Due Diligence

By Dale Buss

David V. Johnson developed luxury resorts, million-dollar homes, and marquee office buildings in Michigan and beyond — but then came Hurricane Irma.

Cut-Rate Insurance

By Norm Sinclair | Illustrations by James Yang

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill that lowers auto insurance rates without calling for public hearings. The lack of transparency would have rooted out problems affecting businesses, catastrophically injured patients, and caregivers.

Metropolis Reborn

By Dan Calabrese | Photograph by Josh Scott

As large corporations and major benefactors tried to rejuvenate Detroit, a small group of urban planners set the stage for what today is America’s comeback city.

The Sport of Business

By Tim Keenan | Illustrations by Cristiano Siqueira

Milt Wilcox, Vinnie Johnson, Herman Moore, Joe Kocur, and other Detroit athletes followed their sports careers with entrepreneurship.

A New Direction

By Norm Sinclair | Photographs by Justin Maconochie

Michigan has reached the crossroads: Without more funds to repair and replace roads and bridges, long-range improvement plans will hit a giant pothole.

Sensory Overload

By Ronald Ahrens | Illustrations by Alexander Shammami

Artificial intelligence in the form of Industry 4.0, where machines are armed with sensors, can enhance every aspect of manufacturing — from the back office to the loading dock.

Creem Team

By Richard Johnson

A hip downtown startup before hip downtown startups were a thing in Detroit, Creem magazine blew the doors off conventional rock ’n’ roll publishing.

By Tim Keenan | Lettering by Martin Schmetzer | Spot illustrations by Brian Britigan

To overcome a lack of capital for a growing number of innovators and entrepreneurs, Michigan’s investment community is pooling its available resources to drive growth, expand opportunities, and attract new players.

Medical Factories

By Ilene Wolff

The rapid adoption of 3-D printing is turning hospitals into production centers that help improve surgical outcomes, enhance training, and limit medical stays.

By Tim Keenan and R.J. King

Foreign trade wars, national elections, impeachment inquiries, sliding auto sales, and UAW/GM strike aftershocks could slow the state’s economic progress in 2020.

By Ronald Ahrens | Photographs by Josh Scott | Illustrations by Brian Britigan

Complexity, risk, and frustration abound as the recreational cannabis industry in Michigan moves out of the shadows.

For our 2020 Top Lawyers peer review survey, we polled 19,000 attorneys in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties.

2019 Top Business Restaurants in Metro Detroit

Music League

By Dan Calabrese

Serial entrepreneurs Jeff and Rich Sloan of Birmingham have taken the popularity of fantasy sports leagues and applied it to the entertainment industry.

DAILY NEWS

Detroit-based Andonix Launches Online Storefront to Bring PPE to Frontline Workers

Grace Turner - May 26, 2020

Andonix in Detroit has opened its virtual Safely Pass Storefront, an online store offering personal protective equipment to front-line workers.It is designed to make...

Consortium Including Local Health Systems Invests to Expand Domestic PPE Production

Tim Keenan - May 26, 2020

A large consortium of health care organizations, including Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, McLaren Health Care of Grand Blanc, and Premier Inc., a...

COVID-19 Update: 43% of Detroiters have Lost Jobs During Pandemic, Federal Emergency Food Benefits...

Tim Keenan and R.J. King - May 26, 2020

Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well...

Grand Rapids’ Tetra Therapeutics to be Acquired by Japan’s Shionogi and Co.

Grace Turner - May 26, 2020

Tetra Therapeutics in Grand Rapids has entered into a definitive agreement for Shionogi and Co. Ltd. in Japan to acquire Tetra. Shionogi will obtain...

Battle Creek’s JPG Resources Launches Brandjectory Platform With Two Partners

Jacob Walerius - May 26, 2020

JPG Resources, a Battle Creek-based food and beverage innovation and commercialization group, has partnered with The Movitz Group in Illinois and The Litchfield Fund...

Farmington Hills Marijuana Company Pincanna Opening Retail Location Near Traverse City

Grace Turner - May 26, 2020

Farmington Hills-based Pincanna, a vertically integrated cannabis company, plans to open its first retail store, Pincanna Market, on Friday. Located in Kalkaska (east of...

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Building Maintenance Checklist – CertaSite Encourages You to Clean Up and Get Ready to Reopen!

Sponsor Content Special Advertising Section - May 18, 2020

CertaSite is here for you. As an essential business, CertaSite provides critical fire and life safety products and services to keep you safe and beyond compliance. We have compiled a list of recommendations so you are prepared to welcome employees and visitors back to your facility.

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Southeast Michigan Auto Show to Roll into Novi in January 2020

Sponsor Content Special Advertising Section - December 16, 2019

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TECH AND MOBILITY NEWS

MMS Holdings in Canton Township Collaborates with Shanghai’s Green Valley Pharmaceutical to Bring Alzheimer’s Drug to U.S. for Clinical Trials

Tech and Mobility News Grace Turner - May 26, 2020

Canton Township-based MMS Holdings, a data-focused contract research organization, has announced a successful collaboration with Shanghai’s Green Valley Pharmaceutical Co. to aid in the...

Guardhat Partners with FireHUD to Bring Advanced Exertion Monitoring to the Workforce

Tech and Mobility News Tim Keenan - May 26, 2020

Guardhat, a Detroit-based supplier of smart industrial safety products, has partnered with Atlanta startup FireHUD Inc., which offers biometric monitoring devices that prevent overexertion,...

