna- of bringing the Super Bowl to De- Each year, this auto That should give our our city. But none compare to the tional debuts at this event. troit. It was a great success and show brings hundreds visiting journalists lots impact of this auto show. And, un- It’s going to be, once again, excit- gave the city some great press. of millions of dollars to write about. like so many events we host, it’s ing for our city, and all we can hope Well, with apologies to Roger, into our community as Unfortunately, I can’t held in Detroit each and every is that we don’t see a big snowfall. we’ve got our Super Bowl each and well as the opportunity help but worry that our year. We are talking about hun- We have two events in the next every year and it brings more eco- to have some great posi- foreign journalists will dreds of millions of dollars spent in couple of weeks. First, the press nomic development to our city tive PR as well. spend too much time our city each year that we would days for the show. That’s when the than we got with the original one. It’s probably impor- dwelling on our re- not see without this great event. journalists come. I’m talking about the North tant that we simply ig- gion’s problems. The politicians have finally lis- Then we’ll have our own show, American International Auto Show. nore the financial chaos The next couple of tened and we’re seeing real progress for the citizens of Detroit, an event The press events will kick off next of our city and the personnel chal- weeks are very exciting for the Mo- at Cobo Center that is essential to that normally will have an atten- Sunday, and we’ll play host to more lenges that come from our county tor City, and we all have a chance keeping our city viable and our fa- dance of 700,000-plus. than 5,000 journalists who will be executive’s office. It is probably to be as positive as possible about, cility as competitive as possible. It’s going to be an important and visiting our city for several days best that we focus on our auto in- most importantly, our industry It’s a better show than we’ve exciting couple of weeks. Let’s and writing about all the new cars dustry and applaud the recovery of and our Southeast Michigan com- seen for many years, and there hope we can all enjoy it. 20120102-NEWS--0007-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 11:47 AM Page 1

January 2, 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 7 Crain’s kicks off year with three promotions in newsroom Crain’s Detroit Business opens Smith covered several indus- Duggan, 37, will continue to cov- and Petoskey News-Review. He is a graduate of the University of the year on a happy note. We’ve tries for Crain’s, most notably real er real estate for the time being, Duggan last year won a “Best in Missouri’s second graduating class promoted three staff members to estate and hospitality, and joined but reporter Business” award from the Society in convergence new positions. the editing ranks in 2007. Sherri Welch will of American Business Editors and journalism, Jennette Smith is promoted to With her strong news sense and take over cover- Writers for his reporting on A&P’s which is a com- managing editor organizational skills, Smith is at age of retail and widespread rent defaults on bined curricu- from deputy the center of the newsroom’s daily hospitality. She Farmer Jack stores locally, which lum in radio, managing edi- operations, working with re- will continue to was the first story nationally to television, print tor. porters and overseeing some Fo- cover nonprofits provide evidence that A&P was and Internet. As Smith, 37, has cus sections and awards programs. and services. preparing for a Chapter 11 filing a result, he’s more than 13 She is a Michigan State University Duggan by stopping payment on leases. contributed re- years with graduate. joined Crain’s in Nathan Skid is promoted from re- porting, photog- Crain’s, having Daniel Duggan, another MSU 2007. He previ- porter to multimedia editor and raphy and video Skid joined as a re- alum, is promoted from senior re- Duggan ously had been will be in charge of overseeing to newsroom op- porter in 1998 porter to deputy managing editor editor of The Illinois Real Estate Crain’s news video operations. He erations. Among his accomplish- from The Ma- and will be in charge of overseeing Journal, and worked for other will continue to cover the food in- ments is creating a signature look Smith comb Daily after special supplements and other pro- newspapers in Illinois and Michi- dustry. for Crain’s annual 20 in their 20s stints with The Times Herald of jects. gan, including The Oakland Press Skid, 29, joined Crain’s in 2009. portraits. Port Huron and the Muskegon Chronicle.

VOICES CONTINUED NOW OPEN ■ NOMINATIONS From Page 6 How about letting the people vote — the residents, businesses, To make a nomination, please visit crainsdetroit.com/nominate commuters and others who would use and benefit from the light rail? How about asking them what they want and maybe even consider a surtax on the businesses along Woodward to help defray the Hurry! costs? Obviously the city has no Crain’s 20 in their 20s money to put into it. I’m in, more Closing soon. for the city and its comeback than NOMINATIONS CLOSE: Jan. 13, 2012 for my own individual business. Enough venting. There are good Publish date: April 2, 2012 things happening in our world, and our city: Do you know a 20-something who is someone to watch? Crain’s 20 in their 20s Ⅲ Our troops are coming home recognition program seeks young professionals who are making their mark in the from Iraq. region. These entrepreneurs and creative thinkers may not have made millions, Ⅲ Europe is slowly showing signs of getting its financial house but they’re living proof that there is work under way by young people to counter the in order, which will ease the pres- region’s brain drain. sure on our finances and on Wall Street. Ⅲ Sales of domestic vehicles are climbing above expectations, enough so that Ford has reinstitut- Crain’s M&A Awards ed its dividend for the first time in five years. NOMINATIONS CLOSE: Jan. 23, 2012 Ⅲ Unemployment in Michigan is finally under 10 percent to the Involved in a merger, acquisition or expansion in 2011? Crain’s Detroit Business lowest it’s been in three years. and the Detroit Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth will honor Ⅲ Grand Rapids and Detroit are apparently once again on speaking companies and individuals in various categories from best deal of the year to terms, showing signs that East is lifetime achievement. meeting West for the potential bet- terment of all of Michigan. Ⅲ The Republican presidential race is providing more entertain- ment than “Jersey Shore” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Crain’s General and In-House Counsel Awards Hills” combined. Herman Cain alone was worth the price of ad- NOMINATIONS CLOSE: January 27, 2012 mission. Ⅲ The Lions are still in the play- off hunt, and the Red Wings are Who are Michigan’s best in-house attorneys and general counsels? Michigan looking and playing like the Red companies have been at ground zero for some of the most tumultuous business Wings of old. Even the Pistons are events in this young century. How well have attorneys handled the challenge? playing again. Time will tell if that’s a good or bad thing. So we come to the end of another tough year. What is it now, four in a row? And 2012 doesn’t look to be Crain’s CFO of the Year any easier, but the experts all seem to think it will be a little better. So NOMINATIONS CLOSE: January 27, 2012 chin up, nose to the grindstone, Publish date: May 28, 2012 pedal to the metal. It’s going to take us all — again — but hopeful- ly 2012 will surprise in a good way. CFOs don’t often receive the spotlight, but their work - ensuring the financial health of It’s an election year, after all, and an organization - often make them the uncelebrated heroes of senior management. anything can happen. Budget pressures, increasing red tape, helping with tough strategic decision-making and Remember, I’m an optimist. restructuring companies in difficult times have become more common for the top finance Happy holidays and Happy New chief. For the past fi ve years, Crain’s Detroit Business has recognized these heroes with Year. Bud Liebler is president of the their CFO of the Year awards program and special section. Liebler Group and owner of the David Whitney Building. 20120102-NEWS--0008,0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 9:39 AM Page 1

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Manoj Saad Robert Dan Tom Bhargava Chehab Ficano Gilbert Gores CEO, Living CEO of Wayne County Founder and Owner, Essentials LLC Chrysler/Lancia Executive chairman, Palace Sports President, ETC brands, Chrysler Quicken Loans & Entertainment Capital LLC Group LLC Inc. LLC, Detroit Pistons

t was a malic acid and caffeine- s director of advertising and s a regional leader, Wayne ince 2007, Quicken Loans Inc. he exclusive ranks of De- fueled year for Manoj Bharga- brand marketing at Chrysler County Executive Robert founder Dan Gilbert has troit’s pro sports team own- I va, who in 2011 launched his A Group LLC, Saad Chehab’s A Ficano hasn’t grabbed head- S been talking about moving T ers got an injection of youth third investment fund, grew his lo- job was to get American car buyers lines like his compatriots — not as his companies to Detroit as part of when billionaire Tom Gores cal real estate footprint and began interested in the Auburn Hills- feisty as Oakland County Execu- a transformational move for the bought the Detroit Pistons in June. to clear the thicket of litigation based automaker’s products in the tive L. Brooks Patterson, not the city. Gores, 46, is owner of Beverly around Farmington Hills-based Liv- wake of its 2009 bankruptcy. new kid on the block like Macomb In 2011, he did it. Hills, Calif.-based private equity ing Essentials LLC. Instead of traditional marketing County Executive Mark Hackel, The real estate moves made by firm Platinum Equity, and he bought Bhargava, a former cab driver that focuses on horsepower, curve not in as much financial trouble as Gilbert in 2011 polarized the re- the team and its management com- and plastics industry professional handling and gas mileage, Chehab Detroit Mayor Dave Bing. gion, with some in commercial pany, Palace Sports & Entertainment turned 5-Hour Energy drink ty- and the Chrysler brass decided to The county had deficits, sure, real estate saying he’s crazy and LLC, for $325 million. They went up coon, co-founded Stage 2 Innova- emphasize something else: Detroit. and a prolonged legal battle with others saying he’s brilliant. for sale when the widow of former tions LLC in May with former The struggles and painful rebirth the Wayne County Circuit Court. And a But nobody disputes that he’s owner Bill Davidson announced in Chrysler Group LLC CEO Tom LaSor- of the city and the car industry to few questions about the nonprofit been aggressive: He’s now the sec- January that she was putting the da, with collaboration and support which it’s inextricably tied have Wayne County Business Development ond-largest private owner of office team on the market. from Troy-based Automation Alley. been in the public spotlight for sev- Corp., which funds things like coun- space downtown behind General The owners of the Detroit Lions, Stage 2 targets startups and sec- eral years, so Chrysler capitalized ty trips abroad and site selection Motors Co. Pistons and Red Wings are in their ond-stage companies that are 18 on that interest with its “Imported visits. But Ficano — along with his He started the year with the ac- 70s and 80s. months or less from manufactur- from Detroit” campaign that de- executive team — seemed to have quisition of the Madison Theatre Gores paid for the majority of ing and commercializing a patent- buted during the third quarter of the county well in hand. Building, which ended the year the team himself, with minority ed new technology. It comple- Super Bowl XLV in February. All that changed in September. fully occupied with startup compa- investment by one of the private ments two previous Bhargava The 2-minute spot — the longest Ficano’s chief development offi- nies and a lease to Skidmore Studio. equity funds he controls, the investment funds, including pri- in Super Bowl history — was cer, Turkia Awada Mullin, left the Through the year, he and his $2.75 billion Platinum Equity Capital vate equity firm ETC Capital LLC. called “Born of Fire” and featured county to become CEO of Detroit team closed acquisitions of the Partners II. The new fund is in a due-dili- Detroit rapper Eminem driving a Metropolitan Airport. At first it Chase Tower, the Dime Building He has insisted the Pistons are gence review of four prospective Chrysler 200 past downtown land- seemed like another win for Ficano and the First National Building, not one of his leveraged buyouts, portfolio companies — one in marks set to the music of his 2002 — his signature economic develop- not to mention parking associated and he intends to remain owner Michigan and three in other states hit “Lose Yourself.” ment effort is the aerotropolis, an with each move. It brought his De- rather than flip the team in a few — and will likely select one or two The commercial came from area of concentrated economic de- troit holdings to 1.7 million square years for a profit. for an initial round of investments Chrysler’s advertising agency, velopment around the airport. feet. Gores exercised control not long by April or May, said Stage 2 man- Portland, Ore.-based ad agency Then news broke that Mullin In October — just six months af- after buying the Pistons, firing aging partner Brian Polowniak. Wieden+Kennedy, and cost an esti- was paid $200,000 in severance ter buying the Chase Tower — head coach John Kuester and re- “Our anticipation when we mated $9 million to $10 million to upon leaving her county job. Gilbert’s Bedrock Management placing him with Lawrence formed was that because of our produce and air. Ficano handled it badly, at first team did a 180-degree turn on the Franks, and then ousting PS&E Michigan focus we would see a lot The spot was the opening salvo defending the payout, then saying interior space and moved 1,500 em- CEO Alan Ostfield in favor of for- of automotive technologies. That in an ongoing campaign that has that he thought the county was con- ployees from Livonia to a building mer L.A. Dodgers President Dennis has not been the case. We’ve seen included several 30- and 60-second tractually obligated to pay Mullin designed for bankers, with ma- Mannion. a few technologies around the national spots for Chrysler brand severance, then apologizing and hogany walls and dark carpet. Gores bought the team just be- commercial fleet market, but vehicles. calling the severance a mistake. They brought in a color scheme fore the National Basketball Associa- that’s it. And we’re pleasantly sur- But it was the Super Bowl ad It didn’t help that the county based on 1980s video games with a tion and the National Basketball prised by that fact,” he said. that captured all the attention, produced an undated letter, writ- high-tech vibe. Players Association fell into a labor “A lot of (venture capital) and garnering praise for the decision ten on old county letterhead, as He continued to do major deals, war after they failed to reach a angel funds cover the initial to focus on Detroit’s urban moxie verification of the so-called con- with a lease signed to bring his new collective bargaining agree- phase, which is a limited invest- as a type of cachet for the brand. tract. The letter was later revealed Troy-based Title Source Inc. into the ment. The league’s 30 team owners ment in research and develop- The spot picked up an Emmy to have been written this year, not First National, taking a large subsequently locked out the play- ment. Even though we’re offering Award for Outstanding Commer- when Mullin was appointed to her chunk of the vacancy. ers. stage-two funding, the plan is to be cial, and it won Four Gold Lions at job in 2009, as the county claimed. As if the central business dis- A deal was reached in Novem- the last fund and financing (a com- Cannes Lions 58th International Mullin eventually returned the trict deals weren’t enough, Gilbert ber, and the Pistons will play a 66- pany) will ever need.” Festival of Creativity held in money, and two of Ficano’s top turned his eye to the north. game season rather than 82 games. Two prospects have developed Cannes, France. lieutenants were suspended, then He announced long-term plans PS&E manages the 22,076-seat alternative-energy technology, Evidence suggests the commer- resigned their appointments. to develop the vacant land north of Palace of Auburn Hills and DTE and the other two are in environ- cials worked: Sales of the Chrysler Then news broke that the FBI was the Compuware Building as resi- Energy Music Theatre and holds mental power and power distribu- 200, launched in 2011 to replace the investigating Wayne County, seem- dential. One block to the north, the contract to manage Meadow tion, which includes emissions Sebring, exceed projections with ingly focusing on Mullin, former Gilbert had development plans for Brook Music Festival for Oakland capture and remediation. Over 250 77,820 sold through November. deputy executive Azzam Elder, all but two buildings on the east University. proposals have been reviewed. Total sales for the Chrysler divi- Tahir Kazmi, the county’s informa- side of Woodward. The team wasn’t his only local Living Essentials also in No- sion through last month were tion technology chief, and Michael Starting at John R, the company investment in 2011. He also vember won a $1.75 million ver- 112,671 vehicles, topping 2010 sales Grundy, an assistant county execu- ended the year with plans for the bought Howell-based aluminum dict in a 2008 federal lawsuit for by 38 percent. Total sales for tive who allegedly pressured a 1500 Woodward Building, not to and iron castings supplier Diversi- trademark infringement against Chrysler Group LLC through No- county vendor to pay kickbacks to mention closing on the purchases fied Machine Inc. and the majority California-based N2G Distributing vember were 1,231,095, a 25 per- companies tied to a friend. of the Lane Bryant and Arts League ownership of the Belleville-based Inc. — one of seven in federal cent gain over the prior year. Also under scrutiny is the Wayne of Michigan buildings at 1520 and logistics company Active Aero courts nationwide the company In September, Chehab got a re- County Business Development Corp., 1528 Woodward. He also pur- Group Inc., both for undisclosed resolved this year. ward for his marketing work: He which paid Mullin a $75,000 perfor- chased 1550 Woodward at a tax sums. In May, a Bhargava entity was promoted to CEO of mance bonus during her tenure as sale. They are additions to a Michi- called Plymouth Real Estate Holdings Chrysler/Lancia brands, succeed- its executive director, concurrent On top of all the real estate gan portfolio that includes Troy- LLC bought a former Johnson Con- ing Olivier Francois, who was with her county employment, fund- moves, Gilbert ended 2011 with an based metal fastener manufactur- trols building on Port Street in Ply- named to head the Fiat brand. ed by private businesses, some of aggressive stance on the future of er Acument Global Technologies Inc., mouth Township, adding that to The Beirut-born Chehab, 44, is a which are county contractors. a light-rail system to run from Jef- Cadillac-based recreational power- the nine-building, 278,000-square- University of Detroit Mercy graduate Ficano has installed a new exec- ferson Avenue to Grand River boat manufacturer Four Winns LLC, foot portfolio of West Tech Park and worked at Ford Motor Co. be- utive team, including former U.S. Boulevard, vowing to push the and Farmington Hills-based vehi- that ETC Capital acquired in 2010 fore joining Chrysler in 2009 after Attorney Jeffrey Collins as deputy project forward despite the U.S. De- cle wire harness and electronic for $8.5 million, according to being recruited by Chrysler-Fiat county executive, clearly hoping partment of Transportation backing a distribution systems manufactur- CoStar Group. CEO Sergio Marchionne. to leave the past behind. bus system instead of a rail line. er AEES Inc. — Chad Halcom — Bill Shea — Nancy Kaffer — Daniel Duggan — Bill Shea 20120102-NEWS--0008,0009-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 9:39 AM Page 2

