Business Commentary

President and CEO, Bieri Co., Detroit

Michigan’s wineries and breweries are enjoying double-digit annual growth as demand rises for locally produced goods. Not far behind: a new local industry distilling brandy, gin, rum, and whiskey.

The recent financial crisis and economic uncertainty have affected everyone. We’re consumed with a possible national recession as job losses mount and consumer confidence wanes. Closer to home, the Michigan economy has been in a six-year recession.

This year, elevate your gift-giving to a new level of perfection with something your lucky someone won’t soon forget.

William L. Michels, Chief Executive Officer, ADR International, Ann Arbor.

It’s not often that a home doubles as a laboratory, but entrepreneurs Craig and Randy Rubin built a 6,500-square-foot residence in Bloomfield Township, in part, to display and test their patented line of stain-, water-, and bacteria-resistant fabrics

Mary J. Lore, Founder and CEO, Managing Thought LLC, W. Bloomfield Township

When he's not serving as president and CEO of National City Corp. in Michigan and Northwest Ohio, David Boyle and his family enjoy a fully restored 1961 Volkswagen Beetle, a 1968 Pontiac Firebird, or a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500.

Principal, Arthur Zaske & Associates, Troy. The E-Interview.

Sharing an eye-opener with Detroit’s business elite can mean an elegant affair at a four-star hotel — or a hideaway meal in a private booth at a neighborhood delicatessen.