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Crain’s Detroit Business reporters and editors discuss the latest news and interview the people who are making things happen in metro Detroit.
Andy Balaskovitz talks with Rishi Moudgil, executive director of the Michigan Founders Fund, at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Andy Balaskovitz talks with Ferris State University President Bill Pink at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Kurt Nagl talks with Bob Riney, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health at Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain's Grand Rapids Business Managing Editor Andy Balaskovitz talks with Acrisure CEO Greg Williams at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain's reporter David Eggert talks with Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain's reporter Kurt Nagl talks with David Miller, president of University of Michigan Health System, at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Managing Editor Andy Balaskovitz speaks with ITC Michigan President Simon Whitelocke at Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s reporter Kurt Nagl talks with David Egner, CEO of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain's Grand Rapids Business Managing Editor Andy Balaskovitz talks with David Parent, Michigan Managing Principal for Deloitte LLP.
Crain’s reporter Kurt Nagl talks with Katy Trudeau, president of the Eastern Market Partnership, at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s reporter David Eggert talks with Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain's reporter David Eggert interviews Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist about the state's business-attraction fund and more at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo talks with Siebert Williams Shank CEO Suzanne Shank, who is chairing the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference
David Parent, Michigan managing partner for Deloitte, talks about the future of work with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.
Ashley Williams Clark, vice president of Detroit Future City, talks with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.
Linda Apsey, chairman and CEO of ITC Holdings, speaks with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Charity Dean of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance discuss the mayor’s plan to overhaul Detroit’s property-tax structure with Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo.
Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, and Ani Turner, speak with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about Michigan’s stagnant population and how to turn the trend around.
Rip Rapson, CEO of the Kresge Foundation, and Richard Florida, urbanist and author of “Rise of the Creative Class,” speak with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about Detroit’s advantages and disadvantages in a transforming economy.
Josh Sirefman, CEO of the Michigan Central Innovation District, discusses what is happening now at the district surrounding Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, and what can be expected from the redevelopment of the train station and its environs.
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks talks with Crain’s reporter Rachel Watson at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
Bob Riney, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health, speaking with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about the health system’s $2 billion plan for a new hospital tower and other developments around its Detroit flagship campus.
Crain’s Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo interviews Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power; Imani Harris, youth education activist and communications lead of 482Forward; and Evamelo Oleita, youth organizer, co-founder of Black Lives Matter In All Capacities and Skillman Foundation President’s Youth Council Member.
Crain’s reporter Rachel Watson talks with Grand Valley State University President Philomena Mantella about the university’s master plan for its downtown Grand Rapids campus.
Crain's Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo interviews 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference Chair Matt Elliott, Michigan Market Leader, Bank of America.
1:03 - His ambitions for Invest Detroit
2:05 - What he plans to do with the New Markets Tax Credits Invest Detroit was just awarded.
A breakdown of the episode:
5:45 - How the changing economic environment impacts his organization
7:45 - Why he’s concerned about the future of commercial real estate in the next few years
9:30 - Where the next wave of investor interest will be in Detroit
13:35 - How Invest Detroit is expanding in target neighborhoods
15:30 - When he would get involved on the developer side of commercial real estate
16:45 - Why Invest Detroit created the Ebiara fund
18:55 - What development tools does he wish were accessible in Michigan that aren’t yet
21:10 - Why he supports reform on tax policy
24:10 - How has development financing changed in the last decade
30:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it
1:00 - Why she doesn't have a cell phone
1:30 - Her latest vision for Midtown
4:30 - Challenges for the neighborhood and how to keep people in homes
9:45 - Why the pandemic didn't Midtown as bad as other areas
11:30 - Her desire to preserve buildings as part of redevelopment
16:05 - Balancing preservation with new construction
18:10 - How Cass Corridor became Midtown
21:55 - Her succession plan
22:30 - What's still on her bucket list
24:35 - Her biggest failure in business and how she overcame it.
- 1:20 - Housing shortage issues and questions of a new recession
- 2:45 - The state of the office market
- 4:05 - Converting office space into residential
- 7:00 - A glut of office space in the suburbs
- 8:05 - Rising rents
- 9:00 - An example from Calgary
- 11:05 - What happens when office leases start to come up
- 15:25 - The interview with Mason Ailstock begins
Stories mentioned on air
Lear CEO Ray Scott looks to make production more local — including in Michigan: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing/lear-ceo-ray-scott-looks-make-production-more-local
Detroit sees record-breaking cruise ship season: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/hospitality-tourism/detroit-sees-record-breaking-cruise-ship-season
Carvana sues Michigan to reverse loss of license: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/retail/carvana-sues-michigan-reverse-loss-license
1:20 - How he balances dual careers
4:15 - The Four Corners Square project
6:25 - How he has learned so much in his 20s.
