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5 Races That Matter the Presidential Election and Its Twists and Turns Have Made It Easy to Miss Issues and Elections That Are Important Closer to Home American Axle’s Denise Ilitch’s big buy, big risk juggling act Deal dilutes New role as chair Dauch family’s of Horizon Global control of adds to portfolio, company, Page 3 Page 3 NOVEMBER 7 - 13, 2016 Pistons move to Detroit may be mixed bag for investors By Bill Shea and Kirk Pinho But sports teams don’t always [email protected] Red Wings tickets provide the revitalization boost one Moving the Detroit Pistons down- Season ticket transition to new might expect — especially for people town seems like a magnet for eco- arena halfway done, Page 24. hoping for a Target or Meijer, accord- nomic development, bringing more ing to Robert Gibbs, a retail and ur- people and businesses into the family’s Olympia Entertainment an- ban planning expert who is manag- planned entertainment district. nounced plans for the 50-block The ing principal of Birmingham-based And it should be — but only for District Detroit residential develop- Gibbs Planning Group Inc. certain kinds of businesses. ment anchored by the new Little “Restaurants and bars will do e Pistons’ move, expected to be Caesars Arena. Little outside invest- much better,” said Gibbs, who also formally announced this month, is ment beyond the Ilitches’ own prom- teaches in the Harvard University OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT OF MICHIGAN expected to help lure some of the in- ised $1.2 billion investment in the Graduate School of Design. “But the Adding 41 Detroit Pistons games and their accompanying foot tra c might not vestment promised when the Ilitch district has been announced so far. SEE PISTONS , PAGE 24 be the lure for additional District Detroit development some think it is. Election 2016 5 races that matter The presidential election and its twists and turns have made it easy to miss issues and elections that are important closer to home. Here’s a look at ve regional races that will a£ ect businesses in metro Detroit: OAKLAND COUNTY: MACOMB COUNTY: WAYNE, OAKLAND, DETROIT: Proposal A DETROIT: Detroit Public County executive race Public works MACOMB AND and B community Schools Community 1 2 commissioner race 3 WASHTENAW 4 bene ts ordinances 5 District board What it is: Longtime Republican What it is: Another longtime COUNTIES: Regional Transit What they are: This is a Detroit-speci c What it is: The new board for the Executive L. Brooks Patterson faces incumbent, Democrat Anthony Authority millage ballot issue. Proposal A would require school district, which will leave opposition from Democratic former Marrocco, is facing major-league What it is: A 20-year, $3 billion tax projects worth $15 million or more that emergency management at the end state Rep. and Farmington Hills Mayor opposition from Republican U.S. Rep. proposal primarily aimed at creating receive $300,000 or more in tax of the year, will be selected by voters Vicki Barnett, who is selling an Candice Miller. new and better bus service in Wayne, abatements or incentives to make a from a 63-candidate eld that economic message focused on transit Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw binding “community bene ts” agreement includes most of the previous board Why it matters: Marrocco, who has with a group of residents, businesses and members, as well as various slates and redevelopment rather than been dogged by whispers of pay-to- counties. It would also add commuter nonpro ts in the surrounding area. The that represent labor or business expressways and sprawl (a word play politics, has held the o ce for 24 rail service between Detroit and Ann developer would have to provide the interests. Patterson embraces). years. Big money ows through that Arbor and pick up the annual operating costs of the M-1 Rail agreed-upon bene ts to the community. Why it matters: Patterson, who has o ce: There have been $285 Why it matters: The board will hire a Proposal B would make similar require- consistently sailed to victory over 24 million in drainage projects streetcar line in Detroit. permanent superintendent and set ments, but would apply to projects of $75 years in o ce, could face a funded through bonds Why it matters: Supporters say the the tone as the district returns to million or more receiving more than $1 challenge in an increasingly issued by the county millage will help provide modern local control from state supervision, in million in incentives, and the bene ts Democratic county and during the past 10 transit options available in most major a city where the quality of the school would be negotiated by the city. in an election years alone. cities and improve workforce district seems a central economic where voters problems by helping potential workers Why they matter: Developers oppose issue and impediment to the city’s say they want get to available jobs reliably. both proposals as impediments to rebirth. (Full story below.) a