September-October 2015
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Luxury Test Drive September 2015
Special Advertising Section
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Plan Ahead to Protect Your Wealth
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION PERSONAL WEALTH Q&A Most of us spend much of our lives working hard to save and invest for our future, so we’ll not only be comfortable in […]
Auburn Hills to Host Autumn-Themed Events
The city of Auburn Hills will host activities and festivals throughout the months of September and October as part of its Autumn Thrills series. “With help from our business community and […]
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Populations Rise for 2 Michigan Endangered Birds
The Great Lakes piping plover and the Kirtland warlber, two endangered birds in Michigan, are being observed in record numbers this year due to the collaborative conservation efforts of the Department of […]
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Hubbell, Roth & Clark Names Architectural Head
Bloomfield Hills-based Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc., a professional engineering services firm, has promoted Adrianna Melchior, AIA, LEED AP, to lead the architectural department. Melchior joined HRC in 2012 and […]
16 Metro Detroit Burger Kings to Host Job Fairs
Sixteen GPS Hospitality-owned, metro Detroit Burger Kings will host job fairs on Sept. 14. “We’ve grown from 42 to more than 200 restaurants in less than three years,” says Tom Garrett, CEO […]
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Techniplas Adds New Global Chief Financial Officer
Detroit-based Techniplas Group, a privately held company that primarily serves the automotive, industrial and commercial vehicle industries, has named David Knill as its global chief financial officer. Knill is responsible […]
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New Restaurants Added to Detroit Restaurant Week Lineup
Eleven new restaurants, including Chartreuse, El Barzón, Mario’s, and Townhouse Detroit, have been added to the fall 2015 Detroit Restaurant Week lineup. The new additions will join returning restaurants for three-course dinners for $35 per […]
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Detroit Events Center, District Detroit Construction Streaming Live
A live streaming webcam has been launched that will allow people to see real-time progress being made on construction of The District Detroit and the new Detroit Events Center. “With mass […]
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Eaton Names New President for North America
Galesburg-based Eaton has named Pavan Pattada as president of the vehicle group for North America, in the power management company with offices in Southfield and Galesburg. Pattada joined Eaton in […]
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Rose Hill Center Names New Advisory Board Member
Holly-based Rose Hill Center, a psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation facility, has appointed Mark Reinstein to the center’s advisory board for a three-year term. For more than 30 years, Reinstein was […]
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Vistage Michigan Adds New Member
Joseph Meyecic, CEO of Troy-based Kapalua Floors, has become a member of Vistage Michigan, an affiliate of the world’s leading chief executive organization, Vistage International. As a member of Vistage […]
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Goodman Acker Names New Associate Attorney
Southfield-based Goodman Acker PC has named Ronita Bahri as an associate attorney. Bahri will focus on personal injury and no-fault insurance. Previously, she worked as a legal and policy associate […]
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Mad Dog
Following 40 years at Compuware Corp., Peter Karmanos Jr. — with a group of 25 technologists — is out to revolutionize the $700-billion commercial automations systems industry.
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Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
During the last two years of Peter Karmanos Jr.’s tenure as chairman of Compuware Corp.,
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Lovio George Names Account Executive
Detroit-based Lovio George, a public relations firm, has promoted Megan Ewend to account executive. Ewend joined the firm as an account coordinator in 2013. Previously, Ewend completed a media relations […]
Detroit Garment Group Expands Industrial Sewing Certificate Program
The Detroit Garment Group and Henry Ford College have partnered with three other state colleges to create the Michigan Industrial Sewing Consortium and expand its nearly one-year old Industrial Sewing […]
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Collins Einhorn Farrell Adds Attorney
Southfield-based Collins Einhorn Farrell PC has named attorney Matthew J. Zmijewski to the firm’s general and automotive practice group. Zmijewski will focus his practice primarily on first- and third-party automotive […]
Macomb, Oakland Counties Report Cases of West Nile Virus
The Macomb County Health Department has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus has been identified in the county since 2013. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by the bite […]
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Stevens Worldwide Van Lines Names New In-home Consultant
Waterford-based Stevens Worldwide Van Lines has named Katie Book as its new in-home consultant. Book will be responsible for meeting with potential customers to provide accurate packing, moving and storage […]
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MotorCity Casino Names New Chef de Cuisine
MotorCity Casino Hotel has named Andrew Alcid as its new chef de cuisine at its fine dining restaurant, Iridescence. Alcid, a graduate of the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago […]
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Barton Malow Names New Project Director
Southfield-based Barton Malow Co. has named Scott Stowitt as its new project director. He will focus on expanding the company’s water and waste water treatment portfolio in the Central Region. […]
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Detroit Fashion Exhibit Opens at Historical Museum
Fashion D-Fined: The Past, Present and Future of Detroit Fashion, a new exhibition showcasing Detroit’s role in the fashion industry, is now open in the Booth-Wilkinson Gallery at the Detroit Historical Museum. The exhibit, […]
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Detroit Creative Corridor Center Names Interim Executive Director
The Detroit Creative Corridor Center has named Ellen Schneider as interim executive director, while the search proceeds for a new leader to succeed Matthew Clayson, who accepted a position in […]
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30 in Their Thirties 2015
The 2015 class of 30 in Their Thirties offers products and services from Michigan that span the world, from the latest fashions to data enterprises to wholesale mortgage lending to luxury shopping malls.
