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July-August 2016

  • Plante Moran Adds Two Associates To Southeast Michigan Offices

    Masato Shiroiwa has been named an associate in the Japanese business service in Plante Moran’s Auburn Hills location, an accounting, tax, and consulting firm.  Shiroiwa will be assisting with audits of Japanese-owned companies and developing Plante Moran’s Japanese business service practice. He previously worked at Barid, Kurtz, & Dobson, an accounting and advisory firm. He also serves as an accounting […]

  • Andiamo owner named LLS National All Star Man of the Year 2016

    Joseph Vicari, owner of Andiamo Restaurant Group, has been named 2016 National All Star Man of the Year by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. â€‹ Vicari participated as a nominee for the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, the Man & Woman of the Year competition. LLS organizers announced that Vicari’s participation helped to encourage more than $177,000 in donations. […]

  • Foley & Lardner Adds New Partners to Detroit Office

    Norman Ankers, Jennifer Zbytowski Belveal, and Jason Conti have joined the litigation department of the Detroit office of Foley & Lardner LLP, a Wisconsin-based corporate law firm. Before joining Foley, Ankers, Belveal, and Conti worked at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP. Ankers, of Beverly Hills, has more than 30 years of experience before juries, […]

  • Kidney Foundation of Michigan Elects New Chairman

    Jin-Kyu Koh has been elected as new chairman of the board at the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, an organization dedicated to preventing kidney disease that is headquartered in Ann Arbor. Koh joined the board five years ago and served as secretary for two years, then vice chair until being elected chairman this year. In his new role, […]

  • Jaffe Attorney Appointed to Michigan Parkinson Foundation Board of Directors

    Sara Schimke, an associate with Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, has been appointed as a board member to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation and will be responsible for advising and educating Parkinson’s patients and their families, legal endeavors of the foundation, and participating in board deliberations. As an associate at Jaffe’s Southfield location Schimke practices elder law where she focuses on long term care planning, […]

  • Stevens Worldwide Van Lines Names Director Of Commercial Services

    MJ Brunswick has been named the director of commercial services for Stevens Wordlwide Van Lines, a Saginaw-based full-service moving and storage company. In his new position, Brunswick will be responsible for site surveys, providing estimates to costumers, selling storage, and office and industrial relocations.  Brunswick previously worked at Corrigan moving Systems, a Farmington Hills-based moving and storage company, as director […]

  • Valassis Names New CFO

    Livonia-based Valassis,an intelligent media delivery company, has appointed Grant Fitz as its new CFO.  In his new position, Fitz will be responsible for leading financial operations and working to support strategic growth initiatives within the company’s divisions.  With more than 25 years of experience, he previously worked as the corporate vice president and CFO for Xerox […]

  • DMC Appoints New CFO

    The Detroit Medical Center has appointed Reginald J. Eadie as its new regional COO, effective Aug. 1.  Eadie, of Detroit, is an emergency medicine physician and has been the CEO of DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital, and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. He joined the DMC in April 2008 as vice president of Medical Affairs at DMC Harper University Hospital and […]

  • Fontinalis Partners Closes on $100M Mobility Fund

    Fontinalis Partners, a Detroit-based venture capital firm, has closed on its second fund, Fontinalis Capital Partners II L.P., for $100 million. The new fund will invest in companies working on next-generation mobility technologies.

  • Crestmark Bank Names New Senior Vice President

    ​Christopher Soupal has been promoted to senior vice president and national sales director of the small business administration lending division at Crestmark Bank’s corporate location in Troy.  Soupal joined Crestmark two years ago as a business development officer, and has been responsible for helping with the launch of the bank’s SBA lending division and providing guidance on its business plan and […]

  • Blue Care Network and Lifesecure Name New CEOs and Presidents

    Tiffany Albert and Kevin Stutler have both been named president and CEO of affiliate networks of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.  Albert has been named president and CEO of Blue Care Network, the HMO-affiliate of Blue Cross and Michigan’s largest health maintenance organization. In her new position, Albert will oversee operations of the nonprofit mutual […]

