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By Bill Shea [email protected] Soccer stadium plan could ast week’s announcement that Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores intend to bring a Major League Soccer team to downtown Detroit as part of a billion-dollar entertainment district raised a score payo for Syncora L litany of questions that must be answered before the fi rst ball is ever kicked on the pitch. By Kirk Pinho and Robert Snell Consolidated Jail ever gets off the How anyone makes a top-tier professional soccer [email protected], [email protected] ground, Syncora’s acceptance of de- team work in Detroit as the market’s fi fth major league It may have lost millions in its veloping rights to the former Detroit franchise is a question whose many answers will play bankruptcy settlement with Detroit, Police Department headquarters out over time, soccer insiders say. but Syncora Guarantee Inc.’s bet on building as well as about 8.3 acres of The ownership group, which unveiled its elaborate greater downtown real estate ap- east riverfront land near Chene Park plans during a press conference that included a very pears to be paying off. seems to have made the haircut it supportive MLS Commissioner Don Garber, must fi rst At least one of the properties the will take on its bankruptcy claim acquire the land it wants, the 15 acres that currently is bond insurer now has development less drastic than originally thought. home to the unfi nished Wayne County jail at I-375 rights to on the east riverfront and Particular properties along the and Gratiot Avenue — something very likely to be a near Greektown would play a key riverfront have gained signifi cant thorny political and fi nancial negotiation in coming role in Dan Gilbert’s and Tom Gores’ value in the 18 months since Ber- months. ambitious $1 billion plan an- muda-based Syncora settled a $333 After that, there must be a great reckoning in the nounced last week to bring a Major million bankruptcy claim for $44.8 local soccer community. Reaction among soccer fans League Soccer team and a new stadi- million in new debt, a lease to oper- on social media to the MLS announcement has been um and mixed-use development ate the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, a mixed, from unbridled enthusiasm to bitter scorn. downtown. long-term lease of a Grand Circus JACOB LEWKOW “We need to unify the soccer community. We need Whether the development on the Park parking garage, development Dan Gilbert (above) has teamed with fellow NBA owner to all buy into the plan,” said Dan Duggan, longtime site of the half-built Wayne County SEE SYNCORA, PAGE 21 Tom Gores to make a go of big-league soccer in Detroit. SEE SOCCER, PAGE 20 Taubman’s former CFO looks forward to new challenge at Soave By Tom Henderson Taubman Centers Inc. at the end of at Soave and president of the Soave create the right relationship with [email protected] last year after nearly 20 years on Real Estate Group. In addition, Tony’s daughters, who will eventu- Tony Soave has closed a lot of the job to satisfy a yearning to be a Payne will set up the Soave Family ally inherit the fi rm.” deals over the years for his CEO or a COO at another large en- O ce to help manage the family’s Those daughters — Anjelique, far-reaching Soave Enterprises LLC. terprise. philanthropy, investments and tax who is 43, and Andrea, 40 — are The latest? Persuading Lisa After some arm-twisting by and estate planning. currently on Soave’s board of di- Payne to take on a variety of roles Soave and Yale Levin, his executive As if that isn’t enough, Payne rectors. The plan is to give them at his Detroit-based company. vice president, Payne has agreed will also be in charge of imple- more responsibility in roles to be Payne stepped down as CFO of to become chairman of the board menting a management succes- determined in day-to-day opera- sion plan for the company. Soave tions of the company. “I was struggling with © Entire contents copyright 2016 is 76 and Levin is 75. Soave and Levin say they don’t by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved While there is no plan for Soave want the company to be sold, ei- whether I wanted this crainsdetroit.com Vol. 32 No 18 $2 a copy. $59 a year. to retire as CEO and president, “I ther whole or in pieces, upon much of a job. And don’t want to work as hard as I Soave’s death, but to continue on Tony closed the deal. have been. I don’t want to go away, as a family business. but I want to work less,” said Payne, who is 57, will formally He knows how to close Soave. join Soave on July 11, “three days a deal.” “We’re all mortal,” said Levin. after I drop off my daughter at Lisa Payne, on being hired by Tony “Lisa is charged with creating the Miami (University) of Ohio and Soave to be president of Soave Real NEWSPAPER right environment to keep us offi cially become an empty-nest- Estate Group and chairman of the heading in the right direction and SEE PAYNE, PAGE 18 board at Soave Enterprises LLC 2 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 deepening and other steps. new computer system to replace a MICHIGAN In more Flint water news, Time half-century-old master control INSIDE magazine named Michigan pedia- system that opens and closes the THIS ISSUE trician Mona Hanna-Attisha and locks between lakes Huron and BANKRUPTCIES ...... 4 Virginia Tech professor Marc Ed- Superior, AP reported. This year’s CALENDAR ...... 15 wards — both credited with ex- upgrade in Sault Ste. Marie is part CLASSIFIED ADS ...... 17 posing the water crisis — to its an- of a maritime industry move to DEALS & DETAILS ...... 16 nual list of the 100 Most Influential more digital and automated sys- MARY KRAMER ...... 6 OPINION ...... 6 BRIEFS People in the world. tems. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- OTHER VOICES ...... 7 out-of-state students to increase neers operates the navigational Labor shortage looms in PEOPLE ...... 16 college enrollment, increase col- lock complex. state, BLM study says MICH-CELLANEOUS RUMBLINGS ...... 22 laboration between higher educa- Ⅲ Drugmaker Perrigo Co. plc Ⅲ Two Michigan health systems WEEK ON THE WEB ...... 22 A labor shortage in Michigan is tion institutions and businesses, named John Hendrickson as CEO made Ann Arbor-based Truven looming, according to a study create awareness programs about after the resignation of Chairman Health’s list of top 15 health sys- from the Business Leaders of Michi- high-paying growth jobs, among and CEO Joe Papa. The leadership tems. Grand Rapids-based Spec- COMPANY INDEX: gan. other initiatives. change came as Allegan-head- trum Health was recognized for the SEE PAGE 21 Despite increased skills gaps quartered, Dublin-domiciled Per- large system with more than and more technology, the current Obama to visit Flint this rigo projects lower-than-expected $1.75 billion in annual revenue. shortage remains in low-skilled, earnings for the first quarter, MiB- MidMichigan Health in Midland won each. Grant applications must be low-paying jobs. Restaurant, week, hear from residents iz reported. A 27-year veteran of recognition for the small health postmarked by June 10 and details cleaning and maintenance, and President Barack Obama this Perrigo who has served as presi- system with less than $750 million are posted online. Award an- fishing, farming and forestry face week will make his first trip to Flint dent since October, Hendrickson in annual revenue. Truven Health nouncements are anticipated in the most immediate labor short- since the city was found to have took over following Papa’s depar- grades health systems based on August. The effort is administered ages, according to the study. lead-tainted drinking water, the ture to become CEO of Que- eight key measures of perfor- by the DNR’s Urban and Commu- The average hourly wage for White House said. Obama is due bec-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals mance in quality, safety and pa- nity Forestry program. those occupations is $14.81, to receive a briefing on the federal International Inc. tient satisfaction. Ⅲ Traverse City-based Moomers 32 percent below the state average effort to assist in the cleanup and Ⅲ Michigan will receive more Ⅲ The Detroit-based DTE Energy Homemade Ice Cream was enjoying of $21.70. In fact, two-thirds of the to hear directly from Flint resi- than $17 million under a settle- Foundation and the Michigan Depart- the No. 1 spot on USA Today’s list 4.5 million jobs in Michigan that dents about the toll the contami- ment in which Pˆzer Inc. agreed to ment of Natural Resources will for a of the nation’s best ice cream par- required no more than a high nation has had on their health and pay $784.6 million to resolve a 19th year fund tree-planting proj- lors. As of Friday, Moomers was school diploma paid an average their lives, The Associated Press 14-year-old lawsuit claiming its ects across the state, AP reported. ahead of 19 other spots around the hourly rate of $17.68, or 19 percent reported. Wyeth unit overcharged the gov- A total of $75,000 is available in country. Voting in the competition lower than the state average. Obama said he plans to “use my ernment by hiding the discounts it matching grants of up to $3,000 will continue until May 23. But that’s set to change: By the voice to call for change” in Flint. was giving hospitals for drugs used end of 2018, jobs requiring a high His visit will come after the U.S. to treat acid-related damage to the Correction school diploma or less are expect- Senate Environment and Public Works esophagus, Bloomberg reported. ed to drop by more than 19,000, Committee last week approved a New York City-based Pfizer, which Ⅲ Due to a technical error with the survey database of Crain’s and jobs requiring an associate $220 million aid package for Flint. acquired Wyeth in 2009, an- Greater Michigan Law Firms list, which appeared in the April 25 is- degree or higher will grow by more The committee backed the bipar- nounced the broad terms of the sue, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP’s top Michigan executive was listed in- 21,000, the BLM report said. tisan deal as part of a broader, agreement in February. Michigan correctly. It should have been Douglas Dozeman, managing partner. To tackle the upcoming job $4.8 billion bill that authorizes wa- was one of 35 states that were part A corrected version of the list is at www.crainsdetroit.com/section/ shortages, BLM recommends ter-related projects across the of the lawsuit. data_lists. marketing to both in-state and country for flood control, harbor Ⅲ The Soo Locks are getting a

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Crainsdetroit.com/nominate CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 3 South eld Westin gets 3rd upgrade $12M renovation occurring same time as nearby former Holiday Inn By Sherri Welch [email protected] The Westin South eld Detroit is in the midst of a $12 million renovation, its third com- plete update since the hotel became a Westin 18 years ago. The project will update the hotel’s 389 rooms, corridors, the lobby and common and meeting spaces in three phases, with ex- DETROIT CREATIVE CORRIDOR CENTER pected completion in the The Mothership by the O.N.E. Mile Project on display in Detroit’s North End neighborhood; leveraging creative assets into economic activity is one of its aims. fall of next year. Room to Owned by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Atrium Hold- stay ing Co., the hotel replaced Renovations the roof of its 1500 add space at Southfi eld Town Center two hotels, Turning design into dollars building last fall, General Page 9 Manager Jerry Tononi By Marti Benedetti designation. The application also in- said. [email protected] Detroit hopes cluded a video by fi lmmaker Stephen Westin’s Heavenly brand mattresses, new Detroit’s designation last year as a UNESCO McGee that showed, in fast motion, the foundations and bedding were added in the UNESCO city of design could result in city’s design assets. guest rooms over the past couple of months. partnerships with designers in other recognition sparks “It’s been shown all over the world,” Next on tap are new wallpaper, carpeting UNESCO cities such as Berlin; Graz, Schneider said. “Detroit has never been and lighting in the guest room corridors and Austria; or Bilbao, Spain. global ventures seen from this perspective before.” additional updates to the rooms themselves. “This designation means Detroit will Rogers said the designation should Those include new Heavenly brand showers, have a stronger international relation- in 2010 by the College for Creative Studies provide benefi ts in economic develop- carpeting, wallpaper, drapery, lamps and 43- ship with its peers around the globe, and Business Leaders for Michigan. ment and new jobs in the city. inch televisions “because TVs can never be and that could result in possible joint Clayson, along with Ellie Schneider, “This should heighten Detroit's repu- large enough today,” Tononi said. ventures that would drive revenue DC3’s deputy director, and Richard Rog- tation for creativity even more,” he said. Rather than liquidating the furniture here,” said Matt Clayson, vice president, ers, president of the College for Creative It was not one piece of architecture, brought in during the hotel’s last complete general counsel, business development Studies, worked last summer on the 20- or one creative social innovation or a renovation in 2007 and buying new, the ho- and governmental affairs for South- page UNESCO (United Nations Education- single college or university that gave tel is “going green” with its renovation of the fi eld-based Detroit Trading Co. and for- al, Scienti c and Cultural Organization) ap- Detroit the 10-year-long UNESCO des- furniture, he said, keeping its “bones” but mer executive director of the Detroit Cre- plication that resulted in Detroit ignation late last year. Rather it was reupholstering each piece. ative Corridor Center. DC3 was spawned becoming the fi rst U.S. city to have the SEE DESIGN, PAGE 17 SEE HOTELS, PAGE 17

MUST READS Michigan races to stay in the driver’s seat OF THE WEEK on autonomous vehicle legislation On a mission By Lindsay VanHulle Crain’s Detroit Business/Bridge Magazine Snyder talks autonomous cars in LANSING — In 2013, Michigan rst overseas trip since Flint legislators adopted the state’s fi rst water crisis came to a head, laws for driverless vehicles, allow- ing them to share the road with Page 4 live motorists only while being tested. That legislation helped Michigan become an early leader in the race to build a self-driving car, said Mike Kowall, a state senator from Oakland County who sponsored the bills. Convention guide But for Michigan to win — espe- cially against the tech giants of Sil- Motor City Comic Con, less than icon Valley, which are developing DUSTIN WALSH two weeks away, puts the ‘Pow’ their own prototypes — he be- State lawmakers want to regulate use of self-driving vehicles as the industry grows. and ‘Bam’ into a loaded lieves the state also needs to lead convention and sports schedule by regulation, before a patchwork allow autonomous vehicles on into connected vehicle systems. of rules crops up across state lines. Michigan roads for any reason, The bills would make that a felony for metro Detroit, Pages 12-13 Kowall, R-White Lake Township, not just during testing. that could land an offender in plans to introduce a bill package A set of bills introduced last prison for life. The rest of the in the Senate that he said would week would make it illegal to hack SEE VEHICLE, PAGE 19 4 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 Snyder’s Europe topics: Mobility, autonomous vehicles, R&D LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder under contract to meet capacity said European automotive com- requirements for their customers panies know of Michigan’s influ- for the next two years. ence on the global auto industry, Ⅲ Existing mandates requiring but were less aware of the state’s utilities to generate at least 10 per- role in developing the next gener- cent of their electricity from re- ation of vehicles — including newable sources and produce en- those that drive themselves. LINDSAY ergy efficiency worth 1 percent of Snyder said mobility, and in VANHULLE their total electric sales annually particular autonomous vehicles, CAPITOL BRIEFINGS would be eliminated. The man- were a frequent discussion topic dates would be replaced with a [email protected] during his meetings with Europe- combined 30 percent goal by 2025. Twitter: @LindsayVanHulle an companies during a weeklong Ⅲ Net metering customers, or trade trip. people who purchase and install The trip was to end Saturday. It The Senate’s energy and tech- solar equipment on their rooftops was his first such trip since the Flint nology committee last week heard to generate their own electricity, lead water crisis escalated last fall testimony on Senate Bills 437 and would be grandfathered into re- into a public health emergency. 438 for the first time in months, ceiving retail prices for the power “What we currently have is very while the bills’ sponsors — Sens. they sell to the grid for 10 years. well received,” Snyder told Crain’s Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, and New customers would be able to by phone from Europe, adding John Proos, R-St. Joseph — worked sell more excess electricity to the that he told companies he met on revisions. grid — up to 10 percent, from 1 simulation at Nofs, who chairs the energy percent currently — and could re- 70th TheKey to your with about the Mcity Anniversay your next successful the University of Michigan and the committee, told Crain’s he hopes ceive the price a utility would pay Commercial CONSTRUCTION planned American Center for Mobili- the bills will be voted out of com- to buy or produce that same pow- Industrial project depends on ty at Willow Run. mittee to the Senate floor in May. er at that point in time, less the Large Residential the Company YOU select. “They understand that this More committee hearings likely cost of using the grid. could be the best place” for re- will be scheduled for this week. 