Peter Quigley, president and CEO of Troy-based Kelly Services, spoke with Crain’s Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl about the labor shortage, how long it will last and what long-term impact it will have on industries from manufacturing to health care. The exodus of nurses from the profession in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelming hospitals is symbolic of what the coronavirus crisis did generally to the job market. The impact on health care has been a shortage of nurses, but at the s...
Jun 02, 2022•15 min•Ep. 392
Hayley Murphy, director and CEO of the Detroit Zoological Society and Detroit Zoo, spoke with Crain’s Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl at the Mackinac Policy Conference about adjusting to the role she took on a little more than six months ago. Murphy, the first female CEO of the zoo, said she has a lot on her plate as its new leader, including opening the Belle Isle Nature Center by early or mid-July and moving forward on the Great Lakes Center for Nature in Macomb County, which was stalled d...
Jun 01, 2022•18 min•Ep. 390
Simon Whitelocke, president of ITC Michigan, talks with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about how the Novi-based electric transmission company hardens its grid against major weather events and the odds of electric demand outstripping supply this summer.
Jun 01, 2022•13 min•Ep. 389
David Parent, managing principal for the Deloitte LLP’s Michigan practice, talks with Crain’s Managing Editor Michael Lee about the future of office work and his own company’s big downtown office move.
Jun 01, 2022•14 min•Ep. 388
Quentin Messer, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., chats with Crain's Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl about luring large investments to the state after losing a recently announced Stellantis EV battery plant to Indiana.
Jun 01, 2022•15 min•Ep. 387
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks about bringing jobs to Detroit, environmental issues at the new Stellantis plant on the city’s east side, and how his administration is making sure residents are benefitting from development.
Jun 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 386
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•28 min•Ep. 385
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•11 min•Ep. 384
Jeffrey Donofrio, president and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan, talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter David Eggert at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•22 min•Ep. 383
Arn Tellem, vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons and chairman of the Mackinac Policy Conference, talks with Crain's Detroit Business reporter Kurt Nagl at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•8 min•Ep. 382
Garrick Rochow, CEO of Consumers Energy, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•31 min•Ep. 381
Sandy Pierce, senior vice president of Huntington Bank, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•16 min•Ep. 380
Awenate Cobbina, CEO of Bedrock Manufacturing, talks with Chad Livengood ahead of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.
May 31, 2022•22 min•Ep. 379
May 31, 2022•5 min•Ep. 378
Rainy Hamilton Jr., is captivated by trains — so much so that he has transformed the basement of his English Tudor home in Detroit's University District to make room for a massive model train setup. Trains are colorful, he says. They move people and goods. And they are always going somewhere. "I'm tempted to actually write a song or a poem in terms of what is the attraction to model railroading," he said. "People that know me have come to listen to the sound of the train whistle..." Hamilton's c...
May 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 376
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May 16, 2022•7 min•Ep. 375
We are joined by the family behind Friedman Real Estate. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, the firm handles brokerage, property management, construction and design services in metro Detroit and around the country. It’s all led by patriarch David Friedman – the co-founder, president, and CEO – whose company’s portfolio includes more than 15 million square feet of commercial space and more than 13,000 multi-family units. We’re also joined by his sons Jared, the senior managing director, and Jorda...
May 10, 2022•28 min•Ep. 373
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Apr 25, 2022•7 min•Ep. 371
Sonya Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit, a real estate and housing development company. Prior to that, she served as senior advisor to Detroit’s emergency manager, helping guide the city though its municipal bankruptcy. Through the years she’s been an investment banker, attorney, teacher and a member of the Detroit Public School’s Board of Education. We’re also joined by Amin Irving, the founder, president and CEO of Ginosko Development Company, a Novi-based company focused on aff...
Apr 22, 2022•32 min•Ep. 370
Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Kelley Root chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue.
Apr 18, 2022•5 min•Ep. 369
Crain's Detroit Business reporter Jay Davis talks to Ben Blankenship and Arin Rentz of Robotic Precision Therapy about their experience finding the right space for their business.
Apr 17, 2022•10 min•Ep. 368
Our guest this week has spent over 40 years at Southfield-based apartment company Village Green. Diane Batayeh is one of only a half-dozen women in the top executive role among the largest apartment management companies in the country. As CEO, she oversees client services and property management of a $10 billion portfolio of about 43,000 apartments nationwide. She rose through the company’s ranks, starting out as a part-time leasing agent in 1980 while she attended the University of Michigan. Ov...
Apr 12, 2022•24 min•Ep. 366
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Apr 04, 2022•8 min•Ep. 365
Kevin Johnson is a leader in the world of economic development. He has 30 years of experience creating jobs and spearheading capital investment with stints in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Johnson has been serving as the CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation since June 2018, and during that time, he has focused on access, inclusion and financial growth for Detroit businesses big and small. Most recently, he played an integral part in bringing Fiat Chrysler’s $4.5 billion...
Mar 29, 2022•22 min•Ep. 364
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