8:50 - What he sees as the future of retail
10:05 - What is coming next and how he blends his interests in medical and real estate
12:15- How to bring creative development from downtown to the suburbs
13:40 - How he balances working with his father
16:20 - How he handles when his careers are in conflict and whether he can continue to do both
18:05 - Which career is harder
18:55 - What he does in his precious free time
19:55 - What it was like to go into residency at the start of the pandemic and did he ever want to quit
23:55 - His biggest failure in business
Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast:
1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed.
2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important.
4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation.
6:15 – The one building he would want to take on.
7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development.
9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit.
11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit.
15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects.
21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer.
25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers.
30:15 – His biggest failure in business.
1:10 – Whether he always wanted to join the family business.
2:25 – What steps he is taking to make sure the family has a robust staff.
4:10 – How he handles not having elder relatives in the business and whether he’s prepping the next generation of Maibachs for the business.
9:05 – Why he loves Lego.
10:25 – His favorite project that he's worked on.
13:10 – How hard it is to innovate in the construction industry.
15:30 – How he diversifies the Barton Malow portfolio.
17:40 – How construction will change in the downtown Detroit core in the years ahead after COVID.
20:45 – Why Barton Malow employs a psychologist.
23:00 – Why Barton Malow has a chaplain program and offers grants to employees.
26:50 – How to get past the red tape in the regulatory environment.
28:55 – What his biggest failure in business was and how he overcame it.
1:05 -What it was like working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant and what he learned from that experience.
3:40 - What has changed in design and architecture throughout his three decades in the business.
6:40 -How hybrid work changes workplace designs.
11:55 - Why HED is moving to Royal Oak.
15:05 - Promoting diversity in the architecture field and what changes should be made to encourage it.
21:20 - Why he keeps a photo of the original Microsoft staff in a garage on his desk.
24:10 - Why he's a fan of independent filmmaking.
26:25 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it.
3:10 - Why he goes after public-private partnerships in his projects
5:00 - How he dealt with criticism in his Royal Oak project
6:40 - What his plans are for Birmingham development
12:35 - What other areas he feels are ripe for development
13:55 - The status of United Wholesale grocery
15:20 - How being an immigrant impacts his business philosophy
16:55 - What it was like working with his father and whether his daughters will join the business
21:00 - Why he's selling his family's $10 million estate in San Diego
23:20 - His politics and why he keeps an open mind
26:45 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it
Today’s guests are Lynnette Boyle and Michael Martorelli of Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions. The firm has residential and commercial properties throughout Detroit, including the Guardian Building, The Marygrove Campus and The Obama Building. After a career that included time with Kirco, Farbman Group, Sterling Group and Bedrock, Lynnette formed Beanstalk in 2016, focusing on property management and brokerage. Recently, Beanstalk joined with Center City Properties to create a multi-family housing division. Michael is the new director of sales and leasing for that side of the business.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the past week.
Inside its 26th-floor offices at the Fisher Building, Christman Company has a special souvenir that hangs on the wall with ties to an iconic moment of political history.
Joe Luther, vice president and general manager of Southeast Michigan Operations, spilled the beans during this week’s podcast of how Christman ended up with a piece of the platform where then-president Barack Obama stood during his first inauguration in 2009.
“We’ve got one of the pieces of plywood actually in the Fisher Building… come down to the office and see where Obama stood,” he said. “Two little Sharpie half circles that say left and right. It’s just exciting to have that piece where he stood that day.”
It’s long been known that the Lansing-based general contracting firm builds the platform used by the incoming president at inaugurations in Washington D.C. – they did it for Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013, for Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.
And they plan to bid again in two years. The whole platform is wood, and several pieces get saved and reused for later years. But for that one piece, it has a place of honor on the wall in Luther’s boss’s office.
“That team out there really enjoys that project. It’s a smaller project for that region, but a really exciting, high-profile project. And I think they’ve got the method now pretty well licked,” he said. “There’s a short time to set it up and a short time to tear it down. And we’re certainly excited to be a part of it.”
Christman, which was founded in 1894 and has been doing business in Michigan for more than 100 years, has plenty of other projects closer to home. They include the renovation of the Michigan Central Station in Corktown, the Accident Fund national headquarters in Lansing, multiple Detroit Public Schools projects and the redevelopment of the GSA Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit.
Luther has been with the company since 2008 and said it has grown from 300 employees to almost a thousand across the country during that time. He spoke to Crain’s about:
1:25 - His career trajectory and how Christman Co. has changed over time
2:25 - How they are handling labor shortages
3:25 - What is being done to bring new people into the trades
7:30 – Overcoming rising building costs
9:30 – Delayed projects
10:40 – Handling union battles
11:50 – Other challenges in the industry
12:40 – How they choose their projects
14:25 – If preservation strategy in Detroit needs to change
16:15 – Christman’s tie to the presidential election and a very special souvenir
18:05 – Why going after clients is more important than projects
20:15 – How to promote diversity in the construction industry
22:25 – The importance of mentorship
23:35 – Life outside of work
24:25 – His biggest failure and how he overcame it
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
What we talked about:
2:00 - The state of McKinley and how the business has changed over 30 years
3:05 -Why they are staying in the workforce housing market
4:40 - Why they won't be expanding to regions outside of Ann Arbor and Orlando
12:40 - How they handle rising rents
14:00 - How to improve affordable housing
16:50 - How they retain staffers
18:10 - What they are doing for a succession plan
18:55 - What it was like coming to the U.S as a refugee
19:55 - His management style and how he uses social media
22:15 - His biggest mistake in business and how he overcame it
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Monique Becker and Elyse Wolf call each other "sisters since four."