North American Bancard in Troy Makes Enhancements to Sales Partner Program

Tech and Mobility News Tim Keenan - May 26, 2020

North American Bancard, a payment technology company based in Troy, has made product and program enhancements designed to help agents and merchants navigate the...

University of Michigan Researchers Find Way to Better Detect Nuclear Weapons at Borders

Tech and Mobility News Grace Turner - May 26, 2020

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have developed a new algorithm that could enable faster, less expensive detection of weapons-grade nuclear...

Auto Supplier Meritor in Troy Announces Improvements to MeritorPartsXpress.com

Tech and Mobility News Tim Keenan - May 26, 2020

Troy-based heavy-duty truck part manufacturer Meritor Inc. has made enhancements to its MeritorPartsXpress.com website.Improvements include Xact Search, a tool for users to identify and...

PlanetM Grants $300,000 to Four Companies to Deploy Mobility Solutions Across Michigan

Tech and Mobility News Jacob Walerius - May 26, 2020

The Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s mobility initiative, PlanetM, announced in early May that four companies – Adastec, IXR Mobility, KTISIS, and Safemode – have...

GIVE DETROIT SPOTLIGHT

Community Living Services

Events & Party Pictures Zachary Marano - May 26, 2020

Community Living Services, which has divisions in Wayne, Pleasant Ridge, and Grand Rapids, helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities exercise control over their...

Covenant House Michigan

Events & Party Pictures Grace Turner - May 22, 2020

Covenant House Michigan, which has locations in Detroit and Grand Rapids, provides shelter to homeless youth, including those who have been abused, neglected, and...

Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County

Events & Party Pictures Jacob Walerius - May 21, 2020

Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County has spent the past 25 years building affordable housing for more than 300 Oakland County residents while helping...

Anthology Senior Living

Events & Party Pictures Jacob Walerius - May 20, 2020

Anthology Senior Living is committed to providing senior care and safe living conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The community specializes in caring for those...

Fleece and Thank You

Events & Party Pictures Zachary Marano - May 19, 2020

Fleece and Thank You is a nonprofit organization in Farmington Hills that provides comfort to children in hospitals in the form of fleece blankets...

Central Detroit Christian Community Development

Events & Party Pictures Jacob Walerius - May 18, 2020

Central Detroit Christian Community Development in Detroit has been strengthening its community through spiritual, educational, and housing means for more than 25 years. In...

Detroit-based Children’s Hospital of Michigan Names Kathy Donovan CEO

People Zachary Marano - May 19, 2020

The Detroit Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital of Michigan has named Kathy Donovan CEO, effective June 1.Donovan has more than 10 years of experience in...

Detroit’s Clark Hill Awarded for Best Marketing Initiative at Managing Partners’ Forum Awards

People Jacob Walerius - May 18, 2020

Detroit-based law firm Clark Hill was awarded the title of Best Marketing Initiative at the 18th annual Managing Partners’ Forum Awards in London, England...

Southfield’s American Cancer Society Michigan Board Names Chair, Vice Chair

People Zachary Marano - May 18, 2020

The American Cancer Society in Michigan, which has its headquarters in Southfield, has named Tom Pursel chair and Susan Venen-Bock vice chair of the...

Troy’s Flagstar Bank Announces Leaders of Newly Established Asset Based Lending Team

People Morris Johnson - May 14, 2020

Troy-based Flagstar Bank, a $23 billion Midwest regional bank, announced the hire of Ray Green and Joe Panico, veterans of the asset-based lending industry,...

Troy’s PNC Bank Promotes Amy McClain to Vice President, Client and Community Relations Director

People Morris Johnson - May 14, 2020

PNC Bank, which is headquartered in Pennsylvania, has promoted Amy McClain to vice president, client and community relations director for the southeast Michigan region,...

Jeffrey Fratarcangeli Named in Forbes’ 2020 Best-In-State Wealth Advisor List

People Morris Johnson - May 14, 2020

Jeffrey Fratarcangeli, managing principal of Fratarcangeli Wealth Management of the Wells Fargo Advisor Financial Network, was ranked third in Michigan on Forbes’ 2020 Best-In-State...

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Global Embrace

Tim Keenan - May 22, 2020

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti has the most diverse student body in Michigan and, according to President James Smith, that diversity pays extra dividends in the school’s college of business, especially when international students are factored in.

March – April 2020 Commentary

DBusiness Magazine - May 20, 2020

Service providers like Google, Facebook, and Amazon have the ability to listen in on customers’ meetings and conversations, and track buying patterns and travel schedules.

Shane Battier on the Miami Heat playing Milwaukee Bucks

Taking Charge

Tom Murray - May 18, 2020

Shane Battier, a standout basketball player at Detroit Country Day in Beverly Hills, Duke University, and the NBA, remembers his Detroit roots. He returns to the Motor City often to provide scholarships to local students.

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Consult with the Experts to Avoid Costly Oversights

Special Advertising Section - July 1, 2019

Real estate is a complicated subject, especially if it’s not your area of expertise. With the various components that make up any real estate transaction, it’s easy to overlook important details.

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Consult Experts for a Smoother, More Profitable Transaction

Special Advertising Section - May 1, 2019

There are a number of steps — and many potential complications — in any merger or acquisition. And whether you’re buying or selling, there are plenty of legal, financial, tax, and post-closing considerations.

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