R.J. King
Milt Wilcox
After helping lead the Detroit Tigers to their most recent World Series championship in 1984, former pitcher Milt Wilcox finished his 16-year Major League Baseball career two years later and began working in various manufacturing sales positions.
Green Leader
Operating a fast-growing, homegrown electronics recycling company — revenue has doubled every year since 2000 — Nathan Zach says the higher prices he’s getting for copper, brass, and steel can be problematic.
Ken Gehlert
Much like the wine business, the coffee industry still lends itself to Old World charm. “There’s still a sense of mystery and romance to coffee because you must test each and every blend,” says Guy T. Gehlert, co-owner of Cadillac Coffee in Madison Heights with his brothers Ken and Dick.
The Next Power Play
Nuclear power is making a comeback in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere as higher fuel prices and political fallout from oil imports have helped change consumer opinions.
Health Care on Wheels
Three years ago, David Curtis and two partners acquired the company, Residential Home Health (RHH), and have since propelled it to nearly triple-digit growth.
A Flair for the Dramatic
General Motors will survive, but to do so, it must develop more revolutionary products and overhaul its stodgy image.
Pat McQueen
Drive up to a certain 320-acre spread of land near West Branch on any given weekend and you’ll find Pat McQueen, chairman and CEO of The PrivateBank in Bloomfield Hills.
A National Health Plan?
At first blush, launching an online insurance company after a 13-year career in real estate doesn’t sound promising. So how has Lorne Zalesin utilized his past life as a homebuilder to sell health insurance over the Internet?
Dave Dombrowski
Taking time out from running the $138.7-million payroll of the Detroit Tigers, Dave Dombrowski sought inspiration from the team’s power hitters of yesteryear.
Amaury Diaz Serrano
Nine months ago, Amaury Diaz Serrano’s boss at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren gave the vehicle designer an unusual assignment.