change. Opponents say the extra tax isn’t development, but reserve their greater needed and commits the region to an concern for Proposal A, which would outdated model of transit that could apply to more projects. They argue that Results change with new technology. they will be stumbling blocks to Crain’s will cover the redevelopment and that most major results live; follow projects already include such agreements. @crainsdetroit on Twitter or visit crainsdetroit.com/ elections DPS election lls with names, uncertainty Endorsements By Chad Halcom sults, has emerged as one of the dates with skeletons in their clos- Views on local issues and races: [email protected] most critical economic issues fac- ets, and a group of challengers that crainsdetroit.com/endorse ere may never be a better op- ing the city as it tries to lure people have amassed some business back- portunity to reform the Detroit to move back. ing. And that’s before you look at © Entire contents copyright 2016 public schools. e ballot to elect a Local business leaders who the slates the candidates them- by Crain Communications Inc. All rights reserved new school board features turn- spoke to Crain’s agreed on little selves have organized into. crainsdetroit.com Vol. 32 No 46 $2 a copy. $59 a year. around experts and strong nan- about lling the seven board seats “ e fact there are three di erent cial stewards, but they face long on the newly created Detroit Public reform slates becomes an issue itself, odds in a sea of 63 names on the Schools Community District — other right there. Who are those people? ballot. than that they shouldn’t go back in ey are apparently not overlap- Fixing the district, which has time to previous o ceholders. ping,” said Bill Ballenger, publisher long struggled with declining en- Sorting through the ballot isn’t of the online Ballenger Report and rollment, nancial woes and cor- easy, but there’s clearly an old longtime political observer. NEWSPAPER ruption, and poor educational re- guard, a sizable group of candi- SEE DPS , PAGE 22 2 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS // NOVEMBER 7, 2016 INSIDE MICHIGAN BRIEFS BANKRUPTCIES 24 CALENDAR 20 Meijer to drop plus-size MICH-CELLANEOUS $50,000 that will oset the cost of CLASSIFIED ADS 21 clothing racks, prices J Byron Center-based SpartanNash buying equipment. Up to $100,000 in Co. is expanding its capacity in pro- funding is available via the U.S. De- DEALS & DETAILS 19 Meijer Inc. is getting rid of its plus- duce distribution and fresh-pre- partment of Energy. Applications are KEITH CRAIN 8 size department — and its plus-size pared foods with the acquisition of due Dec. 12. More details are in the MARY KRAMER 9 prices for such apparel. Indianapolis-based Caito Foods Ser- request at www.michigan.gov/docu- e Walker-based retailer an- vice Inc. and its Blue Ribbon Transport ments/energy/MEO_Retooling_ OPINION 8 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS nounced last week its plans to put all business, MiBiz reported. e deal, RFP_V2_538738_7.pdf. OTHER VOICES 8 women’s clothing, regardless of size, Meijer Inc. plans to change its in-store for about $217.5 million in cash, is J KION, the new owner of Dematic PEOPLE 20 on the same rack in its stores, MLive. location and pricing of plus-size expected to close in early 2017. North America, intends to take advan- com reported. e clothing, sizes XS clothing by early next year. J More Michigan hospitals this year, tage of Dematic’s engineering and RUMBLINGS 26 to 3X, will also be at the same price, e letters are part of MSU’s ef- 29, received top ratings for patient research and development site in WEEK ON THE WEB 26 even if it means Meijer pays higher forts to protect its 30 trademarks reg- safety by The Leapfrog Group than West Michigan, MLive.com reported. production costs for the larger sizes. istered with federal and state agen- 2015, when 19 received “A” grades. Dematic designs and builds automat- COMPANY INDEX: e new policy is for Meijer cies, including its mascot’s image, its Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Scores re- ed systems for warehouses, distribu- SEE PAGE 25 brands as well as major label brands signature block “S” and the phrase ect how well hospitals avoid medi- tion centers and other sites with ma- carried by the retailer and its com- “Go Green, Go White.” e universi- cal errors and patient harm. Nation- terial-moving needs. Wiesbaden, wants more scrutiny. petitors. Meijer began experiment- ty’s licensing oce also sent more ally, Michigan ranked 19th this year Germany-based KION, which makes J Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry said ing with the new approach in June at than 1,300 takedown requests last for patient safety, with 36.7 percent forklift trucks and automated materi- it plans to purchase several Arnold 15 stores, and will roll it out to all of year for material that infringed on its of state hospitals earning an “A.” al handling equipment, reportedly is Transit Co.
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