Wayne County

EPA grant to help assess 32 potentially contaminated sites in Detroit

05/21/13 The Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has received a $600,000 federal grant to assess the sites, mostly contaminated from years of commercial and industrial use, in southwest Detroit.

Crain's week in news, May 11-17: Beaumont-Henry Ford merger, Papa Joe's in Detroit, Rossetti moving to downtown

05/18/13 Five Beaumont clinical chiefs asked the hospital system's board to reconsider the proposed merger with Henry Ford; Papa Joe's will bring not one, but two, gourmet markets to downtown Detroit; architectural firm Rossetti is moving to the Federal Reserve Building.

RUMBLINGS: Pay-station snafu drives free parking

05/12/13 Visitors to downtown Detroit, around Wayne State University, Henry Ford Hospital and other spots, have been getting a spring gift: a pay-station holiday.

Fewer construction projects this year, but commuters still face barrels

05/12/13 As Michigan's weather improves, metro Detroit commuters are faced with a new season of headache-inducing road construction.

M1 Rail bids ready to leave the station

05/12/13 Organizers of the M1 Rail streetcar system plan to award the primary contract to design and build the $137 million transit line in less than two weeks.

Crain's week in news, May 4-10: Several B Spot Burgers coming to Mich.; Dave and Chuck the Freak headed to WRIF; Ford sponsor of fireworks

05/11/13 Warren-based Crown Group was announced as being acquired by a group of investors; Ford will take over as title sponsor of the annual fireworks in downtown Detroit; the Lions signed "Ziggy" Ansah and eight other draft picks; and a cargo container intended to be a demonstration of a hotel lobby was dropped at Eastern Market.

RUMBLINGS: Schlichting to talk shop at White House

04/28/13  Nancy Schlichting has been invited to the White House on Tuesday to meet with the Obama administration's top two health care leaders to discuss the impact of health care reform and federal budget cuts on safety net organizations.

CALENDAR

04/28/13  Business Connections: Be Effective, Not Just Efficient. 7:30-9 a.m. Michigan Works – Oakland County; HR Solutions Group; Pure Michigan – State of Michigan Workforce Development Agency, Veterans' Services Division. With Alicia Funk, associate, Somerset Lending Corp., Rochester. JVS, Southfield. Free. Contact: Liz Rivard, (248) 233-4481; email: erivard@jvsdet.

Outstate universities launch Detroit satellites, plan outreach

04/28/13 Several new office leases and building purchases inside Detroit by outstate universities are part of a growing focus on the city and its public and charter schools as a driver of new student enrollment amid a falling state population.

Crain's week in news, April 20-26: Bing takes step toward 2nd term, Henry Ford WB exec resigns, Entertainment Pubs sold to founder's son

04/27/13 Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital CEO Garard van Grinsven resigns, Entertainment Publications' sale to the founder's son goes through, the Masonic Temple makes payments to stop foreclosure and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing takes the first step toward a bid for re-election.

Ex-airport CEO: Vindicated by dismissal ruling

04/27/13 The former chief of Detroit Metropolitan Airport says a ruling by an arbitrator that she was wrongly fired is vindication. Turkia Mullin told reporters Friday at her attorney's office in Bloomfield Hills that the Airport Authority Board was wrong to fire her in 2011 and in the manner in which she lost her job.

Oakland drops chamber support over CON position

04/21/13 Oakland County is withdrawing its support on July 1 for the Detroit Regional Chamber's Detroit Regional Prosperity Campaign to court economic development -- largely because the chamber opposes legislation that would allow McLaren Health Care to open an Independence Township hospital.

Public, private groups unite to keep crowds safe

04/21/13 Even before tragedy struck last week in Boston, Detroit's private sector was teaming up with local, county, state and federal agencies to improve public safety in downtown Detroit with a sophisticated neighborhood watch approach dubbed "Project Lighthouse." The private sector in Detroit is working with local law enforcement and the feds on efforts to button up large-scale outdoor events, plus measures to keep everyday life in the city's core safer.

Budget fears force design revamp for Wayne jail

04/14/13 Construction of the new Wayne County Consolidated Jail has slowed as cost overruns have forced design firms back to the drawing board to find a way to stay within the project's $220 million budget.

Suits seen as unlikely roadblocks to bridge

04/14/13 Legal challenges thrown up to block a second Detroit River bridge are more speed bumps than roadblocks, at least according to Gov. Rick Snyder.

KEITH CRAIN: Maybe we can get a two-for-one sale

04/14/13 The more everyone takes a look at the finances of Wayne County, it becomes pretty obvious that they are way over their heads as well.

M1 Rail adds to executive staff; construction set for summer start

04/07/13 The $137 million M1 Rail streetcar effort is filling out its executive staff as the project prepares to begin construction on Detroit's Woodward Avenue this summer.

KEITH CRAIN: Let's just call it Grand Theft Auto

04/07/13 Last week, I was invited to a press event to introduce a new sports car. Unfortunately, this company has adopted the name "Detroit Electric," an old name last used decades ago.

New home permits up 46 percent in metro Detroit

04/02/13 New home permits rose by 46 percent in February over a year ago in four metro Detroit counties, according to the West Bloomfield Township-based Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan.

Romulus council asks mayor to resign amid probe

04/02/13 The Romulus City Council is asking the city's mayor to resign following a state police search of his home.

Change quickens: Gilbert's downtown plan

03/31/13 God may have created the Earth in just six days, but Dan Gilbert plans to fundamentally transform downtown Detroit by the end of 2015 with a united front of government officials and business leaders, an expedited permitting process and less red tape.

Jobs growth in health care may be false positive

03/31/13 When Michigan's state government -- responding to the steady hemorrhage of manufacturing jobs in the 2000s -- launched its No Worker Left Behind program, it wanted to channel displaced workers into the knowledge economy.

Crain's week in the news, March 23-29: Dan Gilbert, David Whitney Building, Verlander's big contract, Kevyn Orr on the job

03/30/13 Dan Gilbert shared his "placemaking" vision for Detroit's central corridor, construction got under way at the David Whitney Building in Detroit, the Tigers' Justin Verlander signed a $140 million contract extension and Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr dug in during his first week on the job.

State police search home of Romulus mayor

03/26/13 State police say they've searched the home of the Romulus mayor as part of an ongoing public corruption investigation. The search began Monday night at the home of Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert.

KEITH CRAIN: The indictments shouldn't be over yet

03/24/13 After the former mayor was convicted along with his merry band of thieves, most folks felt that all was said and done and now there is a lesson for future politicians to toe the line or else. A great deterrent to make sure they stayed honest.