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Flirting With Disaster

Flirting With Disaster

How complacency in Southeast Michigan's business community could open the doors to terrorist attacks on our vital infrastructure.

December 2008
The Medicine Man

The Medicine Man

Widely Regarded as the father of Lipitor, Roger Newton is back at the helm of life-sciences company Esperion Therapeutics. His Mission: develop new drugs to stave off heart attacks and strokes.

November 2008
The Fatigue Factor

The Fatigue Factor

A relatively new muscle malady, fibromyalgia is no figment of the imagination. Here’s how some Michigan doctors are helping prevent it from becoming a fixture in the workplace.

November 2008
Tiny Steps, Giant Bounds

Tiny Steps, Giant Bounds

Michigan nanotechnology companies are hard at work developing some potentially revolutionary new medical products they hope will soon hit the marketplace.

October 2008
Games People Play

Games People Play

Michigan’s 36-year-old lottery is a state-operated cash cow that ostensibly benefits public education. But would the state and its citizenry be better off if it were simply privatized?

September 2008
The Sleepless Syndrome

The Sleepless Syndrome

Profits and productivity throughout Michigan and across America are being challenged like never before as longer hours and more demanding schedules compete with a good night’s sleep.

September 2008
Workin' for a Livin'

Workin' for a Livin'

A new type of addict is coming to the forefront — the workaholic — and Michigan’s challenging economy may be contributing to the problem. To some, eight-hour days are considered mere half-days on the road to success.

July / August 2008
Stemming the Tide

Stemming the Tide

Michigan’s universities are developing innovative new methods to detect and treat disease with inventions that are migrating from the laboratory to the marketplace.

July / August 2008
Fuel to Burn, Roads to Drive

Fuel to Burn, Roads to Drive

Thanks to tighter federally mandated fuel-economy standards for model year 2020, the race to develop gasoline alternatives is now more frenzied than ever.

May / June 2008
A State of Recession

A State of Recession

Michigan may not be mired in just another declining economic cycle. It appears the Great Lakes state is in the midst of an indeterminate downward trend.

May / June 2008

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