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Nonprofit Home Music Tour to Perform in Detroit
The Home Tour, a nonprofit organization that brings local and nationally recognized musicians together to perform for residents in communities that do not have access to live music, will be […]
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Bloomfield Hills Financial President Named Among Top Advisers
Kevin VanDyke, president of Bloomfield Hills Financial, has been recognized by Barron’s as one of the top independent financial advisers in America and he is ranked among the top three […]
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Agree Realty Corp. Names New Vice President
Bloomfield Hills-based Agree Realty Corp. has named Craig Willian as vice president responsible for managing the company’s diligence team as well as transactional oversight and the implementation of new development […]
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Campbell Marketing Adds New Team Members
Dearborn-based Campbell Marketing & Communications has added a new staff member and promoted another. Nick Doran, of Canton, joins the company as an account executive. He comes to Campbell after […]
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Cooper Standard Appoints New Vice President
Novi-based Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent Company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., has appointed Peter C. Brusate to vice president of internal audit and compliance. Brusate will oversee the company’s global […]
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Dalton & Tomich Attorney Earns Alliance Defending Freedom Award
The Alliance Defending Freedom has granted attorney Daniel P. Dalton the organization’s Silver Service Award in recognition of his work defending the right of Christian churches and other institutions to […]
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Shiloh Industries Names New Sales Director
Plymouth-based Shiloh Industries, a supplier of lightweighting, noise, and vibration services, has named Scott Borovich as vice president sales and program management. Borovich will direct all global sales and business development […]
Garden Party Foundation Awards $140K to Oakland, Macomb Community Colleges
Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute and Macomb Community College Applied Technologies Programs have been awarded $70,000 each from The Garden Party Foundation. “The Garden Party is a valuable […]
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Lawrence Tech Names Interim Dean to College of Architecture and Design
Amy Deines has been named interim dean of the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University. Previously she had served as associate dean and chair of LTU’s Department […]
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Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Names New General Manager
Detroit-based Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Downtown has named Connie Gibson as its new general manager. Gibson, of Walled Lake, began her hospitality career more than 25 years ago at the […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Paulina Braiz-Harb // 36
Growing up in Venezuela, Paulina Braiz-Harb would spend her time sketching dresses. Now, as the owner of her own custom-dress line and boutique, Paulina BH in downtown Birmingham, she is bringing those sketches to life.
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Brogan & Partners Adds New Partners
Birmingham-based Brogan & Partners has named Lori Bahnmueller, senior strategist, and Lauren Zuzelski, account director as new partners in the firm. Bahnmueller, left, of Huntington Woods, also has been added […]
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Townsend Hotel Adds New Management to Catering Team
Birmingham-based The Townsend Hotel has added Maria Finateri as corporate catering sales manager and Annie Whalen as catering sales event service manager. Finateri, who began her hospitality career more than […]
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NORMA Names CFO, Finance VP for the Americas
Roger Goldbaum has been named chief financial officer and vice president of finance for the Auburn Hills-based NORMA Group’s Americas Region. Previously, Goldbaum had been CFO for Willbanks Energy Logistics […]
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Detroit Names New Health Department Executive Director
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has been named executive director of the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion. The appointment was made by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. El-Sayed is a Rhodes […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Larry Brinker Jr. // 36
To boost productivity, Larry S. Brinker Jr., president of L.S. Brinker Co., a general contracting and construction management firm in Detroit, equipped his workers with tablets so they wouldn’t have to fiddle with paper drawings on job sites. His efforts to make improvements in the business didn’t stop with his own company.