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Donna Inch Gene Manuel Susan Joe Chairman Michalski Moroun Mosey Vicari and CEO, Ford Motor Land CEO, Chairman, President, CEO, Development Beaumont Detroit Midtown Detroit Andiamo Corp. Health System, International Inc. Restaurant Royal Oak Bridge Co. Group

ack in the “good old days,” n the 18 months since Gene or the second consecutive usan Mosey spent more ou can call Joe Vicari the filling vacant office and in- Michalski was appointed CEO year, Ambassador Bridge than two decades quietly Comeback King. B dustrial space owned by I of Beaumont Health System, the F owner Manuel “Matty” Mo- S working to improve De- Y While other restaura- Ford Motor Land Development Corp. long-time executive has presided roun has financed a media and troit’s cultural center. teurs were content to batten down could be solved with a phone call over a contract dispute with Blue political campaign to block leg- But last year she came into her the hatches and ride out the to Ford Motor Co. to move a new di- Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, begun islative approval of a competing own as a new force in Detroit stormy economy, Vicari, CEO of vision into the empty space. a restructuring of six clinical ser- publicly owned Detroit River through her work at Midtown De- Warren-based Andiamo Restaurant But these aren’t the good old vice lines and nixed a joint ven- span. troit Inc. Group, stayed busy bringing back days. ture with a for-profit oncology And for the second consecutive Mosey led the merger of the Uni- two long-lost names in metro De- In 2009, Ford vacated 500,000 company. year, such approval has failed in versity Cultural Center Association troit’s restaurant scene and creat- square feet of space in the region, But what catapulted Michalski Lansing. with the New Center Council Inc. in ing a Mexican concept — all while with another 700,000 vacated in to Crain’s Newsmaker status this Critics say some lawmakers March to create Midtown Detroit fighting a lawsuit. 2010. year is his decision to stand up to were swayed by pressure from and began positioning the larger Vicari worked closely with Joe Taking the helm of Ford Land at Blue Cross and ask for a 9 percent what they say are questionable organization to administer tens of Muer to revive Joe Muer Seafood, a the beginning of 2010, Donna Inch increase over three years. claims in a $5 million television- millions of dollars in investment staple of metro Detroit’s culinary needed to start filling that space, Blue Cross is offering less than advertising blitz aimed at killing in the neighborhood. scene. and needed to do more than make a 5 percent increase over three the new bridge, or were influenced Mosey hired another 14 employ- The new restaurant, located in a phone call to the OEM. years, plus the 7.5 percent in- by Moroun campaign contribu- ees, bringing Midtown to 20, and the former Seldom Blues space in- She’s led a move for Ford Land moved its offices from Cass Av- side the Renaissance Center, con- crease over that period that all tions. to function more like a landlord, enue, where its home had been for tains many of the menu items and hospitals receive under the partic- Moroun has said for years that hosting a bevy of events for real decades, to Woodward a block decor that made the original Joe ipating hospital agreement. the public bridge, now called the estate brokers in 2011, pricing of- north of the Max M. Fisher Music Muer a favorite. The contract dispute also is New International Trade Crossing, is fice space competitively with — or Center. The menu has Joe Muer origi- over whether hospitals should be unneeded because border traffic cheaper than — the other space on Under her direction, Midtown nals like Dover sole a la Meuniere, held more accountable through remains down and it is unfair the market and looking outside continued community revitaliza- Maryland crab-stuffed Atlantic value-based incentive contracts government competition. He the region for new users of real es- for medical services charged to tion work on things like transit- flounder and char-grilled Hawai- tate. wants to twin his bridge, howev- oriented development for the ian swordfish. health insurers, employers and er. At the end of 2011, the group patients by private and employed Downtown Detroit Partnership, the The restaurant has a black-and- oversaw leases and sales totaling The new bridge would be about Detroit Economic Growth Corp. and white marble floor, a signature physicians on their medical two miles downriver from Mo- 662,000 square feet, almost all of it staffs. other collaborators and on new wraparound bar with deep red-vel- roun’s span, which he’s owned to non-Ford entities. That level of If the dispute is not resolved, mixed-use projects in Midtown. vet seats and dark leather booths, since 1979. activity makes Ford Land one of Beaumont plans to terminate its Midtown took on administra- and a lobster-red baby grand piano. NITC’s vast ranks of supporters the most active landlords in contract with Blue Care Network, tion of $22 million in loans, pro- And if the décor didn’t bring say it’s needed to bolster and pro- metro Detroit, with deals repre- the Blues HMO, on Jan. 12. gram-related investments from na- back the nostalgia from the origi- tect trade, create jobs and handle senting $30 million in lease and Early in 2011, Michalski an- tional foundations and grants nal, Joe Muer himself is on hand future border traffic needs. The sale value. nounced that Beaumont would re- from the New York-based collabo- to chat with customers. span is championed by Gov. Rick It follows a strong 2010 as well, structure six of its major clinical rative Living Cities awarded late in Vicari also reopened Brownies on Snyder, who has promised to get when 431,000 square feet of new services, which represent about 2010 to bring businesses and resi- the Lake, at 24214 Jefferson Ave. on the bridge built sooner than leases were signed with 25 non- 75 percent of patient volume, and dents back to Detroit’s Woodward the Nautical Mile in St. Clair later. Ford entities, along with 346,000 streamline its management team corridor. Shores. square feet of renewals with 14 to improve patient care and re- Moroun also remains in the And it continued to oversee But he wasn’t finished. companies. duce operating costs. news for a legal squabble with strategies developed by the Hudson- Unhappy with lagging sales, The 2011 deals involve leases to In 2008, Beaumont began a the Michigan Department of Trans- Webber Foundation, Kresge Founda- Vicari converted Andiamo Lakefront local medical users such as Henry tion and anchor employers Detroit in St. Claire Shores into a Rojo turnaround plan after it posted portation over the $230 million Ford Health System and Oakwood Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Mexican Bistro. net financial losses of $214 mil- Ambassador Gateway Project Healthcare System, but also to System and Wayne State University to In June, Vicari opened another lion. that ties his bridge to I-75 and I- unique users such as TechShop bring 15,000 young people to live, Rojo Mexican Bistro in the Mall at Along with cutting more than 96, which the state says remains Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif.-based work and play downtown by 2015. Partridge Creek, his fourth Rojo to $46 million in expenses, Michalski unfinished because he failed to company that bills itself as a do-it- While coordinating safety, pur- open in metro Detroit. moved to hire a number of physi- follow agreed-upon plans. In- yourself fabrication studio for chasing and employee recruit- But perhaps his biggest chal- cians to its management team and stead, MDOT says, Moroun’s De- would-be entrepreneurs. ment strategies among the area’s lenge took place in a courtroom. appoint physicians to its system troit International Bridge Co. built Ford Land also made news at anchor employees, Mosey and In September, Vicari settled a board and committees. ramps aimed at tying into its pro- the end of 2011 with its high-pro- Midtown took on administration lawsuit filed by the Restaurant Op- But Beaumont could not make posed second span. file efforts to find a new use for its of the Colin Hubbell Memorial Fund portunities Center of Michigan, a lo- all 3,700 physicians on its medical A judge has repeatedly ruled in 4.2 million-square-foot factory in and Troy-based Kresge Founda- cal chapter of New York-based staffs happy. Several cardiologists favor of MDOT and has ordered Wixom. tion’s Art X Detroit program, Restaurant Opportunities Centers and oncologists have left over the Moroun to appear in court on Given that the plant is just one which showcases the foundation’s United, claiming Andiamo Dearborn past year to practice at other hos- Jan. 12 for a contempt sanctions of many vacant former auto man- local art fellows. engaged in wage violations and pitals and physician-led compa- hearing that could include jail ufacturing spaces in metro De- time. Mosey and Midtown were cho- unfair practices. troit, Ford Land has been aggres- nies. sen to administer the $1.2 million The group of bussers, servers He also owns the Michigan sive in finding a solution that Upset over an aborted business “Live Midtown” program and cooks named in the letter say Central Station in Detroit, a doesn’t involve razing the his- deal with a for-profit physician launched in January to provide fi- they were forced to pay for their crumbling edifice that’s been a toric plant. company, five top radiation oncol- nancial incentives to employees of uniforms and their laundering, lightning rod for criticism of his The team has been negotiating ogists, including internationally the anchor institutions with addi- that they were not paid overtime property stewardship. Moroun with a Maryland investment group renowned researcher Alvaro Mar- tional funding from Kresge, De- wages and that they were discrim- began financing facade cleanup tied to the Dow Kokam battery pro- tinez, M.D., the chair of the depart- troit-based Hudson-Webber and inated against after their com- ject in Midland, proposing a ment, left Beaumont. and window and roof repairs in the Michigan State Housing Develop- plaints were brought to the atten- $237 million energy development. Michalski has worked for Beau- 2011. ment Authority. tion of ROC Michigan. Townsend Energy Solutions LLC, a mont since 1978, first as associate The Ambassador Bridge owner In July, Mosey and Midtown The $125,000 settlement ended subsidiary of Hunt Valley, Md.- hospital director of Beaumont Hos- is ranked by Forbes magazine as were once again tapped to oversee the fifteen-month dispute, even based private equity firm pital in Royal Oak and later as se- the 293rd richest American, worth the “Live Downtown” program though press releases sent by both Townsend Capital LLC, has been ap- nior vice president and hospital $1.5 billion largely from his War- modeled after “Live Midtown” and parties said there was no finding proved for $40 million in tax cred- director of Beaumont Hospital, ren-based CenTra Inc. family of funded by anchor employers, Hud- of wrongdoing on the part of Andi- its for the project. Troy. trucking and logistics companies. son-Webber and MSHDA. amo Dearborn. — Daniel Duggan — Jay Greene — Bill Shea — Sherri Welch — Nathan Skid 20120102-NEWS--0010-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 9:40 AM Page 1

