Crain’s Detroit Business reporters and editors discuss the latest news and interview the people who are making things happen in metro Detroit.
A conversation with Susan Harvey
19 mins; January 29, 2022
Kelley Root on WJR: Beyond COVID testing at RapidBio | Lee Plaza renovations | Slow progress for women on boards
8 mins; January 24, 2022
Small Business Spotlight podcast: How Cooking with Que owner bakes social media into her marketing plan
22 mins; January 20, 2022
A conversation with Peter Cummings
20 mins; January 18, 2022
Michael Lee on WJR: Museums to seek millage | Hospital pipeline backs up | Train station progress
8 mins; January 17, 2022
Kelley Root on WJR: Lassiter is Newsmaker of Year | Bosch rides e-bikes | Hospitals' staffing struggle
7 mins; January 10, 2022
Michael Lee on WJR: Newsmakers 2021 | Record $1M+ condo sales | Power balance shifts between suppliers, automakers
9 mins; January 03, 2022
Small Business Spotlight podcast: 'Sometimes you need help' and how to find it
13 mins; December 23, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Big pot of money to lure businesses | What's next for Detroit City Council | 10 things to watch
9 mins; December 20, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: GM's $2.5 billion investment | Lawmakers sign NDAs | Ideas to fix government | New site for UM innovation center in Detroit
8 mins; December 13, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: The EV gold rush | When customers attack | Crypto charity
6 mins; December 06, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Finding more unicorns | Investing in people at small businesses | MSU's big deal
8 mins; November 29, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Rose's Molly Mitchell: 'I wanted long-term employees'
10 mins; November 25, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Small businesses grapple with holiday supply issues | Vaccine mandate could cripple rural hospitals
5 mins; November 22, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Journalist freed | Manufacturers up the ante | Cannabis banking on the rise | Home offices get posh updates
7 mins; November 15, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Most Influential Women | Plans for Joe Louis Arena site | 'The Great Resignation' hits execs | Manufacturers' conundrum
7 mins; November 08, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: 40 Under 40 | What to know about Tuesday elections | MSU women get NIL contracts
6 mins; November 01, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Does posting hospital prices matter? | New addiction treatment model draws investors | Pros, cons of tax incentives | Malls in trouble
9 mins; October 25, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Nonprofit turns to tech to save, bolster events
15 mins; October 23, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Developers work around endangered species | Tiny bubbles to power growth | Renters rule in 3 more communities
8 mins; October 18, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Staffing shortages make patients wait | Biggest cannabis towns
5 mins; October 11, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: State pushes to be shovel ready | Grand Prix sees its future downtown | Residential pivot?
7 mins; October 04, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Benefits of business coaching
19 mins; September 28, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Homecoming return
8 mins; September 27, 2021
How Dan Gilbert’s philanthropy is being spread across Detroit
13 mins; September 24, 2021
MHA’s Brian Peters and Chris Mitchell discuss hospital staffing crisis in fourth surge of COVID cases
19 mins; September 22, 2021
Deloitte’s David Parent on the future of the workplace – and where people will work
14 mins; September 22, 2021
Mackinac conference: New MEDC CEO Quentin Messer Jr. on Michigan’s economic development toolbox
14 mins; September 22, 2021
Gov. Whitmer talks state budget, COVID-19 and auto insurance reform at Mackinac Policy Conference
9 mins; September 22, 2021
John Rakolta talks UAE ambassadorship, Walbridge construction industry growth, growing education “crisis” in Michigan
16 mins; September 21, 2021
Marathon refinery GM Dave Leaver on the refinery’s home-purchase program
7 mins; September 21, 2021
Conrad Mallett: Duggan to come out in favor of Detroit reparations ballot proposal
14 mins; September 21, 2021
Detroit Future City CEO: Private sector ready to make equity changes ‘we have not seen before’
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Detroit Future City CEO: Private sector ready to make equity changes ‘we have not seen before’