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Publisher So far, nearly 40 “reflecting De- tive: It sounded an alarm that lead could be Maybe it began 10 years ago, af- troit” people have been selected, leaching into aging water systems — and in ter Detroit had successfully hosted a website, reflectingdetroit.com. and the campaign is slated to run Whousehold pipes — across the country. Super Bowl XL and ignited in Host “We didn’t want to just advertise at least through the year, Killeen Tests are showing more lead-laden water supplies. Committee chairman and busi- the building’s amenities, but turn says. The question is: How do you pay for replacing massive ness titan Roger Penske the desire the mirror(s) around and show- Subjects have included every- to do more. case the people here in the GM- one from Pashon Murray, founder infrastructure? Four years later, Dan Gilbert RenCen and in our neighborhood of Detroit Dirt, a partner in the Water system overhauls can get in line with crumbling bought his first building down- who are making Detroit come GMRenCen’s urban garden pro- roads and deteriorating bridges. town and had joined Penske, the alive like never before,” says Clau- gram, to a firefighter taking part in Gov. Rick Snyder recently created the 21st Century Infra- Kresge Foundation and others to dia Killeen, manager of Renais- the American Lung Association’s structure Commission to study ways to modernize trans- create what’s now called the QLine sance Center development at 71-story “Detroit Climb,” to Bruce to “connect the dots” among De- General Motors Co. Paine, the general manager of the portation, water and sewer, energy and communications troit’s downtown assets. The building seems trans- GMRenCen’s new Granite City infrastructure. More and more, the “cool” vibe formed from its days as the for- Food & Brewery. Recently, the state Bipartisan Policy Center’s executive is spreading out from the “D” That restaurant — and oth- council held a briefing in Detroit, noting that the Ameri- — beyond the groundbreaking er new restaurant additions can Society of Civil Engineers is projecting that the coun- Chrysler 200 ad debuting like Bozii and Panera Bread — try faces $2 trillion in capital investment needs for trans- during the Super Bowl. Yes, it bring the GMRenCen to 95 starred the car — and Eminem percent occupancy, Killeen portation and water alone. — but the real scene-stealer says. More to come after this As a country, we are spending less now as a percentage was Detroit. summer’s renovations: Earlier of GDP — under 2 percent — than we were 20 years ago on No wonder the marketing this year, GM announced it such infrastructure needs. folks at the General Motors Re- would renovate space and ex- The topic is not getting much traction in the presidential naissance Center capitalized tend the complex to Jefferson on the buzz to create their “re- Avenue while also spiffing up debates. But at the state or federal level, maybe it’s time to flecting a new Detroit” cam- the People Mover station exte- revisit Civics 101. A primary purpose of “big government” paign to rebrand the iconic rior. was to provide the infrastructure that a local unit could not skyline feature as GMRenCen And Portman is not the ar- efficiently do itself. in full-page ads in Detroit print chitect. GM selected Neu- The expansion of what government is, what it actually does media, including daily news- mann/Smith Architecture and — and what it is expected to do — has grown tremendously. papers, magazines and Crain’s. EWI Worldwide to complete The campaign, which the renovations. But it’s time to get back to basics. launched a year ago in May, “frames” real people and has a The General Motors Rennaissance social media component to en- Center advertisement in this Autonomous vehicles need map courage people to post selfies on week’s Crain’s. Autonomous cars, when they hit the consumer market, will come fully loaded with a host of liability concerns. TALK ON THE WEB Ironing out those issues — such as who is responsible for a Re: Gilbert unveils plan for to redevelop the Silverdome, structures, so why not build ones crash when software is driving — has to happen before soccer stadium on jail site though; too bad the owner is a that rival the old? New isn’t always these vehicles can become an everyday reality. crook. better. The liability confusion is the main reason we don’t al- There needs to be more to this BrewPubNate Matty city than sports. Major League ready see more autonomous cars on the road. And while Soccer should use Ford Field as This is a great idea! Re: New Red Wings home gets a driverless cars aren’t available to buy yet, automakers say a start. Let’s build stuff that 247287 name: Little Caesars Arena they plan to bring them to market soon. makes people want to live in De- Until federal regulators can agree on a common set of troit ... and not something that Detroit has always been a great Not surprised, but disappointed. standards, it’s appropriate for Michigan to lead the way once again serves suburbanites. sports city. Was hoping for something more classy, even “The Olympia by Little Cae- with a provisional measure. Downtown should not just be a play - Ray Hiera ground. It needs culture and sars” would have been a nice touch. Soon-to-be introduced legislation in Michigan, as Lind- walkability and green space. So Re: I-275 closures to begin say VanHulle reports on Page 3, is aimed at supporting ef- far, downtown is a fake wonder- MDA forts like the new American Center for Mobility project at land built by Gilbert. It lacks au- Hopefully, this time they will fix Re: Study: Labor shortage in Willow Run, a hub for connected and autonomous vehicle thenticity. I-275 after several years of worth- Michigan looms testing. The legislation is expected to propose insurance John less strip paving that did nothing but waste taxpayer dollars and in- We offer low pay, long hours requirements for connected equipment manufacturers in They should build it on the eye- convenience drivers. and absolutely no chance for ad- case their products malfunction. sore site that once was the Pontiac Dave vancement. Sign me up! State laws added to the books more than two years ago Silverdome. drbpor only allow autonomous cars to share the road with live Terri Lauer Re: Gilbert plans high-rise on old motorists while being tested. Hudson’s site downtown Detroit Re: Michigan State makes $150 The energy, creativity and life million deal with Fox Sports It’s time to move beyond that as the industry accelerates. aren’t in Pontiac like they are I know that we’ll never see gran- Until federal regulators can agree on a set of common downtown Detroit. Business wants deur like the former building, but Nice. That $150 million will help standards, Michigan should be a national model with state to go where the action is, and, right can the architects at least try? ... to make MSU an even greater institu- rules that look out for the interests of automakers, suppli- now, that’s in downtown, with There are reasons developers are tion. Go Green! ers and motorists. three other stadiums. We do need going out of their way to save old Walt CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 7 Michigan needs better clean energy policies to grow economy lean energy policies are work- will miss out on opportunities. than $4 for every $1 of investment tend and strengthen the state’s Cing in Michigan and are sup- Michigan’s current standards in energy efficiency. These savings clean energy standards during porting economic development for renewable energy and energy — not to mention the many other this legislative session. throughout the state. efficiency do not just lead to a benefits of clean energy — are A group of major companies — In February, the Public Service greener electricity grid, they also good for Michigan’s big business- including General Mills, Nestle, Commission released its sixth an- create jobs and lower everyone’s es, small businesses, investors, JLL, and Schneider Electric — nual report assessing the state’s energy costs. A report from the and homeowners alike. have written a letter urging the renewable energy and energy effi- Michigan Energy Innovation Michigan’s current 10 percent Legislature to strengthen the OTHER VOICES ciency policies. It found that since Business Council and Clean En- renewable energy law will hold at state’s renewable energy and en- Brianna Murphy 2008, Michigan’s clean energy ergy Trust finds that the clean en- 10 percent indefinitely until law- ergy efficiency goals. These com- standards have helped attract ergy sector supports over 87,000 makers take action. While utilities panies recognize that clean ener- Brianna Murphy is a vice president for nearly $3 billion in renewable en- jobs. have already exceeded this target, gy standards can create a favorable shareholder advocacy at Trillium Asset ergy investment alone. As the Leg- Standards have also proven clean energy investments leveled business environment: attracting Management. Trillium has $2.2 billion in assets islature reconvenes later this cost-effective for ratepayers. Ac- off in 2015. Companies and inves- new investments, encouraging in- under management and has clients month, lawmakers should build cording to the Public Service Com- tors need policy certainty. It is im- novation, creating jobs, and build- throughout Michigan. upon this foundation and work to mission, ratepayers save more perative that lawmakers both ex- ing a more stable system. increase Michigan’s clean energy targets. Renewable energy and energy efficiency policies are tools for economic growth and are increas- ingly requirements for corpora- tions looking to tap into clean en- ergy resources. Household names and manufacturers like General Motors Co., Whirlpool Corp., Her- man Miller Inc., General Mills Co., and BorgWarner Inc. are commit- ting to renewable energy and en- ergy efficiency. As shareholders of companies like these, this is exactly the type of activity we want to see. These companies, like their peers throughout corporate America, are increasingly looking to cut en- ergy costs and avoid the volatility of fossil fuel prices. This demon- strates new economic opportuni- ty — and it is precisely why Michi- gan should strengthen its renewable energy and energy effi- ciency standards. Aside from increased customer expectations around sustainable business practices, proactive companies have learned that clean energy makes business sense. According to a new Lazard report, wind and solar energy are now less expensive than natural gas and significantly less expen- sive than coal. Eliminating energy You do business where we do business. waste is one of the least expensive ways for Michigan to meet its en- ergy needs. Investors also recog- We should meet. nize the value: Increasingly they are demanding that companies set goals and source clean energy. At Huntington we believe that a stronger business community makes the whole community stronger. 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By Jay Greene Medicare, because we are at risk, Joseph Mercy Hospital Ypsilanti, C; [email protected] affects how we get paid.” St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Howell, C; Michigan’s hospitals scored For the 26 hospitals that re- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, C. more A’s, 26, this spring in Leap- ceived A’s this spring, including Since 2013, five hospitals have frog’s national hospital patient Garden City Hospital, St. Joseph Mer- scored straight A’s: Allegiance Health safety report than last fall, when cy in Chelsea and ProMedica Bixby in Jackson, Dickinson County Health- the state scored 19 A’s. But because Hospital in Adrian, the accom- care System in Iron Mountain, Hu- about a dozen hospitals dropped plishment was met with satisfac- ron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Com- grades to C from B, the state fell to tion. merce Township, Mercy Health Saint 26th nationally, compared with “This recognition is a true testa- Mary’s in Grand Rapids and Univer- 21st last fall, according to The Leap- ment to our staff and physicians’ sity of Michigan Hospitals and Health frog Group’s spring 2016 report. dedication and commitment to Centers in Ann Arbor. Of the state’s 80 reporting hos- provide quality patient care,” said “It is time for every hospital in pitals, 39 hospitals scored A’s or Saju George, CEO of Garden City America to put patient safety at B’s, compared with 47 last fall. Hospital. “We continually strive to the top of their priority list, be- Leapfrog, which is a nonprofit that invest in quality and safety initia- cause tens of thousands of lives represents large employers and tives to benefit our community.” are at stake,” Leah Binder, CEO of other health care purchasers, ana- Casalou said St. Joseph Mercy in The Leapfrog Group, said in a lyzes hospital infection rates, Chelsea has scored well in patient statement. “The Hospital Safety problems with surgeries, preven- and staff satisfaction the past sev- Score alerts consumers to the dan- tion of errors and safety issues in eral years, which is one reason the gers, but as this analysis shows, two reports each year. hospital increased its most recent even A hospitals are not perfectly Hospitals say the grades matter score to A from B. safe.” for patients, and the measure- “Everybody (hospital quality re- Leapfrog also gave 13 Michigan ments that go into them matter to porting organizations) is con- hospitals B’s (16 percent), 37 C’s their bottom lines. stantly updating their criteria,” (46 percent), 3 D’s (4 percent) and “Patients are becoming more said Casalou, adding that Leapfrog 1 F (1 percent). Michigan’s 26 A savvy in their research, and I have recently added patient and staff hospitals accounted for 33 percent no doubt (they look at the scores),” satisfaction scores to its criteria. of the total, up from 24 percent last said Rob Casalou, CEO of Ann Ar- “We constantly try to improve. We year. bor-based St. Joseph Mercy Health want patients to validate those Nationally, 31 percent of the System. “None of us wants to be an scores.” 2,571 hospitals that received a average player. It influences deci- St. Joseph Mercy’s other hospi- safety score received an A, 25 per- sions on where to go. ... A lot of the tals received the following scores: cent a B, 37 percent a C and 6 per- measures, from Leapfrog and from St. Mary Mercy Hospital Livonia, B; St. cent a D. Fifteen hospitals, or 1 percent, earned an F. Employers can also learn how they foot the bill for medical errors by using Leapfrog’s Cost Calcula- tor. Hospital scores are listed at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. “There is a large cost difference between a C-F hospital and an A Licensed Beverage Experience hospital. That cost is not only in dollars, but we now know the cost ® is also in lives,” Bret Jackson, pres- ident of the Economic Alliance for In Your Corner. , said in a statement. “Ex- Michigan cellent patient safety is what every Ŷ All areas of alcoholic beverage regulatory hospital should strive for.” Only three hospitals received matters, including licensing and enforcement, D’s, including McLaren Macomb wholesale, distributor and importer provisions Hospital in Mt. Clemens. McLaren of the Michigan Liquor Control Code. said last year its Macomb hospital scored an A. The drop was due to a Ŷ Representing resorts, hotels, restaurants, retail change in methodology by Leap- frog, McLaren said. One hospital developers, brew pubs and microbreweries. received an F: UP Health System in Portage. Some hospital systems, like Beaumont Health, which score well enough on other quality and out- comes-based surveys, have ar- gued that Leapfrog’s survey is in- accurate because data is 2 years old and is skewed because it favors Medicare patients, who are older and have more chronic disease. Several of Beaumont’s hospi- tals scored B’s. They are Beaumont Dearborn Hospital, Beaumont Taylor Hospital and Beaumont Trenton Hospital. Other hospitals that received B grades include Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Henry Ford West Bloomˆeld Hospital and McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac. Ŷ Detroit Ŷ Novi Ŷ Grand Rapids Ŷ Kalamazoo Ŷ Grand Haven Ŷ Lansing Ŷ Ann Arbor Ŷ Hastings Contact Chris Baker at [email protected] Jay Greene: (313) 446-0325 Twitter: @jaybgreene CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 9 SPECIAL REPORT: SHERRI WELCH MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS Senior reporter [email protected] Twitter: @sherriwelch Cobo sees green a er going green

obo Center is hoping to turn Detroit’s Rust Belt image green. C Since October, it has recycled or di- verted for energy production more than 77 tons of trash. That and other practices have earned Cobo certi- fi cation from the Green Meetings In- dustry Council, mak- ing it one of only 11 “green” venues in the U.S. The certifi - cation is giving it a competitive edge. A year from now, Molinari Cobo will host a conference typi- cally held on the West Coast and its now pursing other green events. Gen- eral Manager Claude Molinari recently spoke with me about Cobo’s green efforts. His remarks have been edited for space and clarity.

