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Michael Lee on WJR: Staffing shortages make patients wait | Biggest cannabis towns

Crain's Managing Editor Michael Lee talks with WJR's Paul W. Smith about top stories from Crain's.

Kelley Root on WJR: State pushes to be shovel ready | Grand Prix sees its future downtown | Residential pivot?

Michael Lee on WJR: Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Homecoming return

How Dan Gilbert’s philanthropy is being spread across Detroit

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.

MHA’s Brian Peters and Chris Mitchell discuss hospital staffing crisis in fourth surge of COVID cases

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.

Deloitte’s David Parent on the future of the workplace – and where people will work

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.

Mackinac conference: New MEDC CEO Quentin Messer Jr. on Michigan’s economic development toolbox

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.

Gov. Whitmer talks state budget, COVID-19 and auto insurance reform at Mackinac Policy Conference

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 talks UAE ambassadorship, Walbridge construction industry growth, growing education “crisis” in Michigan

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.

Marathon refinery GM Dave Leaver on the refinery’s home-purchase program

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: Duggan to come out in favor of Detroit reparations ballot proposal

Conrad Mallett Jr., deputy mayor of Detroit, talks to Crain’s City Hall reporter Annalise Frank

Detroit Future City CEO: Private sector ready to make equity changes ‘we have not seen before’

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.

Bollinger Motors CEO Robert Bollinger on taking a different road to electric trucks – and why the auto business is hard

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.

Mackinac conference: Detroit CFO Jay Rising: Sports betting, casino taxes are “savior” of city budget this year

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.

Mackinac conference: HAP CEO Michael Genord on the lessons of COVID

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.

Duggan talks re-election campaign, towing, Detroit infrastructure issues at 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.

Mackinac conference: DTE Energy Vice Chairman Dave Meador talks workforce development, tree-trimming and burying power lines

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.

Mackinac conference: Lt. Gov. Gilchrist talks transit, equity, state budget and pandemic lessons learned

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.

Mackinac conference: Soon-to-retire Antoine Garibaldi on why Detroit Mercy is expanding to Novi, what’s next

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.

Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow: Time to rethink utility industry’s resistance to burying power lines

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: Jim Kirk with Joyce Foundation president on Michigan priorities

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.

What's different at Mackinac Policy Conference 2021

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.

Michael Lee on WJR: Businesses have questions about vaccine mandate | Yamasaki firm finding its footing | HopCat's plans after bankruptcy

Kelley Root on WJR: All about Ann Arbor | Green rush on weed deals | Office design evolves

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: Worker burnout | Price cuts in home real estate market | Motor Bella debut | Bury power lines?

Small Business Spotlight podcast: How outsourcing can ease the workload

Michael Lee on WJR: Biz leaders weigh in on COVID mandates | Cool Places to Work | Impact of new Meijer | Mortgage companies adjust

Kelley Root on WJR: Cool Places to Work reveal | Detroit condo market rebound? | Rosalie Vicari on keeping a restaurant group cooking

Kelley Root on WJR: Landlords struggle | NA drinks find their moment | UM president on pivoting a $10 billion business

Michael Lee on WJR: Plastic in the Great Lakes | Millennial, Gen Z home buyers struggle | Vaccine mandates jump | Impact of soaring logistics costs