Page 10 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS January 2, 2012 Palace’s new VP: Fans will point the way

Lucinda Kinau Treat, the tent and how can it be we are doing something natural new executive vice presi- used by the media. What and authentic and focused on dent of business opera- other kinds of content what this community values and tions and strategy for can we create? I am work- needs. Palace Sports & Entertain- ing on concepts. There are events we could do ment, can draw on a We will also look at that are impactful, that is really breadth of experience how our fans interact more focused on what this com- from her time at Madison with our video content munity wants and needs. I would Square Garden Inc. Treat for the Pistons on the be doing a disservice to say, ‘We started her Palace posi- Web, look at how we can did this in New York, let’s do it tion Nov. 30. do it different ways … be the same way.’ That is the wrong With Madison Square more creative as we work approach. If you are not listening Garden, she was execu- with our media partners to what your fans want, then you tive vice president and at Fox Sports Detroit and are going to make mistakes. One general counsel and over- Lucinda Kinau CBS radio. thing we want to be focused on is saw the legal and busi- Treat, Palace that kind of feedback and engage- ness affairs of the New Sports & What will your primary ment. York Knicks, New York Entertainment role be? Rangers and the New York I have several hats to Are there any philosophies you are Liberty of the Women’s National Bas- wear in this position. My most im- going to bring with you from MSG? ketball Association, along with the portant role is serving as the key I think in any work experience event and broadcast arms of the integrator for all the different you are learning skills and talents. business and several sibling businesses across all disciplines — MSG does a lot of things right in venues. making sure we are coordinating terms of trying to create broad Now, Treat is in charge of filling and collaborating, looking at data- platforms where, instead of giving the 22,076-seat Palace of Auburn driven analysis, identifying who its customers one product, they Hills — the physical centerpiece of our customers are. I will be think- make sure there is something for PS&E that includes the Pistons, ing about what each customer every type of interest. They make DTE Energy Music Theatre and wants us to deliver. sure they are not excluding fans managing of Meadow Brook Music who want to see something they Festival. Is that similar to your position at are interested in. The Palace ranks behind only Madison Square Garden? Madison Square Garden national- It’s a different role. There, I was How important is fielding a compet- ly as a concert venue, based on more typically in legal and busi- itive Pistons team to the survival of ticket sales. DTE Energy Music ness affairs. This is a broader role the Palace? Theatre ranks as the top outdoor across all of our operations, and I I think it’s tremendously impor- concert venue in America. anticipate it being very different tant to field a competitive team. Treat talked to Crain’s reporter here. I lived in It’s critical. There Nathan Skid about her new job and the Midwest is a lot of excite- the major difference between New when I went to ment, in terms of York and Detroit when it comes to school in Wiscon- I’ve been in our front office, professional sports teams. sin. It’s a very dif- “ about the team ferent cultural fit enough markets to that is being built What intrigued you about PS&E? than New York, know that if you here, especially I think, from my perspective, it in a good way. with Brandon was being a part of an organiza- People connect think it’s ‘one size Knight. This is a tion that has the vision to inno- differently with market where the vate. Tom Gores has really put us their sports fits all,’ you are proof is in the in a position to think about ‘how teams. It’s a dif- pudding. We real- do we take this asset and re-ener- ferent sports mar- making a big ly want people to gize it?’ How do we grow and de- ket. It’s night and watch and tune in velop the Pistons brand and the day. mistake. and come to the Palace? For me, that kind of entre- ” building and see preneurial environment is really How so? Lucinda Kinau Treat, Palace that this is an ex- exciting. I just think this Sports & Entertainment citing team — one franchise pro- that is on the rise. What is your vision for the compa- vides a place for people to show ny? their passion and their identity. It What is your impression of Tom I am only on Day 10 of the job. can pull people together when a Gores? The core has been run very well; team is competitive. The Pistons I have not met Tom Gores in the old ownership group did a good can re-energize a community and person, but I think the franchise job of protecting the franchise, but create community pride. In New is lucky to have him as an owner. I will think creatively how to use York, it’s a lot harder to do that He is a smart, loyal, committed social media and new business because there are so many other and passionate owner. He has a technologies to increase the rela- teams, people, activities and in- value, not in terms of money, but tionship and experience the fans terests. in terms of heart and a driven have with Pistons and our concert This is a very different commu- mentality as to what this fran- venues. nity. I’ve been in enough markets chise can be. I don’t think we are locking in to know that if you think it’s ‘one Nathan Skid: (313) 446-1654, with a playbook. We will look at size fits all,’ you are making a big [email protected]. Twitter: how we create and generate con- mistake. From our perspective, @NateSkid

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January 2, 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 11 Biz, communities see electric-car charging stations as positive move

BY ELLEN MITCHELL technology company, having an SPECIAL TO CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS amenity like this just seemed like a natural extension.” As electric vehicles slowly be- Built by Coulomb Technologies, come more common on roads and the stations are on the Charge- freeways across the country, elec- Point network. Marquardt said the tric charging stations are popping stations were an investment for up across Southeast Michigan in the future and Compuware was an attempt to profit from the grow- ANDREW TEMPLETON/CDB looking to serve employees as well ing population of electric-car own- A Chevrolet Volt takes a charge at a as visitors. ers. demonstration of the Milford Parking Other charging stations have Authority’s downtown charging One of the latest installations, been built to further the sales of stations. six charging stations in downtown new electric vehicles by Michigan Milford’s east and west municipal Clinton Township. auto manufacturers. parking lots, is to provide easy “We wanted to be at the fore- Dave Norwood, sustainability parking for electric vehicle own- front, and we’re always looking to coordinator for the city of Dear- ers who shop downtown. The Mil- add amenities for customers,” born, said 10 charging stations ford Parking Authority held a demon- Berlow said. “With charging sta- have been installed in the city’s stration Dec. 15 to unveil the tions, it’s something that there east downtown parking garage, stations. wasn’t necessarily a demand for, and one is being installed in the “I think the demand is just start- but we knew the demand was com- west downtown parking deck. ing, but in the next three to five ing.” The idea for the stations came years it will really take off,” park- Partridge Creek became the first about in summer 2010, after Dear- ing authority Chairman Keith regional shopping center in Michi- born Mayor John O’Reilly had a Hughes said. “The expense for Mil- gan to offer electric vehicle charg- conversation with leaders at Ford ford to put the charging stations in ing stations with the installation Motor Co. Looking for a way to is insignificant compared to how in early October of two stations by support Ford’s products, the city much it will cost later.” Macomb Town- had six stations The stations were provided free ship-based installed in Octo- by Campbell, Calif.-based charg- CarPlug L.L.C., a di- The demand is ber 2010 and had ing-station manufacturer Coulomb vision of LaBelle “ two more in- Technologies Inc. as part of the Electric just starting, stalled in Decem- $37 million ChargePoint America Services ber 2011. program, which is funded by a $15 Inc. but in the next “There hasn’t million stimulus grant to provide Berlow been a whole lot of 4,800 charging stations in nine U.S. said the three to five usage,” Norwood regions — 275 of which are expect- stations said. “There are ed to be in Michigan. The program are an in- years it will not a lot of elec- also offers a website that lists sta- vestment tric cars running tion locations and availability, and and the really take around Dearborn, provides trip mapping for electric mall is but we are wait- car owners averag- off. ing for the launch Charging stations typically cost ing four charges a ” of Ford’s electric Your Bank’s about $6,000 each; the $17,000 in- week. He said the Keith Hughes, cars.” stallation costs were funded by the mall intends to Milford Parking Authority Norwood pre- seven-member authority. absorb the cost dicts that once The stations were installed by for at least a couple of years. “If electric cars become more popular Not Lending? Auburn Hills-based ChargeNow electric vehicles take off, and it ap- more charging stations will be LLC. The company has installed pears more automotive companies built throughout the city. more than 200 stations in Michi- have models that are about to “There has been some interest gan since October 2010, including come out, I can easily see us ex- in the stations from the private those at Meijer stores in Warren panding it,” he said. “It’s been be- sector and other nonprofits across and Allen Park, Marriott Auburn yond our expectations thus far.” town,” he said. “We’ll begin to see Hills Pontiac at Centerpoint in McCabe said that although stations at some of the major re- Auburn Hills, the city of Dearborn, charging stations provide some tailers. The technology is going to Schoolcraft College in Livonia, the level of competitive edge for busi- advance.” Detroit Institute of Arts and Studio 9 ness, they’re not a silver bullet. Charging stations also are be- Salon in Sterling Heights. “Charging stations should be ginning to expand outside the Electric vehicle sales will be viewed as part of a broader strate- realm of retailers. Westland Colo- more than 350,000 a year in the gy to attract customers and top em- nial Village Apartments in Westland U.S. by 2017, according to market ployees,” he said. “It’s a step in the installed a charging station in De- research and consulting firm Pike right direction, but it’s better if it’s cember 2010. Research. Almost all electric car part of a larger message.” Owner Jeffrey Spoon believes charging stations in Michigan pro- Allendale-based Grand Valley charging stations to be the future vide charging at no cost, but that is State University installed its first fuel source for cars and soon peo- expected to change within a few charging station in December 2010 ple will want to find an apartment years. at its Michigan Alternative and where they can plug in their vehi- ours are Charging stations are a funda- Renewable Energy Center in cles. . mental piece of infrastructure and Muskegon. The charging station is The charging station is also on Call for a free consultation. will be key to accelerating the de- part of a regional effort, led by the the ChargePoint Network. Loan amounts: $1,000,000.00 and above. ployment of electric vehicles, said West Michigan Strategic Alliance and “It’s not the physical charging Loch McCabe, president of Ann West Michigan Energy station that is the key, it’s the net- , which is ex- s Investment Real Estate s Equipment Arbor business advisory firm pected to install 70 stations across work,” he said. “That’s the critical s Owner Occupied Real Estate s Turnaround Consulting Shepherd Advisors LLC. West Michigan. thing behind a charging station: s Lines of Credit s Loan Modifications “It will be a while before electric In August, Detroit-based Com- knowing where they are. You go s Accounts Receivable s Bank Workouts vehicles become anywhere near puware Corp. had eight charging online, it shows our charging sta- ubiquitous,” McCabe said. “The stations installed to service 16 tion. It introduces people to our economics of charging stations cars in the Compuware garage. complex.” have been and will continue to be a About 10 stations are used each Although no one in the complex challenge for a while, but it is im- day. currently uses the charging sta- portant that companies installing “There were employees with tion, Spoon said he can see multi- charging stations view them as a electric vehicles in the company ple charging stations throughout larger effort.” calling us and asking us what we the property in the next five years 800.509.3552 Among those who are preparing were going to do for them,” said with the Wayne Assembly Plant www.eclipsecapitalgroup.com for an oncoming wave of electric less than 10 miles away beginning Steve Marquardt, vice president, 2207 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320 cars is Steve Berlow, general man- administration and real estate at to produce the electric Ford Fo- “Since 1997” ager of The Mall at Partridge Creek in Compuware. “Being a leading edge cus. 20120102-NEWS--0012-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 9:43 AM Page 1