What did Cobo have to do to become “green”? It’s a process of implement- ing energy conservation, recycling and waste diversion into your facility practices. All food waste from prep MEETING and uneaten food from plates is put in a separate container and picked up by My Green Michigan. They compost it to nutrient-rich dirt that’s distributed EXPECTATIONS to local urban farm projects. Any trash we don’t recycle goes to Detroit Reopening of 2 hotels to o er more space Thermal for their waste-to-energy plant, which helps keep them com- By Sherri Welch of banquet, meeting and event petitive. We also set up 180 recycling Crain’s Detroit Business space and be the fi rst of three ho- stations for paper, bottles and cans. Nearly 40,000 square feet of tels planned for the property. And we track every kilowatt hour and meeting space is set to come back There is demand for both ho- steam consumed for peak effi ciency. on the metro Detroit market this tels about to reopen. Romulus year with the reopening of two and Southfi eld are two different Why did Cobo implement more sus- long-shuttered hotels. markets all together, said Michael tainable practices? We believe it’s im- Renovations are underway at O’Callaghan, executive vice presi- portant for a facility generating such the former Metropolitan dent and COO of the De- a great amount of waste that we do Hotel in Romulus, which Special troit Metro Convention & something to offset our carbon foot- operated for a time as a requests now Visitors Bureau. print. This came to the forefront of Doubletree. The hotel, on common, The fi rst, near the air- our operation as something to differ- Wick Road near I-94, is Page 11 port, is convenient and entiate Cobo from our main competi- expected to reopen this targeted for business tion in trying to procure events. summer as the Radisson travelers, while the sec- Hotel Detroit Metro Airport. It will ond is near a large number of au- How are these e„ orts impacting your include about 15,000 square feet tomotive and other commercial bottom line? Our conservation efforts of fl exible meeting space. customers, he said. minimize the rising energy costs of Further to the north and east, “Demand has increased pretty the increased number of events at the former Holiday Inn of South eld nicely since 2003, yet the ... supply Cobo. on Telegraph Road, notable for its hasn’t,” O’Callaghan said. round tower, is being converted to “This is a good way to provide And you’ve been able to attract new three hotels with more than 400 an increase in supply. These are business as a result? There’s an event rooms. The tower is visible from both full-service hotels, and the held in San Diego the last few years nearby I-696 and M-10. community needs that product to called Sustainable Brands, which The Best Western Premier fl ag — attract meetings, in particular, The iconic round tower of works with companies around the the fi rst in Michigan — will fl y and to provide enhanced facilities the former Holiday Inn of world to become sustainable. We over the tower when it opens late for social functions.” South eld is expected to were not on their radar. But when we this year or early next year. It will open late this year or early provided them with our certifi cation include about 25,000 square feet SEE HOTELS, PAGE 10 next year as the state’s and green awards, we changed their  r s tBest Western Premier. opinion. They’re bringing their con- It’s one of three hotels ference to Detroit May 23-25, 2017, planned for the site. with over 1,500 attendees expected. PHOTO BY LARRY PEPLIN 10 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 SPECIAL REPORT: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS HOTELS “Think gluttonous King Henry VIII style,” FROM PAGE 9 with bottles of wine and books lining the Room in Romulus walls and high-backed chairs. In Romulus, Henderson, Nev.- JeŠ Katofsky, owner, Metropolitan Hotel based RKJ Hotel Management LLC is investing millions to renovate the former Metropolitan, which had the hotel, meeting and banquet and open early in 2018. been vacant for about two years, food and beverage functions at the Ground-floor and rooftop owner Jeff Katofsky said. Radisson Romulus, including “a top restaurants will also be renovated He acquired the hotel for $8.5 young chef,” Smith said. as part of the project, which will million — as well as the St. Clair Inn Katofsky, a lawyer and commer- include 441 parking spaces, ac- and, soon, the Sugar Loaf Resort in cial developer, said he’s found that cording to the city, and is expected Cedar — he said, as part of the set- when he renovates old buildings to create about 71 jobs. tlement of a lawsuit tied to hotels in in desirable locations, “everyone The city approved a commercial other states with the previous Met- LARRY PEPLIN else in the neighborhood beauti- exemption certificate for the proj- ropolitan owner, Remo Polselli. The former Metropolitan Hotel in Romulus is being remodeled and is expected to fies themselves, as well.” ect in February, abating property Polselli is also the former owner reopen this summer as the Radisson Hotel Detroit Metro Airport. “I fully expect that to happen taxes on it for up to 10 years. It also of the Hotel St. Regis in Detroit and here. … When we redo the hotel, agreed to reimburse Kiwi about the Plaza Hotel in Southfield. the lower areas of the furniture, been relocated, and walls have my competitors are going to have $1 million of its investment costs Katofsky said he’s spending oversized chairs and USB and been removed to open up the front to redo themselves, as well.” in the property, beginning in year more to redo the Romulus hotel electric cords and plugs in the bar area and restaurant, which will Can the Romulus market sup- 11. And it’s still trying to negotiate than he paid for it. headboards and desks. now be behind the bar. Andy War- port the additional meeting and a state incentive for the project “The bones of the hotel are fab- About 210 of the 274 rooms at hol paintings will hang in the lob- hotel space? with the Michigan Economic Develop- ulous; it just needed a complete the hotel are set to open in July, by and meeting spaces, Katofsky “I think it can,” O’Callaghan ment Corp., said Rochelle Freeman, enema, quite frankly,” he said. and the remainder in the second said, noting they’re among his fa- said, noting the Sheraton Detroit Southfield’s business and eco- Every inch of the hotel is being tower by mid-August, along with vorites. Metro Airport and the Westin Detroit nomic development director. redone, from the lightbulbs and an executive concierge suite offer- The pool area will be redone, Metropolitan Airport, located within In addition to internal renova- fixtures, to the wallpaper and ing food and beverage service to and a larger, private business cen- McNamara Terminal, are both do- tions, which span the entire hotel, paint, to the flooring and door guests staying in that tower, Katof- ter will be installed where the gift ing well. Kiwi has already repainted and knobs. Katofsky describes the sky said. shop previously was located, near The corporate base in that area, updated the exterior of the round overall look the renovations are Julie Brezina Interior Design is the the meeting rooms, he said. led by the auto industry, is strong, tower, said Terry Croad, South- targeting as “homey.” designer on the project, and Coast “We have just over 15,000 he said. field’s city planner. The hotel will be among the first to Coast Renovation is overseeing square feet of meeting and ban- “They are the people who are It’s proposing some architectur- to incorporate the look of Radis- the engineering and construction quet space there, which I think is going to have the meetings in al and accent lighting on the tower son’s new prototype rooms, Katof- work. the most of any hotel in Romulus there, and then there will (also be) and landscaping updates, a water sky said. They are anchored by a When complete, the hotel lobby outside of the airport.” a certain amount of social stuff on fountain and some art on the site, neutral color scheme and include will have the look and feel of a liv- It includes a boardroom near the weekends,” along with busi- he said. large televisions mounted on the ing room with a cozy fireplace, Ka- the back of the hotel, and next to it ness from the people who fly in for “Not only will (the site) be occu- walls, luggage holders built into tofsky said. The front desk has an additional meeting room that a day or day and a half and then fly pied, but the curb appeal will be Katofsky said will be converted back out, O’Callaghan said. upgraded significantly.” into a high-end, private dining The Romulus market ran close Chaturvedi said Kiwi plans to room for 20-25 people. to 68 percent average occupancy return the property to “iconic sta- Corporate “It will be the perfect spot for last year, which exceeded the re- tus,” serving both local and inter- (people) that have meetings and gion’s occupancy of 66 percent, he national communities. Facility Graphics want to have … food,” he said, said. The developer was drawn to the That Inspire noting the private dining room’s site because of the large number décor will be different than any- Southeld space of companies operating along thing else in the hotel. Another 25,000 square feet of Telegraph Road and its proximity “Think gluttonous King Henry meeting space is set to come back to the interstate and highways, he VIII style,” with bottles of wine and on the market in Southfield. said. books lining the walls and high- New Zealand investors owner- He believes the meeting space it backed chairs, Katofsky said. ship group Kiwi Hospitality Detroit will bring back online will fill a The hotel’s restaurant will be LLC purchased the former Holiday need for additional small to large operated by its management com- Inn of South†eld a year ago for spaces in the area for business and pany, Rosemont, Ill.-based First $2.5 million from Amvet Holdings, personal events. Hospitality, which manages several which had bought it in March Kiwi hasn’t yet selected an oper- other hotels in the region and 2011 for $1.2 million, according ator or operators for the hotels but state, including the Hampton Inn to the city. plans to in due course, he said. Ann Arbor-North, Hilton Garden Inn Kiwi is in the midst of a $12 mil- Freeman said Chaturvedi has Plymouth, Residence Inn Ann Arbor lion renovation that will convert told the city his son, who lives in and Residence Inn Grand Rapids West. the property, which had been Australia, is expected to come here The restaurant will connect with shuttered for about seven years, to to manage the property. the hotel’s meeting rooms and offer three separate hotels focused on Chaturvedi declined to say guests more upscale dinners, while energy efficiency and sustainable which general contractors are a a hotel bar will accommodate operation, Kiwi principal J.C. part of the project, saying only that guests looking for a burger. Chaturvedi said in an email. there “are different and divided Room rates are expected to be The hotels that are part of the roles for various agencies.” in the range of $105-$150, said project are: The tier-one automotive suppli- Entryways, Lobbies, Common Areas, Training Rooms, Dan Smith, senior vice president Ⅲ The Best Western Premier, an ers in Southfield have been doing Conference Rooms, Ofces and much more. of asset management at First Hos- upscale, full-service hotel with very well and hiring, Freeman We do more than provide graphic branding solutions that attract and pitality. about 200 rooms and 25,000 said. inspire. Our mission is to evoke a unique emotional experience and leave Bryan Dickey, who most recent- square feet of meeting space, set to “They bring in a tremendous a lasting impression on our partners and their clients. As a national ly was general manager of the open late this year or early in 2017 amount of traffic and guests from leader in large format graphics, we set the benchmark for quality. From our passionate team of creative designers, expert printers, and Radisson Baltimore North, has been in the round, 16-story tower. around the world to do business professional installers to our world-class facility and state-of-the-art named general manager of the Ro- Ⅲ Executive Residency by Best with them.” technologies—we make you look remarkably good. mulus hotel. Western, an extended-stay hotel Before it closed in 2009, the Dickey previously held man- with 64 rooms, housed in the meeting space on the property agement roles at the Royal Park Ho- two-story building on the proper- served as a regional facility, Free- tel in Rochester, McCamly Plaza Ho- ty, expected to open during the man said, accommodating groups tel in Battle Creek, Treetops Resort first quarter of 2017. as large as 800 people. in Gaylord and Mission Point Resort Ⅲ La Quinta Inn and Suites, a “The meeting space was on Mackinac Island. short-term stay, limited-service missed.” iMBranded.com / (866) 717-4467 With Dickey on board, Smith said hotel in the five-story building Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694 the plan is to hire about 100 to staff with about 100 rooms, expected to Twitter: @SherriWelch CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 11 SPECIAL REPORT: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS Today’s group event attendees By special request get to have it their way

By Sherri Welch Social engagement is increas- [email protected] ingly important to clients, said From social engagement tech- Craig Erlich, senior vice president nologies and unique social activi- and general manager, Auburn ties to gluten-free, vegan and oth- Hills and Nashville, for George P. er food options, meeting planners Johnson Co. are juggling a host of new requests “Our role is to facilitate ways and requirements as they create that engagement can take place.” group events. Encouraging the use of social Even the quoting process pre- networks before, after and during ceding the events is changing, said an event is one way to grow the Dawn Marie Barth, group sales event’s exposure, he said. George manager at the Westin Book Cadillac P. Johnson often includes a “social Detroit and president of the Michi- wall” or screen showing live tweets gan Chapter, Meeting Professionals about the experience during the International. event. “From the time I get the (re- The company also issues radio quest for quote,) groups booking a frequency identification (RFID) block of rooms, a meeting or con- bracelets to attendees when they vention ... need a response very, check in, Erlich said. The bracelets very quickly,” she said. “Last year include their static information we maybe had a week to return and give attendees the ability to that information, and now we BRETT MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY check in and activate activities, have a couple days.” Royal Oak-based Special D Events Inc. o ered a customized bu et at a recent event. such as gaining access to certain Groups are also asking for a lot sessions. more alternative dates, Barth said, or simply an expanded buffet? In events, Galle said, including not sugar, cream, butter and cream Meeting planners, associations and being more flexible in book- years past, we offered special replacing consumable amenities- cheese in bulk containers, not in- and companies increasingly are ing a date to go with the best rates. plates, but now we hesitate to call such as soap and shampoo unless dividual servings. also offering an application that At the same time, companies people out because it can make they are gone. Others include: “Our company has a people/ attendees can download to their are showing more confidence in them uncomfortable. We just try Ⅲ Instructing housekeeping planet/profit mission and, be- cellphone or tablet to access their the economy, once again asking to to offer healthy, build-your-own staff to shut blinds and turn down cause our clients are also making customized conference schedule, book events several years out, she options on the buffet.” heat/air conditioning during the requests for these sustainable Barth said. said. There are also rising concerns day in rooms while attendees are practices, we feel strongly about The applications at times also People booking meetings today about food allergies, Galle said, not- gone. making sure they are on our sup- enable attendees to chat with oth- aren’t just booking training or edu- ing that since January 2013, severe Ⅲ Using glass or other nondis- pliers’ radar,” Galle said. ers attending the conference, she cation sessions, Barth said. “They food allergies have been considered posable catering plates, cups, and As with other spheres of busi- said. want to have fun, build camarade- a disability under federal law. glasses. ness, technology is increasingly Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694 rie, tour the city, so everyone can “That means venues and event Ⅲ Serving condiments such as playing a larger role in events. Twitter: @SherriWelch take their suit coat off and just re- planners can be held legally respon- lax and get to know each other.” sible if they fail to accommodate di- Depending on the group, etary allergies for attendees.” planned activities might include a When Special D Events manag- scavenger hunt in the city, a game es event registration, it always asks show-type theme night or cup- guests if they have any dietary re- cake decorating, Barth said. The strictions or accessibility con- demand is to include fun activities cerns, Galle said. “If they answer that have nothing to do with work ‘yes’ regarding dietary, it’s not our but bring everyone together. place to question whether their re- People from out of state or out sponse