Business Features

Taubman, Take Two

A. Alfred Taubman had started out playing cards in 1950 rather than building the nation’s most successful collection of luxury shopping malls, the World Series of Poker would today be one of the most anticipated annual sporting events in the world.

From a Trailer to a Multimillion-Dollar Research Clinic

How one U-M doctor is charting a course for bringing breakthrough cancer research out of the lab and delivering it directly to patients.

Banker’s Trust

While Main Street Bank in Bingham Farms, with $75 million in assets, is relying on its close relationships with businesses and individuals to accelerate its growth, the financial center has set itself apart from the competition by dispensing with teller windows and other traditional offerings.

Playoff Bound?

Looking to return to the playoffs after a four-year absence, the Detroit Tigers added several high-profile players in the off-season while offering extensions to key contributors like outfielder Magglio Ordonez and shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

The Century Club

Along with other fresh arrivals from nearby farms and the faraway South, these new, European immigrants were headed for factories and other businesses that were building a global reputation for producing industrial merchandise and products.

Where Are They Now?

Former Big 3 Executives (2007-10).

The Birth of Industry

Detroit in 1850 exhibited little in the way of mechanical ingenuity. The fur trade was fading as the city’s chief export, replaced by salted fish. The population of 21,019 had developed a fairly robust agricultural market, and the timber industry was starting to catch on.

Chrysler Group LLC 2011

Chrysler posted better-than-expected financial results from Jan.-Sept. 2010 while raising its forecast. Chrysler says it expects to make a pre-tax profit of $700 million in 2010, up from $200 million previously.

Magna Force

Frank Stronach has gone home for the holidays. Home as in Austria, that is — the once war-tattered country where he was raised before setting sail as a teenager, bound for a new country and a new life that, six decades later, he admits he couldn’t have imagined.

PDA Q&A: Gary Burkart

Executive Vice President, Luna Entertainment, Novi; President, Celani Family Vineyards, Napa Valley, Calif.

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