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Mary Kramer on WJR: Slow business mail delivery | COVID-19 survivors' complications | Nonprofits offer 'school day' support | Cool places to work

Michael Lee on WJR: Marijuana sales soar | Quicken Loans goes public | What's Next

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Nonprofit CEO compensation growth stalls | East Jefferson corridor plans | Hope for Midtown Target | DCFC selling stake to fans

Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Michael Lee on WJR: Re-examining police residency rules | Tigers' home opener | Brownfield incentives slow to take off

Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Business travel coming back | The Henry Ford battles shortfall | Tigers aim to salvage season | Mortgage competition heats up

Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Michael Lee on WJR: What Gilbert's Rocket Companies IPO reveals about worth, plans

Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Dick Haefner on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Mary Kramer on WJR: COVID-19 contact tracing, the 'canceled' Dream Cruise and a trip to the Upper Peninsula

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: Tough time to find workers | Rocket Mortgage Classic sees opportunity in sports vacuum | Health systems get $4.4 billion in relief funds

Mary Kramer on WJR: Deserted office districts | Will Beaumont merger lead to expansion? | What new visitors bureau leader faces

Michael Lee on WJR: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace | Quicken Loans going public? | Mall giant pulls plug on merger

Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Nonprofits face new crisis | Mortgage firms hiring thousands | From protests to action

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 WJR: Why Michigan auto insurance agents are selling extra liability coverage for new no-fault policies

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: No-fault auto reform law to take effect | Startup execs adapt | Belfor cleans up

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Push for outdoor dining | Retailers reopen in Michigan | Loves furniture lays out new strategy

Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Michael Lee on WJR: Returning to work | A look inside Lear's restart | Trump to tour Ypsilanti plant

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Unemployment trust fund could be drained

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 WDET: Epic power struggle in Lansing over emergency powers during coronavirus pandemic

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: Day care conundrum | Push for more COVID-19 data from nursing homes

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Managing a workforce in crisis | Higher ed takes big financial hit

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: How coronavirus twisted the food chain | Backlash over failures on loan program for small businesses

Crain's Detroit Business Managing Editor Michael Lee chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Hospitals brace for worst | Surge in unemployment filings | Health care reporter Jay Greene's COVID-19 test

Mary Kramer on WJR: Execs advise Whitmer on economy | Construction nonessential?

Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Michael Lee on WJR: Auto show canceled | Elslander bids for Art Van brand | Suppliers make medical devices

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Whitmer weighs stay-at-home order

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's Gerry Anderson, other Michigan CEOs put together coronavirus crisis playbook

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 effor...

Coronavirus crisis: Financial consultant Pat O'Keefe’s strategies for Michigan businesses to survive the economic upheaval

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: A week we've not seen before | Coronavirus cases climb to 53 | SMART manager out

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: What went wrong at Art Van | Real estate executive's lottery Ponzi scheme

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.

Mary Kramer on WJR: Kalitta Air could see boon in coronavirus wake

Crain's Detroit Business Group Publisher Mary Kramer chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.

Michael Lee on WJR: Gilbert's 1st public speech since stroke | For Livengood, Gilbert story recalls family experience

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.