is due to allergies or just of the country want to explore the preference; we accommodate city, and some local companies them either way.” want to show it off for their out-of- If attendees volunteer that they town employees, she said. do have a food allergy, Special D Planners are looking for health- will ask if it is life-threatening. If ier activities during breaks to get the answer is “yes,” it will then ask everyone up and moving, like tak- the attendee to provide his food ing a walk to Campus Martius to allergy and anaphylaxis emergen- check out a restaurant. cy care plan, Galle said. On the health front, caterers “That way, if something were to and venues are also increasingly occur, we would be as prepared as being required to fulfill specific at- possible.” tendee dietary needs, said Carol Sustainable event practices are Galle, president and CEO of Royal increasingly on the radar, as well, Oak-based Special D Events Inc. Galle said, noting Special D is ne- Trends include more requests for gotiating compliance in this area vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free with venues it uses. options. In its venue contracts, it adds a Dietary restrictions for event at- clause that requires venues to tendees have increased by 30 per- identify, recommend and use as cent to 50 percent over the past many environmentally responsi- five years, she said. ble practices as possible and feasi- To accommodate dietary re- ble for the meeting. Those include quirements in ways beyond “a waste management, recycling, use lame salad” and to gain an edge, of renewable resources and con- venues are increasingly bringing servation of nonrenewable re- their chefs into the sales process, sources. she said. Special D provides examples of “Should venues, caterers and ways venues can incorporate sus- planners provide separate plates tainable practices for contracted 12 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 SPECIAL REPORT: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS Here are top-attended conventions and events coming From Comic Con to Youmacon to metro Detroit 2016 July 22-27: Pentecostal Churches of May 13-15: Motor City Comic Con: A gathering of artists, actors, writers the Apostolic Faith International Inc. and creators from the world of comic Annual National Convention and books; estimated 50,000 attendees; Holy Convocation: A free conference Suburban Collection Showplace, featuring worship services, seminars Novi; https://motorcitycomiccon. and a gospel concert; estimated 4,000 com attendees; Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center; www.pcaf.net May 20-24: Service Employees Aug. 8-12: NeighborWorks Training International Union Convention: The union of about 2 million members will Institute: A career development hold its international convention to training conference with other 100 discuss challenges workers face and courses to o‘ er; estimated 2,000 Motor City Comic how to overcome them; estimated attendees; Cobo Center; www. Con is May 13-15 at Suburban Collection 2,740 attendees; Cobo Center, Detroit; neighborworks.org/training-services/ Showplace in Novi. www.cobocenter.com/events/ training-professional-development NATALIE BRODA detail/2016-service-employees- Sept. 1-5: Fi” h Third Bank Michigan international-union-convention State Fair: The state fair features livestock, competitions, cooking remodeling-show.html details not set; http://mideca.org May 30-June 3: COGIC Women’s 2017 demonstrations, music and more; International Convention/ Oct. 14-15: Metro Detroit Chevy Jan. 7-22 (Public show Jan. 14-22): March 15-17: Michigan Association estimated 130,000 attendees; Crusade: Exhibits and speakers Dealers Health & Fitness Expo: North American International Auto for Computer Users in Learning Suburban Collection Showplace; www. Exhibitors showcase the latest in health brought together by the Church of Show: A showcase of vehicles from Annual Conference: A conference michiganstatefairllc.com God in Christ’s Department of and • tness, including apparel, food and manufacturers around the globe, dedicated to discussing the use of Women; estimated 12,000 Sept. 13-15: The Battery Show: A technology ahead of the Detroit Free including the unveiling of dozens of new technology in education; estimated attendees; Cobo Center; www.cogic. showcase of battery technology for Press Marathon; estimated 50,000 designs; 2016 attendance was more 2,650 attendees; Cobo Center; details org/cogic30/international-womens- vehicles, medical tools, renewable attendees; Cobo Center; http:// than 815,000; Cobo Center; www.naias. not set; www.macul.org/events freepmarathon.com/expo convention-crusade/ or www.cogic. energy support and more; estimated com April 4-6: SAE International World org/womensdepartment/ 6,500 attendees; Suburban Collection Oct. 25-27: Automotive Testing Expo Feb. 11-19: Detroit Boat Show: Congress: Assembles automotive files/2015/11/wic2016.pdf Showplace; www.thebatteryshow.com North America: O‘ ers a look at the On-the-water showcase of watercraœ industry experts, management teams, latest in technologies and services that and water-related consumer goods; engineers and executives to collaborate aim to boost automotive safety and estimated 68,000 attendees; Cobo and address current challenges and reliability; estimated 6,500 attendees; Center; http://detroitboatshow.net/ seek new windows for discovery and Suburban Collection Showplace; www. dates-location exploration; estimated 12,000 testing-expo.com/usa attendees; Cobo Center; details not Jan. 12-15: Ultimate Fishing Show: set; www.sae.org/events Nov. 3-6: Youmacon: An all-ages O‘ ers everything • shing related, from convention celebrating anime, video tackle to boats; estimated 30,000 April 11-12: Michigan Safety games and Japanese popular culture; attendees; Suburban Collection Conference: A two-day event focused estimated 19,000 attendees; Cobo Showplace; https://showspan.com/UFD/ on workplace health and safety Center; www.youmacon.com training; estimated 2,200 attendees; Feb. 24-26: Autorama: A showcase of Suburban Collection Showplace; details Nov. 4-6: Snowmobile USA: A hundreds of custom cars traveling the showcase of the latest snowmobiles not set; www.michsafetyconference. country makes a stop in Detroit; org YOUMACON and other winter sports equipment, estimated 151,000 attendees; Cobo Youmacon is Nov. 3-6 at Cobo Center; about 19,000 attendees are expected. such as sleds, clothing and trailers; Center; https://autorama.com April 25-May 1: Shell Eco-Marathon estimated 17,000 attendees; Suburban Americas: A competition among high Collection Showplace; www. March 10-12: Michigan Golf Show: All school and college students from North An Oct. 5-9: 28th Annual Fall Detroit June 8-9: TU Automotive Detroit: snowmobileusa.com types of gol• ng equipment, including and South America featuring energy automotive technology innovation Camper and RV Show: Over 50 brands apparel and rounds at local courses; e¡ cient technology; estimated 8,000 conference with speakers and booths; will be on display showcasing folding Nov. 11-13: Novi Pet Expo: A family- estimated 35,000 attendees ; Suburban attendees; Cobo Center; details not estimated 3,000 attendees; Suburban campers, motorhomes, travel trailers friendly event featuring pets of all kinds Collection Showplace; http:// set; www.shell.com/energy-and- Collection Showplace; www.tu-auto. and more; estimated 11,500 attendees; and rescue organizations with michigangolfshow.com/exhibitors_ innovation/shell-ecomarathon/ com/detroit Suburban Collection Showplace; www. adoptable animals; estimated 14,000 general_information.php americas.html marvac.org attendees; Suburban Collection June 27-29: Points of Light National March 10-12: 71st Annual State Showplace; www.novipetexpo.com May 4-7: International Women’s Conference on Volunteering and Oct. 14-16: Fall Home Remodeling Career Development Conference: A Show: The event highlights women’s Volunteers, national service Show: An exhibition of everything for An Service: Dec. 2-4: Novi Equestrian Expo: competition and meeting event for products in fashion, beauty, health and and civic leaders gather to discuss the homeowners to start and complete equine event featuring riding and agility Michigan students in DECA, which more; estimated 40,000 attendees; future of volunteerism; estimated their remodeling projects; estimated exhibitions, info for horse owners and prepares emerging leaders and Suburban Collection Showplace; 5,700 attendees; Cobo Center; www. 8,000 attendees; Suburban shopping; estimated 10,000 attendees; entrepreneurs in marketing, • nance, https://southernshows.com/wde/faq pointso‹ ight.org/signature-events/ Collection Showplace; www. 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PHOTO BY AUTO WEEK CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 13 SPECIAL REPORT: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS FROM PREVIOUS PAGE May 7: NAACP Fight for Freedom Hockey to horseshoes: Top-attended area sports events Fund Dinner: The Detroit chapter of the NAACP’s annual gathering with 2016 Canadian and U.S. teams; estimated speakers; estimated 8,000-10,000 2,750 attendees; Fraser Hockeyland, April 23-June 12: Postal Federal attendees; Cobo Center; details not Fraser, and Troy Sports Center, Troy; Employees National Bowling set; http://detroitnaacp.org/category/ https://onehockey.com Tournament: A national bowling šght-for-freedom-fund-dinner tournament for postal and federal July 10-14: National Veterans Golden Open to veterans 55 and May 19-21: Motor City Comic Con: A employees and retirees along with Age Games: Youth hockey gathering of artists, actors, writers and former and current members of the older, including competitions such as comes to creators from the world of comic military; estimated 4,500 attendees; horseshoes, golf, cycling and swimming; metro Detroit books; estimated 50,000 attendees; Super Bowl, Canton Township; www. estimated 3,000 attendees; various in an Oct. 21-23 Suburban Collection Showplace; pfenba.com locations; http://www.va.gov/opa/ national https://motorcitycomiccon.com speceven/gag/ tournament. May 7-8: Can-Am Classic Volleyball A May 22-26: Sustainable Brands Tournament: A volleyball tournament July 21-24: USSSA AA World Series: youth baseball tournament for teams ISTOCK PHOTO Conference: Leaders from open to boys and girls teams of all international companies meet to ages, hosted by Capital Sports Center; 8U-14U; estimated 2,600 attendees; estimated 3,800 attendees; Liberty attendees; various locations; discuss the future and sustainability estimated 18,500 attendees; Cobo Victory Park, Canton Township; www. Park, Sterling Heights; www.usssa.com details not set; http://www. usssa.com aaujrogames.org/AboutUs/ practices; estimated 2,900 attendees; Center; www.capitolsportscenter.com/ Oct. 21-23: Warrior AAA Invitational: Detroit Institute of Arts; details not set; csc/can_am.html Aug. 15-21: U.S. Amateur A hockey tournament for boys teams FutureDates.aspx www.sustainablebrands.com/events The leading annual May 26-29: LPGA Volvik Championship: U18, U16, U15(01s), 02 - 07 Divisions Oct. 20-22: Warrior AAA U.S. golf tournament for amateur June 6-7: TU Automotive Detroit: An Championship: Inaugural golf organized by Legacy Global Sports; Invitational Legacy Global automotive technology innovation tournament on the LPGA circuit; no golfers; estimated 20,000+ attendees; estimated 13,000 attendees; various Sports: A hockey tournament for conference; estimated 3,000 attendance estimate; Travis Pointe Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomšeld locations; www.legacyglobalsports. boys teams U18, U16, U15(01s), 02 attendees; Suburban Collection Country Club, Ann Arbor; volviklpga. Township; 2016usamateur.com com/tournaments - 07 Divisions organized by Legacy Global Sports; estimated 13,000 Showplace; www.tu-auto.com/detroit com Sept. 16-18: USSSA Men’s E World Nov. 25-27: Nations Cup Tier II: A A men’s so©ball attendees; various locations; July 12-19: Conference of Minority June 24-26: Troy Toe Drag: Tournament North: youth hockey tournament pitting tournament organized by the United www.legacyglobalsports.com/ Transportation O“cials National OneHockey tournament for both American teams against Canadian States Specialty Sports Association; tournaments Meeting and Training Conference: teams, open to A and AA teams; Conference gathers members from its estimated 8,100 attendees; various Nov. 24-26: Nations Cup Tier II: A 39 chapters to discuss best practices, The selection of and information for the events listed on Pages 12-13 were locations; www.legacyglobalsports. youth hockey tournament pitting tools and solutions; estimated 2,000 supplied by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cobo Center, com/nations-cup-tierii American teams against Canadian attendees; Detroit Marriott Suburban Collection Showplace and event websites. Events were limited to teams, open to A and AA teams; Renaissance Center; details not set; those with available details and an estimated attendance of at least 2,000. It 2017 estimated 9,600 attendees; www.comto.org/events/EventDetails. is not a complete listing, but the most comprehensive available. Event details July 26-Aug. 5: AAU Junior Olympic various locations; www. aspx?id=768272&group= are subject to change. Attendance estimates were based on previous year’s Games: The Amateur Athletic Union legacyglobalsports.com/ games include table tennis, karate and nations-cup-tierII Aug. 31-Sept. 4: Fi”h Third Bank numbers and other factors. cheerleading; estimated 35,000 Michigan State Fair: The state fair Compiled by Michelle Wilson features livestock, competitions, cooking demonstrations, music and more; estimated 147,000 attendess; Suburban Collection Showplace; www. michiganstatefairllc.com Sept. 12-14: The Battery Show: A showcase of battery technology for vehicles, medical tools, renewable energy support and more; estimated 7,000 attendees; Suburban Collection Showplace; www.thebatteryshow.com Oct. 22-25: National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange: Brings together executives and business owners to promote diversity; has exhibitor booths, workshops and matchmaking sessions; estimated 6,000 attendees; Cobo Center; details not set; www.nmsdcconference. com/2016-2017-conference-dates Oct. 24-26: Automotive Testing Expo: O£ers a look at the latest in technologies and services that aim to boost automotive safety and reliability; estimated 6,500 attendees; Suburban Collection Showplace; www.testing- expo.com/usa Nov. 2-5: Youmacon: An all-ages convention celebrating anime, video games and other Japanese popular culture; estimated 14,000 attendees; COME BACK HOME. Cobo Center; details not set; www. youmacon.com Nov. 3-5: Snowmobile USA: A YOU DON’T HAVE TO IMPORT YOUR PRIVATE PLANE AND showcase of the latest snowmobiles FLIGHT CREW FROM KENTUCKY, OHIO OR NEW JERSEY. and other winter sports equipment, such as sleds, clothing and trailers; Locally based facilities, fleet and full-time professional team allow us to provide our estimated 17,000 attendees; Suburban Southeast Michigan members best-in-class personalized services, flight availability and Collection Showplace; www. cost efficiencies. Connecting Detroit to the rest of the world, one way or round trip. snowmobileusa.com CORPORATEEAGLE.COM | 248.461.9001 Compiled by Michelle Wilson 14 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 Gemphire Therapeutics

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is a nonpro t corporation and independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. les for $60 million IPO By Tom Henderson CEO of Plymouth Township-based [email protected] ProNAi Therapeutics Inc., which pro- Creti  Northville-based Gemphire Ther- duced a drug for patients with apeutics Inc., a cardiovascular drug non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and in development company, April 2014 set the record has filed with the U.S. Se- for the largest venture helthy capital round in state his- curities and Exchange Com- mission for a $60 million tory, $59.5 million. In Jan- initial public offering. uary, Ann Arbor-based workforce: Gemphire hopes to be Millendo Therapeutics Inc. listed on the Nasdaq Global broke that record with a Exchange under the sym- $62 million round. Strategies to engage bol GEMP. No date has In September 2014, been set for the offering. Sooch left ProNAi to join employees through The clinical-stage com- Gemphire. Last July, Pro- pany is developing a car- Mina Sooch: NAi had an IPO of $158.4 wellness programs diovascular drug called Came to Gemphire million. gemcabene to lower levels from ProNAi Co-founder Charles Bis- of low-density lipoprotein gaier is Gemphire’s chair- cholesterol, often called “bad cho- man and chief scientific officer. ee Webir lesterol,” and of triglycerides, which From 1990 to 1998, he was an asso- is fat in the blood. Gemcabene is ciate research fellow in the depart- taken orally once a day. ment of vascular and cardiac dis- Thursday, June 2 The drug, which was licensed ease at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis, from Pzer Inc. in 2011, has been where he was involved in the dis- Noon - 1 p.m. tested alone and in combination covery and development of Lipitor, with other drugs in 895 subjects, which became the top-selling drug Register at both healthy volunteers and pa- ever. He and Roger Newton then tients, in 18 phase-one and -two co-founded Esperion Therapeutics Inc. CrainsDetroit.com/webinars Food and Drug Administration trials. The FDA has granted gemcabene Mina Sooch, the company's status as an orphan drug, which al- president and CEO, previously was lows drugs to get to market faster.