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BUSINESS DIARY ACQUISITIONS purchase an assortment of items via ny into US LBM Holdings LLC, Green awarded General Dynamics Land Sys- vide media relations and other strate- direct payroll deduction. Bay, Wis., a platform company. Ly- tems, Sterling Heights, a business gic communications support. Fisher Unitech Inc., Troy, a Solid- man will continue to operate under unit of General Dynamics, $367 mil- Everist Genomics, Ann Arbor, a per- Current Motor, Ann Arbor, entered Works reseller, purchased the Solid- that name. The sale includes three lion to produce and deliver an addi- into an agreement with Dakkota Inte- sonalized medicine company, com- Works business unit of R&D Technolo- other Lyman companies: Automated tional 177 Stryker combat vehicles grated Systems, Holt, to assemble elec- pleted an acquisition of Angiologix gies, a reseller with offices in Rhode Building Components, Carpentry Con- equipped with double-V hulls. tric motorcycles. Inc., Mountain View, Calif., the devel- tractors Corp. and Lyman Lumber. Island and Connecticut. oper of the AngioDefender diagnostic Qualitech, Bingham Farms, a technol- Industrial Visions, Troy, a business de- Rockbridge Growth Equity LLC, De- device for assessing endothelial func- Lee Contracting Inc., Pontiac, an in- ogy integrator and software reseller, velopment advisory firm, has been se- troit, a private equity firm, an- tion. dustrial contracting company, ac- was selected by Three M Tool and Ma- lected by A.J. Rose Manufacturing Co., quired the former GM ACG Penske fa- chine Inc., Walled Lake, a tool manu- Cleveland, Ohio, to increase and diver- nounced it has led the acquisition of BlackEagle Partners LLC, Bloomfield cility at 675 Oakland Ave., Pontiac, facturer, and by Mathews Reich Perna sify revenues. Purchasing Power LLC, Atlanta, Ga., Hills, a private equity firm, has ac- from Racer Trust, Ypsilanti. & Rottermond CPAs, Southfield, to up- an e-commerce business that enables Plumbing Professors, Canton Town- quired Lyman Lumber Co., Excelsior, grade their computer networks. a qualified workforce the ability to Minn. BlackEagle will fold the compa- ship, signed a multiyear agreement CONTRACTS Azure Dynamics Corp., Oak Park, an- with GE Capital, a division of General The Guidance Center, Southgate, has nounces Ford dealer representation Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn., to offer become a community partner of the for Transit Connect Electric sales and consumer financing through its net- service agreements with MVC Auto- work of plumbing, sewer and drain Southeast Michigan program of Leave motive Amsterdam B.V., Amsterdam, service centers. A Legacy through the Planned Giving Netherlands; Aredea Auto B.V., Rotter- Roundtable of Southeast Michigan, dam, Hoofddorp and Amersfoort, Metamora. EXPANSIONS Netherlands; Upplands Motor Stock- Parks Productions Ltd., Orion Town- holm AB, Stockholm, Sweden; and BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, ex- ship, has received a multiyear con- Cegeac SA/NV, Brussels, Belgium. It panded its global capacity with a new tract with the U.S. Environmental Pro- has also announced 21 new Ford Tran- production facility in Ramos, Mexico. tection Agency, Washington D.C., to sit Connect Electric sales, including a Amcor Rigid Plastics USA Inc., Ann Ar- provide exhibit display and support five unit sale, to Western Michigan Uni- bor, moved into a new molding plant services for the EPA SmartWay pro- versity, Kalamazoo. in Orlando, Fla., expanding its packag- gram. RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, Ann ing supply operations to meet in- Fisher Unitech, an engineering soft- Arbor, has executed its exclusive, creased demand in the southeastern ware, hardware and services provider worldwide option and signed a license United States. based in Troy, has been chosen by agreement for gene-therapy approach- Electrivert Inc., a custom cable assem- Aras Corp., Andover, Mass., to be a re- es for treating blindness developed at blies company, announced that it has seller of Aras Enterprise PLM, an out- the Wayne State University School of expanded its staff, products and ser- of-the-box software solution designed Medicine. vices. Website: www.electrivert.com. exclusively for companies running Fitness Therapy Unlimited, Southfield, Buscemi’s Pizza, Roseville, announced SolidWorks. a health and rehabilitation fitness two new store openings, in Warren The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Man- therapy company, has selected Tanner and Sterling Heights. Website: agement Command, Warren, has Friedman, Farmington Hills, to pro- originalbuscemis.com.

PEOPLE CONSTRUCTION Larry Darling to masonry conservator IN THE SPOTLIGHT and director of technical services, Detroit-based FutureNet Group Inc., an environmental, Grunwell-Cashero Co., Detroit, from construction and technology company that primarily national director of education and di- contracts with the federal government, has named rector of masonry restoration, Inter- Prafulla Pande to the new position of COO. national Masonry Institute, Lansing. Pande, 65, remains president of Bloomfield Hills-based LAW Pande Associates Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm. David Wood to partner, Cantor He earned both a bachelor’s degree in construction Colburn LLP, Troy, engineering and a master’s degree in structural from chief intellec- engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in tual property Kanpur. Pande also holds a master’s degree in project counsel, Lockheed Pande management from the University of Florida. Martin’s Space Systems Co., Den- ver, Colo. from director of e-commerce, The Pond practice leader, Aon Hewitt, South- Guy, Marine City. Also, Aaron Hall to field, from client executive and the De- MARKETING division vice president, purchasing troit market leader. and merchandising, from head buyer, Robert Murray to national sales and Wood Monica Groes- beck to creative Century Novelty, Westland. operations manager, Certified manager, TMV Group LLC, Birming- Restoration Drycleaning Network, ham, from junior art director, Camp- SERVICES Berkley, from select customer sales bell-Ewald Co., Warren. Linda Van Howe to health and benefits executive, The Hartford, Ann Arbor. Nick Conflitti to art director, re:group Inc., Ann Arbor, from designer of Web, print, digital and collateral, Bril- liance Audio Inc., Grand Haven. REAL ESTATE Charles Brodeur to senior property manager, Signature Associates Inc., Southfield, from property manager, Grubb & Ellis Co., Southfield. Thomas Kerr to director of govern- mental affairs, Racer Trust, Ypsilanti, from senior adviser, White House council on recovery for auto commu- nities and workers, Washington D.C.

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CALENDAR COMING EVENTS TechTown Open House. 5-7 p.m. Jan. AUTO SHOW BREAKFAST JAN. 12 10. Tours, a chat with the entrepre- neur of the month and discussions on AT WESTIN BOOK CADILLAC supporting entrepreneurs. TechTown, Inforum, the Detroit Auto Dealers Detroit. Free. Contact: (313) 483-1302; Association, Dykema and KPMG email: [email protected]; web- present the annual Auto Show site: www.techtownwsu.org. Breakfast 7:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. 2012 Automotive Outlook Breakfast Registration begins at 7 a.m. Seminar. 7-9 a.m. Jan. 10. Detroit Chap- ter of the Turnaround Management Peter Brown, publisher and Association, Association for Corporate editorial director of Automotive Growth Detroit. With Dave Andrea, News, will moderate a panel vice president of industry analysis and discussion called Change the Car, economics, Original Equipment Sup- Change the World: What’s Next for pliers Association; and Jim Gillette, di- the Auto Industry. rector of financial services, IHS Auto- Scheduled panelists include Kim motive. Glen Oaks, Farmington Hills. Korth, president $25 TMA and ACG members, $45 non- and owner of members. Contact: (248) 593-4810; IRN Inc.; Lisa email: jbrewer@okeefeandassociates. Bodell, founder com; website: www.turnaround.org. and CEO of Pre-Business Research. 9 a.m.-12:30 futurethink; and p.m. Jan. 10. Oakland County Busi- Jeff Martin, CEO ness Center; Entrepreneur’s Source; of Tribal Brands. others. Farmington Community Li- Tickets are brary, Farmington Hills. Free, prereg- $45 for Inforum istration required. Contact: (248) 858- members, 0783; website: www.oakgov.com. $55 for Korth nonmembers CEED Microloan Orientation. 9-11 a.m. and $500 for a table of 10. Jan. 11. Center for Empowerment & For more information, call (877) Economic Development. Discover the 633-3500 or visit requirements and process necessary to www.inforummichigan.org. apply for and obtain a microloan. Oak- land County Executive Office Building, Waterford Township. Free, preregistra- a.m., Jan. 11. Contact: (313) 271-2700; tion required. Contact: (248) 858-0783; website: www.crewdetroit.org. website: www.oakgov.com. State of the State Address to Business Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 Community. 8-10 a.m. Jan. 20. Detroit p.m. Jan. 12. With Mary Andringa, Regional Chamber. With Gov. Rick Sny- chair, National Association of Manu- der. Location TBA. $35, registration be- facturers. Detroit Marriott Renais- gins Jan. 4. Contact: (313) 964-4000; sance Center. $45 members, $55 guests email: [email protected]; of members, $75 nonmembers. Contact: website: www.detroitchamber.com. (313) 963-8547; email: info@ econclub.org; website: www.econclub.org. How to Become a Government Con- tractor. 9 a.m.-noon. Jan. 12. Procure- ment Technical Assistance Center of Schoolcraft College. Schoolcraft Col- lege, Livonia. $45, advance registra- tion required. Contact: (734) 462-4438; e-mail: [email protected]; web- site: www.schoolcraft.edu.

Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan. 17. With Detroit Mayor Dave Bing; Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano; Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel; and Oakland County Ex- You Deserve More Thought Per Square Foot ecutive L. Brooks Patterson. Cobo Center, Detroit. Contact: (313) 963- 8547; email: [email protected]; web- site: www.econclub.org.

Federal Healthcare Reform Update. 8- 10 a.m. Jan. 17. United Way for South- eastern Michigan, others. With Nancy Schlichting, president and chief exec- utive, Henry Ford Health System. Lawrence Technological University, Southfield. $25. Contact: (248) 204-3095; email: [email protected]; web- site: www.ltu.edu. An Insider’s View of the North American International Auto Show and the Year’s Hottest Vehicles. 8-10 a.m. Jan. 19. Ad- craft. With Eddie Alterman, editor, Car & Driver, and Larry Webster, auto edi- tor, Popular Mechanics. Townsend Ho- tel, Birmingham. $25 members, $35 nonmembers. Contact: (313) 872-7850; email: [email protected]; website: www.adcraft.org. Real Estate Strategy Fundamentals of Writing a Business Tenant Representation Plan. 9 a.m.-noon. Jan. 19. Learn what elements are commonly found in effec- tive plans and work on developing each Buyer Representation of these for your own business. Oak- land County Executive Office Building, Project Feasibility Waterford Township. $30. Contact: (248) Good real estate deals are at lower lease rates; great ones are 858-0783; email: deaver-leark@oak Construction Oversight gov.com; website: www.oakgov.com. aligned to the needs of your organization. Let our experienced CoreNet Michigan 2012 Economic real estate department for hire show you what to ask for. Incentives Forecast. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 19. Com- mercial Real Estate Women Detroit, Lease Administration others. With State Treasurer Andy Dil- pmcresa.com 248.223.3500 lon. Dearborn Inn. $43 CREW mem- bers, $55 nonmembers. Register by 10 20120102-NEWS--0014-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 9:41 AM Page 1

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BY SHERRI WELCH tracting and university admissions. ethnic and gender diversity. Leadership, Excellence, Achieve- ni, but also from foundations and CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS The program, which is funding The foundation is supporting ment, Diversity Scholarship pro- corporations. And it’s brought in scholarships for 113 students, has programs that promote college ac- gram in 2007 with $650,000 set another $350,000 to operate. There’s been a quiet effort to in- attracted $900,000 in grants from cess nationally, but with a special aside by its board from its endow- The scholarships provide up to crease diversity at the University of the Battle Creek-based W.K. Kellogg focus on Michigan and Texas, giv- ment, said Brad Whitehouse asso- $10,000 a year to in-state students Michigan with scholarship funding. Foundation, the University of Michi- en the low percentages of their resi- ciate editor of the association. and $15,000 to out-of-state students, After Michigan voters passed gan African American Alumni Council dents with college degrees, said Following the passage of Propos- after students have been accepted Proposal 2 in 2006, the independent and, most recently, the Troy-based William Moses, program director al 2, “public universities had to to UM. The majority of those re- Alumni Association of the University of Kresge Foundation. for Kresge’s higher education pro- shut down their processes for re- ceiving scholarships currently are Michigan launched a scholarship A $200,000 grant from Kresge gram. cruiting under-represented classes from Michigan. program to attract under-repre- will help the association identify The UM alumni association’s of people,” said Craig Ruff, senior The association has been spend- sented minority, female and low-in- which students are most likely to scholarship program “is terrific policy fellow at Public Sector Consul- ing down the scholarship money, come students who might have oth- enroll with scholarship assistance because they work with under-rep- tants and a board member for the but “the plan is to begin endowing erwise chosen another institution. and which scholarship levels are resented students, low-income stu- Alumni Association of the UM. the money in the next two to five Proposal 2 created a state consti- most effective. dents of any background,” he said. “But the alumni association can do years,” Whitehouse said by email. tutional amendment prohibiting The grant also will fund re- “And they have 100 percent reten- things universities can’t.” Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694, public entities from using race or search into best practices in using tion rate” with students they fund. So far, the program has attract- [email protected]. Twitter: gender preferences in hiring, con- scholarships to advance economic, The association launched the ed $3.5 million mostly from alum- @sherriwelch JOB FRONT

