Conservative Cadillacs and Limousine Liberals
From Taft to Eisenhower to Obama: Chauffeuring America’s commander in chief in the modern age.
Where Dreams Come True
Executive offices can be highly personalized reflections of individual tastes and careers. But Peter Horbury, executive director of design for Ford of the Americas in Dearborn since 2004, doesn’t let his office define him.
Jim Bieri
President and CEO, Bieri Co., Detroit
The Auto Industry Is Driving Through Hell
A collection of European auto writers with no ties to advertising or advertisers has, for decades, chosen a highly credible and prestigious European Car of the Year.
Liquid Revenue
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.
Something for the One With Everything
This year, elevate your gift-giving to a new level of perfection with something your lucky someone won’t soon forget.
Resilient Thoughts
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.
William L. Michels
William L. Michels, Chief Executive Officer, ADR International, Ann Arbor.
Mary J. Lore
Mary J. Lore, Founder and CEO, Managing Thought LLC, W. Bloomfield Township
The Experimental Residence
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