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Detroit's Urban Science Acquires Automotive Digital Marketing Firm AutoHook
Detroit-based automotive analytics provider Urban Science has acquired Ann Arbor-based AutoHook, a digital marketing solutions provider focusing on driving in-market shoppers to vehicle OEMs and dealerships. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Sea Life Michigan Promotes 4 Employees
Merlin Entertainments, operator of Sea Life Michigan Aquarium at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, has promoted four employees. The promotions include: Hayley Anderson to general manager, Debbie Gibb […]
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Henry Ford CEO Among Top Influential People in Health Care
Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Health Care. Schlichting has earned the honor eight […]
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Comcast Names VP of Human Resources
Comcast has named Mikel Slater vice president of human resources for Comcast’s Heartland region, which encompasses Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. As a member of the region’s senior leadership team, Slater […]
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Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman Names New Attorney
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, a national health care-focused law firm, has named attorney Kelly Blumline to the firm’s Troy office. Blumline, of St. Clair Shores, will focus on […]
Metro Detroit Home Sale Prices Jump 5% in August
Home sale prices jumped more than 5 percent in metro Detroit in August to $161,000, while home sales rose more than 7 percent, says the latest monthly report from Realcomp II in […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Aaron Broglin // 38
Vacationing in northern Michigan, Aaron Broglin noticed several small, gourmet food companies and had a big idea. If people bought from these businesses while they were Up North, why wouldn’t they buy the same products when they were back home?
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Fitness Therapy Unlimited Offers Paraplegics Walking Assistance System
Troy-based Fitness Therapy Unlimited will now offer ReWalk, a bionic walking assistance system that uses powered leg attachments to enable paraplegics to stand upright, walk, and climb stairs. “ReWalk will help […]
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Demorest Attorney Named to Hospitality Group
Mark S. Demorest of the Demorest Law Firm PLLC in Royal Oak has been named a member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys. Demorest, a business and real estate […]
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Canadian Ship Operator to Add to Great Lakes Fleet
Canadian domestic ship operator Algoma Central Corp. today announced it has signed conditional contracts to build three 740-foot Seaway Max self-unloading bulk freighters to join the company’s Great Lakes – […]
Wayne State Students Partner to Open Blue Turtle Bio Technologies
Two Wayne State University graduates have partnered to open Blue Turtle Bio Technologies Inc. in San Francisco after receiving $100,000 in seed funding, a year’s access to laboratory space, and […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Christopher George // 31
Based on the notion “most men hate to shop,” Christopher George and John Haji created the Gentleman’s Box, a high-end subscription service that caters to men, and delivers them grooming products, style advice, and fashion essentials on a monthly basis.
Level One Bank to Add Branch in Downtown Detroit
Farmington Hills-based Level One Bank will open a new banking center in downtown Detroit in January. The new 3,450 square foot facility, 1420 Washington Blvd., will be on the first […]
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MGM Grand Detroit Names New General Counsel
Louis Theros has been appointed as vice president and general counsel for MGM Grand Detroit. As a member of MGM Grand Detroit’s executive committee and the company’s internal legal counsel, […]
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Lions’ Stephen Tulloch Partners with Slow Roll
Detroit Lions starting middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch and Detroit’s popular organized bike ride, Slow Roll, are teaming up to “Ride for a Cause” for the Stephen Tulloch Foundation. The Slow […]
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Hubbell, Roth & Clark Names New Senior Project Engineer
Sal Conigliaro has been named senior project engineer for Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc., a professional engineering services firm in Bloomfield Hills. Conigliaro served as the director of Public Works […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Shane Gianino // 37
Entering his senior year at Mount Clemens High School, Shane Gianino was looking forward to the upcoming basketball season. A dominant power forward/center, he was hoping his skills would land him a four-year college scholarship.
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Ann Arbor’s Renaissance Venture Capital Fund Invests $20M in Startups
Ann Arbor-based Renaissance Venture Capital Fund today announced it has made a series of five new investments in venture capital funds, totaling more than $20 million, to support the state’s emerging technology and health care startup companies.
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Taubman Promotes Markets Vice President to CFO
Simon Leopold will transition to the role of chief financial officer of Taubman Center Inc., a Bloomfield Hills-based company that owns, manages, and leases shopping centers in the United States and Asia. Leopold, […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Craig Guck // 32
After Craig Guck graduated from the University of Michigan in 2005, his journey toward entrepreneurship was a tad circuitous. First he tried some commodity trading. “I put a deal together between Singapore and India,” he recalls, “but then I got cut out of it when it was time to get paid.”
