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This week our guests are Josh Linkner, Detroit entrepreneur, and David Farbman, CEO of HealthRise Solutions in Southfield.Section 1:Big Three News Stories Michigan Reveals Spaceport Site, Potential 40K New Jobs by 2025 TCF Bank Commits $1B in Loans to Women/Minority-owned Businesses Commercial Bacteria-killing Light Now Available for Consumers Through Clawson Company Section 2: Interview with Josh Linkner, Detroit Entrepreneur at Platypus Labs, https://platypuslabs.com/Section 3: Interview with David Farbman, CEO of HealthRise, http://www.healthrise.com/

This week our guests are Jessica Dore, principal of Rehmann in Troy, and Pat O’Keefe, founder and CEO of O’Keefe in Bloomfield Hills.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Auburn Hills’ FCA Announces Name Change, Has Roots in Chrysler’s Famed Pentastar Logo Metro Detroit Business Leaders Create North America Reshoring Initiative: Reshoring New Detroit Firm Better Pairs Investors with Public Companies, Highlights Perks Section 2: Interview with Jessica Dore, Principal of Rehmann, https://www.rehmann.com/locations/troySection 3: Interview with Pat O’Keefe, CEO of O’Keefe, https://www.okeefellc.com/

This week our guests are Michael Poris, principal of McIntosh Poris Associates in Birmingham, and Patrick Rugiero , executive director of Roman Village restaurant Group in Dearborn.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Poll: Virtual Platforms Driving New Vehicle Sales at Dealerships Michigan Makers NASCAR Racing Returns to MIS with Doubleheader in August Minus Fans Section 2: Interview with Michael Poris, principal of McIntosh Poris, https://www.mcintoshporis.com/Section 3: Interview with Patrick Rugiero , executive director of Roman Village restaurant Group, https://antoniosrestaurants.com/

This week our guests are Manny Amezcua, president and CEO of MassMutual Great Lakes in Southfield, and Patricia Mooradian, president and CEO of The Henry Ford in Dearborn.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Highclere Castle Gin of “Downton Abbey” Fame Arrives in Michigan at Select Restaurants and Markets Ford Brings Bronco Brand Back with Lots of Extras $4M Luxury Lakefront Estate in North Oakland County Goes to Auction in Mid-July Section 2: Interview with Manny Amezcua, president and CEO of MassMutual Great Lakes, https://greatlakes.massmutual.com/Section 3: Interview with Patricia Mooradian, president and CEO of The Henry Ford, https://www.thehenryford.org/

This week our guests are David Mannarino, President of the Michigan Market at Key Bank in Southfield, and Greg Sandler, Co-Owner of Dynamic Machines in Troy.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Taubman Centers Shareholders Approve Merger with Simon Property Group, Legal Battle Over Deal Continues Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island Reopens Today, Joins Other Tourist Offerings Ford and New Lab Will Launch Two Mobility Studios at Michigan Central Campus in Detroit’s Corktown District Section 2: Interview with David Mannarino, President of the Michigan Market at Key Bank, https://www.key.com/businesses-institutions/index.jspSection 3: Interview with Greg Sandler, Co-Owner of Dynamic Machine, http://www.dynamicdetroit.com/

This week our guests are Joe Vicari, president of Andiamo Restaurant Group in Warren, and Frank Venegas Jr., chairman of Ideal Group in Detroit.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Beaumont Health in Southfield Explores Partnership with Advocate Aurora Health Ford’s New Active Driver Assist Provides for Hands-free Highway Driving M1 Concourse Plans Woodward Dream Show and American Festival of Speed Section 2: Interview with Joe Vicari, president of Andiamo Restaurant Group in Warren; Andiamo Restaurant Group: https://andiamoitalia.com/Section 3: Interview with Frank Venegas Jr., chairman of Ideal Group in Detroit; Ideal Group: https://weareideal.com/ 

This week our guests were Ryan Maibach, president and CEO of Barton Malow Co. in Southfield, and Lou Melone, managing partner of Budd, Melone & Co. in Auburn Hills.Section 1: Big Three News Stories Study: Michigan Immigrants Have $18.4B in Spending Power, Paid $7.1B in Taxes Casa Pernoi in Downtown Birmingham Opens Tuesday, Replaces Fine Dining Pernoi Restaurant Detroit’s Quicken Loans Reportedly Planning an IPO Section 2: Interview with Ryan Maibach, president and CEO of Barton Malow Co. in Southfield: Barton Malow Company: https://www.bartonmalow.com/Section 3: Interview with Lou Melone, managing partner of Budd, Melone & Co. in Auburn Hills: Budd, Melone & Company: https://www.buddmelone.com/