They went to school together and live together. And in the last five years, the two have navigated the challenges of parlaying a lifelong friendship into a business partnership. It hasn't always been easy.
"The work never ends," says Becker. "It's really hard to have any types of boundaries."
"We definitely have other friends who have to remind us to pump the breaks on things," added Wolf.
The 28-year-olds are now developing properties into multi-unit housing and Airbnb properties in Detroit while doing their own general contracting and management through their company Mona Lisa Living. They've also purchased an 11-acre property near Mackinaw City with a lake which they plan to turn into an elevated camp and cabin experience.
"It just kind of started from that idea of really wanting a place to be able to go and rest our minds and be creative and just explore Northern Michigan," Wolf said.
Listen for more on:
1:25 - Challenges of going into business with your friend
3:20 - Dividing the workload
4:35 - Getting help from family
6:30 - Why they rebranded
7:30 - Why they chose to develop in the Virginia Park neighborhood
9:10 - What it's like to renovate and live in a duplex
10:35 - Why co-living spaces and equitable development are important to them
13:45 - How to overcome financing issues
17:15 - How their vision has changed for their company
19:15 - Why they are expanding to Up North
25:15 - Challenges of being young women in a field dominated by older men
29:15 - Their biggest mistake in business
Kerry Duggan and Jonathan Overpeck talk with Crain’s Executive Editor Kelley Root about UM’s new SEAS Sustainability Clinic in Detroit aimed at combating the effects of climate change, including residential flooding.
Trevor Lauer, president and COO of DTE Electric, speaks with Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee about work to reduce power outages, warnings from some about power shortages this summer and the future of green energy technologies.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root talks with Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power about the importance of engaging young people in philanthropy, her impressions of metro Detroit and her goals for the organization.
Bob Riney considered pursuing the permanent CEO job at Henry Ford Health. He tells Crain’s on our Mackinac Policy Conference podcast about why he didn’t.
Ric Devore, the new president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, talks to Crain’s Managing Editor Michae Lee about jumping from finance to foundations – and succeeding a legend.
Peter Quigley, president and CEO of Troy-based Kelly Services, spoke with Crain’s Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl about the labor shortage, how long it will last and what long-term impact it will have on industries from manufacturing to health care. The exodus of nurses from the profession in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelming hospitals is symbolic of what the coronavirus crisis did generally to the job market. The impact on health care has been a shortage of nurses, but at the same time, Quigley said, the company has seen improved fill rates of substitute teachers as nurses flock to other professions.
Hayley Murphy, director and CEO of the Detroit Zoological Society and Detroit Zoo, spoke with Crain’s Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl at the Mackinac Policy Conference about adjusting to the role she took on a little more than six months ago. Murphy, the first female CEO of the zoo, said she has a lot on her plate as its new leader, including opening the Belle Isle Nature Center by early or mid-July and moving forward on the Great Lakes Center for Nature in Macomb County, which was stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Simon Whitelock, president of ITC Michigan, talks with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about how the Novi-based electric transmission company hardens its grid against major weather events and the odds of electric demand outstripping supply this summer.
David Parent, managing principal for the Deloitte LLP’s Michigan practice, talks with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about the future of office work and his own company’s big downtown office move.
Quentin Messer, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., chats with Crain's Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl about luring large investments to the state after losing a recently announced Stellantis EV battery plant to Indiana.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks about bringing jobs to Detroit, environmental issues at the new Stellantis plant on the city’s east side, and how his administration is making sure residents are benefitting from development.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Jeffrey Donofrio, president and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan, talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Arn Tellem, vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons and chairman of the Mackinac Policy Conference, talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Garrick Rochow, CEO of Consumers Energy, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Sandy Pierce, senior vice president of Huntington Bank, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Awenate Cobbina, CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Rainy Hamilton Jr., is captivated by trains — so much so that he has transformed the basement of his English Tudor home in Detroit's University District to make room for a massive model train setup.
Trains are colorful, he says. They move people and goods. And they are always going somewhere.
"I'm tempted to actually write a song or a poem in terms of what is the attraction to model railroading," he said. "People that know me have come to listen to the sound of the train whistle..."