25 Restaurants, Bars on Tap for Annual Dine Drink Detroit
More than 25 restaurants and bars, such as Antietam, Batch Brewing Co., Gold Cash Gold, and more, will be featured in the third annual Dine Drink Detroit from Oct. 1 to […]
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H&M Opens New Store at Laurel Park Place in Livonia
H&M, a fashion retailer known for offering fashion-forward apparel and quality basics, will open a new store Thursday at Laurel Park Place in Livonia. The new store has hired nearly […]
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Physical Therapist Joins The Recovery Project
T.J. Hosa has joined Livonia-based The Recovery Project, a provider of high-intensity physical and occupational therapy, as a physical therapist at the company’s Livonia clinic. Hosa will perform high-intensity therapeutic […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Richard Haddad // 33
Richard Haddad concedes he wears a variety of hats on an average day as vice president and general counsel at Palace Sports and Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons.
Annual Birmingham House Tour Set Sept. 24
The Community House in Birmingham will host its 28th annual Birmingham House Tour on Sept. 24. Proceeds from the tour will be used to fund outreach programs. This year’s House […]
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Berline Names New Senior Media Supervisor
Melissa Kowalewski of Royal Oak has returned to Berline, an advertising, marketing and digital communications firm, as senior media supervisor. Kowalewski rejoins Berline from Team Detroit in Dearborn, where she […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Ryan Holdan // 36
On the outside, it sure seemed like Ryan Holdan had it made. He was a recent graduate of an Ivy League college, in his early 20s, and living in Santa Monica, Calif. “I was right there on Ocean Avenue,” he recalls, “right across from the Pier. I could see it from my window.”
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North Star Reach Names New Medical Director
Heather Adams, M.D., has joined North Star Reach as a medical director for the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit. Dr. Adams will be responsible for overseeing all medical aspects of the camp, […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Jason Houck // 30
Managing the lighting, electrical, fire, and HVAC functions of large buildings requires complex control systems. Unfortunately, in many older buildings these systems are physically segregated and are run by outdated software. This was the challenge Jason Houck found when he joined his family’s Hepta Control Systems in 2002, after graduating from high school.
$600K Awarded to Detroit Neighborhood Groups
The New Economy Initiative, a project of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, recently awarded nearly $600,000 in grants to six non-profit organizations across Detroit through its Neighborhood Business Initiative. […]
Detroit Zoo Weans Visitors Off the Bottle
The Detroit Zoological Society has successfully weaned 1.3 million Detroit Zoo visitors off the bottle. In August 2013, the group launched a three-year initiative to discontinue the sale and use […]
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Park West Gallery Signs Popular Marine Artist
Park West Gallery in Southfield, known for fine art auctions on cruise ships, live art auctions in major metropolitan areas and art galleries in Detroit and Miami Lakes, Fla., has […]
Annual Detroit Uncorked to Benefit Gleaners
The Detroit headquarters of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan on Friday will welcome more than 600 food and wine enthusiasts for the 11th annual Detroit Uncorked. Guests will […]
Benefit Raises $150K for Capuchin Soup Kitchen
The 22nd Annual Benefit on the Bay event raised $150,000 to benefit the Detroit-based Capuchin Soup Kitchen. The recent event was hosted and organized by Mike Schodowski, vice president of sales […]
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Harley Ellis Devereaux Adds New Director
Christopher Vogelheim has joined Harley Ellis Devereaux and will lead the firm’s science and technology studio. Based in Harley Ellis Devereaux’s Detroit office, Vogelheim, with 23 years’ of architectural experience, […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Mat Ishbia // 35
Can you imagine a company that doesn’t use internal emails? At United Shore Financial Services in Troy, one of the nation’s largest wholesale mortgage lenders, nearly 1,300 employees communicate across a digital platform called U-Zone.
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Butzel Long Attorney to Lead Michigan Israel Business Bridge
Attorney Beth S. Gotthelf, shareholder of the law law firm Butzel Long, has been elected president of the Michigan Israel Business Bridge, a bi-national chamber of commerce. Gotthelf has previously […]
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Leadership Team Named for Emagine Palladium in Birmingham
Michigan owned and operated Emagine Entertainment Inc. has named its management team for the new Emagine Palladium in Birmingham. They are: Randy Froschheuser as general manager. He will oversee the […]
Bloomberg Donates $150K to Motown Museum
The Motown Museum s a grantee recipient of a $150,000 grant from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management program. The $150,000 grant will be used toward general operations during […]
Michigan Women's Foundation to Host Business Pitching Event
The Michigan Women’s Foundation will host a Dolphin Tank event, a gentler version of the Shark Tank show, on Thursday at Emagine Royal Oak. Six female entrepreneur finalists from the foundations’ 2015 […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Lorron James // 32
Lorron James sees value in linking old Detroit with new Detroit. Tapping the city’s manufacturing heritage, James helped convince Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., and his partners in Xenith, to move the designer and manufacturer of innovative football helmets and shoulder pads from the East Coast to his family’s company — James Group International — in southwest Detroit.