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Norbin, a new brand of primers Southfield and Providence Park & MERGERS network planning, to develop and clears in the U.S. and Canada, Hospital in Creative Automation Inc., Whitmore solutions for vehicle-to-vehicle Harrington Communications LLC, available for purchase through Novi. He is Lake, a provider of custom communications, autonomous Grosse Pointe Woods, a strategic BASF distributors. Website: COO of both automated solutions for the driving vehicles and related marketing and design firm, basfrefinish.com/norbin. hospitals, machine tool tending, material sensors. Website: altair.com. designed brand identities and which have handling and dispensing and websites for the following clients: Altair Engineering Inc., Troy, has been deburring industry, announced a Danlaw Inc., Novi, a global provider Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip PLLC, released HyperWorks 14.0, the combined partnership in which Sterling of connected vehicle telematics, Livonia; Hickey Hauck Bisho & latest release of Altair’s and are Engineering & Manufacturing, Royal automotive electronics and Je ers, Detroit; and O’Rielly & HyperWorks open architecture operating as Oak, and its president, James embedded engineering services, Roche LLP, Los Angeles and San CAE simulation platform that Providence- Canner, will represent Creative has acquired Rapita Systems Ltd., Francisco. Website: includes several new products, Hurshe Providence Automation. Websites: York, UK, a provider of software hcommunications.biz. feature enhancements, updated Park Hospital. cautomation.com, verification services for aerospace functionalities and licensing Hurshe, 43, replaces Peter sterlingengineering.com. and automotive embedded EXPANSIONS methods to help users. Website: Karadjo , who is departing St. electronics markets. Website: TI Automotive Ltd., Auburn Hills, a altair.com. John Providence Health System, iDashboards, Troy, a developer of danlawinc.com. supplier of automotive fluid owner of Providence- business intelligence dashboards, systems technology, has opened a Shelby Paint & Decorating, Utica, a Providence Park Hospital, and formed an OEM partnership with Penske Automotive Group Inc., manufacturing facility in family-owned and operated paint Michael Wiemann, M.D., former Dataccuity, Hillsboro, Ore., a Bloomfield Hills, announced that Monterrey, Mexico. 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MOVES Airfoil Group, Southfield, a SME, Dearborn, formerly the UM tabs Bradford as med Altair Engineering Inc., Troy, has CONTRACTS marketing communications Society of Manufacturing Engineers, acquired AWE Communications Rubicon Genomics Inc., Ann Arbor, a agency for global technology has a new publication, Smart school exec vice dean GmbH, Gartringen, Germany, provider of pre-analytical library brands, has opened a new Manufacturing, a magazine to be The University of Michigan whose main focus is the preparation kits that increase the headquarters in Royal Oak and published digitally and in print named Carol Bradford, M.D., development of software tools for accuracy, efficiency and speed of added new clients: Automotive quarterly to at least 80,000 executive vice dean for manufacturing professionals. 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LTU names Collins as Autism Alliance of Michigan rst head of STEM center Carla O’Malley has joined Autism Alliance of Ally Financial, Detroit, announced Michigan as the new Chief Development a beta release of a new Lawrence Technological O‹cer. Carla has over 30 years of non pro­t application, Splurge Alert, University named Sibrina healthcare clinical, operational and fundraising designed to help consumers Nichelle Collins as the first experience and previously served as the better identify and manage their executive Executive Director and President of Oakwood spending habits. It asks users to director of its identify stores and areas where Marburger Greg DeSandy Healthcare Foundation. Carla will lead AAoM in strategic philanthropic planning and execution they tend to overspend and then STEM Center. 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Without director of education at the hotels and convention centers prior to moving Lynn Calcaterra at (313) 446-6086 or complete information, your item will Charles H. Wright Museum of back to his hometown Detroit in September of email: [email protected] not run. Photos are welcome, but we African American History in 2014. cannot guarantee they will be used. Detroit. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 May 2, 2016 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Page17 17 first and second floors and includes leased DESIGN based in Graz, started conversing with Rogers. HOTELS space in the Southeld Town Center atrium FROM PAGE 3 FH Joanneum, a college in Graz, has a relation- FROM PAGE 3 area where the Westin operates an executive ship with the CCS. meeting conference center. dozens of buildings, creative projects and “Graz, a beautiful city with a great appreci- Reupholstering the furniture will cost “Though there is a lot of new hotel con- learning and cultural centers that show the ation for design, also helped us with the appli- the same as purchasing new, Tononi said, struction in metro Detroit with meeting city has embraced design in the past and for cation,” Rogers said. Graz is a moderate-sized given labor costs. space, there aren’t hotels like this being built,” its future development, said Olga Stella, city with both medieval and modern architec- Farmington Hills-based EJH Construction with significant meeting space, he said. DC3 executive director. ture. Inc. is serving as general contractor on the That “is to our advantage with meetings “We are committed to using design and fig- Detroit's vast blight issues make it different project. The rooms will feature the Westin and conventions, which is one of our core uring out how to leverage it,” she from many of the other UNESCO cit- brand’s prototype carpet, wall col- businesses.” said. “To start, we are in the process ies, but Rogers said Detroit's rich his- or and drapes in muted colors, The Westin is one of at least two of building a relationship with other tory and current resurgence make it “but we wanted (them) to have Southfield hotels currently under- UNESCO members.” an ideal UNESCO designee. more pop,” Tononi said. going complete renovations. The Those UNESCO members, such “We’re not thinking of the physical In a departure from the proto- other, the former Holiday Inn of as Montreal and Graz, helped De- appearance of Detroit, but its history type, the redone Westin Southfield Southfield which had been shut- troit prepare its application last in design,” he said. “It is a city of mak- rooms will have colorful furnishings tered for years, includes about summer. Then, DC3 staff, including ers and the birthplace of auto design. and regional artwork. 25,000 square feet of meeting Schneider and Clayson, visited a And we know that design revitalizes The room and corridor renova- space expected to come back on handful of the design cities to par- cities. tions will stretch through October, the market late this year or early Olga Stella: Jerry Tononi: ticipate in events and share the De- “We thought the designation wrapping up the first phase of the next year. (See story, Page 9.) Wants to build Renovating the troit story. aligned with the burst of creative en- project, Tononi said. Is there enough demand in the relationships. Westin. The UNESCO Creative Cities ergy happening in the city now — Plans call for renovations to be- Southfield market for additional Network was created in 2004 to pro- new design businesses, DC3-led ini- gin on the lobby and common ar- meeting space? mote cooperation among cities that have tiatives,” he said. “Its larger goal is to advance eas immediately after the guest rooms and “I wish (the former Holiday Inn) wasn’t identified creativity as a key factor for sustain- and expand the city's creative economy.” halls. so close to us,” Tononi said able urban development. The 116 cities in the Rogers and Clayson said cities, in general, Designs for the lobby, common areas But traditionally, the two hotels have pur- network work toward placing creativity and and UNESCO cities are a mixture of beauty and meeting spaces are still being final- sued different segments of the meeting mar- cultural industries in their development plans and challenges. ized, he said. They will include new carpet- ket, with the Westin operating at the upper locally and internationally. Clayson said UNESCO cities such as Berlin; ing, possibly new wall finishes, (right now end of the scale, he said, admitting he’s not “Having this designation is a marathon, not Torino, Italy; and Bilbao are going through the walls are covered in a laminate with the yet familiar with the Best Western Premier a sprint,” Stella said. “It’s about how to build transition, regentrifying brownfield sites and look of wood), renovations to the lobby bar brand that will fly at the hotel destined for the public awareness. How do we use the making other improvements. He acknowl- area and the lobby water fountain. It’s former Holiday Inn’s round tower. UNESCO designation to be an opportunity to edged that none of those cities is dealing with yet to be decided if the furniture in the J.C. Chaturvedi, a principal with Kiwi have a public discussion around what Detroit, the type and scale of help Detroit needs. common areas will be replaced or reuphol- Hospitality Detroit LLC, the owner of the Best city of design, should be?” Still, the designation has opened opportu- stered. Western Premier, believes the new hotel In addition, the designation includes not nities for Detroit-based designers and bene- “Our goal is to deliver a product to our and the Westin will complement each oth- just Detroit but the whole region and points to fits the creative community, he said. “This will customers that’s modern and something a er with little, if any, competition between a design legacy. provide creative cultural exchanges with in- Westin upscale luxury customer is looking the two. “Look at Ford (Motor Co.)'s recent announce- ternational peer cities.” for,” Tononi said. “There’s enough business available ment to expand and modernize its Dearborn Schneider said it is too early to say exactly “It has to be done on a cyclical basis, here,” he said, noting that preliminary re- campus,” Stella said. “Automotive and trans- how things will shake out. since nothing lasts forever.” search showed a lot of groups looking to portation design are our design legacy.” “But there is a lot of excitement around it. It Renovations to the hotel’s 25,000 square hold an event in the region took their meet- While Clayson said he started researching is drumming up interest and getting attention feet of meeting and banquet space are ex- ings to other cities because of limited space applying for the UNESCO designation five from a government standpoint, too,” Schnei- pected to begin toward the end of this year availability in Southfield. years ago, it did not take hold until an execu- der said. “Now it is about raising awareness or early next, Tononi said. Sherri Welch: (313) 446-1694 tive at Detroit-area auto supplier AVL, which is and looking at how other cities have used it.” The space is spread between the hotel’s Twitter: @SherriWelch

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“Long-term employees will wonder, that was of particular importance. can’t always relinquish the reins, PAYNE “Our most pressing need was in she said. Will Soave actually be FROM PAGE 1 ‘Will this be the same company I signed real estate,” said Levin. able to work less and manage less? on for and am committed to? What are Soave has a handful of residen- Another issue is how will long- she said. tial complexes in Michigan, in- term employees — and Soave Payne said that while she want- the implications for me? How is the cluding Huron Pointe in Huron takes pride in how many of his ed to broaden her management culture going to change? How will the Township, The Milltown in down- employees have been there for 20 reach after her long stint as Taub- town Rochester, The Overlook in and 30 years — react? “Long-term man’s CFO, she wasn’t sure she company’s direction change?’” Rochester, The Moors of Oxford in employees will wonder, ‘Will this wanted to take on all that Soave Christine Jackson, Mike Ilitch School of Business Oxford Township and Tullamore in be the same company I signed on and Levin had in mind for her. Oxford Township. for and am committed to? What “I was struggling with whether I roles Payne eventually agreed to city and that started appealing to And the company has several are the implications for me? How wanted this much of a job. And fill. Levin had an idea he could call me,” said Payne. “In the end, hon- luxury residential complexes in is the culture going to change? Tony closed the deal. I found out a halt to the search. He immedi- estly, this was the perfect job.” Florida and one under develop- How will the company’s direction how he’s been able to grow this ately reached out to Payne through Soave, the son of a neighborhood ment in Brambleton, Va., a suburb change?’” Jackson said. company. He knows how to close a Alan Schwartz, a partner at the law grocer, founded his company in of Washington, D.C. “It will create a lot of anxiety,” deal,” Payne said. firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and 1961, building City Management Corp. Payne, who was the Crain’s CFO she said. “What you want to do is “I said, ‘This will be a mistake Cohn LLP. into a multistate waste-manage- of the year in 2013 and has an MBA communicate openly with em- for us and it will be a mistake for Payne said that after the article ment firm before selling it to Waste from Duke University, isn’t waiting ployees. You need to be transpar- you if we don’t make this work,’” ran in Crain’s, she fielded a lot of Management in 1968. until her formal start date in July ent. Let them ask questions. Settle Soave said. calls about possible jobs, but she Along the way, Soave Enterprises to start getting the lay of the land their concerns.” Levin said he got the idea to re- could afford to be picky. She didn’t branched out into metal recycling, at Soave. Compounding things for Payne cruit Payne last September as he want to work for a public company. automotive retailing, transportation “I’m spending a fair amount of will be the family generational is- was reading about her planned “When I did my last earnings call at services (Checker Cab), industrial ser- time here, already, getting up to sues she’s been assigned to deal departure from Taubman in an ar- Taubman, I decided it was going to vices and hydroponics. speed,” she said last week during a with, issues Jackson said she ticle on the Crain’s website. be my last one. I’d done 80 of them, Levin said recycling continues meeting with Soave and Levin. knows firsthand. The article, by Dustin Walsh, be- and that was enough,” she said. to be the largest revenue producer, Down the hall, construction is un- In the early 1990s, her grandfa- gan by saying that Payne was step- Payne said she didn’t want to even with recent price declines. In derway on her office. “I asked for ther, Elwood Stratton, got cancer ping aside as Taubman’s CFO, “but leave Michigan, either, and she 2014, Soave Enterprises had reve- one concession. I wanted a stone and had to turn over the family she’s not retiring. The longtime wasn't interested in offers of an- nue of $1.9 billion, with recycling desktop. I hate scratching wood.” business, Bi-Rite Auto Parts, which confidant to the Taubman family other CFO role. accounting for about $1.2 billion While the match between Payne had several outlets in metro Detroit, wants another challenge — specif- If the right job offer didn’t come of that. He said 2015 numbers hav- and Soave Enterprises strikes all to a son who didn’t enjoy running ically to be the top leader of anoth- along, “I thought I’d just serve on en’t been finished yet, but are ex- involved as perfect, there will be the business and after a period of er organization. ‘My plan is to company boards, I’d play golf, and pected to be down about $500 mil- challenges, said Christine Jackson, decline sold it to an employee. think about a leadership role,’ said I’d do yoga,” she said. lion companywide, all attributable the department chairman of man- “Will they enjoy running the Payne. ‘I have a lot of passion for The right job came along, it just to lower scrap-metal prices. agement and information systems business? Will they be good at it? managing people, making a com- took a while to realize it. Payne’s background as a vice at the Mike Ilitch School of Business There’s a lot of stress following the pany better, and I’m interested in “This courtship lasted for president of Goldman Sachs’ invest- at Wayne State University. original leader,” said Jackson. “And doing that as a CEO or COO.’” months. I got to know Tony. I ment banking division before Longtime owners and CEOs of they’ll have the employees judging Soave had just engaged a search hadn’t been thinking of a job in joining Taubman made her a good businesses have good intentions them. Will the employees buy in?” firm to find someone to fill the Detroit, but Tony has a love for the fit to launch a family office, but it when they bring in new manage- Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337 was her real estate background ment from the outside, but they Twitter: @TomHenderson2 Comerica Bank boosts investment in Hatch Detroit competition