  • College for Creative Studies Adds New Directors

    Michelle Perron and Christina DeRoos have both been named directors of different branches at the College of Creative Studies, a nonprofit private college based in Midtown Detroit.  Michelle Perron has been named director of the College of Creative Studies’ new office of exhibitions and public programs, created to provide the college with on and off-campus exhibitions. […]

  • TowerPinkster Announces Several New Hires

    Greg Adamczyk, Amber Anderson, Ella Segur, Craig Newhouse, Arthur Ueck, and Zach Verhulst have joined TowerPinkster, a Kalamazoo-based architecture and engineering design firm that specializes in K-12, higher education, health care, commercial, and government sectors. Adamczyk, of Kalamazoo, has been hired as a mechanical engineer and will be responsible for consulting with clients, maintenance engineering, and project management. […]

  • Ford to Auction Aviation-inspired Mustang

    Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co. has unveiled a new aviation-inspired Mustang, which will be auctioned off to benefit the Wisconsin-based Experimental Aircraft Association’s youth education programs.

  • Jewish National Foundation Names New Spokesperson

    Florine Mark has been named the national spokesperson and honorary chair for the New York-based Jewish National Fund’s new Professional Women’s Division. She will be responsible for leading the new division, increasing awareness of the organization, attracting more women to the organization, fundraising, and promoting the charity and community programs organized by the Jewish National Fund in the […]

  • Financial Reservations

    The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit hotel downtown has been outperforming most of its national peers, but behind the scenes, the city and pension funds used for its redevelopment nearly 10 years ago may now take a huge loss.

  • Hotel Register

    Starting in 1835, the Michigan Exchange Hotel served as the epicenter of important social and business activities in Detroit, before changing tides brought about its end.

  • Play Ball

    How a former landfill in Utica became a luxury stadium for a new minor-league baseball league.

  • Blog: Beyond Philanthropy — The NextGen Role of Business in Michigan

    In Michigan, the next role of business and entrepreneurial activity must shift from providing goods and services for people to working with people and leveraging our collective potential. Businesses and business leaders can play the role of convener and connector while providing citizens and consumers a platform to transform their newfound personal agency into a positive, collaborative impact.

  • NSF International Names New Global Director of Talent Management

    Mary Ellen Albritton has been named global director of talent management for NSF International in Ann Arbor, a global public health organization. In her new role, Albritton will be responsible for helping develop and implement talent acquisition, leadership, and organization development strategy and initiatives. Albritton previously served as director of global talent management and corporate human resources […]

  • Life Boost

    Two executives develop a new product to dispense liquid vitamins.

  • Urban Life

    >>  UPTOWN DOWNTOWN The Forefront in Birmingham will offer 10 residences, each of which comes with up to three underground parking spaces. While designing, building, and selling large homes in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, Joseph Jonna noticed more of his clients were looking for an urban experience. “We build ground-up homes and we do renovations in […]

  • Verifiable Match

    Biometric identification system developed at Michigan State University takes facial recognition technology to a new level of clarity

  • Final Exam

    Young CEO of the Year helps students with innovative study-skills program.

  • PDA Q&A: Linzie Venegas, E-Interview

    Vice President, The Ideal Group, Detroit

  • Two of a Kind

    A husband-and-wife team helps raise millions of dollars for two cultural icons in Detroit.

  • Data Mine

    After Vixta Solutions in Birmingham developed a cloud-based platform to better manage fuel distribution among hundreds of service stations, it decided to sell the data network to its customer base. “We could have kept the platform in-house, but after consulting with Gordon Hewitt, who is an international expert on corporate competitiveness, strategy, and governance, he […]

  • Midwest Mecca

    A proposal to build a soccer stadium and mixed-use development in downtown Detroit will be an economic stimulus for private businesses and government operations.

  • Soccer History in Detroit

    Sources: DBusiness, Worldlibrary.com DETROIT COUGARS 1967 – 1968 In 1967, Europe’s Northern Irish Glentoran team was invited to the United States and was rebranded as the Detroit Cougars. It became a member of the Untied Soccer Association, which later became the North American Soccer League. The Cougars first played at the former Tiger Stadium, and […]

  • United States Soccer League System Primer

    Professional Leagues Major League Soccer // Division I 1994 – Present Major League Soccer was founded in 1988 when the U.S. Soccer Federation pledged to create a Division I professional soccer league after an agreement with FIFA to award the World Cup to the United States in 1994. The league, which officially started play in 1996 with […]

  • Ronald McDonald House of Detroit Names Marketing Director

    Christina Cooper has been named marketing director at the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit, a Detroit-based charity for children.  In her new position, Cooper will be a media resource and spokesperson for the charity. She will also handle social media and print publications, and serve as an ambassador to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and other area health care facilities […]

  • On the Rise

    Small Ann Arbor-based pizzeria finds its niche among industry giants.

