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

• $55M in redevelopment planned for Livonia sites.(Real Estate)(Phoenix Land Development plans projects)
• Day's 'lean' philosophy to face new test at Venture Holdings.(Venture Holdings' leader Joseph Day)
• A touch of the Pointes; Classic home puts real estate exec in center of his business.(Special Report)
  by Amicangelo, JoAnn
• Briefly.(U.S. architecture companies)
• Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Local execs buy ad agency from parent.(Fitch:Worldwide, Ann Arbor, Michigan executives buy assets from Cordiant Communications Group PLC; now called re:group)(Brief Article)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Clinic shut down as union vote neared.(News)(blood-plasma collection centers closed)(Brief Article)
• Picture Wings, Pistons sharing play space.(Column)(Column)
  by Kramer, Mary
• This Just In.(manufactured-home industry)
• Business groups divided over cuts to MEDC funding.(News)(Michigan Economic Development Corp.)
• Businesses push better public transit.(News)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• This just in.(multiple articles)
  by Snavely, Brett
• Eyes on Iraq; `I'd rather go with a Michigan company'.(News)
• Contrasting restaurateurs stick fork in Mt. Clemens.(Special Report)(restaruant profile, The Fondue Room)
• Metro firms maintain pay for called-up reservists.(Cover Story)
  by Sherefkin, Robert
• Patent expiration to hit MSU; Loss of $25M a year for drug spurs diversification.(Michigan State University to lose finances when patents expire)
• Courting the future; Is politics next stop for State Bar President Turner?(Cover Story; Reginald Turner, president of State Bar of Michigan)(Cover Story)
• Items for soldiers.(Rumblings; items being collected by Detroit's United Way Community Services)(Brief Article)
• Linux gaining admirers, users; Fans at Detroit area companies say it's cheaper, more stable; Microsoft disagrees.(Cover Story)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Cabela's reels in local developer to Dundee.(development in Dundee, Michigan)(Cover Story)
• Storm does $14.9M in damage, disrupts businesses.(News)(400,000 people left without power )
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Annual Meetings.(News)(list)(Calendar)
• index.(News)
• Delphi looks to fund pension plan by spinning off real estate holdings; Supplier hopes to garner $300M from REIT offering.(Cover Story)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Two projects worth $27M planned for Royal Oak.(Real Estate)(proposals chosen from Robertson Bros. & Co. and Talon Development Group Inc. )
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Visteon set to lose advantage in bidding for work from Ford.(Visteon Corp. and Ford Motor Co. management)
• Ryder ticket lottery taking shape.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
  by Deegan, Jason
• Keep their feet to the fire to get moving.(Column)(permanent casino/hotel buildings on Detroit riverfront stalled)
  by Crain, Keith
• Reginald Turner.(partner with Clark Hill PLC)
• Loss of big customer puts staffing firm Paragon into Ch. 7.(News; Paragon Professionals L.L.C.)
