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'Detroit Rising' podcast: Barton Malow's Doug Maibach focuses on school...
Chad Livengood - A recent education funding study has left the construction company chairman wondering if Michigan's current education standards are appropriate for every child.
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Schechter hires consultant Ray Gunn as president
Annalise Frank - The Birmingham-based investment advisory and insurance firm selected Ray Gunn to help it grow, in part through acquisitions.
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GreenPath Financial Wellness acquires Consumer Credit in Oklahoma
Sherri Welch - The Farmington Hills-based nonprofit credit counseling agency aims to serve more residents in central Oklahoma with a new physical presence there.
View ArticleFlint to be released from state oversight after 6-plus years
Associated Press - The Flint Receivership Transition Advisory Board will be dissolved upon approval by state Treasurer Nick Khouri.
View ArticleLevel One Bancorp launches IPO to raise $18.9 million
Annalise Frank - The Farmington Hills-based bank announced Thursday it is offering 1 million shares of common stock for an expected $27-$29 per share.
View ArticleS&P boosts Wayne County bond rating to investment grade
Tyler Clifford - The rating increase to investment grade comes on the heels of three consecutive years of budget surpluses. Wayne County also partnered with Boston-based BondLink to launch a new bonds...
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Gilbert: 'We're not really in the mortgage business'
Chad Livengood - The Quicken Loans founder and chairman tells an industry gathering that he views his tech-driven company as more of a "data acquisition business" that "curates" financial information...
View ArticleLevel One Bancorp begins trading on NASDAQ in IPO launch
Annalise Frank - The Farmington Hills-based bank expects to net $24.1 million after it increased the number of shares offered to 1.2 million.
View ArticleMore family wealth stays local with family offices
Tom Henderson - How many more family offices are there in Southeast Michigan today than there were 20 years ago? "I'll give you the technical answer. A jazillion more."
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Why the family office is on the rise
Tom Henderson - There are several reasons for the proliferation of such offices in the last 10 years.
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What the no-fault debate can learn from mortgage banks
Other Voices - Tom Constand - Recent legislative efforts by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Rep. Lana Theis to lower prices by offering reduced benefits options is the wrong direction.
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Detroit set to emerge from state oversight Monday
Chad Livengood - Six years after Gov. Rick Snyder's administration first intervened, Michigan's largest city is poised to shed the state oversight that lawmakers put in place in 2014 at the end of its...
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United Shore hires for new strategy post
Annalise Frank - Alex Elezaj moves to the lender from being CEO of Troy-based Class Appraisal.
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State ends direct oversight of Detroit finances
Chad Livengood - The state commission established at the end of Detroit's bankruptcy to monitor the city's finances formally waived its direct oversight Monday, marking the end of six years of state...
View ArticleH.W. Kaufman buys Texas firm for 18th acquisition since 2010
Tyler Clifford - The Farmington Hills-based financial group has acquired Stonemark Inc. to expand its premium finance services.
View ArticleGreenPath Financial Wellness acquires nonprofit credit-counseling agency
Sherri Welch - The Farmington Hills-based company's acquisition of Rural Dynamics Inc. expands its presence in Montana and Idaho.
View ArticleIn the minors, ballpark projects get both public and private dollars
Bill Shea - In baseball's minor leagues, stadium financing deals range from entirely privately financed at the lower levels, to entirely taxpayer funded.
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