  • Farbman Group Adds Office Assistant

    Terri Dawkins has joined Farbman Group, a Southfield-based full-service commercial real estate firm. Dawkins, joining as an office assistant, will support the operations of the Bingham Farms office center, including greeting property visitors, updating and maintaining building records and administrative files, and assisting tenants.  Prior to joining Farbman, she worked in the positions of receptionist and customer service […]

  • Birmingham’s Alexi Lalas

    In the 1990s, Birmingham native Alexi Lalas was among the most popular players in the soccer community. With his noticeable red hair and goatee, he created a lasting impression on soccer fans nationwide. Lalas began playing soccer when he was 10 years old and, during his senior year at Cranbrook Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills, he […]

  • International Champions Cup Returns to the Big House

    Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC will face off as part of the 2016 International Champions Cup on July 30 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. In 2014, a soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester United at Michigan Stadium drew 109,318 fans — the largest attendance ever for a soccer game on U.S. soil.  […]

  • David vs. Goliath

    Detroit native Jules Pieri transcends the established toy industry with The Grommet

  • Pentastar Aviation Appoints New Vice President

    Pentastar Aviation, a Waterford Township-based aviation services company, has appointed Doug Levangie to vice president of maintenance operations and advisory services.  In his new position, Levangie, of Dearborn, will be responsible for overseeing repair station operations, including maintenance, avionics, and interiors services. He will also manage the MRO sales team and oversee advisory services including pre-purchase inspections, […]

  • 2016 Powered by Women

    DBusiness readers nominated eight metro Detroit women who hold leading positions in the automotive industry, sponsorships and event planning, health care, logistics, insurance, and nonprofit organizations.

  • Detroit-based Construction Company's CEO Accepts Honorary Degree

    Frank Venegas Jr., chairman and CEO of the Ideal Group, a construction company headquartered in Detroit, attended the Oxford Business Poverty Conference from July 4-5 to accept an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters. Venegas earned the degree through his entrepreneurial career and philanthropic success in Detroit. At the conference, he also co-presented his southwest Detroit community […]

  • Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Adds New Attorney

    Robbie J. Gaines, Jr. has been added as an attorney to the general and automotive liability practice group of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, a Southfield-based law firm. Gaines has experience in no-fault, premises liability, medical malpractice, employment law, and civil rights litigation. He serves as a member of the Metropolitan Detroit High School law and leadership […]

  • Detroit Advertising Company Hires Communications Manager

    Brooklyn Outdoor, a Detroit-based outdoor advertising company, has hired Ashleigh Fields as its new communication and operations manager. In her new position, Fields will be responsible for coordination and communication between support and business functions. She will also work with the management team and oversee strategic planning for Brooklyn Outdoor. Fields will also be responsible for external […]

  • Farmington Hills-based Level One Bank Adds Executive Vice Presidents

    Eva D. Scurlock and Timothy R. Mackay have been promoted to executive vice president of risk management and executive vice president of consumer banking, respectively, at Farmington Hills-based Level One Bank.  Scurlock is a co-founder of Level One Bank and has been with the company for nearly 10 years. She has more than 15 years of experience in banking and […]

  • College for Creative Studies Hires Associate Professor and Chair

    Raphael Zammit has joined the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies as an associate professor and associate chair of transportation design for the Master of Fine Arts in transportation design program. In his new position, Zammit will assist with managing the Master of Fine Arts degree program under the transportation design department. Zammit will have strategic and administration […]

  • Speaking Up

    The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and the host of federal and state legislation that followed, opened and earmarked a continuous evolution of whistleblower protection laws, policies, and practices. Unfortunately, since the adoption of the Whistleblowers Protection Act of 1989, numerous organizations have violated the measure.  The violations can result in public shame, […]