Hamilton's career is definitely on track these days, with his architecture firm Hamilton Anderson Associates having a hand in one of the largest projects in the city, the Hudson's site development, as well as smaller efforts like The Hamilton apartments, his firm's building at Harmonie Park and the Motown Museum expansion, among others.
Hamilton was born, raised, and educated in Detroit – and built his business here in the city. He’s a graduate of Cass Tech and The University of Detroit Mercy. His firm, started in 1992, is one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S. He is committed to sustainable architecture and planning projects — and he’s remained committed to building up his hometown and preserving its history.
He never wanted to leave the city where he was born.
"I'm glad I didn't leave," he said, "because adding to that lifelong knowledge of Detroit just added to our ability to craft design solutions for any project that occurs in the city."
Listen in to hear Hamilton talk about:
1:30 - Updates on his current projects
4:25- Trends he has seen in workspace design after the pandemic
6:35 - Diversifying the field of architecture
10:30 - Keeping local jobs with local firms
14:05 - His passion for model railroading and opening his hobby store
16:40 - Why he stayed in Detroit and what he sees in his hometown
19:50 - His favorite projects
21:35 - How he found his dream home
23:30 - Succession planning
24:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it
25:10 - How he came up with one of the catchiest political slogans in Michigan
We are joined by the family behind Friedman Real Estate. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, the firm handles brokerage, property management, construction and design services in metro Detroit and around the country. It’s all led by patriarch David Friedman – the co-founder, president, and CEO – whose company’s portfolio includes more than 15 million square feet of commercial space and more than 13,000 multi-family units. We’re also joined by his sons Jared, the senior managing director, and Jordan, a managing director. Together they are responsible for properties like the Galleria Officentre complex in Southfield, Oakland Technology Park in Auburn Hills, North Troy Corporate Park and the Arboretum Office Park in Farmington Hills among others.
Sonya Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit, a real estate and housing development company. Prior to that, she served as senior advisor to Detroit’s emergency manager, helping guide the city though its municipal bankruptcy. Through the years she’s been an investment banker, attorney, teacher and a member of the Detroit Public School’s Board of Education. We’re also joined by Amin Irving, the founder, president and CEO of Ginosko Development Company, a Novi-based company focused on affordable housing. Before that, he was a data analyst working for a Medicaid HMO. He’s also a recovering investment banker.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business reporter Jay Davis talks to Ben Blankenship and Arin Rentz of Robotic Precision Therapy about their experience finding the right space for their business.
Our guest this week has spent over 40 years at Southfield-based apartment company Village Green. Diane Batayeh is one of only a half-dozen women in the top executive role among the largest apartment management companies in the country. As CEO, she oversees client services and property management of a $10 billion portfolio of about 43,000 apartments nationwide. She rose through the company’s ranks, starting out as a part-time leasing agent in 1980 while she attended the University of Michigan. Over the years, she’s worked in the company’s investment, development, finance and construction businesses, as well as in other roles in management.
Kevin Johnson is a leader in the world of economic development. He has 30 years of experience creating jobs and spearheading capital investment with stints in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Johnson has been serving as the CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation since June 2018, and during that time, he has focused on access, inclusion and financial growth for Detroit businesses big and small. Most recently, he played an integral part in bringing Fiat Chrysler’s $4.5 billion plant investment to Detroit and, with it, thousands of jobs.
Small Business Spotlight host Jay Davis talks to longtime accountant Jamie Lopiccolo about what small business owners need to look out for as they file their taxes this year.
Antoine Bryant is a relative newcomer to the city of Detroit, but he’s no stranger to community engagement, housing development and urban planning. He has more than 25 years of experience in planning and design, development and empowerment across the U.S. He comes to us from Houston where he lived for 15 years and advocated for new development in underserved communities. He arrived here last summer following a national search, and he’s currently making strides as the director of planning and development for the city of Detroit.
Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about stories from the March 14, 2022, issue of Crain's Detroit Business.
Podcast: A Detroit business owner shares her story of taking over a family business and why it’s important to build on a legacy. Listen at crainsdetroit.com/podcasts.
Kirk Pinho and Arielle discuss the trends in the commercial/industrial real estate world with Susan Harvey, senior vice president of Ashley Capital.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Cooking with Que owner Quiana Broden talks to Crain's Detroit Business reporter Jay Davis how she has used social media platforms to grow her business and community.
During an interview with Crain's reporters, Peter Cummings, executive chairman and CEO of Detroit-based The Platform LLC, said his company and other members of the iconic New Center area high-rise's ownership group have been interviewing prospective buyers the past two weeks and expect to finalize which one moves forward to put the property under contract and enter due diligence. In addition to the Fisher Building, Cummings also discussed the state of the residential market, his company's ups and downs since its inception, and the state of Opportunity Zone financing, among other issues.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Guy Gordon on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Guy Gordon on WJR AM 760 about Crain's coverage this week.
Crain's Executive Editor Kelley Root talks with WJR AM 760's Paul W. Smith about stories of the week.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Guy Gordon on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about top stories from Crain's.