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Bollinger Motors CEO Robert Bollinger on taking a different road to electric trucks – and why the auto business is hard
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Mackinac conference: Detroit CFO Jay Rising: Sports betting, casino taxes are “savior” of city budget this year
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Mackinac conference: HAP CEO Michael Genord on the lessons of COVID
14 mins; September 21, 2021
Duggan talks re-election campaign, towing, Detroit infrastructure issues at Mackinac Policy Conference
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Mackinac conference: DTE Energy Vice Chairman Dave Meador talks workforce development, tree-trimming and burying power lines
20 mins; September 21, 2021
Mackinac conference: Lt. Gov. Gilchrist talks transit, equity, state budget and pandemic lessons learned
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Mackinac conference: Soon-to-retire Antoine Garibaldi on why Detroit Mercy is expanding to Novi, what’s next
16 mins; September 20, 2021
Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow: Time to rethink utility industry’s resistance to burying power lines
14 mins; September 20, 2021
Sponsored: Jim Kirk with Joyce Foundation president on Michigan priorities
28 mins; September 20, 2021
What's different at Mackinac Policy Conference 2021
13 mins; September 19, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Businesses have questions about vaccine mandate | Yamasaki firm finding its footing | HopCat's plans after bankruptcy
7 mins; September 13, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: All about Ann Arbor | Green rush on weed deals | Office design evolves
6 mins; September 07, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Worker burnout | Price cuts in home real estate market | Motor Bella debut | Bury power lines?
8 mins; August 30, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: How outsourcing can ease the workload
13 mins; August 28, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Biz leaders weigh in on COVID mandates | Cool Places to Work | Impact of new Meijer | Mortgage companies adjust
8 mins; August 23, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Cool Places to Work reveal | Detroit condo market rebound? | Rosalie Vicari on keeping a restaurant group cooking
8 mins; August 16, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Landlords struggle | NA drinks find their moment | UM president on pivoting a $10 billion business
7 mins; August 09, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Plastic in the Great Lakes | Millennial, Gen Z home buyers struggle | Vaccine mandates jump | Impact of soaring logistics costs
8 mins; August 02, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: What to do with Detroit’s vacant schools | Vaccine drive hits diminishing returns | Small Business Spotlight | The Pontch returns
7 mins; July 26, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Staying ahead of the game in a pandemic
18 mins; July 22, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Jumpstart for District Detroit? | Fast 50 | History of Beaumont, Spectrum | Pistons' new courtside bar
9 mins; July 19, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: New home for small business news | Home Point mortgage keeps low profile | Detroit Public Theatre expands
6 mins; July 12, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: The outdoor economy | RV boom hits some roadblocks | No-fault's knock-on effects
8 mins; July 06, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Child care conundrum | Investors compete with homebuyers | How independent businesses hang on
7 mins; June 28, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: How to stay alive in a changing industry
10 mins; June 27, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Weighing Beaumont-Spectrum deal | Surprise millions for nonprofits | The market for blood
7 mins; June 21, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Giving Guide | Metro Detroit CEOs' pay | High-end rentals squeezed | Family doctors dig in on vaccines
6 mins; June 14, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Requiring vaccine in health care | Health Care Heroes | Convention business returns | May Mobility drives forward
8 mins; June 07, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Getting to know Health Care Heroes | Grand Prix makes return | AirBnb-type rentals under scrutiny
7 mins; June 01, 2021
Will Detroit be ready as it approaches 'pension cliff'?
