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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Crain's Detroit Business

• Some buyouts.(Special Report)(financial investor purchases of auto suppliers)(Brief Article)
• Unemployment higher in 2002, but rate of job loss slowed.(Cover Story)
• Small biz tentative about testing Web waters.(News)
  by Bailey, Laura
• State scrutinizing IT money; Vendors cutting costs at governor's behest.(Cover Story)
• Kmart bankruptcy slows Malan plan to sell off properties.(Special Report)(Malan Realty Investors Inc.)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Automation Alley plans Mexico City mission.(News)(trade mission for aftermarket automotive parts)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Tech park primer.(The Wayne State University Research and Technology Park)(Brief Article)
• City policy slows efforts to rehab homes.(Detroit, Michigan)
• Real Estate Briefs.
• Spy tech; Ann Arbor company rides science's next wave to create a new generation of military intelligence systems.(Special Report)(Veridian)(Company Profile)
• People.
• EMU gets $1.6M to develop military coating.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Bailey, Laura
• Truck stop; Automakers lobby to ease restrictions on trucks at border.(Cover Story)
  by Strong, Michael
• The stages of investment.(Special Report)(Brief Article)(Glossary)
• Rumblings.(includes Taubman Centers Inc. board seat may be available)
• Chamber prepares for fight over tax changes.(News)
  by Lane, Amy
• Moving from one product was their prize.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
• Far from battle, TACOM is very much involved.(News)(Tank-automotive and Armaments Command)
  by Strong, Michael
• Learning to lead; Military lessons help decorated veteran succeed.(News)(Biography)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Security companies expect war to increase business.(News)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• High stakes; Financial players bring capital, but automakers worry investors are are only interested in quick fix.(Special Report)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• We're going to need to do more with less.(balancing the state budget)(Column)
  by Crain, Keith
• Manpower juggles some of its own.(News)(Brief Article)
• Clinics for uninsured needed.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
• Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
• Renaissance hopes $20M primes pump; Group looks to spur residential growth.(Detroit Renaissance Inc.)
• Vivian Carpenter.(profile of Atwater Entertainment L.L.C. president)(Brief Article)
• Granholm targets public-relations, marketing contracts.(News)
• Maybe it's time to batten down the hatches.(uncertainties of US economy in 2003)(Column)
  by Crain, Keith
• Red alert could halt Red Wings, others.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ankeny, Robert
• This Just In.
• Borders: New stores, efficiencies help improve financial picture; Chain saw fewer shoppers, but those who came spent more.(News)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Plymouth land rising again as residential; Developers seek old industrial sites.(Real Estate)
  by Bailey, Laura
• Week In Review.(Review)(Kmart Corp settles with Fleming Companies Inc.; former Kmart executives face fraud charges; extortion charges against Wayne County and Detroit Metropolitan Airport official and his wife; other news briefs; also obituaries)
• Art work; Cultural institutions look to advertising, collaboration to survive in tough times.(News)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Hospitals' losses total $54.4M; Pension woes, Medicaid cuts contribute to struggle.(News)
  by Merx, Katie
• '84 success pitched to connect with Tiger fans; Marketing shifts to nostalgia.(Cover Story)
• Broadband agency makes its first loan.(News)(Michigan Broadband Development Authority approves its first loan; discusses agency move)
  by Lane, Amy
• Week in Review.(Review)(local briefs)
• Airlines: War, attack would be death knell.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Strong, Michael
• War Stories.(News)(Detroit Public Television uses British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. coverage of Iraq War )
• Ex-Breed exec sues automakers, suppliers over sensor patent.(News)(David Breed, Automotive Technologies International Inc. claim patent infringement)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Coupon mailer raises banner with an Innovative acquisition.(News)(Marketshare Inc. acquires Innovative Media L.L.C.)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Banning smoking in public makes sense.(Opinion)
  by Ruckdeschel, John
• People.
• Business dodges budget ax; But fee hikes, tax moves raise concerns.(News)(Michigan state budget)
  by Lane, Amy
• Week in Review.(briefs)
• Streetscapes to be improved.(In Detroit)(Brief Article)
• Musical cases.(News)(Brief Article)
• Win a trade-mission trip.(Brief Article)
• Battle to buy Taubman may include proxy fight.(Cover Story)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Lutz Capital becomes arm of iCap Realty Advisors.(News)
  by Smith, Jennette
• DMC casts wide net in search for solutions to finance woes.(News)
  by Merx, Katie
• Find new home in an old building.(Opinion)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
• Masco to pay $55M-plus to settle lawsuit over sealant problems.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Strong, Michael
• Brick by brick; Foundations, corporations take up slack in pushing redevelopment.(News)
  by Ankeny, Robert
• State of the arts.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Smith, Jennette
• How they did it.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Bailey, Laura
• MSX hopes $15M spent to cut costs brings profit; Aims to save $18M in 2002.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Week in Review.(briefs)
• Lengthy war could bring more budget trouble to Lansing.(News)(Lansing, Michigan)
  by Lane, Amy
• The war at the water cooler; Flood of news is a distraction to employees.(Cover Story)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• More fly charter, wing it themselves.(Special Report)(executives charter planes)
  by Strong, Michael
• Ailing Wellness Plan considers job cuts; HMO loses $8 million, 17,410 members.(News)
  by Merx, Katie
• Editor's Note: Calling all readers...(Special Report)(Brief Article)
• SAE convention lures back several big auto suppliers (Society of Automotive Engineers).(News)
• Flurry of developments reshaping Ypsilanti area.(Real Estate)
  by Bailey, Laura
• Catuity starts reaping loyalty-card rewards.(News)(revenue data)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Bankruptcies.(Public Notice)
• Lions still working out stadium financing.(Detroit Lions say they are close to getting permanent financing)
  by Ankeny, Robert
• Where to find an engineer?(Nissan is building up its engineering staff)(Brief Article)
• Briefly.(Brief Article)
• Rumblings.
• Taubman CEO: We usually outcompete Simon.(News)
  by Snavely, Brent
• South Oakland loses its top advocate.(L. Brooks Patterson)(Column)
  by Kramer, Mary
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Farmer Jack closings join job reductions; Local HQ gets thinner.(News)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Lyon Twp. apple orchard eyed for $70M development.(News)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Talented work force credited for right ideas.(Special Report)
• This Just In.(Norwest Airlines cuts flight schedule; Taubman Centers Inc. litigation over restructuring; CMS Energy asks for more time on financing; other news briefs)
  by Strong, Michael

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