Laura Grannemann, vice president of the Rocket Community Fund and interim executive director of the Gilbert Family Foundation, talks with Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert plans to spend $500 million over ten years on philanthropic initiatives in Detroit. Grannemann spoke to Livengood during Day 3 of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviews Michigan Health & Hospital CEO Brian Peters and outgoing Senior Executive Vice President Chris Mitchell at the Mackinac Policy Conference about current hospital staff shortages amid a fourth surge in new cases of COVID-19.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviews David Parent, Michigan managing partner of Deloitte, on Sept. 22 at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviewed Michigan Economic Development Corp. CEO Quentin Messer Jr. on Day 3 of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviewed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Day 3 of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
John Rakolta Jr., chairman of Detroit-based construction giant Walbridge, and his daughter, Lauren, CEO of DFM Solutions, talked with Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood about their family business and John Rakolta’s experience as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates under former President Donald Trump.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviews Marathon refinery General Manager Dave Leaver on Day 2 of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference.
Conrad Mallett Jr., deputy mayor of Detroit, talks to Crain’s City Hall reporter Annalise Frank
Crain’s City Hall reporter Annalise Frank interviews Detroit Future City CEO Anika Goss on Day 2 of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviews Bollinger Motors CEO Robert Bollinger on Day 2 of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Detroit Chief Financial Officer Jay Rising talks with City Hall reporter Annalise Frank about the city’s finances 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic. Frank interviewed Rising at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviews HAP President and CEO Michael Genord on Sept. 20 at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s reporter Annalise Frank interviews Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Day 2 of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviews DTE Energy Vice Chairman Dave Meador about workforce development issues and the summer of power outages from severe weather on Day 2 of the Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviews Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II on Sept. 20 at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Crain’s Reporter Annalise Frank interviews University of Detroit Mercy President Antoine Garibaldi on Sept. 20 at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference on the Grand Hotel’s front porch.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviews Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow on Sept. 20 at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
Sponsored by the Joyce Foundation: Jim Kirk with Joyce Foundation president on Michigan priorities
As part of our Mackinac Policy Conference podcast series, Crain’s Group Publisher Jim Kirk sits down with Joyce Foundation president and board member Ellen Alberding about the foundation’s mission to advance racial equity in Michigan.
Crain’s Senior Editor Chad Livengood interviews Brad Williams, vice president of government affairs for the Detroit Regional Chamber, at the Great Turtle Brewery & Distillery on Mackinac Island ahead of the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, which runs Sept. 20-23.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about stories from this week's issue of Crain's.
Michael Lee on WJR: The outdoor economy | RV boom hits some roadblocks | No-fault's knock-on effects
Michael Lee talks with Guy Gordon on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's edition of Crain's Detroit Business.
Crain's Detroit Business reporter Annalise Frank and Senior Editor Chad Livengood talk with WDET's Stephen Henderson about whether Detroit is ready to resume paying its full pensions in two years.
Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee discusses stories from the April 12 issue of Crain's with Guy Gordon on WJR 760 AM.
Katharine Strunk, an education policy professor at Michigan State University, speaks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how low-performing schools in the Michigan Department of Education's Partnership Districts have struggled to turnaround because of high rates of teacher turnover — and what can be done to rectify the problem.
Before the pandemic, Bosch North America Senior Vice President of Human Resources Charlie Ackerman's team was busy building a ground-up apprenticeship program to grow talent within the industrial automation and automotive mobility tech supplier's ranks. For the past year, Ackerman's work has shifted toward a new reality: The majority of the company's 3,000 employees in Farmington Hills and Plymouth don't want to come back to the office five days a week after a year of working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. That's caused Ackerman to devote his attention to a culture shift within Bosch where employee supervision is less about physically seeing them working and more about seeing results. Ackerman spoke with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood for this interview.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root and WJR's Paul W. Smith discuss the top stories from this week's issue of Crain's.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee talks with Guy Gordon on WJR about stories from the March 1 issue of Crain's.
Crain's Executive Editor Kelley Root talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about the week's top stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Kevin Fischer, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and NAMI board Vice President Emily Kieliszewski about issues about accessing care in Michigan's patchwork mental health system. Read more about mental health policy issues in this month's edition of Crain's Forum at crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum.
Michael Lee talks with WJR's Guy Gordon about the stories in this week's issue of Crain's Detroit Business.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood speaks with Stephen Henderson on WDET's "Detroit Today" about why Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey's unchecked use of misogynist and xenophobic language and peddling of debunkable conspiracy theories has quickly become a black eye for the Michigan business community's long-stated goal of making our politics more civil. Read Chad's column under the Voice section at crainsdetroit.com.
Michael Lee talks with Guy Gordon on WJR about this week's issue of Crain's Detroit Business.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Jon Kramer, president of OHM Advisors, a Livonia-based architecture, planning and engineering firm, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about his career rise in the firm from intern to equity partner and president. He also discussed the firm's work on a $100 million rehabilitation of 8 Mile Road and the need for greater investment in underground and above ground infrastructure.