Christopher Ilitch to Receive Goodfellow of the Year Award
The Old Newsboys’ Goodfellow Fund of Detroit will present Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. and chairman of Ilitch Charities, with the Edward H. McNamara Goodfellow of the […]
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World AIDS Day Detroit Names Executive Director
Maxwell Cameron has joined the World AIDS Day Detroit organization as executive director. Cameron began his work in HIV in 2005 when he founded a student-led organization called AIDS Tanzania, […]
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National Automotive History Collection Names New Chairman
Richard Kollins has been elected chairman by the board of trustees of the National Automotive History Collection. Kollins, of Pontiac, joined the board in 2010 and has served as its […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Josh Kaplan // 30
Josh Kaplan, like most entrepreneurs, often juggles multiple enterprises at once. As a 15-year-old, he managed several businesses along with his schoolwork. His work practices haven’t changed as an adult.
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Greenleaf Trust Names New Hires
Rachel A. Mortensen and Quinn McCormick have joined Kalamazoo-based Greenleaf Trust. Mortensen, of Birmingham, is a team service coordinator and is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support, day-to-day servicing of […]
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Association for Corporate Growth Names New President
Doug LaLone, a partner with Fishman, Stewart, Yamaguchi PLLC, has been elected president of Association for Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter, a 350 member nonprofit business organization of merger and acquisition […]
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Rear Ends Women's Apparel Shop Opens Second Location
West Bloomfield-based Rear Ends, a premium denim retailer and casual women’s clothier, opened its second location today on Telegraph in Bloomfield Hills. At approximately 1,900-square-feet, the Bloomfield Hills Rear Ends […]
Saint Joseph Mercy Performs Outpatient Hip Replacement Surgery
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System in LIvingston has performed its first outpatient total hip replacement surgery, which enables patients to return home the same day as their surgery. “St. Joe’s […]
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Jolly Pumpkin Adds Partnership, Updates Menu
Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria and Brewery in Detroit is serving up a new pizza and a new partnership with Ann Arbor’s Sparrow Meats of Kerrytown Market. With this new union come […]
Rock City Eatery to Relocate to Midtown Detroit
Nikita Sanches and Jessica Imbronone, co-owners of Rock City Eatery in Hamtramck, plan to move their popular restaurant to Midtown early next year. At 3,600 square feet, the new location […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Richard Kerwin // 32
When Richard Kerwin was working at a local real estate company in 2007, he saw an online job posting in his field with the description: “The faint of heart need not apply.” After interviewing for the position, which involved overseeing acquisitions and dispositions, he joined Lormax Stern Development Co. in Bloomfield Hills.
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Katz Attorney Appointed to Bloomfield Township Finance Committee
Attorney Don Katz, managing partner of The Katz Law Firm in Birmingham, has been appointed to the Bloomfield Township financial sustainability committee. Katz had been special or in-house counsel for […]
CFA Society of Detroit Plans Market Forecast Lunch
The CFA Society of Detroit will hold its seventh annual Forecast Luncheon in November. Come join and learn alongside the premier investment professionals of Detroit as we find out how […]
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Detroit Economic Growth Names New Chairman
James G. Vella was elected chair of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and Detroit Economic Growth Association boards of directors. Vella has served in a variety of executive leadership positions […]
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Henry Ford to Build $110M Cancer Center
Henry Ford Health System today announced plans to build a $110 million cancer center as part of a $500 million expansion and neighborhood improvement initiative on 300 acres in Detroit, […]
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30 in Their Thirties: Nash Khami // 37
A legacy of entrepreneurism and the lure of being his own boss encouraged Nash Khami to launch what was to become Midwest Mobility Solutions in 2009 with Matthew Sharrak, his nephew and co-“30 in Their Thirties” honoree.
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Vistage Michigan Honors Attorney with Top Award
Vistage Michigan has picked Susan Tukel, president of Locomotive Engineers & Conductors Mutual Protection Association, as the recipient of its top honor, the 2015 Soaring Eagle Award. The award is […]