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January 2, 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 15 Automakers put foot on the gas pedal for 2012

BY LARRY VELLEQUETTE ing pressure from automakers with IHS predicts Honda Motor Co.’s al big automakers have voiced con- in the third quarter. Retooling CRAIN NEWS SERVICE rising production, the report said. North American factories’ output cerns whether their suppliers will work this year will force its three Several automakers have gone will climb 11 percent in the first be able to keep up as volumes rise. full-size pickup plants to close for a North American light-vehicle on record saying they plan to in- quarter. North American output “A concern I have is, as you look collective total of 21 weeks as GM production will rise 5 percent dur- crease production early next year. also will rise at a double-digit clip at at the supply base, did we take too prepares to build its next-genera- ing the first quarter of 2012, fore- On Dec. 1, Ford Motor Co. executives Toyota Motor Corp. and at Hyundai/Kia, much out?” Bob Socia, vice presi- tion pickups, which are expected casters say, based on strengthen- said the company planned to boost which has struggled to keep up with dent of global purchasing for General to go on sale in early to mid-2013. ing sales and a continued recovery first-quarter production 3 percent. strong demand for its vehicles. Motors Co., said at an industry con- GM’s Fort Wayne assembly from natural disasters in Asia. Internal Daimler AG documents Joe Langley, an analyst with LMC ference in metro Detroit in October. plant will be the first to go down, Production increases are expected obtained by Automotive News show Automotive, also pegs first-quarter “Are we equipped for the rebound?” perhaps this month. Two other fac- to continue for much of this year. the German company plans to boost production at 3.6 million, with To keep up with demand, suppli- tories, including in Flint, will halt Tracy Handler, an analyst with output 30 percent in 2012 at its Mer- Asian automakers boosting pro- ers plan to hire in 2012, according output sometime in the second Northville-based IHS Automotive cedes-Benz factory in Vance, Ala. duction 11 percent as they recover. Ann Arbor-based Center for Automo- half. Inc., puts industrywide first-quar- Of the largest automakers in “For the most part, because tive Research. GM’s light-vehicle output will ter North American production at North America, only Chrysler Group Japanese production began to taper Parts suppliers are expected to rise 3 percent in the first quarter, nearly 3.6 million units — up 5 per- LLC is expected to see its produc- off” after the tsunami, he said, “you add 150,000 new jobs through 2015, IHS predicts. cent from 3,392,532 a year earlier. tion fall during the first three start to see a bump from them.” CAR said last month. Handler said IHS predicts total “We’re looking at the sales rate months of 2012, with a 4 percent Langley said the largest year- IHS’ Handler predicted that North American production of growing in 2012, so you need a lit- dip attributable to the end of the over-year production increases in Chrysler would “take its time” 13.8 million for 2012, adding that tle more product in the system,” line for three Dodge models. North America are likely to be expe- ramping up production of the Cal- automakers are likely to adjust Handler said. The increased pro- The March 11 Japan earthquake rienced by European automakers. iber’s replacement, the Dodge production quickly if sales climb duction “is definitely to catch and tsunami, as well as extensive “We have them up 19.4 percent, Dart, at its assembly plant in or if the economy tanks. Three product up in the pipeline.” flooding in Thailand, slowed glob- largely because we’ll have a full Belvidere, Ill. “Our Chrysler-Fiat other analyst firms, including But capacity issues and linger- al production for much of the year, quarter of production from Volks- number is very conservative for LMC Automotive, concur with the ing financial stress will put pres- allowing suppliers to ramp up pro- wagen in Chattanooga,” he said. the year,” she said. number. sure on suppliers, Moody’s Investors duction at a reasonable pace. Volkswagen Group of America Inc.’s The 2013 Dart isn’t expected to “Either we’re a little low” at Service said in a report last month. Asian automakers are still Tennessee plant now builds the be in dealer showrooms until the 13.8 million, Handler said, “or the Suppliers will maintain modest struggling to overcome critical Passat for North America. Langley second quarter of 2012, Chrysler wheel’s going to fall off the cart.” profit margins of 6 percent to parts shortages, but they are mak- said BMW and Mercedes will see has said. From Automotive News. Crain’s 6.5 percent in 2012 due to rising raw ing progress to replenish dealer in- year-over-year increases as well. General Motors began building reporter Dustin Walsh contributed materials costs and growing pric- ventories by boosting production. Purchasing executives at sever- up its full-size pickup inventories to this story. Visteon builds its future BRIEFLY Local whistle-blower suit costs also pulls from the SBA Twitter 150 large-scale engineering solver feed and YouTube channel to dis- jobs running simultaneously. GE Healthcare $30 million play the most current information. — Sherri Welch with ties to China, Korea GE Healthcare, a biomedical busi- The contest had 23 submissions. ness unit of Connecticut-based — Michelle Muñoz Self-Insurance Institute sues BY DUSTIN WALSH churning and there are whispers General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS that Visteon and SAIC are squab- will pay $30 million to the Centers Altair Engineering gears over insurance claims tax bling over the value of the interi- for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Self-Insurance Institute of Amer- The stage is set for Visteon Corp. ors business, which could slow to a Michigan representative of for future with data center ica Inc. has filed a lawsuit in federal to ship its electronics business down any new deals next year. competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb to Altair Engineering Inc. has court challenging a new Michigan over the Great Wall and expand Months of speculation has Vis- settle a federal lawsuit alleging launched a high-powered data cen- law that will place a 1 percent tax on its role in Korea. teon making a play to acquire the overbilling for the drug Myoview. ter near its Troy headquarters af- health insurance claims to help Visteon’s transformation from remaining 30 percent stake in its James Wagel, a pharmaceutical ter a multimillion-dollar invest- fund Medicaid programs. a Ford Motor Co. parts supplier to Korean climate-control business representative selling Bristol-My- ment. The suit, which says the Michi- a predominantly Asian company in the future. ers’ radiopharmaceutical drug Car- The center was built to enable gan assessment is pre-empted by is now in full motion. Visteon is the second-largest diolite, brought a federal whistle- virtual engineering and house en- federal law, seeks to block the as- Over the past two years, the provider of climate-control sys- blower action in 2006 alleging that gineering data for clients using Al- sessment related to self-insured supplier eked out of Chapter 11, tems behind Japan-based Denso GE Healthcare and predecessor tair’s on-demand computer-aided group health plans. narrowly avoided a proxy battle Corp. Visteon said it intends to in- company Amersham plc had encour- engineering system and to be con- The new law, which was to take with a hedge fund investor, sur- crease its 12 percent share of the aged health care providers to dilute nected with similar centers in the effect Jan. 1, eliminates a 6 percent rendered two seats on its board $32 billion market to 14 percent Myoview and overbill Medicare for future, Altair said. The data center, use tax on Medicaid managed care and is now in the process of radi- by 2014. additional doses of it. GE Health- which is expected to be operational organizations. cally reshaping its business. J.P. Morgan estimates the re- care bought the Little Chalfont, early this year, can support up to — The Associated Press Last month, Visteon announced maining Halla stake is worth England-based company in 2004. a pending agreement to consoli- $800 million. Wagel, whose last known ad- date its interiors business into its So it’s no surprise that Visteon dress was in Taylor, collects joint venture with Yanfeng Visteon is seeking to raise cash/debt to $5.1 million of the settlement. THE MILLER LAW FIRM Automotive Trim Systems Co., a Chi- fund the purchase. — Chad Halcom nese joint venture of Visteon and The supplier registered what is a professional corporation Huayu Automotive Systems Co. known as a mixed-shelf offering App developer wins SBA prize Huayu Automotive is a sub- with the U.S. Securities and Ex- sidiary of China’s largest auto- change Commission last month. A Dexter app developer was one mobile maker, government- The move essentially allows the of seven award winners in the U.S. owned Shanghai Automotive company to sell stock or take on Small Business Administration’s Industry Corp. debt as it sees fit. Apps for Entrepreneurs Chal- Analysts at J.P. Morgan believe And Visteon also is trying to un- lenge. Visteon also will consolidate its load its 880,000-square-foot head- Joseph Blough took one of three global electronics business into quarters in Van Buren Township second-place prizes of $3,000 for his Yanfeng this year in a move to — valued at $80 million. app called Small Business Tool- sell its 50 percent stake to SAIC. It’s unclear whether this is box. Blough’s Android app allows Visteon’s interiors business simply a cash-raising move or small-business owners to stay cur- generated $2.2 billion in revenue whether the supplier has plans to rent with government programs Our firm specializes in litigation: last year, and its electronics busi- vacate North America eventually available to them. The user can ness generated $2.1 billion in rev- for greener pastures in Asia. search permits, licenses, grants • Complex Commercial and Business enue. More than 55 percent of its busi- and solicitations. All the submis- • Shareholder and Partnership A purchase by China’s SAIC ness is done in Asia, and each sions were designed for easier ac- would give the conglomerate a year it decreases market share in cess to programs and funds from • Automotive Supplier stronger position in Europe and North America. the government. • Class Actions a hand in South America. Either way, the former Ford The first-place prize winner, • Employment Expect the electronics deal to parts-supply story likely will end SBA Gems, won $5,000 for its cre- • Family Law and Probate Litigation happen in the next six months, 6,600 miles from where it began. ator Somesh Kumar of Freemont, J.P. Morgan analyst Himanshu Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, (248) 841-2200 Calif. The app helps users find 950 West University Drive, Suite 300 Patel said in a note last week. [email protected]. Twitter: SBA loans and grants and share millerlawpc.com Rochester, Michigan 48307 However, the rumor mill is @dustinpwalsh the information with others. It 20120102-NEWS--0016-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 2:18 PM Page 1

Page 16 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS January 2, 2012 Ovshinsky: Quest for ‘holy grail’ of solar energy drives him on ■ From Page 1