• About generic drugs.(U.S. Food and Drug Administration information)(Brief Article)
• Blues offer grant to study nurse shortage.(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Inc., Foundation to provide $500,000 for nonprofits, health care organizations, researchers to study nursing shortage)(Brief Article)
  by McClure, Ian
• Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
• Maybe we should lower our expectations.(Column)(today's expectations seems much higher than 30 years ago)(Column)
  by Crain, Keith
• American Axle's Dauch rewarded handsomely for company success.(News)(auto industry's top earners for 2002)
• Building vital region requires teamwork.(News)(regional cooperation)(Column)
  by Rassel, Richard
• Taubman-Simon battle employs army of high-priced advisers.(News)(Taubman Centers Inc., Simon Property Group Inc.)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Sometimes, you just want to be left alone.(News)(electronic devices combined)(Editorial)
  by Crain, Keith
• Turf wars; General Sports gets into competitive game with purchase of artificial-surface-maker.(General Sports and Entertainment L.L.C. acquires U.S. Synthetic Grass, new company named General Sports Turf)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• ArvinMeritor wins patent case; But victory may not mean rebirth of transmission system.(News)
• Real Estate One unites luxury sales under Max Broock name.(News)(Brief Article)
• Nuns keep nature in mind with work on motherhouse.(Special Report)(Brief Article)
  by Ian McClure
• Plan would gut MEDC to fund scholarships; Lawmaker proposes axing $59M from agency funding.(Cover Story)(Michigan Economic Development Corp.)(Cover Story)
  by Ankeny, Robert
• Local courses try to stay chipper after weak year.(Special Report; golf courses)
• Private investors manage for the long haul.(Opinion)
  by Ajamian, Daniel
• Business Diary.(Briefs)(includes User Solutions Inc. offers Resource Manager-DB )
• Maybe we'll cheer through the summer.(Column)(world-class sports teams)
• Blue Cross to cut benefits for its workers; Move part of plan to control costs.(Cover Story)
• Racial divisions still hang over efforts to foster cooperation.(Special Report)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Planning in Pittsburgh, Chicago has produced results.(News)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry
• Deloitte unit gets 1st woman chief; Buckles picked; Bava to take national position.(News)(Sally Buckles)
• Earnings.(News)(list of various companies' earnings)
• MSU chief is man for Iraq job.(Opinion)(president of Michigan State University, Peter McPherson)(Brief Article)
• Injury slows local pro's breakthrough.(Special Report)(Interview)
  by Deegan, Jason
• Land use requires regional cooperation.(Column)
  by Kramer, Mary
• Crain's seeks benefits vendors for buyer's guide.('Crain's Detroit Business' to publish directory)(Brief Article)
• Heavy cutting couldn't keep Big Net out of Chapter 11.(News; Big Net Holdings Inc)
• Leave MEDC funding alone.(Opinion; Michigan Economic Development Corp)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
• Employers get personal with doctors in push for more generic use.(counter-detailing practice; encouraging doctors to use generic drugs)
  by Ceniceros, Roberto
• People.(multiple industry appointments and promotions in the Detroit area)
• Barter systems put the 'trade' in trade group; Associations can provide members buying power.(News)
  by Bailey, Laura
• GigaTrans hopes to get share of wireless market.(Technology)(new wireless-service provider )
• High-tech, low-tech methods can help cut costs for training.(Special Report)
  by McClure, Ian
• Pension liabilities threaten suppliers' credit ratings.(News)
  by Sherefkin, Robert
• Ashley Capital branches out into new kinds of development.(News)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Advanced Accessory looks to acquire with new owner.(Cover Story)(Castle Harlan Inc. offers $260 mn for Advanced Accessory)
• Business Diary.(Briefs)(includes Sachse Construction named preferred contractor)
• Week in Review.(Kmart Corp. bankruptcy operations)
• No hard feelings toward the French at museum.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Saunders, Renee
• DIA looks to fill 7 top fund-raising positions; But economy could make task tricky, some say.(Detroit Institute of Arts)
• The rules of attraction; Flirting isn't so hard: A little practice can go a long way.(Special Report; hints on dating skills)(Editorial)
• E-Cognita founders to lead group at Miller, Canfield.(E-Cognita Technologies Inc.; James Simpson, Katheryne Zelenock; Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC)
  by Smith, Jennette
• DTE aims to spark growth beyond electricity.(DTE Energy Co.)
  by Lane, Amy
• Rumblings.(Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation fundraiser)
• With Rootlevel closed, Carriersnet to revise shipping-software project.(News)(Carriersnet Group Inc. to announce new strategy for $40 million Internet-based shipping software project )
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Minority-certified paper company sets up shop in Canton Twp.(News)(Brief Article)
• Dollar signs get attention as cost of growth starts to weigh; SEMCOG pushes regional view of land use.(News)(Southeast Michigan Council of Governments)
• Pulling together; Many leaders view regional thinking as imperative, but obstacles remain.(Special Report)
  by Kosdrosky, Terry

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