  • Have Office, Will Travel

    Don’t go looking for BMW’s Vision Next 100 — the concept vehicle designed to help celebrate the Bavarian automaker’s 100th anniversary — at a local dealer, at least not anytime soon. The car, which is a fantasy in chrome, offers a glimpse of the dramatic changes that are rapidly reshaping both automobiles and the automotive […]

  • Reiter And Walsh ABC Law Centers Attorney Awarded Dan Cullan Memorial Award

    Jesse Reiter, president and founder of Reiter and Walsh ABC Law Centers in Bloomfield Hills, was awarded the Dan Cullan Memorial Award, which is given to those who exemplify the qualities of Dr. Dan Cullan, who dedicated his career to advocating for children impacted by birth injuries. Reiter, with more than 25 years of experience in law, sits […]

  • TYJ Hospitality Group Appoints New Executive Chef

    Alan Merhar has been appointed as the new executive chef of TYJ Hospitality Group, a family owned restaurant group, which includes Strada in Royal Oak, Hamlin Corner in Royal Oak, Pronto! in Royal Oak, and Primo’s Pizza in Birmingham and Royal Oak. Merhar will be overseeing Hamlin Corner and Strada, and will be responsible for creating new menus for each restaurant. Merhar, with […]

  • Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss Partner Appointed to Turnaround Management Association Board of Directors

    Eric Novetsky, a partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss in Southfield, a business law firm, has been appointed to the Turnaround Management Association’s Michigan board of directors, an organization dedicated to turnaround management, corporate restructuring, and distressed investing. Novetsky will be responsible for assisting in legal endeavors, advising, the education of members on turnaround management, and participating […]

  • Mopec Names New CEO

    Jay R. Troger has been named CEO of Mopec, an Oak Park-based pathology and mortuary equipment manufacturer. In his new role, Troger will be responsible for general management, expanding the company’s products, building market shares, and strategic plans. Troger, with more than 20 years of leadership experience, previously served as CEO of Nextronex, Inc., in […]

  • United Road Services Appoints Chairman of the Board and Names President

    Kathleen McCann has been appointed as chairman of United Road Services’ board of directors. In her new role, McCann will focus on large strategic matters. McCann, with more than 20 years of experience, currently serves as the CEO of United Road Services. Previously, McCann, held the position as the president at United Road Services in Romulus, where she handled the […]

  • Ford to Launch Fully Autonomous Vehicle for Ride Sharing in 2021

    Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co. has announced its intent to have a high-volume, fully autonomous SAE level 4-capable vehicle in commercial operation in 2021 in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service.

  • Yaffe Group Appoints New CCO and Vice President of Digital Communications

    Mark Simon has been appointed as the new chief creative officer of Yaffe Group in Southfield, a marketing and advertising agency. In his new role, Simon will be responsible for supervising client creative work, marketing, branding, media outreach, and message development. Simon, with more than 30 years of experience, previously worked as the chief creative officer at Campbell Ewald, a Detroit-based advertising and marketing […]

  • Automation Alley Names Executive Director

    Tom Kelly has been appointed the executive director of Automation Alley in Troy, a technology business association. In his new role, Kelly will oversee strategic planning, financial and personnel matters, and ongoing activities of Automation Alley. Kelly previously held the position as COO for Automation Alley in Troy. Kelly also served as the director of entrepreneurship […]

  • Baker College Appoints New Dean of the College of Business

    Baker College has appointed Cleamon Moorer Jr. as its new dean of the College of Business. Moorer was formerly dean of the School of Business at Madonna University in Livonia, and has held positions as a professor, lecturer, management consultant, business executive, and telecommunications engineer. He is the author of “From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees,” an […]

  • Case Study

    Huron Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Detroit, has developed an acquisition platform that drives operational efficiencies through an in-house buy and build strategy.

  • Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Appoints New Partner

    The law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has appointed Brian D. Wassom as a partner in its Southfield and Macomb offices.  Prior to joining Warner Norcross, Wassom, of Shelby Township, practiced at Honigman where he led the firm’s social, mobile, and emerging media industry group.  He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, where […]

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