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The The annual contest, which participants. free workshops take place in De- starts taking applications today, is Comerica is more than dou- troit’s Jefferson East, Grandmont an opportunity for a business bling its commitment for the con- Rosedale and Avenue of Fashion owner to win a $50,000 grant to test, investing more than $125,000 neighborhoods as well as Ham- open a brick-and-mortar retail to help launch more small busi- tramck. business in Detroit, Highland Park nesses in Detroit and ensure the Past winners include Batch Brew- or Hamtramck. Included in the success of current Hatch alumni. ing, Sister Pie, Hugh, Live Cycle Delight prize this year is an additional Hatch Detroit was started in 2011 and La Feria. Proposals to host new Cyber Range hubs sought Ann Arbor-based Merit Network opened at the Velocity center in as product testing and research Inc. is asking various organizations Sterling Heights in March. The orga- space on industrial control systems to submit proposals to host new nization is a sub-recipient of the $6 security. Other locations opened at public hubs of the Michigan Cyber million Advance Michigan Defense Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Ferris Range, a specialized networking Collaborative grant managed by the State University, the 110th AirliŠ Wing and computer infrastructure facil- Workforce Intelligence Network for in Battle Creek and General Dynamics ity and test program to hone secu- Southeast Michigan. Land Systems’ Maneuver Collabora- rity software and train cybersecu- The Cyber Range, a program first tion Center in Sterling Heights. rity professionals. proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder in Proposals for new hubs are due Merit, a network technology non- 2011, is a private cloud network May 15. Nonprofits, schools or col- profit owned by 12 Michigan uni- built on architecture supplied and leges looking to participate should versities, has issued a request for operated by Merit. Initially housed locate a hub within the 13-county proposals to replicate publicly ac- at Eastern Michigan University in late southeastern region of the Advance cessible training center hubs of the 2012, the program offers cybersecu- Michigan grant. Cyber Range, like the kind that rity training and certification as well Chad Halcom CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 19 ty at Willow Run, a former bomber deal with federal telecommunica- VEHICLE Connected vs. autonomous vehicles factory during World War II. The tions regulations. FROM PAGE 3 Automakers and tech companies are working on a variety of new technologies 335-acre site will act as a test track. “That’s what makes it a novel that will allow cars to communicate with one another and, one day, possibly More recently, a diverse group practice — that (it) has to be very package, which Kowall said is ex- even drive on their own. But what do the terms mean? of companies — automakers Ford cross-disciplined in a way that we pected to follow soon, would es- Motor Co. and Volvo, tech titan Goo- never thought about in a vehicle,” tablish liability insurance require- The National Highway Trac Safety Administration in 2013 established ve gle Inc. and ride-sharing services Dukarski said. “If a widget breaks, ments for connected equipment tiers to dene various levels of automation, all the way to “full self-driving Ly† and Uber — joined forces to it’s harder to tell what line of code manufacturers in case their prod- automation,” or a vehicle in which the driver “is not expected to be available for advocate for public policy regard- when there’s hundreds of millions ucts malfunction, and formally control at any time during the trip.” Levels of automation include function- ing self-driving vehicles. of lines of code.” authorize use of the former General specic automation, such as electronic stability control, or two or more The risk for states wanting to leg- Regulators like NHTSA are likely Motors Co. powertrain plant at Wil- functions interacting while driving, like cruise control and lane centering. islate an industry that is still largely to want automakers to voluntarily low Run Airport near Ypsilanti for Attorneys and others who specialize in the industry dene connected vehicles as conceptual is a lack of uniformity, agree to follow specific rules and the new American Center for Mobility those with the ability to communicate with one another or with specialized said Jennifer Dukarski, an attorney standards because the federal project. infrastructure systems, such as signs to send warnings and avoid collisions. with the connected car and autono- rulemaking process could take “Michigan is the home of the au- In-vehicle systems equipped with sensors can send and receive wireless mous vehicles team for the Butzel years, Laurenza said. tomobile,” said Kowall, who hopes messages with other vehicles about possible hazards. Long law firm in Ann Arbor. That likely won't be fast enough Michigan’s standards could be in- As an example, she described a for the industry. Kowall said his corporated into federal rules. “If scenario in which a connected or goal, especially with his proposed our guys are saying, ‘Yep, that’s go- State vs. federal defect?” said Paul Laurenza, an at- autonomous car traveling be- bill to allow autonomous vehicles ing to work,’ that’s the same thing regulations torney and managing member of tween Michigan and Ohio might on Michigan roads for any reason, they’re going to be telling the feds.” Dykema Gossett PLLC’s Washington, find different requirements for is to attract new driverless car R&D “This is all brand-new territory Michigan is one of just seven D.C., office, who works on auto opting out of data collection just to the state. that we’re delving into.” states with any laws on the books regulatory issues. “That is an area by crossing the state line. “Everybody’s trying to pick our Attorneys who specialize in regulating autonomous vehicles. that certainly we wouldn’t have “It’ll create a hodgepodge, but in pockets when it comes to the auto connected car technology and au- But its status as an early adopter been talking about as a potential the interim it makes perfect sense industry,” he said. “We have to tonomous vehicles say the indus- may be waning. The number of recall three or four years ago.” until we get some federal legislation,” make sure that what we do, other try is creating new and unique le- states introducing bills has grown Laurenza also is chairman of she said. “If they want to play in the states are going to follow suit at gal issues around everything from steadily in recent years, from six in the Connected Vehicle Trade Associa- space, (states are) going to have to some point, because this is going to cybersecurity and data protection 2012 to 16 last year, according to tion, a Plymouth-based organiza- come to some sort of agreement of be an integrated system that even- to product liability. the National Conference of State Leg- tion that represents companies, what the rules of the road are.” tually is going to go nationwide.” Driverless cars aren’t available to islatures. governments and other entities The wide-open regulatory envi- Lindsay VanHulle: (517) 657-2204 buy yet, though the Alliance of Auto- Nevada was first in 2011; since working on connected vehicle ronment is posing other challeng- Twitter: @LindsayVanHulle mobile Manufacturers, a Washing- then, California, Florida, North technology. ton, D.C.-based coalition of 12 auto- Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Historically, he said, states’ vehicle makers, including the Detroit 3, said Washington, D.C., also have fol- regulations typically focus on driver its members intend to bring them to lowed Nevada’s lead. Arizona Gov. licensing and vehicle use, because market “as soon as possible.” Doug Ducey last year signed an federal safety standards would pre- Some estimates suggest it could executive order directing state empt any set at the state level. be a matter of years before they’re agencies to support testing of au- States that regulate beyond how on the road. tonomous vehicles and setting up vehicles are used risk contributing Automakers are getting in- pilot programs at universities. to a patchwork of rules, Laurenza volved in setting the regulations Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said. That could impede federal that ultimately will govern their signed two bills in 2013 that allowed regulators’ ability to ensure safety, efforts. Kowall said the automak- autonomous vehicles on streets and he said, as well as manufacturers' ers’ alliance has participated in highways only for testing purposes development of autonomous ve- discussions about specific lan- and exempted auto manufacturers hicle technology. guage in his forthcoming bills. from liability for damages that result The alliance says its members if someone modifies a vehicle to Michigan an industry are investing in automated tech- make it autonomous. leader? nology in an effort to increase ve- Wanting to avoid varying state Kowall said he hopes Michigan hicle safety and reduce crashes. laws, the federal government is will serve as a model for other But the group cautioned against developing its own standards for states and federal transportation “As part of the Cohen & Company team, we’re adopting too many rules too early, automated vehicles. The National officials navigating the new regu- before state and federal regulators Highway Trac Safety Administration latory and legal issues surround- immersed in a culture of continuous learning that helps can develop common standards in January said it planned to issue ing driverless vehicles. us identify game-changing opportunities for clients.” for autonomous vehicles. guidelines within six months The state already is attempting “The Alliance urges federal and about safe operation of self-driv- to lead the nation in research and – Cathy Lorenz, Partner state governments to aid in facili- ing vehicles and will work with development of automated vehi- tating the introduction of these states on model policies to create a cle technology and mobility. The RQHÀUPEHWWHUWRJHWKHU_FRKHQFSDFRPJKG technologies,” it said in a state- “nationally consistent approach to University of Michigan last year ment. autonomous vehicles.” opened a 32-acre test site on its es, attorneys said. States such as “Establishing premature certifi- The agency recently accepted north campus called Mcity, a city Michigan are discussing product cation requirements, test proce- public comments to help it shape simulation that allows for con- liability requirements for the mak- dures and performance criteria, forthcoming guidelines for carmak- trolled testing of self-driving vehi- ers of connected vehicle equip- dictating technology-specific ap- ers and vehicle equipment manu- cles in scenarios that range from ment, such as lane collision avoid- proaches or adopting a patchwork facturers to determine when a tech- freeways to traffic circles. ance, blind spot and emergency of ill-timed competing state rules nology flaw or malfunction might The state, through the Michigan braking technology, in the event would only inhibit vehicle innova- be considered a safety defect. Economic Development Corp. and the parts malfunction. And wire- tion and limit these important “When would we consider vul- Michigan Strategic Fund, is a partner less vehicle-to-vehicle connectivi- life-saving safety improvements.” nerability to a cyberattack to be a in the American Center for Mobili- ty might require automakers to One more week to nominate 40 under 40 Since 1991, Crain’s Detroit talented professionals based on brate this achievement. Business has gathered 40 of the factors such as financial impact Nominations will be accepted community’s achievers for a spe- and community leadership. through May 9. To be eligible, cial salute. Past winners have Winners will be profiled in the nominees must be 39 or younger started companies, found suc- Oct. 3 issue of Crain’s Detroit Busi- as of Oct. 3. To nominate, and to cess at a young age, established ness and will be honored at an read about last year’s winners, go businesses and made nonprofits awards event in November. 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Contact Assistant Crain’s Detroit Business is seek- annual event brings together the Managing Editor Kristin Bull at ing nominations for the 2016 class current class with colleagues, cli- [email protected] or (313) 446- of 40 under 40, which recognizes ents, family and friends to cele- 1608. 