July-August 2019
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Consult with the Experts to Avoid Costly Oversights
Real estate is a complicated subject, especially if it’s not your area of expertise. With the various components that make up any real estate transaction, it’s easy to overlook important details.
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2019 Powered by Women
From reader nominations, DBusiness selected eight professional women who are driving growth in Michigan, the nation, and the world.
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Sweet Success
Healthy-candy inventor Alina Morse is our Young CEO of the Year.
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Urban Nutrient
Can John Hantz’s tree farm in Detroit be a model for turning around struggling neighborhoods?
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Letter from the Editor: Market Quest
Most businesses have a vision for the next five to 10 years, whether it’s reducing costs, boosting profits, adding technology, or improving the lives of the community by supporting charitable and educational programs.
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Empowering Women
Risk-taking is vital for women who want to successfully advance to leadership positions at their workplace.
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Dark Stores
Since the Great Recession, many big-box stores across the state have successfully appealed community assessments to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. As a result, there’s less money for infrastructure, public safety, and education.
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PDA Q&A: Kylee Guenther
The E-Interview, co-founder and CEO, Pivot Materials, Detroit
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History Flies On
Kalamazoo’s Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Experience is celebrating four decades of airborne entertainment and education.
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Sound Mind
Brazilian divisions of Ford and the GTB agency create a potentially life-saving cap for truckers.
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Juicing a Business
Jody Levy grew up in Bloomfield Village and went on to co-found a watermelon juice company that’s ecological and sustainable.
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July – August 2019 Commentary
When Beverly Watts was appointed Wayne County’s director of public services in 2016, the department lacked an asset management plan to determine the long-term condition and maintenance of hundreds of miles of roads and bridges. The permit office, meanwhile, took up to six months to approve projects. In addition, overall morale was low, and the department lacked accreditation for best practices with a national public works association.
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Bombs Away
Sonic Alert in Troy started out creating products for the deaf. Now the company is expanding to other markets, like college students.
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Candle Comfort
In early June, more than 4 million afternoon television viewers saw Ellen DeGeneres unveil Vunder Brands’ new double-walled candleholder, the brainchild of Michigan home décor entrepreneur Adam Kasha.
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United Press
Ellen Browning Scripps helped her brothers build a national newspaper empire from Detroit.
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Demand Load
A slew of electric vehicles that collectively represent billions of dollars in investment are about to hit the market. Yet even with all that firepower, consumers remain lukewarm to the idea of plugging in.