Ovshinsky out if, in fact, he can “Historically, thin films had a demonstrate that deposition speed price advantage over crystalline to investors. solar, but the price of crystalline Ovshinsky’s life a roller coaster of achievement, red ink Hellmut Fritzsche, a consultant has been falling so dramatically to Ovshinsky and the retired for- that that advantage disappeared. BY TOM HENDERSON gen storage, batteries for electric ry, its first coming in 1992 and then mer chairman of the physics de- “It’s hard to justify putting mon- CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS vehicles, better small batteries for only because a lawsuit by disgrun- partment at the University of Chica- ey into a startup, particularly one consumer products and computer tled shareholders forced the com- go, annually ranked as one of the that’s trying to scale up, but it’s Stanford Ovshinsky, a self- memory storage. ECD ended up pany to sell a profitable business top physics departments in the doable if you have a unique tech- taught chemist, physicist and in- with some 400 patents, with nearly unit, Ovonics Imaging Systems, to De- world, told Crain’s that Ovshinsky nology. Cost reduction in solar is ventor, has had one of those life every battery maker in the world troit Pistons owner Bill Davidson. Solar has managed to hit those de- the name of the game. If you come arcs it would be hard to make up. now licensing one or another. In 2007, the board forced both position speeds. in and break the mold on price, He was born in 1922, the son of a In 1987, the Public Broadcasting Stempel and Ovshinsky to retire, More important, he said, in do- $17 million isn’t a lot to ask for. It’s Lithuanian immigrant scrap deal- System program “Nova” aired an a year after Iris, a longtime vice ing so, it has built photovoltaic not $130 million.” er in Akron, Ohio. A mediocre hourlong show on Ovshinsky ti- president at the company, died material that matches — for con- Ovshinsky said his process has student but avid reader and li- tled “Japan’s American Genius,” while swimming in the family ductivity and quality — material several advantages over Stion’s, brary patron, he went to trade about the regard in which he was pool. On Sept. 1 that year, Mark made in the traditional slow which uses a vaporized mixture of school at night to get his high held there. Morelli, a former helicopter at- process. copper, indium, gallium and sulfur school degree, and then got a job After Bob Stempel left General tack pilot, took over as CEO with But Chris Rizik, the CEO of the selenide to make its materials. at a machine shop. Motors Corp. as chairman in 1993, a mandate to focus ECD on mar- Ann Arbor-based Renaissance Ven- He said his process uses In 1944, Ovshinsky opened his Walter McCarthy, the former ketplace realities and figure out ture Capital Fund, advises caution. nanoscale silicon crystals in com- own machine shop and soon had CEO at Detroit Edison Co. and a something the company could “It’s absolutely a tough space to bination with alloys he declined to his first invention, a high-speed longtime ECD board member, make and sell at a profit. be in right now with everything name but which he said are much automated lathe. helped recruit him to ECD. He Morelli concentrated on the so- that’s happening in the solar mar- cheaper than the rare metals of in- In 1952, he moved to Detroit to would eventually assume the po- lar roofing materials made by the ket,” said Rizik. “And so many dium and gallium. become director of research for the sition of CEO and chairman. United Solar Ovonic LLC subsidiary. great things can happen in a lab, Hupp Corp., an automotive and de- Ovshinsky had a history of big- The plan was to sell huge volumes but sustaining that in a repeatable fense supplier. During the day, he name members of his board, in- of flexible roofing material to way outside the lab and getting ‘The only genius I know’ worked on automatic tracking sys- cluding James Birkenstock, a large construction projects in Eu- everything to fall into place as you After he left ECD, Ovshinsky tems for tanks; at night, he studied vice president at IBM generally rope that were subsidized by gov- ramp up production is a big deal.” formed a team of 10 former ECD the physiology of the human brain. credited with making IBM a com- ernments eager to support green Rizik and former partner Rick scientists and used his own money Three years later, Ovshinsky puter company; Jack Conway, a projects, particularly in France Snyder found out while running to get a 1,000-square-foot proof-of- presented a paper he wrote to Cabinet member of both the John- and Italy. Ann Arbor-based Ardesta LLC a few concept lab up and running in Ernest Gardner, the chairman of son and Kennedy administra- For a few months, it seemed as years ago just how hard it can be to Troy. the department of anatomy at tions; Ralph Leach, former chair- if ECD’s much vaunted potential capitalize on success in the lab. He also approached Fritzsche, a Wayne State University, on how the man of the executive committee had become reality. Orders They invested in a series of nation- former longtime board member at way the brain processes and at J.P. Morgan and Co. and one of soared, the company began turn- al lab and university technologies ECD, with a plea for help. stores memory could be mimicked the architects of post-World War ing a profit and the stock, which that had a lot of promise but have “Thin film production has been to make better automated machin- II economic policy in the U.S.; No- traded at $25.91 when Morelli took resulted thus far in limited com- slowed by the deposition process, ery. Though Ovshinsky had no bel laureate Isadore Rabi, former office, soared to a high of $83.33 on mercial success. and Stan had an insight; he had college schooling, Gardner asked head of the U.S. Atomic Energy Com- June 23, 2008. The company built “But to the extent you have an come up with a recipe that he him to join his research team; he mission; and Edwin Reischauer, new plants in Greenville and Bat- enabling technology that could thought could do it very much did so and stayed until 1964. former U.S. ambassador to Japan. tle Creek to keep up with demand. change the cost structure of solar? faster,” said Fritzsche, who has In 1960, Ovshinsky and his ECD critics said that while the And then the recession hit, gov- In the end, the cost per unit of en- been flying in from his retirement wife, Iris, who had a doctorate in board members had impressive ernment subsidies ended, orders ergy produced is the key. If Stan home in Tucson for a week every biochemistry, founded Energy Con- résumés, they were enamored of plummeted and red ink began flow- can do what he claims, it’s the holy month to work with Ovonic Solar, version Laboratory in Detroit with Ovshinsky and too often served as ing. Morelli was terminated last grail,” he said. first to help develop the faster de- $50,000 in savings to develop more a rubber stamp for his varied en- May; in November, ECD suspended Alex Morris is an analyst in the position process and then to verify efficient ways of creating energy deavors. manufacturing and cut its work- Houston office of the Raymond deposition speeds and the conduc- and to make better batteries and By the mid-2000s, a more inde- force by 900. It was trading last James Energy Group, which discon- tivity of finished material. electronic switches. pendent board was in place, one de- week at less than 25 cents a share. tinued its coverage of ECD in De- “When Stan said he wanted to That soon morphed into a wide termined to end years of red ink. Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, cember because of its low share speed up the process by at least 100 variety of research projects, in- The company had only a few prof- [email protected]. Twitter: price. He said that a recent invest- times, I thought it was impossible. cluding solar photovoltaics, hydro- itable years in nearly half a centu- @tomhenderson2 ment in another solar company That all these atoms hundreds of bodes well for Ovshinsky’s efforts. times faster could find their prop- In December, Silicon Valley- er position and make the desired “I have a history with Stan of me panies don’t want to place a bet on record of compelling science that based Stion Corp., a maker of thin- material seemed inconceivable to being wrong and Stan being right. me. That would make them insur- has generated hundreds of patents film photovoltaics, raised $130 mil- me,” said Fritzsche. “I had all my It turned out I was wrong again. I ance companies, and they’re not licensed by technology companies lion from several sources. doubts, but I was willing to help was amazed by the high speeds, insurance companies. They’re around the world and that generat- “It’s been tough if you were in out an old friend as much as I but I was even more amazed by the placing a bet on the team and on ed many millions of dollars in joint the thin-film arena,” said Morris. could. property of the material,” said the science,” said Ovshinsky. “It’s ventures with General Motors Corp., Fritzsche. “It’s extremely close to the best time to be in this business American Natural Resources Inc., being equal quality to material be- — when everyone else is getting Standard Oil of Ohio, Intel Corp., ing deposited at slow speeds. Actu- out.” Chevron Corp. and Canon Inc. ally, I would say it is equal quality. David Strand, vice president of Those joint ventures generally “Stan is the only genius I know, operations, said he and Ovshinsky didn’t pan out — one between ECD and I’ve met many Nobel laureates have yet to get any outright rejec- and Intel to develop better comput- and I worked with many great sci- tions after making their 14-page er memory, Troy-based Ovonyx Inc., entists at the University of Chica- PowerPoint pitch. is still ongoing, and another with go. He has this uncanny ability to “No one has said, ‘It’s interest- Chevron Technology Ventures LLC, understand the periodic table,” ing, but no thanks.’ Everyone has Orion Township-based Cobasys said Fritzsche. said, “It’s interesting. Let’s talk LLC, a maker of nickel metal hy- Until now, Ovshinsky said he more.’ ” dride batteries for cars, is still in kept his new company below the He said there have been repeat business but now owned by SB radar. He said he knew people meetings with some of the would- LiMotive Co. Ltd. of Korea. would think his new venture was a be investors. “We’re progressing,” Ovshinsky is hoping now to find pipe dream at best, at worst the said Strand, who was a vice presi- one or two more industry partners work of a bitter old man trying to dent at ECD, overseeing commer- with fairly deep pockets. The first get revenge on those who thought cialization of information storage. thing he needs to do is build a his time had passed at ECD. “I Strand said he had doubts when much larger lab, at least 10,000 don’t want people to think I’m a Ovshinsky approached him about square feet, and hire 15 more sci- bitter old inventor, which is how joining the new company. “But he entists. “Our biggest constraint is most inventors end up,” he said. “I took the time to go through the sci- we can barely move in our space. just had work that wasn’t done ence with me, and as soon as I un- We have to do work serially in- yet.” derstood in detail what he was stead of concurrently,” he said. Over the past few months, he talking about, it made sense, and I “My health is good, but I don’t has met with less than a dozen was on board.” want to boast. There is an urgency would-be investors from both the Ovshinsky has a track record of for me. Obviously, this can’t take U.S. and abroad, some of them in not being able to turn his wide too much time,” he said. the photovoltaic industry, with range of scientific interests into Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, more meetings scheduled. products that could be sold for a [email protected]. Twitter: “I realize I’m an age where com- profit, but he also has a track @tomhenderson2 20120102-NEWS--0017-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 2:20 PM Page 1