20 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 derstand what the end game is SOCCER with the MLS business model,” he FROM PAGE 1 said. “I am highly skeptical about how Major League Soccer is going owner of the semipro Michigan to become a major league.” Bucks team in Pontiac. “We all The league draws small (but need to support this, all the way growing) viewerships on ESPN, Fox, down to the youth level that com- and Univision in the U.S., and with- prises 100,000 kids playing within out TV ratings, the league isn’t go- two hours of Detroit.” ing to get the sort of broadcast MLS is interested in Detroit not rights deals enjoyed by the other just because the billionaires Gil- four leagues. bert and Gores can write huge And that uncertainty, along checks (the expansion fee alone with the acknowledged losses, could be more than $100 million). makes Szymanski question why The league has said the explosive people invest in MLS. popularity of the semipro Detroit “Why do you pay $100 million City FC playing games in front of to join a club that loses $100 mil- 3,000-plus fans at Cass Tech since lion?” he said. 2012 — and at Hamtramck’s 6,000- Cullen said the ownership seat Keyworth Stadium beginning group is aware of the league’s fi- this season — has shown it that nancials, but believes its growth this market is ripe for a top-tier ROSSETTI ASSOCIATES INC. will offset the losses in coming pro club. The designs for the Gilbert-Gores soccer district proposal include hundreds of thousands of square feet of mixed-use space years. So did the 2014 exhibition surrounding a 20,000- to 25,000-seat soccer stadium. Because MLS doesn’t have a match between global soccer monopoly on players like the oth- powerhouses Real Madrid and Man- citement from the ongoing wave er four U.S. major leagues enjoy, it chester United in front of 109,318 The Gilbert-Gores proposal of downtown investment and doesn’t have the talent that exists fans at Michigan Stadium in Ann Key facts about the proposal by Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores to bring Major new construction that’s attracting in the overseas leagues — and it Arbor, a game that set the U.S. re- League Soccer to Detroit: new residents, visitors and busi- hasn’t been willing to spend the cord for soccer attendance. nesses. money to get it. Szymanski said Detroit City FC co-owner Alex- Ⅲ The plan calls for a 20,000- to 25,000-seat soccer stadium on the site of Cullen said the ownership group MLS spends on its player salaries ander Wright had a few sugges- the stalled Wayne County jail project on Gratiot Avenue at I-375. also will local to ensure collabora- what Romania spends on its local tions on what an MLS club must Ⅲ It also calls for an investment totaling $1 billion in a mixed-use project to tion across what he termed the lo- league. do to be successful in Detroit. include retail, residential, oŽce and hotel space cal “soccer ecosystem” that in- The current MLS salary cap is “Take community- and sup- Ⅲ The non-stadium space would total 400,000 to 500,000 square feet. cludes DCFC and the Bucks. $3.6 million per team. By contrast, porter-driven soccer and amplify MLS is a single-entity structure, Chelsea of Britain’s Premier League it: Use resources to create an in- Ⅲ A key obstacle to the project: Wayne County still owns the jail site and has meaning the league pays all sala- alone spent $313 million on play- clusive, electric environment at said it plans to complete the jail. County Executive Warren Evans said Gilbert ries — including money set aside ers last season. matches that sets itself apart from and Gores’ plan would require an alternative that would provide a new jail at for superstars outside of the salary Almost all pro soccer leagues the other sporting options in the no extra cost to taxpayers. cap — and covers business expens- lose money, Szymanski said. The region,” he said via email. “Soccer es such as insurance. Owners buy a Premier League turned a com- lends itself to a passionate atmo- ers in those cities have engaged en a back seat until the MLS situa- share of the league, not a team it- bined $175 million pretax profit in sphere, but the club can’t create it; the fans, and empowered them to tion plays out. self, in return for the right to oper- 2013-14, only the second year the it can only create the platform for have a seat at the table by asking Duggan’s plan had been to show ate a club in a market. league has finished in the black it. Be inclusive. Foster creativity. for their opinions and then acting MLS that a USL team could attract The league shares its national since its 1992 founding. Lay out who you are and what you on that feedback. The key is to cre- big crowds over time, and perhaps revenue from things such as TV The financial questions are es- are about, give individuals the ate a fan-first mentality that cele- follow Orlando City FC’s path from deals, but the team owners keep all pecially acute for MLS because it’s space/freedom to find value in the brates their enthusiasm for the being a USL club that transitioned of the money generated by their lo- not spending much on players. club based on what it means to game. When you do that you cre- into an MLS team in 2015. cal corporate sponsorships, mer- Americans want to see the best them, not to you.” ate loyal superfans.” Gilbert and Gores’ announce- chandise and concessions sales, talent, and they know MLS doesn’t MLS has millennials in its cross- The Gilbert-Gores initiative isn’t ment altered those plans. and two-thirds of ticket sales. have it, a fact reflected in the hairs, and the Gilbert-Gores bid the first serious pitch for an MLS “These guys have jumped over The other third is shared league- league’s low ratings, Szymanski aims to build a soccer-specific sta- club. that and made the assumption that wide. Because of that financial ar- said. dium in a part of the city rich in Duggan led a push for an MLS 20,000 will come to games. I think rangement, MLS has owners who The league notes it has invested millennial interest. team beginning in 2002, he said. they’re right,” Duggan said. make a profit from their clubs even $30 million on player develop- Tim Smith is president and CEO Over three years, they had talks Whether a Duggan-owned USL with the league-level losses, and ment, and it has specialized rules of Detroit-based ad firm Skidmore with the league and sought invest- team is affiliated with a Detroit MLS some who don’t. MLS clubs had a that allow additional player Studios that focuses on millenni- ment from the Ford and Ilitch club remains a question for down combined $6 million in operating spending on stars and upper-tier al-targeted marketing. The agency families in Detroit, and from Bill the road. incomes losses on $461 million in roster players. has done work on MLS’ relation- Davidson, the Detroit Pistons own- “I don’t know how it’s all going to income in 2014, when there were Szymanski had a suggestion for ship with millennials. er who died in 2009. Because the play out,” he said. “I hope we’ll be 18 teams, according to Forbes. a model that could ensure the “Detroit is one of the best sports league was still new and deeply involved in that way. But we’ve got a com. league’s solvency. towns in America, and we are that unprofitable, none locally were in- lot of discussions (to have).” There remain macro-level ques- “The most natural path for the because of our passion. But the terested, Duggan said, despite the Duggan intends to continue op- tions about Major League Soccer. MLS is to become a feeder league MLS fan is a younger, millenni- expansion fee being just $5 million erating the Bucks as a U-23 club re- University of Michigan sports econ- for the top European clubs,” Szy- al-minded fan and they demand at the time (with a stadium pegged gardless of whether a local MLS omist and soccer author Stefan manski said, noting that Premier more of an experience that begins at about $40 million). team happens or not. The Bucks Szymanski is one of MLS’ biggest League team Manchester City is an before they show up at the gate Duggan said he has been in have won their league champion- skeptics. investor in MLS’ New York City FC. with a ticket in hand for the game. talks with Gores’ chief lieutenant ship twice and are a regular finalist. He drew attention last year with An alternative strategy would be Today’s MLS soccer fan is very dif- since last year, Arn Tellem, and has Matt Cullen, CEO of Gilbert’s a blog post that predicted MLS will to lose even more money by luring ferent from the football, baseball, offered to help the MLS bid however Rock Ventures, said the group will eventually collapse because of its the world’s top talent, something basketball and hockey fan we are possible. follow the basic template for local business model and continued fi- he says could boost TV ratings and used to delivering for,” he said. “We just want this to happen. It’s MLS success seen elsewhere: nancial losses, and called the persuade the networks to signifi- “To be really successful the their money,” Duggan said. Field a competitive team with league a “pyramid scheme.” cantly increase the next broadcast ownership needs to start today by He has the local MLS group’s ear marketable players and have a Critics say Szymanski’s numbers rights deal. But Szymanski is con- strategically creating an honest re- because of his ongoing efforts to get game-day experience that pleases are off, but MLS has acknowledged vinced MLS won’t do that. lationship with these fans. We higher level teams in this market: He fans and families, which in turn it loses about $100 million a year — “They’re not prepared to lose have a proof of concept with the announced in April 2014 he had makes the team enticing to cor- the amount billionaires Gilbert and really large sums of money,” he success of DCFC, and we should preliminary approval from the Tam- porate sponsors who want to Gores (and other potential invest- said. be building on that model.” pa, Fla.-based United Soccer Leagues reach those fans across the 17 ment group partners) are expected He admits Gilbert and Gores are “In order for MLS to be success- to launch a third-tier USL profes- home games each team plays. to pay for the right to operate a savvy businessmen who may see ful here in Detroit, we (the local sional expansion team in Detroit. The relationship with fans also is team in Detroit. Gilbert and Gores, another path to long-term success MLS owners) must emulate the The USL is a formal partner with bolstered by community initia- or their surrogates, have yet to with MLS. authentic relationship model the MLS, and each MLS club must own tives with philanthropic work, elaborate on their business plans. “It won’t be a get-rich-quick teams and the fans have in suc- or be affiliated with a USL club. soccer academies, etc. He questions MLS’ long-term scheme,” he said. cessful MLS cities like Portland, His plan was to build a 6,000-seat What makes this MLS bid likely strategy. Bill Shea: (313) 446-1626 Kansas City and Seattle. The own- USL stadium, something that’s tak- to succeed, Cullen said, is the ex- “My feeling is I don’t really un- Twitter: @Bill_Shea19 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // MAY 2, 2016 21

Isle bridge sheds some light on SYNCORA how much the bond insurer could FROM PAGE 1 earn from selling the property. www.crainsdetroit.com Since the Syncora deal was Editor-in-Chief Keith E. Crain rights to the DPD building at 1300 struck in September 2014, a Group Publisher Mary Kramer, (313) 446-0399 Beaubien and land. 0.33-acre parcel at 2100 Guoin St. or [email protected] In large part, that’s because de- sold for $500,000 in July, or Editor Jennette Smith, (313) 446-1622 or [email protected] velopment surrounding the river- $1.5 million per acre; and a 0.6- Director, Digital Strategy, Audience Development front property has been happen- acre parcel at 1944 E. Jefferson Nancy Hanus, (313) 446-1621 or [email protected] ing at a frenetic pace, said Dennis Ave. sold for $400,000, or $667,000 Managing Editor Michael Lee, (313) 446-1630 or [email protected] Bernard, founder and president of per acre, in January 2015, accord- Managing Editor/Custom and Special Projects Southfield-based Bernard Financial ing to the real estate information Daniel Duggan, (313) 446-0414 or [email protected] Group Inc., which originates debt service. Assistant Managing Editor Kristin Bull, (313) 446-1608 or [email protected] for real estate acquisition and de- Based on those per-acre prices, News Editor Beth Reeber Valone, (313) 446-5875 velopment. the 6.79 acres north of Chene Park or [email protected] He pointed to the $65 million that Syncora controls would sell Senior Editor Gary Piatek, (313) 446-0357 or [email protected] first phase of the Orleans Landing for between $4.53 million and Research and Data Editor Sonya Hill, (313) 446-0402 mixed-use development and the $10.19 million. or [email protected] $42 million construction of DuCha- Syncora received development Newsroom (313) 446-0329, FAX (313) 446-1687, TIP LINE (313) 446-6766 rme Place in Lafayette Park as two KIRK PINHO rights to a total of 8.35 acres of examples of new multifamily con- riverfront land. Based on the per- REPORTERS Jay Greene, senior reporter Covers health care, struction pumping up property “It now appears to have signicant acre prices since September insurance, energy, utilities and the environment. values around Syncora-controlled 2014, that would sell for between (313) 446-0325 or [email protected] land just north of Chene Park. $5.57 million and $12.53 million. Chad Halcom Covers litigation, the defense industry value in light of the potential and education. (313) 446-6796 or [email protected] “Whether it’s a potential soccer redevelopment of the jail site and the Between Jan. 1, 2010, and the Tom Henderson Covers banking, šnance, technology stadium, additional recreation for Syncora deal, there were seven and biotechnology. (313) 446-0337 or the city, multifamily — you’re go- various redevelopments planned land sales in the area, with known [email protected] Kirk Pinho Covers real estate, Oakland and Macomb ing to see increased value and de- along the Gratiot corridor.” sale prices ranging between counties. (313) 446-0412 or [email protected] velopment along that spur,” he $225,000 and $852,000 per acre. Bill Shea, enterprise editor Covers media, advertising and marketing, the business of sports, and said. “In other words, that spur is Matt Lester, founder and CEO, Princeton Enterprises LLC, about the former However, none of those properties transportation. (313) 446-1626 or [email protected] becoming more pedestrian and Detroit Police Department building, pictured above totaled more than 2.24 acres. Robert Snell, reporter Covers city of Detroit and user friendly, and with that comes Syncora isn’t the only bond in- regional politics. (313) 446-1654 or [email protected] Lindsay VanHulle, Lansing reporter. (517) 657-2204 safety and other opportunities.” surer to let the city resolve some of or [email protected] No formal plans have been an- we have options. We continue to and now they are coming from its debt with real estate interests. Dustin Walsh, senior reporter Covers the business of nounced for the largely vacant work with the City and are excited across the country.” Financial Guaranty Insurance Corp. re- law, auto suppliers, manufacturing and steel. (313) 446-6042 or [email protected] block north of Chene, which con- about Detroit’s growth and revital- Lester, whose company has real ceived development rights for Joe Sherri Welch, senior reporter Covers nonprošts, sists of five parcels with city and ization.” estate holdings along the river, Louis Arena, which is slated for services, retail and hospitality. (313) 446-1694 or private ownership, although there Matt Lester, founder and CEO of said the bond insurer’s gamble on demolition and to be replaced by a [email protected] has been interest in the site. Princeton Enterprises LLC, said the riverfront real estate was a wise hotel with at least 300 rooms and ADVERTISING Syncora also has development DPD building could have been one. standing no