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Kevin Dietz on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood and freelance journalist Anna Clark talked with WDET's Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today" about their examination and personal experience with the fragile direct care worker industry to provide nursing and home health care services to the elderly, aging and disabled residents of Michigan.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Dec. 7 issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with WDET's Stephen Henderson about how a special deal for a small number of influential Michigan school districts in 1993 makes education funding equity a difficult public policy achievement in 2020. Read more about K-12 education funding equity in this month's edition of Crain's Forum at crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum
Crain's Detroit Business Group Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Dick Haefner on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Those stories include a close-up look at Michigan's volunteer army of contact tracers, the future of the Dream Cruise now that the "official" part of it has been canceled, and a look at business in Sault Ste. Marie.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood spoke with Guy Gordon on WJR AM 760 about changes to Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law that takes effect in July.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood speaks with WDET's Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today" about the state of coronavirus pandemic in Michigan and the ensuing political battle between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature over managing the public health crisis.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue and the website.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
DTE Energy Co. Executive Chairman Gerry Anderson has been convening a group business leaders from Michigan's largest corporates to share best practices and strategies for responding to the coronavirus outbreak. Business Leaders for Michigan, which Anderson is chairman of, has published guide book documents for Michigan companies to use to navigate everything from cleaning facilities to internal communications with employees. Anderson talked to Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the effort on Thursday, March 19.
Veteran metro Detroit business turnaround and financial consultant Pat O'Keefe talked with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about strategies for Michigan businesses to survive the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue and the website. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with WDET's Stephen Henderson about his interview with Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert, more than eight months after Gilbert suffered a debilitating stroke. The interview aired live on Feb. 17 on WDET's "Detroit Today." Gilbert is the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans and owner of Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team.
Read more about the stories here:
- The day everything changed: Dan Gilbert opens up on his stroke recovery
- Building Hudson's tower is Gilbert's ‘No. 1 priority' after recovery
- Transcript: Dan Gilbert on life after a stroke, underpaid nurses and his Hudson's skyscraper (subscriber exclusive)
- Art Van said to explore sale, possible bankruptcy; founding family may be in negotiations
Quicken Loans chairman Dan Gilbert granted Crain's his first interview since suffering a stroke in late May that caused temporary paralysis in the left side of his body. Gilbert spoke with Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee and Senior Editor Chad Livengood for this exclusive interview. This interview has been edited for clarity.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood speaks with WDET's Stephen Henderson about how Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature's reforms of Michigan's auto insurance law are taking shape ahead of July 1, when the new law goes into effect.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with Stephen Henderson on WDET's "Detroit Today" about how a proposal to issue bond debt to fund Michigan's school employee pension fund could free up money for classroom instruction and be linked to a bigger deal between Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-controlled Legislature over long-term road funding.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Auto Club Group CEO Joseph Richardson Jr. talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood on the Crain's Conversations podcast about the Dearborn-based property-casualty insurer and travel club's merger with AAA Carolinas and how Michigan's AAA insurer is preparing for major changes to the state's no-fault auto insurance law.
Melissa Osborn, a regulatory affairs specialist at the Michigan Credit Union League, is the third woman who works in and around the state Capitol to accuse state Sen. Peter Lucido of workplace sexual harassment. She talked about experience on WDET's "Detroit Today" along with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood, who wrote about Osborn's allegations. They talked with WDET's Stephen Henderson.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer talks about this week's top stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood discusses his report on the City of Flint's financial outlook and underfunded pension system on WDET's "Detroit Today" with host Stephen Henderson.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with Stephen Henderson on WDET's "Detroit Today" show about how the innovation center and satellite campus the University of Michigan wants to build in downtown Detroit could help the city lure and retain talent for business and population growth.
Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Henry Ford Health system physician Rana Awdish, M.D., speaks on her experience as a patient in her own hospital and what it taught her about healing in a talk at Crain's 2019 Health Care Leadership Summit.
Former Aetna Inc. CEO Mark Bertolini on how fixing the health care system starts far outside the hospital doors.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood spoke with WDET's Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today" about his article on data center giant Switch Inc.'s request to the Legislature for additional tax breaks for its Grand Rapids-area data center and conflict it's creating with public school groups.
The State of Michigan Retirement Fund's pension account, worth more than $70 billion, ended its relationship with the investment firm of Ken Fisher in the latest backlash to offensive remarks the billionaire made last week at an investment conference. Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked about the state Treasury Department's move Monday in an interview with Kevin Dietz on WJR 760 AM.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Kevin Deitz on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Kevin Dietz on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with WJR's Guy Gordon about the $947 million in line-item vetoes that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made to a $60 billion state budget in a budgetary standoff with the Republican-controlled Legislature.