January 2, 2012 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page 17 Suspensions: Water board wants to avoid stigma www.crainsdetroit.com ■ From Page 1 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Keith E. Crain PUBLISHER Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 or gality of the board’s decision.” In May, the department awarded [email protected] EXECUTIVE EDITOR Cindy Goodaker, (313) 446- “The water board is trying to do a $250,000 contract to attorneys at 0460 or [email protected] what’s best for the citizens and We have acted with the utmost Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone MANAGING EDITOR Jennette Smith, (313) 446- make sure this process is clean — “ PLC to investigate contracts and 1622 or [email protected] DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Daniel Duggan, (313) and so I wish they had given us a integrity in how we conducted contractors tied to the Kilpatrick 446-0414 or [email protected] day in court, so to speak, before enterprise. SENIOR EDITOR Bob Allen, (313) 446-0344 or ourselves with our [email protected] bringing this to a decision.” The Miller Canfield team met WEST MICHIGAN EDITOR Matt Gryczan, (616) 916- Fausone did not specify what ev- with the water board in a closed 8158 or [email protected] idence, criteria or kinds of “assur- subcontractors. session meeting before the suspen- COPY DESK CHIEF Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 or ” [email protected] ances” he or the board members sion order to review 10 distinct ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Jeff Johnston, (313) are seeking, although the board’s John Rakolta, Walbridge Aldinger Co. contract awards covered in the in- 446-1608 or [email protected] DATA EDITOR Brianna Reilly, (313) 446-0418, Dec. 21 order suspends companies dictment and the roles of contrac- [email protected] that either have “or may have board’s order, along with Fergu- Inland Waters, D’Agostini, DLZ, tors and supplier companies, and WEB DEVELOPER Steve Williams, (313) 446- caused economic or non-economic son’s Enterprises Inc. and Johnson Lakeshore Engineering and Wal- to recommend a course of action to 6059, [email protected] WEB EDITOR Gary Anglebrandt, (313) 446-1621, harm to the (department).” Consulting Services Ltd., both locat- bridge all have said they intend to the board. [email protected] He expects to form a committee ed on Wyoming Street. Also sus- appeal the suspension order, and The board expects Miller Can- EDITORIAL SUPPORT Robertta Reiff (313) 446- by late January, made up of water pended is A&F Environmental/John- several of those companies also field will file a motion to intervene 0419, YahNica Crawford, (313) 446-0329 NEWSROOM (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446- board members who will meet as son Construction Services (aka questioned its legality last week. as a new plaintiff in the Macomb 1687 TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 needed to review individual ap- A&F Environmental/Johnson Representatives of Maestro, E&T drain case by mid-January, drasti- REPORTERS peals and make a recommendation Consulting Services), a joint ven- and A&H could not be immediately cally broadening the scope of that Daniel Duggan, deputy managing editor: Covers to the full board to vote on rein- ture of Johnson and A&F that has reached. civil lawsuit. real estate. (313) 446-0414 or [email protected] Jay Greene, senior reporter: Covers health care, stating a suspended company. The been co-managed by Ferguson em- Kilpatrick, his father Bernard, It also will likely add in the com- insurance and the environment. (313) 446-0325 or board can also revisit a suspension ployee Shakib Deria. Ferguson and former DWSD Direc- panies on the board’s list that are [email protected] Chad Halcom: Covers law, non-automotive based on information from the U.S. Also suspended through Dec. 31, tor Victor Mercado are named in not yet part of the Macomb lawsuit manufacturing, defense contracting and Oakland attorney’s office in Detroit. 2014, as non-responsible bidders, the 38-count indictment issued in — such as Walbridge, DLZ, Xcel, and Macomb counties. (313) 446-6796 or [email protected] Rakolta said Walbridge also re- besides Walbridge and the Fergu- December 2010 as the result of a Johnson Consulting, A&F/John- Tom Henderson: Covers banking, finance, cently learned it was lowest bidder son companies, were: years-long federal investigation son and A&H Contractors — mean- technology and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or [email protected] on a $13 million October DWSD Maestro Associates LLC, the into corruption in the city. ing all the suspended companies Nancy Kaffer: Covers small business, the city of contract involving modifications consulting company incorporated A fifth defendant, former Kil- will then be involved in pending Detroit and Wayne County government. (313) 446- 0412 or [email protected] to a Rouge River outfall but lost to in 2001 by Kilpatrick’s father and patrick aide Derrick Miller, en- litigation with the department, a Bill Shea, enterprise editor: Covers media, Chicago-based Walsh Construction, co-defendant in the federal indict- tered into a plea agreement with barrier to contract bidding under advertising and marketing, the business of sports, and transportation. (313) 446-1626 or which had bid at least $150,000 ment, Bernard Kilpatrick. The federal prosecutors this past Sep- previous board policy. [email protected] more. He also said Walbridge has LLC is not in good standing and tember; the rest await trial next “Inland Waters has done noth- Nathan Skid, multimedia editor. Also covers the food industry and entertainment. (313) 446-1654, protested that decision, and that has not renewed its registration September. ing wrong. As we have indicated, [email protected] the Dec. 21 meeting where the sus- with the state Bureau of Commer- “We are absolutely innocent of the federal investigation has Sherri Welch: Covers nonprofits, services, retail and hospitality. (313) 446-1694 or pensions occurred may have vio- cial Services since 2007. any wrongdoing. And we were also found no wrongdoing on the part [email protected] lated the state’s Open Meetings Inland Waters Pollution Control adversely impacted by this activi- of Inland Waters, and we are sim- Dustin Walsh: Covers auto suppliers, steel, higher education and Livingston and Washtenaw Act since the company only Inc., Inland Management Inc. and In- ty,” said Ram Rajadhyaksha, vice ply a witness to the actions of counties. (313) 446-6042 or [email protected] learned it was on the board’s meet- land Pipe Rehabilitation Co. LLC, all president of DLZ and site execu- those being indicted,” said ADVERTISING ing agenda a few minutes before of Detroit. Identified as “Company tive in charge of the engineering Michael Jacobson, partner at ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Marla Wise, (313) 446- the meeting started. I” in the Kilpatrick federal indict- company’s Michigan operations. Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & 6032 or [email protected] SALES INQUIRIES: (313) 446-6052; FAX (313) “We have acted with the utmost ment, Inland Waters was general “In the (Kilpatrick) indictment Weiss PC and attorney for Inland 393-0997 integrity in how we conducted our- contractor on a 2004 sinkhole re- we’ve seen some contracts where Waters. “We are going to appeal ADVERTISING SALES Christine Galasso, Matthew J. Langan, Lori Tournay Liggett, Tamara Rokowski, selves with our subcontractors,” pair contract in Sterling Heights we lost out to other bidders before both this process and the (suspen- Cheryl Rothe, Dale Smolinski he said. “I believe the water board and a 2006 repair project on De- — possibly because of this very (al- sion order) itself.” CLASSIFIED SALES (313)-446-0351 is trying to look out for the best in- troit’s west side, according to the leged) activity. Mark McAlpine, president of MARKETING MANAGER Jeff Kapuscinski indictment and attorneys han- “I figured we would have at least EVENTS DIRECTOR Nicole LaPointe terest of the city. One of the unfor- Auburn Hills-based McAlpine & As- EVENTS COORDINATOR Kacey Anderson tunate outcomes of this action dling a related lawsuit filed in July had a phone call before (the sus- sociates PC and attorney for SENIOR PRODUCER FOR DIGITAL/ONLINE could be that the city will pay by the Macomb Interceptor Drain pension order). We would have ap- D’Agostini, said the company also PRODUCTS Pierrette Dagg more for the costs of construction, Drainage District. preciated that.” will appeal and that Michigan MARKETING ARTIST Sylvia Kolaski SALES SUPPORT Suzanne Janik, YahNica Crawford as will the suburbs.” Lakeshore Engineering Services Rajadhyaksha also said his com- courts have looked unfavorably in AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Walbridge and its executives are Inc., Detroit. pany plans to appeal the suspen- the past on suspensions that didn’t Candice Yopp not accused of a crime in the Kil- DLZ Laboratories Inc., a divi- sion once Fausone’s committee is allow affected companies the op- MARKETING COORDINATOR Jenny Griffith PRODUCTION MANAGER Wendy Kobylarz patrick case. The indictment al- sion of Columbus, Ohio-based par- formed and believes that the de- portunity to defend themselves. PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Larry Williams leges a “Company W” agreed to ent engineering services company partment is “moving in the right “I’ve handled these types of cas- CUSTOMER SERVICE steer more than $5 million worth of DLZ, which operates subsidiary direction on the whole” by trying es for other contractors, and MAIN NUMBER: Call (877) 824-9374 or write work to Kilpatrick co-defendant DLZ Michigan Inc. from its Detroit to distance itself from possible cor- there’s clear case law that estab- [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS $59 one year, $98 two years. Bobby Ferguson and his company office. ruption. He also is consulting the lishes that a debarment (for con- Out of state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. Xcel Construction Services Inc. under E & T Trucking Inc., a freight company’s attorney about other tracting) without opportunity for a Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state rate for surface mail. Call (313) 446-0450 or an April 2003 contract for construc- hauling truck company based on possible legal options. hearing is a constitutional viola- (877) 824-9374. tion of the Baby Creek combined Military Drive in Detroit that was “We’ll go in and talk to the board tion,” he said. “And I have not seen SINGLE COPIES: (877) 824-9374 REPRINTS: (800) 290-5460, ext. 125; sewer overflow facility and nearby formally dissolved in 2011. and provide some documents if it such an egregious case as this, (717) 505-9701, ext. 125; or lindsay.wilson Patton Park improvements. Wal- A & H Contractors Inc., a De- helps to (clear our name),” he said. where they do not have a factual @theygsgroup.com TO FIND A DATE A STORY WAS PUBLISHED: bridge previously had selected an- troit-based general contractor and “I’m assuming this thing is going basis. They have taken action rely- (313) 446-0367 or e-mail [email protected] other subcontractor on Baby facilities management firm for to get wrapped up quickly; and ing on an indictment which does CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS IS PUBLISHED BY Creek, which was 23 percent cheap- government agencies. once we can talk to them, I hope not accuse our client of wrongdo- CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. er according to the indictment. D’Agostini & Sons Inc., Macomb this is going to go away.” ing whatsoever.” CHAIRMAN Keith E. Crain Xcel is also one of three Fergu- Township, a subcontractor to In- DLZ is not named in the crimi- Chad Halcom: (313) 446-6796, PRESIDENT Rance Crain SECRETARY Merrilee Crain son companies suspended for land Waters on the Sterling nal indictment or the Macomb civ- [email protected]. Twitter: TREASURER Mary Kay Crain three years under the water Heights sinkhole repair project. il lawsuit. @chadhalcom Executive Vice President/Operations William A. 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BY TOM HENDERSON it with marketing and distribution. The move to retail concludes a drug, which has the working name ety and its California branch. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS According to Adeona CEO and strong year for the company. In No- of AEN-1000, began with 10 patients Adeona’s Effirma drug to treat President James vember, an announcement of a col- and combined phases one and two, fibromyalgia is also in phase two Ann Arbor-based Adeona Phar- Kuo, the compa- laboration with Maryland-based In- which means that it looked at both testing. maceuticals Inc., (NYSE Amex: ny has strong trexon Corp. — to develop therapies safety and efficacy. The eight pa- Clinical trials are under way for AEN) is branching out from drug data from two to treat pulmonary hypertension tients who completed the study an over-the-counter zinc-based nu- discovery to consumer products studies that — helped send its stock soaring, showed a sharply lower rate of tritional supplement called reaZin and soon will begin selling a zinc show that its from 52 cents a share when the an- monthly disease progression. to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s. acetate-based lozenge under the zinc lozenges nouncement was made on Nov. 21 Adeona’s Trimesta drug is in Adeona had revenue in 2009 of name wellZin to reduce cold symp- are more effec- to $1.20 a month later. phase two for treating symptoms $103,089, saw that increase to toms. tive than others On Nov. 30, the rise in share of both relapses in multiple sclero- $3.2 million last year because of an It will be available on a website now on the mar- price was aided when the company sis and cognitive dysfunction asso- up-front payment from a licensing still under construction, ket because it presented results of a U.S. Food and ciated with the disease. Clinical agreement, and had revenue of www.wellzin.net. Adeona also has releases its zinc Kuo Drug Administration trial at a sympo- trials are funded in part by a grant $972,121 for the first nine months engaged Buyer’s Best Friend Inc., a more slowly. sium in Australia of a zinc-based in May of $1.6 million from the Na- this year. San Francisco-based company that “Consumers like the term ‘quick drug candidate to treat symptoms tional Institutes of Health and two Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, has an online wholesale catalog of release,’ but quick release isn’t al- of Lou Gehrig’s disease. grants totaling $5.5 million from [email protected]. Twitter: specialty foods for retailers, to help ways better,” he said. The three-month study of the the National Multiple Sclerosis Soci- @tomhenderson2 Investor: Seeing upside of Detroit real estate from the outside ■ From Page 3 His first acquisition was the for- than it was when it was an operat- mer headquarters for the Free ing office building. Press at 321 W. Lafayette, at close Detroit buildings: Cheap in 2011 dollars – or 1920s dollars Uralli delights in taking guests to $2 million. through the vacant floors of the He’s following a plan to redevel- Emre Uralli’s notion of value troit.org. That would be $46.3 mil- even in 1928 money. David Stott Building and then op the vacant 16-story building buys in Detroit takes on a historic lion today, adjusted for inflation. Likewise, the former Detroit comparing that space to the posh into a mix of retail and residential perspective. Uralli purchased the loan Free Press headquarters building, 33rd floor. He boasts about the space. The plan has been moving Buildings that seem cheap in against the building for $700,000 which was purchased for roughly crushed-velvet couches and white slowly, but he has picked up incen- 2011 are even cheaper than the and then took ownership, though $2 million, was built for $6 million leather chairs that his wife chose, tives for the $50 million project. original cost of building them. he didn’t disclose the cost of taxes in 1925. and he talks up the long-term Of the $28.6 million in incentives, The David Stott Building, for ex- and back bills. That works out to $77.6 million plans for a members-only club in the Free Press building project has ample, was built in 1928 for Still, it remains dramatically in today’s money. the space. been approved for state brownfield $3.5 million, according to HistoricDe- cheaper than the cost to build — — Daniel Duggan Looking outside of the building, tax credits, tax increment financing there’s room for both an optimistic and state historic tax incentives. a broker with Farmington Hills- sized tenant,” he said. should be able to make money on view and a pessimistic view. Sit- The David Stott Building, at 1150 based Fried- Uralli will continue to build an his Detroit investments,” said ting on the city’s Capitol Park dis- Griswold St., is also moving along. man Integrated office portfolio if he acquires the DeBono, who follows Detroit deals. trict, the small square looks like a Uralli owns it after purchasing Real Estate Ser- Penobscot Building, which the “The risk is that with those low bomb went off, leaving vacant the $700,000 loan against the build- vices repre- Horsham, Pa.-based lender Cap- prices, buildings like these have is- buildings behind. ing. After foreclosing and paying all senting Uralli. mark Financial Group has been mar- sues. And those issues are not typi- But, at the heart of a city-led the back taxes and bills, he’s spent At an ask- keting for sale since October. cally cheap to take care of.” marketing campaign to find a de- more than $1 million to create the ing rate of His plans for the iconic 1 mil- Uralli has so far done a good job veloper for three of the other build- Skybar lounge on the first floor. His $12.50 per lion-square-foot building would be of maintaining the buildings he has ings, Uralli takes the positive view sequel to the bar, a 33rd-floor high- square foot to consolidate the tenants into one purchased, said David DiRita, a on the neighborhood and the city. rise space, has yet to receive final with two free portion and then shut down the principal with the Detroit-based de- “There’s nothing but upside occupancy permits from the city of months of rent rest of the building to reduce oper- velopment firm The Roxbury Group. here,” he said, pointing to the va- Detroit but will be open this year. for every year ating costs until a more profitable “As a property owner, I have re- cant buildings. “These are amaz- Other than operating the 41-sto- of a lease use can be found. spect for how he’s administered ing, historic structures. Buildings ry building as a nightclub, he’s term, Snoek Despite the risks of Detroit real the short-term challenge of main- like this will never be built again. COSTAR GROUP started a marketing campaign for David Stott Building said the space estate, Uralli is positioning him- taining these buildings while We’re going to bring them back, its office space. is priced self to make money from the in- working through a long-term de- and with them, the city is going to It’s a unique space because the against some of the cheapest space vestments, said Paul DeBono, a velopment plan,” he said. come back.” 5,000-square-foot floor plates mean in Detroit. vice president with Southfield- DiRita, who was once a tenant in Daniel Duggan: (313) 446-0414, a small tenant can have 360-degree “There aren’t many skyscraper based brokerage firm NAI Farbman. the David Stott Building, said the [email protected]. Twitter: views of Detroit, said Ryan Snoek, options that can cater to a small- “At the prices he’s paid, he building is actually cleaner today @d_duggan Auto show: Cobo support system keeps exhibits safe, standing ■ From Page 3 said Thom Connors, general man- can auto shows take place in New vention — the first auto show was said. “Cobo allows us to do things could crack the floor in other ager of Cobo Center. York, Chicago, Los Angeles and in 1965 — to the largest automotive we can’t do anywhere else.” places, but not here.” “The amount of steel in the rig- Miami. production in North America. The double-deck structure Right now, the inside of Cobo ging grid permits the designers to Laborers spend three weeks as- With that growth, exhibits became weighs 23,000 pounds. Center is part war zone, part can- do things that they just can’t do at sembling, installing and raising more elaborate. EWI also produced the NAIAS vas with forklifts speeding other facilities,” he said. “This ex- the millions of dollars worth of “We used to move this show onto exhibits for Kia Motors, Coda Auto- through its vast corridors. The air hibit space is simply world class.” lighting needed for the show, said the floor in five days,” he said. motive Inc., Subaru and Bentley. EWI is filled with sawdust and debris. Cobo’s steel ceiling joists can Fred Tanari, president of Lincoln “The only things brought in were estimates that revenue of $103 mil- But, by 6 a.m. on Jan. 9, crews will hold loads as heavy as a ton per 10- Park-based Convention & Show Ser- kiosks, turntables and carpet.” lion from its total $160 million in have vacated and the show will be foot by 10-foot grid, Chaves said. vices Inc. That’s longer than the Now, the exhibitors — Ford Mo- revenue will come from auto show fully operational, and safe, thanks Cobo’s roof-top parking required other North American shows to tor Co., General Motors Co., Toyota exhibits this year. to the work done by Chaves, the strong steel girders. construct the entire show, he said. Motor Co., etc. — spend an average Chaves helped design the Ford Tanari and Lacanaria. In past show exhibits, visitors “There are so many intricacies of $3 million to $5 million on just exhibit as a contractor and has “This show is taking a great leap witnessed heavy duty trucks as to these exhibits,” he said. the materials, he said. worked with several other ex- forward this year because of the well as massive LED platforms “There’s lighting, flooring and Ford’s double-deck structure at hibitors, so he’s familiar with the industry recovery,” Alberts said. suspended from the ceiling. wiring and a lot of other things NAIAS 2012 is exclusive to Detroit dos-and-don’ts of exhibits. “The work that goes into the show “Cobo’s high ceiling has the happening that are taken for because of Cobo’s infrastructure, And as Chaves walks the floor, is unparalleled, and that’s why the greatest load capacity of any of the granted by the public but are a said Dwayne Lacanaria, global ac- he’s consistently jotting notes NAIAS is the elite auto show in other major shows in the world,” huge deal for us.” count director for Livonia-based about the use of steel and payloads this country.” he said. “This really allows (ex- Convention & Show Services EWI Worldwide Inc., the creator of for exhibits like Fords. Press days begin Jan. 9. Public hibitors) to do their A-game struc- has overseen the show construc- Ford’s exhibit. Walking through Lincoln’s exhib- days begin Jan. 14. ture here, something they can’t do tion for the past 35 years. “Because of the massive weight it last week, Chaves said, “They Dustin Walsh: (313) 446-6042, at other venues.” Tanari has seen the auto show of the structure, this is a Detroit- plan on putting cars on top of this [email protected]. Twitter: The other major North Ameri- transform from a small retail con- only portion of our exhibit,” he double-deck structure, which @dustinpwalsh 20120102-NEWS--0019-NAT-CCI-CD_-- 12/30/2011 2:56 PM Page 1