more than 30 stories; Sales Inquiries (313) 446-6032; FAX (313) 393-0997 Advertising Director Matthew Langan rights to another property, this viewed as “a liability or of marginal “The value of that real estate and a mix of office, retail, recre- Senior Account Manager Katie Sullivan one known to be part of the stadi- value.” has only been enhanced over the ation and residential space, ac- Advertising Sales Gerry Golinske, Catherine Grace, um plans: the former DPD build- “It now appears to have signifi- past 18 months and may have cording to bankruptcy court docu- Joe Miller, Diane Owen, Sarah Stachowicz, ClassiŠed Sales Manager Angela Schutte, ing, built in 1923 and designed by cant value in light of the potential gone up in value as much as 20 to ments. The property sits on about (313) 446-6051 Albert Kahn. redevelopment of the jail site and 50 percent or more, depending 9 acres. ClassiŠed Sales Lynn Calcaterra, (313) 446-6086 It sits in the planned 15.5-acre the various redevelopments upon the value attributed to it The interest in land given to Events Manager Kacey Anderson Creative Services Director Pierrette Templeton arena development site. planned along the Gratiot corri- through the bankruptcy proceed- Syncora during Detroit’s bank- Senior Art Director Sylvia Kolaski And although aerial renderings dor,” he said. ing.” ruptcy does not surprise Melissa Marketing Coordinator Ariel Black of the development plans released “If anything, that building has If the property is flipped for a Jacoby, a University of North Caroli- Special Projects Coordinator Keenan Covington Sales Support Suzanne Janik last week don’t appear to show it development capabilities right soccer stadium, or if Syncora par- na law professor and bankruptcy Production Manager Wendy Kobylarz still standing, Matt Cullen, presi- away. There is a lot of value inher- ticipates in any development of expert who followed the city’s Production Supervisor Andrew Spanos dent and CEO of Gilbert’s Rock Ven- ent in that asset,” said AJ Weiner, the properties it controls, the case. CUSTOMER SERVICE , said that demolition of managing director in the Royal moves could enhance the bond in- “The whole point was to predict Main Number: Call (877) 824-9374 tures LLC or [email protected] the building has not yet “been Oak office of brokerage firm Jones surer’s investment in Detroit’s re- the future, and I speculated that Subscriptions $59 one year, $98 two years. Out of contemplated.” Lang LaSalle. covery, said Douglas Bernstein, a the percentage of recovery that state, $79 one year, $138 for two years. Outside U.S.A., add $48 per year to out-of-state rate for surface mail. It could also be redeveloped as a “There is a general feeling that banking and bankruptcy partner Syncora or FGIC would be getting Call (313) 446-0450 or (877) 824-9374. historic renovation project, he the boat has somewhat sailed for with Bloomfield Hills-based Plun- was potentially significantly great- Single Copies (877) 824-9374 said. the CBD (central business dis- kett Cooney PC. er than was being announced” in Reprints (212) 210-0750; or Krista Bora at [email protected] Regardless, the Gilbert-Gores trict), so you’re seeing a lot of in- “It would certainly give them an 2014, she said. To Šnd a date a story was published (313) 446-0406 team would have to purchase the terest going east along the river opportunity to enhance their re- “In terms of whatever bet Syn- or e-mail [email protected] building — and with a $1 billion and west through Corktown, north turn,” Bernstein said. “It would es- cora made, there’s a big chance Crain’s Detroit Business is published by plan with approximately 1 million through New Center and Mid- sentially mean they waited two this real estate is going to be worth Crain Communications Inc. Chairman Keith E. Crain square feet of space on the line, town,” said Marc Nassif, managing years to convert their claim into more, and we’ll need to re-evalu- President Rance Crain would likely pay a substantial director, Midwest, of the Livonia cash.” ate the extent of the haircut that Treasurer Mary Kay Crain sum for it, despite the fact that it office of Dallas-based BBG Inc., a Flipping the properties to Gil- they supposedly took,” Jacoby Executive Vice President/Operations William A. Morrow has experienced serious mainte- commercial real estate appraisal bert and Gores also would help added. Executive Vice President/Director of Strategic nance issues in the past couple of firm. the bond insurer exit the real-es- The Detroit bankruptcy was sig- Operations Chris Crain years. “The interest for those proper- tate business and avoid what nificant for its size and the use of Executive Vice President/Director of Corporate Operations KC Crain For its part, Syncora said in a ties has truly become national. could be costly development real estate to settle claims with Vice President/Production & Manufacturing prepared statement: “We currently They want market studies and costs, particularly with the old Syncora and FGIC, the last major Dave Kamis are not in a position to discuss the feasibility studies,” he said. “Two DPD headquarters, Bernstein holdout creditors in the case, Jaco- Chief Information O“cer Anthony DiPonio G.D. Crain Jr. Founder (1885-1973) details of the properties on which years ago they were local calls, said. by said. Mrs. G.D. 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WSU faculty les Ⅲ Ford Motor Co. plans to invest A numbers-focused look at last $1.4 billion into its Livonia grievance against week’s headlines: transmission plant to produce a site on Mackinac Island new transmission used in its medical school Raptor and F-150 trucks, and Fiat he Grand Hotel is set to Chrysler Automobiles will invest open Mackinac Island’s he Wayne State University $15 million $74.7 million at a Trenton engine first sushi restaurant late The amount Dan Gilbert paid the faculty union has filed a plant to bring production of its Tthis month. Downtown Development Authority grievance against the four-cylinder engines there Located at the bottom of Grand for the former J.L. Hudson’s TSchool of Medicine over the process it starting in the third quarter of Hill, next to The Gate House department store site on Woodward is using to evaluate job productivity Avenue. The parking garage 2017. Both automakers last week restaurant, Sushi Grand marks the GRAND HOTEL of several dozen professors as the underneath the site also was won state tax exemptions worth Grand Hotel’s sixth off-site dining The Grand Hotel’s front porch is looking medical school tries to turn around included in the deal. Gilbert is a combined $28 million from the option. better these days. last year’s $29 million deficit. Over expected to start a project to include Michigan Strategic Fund. It will serve traditional sushi, the past several weeks, more than a 225,000 square feet of mixed-use Ⅲ Troy-based law firm Mantese along with daily special sushi innovation at a variety of venues dozen faculty members have been space, 700 parking spaces and 250 Honigman opened an office in St. rolls. Guests will be able to choose around town. interviewed by medical school residential units. Dozens of retail Louis, Mo., that focuses on from table and sushi bar seating Two years ago, Techweek officials about their job shops and restaurants are planned. business litigation, including or grab an order to go. founders decided that because of productivity, and letters have been shareholder rights. Designed by the Grand’s New everything that was happening sent to at least 42 faculty members Ⅲ Livonia-based Tower York-based interior designer, here, including the Madison Building about their productivity. International Inc., which makes Dorothy Draper and Co., the Sushi being filled up with tech startup 20 years heavy metal components and Grand includes a hand-painted companies and Detroit Venture COMPANY NEWS The length of time in which the new assemblies for cars and trucks, map of Asia on the ceiling, rice hat Partners' growing portfolio of tech Ⅲ Top officials at Wayne State said it will not sell its European light fixtures above the sushi bar, investments, it needed to add Detroit Red Wings arena is to be University and Detroit Medical division, citing the industry’s and a custom paint-and-ink Detroit to its mix of tech conferences called Liittle Caesars Arena. The Center have agreed to a new naming-rights deal is worth $120 growth in the region, Automotive bamboo design overlay on the and expos, which have been held in negotiating plan to move contract million and will include the pizza News reported. walls. Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, talks forward. WSU President M. chain’s logo on the roof and Ⅲ The Detroit Lions made Ohio The Grand also has completed Miami, New York and Toronto. Roy Wilson, M.D., met with DMC elsewhere. Naming-rights revenue is State University offensive tackle a renovation of the west half of its Events at this year’s Techweek CEO Joe Mullany to discuss what kept by the Ilitch family under their Taylor Decker their first-round famed front porch, the first work Detroit, one of eight Techweeks to both sides acknowledge was a management and lease deal with the pick (No. 16 overall) in the NFL on the porch in 50 years. be held in 2016, include: miscommunication about draft. Ⅲ A panel on diversity in tech at Downtown Development long-term goals between the two 3:30 p.m. Monday at Bamboo Authority. The DDA owns the $627.5 The Lark’s 10,000-bottle medical partners over a clinical , a co-working space on million, 20,000-seat arena, set to OTHER NEWS wine collection for sale Detroit service contract. open in 2017. Ⅲ The state is investigating Brush Street. Ⅲ Peter Karmanos Jr., the why the Detroit Public Schools Negotiations continue with a Ⅲ A pitch by startups for Compuware Corp. co-founder and district received up to $30 million potential buyer for the fabled The potential investment at TechTown former Country Club in Ann Arbor. DTE in U.S. Department of Education Lark restaurant in West Bloomfield at 4 p.m. Tuesday. executive, will underwrite the cost of free reimbursements for employee Township, which closed its doors Ⅲ A panel discussion by local launched an admission for U.S. military veterans pensions but didn’t send the Dec. 23 after 35 years of serving reporters and editors, including online and active duty personnel. money to a state pension fund. A award-winning meals. Crain’s Dan Duggan, at 6:30 p.m. mortgage Ⅲ Campbell Soup Co. announced report from retired federal judge And negotiations may start Wednesday at Grand Circus. company called the launch of Campbell’s Healthy Steven Rhodes noted the federal soon for another sale — of the Ⅲ A hiring fair where job Lenderful. Communities Metro Detroit, a government said the district restaurant’s world-class collection seekers meet face to face with According to its program that focuses on public- didn’t properly forward between of wine. company executives at 11 a.m. website, private collaboration to fight child $25 million and $30 million in Adrian Lark, the daughter of Thursday at TechTown. Lenderful is a hunger and obesity. Camden, funds to the Michigan Public School owners Jim and Mary Lark and the Ⅲ The Hack the Streets Karmanos registered N.J.-based Campbell last year Employees Retirement System, The former general manager of the Hackathon Saturday and Sunday service mark of acquired Ferndale-based Garden Detroit News reported. Rhodes 50-seat restaurant, said it is at the Techstars Mobility Birmingham-based MadDog Fresh Gourmet, which is part of the said an audit was being crucial that whoever buys the headquarters at Ford Field. Technology LLC, which Karmanous Campbell Fresh division. conducted. restaurant continue its tradition Many events are free. All-access helped form in 2014. Ⅲ Three years after acquiring Ⅲ “Informal” is and can remain of excellence. “There’s a group we tickets are $100. For more Ⅲ Unionized newsroom Ann Arbor-based Kaydon Corp. for a synonym for “not public” for like the most, and they’re working information, go to www.techweek. employees at the Detroit Free $1.25 billion, Swedish bearings university boards, according to a on financing. But if things fall com. Press and The Detroit News voted and seals supplier AB SKF will Michigan Court of Appeals ruling in through, there are other groups to ratify new three-year contracts close Kaydon’s former a lawsuit questioning whether interested,” she said. Detroit to host Whirlpool’s with the entity that runs the headquarters. The move comes University of Michigan regents Lark said there is no timetable national sales conference newspapers. Also, Bloomberg after SKF agreed to sell Kaydon’s followed the state Open Meetings for getting a deal done. It is reported that Free Press publisher velocity control business to Act. The court upheld a Michigan expected that the new owners will Whirlpool Corp. is set to host a Gannett Co. made an $815 million Germany-based Stabilus SA for Court of Claims ruling in favor of keep the name. national sales conference May 2-5 unsolicited bid for Tribune $339 million. the regents in a 2014 lawsuit over Meanwhile, there is a huge at the Detroit Marriott at the Publishing Co., seeking to add the Ⅲ Family-owned Detroit a practice of closing board wine collection to consider. Lark Renaissance Center. Los Angeles Times and Chicago companies Gregory Boat Co. and meetings that are allegedly “more said the restaurant has about The Benton Township-based Tribune to its newspaper Gregory Marina were sold to informational than decisional” 2,000 different selections of wine, appliance maker moved the portfolio. Bloomfield Hills-based and no voting took place. totaling about 10,000 bottles. conference to Detroit after Ⅲ Ann Arbor-based Duo development firm Lormax Stern. She said they had hoped to sell hosting the event, which is Security Inc. signed a lease for a The purchase price was not OBITUARIES the wine to whoever buys the expected to draw more than 600 30,000-square-foot expansion in disclosed. Gregory Boat Co. will Ⅲ Robert Benkert, owner of The restaurant. “But the people we like of its sales professionals, in the Allmendinger Building in be renamed Detroit Boat Basin; Claymore Shop, a men’s fine- said they don’t want that big of a Chicago for the past seven years. downtown Ann Arbor. It will be Gregory Marina will become KAM apparel store in Birmingham, selection. So we’re pricing the Local entrepreneurs, such as the second location in the city for Marine and KAM Yacht Sales. died April 22. He was 76. collection, now, and we hope to Andy Didorosi, founder of the Duo, which will retain its current Ⅲ Officials for St. John Providence Ⅲ Deborah Virgiles, the owner- sell it to one buyer. So, if you have Detroit Bus Co.; Veronika Scott of The space. The Michigan Strategic Fund Health System told Crain’s they will operator of two McDonald’s a really rich friend, have him call Empowerment Plan; and Jason Hall, board earlier approved a appeal a letter terminating restaurants in Detroit, died April us,” she joked. co-founder of Slow Roll Detroit, will performance-based grant of $2.5 participation in Medicare for St. 27. She was 60. address the conference. million for the company. John River District Hospital in St. Ⅲ Paul Welday, a Farmington Third Techweek oƒers Attendees will also be offered a Ⅲ Organizers unveiled Detroit- Clair, effective May 7. 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