After investing more than $100 million in schools in Detroit, Michigan paving magnate Bob Thompson and his wife, Ellen, are prepared to invest $200 million more — this time for scholarships, not buildings. Crain's Senior Reporter Sherri Welch talked with Stephen Henderson on WDET about the scholarship program Thompson is creating for graduates of the University Prep charter schools he founded.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Kevin Deitz on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's reporter Annalise Frank spoke with WDET's Ryan Patrick Hooper Tuesday on "CultureShift" about a proposed ordinance in Detroit that would restrict short-term home rentals through online platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO, and the arguments for and against.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood spoke to WDET's Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today" about the longterm outlook of the City of Detroit's finances and previews the sixth annual Detroit Homecoming event this week for former metro Detroiters that is produced by Crain's Detroit Business.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Senior Reporter Dustin Walsh talked with WDET's Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today" about Troy-based Wild Bill's Tobacco getting denied licenses for 38 stores to sell medical marijuana and how Michigan's cannabis industry is starting to take shape following voter approval of recreational marijuana in 2018.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Charlie Ackerman, senior vice president of human resources at Bosch North America, spoke to Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how the industrial automation, mobility tech and household appliance company headquartered in Farmington Hills has focused on addressing its talent needs — particularly software developers — through apprenticeships and internal programs rather than seeking out workers elsewhere.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood spoke to Michigan Radio's Laura Weber-Davis on "Stateside" about his interview with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about the on-going style debate in Lansing over long-term road funding and the state budget. Story here: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/government/whitmer-im-not-married-45-cent-gas-tax-hike
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with Stephen Henderson on WDET's "Detroit Today" about this month's Crain's Forum article focused on how Michigan's tourism industry is adapting to a record number of public schools starting the school year before Labor Day. Read the article and guest columns at crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business breaking news reporter Kurt Nagl talks with Mark Lee on 910AM Superstation about the construction project impacting businesses on the Livernois "Avenue of Fashion" in northwest Detroit.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood discussed his recent article on discount retail chain Dollar General's rapid expansion into small towns across Michigan in an interview on Michigan Radio's "Stateside" program with host Lester Graham.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with syndicated radio host Michael Patrick Shiels on Michigan's Big Show about how the long-term financing for the state's teacher pension fund got drawn into the state's long-running debate over better funding roads and bridges.
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Enbridge's Line 5 | Mass transit in metro Detroit by Crain's Detroit Business
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with WJR's Guy Gordon about why Michigan's so-called "skin in the game" payments from Medicaid recipients have failed to materialize as legislators envisioned in 2013 when they created the Healthy Michigan program.
Crain's article: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum/chasing-dollar-bills-medicaid-cost-share-payments-fail-materialize
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Dave Akerly on 1320AM in Lansing about a proposal developed by West Michigan businessmen for the state to issue $10 billion in bonds for the school employee pension fund to free up nearly $1 billion in cash that could be used for road-funding. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is dismissing the plan, noting a similar pension debt plan was pitched to former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Enbridge Energy CEO Al Monaco talked Friday with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the Calgary company's Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac and its proposed tunnel under the waterway to house the pipeline. Monaco was in Detroit on Friday and the interview was recorded at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb and Andre Ash on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb and Andre Ash on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood spoke with WDET's Jake Neher on "Detroit Today" about what the new auto insurance reform law means for insurers, hospitals and medical providers, employers that provide their employees health insurance and the average motorist.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley and Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Carolyn Wilson, chief operating officer of Beaumont Health, discusses the potential impact of a new auto insurance fee schedule for the suburban Detroit hospital system under the no-fault insurance reform legislation Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wrapped up her first Mackinac Policy Conference as governor Friday morning by discussing with reporters the state budget and road funding talks with lawmakers, the impact of the auto insurance law she signed Thursday and Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline.
Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee interviews Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel on the ongoing debate about road funding in Michigan, how he’d change the funding model, what he thinks of the odds of a deal this year and Macomb County’s new tool to view the status of any road in the county.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Sherri Welch interviews Skillman Foundation CEO Tonya Allen at the Mackinac Policy Conference about early education and literacy issues in Detroit and statewide, as well as the development of a possible Wayne County millage for funding after-school programs.
Jared Fleisher, vice president of governmental affairs for Quicken Loans, speaks to Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood about the Detroit-based online mortgage company’s lobbying efforts in the passage of no-fault auto insurance reform and how Dan Gilbert’s family of companies will get involved in pushing for a resolution in Lansing on road funding.
Crain’s Detroit Business Senior Reporter Sherri Welch interviews Detroit Regional Partnership CEO Barry Matherly about the new metro Detroit economic development organization’s early job-attraction work at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference.