17 mins; May 25, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Back to the office | Detroit faces pension payments cliff | Changes at Crain's
8 mins; May 24, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: The rewards and challenges of gig work
16 mins; May 20, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Luxury home market booming | Prices soar in seller's market | Wall Street cool to local mortgage giants
7 mins; May 17, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Short-staffed restaurants | Hospitals marketing themselves alongside vaccinations | 20 in their 20s
7 mins; May 10, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: ‘Bullwhip' effect hits supply chains | Residential real estate outlook
5 mins; May 03, 2021
Small Business Spotlight podcast: Ackroyd's Scottish Bakery owner on succession planning
18 mins; April 23, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Rocket CEO Farner's $52 million payday | Fallout from hot real estate market | Oakland Hills shoots for U.S. Open | ER docs manage 'chaos'
8 mins; April 19, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: StockX, OneStream score | Hospitals confront different wave | How the food economy has changed
9 mins; April 12, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Office space post-COVID | Black-owned businesses and access to capital | Most influential women sought
9 mins; April 05, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Forum: Increased teacher turnover and its impact | Vaccine incentives | Amazon Fresh coming to metro Detroit?
7 mins; March 29, 2021
Q&A with MSU’s Katharine Strunk: Teacher retention starts with compensation, school leadership
16 mins; March 27, 2021
Bosch's Charlie Ackerman on shifting from a workplace culture of 'presence' at the office to 'performance' working remotely
16 mins; March 27, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Vaccine rollout revs up | New Black business group | Hot housing market
7 mins; March 22, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: How will communities spend $4.4B windfall? | Detroit's priciest condo | New app delivers Crain's news
6 mins; March 15, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: COVID-19 one year later | UWM's Rocket attack | Deals surge for small and middle-market companies
8 mins; March 08, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Back to the office? | Texas power disaster: Lessons for Michigan | Carrying on legacy of Eric Means
8 mins; March 01, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Biggest Deals 2020 | Small Business Spotlight: Young entrepreneurs
7 mins; March 01, 2021
Crain's Forum: Access to care remains a big hurdle in Michigan's mental health system
20 mins; February 22, 2021
Small Business Spotlight: Detroit Flower Co. owner learns to run her business on the fly
25 mins; February 19, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Auto show move has nonprofits regrouping | Online betting to launch | Mortgage company No. 3
10 mins; February 16, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: $1M+ homes sales soar in Oakland County | Family auto dealerships consolidating | Newsmakers webcasts
7 mins; February 16, 2021
Chad Livengood on WDET: If Michigan business leaders want political civility, they should show Mike Shirkey the door
29 mins; February 15, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: New private equity fund focuses on Michigan | Pivots that paid off | Art Van fund's spend-down goal
8 mins; February 15, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: A Gamestop moment | Indoor dining reopens | Suburban Collection in deal talks
10 mins; February 01, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Newsmakers event | Detroit condo market | Few bankruptcy filings | SPAC-tacular deal
7 mins; January 24, 2021
The intern is now the president: Jon Kramer of OHM Advisors talks career advancement, talent pipeline shortage and metro Detroit infrastructure needs
18 mins; January 22, 2021
Kelley Root on WJR: Loves Furniture's heartbreak | Food banks build out
7 mins; January 10, 2021
Mary Kramer on WJR: Newsmakers 2020 | Homebuilder David Compo, family killed in plane crash
8 mins; January 04, 2021
Michael Lee on WJR: Lists and more in "The Book" | A lifeline for businesses | Building for sale: Ghosts optional
9 mins; December 21, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: Home health industry faces labor shortage amid low pay, pandemic fears
26 mins; December 14, 2020
Mike Lee on WJR: Huntington to acquire TCF Bank | Businesses may struggle to reach COVID herd immunity | Pulte estate, Cornerstone battle over millions
7 mins; December 14, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Vaccine drives home-run investment | Red-hot real estate market | Indoor dining ban
7 mins; December 07, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: First year of recreational marijuana | Commercial demolitions grind to a halt | Can Lineage Logistics aid vaccine distribution?
9 mins; November 30, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: COVID's small biz impact | Whitmer makes most of exec powers | Women biz leaders urge unity | Patti Poppe's next challenge
7 mins; November 23, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: More COVID-19 shutdowns | Plans for Northland site | Taubman, Simon merger back on
8 mins; November 16, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Political ad spending soars | Calvin Johnson's business push
