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The Big PageTom Walsh: Motor City's auto supremacy is under attack
Tom Walsh: Motor City's auto supremacy is under attackMICHauto is dedicated to promoting, retaining, growing the auto industry in Michigan. Sounds like a no-brainer, right?TOM WALSHBuffett, Bloomberg, Goldman add star power to graduation
Buffett, Bloomberg, Goldman add star power to graduationDetroit gets a high-profile visit today from some of the biggest names in business, as legendary investor Warren Buffett and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg toast the first 60 Michigan graduates of a $500-million Goldman Sachs program to help entrepreneurs.TOM WALSHTom Walsh: Detroit may host 'City as a Startup' event
Tom Walsh: Detroit may host 'City as a Startup' eventVenture for America founder Andrew Yang calls Detroit is "tip of the spear" for 3-year-old programTOM WALSHTom Walsh: M-1 Rail makes noise as new donors push line ahead
Tom Walsh: M-1 Rail makes noise as new donors push line aheadFord and DTE Energy each pledge $3 million toward the $140-million M-1 Rail project.TOM WALSHCorktown's MyLocker emerges as big apparel maker
Corktown's MyLocker emerges as big apparel makerCEO Robert Hake dreams of 160-person Corktown firm employing "thousands" in a few yearsTOM WALSHFGIC deal for Joe Louis Arena leaves a funny taste
FGIC deal for Joe Louis Arena leaves a funny tasteTom Walsh is not feeling elation at the thought of Detroit giving away the riverfront siteTOM WALSHSchauer or Snyder? — who can juice job growth?
Schauer or Snyder? — who can juice job growth?Snyder has CEO experience; Schauer has legislative experienceTOM WALSHQuiet H.W. Kaufman makes big waves in global insurance
Quiet H.W. Kaufman makes big waves in global insuranceFirm handles risks from riding stables to big ships and may soon open office in DetroitTOM WALSHRival projects compete for OK to build gas pipelines
Rival projects compete for OK to build gas pipelinesProposals would pipe gas through Ohio, southeast Michigan and into Canada starting in 2017DEGC chief to council: Don't derail Detroit's recovery
DEGC chief to council: Don't derail Detroit's recoveryTom Walsh says now is not the time to make it more risky, expensive to invest in Detroit.TOM WALSHDetroit after bankruptcy: now comes the hard part
Detroit after bankruptcy: now comes the hard partBankruptcy end is no time to relax; let’s get investors to bet on Occupy Detroit movement.TOM WALSHSnyder weighs in on bad roads, Michigan football woes
Snyder weighs in on bad roads, Michigan football woesFixing the roads, he said, should be top priority in Legislature's lame duck session this fall.TOM WALSHTom Walsh: World Cup of Gardening coming to Belle Isle
Tom Walsh: World Cup of Gardening coming to Belle IsleGlobal event aims to attract 100,000 as gardening gurus from 5 continents compete for gloryTOM WALSHTom Walsh: West Michigan forum keeps prodding on prickly issues
Tom Walsh: West Michigan forum keeps prodding on prickly issuesBusiness leaders gather amid ArtPrize in Grand Rapids to stir action on roads, term limitsTOM WALSHTom Walsh: Arena plan builds sense of hope for Detroit
Tom Walsh: Arena plan builds sense of hope for DetroitDetails are still fuzzy, but the Ilitch project feels like possible proof point for city revivalTOM WALSHGM's Mark Reuss in awkward spot with Cadillac move
GM's Mark Reuss in awkward spot with Cadillac moveToo soon to tell if Cadillac HQ move to NYC is bright or dumb, but it put Reuss on spotTOM WALSHDeja vu: Karmanos to move another tech firm downtown?
Deja vu: Karmanos to move another tech firm downtown?Ex-CEO is upbeat, energized a year after being pushed out of Compuware after 40-year runTOM WALSHTom Walsh: Accounting firm latest outfit to stake out spot in city core
Tom Walsh: Accounting firm latest outfit to stake out spot in city core54 years after Gordon Follmer first worked in the old Dime building in downtown Detroit, he moves 25 members of his UHY accounting firm to downtown Detroit into the same building (now renamed Chrysler House).Can Duggan make offer Detroit Pistons can't refuse to move downtown?
Can Duggan make offer Detroit Pistons can't refuse to move downtown?Pistons owner Tom Gores became a billionaire by doing smart, well-timed business deals with his Platinum Equity investment group. And he has publicly said he would never rule out a possible Pistons change of venue sometime in the future – if ever a deal makes sense for...TOM WALSHWhen will Pistons team rebound?
When will Pistons team rebound?Following the Bad Boys glory years if the 1980s and early '90s plus a 2004 championship, the Pistons basketball fortu...TOM WALSHPistons new super-sized scoreboard by the numbers
Pistons new super-sized scoreboard by the numbersThe NBA Pistons are installing a mammoth 56,000-pound scoreboard with six video screens for the 2014-2015 season. It's really big. Here are all the numbers you need to knowTOM WALSHTom Walsh: High-tech companies are key to Detroit's future
Tom Walsh: High-tech companies are key to Detroit's futureWhile there may be some short-term relief that Compuware's ownership tussle is at an end, state and city public officials must seize the moment and double down on efforts to make the region more attractive to high-technology companies.TOM WALSHTom Walsh: Palace adds huge new scoreboard, now can Pistons light it up?
Tom Walsh: Palace adds huge new scoreboard, now can Pistons light it up?Tom Walsh gets exclusive sneak peek at Palace plans. No telling yet if the Pistons will be any better, but they will definitely be BIGGER on the huge new 60-foot video scoreboard the team is installing at the Palace for the upcoming basketball season.TOM WALSHTom Walsh: Reluctant regional water warriors nudged into historic deal
Tom Walsh: Reluctant regional water warriors nudged into historic dealThe Detroit regional water deal could never have happened without the hammers wielded by the emergency manager, the bankruptcy judge and the governor to force a deal.Editor's Picks
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