Enbridge Energy officials Peter Holran and Ryan Duffy spoke with Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood on the engineering work the oil transportation company is putting into construction of a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac to house its Line 5 oil pipeline and ongoing negotiations with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to get authority to build the $500 million tunnel.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood interviews Grand Rapids Community College President Bill Pink and The Education Trust-Midwest Executive Director Amber Arellano about the worsening educational performance crisis in Michigan’s K-12 schools.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood interviews Brian McKinney, co-owner of Gayanga Co., a Detroit-based minority-owned construction contractor that got its start in housing demolition work and recently pivoted to general contractor work.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Sherri Welch interviews W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO La June Montgomery Tabron and Donna Murray-Brown, president and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, about the nonprofits leading a census outreach campaign in Michigan.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood interviews Dow Chemical CEO Jim Fitterling on the Midland-based company’s corporate sustainability efforts, its work on expanding recycling in select U.S. cities and his views on the need for more tax revenue to invest in Michigan’s roadways. He also discussed Dow Chemical’s recent post-merger split from DuPont and Corteva Agriscience.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood interviews newly minted Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley about his appointment as leader of the East Lansing school following the upheaval at MSU from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks to Consumers Energy Co. CEO Patti Poppe, chair of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference, about the energy company’s work to reduce emissions.
Crain’s Senior Reporters Chad Livengood and Sherri Welch talk to Delta Dental CEO Goran Jurkovic and corporate communications director Margaret Trimer about the company’s $5 million donation toward construction of a playground at the planned west riverfront park in Detroit. Detroit Riverfront Conservancy board chairman Matt Cullen joined the discussion at the Mackinac Policy Conference.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood interviewed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about the future of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline, the auto insurance reform package she plans to sign this week and her ongoing effort to get the Legislature to appropriate an extra $2.5 billion annually toward fixing Michigan’s roads.
Crain’s Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel at the Mackinac Policy Conference about the future of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline and her ongoing efforts to settle civil litigation against the state stemming from the Flint water crisis.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Chad Livengood on 910AM: No-fault insurance reform debate | GM talked to Gilbert about buying RenCen by Crain's Detroit Business
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley and Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley and Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb and Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood joined Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation as a guest co-host Monday morning, taking questions from listeners and talking about stories from the latest issue of Crain's Detroit.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top Crain's stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
A conversation with Kirk Pinho and Bill Shea on the progress (or lack thereof) of The District Detroit. Read more in a special report at https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/district-detroit-delivering
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Michael Lee on WJR: Biggest Deals in 2018 | Cobo naming-rights deal by Crain's Detroit Business
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories from the Feb. 18 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Feb. 18 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future, a nonpartisan Ann Arbor think tank, talked with Crain's Senior Reporter Chad Livengood about the leading economic metrics that show Michigan is falling behind the rest of the country in education, post-secondary degree attainment and per capita income. The interview was recorded at the Einstein Bagels coffee shop in Northville Township.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Kelly Cobb on 760AM WJR about Crain's 2018 Newsmakers.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Paul W. Smith on 760AM WJR about the inauguration of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her efforts to build bridges with Republicans who still control the state Legislature.
Crain's Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talked with Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition host Doug Tribou last week about outgoing Gov. Rick Snyder's legacy in Detroit after the city's bankruptcy and Flint after that city's lead-tainted water crisis. He was joined by Michigan Radio program director Zoe Clark.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Will Gov. Snyder sign or reject controversial 'lame duck' bills? by Crain's Detroit Business
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business reporter Chad Livengood talks to Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah about its State of the Region report.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Nov. 26 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Nov. 19 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Nov. 12 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
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Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Oct. 29 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about this week's top stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Oct. 8 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Oct. 1 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about the top story in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about Crain's top stories this week. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Cain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about a top story in Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Sept. 10 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about a top Crain's story. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on WJR AM 760 about stories in this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Aug. 27 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit reporter Chad Livengood talks with Cindy Canty on "Stateside" about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchten Whitmer's choice for running mate, Garlin Gilchrist II.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the June 11 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Aug. 13 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson talked to WJR's Paul W. Smith on Thursday about a regional CEO group and what he called its efforts to "poach" suburban employers for Detroit.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood chats with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about the primary election Tuesday.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the Aug. 6 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about top stories in Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories in the July 30 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the July 23 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about a top story this week. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories in the July 16 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about this week's news. Listen to the interview here.
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Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about this week's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer talks about top stories in this week's issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Eric Dorsch on WJR AM 760 about stories from the June 18 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the June 11 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 30 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the May 28 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
With a week to go until the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference, all eyes are metro Detroit's Big Four leaders as they continue to argue over a plan.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Steve Courtney on WJR AM 760 about stories from the May 21 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about a public-private partnership formed to tackle mobility in the city of Detroit.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the May 14 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about top stories in the May 7 issue.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 30 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's latest issue. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 23 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview and read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 16 issue. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about Crain's top stories. Listen to the interview here.
Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 9 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories.
Crain's Detroit Business Senior Reporter Chad Livengood talks with Nolan Finley on 910AM Superstation about auto insurance and mass transit in metro Detroit.