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for volunteers. COMPANY NEWS ployers from offering do- Those interested must Blue Cross of mestic partner benefits. He IRule releases first sign up for a Detroit Southeast Michigan is said the bill does not in- Grand Prix Association mem- losing Sears and Kmart clude public universities. bership, which costs $15. Michigan wins 2 stores as part of Sears Hold- Volunteers can register on- ings Corp.’s plan to close 100 Android remote line at detroitgp.com. to 120 stores nationwide, OTHER NEWS The race is June 1-3 on a national awards AP reported. The closings The Michigan Supreme are Sears stores in Harper etroit-based iRule LLC $500,000 in funding and quit 2.1-mile race course on Court said lawyers for Rosa lue Cross Blue Shield Woods, Brighton, Adrian has launched the An- their day jobs to move into Belle Isle and will be broad- Parks’ caregiver Elaine of Michigan has won and Monroe and Kmart D droid version of its the Compuware Building. cast live by ABC. Steele and the Rosa and Ray- B the 2011 BlueWorks stores in Chesterfield and mond Parks Institute for Self smartphone app that func- Developing an Android award for two programs Washington townships. tions as a universal remote app was more difficult than Development didn’t violate a BITS & PIECES that have improved surgi- Ypsilanti-based Kalitta control for home entertain- an iPhone app because of a confidentiality agreement cal quality and outcomes Air LLC, Sterling Heights- ment centers. wider range of manufactur- The Foundation for the and, therefore, Steele and for patients: the Michigan based General Dynamics Land The company was the ers and screen sizes, so the National Archives has named the nonprofit don’t have to Surgical Quality Collabora- Systems and Raytheon Co.’s first to get funding from Zina Kramer, founder of pay relatives $120,000, as launch, on Dec. 22, was a bit tive and the Michigan Commerce Township of- Compuware Ventures LLC, an Bloomfield Hills-based was ruled by a lower court. later than planned. Bariatric Surgery Collabo- fices are among the local investment arm of Detroit- Events Marketing Inc., to its Quicken Loans Inc. The app is free, but it rative Quality Initiative. defense contractors to get a based Compuware Corp. The board of directors. founder and Chairman Dan costs $150 for the hardware The programs were slice of up to $100 million in company was founded last The Columbia University Gilbert has completed the and software needed to named “best of the best” business under a round of year by an auto engineer Journalism School has award- acquisi- make the remote work. among 48 Blue Cross entries contract awards an- from Israel, Ital Ben-Gal, and ed Detroit Public Television’s tion of There is no charge for cur- nationwide. The indepen- nounced by the U.S. Depart- a software developer from “Beyond The Light Switch” the Lane rent customers who also dent panel of judges repre- ment of Defense. Russia, Victor Nemirovsky. documentary an Alfred I. Bryant have Android devices. sented several medical soci- Thomson Reuters sus- The original goal was to DuPont-Columbia University Building eties and the Harvard Medical pended the sale of its Ann develop an app for the Award, the highest honor in (1520 School Department of Health Arbor-based health care iPhone, iPad and iPod Grand Prix needs drivers broadcast journalism. The Wood- Care Policy. The awards business, saying it would Touch that would pay film, produced with Scientif- ward were presented by the invest in the division until enough to help fund a fami- … for golf carts ic American, looked at the Ave.) Chicago-based Blue Cross and economic conditions im- ly vacation. To their sur- Organizers of the Detroit controversy surrounding and Blue Shield Association. prove for a better price. COSTAR GROUP prise, they generated rev- Belle Isle Grand Prix — moth- the development of new in- Lane Bryant what is Waltham, Mass.-based enue last year of $110,000, balled since 2008 because of frastructure for electricity Building known A123 Systems Inc., the mak- formed a company, got the recession — are looking in the U.S. ON THE MOVE as the er of batteries for electric Arts League of Michigan Patrick Lindsey has vehicles, said it found a po- Building (1528 Woodward been named Wayne State tential safety issue in bat- Ave.). The Downtown Devel- University’s vice president teries it supplies to Fisker opment Authority sold the for government and com- Automotive Inc., Bloomberg buildings for $337,500 each. munity affairs. He had been News reported. The compa- The Motown Winter BEST FROM THE BLOGS director of external rela- ny, which has plants in Ro- Blast festival will return to mulus and Livonia, said READ THESE POSTS AND MORE AT WWW.CRAINSDETROIT.COM/BLOGS tions and development at Campus Martius Feb. 10-Feb. Focus: Hope. Lindsey re- hose clamps that are part of 12, for an eighth consecu- places Harvey Hollins III, who the batteries’ internal cool- tive year. The Detroit Inter- Gulf oil threats could hit home Lansing beat: Busy to the end was appointed director of ing system were “mis- national Bridge Co. upped its the Michigan Office of Urban aligned” and may cause donation to become the If the latest round of The year brought no coolant to leak and the bat- 2012 festival’s presenting saber-rattling between shortage of things to and Metropolitan Initiatives “ “ teries to short-circuit. sponsor. The amount was Iran and the West watch and write about. in August. escalates, it could have It’s what makes being a Troy-based nonprofit not disclosed. long-term implications reporter fun, and a On My Own has named Bruce LANSING NEWS for Detroit. challenge. Benson executive director, succeeding Valerie Michrina, Gov. Rick Snyder has OBITUARIES ” ” who left at the end of Au- named a team to review the Claud Young, a noted gust. Benson most recently city of Detroit’s finances. physician who was at the served as a nonprofit con- The team has 60 days to de- forefront of the civil rights sultant, working with orga- cide if a financial emer- movement and was a Reporter Bill Shea’s “For Immediate Release” blog on Amy Lane has left the staff to live full-time in Northern the media, transportation and marketing can be found Michigan. Her work will still sometimes appear in nizations including the Ice- gency exists. cousin of former Detroit at www.crainsdetroit.com/shea Crain’s. She can be reached at [email protected]. breaker Mackinaw Maritime Snyder also signed legis- Mayor Coleman Young, died Museum in Mackinaw City. lation that bans public em- Dec. 20. He was 85.

In Memoriam 2011

Don Barden, Detroit businessman judge. May 15. 93. of the State Bar of Michigan and Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Spring. June 12. 94. who made millions in casinos, cable James Garavaglia, senior vice member of Clark Klein and Bureau. Dec. 11. 79. Sheila Potiker, who co-founded TV and real estate. May 19, age 67. president at Comerica Inc. Nov. 23. Beaumont, forerunner of Clark Hill. Frederik Meijer, founder of Grand what became Troy-based coupon Kenneth Burnley, former CEO of 59. Jan. 20. 83. Rapids-based Meijer Inc. Nov. 25. book maker Entertainment Detroit Public Schools. July 2. 69. June Brown Garner, longtime Jack Kevorkian, retired pathologist 91. Publications Inc. June 13. 81. John Butsicaris, co-owner of Lindell Detroit journalist. Sept. 13. 88. known for his controversial assisted David Newsome, M.D., senior vice David Skiven, retired executive AC sports bar. March 12. 91. James Giftos, founder of National suicide efforts. June 3. 83. president of research and director of General Motors Corp.’s Charlie Cain, longtime journalist in Coney Island and owner of the Bill Lajoie, former general development of Ann Arbor-based worldwide facilities group and co- and around the state Capitol. July 9. National Chili Co. Feb. 14. 72. manager of the Detroit Tigers. Dec. Adeona Pharmaceuticals Inc. Feb. founder and co-director of the 60. Edgar Hagopian, well-known metro 28. 76. 24. 68. Engineering Society of Detroit Ruth Cain, longtime Detroit-area Detroit retailer, entrepreneur and Sam Logan, publisher of the Marshall Noecker, chairman of Institute. Nov. 16. 64. journalist and PR executive. Mother philanthropist. March 27. 80. Michigan Chronicle. Dec. 28. 78. Garden City-based International John Smale, ex-chairman of of Charlie. Nov. 19. 87. Peter Hochstein, founder of Dan Logghe, co-owner and vice Extrusions Inc. Aug. 1. 96. General Motors Corp. Nov. 19. 84. James Damman, former Michigan Relume Technologies of Oxford. May president of Fraser-based Logghe Jim Northrup, former Detroit Tigers Robert Stempel, former General lieutenant governor who worked for 27. 65. Stamping Co. Inc. Sept. 23. 46. outfielder. June 8. 71. Motors Corp. CEO and former his family’s Damman Hardware Terry Iwasaki, vice president and Ben Maibach Jr., chairman John Nyland, former vice president chairman of Energy Conversion chain. Feb. 23. 78. CFO of Metaldyne LLC. Dec. 26. 50. emeritus of Southfield-based Barton and general manager of Holley Devices. May 7. 77. David Davis Jr., founder of Ken Janke, retired chairman and Malow Co. Sept. 24. 91. Carburetor Co. and former president Thomas Turner, who led the Metro- Automobile Magazine and former CEO of the National Association of Don Massey, former owner of car of Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing Detroit AFL-CIO for two decades. editor of Car and Driver. March 27. Investors Corp. July 23. 77. dealerships that he sold in 2002. Inc. Oct. 2. 88. Sept. 17. 83. 80. Arthur Johnson, former senior vice June 10. 83. William Panny, former vice Howard Wolpe, former Democratic Esther Gordy Edwards, former CEO president of Wayne State University. John McGuire, owner of Novi-based chairman and COO at Bendix Corp. U.S. House representative. Oct. 25. of Motown Records, started Motown Nov. 1. 85. Guernsey Farms Dairy. Oct. 7. 103. and president and CEO of MLX Corp. 71. Museum, sister of Berry Gordy Jr. Eleanor Josaitis, co-founder of Bill McLaughlin, former chairman Sept. 18. 83. Kurt Ziebart, inventor of the rust- Aug. 24. 91. Focus: Hope. Aug. 9. 79. of the Michigan Republican Party and Alfred “Bud” Peterson Jr., who had proofing process that bears his John Feikens, U.S. District Court Patrick Keating, former president the longest-serving president of the led Southfield-based Peterson name. Sept. 12. 91. DBpageAD.qxp 12/27/2011 9:43 AM Page 1

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