This week our guests include Avinash Rachmale, chairman and CEO of LGC Global in Detroit, and Paul Glantz, chairman of Emagine Entertainment in Troy. Section 1:Bonus Story: Emagine Theaters Partners with Canterbury Village in Lake Orion on Drive-in TheaterBig Three News Stories Survey: Michigan Consumers Say Yes to Take-out Cocktails Auto Supplier Ricardo Inc. in Van Buren Township Partners with Excel Engineering to Advance Vehicle Testing Video Chat Solution for Hospital Patients Launched by eVideon in Grand Rapids Section 2:Interview with Avinash Rachmale chairman and CEO of LGC Global in Detroit: https://lgccorp.com/ Section 3:Interview with Paul Glantz, chairman of Emagine Entertainment in Troy: https://www.emagine-entertainment.com/

This week our guests include John James, chairman of James Group International in Detroit, and Jeff Sloan, CEO of Startup Nation and Aria Ventures in Birmingham. We also discuss our big three news stories of the week. Section 1:Big Three News Stories Troy’s Somerset Collection Opens on Friday, Other Malls Coming Back Online Michigan Makers Lefty’s Famous Cheesesteaks in Southfield Goes National, Doll n’ Burgers Growing After Tecumseh Opening Section 2:Interview with John James & Lorren James John E. James, President Lorren James, CEO https://www.jamesgroupintl.com/ Section 3:Interview with Jeff Sloan, CEO: https://startupnation.com/ (co-producers of the DBusiness Magazine Podcast)  https://ariaventures.com/

Happy Memorial Day. In this episode, our guests include Betsy Meter and Kevin Voigt of KPMG, a large professional service network with a large practice in Detroit, and Jack Aronson, who you may recall launched Garden Fresh Gourmet in Ferndale, and today is president of Clean Planet Foods in Royal Oak.Section 1:Big Three News Stories Report: Metro Detroit Home Sales Fall 50% in April, Median Sales Price Up 8.5% to $233,950 Cut-Rate Insurance Taking Charge Section 2:Interview with Betsy Meter & Kevin Voigt Betsy Meter, Michigan Managing Partner, KPMG  Kevin Voigt, Tax Partner, KPMG https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home.html Section 3:Interview with Jack Aronson, President of Clean Planet Foods: https://www.cleanplanetfoods.com/https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/food-entrepreneur-jack-aronson-launches-royal-oaks-clean-planet-foods-ahead-of-schedule-to-donate-meals-in-face-of-covid-19/

In this episode, we interview David Provost, chairman of TCF Bank in Detroit, and Peter Karmanos Jr., chairman of MadDog Technology in Birmingham and Pontiac. We also discuss our big three news stories of the week, including sports news.Section 1:Big Three News Stories Southfield’s Redcliffe Medical Launches Transparent Silicone Face Masks Make Your Own Face Mask Design With Commerce Township’s MaskMarket.com Southfield’s MassMutual Great Lakes Launches Female-focused Collective Financial Group Bonus coverage of the weekend’s NASCAR race.Section 2:Interview with David Provost, Chairmen of TCF Bank in Detroit. We discuss the new PPP announcement.Section 3:Interview with Peter Karmanos Jr., chairman of MadDog Technology in Birmingham and Pontiac. We discuss how to move traditional business functions to the cloud and his outlook for a post-COVID-19 world.

On this episode, we interview Cindy Pasky, CEO and founder of Strategic Staffing Solutions in Detroit and David Johnson, Chairman of Victor International, a real estate firm in Clarkston. We also discuss our big three news stories of the weekSection 1:Big Three News Stories Trevco in Madison Heights Launches MaskClub with 2K+ Licensed Designs, Provides Charity Donation Researchers at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak Studying Effects of Common Drugs on COVID-19 Detroit’s MakerOS, which has offices in the Motor City and New York, has launched Makers Against COVID, an on-demand distributed fabrication and 3-D printing network that can rapidly produce equipment to fight COVID-19 as well as other products Section 2:Interview with Cindy Pasky, CEO & Founder of Strategic Staffing Solutions: https://www.strategicstaff.com/Section 3:Interview with David V. Johnson, Chairman of Victor International: https://www.victorintl.com/Host: R. J. King - For more than 20 years, R.J. King has covered one of the nation's busiest news towns. He has generated award-winning coverage as editor and co-founder of DBusiness magazine and is an accomplished author.