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Mickey Ciokajlo
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Executive Editor of Crain's Detroit Business and Crain's Grand Rapids Business.
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As Thanksgiving parade nears, Woodward's retail rebirth is ready for its close-up
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As Thanksgiving parade nears, Woodward's retail rebirth is ready for its close-up
With the new Hudson's Detroit complex opening and a slew of new retail and restaurants, downtown Detroit is looking sharp.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Crain's Forum: Landlords, developers desperate for solutions in Detroit's difficult rental housing market
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A rental market in crisis? Landlords, developers desperate for Detroit solutions
Challenges loom across income levels for the city’s multi-family real estate market, particularly for those with a concentration of market-rate units.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Steelcase CEO, other executives to exit after $2.2B HNI acquisition closes
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Steelcase CEO, other executives to exit after $2.2B HNI acquisition closes
President and CEO Sara Armbruster and other longtime executives will depart Steelcase Inc. after its $2.2 billion acquisition by HNI Corp. closes.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup
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Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup
A pair of metro Detroit attorneys' secret plot to split from business partners led to lawsuits flying in one of the largest — and ugliest — Michigan law firm breakups in recent history.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them
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This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them
Marcel Pearl, 40, has taken his career on a 180-degree turn from starting a franchise cleaning company to closing millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground
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Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground
Michigan’s new budget slashes tourism ad spending in half, marking the second cycle in a row that deep cuts follow a high-spending year.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years
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Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years
Hunter House, the beloved downtown Birmingham slider and french fry joint, has been at its current location since the Eisenhower administration. That’s about to change as it relocates about a mil...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants
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How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants
Michigan’s two major utilities are preparing to potentially add multiple gigawatts of electricity load to serve new massive data centers in coming years.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave
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How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave
Through a concerted, complicated and sometimes controversial effort involving the public, private and nonprofit sectors, today Capitol Park is now chock-full of pricey rental housing.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Crain’s Forum: As seismic change remakes college sports, mid-size programs try to adapt to survive
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August 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal
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Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal
Steelcase Inc., the iconic office furniture company founded 113 years ago in Grand Rapids by Peter Martin Wege, will sell to long-time rival HNI Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
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Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
Those running in a crowded primary to replace Mike Duggan to give him considerable credit, but also seek to differentiate themselves in both policy and style.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Dug Song-backed software startup moves to Detroit with plans to triple its staff
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July 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown
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Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown
Slate Auto has been growing quietly in metro Detroit, but now that the minimalist electric pickup truck startup is out of stealth mode, officials are laying out bold plans to disrupt the market.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Crain’s Forum: Can individuals really slow climate change? ‘Every little bit helps’
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Can individuals really slow climate change? 'Every little bit helps.'
Ride a bike. Rent a shared scooter. Use public transit. Plant a tree. Eat more vegetables. Shop with a reusable bag. Those are just a few ways area residents can help reduce the increasingly seve...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
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Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
Venture capitalists are eyeing these startups for their potential to be Michigan's next billion-dollar company.
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July 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
With the lowest cannabis prices in the nation, Michigan’s border towns have become lucrative outposts for the state’s operators.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next
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How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next
SpartanNash’s proposed sale to C&S Wholesale Grocers comes after three years of lower earnings and growing debt for SpartanNash.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Crain's Forum: School districts get creative, controversial to improve attendance
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June 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Transformed Breton Village shopping center in Grand Rapids sells to East Coast firm
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Transformed Breton Village shopping center sells to East Coast firm
A prominent group of local real estate investors has sold a Grand Rapids shopping center to an East Coast firm that long showed an interest in the property.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school
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Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school
Invest Detroit is reopening the former Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School as a coworking space and innovation hub for small businesses
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June 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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People in Michigan love Michigan-shaped stuff — and these businesses love selling it to them
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People in Michigan love Michigan-shaped stuff — and these businesses love selling it to them
State identity runs deep in Michigan. That creates demand for Michigan merchandise — and big business for brands that supply it.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Acrisure ‘put Grand Rapids on the map.’ Now the insurance industry is flocking to the city.
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Acrisure ‘put Grand Rapids on the map.’ Now the insurance industry is flocking to the city.
Grand Rapids is emerging as an insurance industry hub as the area experiences double-digit growth in the number of insurance-related businesses.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Interesting story about how Michigan's rock-bottom cannabis prices are undercutting Ohio's market, by @crainsdetroit.bsky.social and @crainscleveland.bsky.social
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Michigan weed shops are targeting Buckeyes — and undercutting Ohio's pricier market
Ohio’s juvenile legal marijuana industry is being cannibalized by Michigan’s battalion stock fueled by a glut of product and basement-low prices.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Western Michigan University appoints community college leader as next president
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Western Michigan University appoints community college leader as next president
Russ Kavalhuna will return to Western Michigan University, this time as its new president when he takes over for Edward Montgomery.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM