Crain’s Detroit Business reporters and editors discuss the latest news and interview the people who are making things happen in metro Detroit.
Michael Lee on WJR: Business leaders' outlook on election, resilient scooter companies
6 mins; November 02, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Fewer free lunches with lobbyists | 50 Names to Know in Lobbying | Clinc looks to scale up | Nationalizing Michigan's issues
7 mins; October 26, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: COVID-19 vaccine distribution | Impact of rising cremations | Screws tighten on Credit Acceptance | Nonprofits face tough talks
7 mins; October 19, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Home-based businesses take off | Tricky times for farmers | Return of Pure Michigan
8 mins; October 12, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: What's next after executive orders | D's Next Decade: Advancing Equity
7 mins; October 05, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Hotels fall behind on debt | Logistical challenges of mail-in voting | Mortgage giants in metro Detroit
8 mins; September 28, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Detroit Homecoming kicks off | How FCA plant came together | COVID hurts income tax revenue | Hurdles in recruiting minorities for vaccine tests
7 mins; September 21, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Why recession is hitting women harder | From homeless to C-suite | Golf's decline changes landscape
8 mins; September 14, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: COVID liability for business | Tracking health data | 40 Under 40
8 mins; September 08, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Penobscot's fading glory | Arts & culture institutions struggle under capacity limits | Schlissel on reopening UM campus
9 mins; August 31, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: Why achieving education funding equity is difficult in Michigan
24 mins; August 27, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: School funding inequities | Comic book stores in jeopardy? | Detroit Homecoming to go virtual | Southeast Michigan's biggest employers
7 mins; August 24, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Slow business mail delivery | COVID-19 survivors' complications | Nonprofits offer 'school day' support | Cool places to work
8 mins; August 17, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Marijuana sales soar | Quicken Loans goes public | What's Next
8 mins; August 10, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Nonprofit CEO compensation growth stalls | East Jefferson corridor plans | Hope for Midtown Target | DCFC selling stake to fans
7 mins; August 03, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Re-examining police residency rules | Tigers' home opener | Brownfield incentives slow to take off
8 mins; July 27, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Business travel coming back | The Henry Ford battles shortfall | Tigers aim to salvage season | Mortgage competition heats up
9 mins; July 20, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: What Gilbert's Rocket Companies IPO reveals about worth, plans
5 mins; July 13, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: COVID-19 contact tracing, the 'canceled' Dream Cruise and a trip to the Upper Peninsula
8 mins; July 06, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Tough time to find workers | Rocket Mortgage Classic sees opportunity in sports vacuum | Health systems get $4.4 billion in relief funds
10 mins; June 29, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Deserted office districts | Will Beaumont merger lead to expansion? | What new visitors bureau leader faces
8 mins; June 22, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace | Quicken Loans going public? | Mall giant pulls plug on merger
6 mins; June 15, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Nonprofits face new crisis | Mortgage firms hiring thousands | From protests to action
8 mins; June 08, 2020
Chad Livengood on WJR: Why Michigan auto insurance agents are selling extra liability coverage for new no-fault policies
8 mins; June 02, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: No-fault auto reform law to take effect | Startup execs adapt | Belfor cleans up
8 mins; June 01, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Push for outdoor dining | Retailers reopen in Michigan | Loves furniture lays out new strategy
8 mins; May 26, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Returning to work | A look inside Lear's restart | Trump to tour Ypsilanti plant
7 mins; May 18, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Unemployment trust fund could be drained
8 mins; May 11, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: Epic power struggle in Lansing over emergency powers during coronavirus pandemic
19 mins; May 06, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Day care conundrum | Push for more COVID-19 data from nursing homes
6 mins; May 04, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Managing a workforce in crisis | Higher ed takes big financial hit
8 mins; April 27, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: How coronavirus twisted the food chain | Backlash over failures on loan program for small businesses
8 mins; April 20, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Hospitals brace for worst | Surge in unemployment filings | Health care reporter Jay Greene's COVID-19 test
6 mins; April 13, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Execs advise Whitmer on economy | Construction nonessential?
8 mins; April 06, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Auto show canceled | Elslander bids for Art Van brand | Suppliers make medical devices
9 mins; March 30, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Whitmer weighs stay-at-home order
8 mins; March 23, 2020
DTE's Gerry Anderson, other Michigan CEOs put together coronavirus crisis playbook
21 mins; March 22, 2020
Coronavirus crisis: Financial consultant Pat O'Keefe’s strategies for Michigan businesses to survive the economic upheaval
16 mins; March 20, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: A week we've not seen before | Coronavirus cases climb to 53 | SMART manager out
9 mins; March 16, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: What went wrong at Art Van | Real estate executive's lottery Ponzi scheme
5 mins; March 09, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Kalitta Air could see boon in coronavirus wake
8 mins; March 02, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Gilbert's 1st public speech since stroke | For Livengood, Gilbert story recalls family experience
7 mins; February 24, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: How stroke has changed Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert
20 mins; February 17, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Crain's exclusive Dan Gilbert interview | Art Van explores sale, possible bankruptcy
8 mins; February 17, 2020
The Dan Gilbert interview: Quicken Loans chairman talks about his stroke, recovery and determination to build Hudson's skyscraper
18 mins; February 16, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: Auto insurance reform brings big changes for motorists, employers and health insurers
14 mins; February 10, 2020
Michael Lee on WJR: Employers brace for no-fault reform
7 mins; February 10, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: How long-term road funding deal could get linked with teacher pension refinancing
22 mins; February 03, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: MLB considers rule change to accommodate Ilitch-owned casino | AAA wants driver's seat
8 mins; February 03, 2020
Auto Club Group CEO Joe Richardson talks about merger with AAA Carolinas, impact of Michigan no-fault auto insurance reform
20 mins; February 02, 2020
Chad Livengood on WDET: 3rd Lucido accuser speaks out on workplace culture at state Capitol
23 mins; January 27, 2020
Mike Lee on WJR: More women on boards | 3rd woman accuses Lucido | Casinos go all in on sports bets
6 mins; January 27, 2020
Mary Kramer on WJR: Pet Supplies Plus booming | Hope Network expands | Special report on Monroe
6 mins; December 09, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Weed black market perseveres | Lines around the block for 1st rec sales
7 mins; December 02, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Adient aims to rebound | Saga of Southfield office park
7 mins; November 25, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Sakthi collapse | Whitmer vetoes' impact | Governor woos business in Israel
7 mins; November 18, 2019
Chad Livengood on WDET: Flint's new mayor saddled with legacy costs, bleak financial outlook
16 mins; November 11, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Richard Gabrys dies | Executive pessimism hits high | Focus on Flint
7 mins; November 11, 2019
Chad Livengood on WDET: UM innovation center a bet on luring talent to Detroit
23 mins; November 04, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: UM campus in Detroit | Biz leaders bullish on city | ACM live up to promise?
7 mins; November 04, 2019
Rana Awdish, M.D., author of "In Shock," Crain's 2019 Health Care Leadership Summit
42 mins; October 28, 2019
Former Aetna Inc. CEO Mark Bertolini at Crain's 2019 Health Care Leadership Summit
50 mins; October 28, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Fewer hunters, fewer conservation dollars | WSU mess
8 mins; October 28, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Clock ticks on Wilson foundation's $2B | Sterling Group seeks Joe Louis Arena
8 mins; October 21, 2019
Chad Livengood on WDET: Switch seeks new tax break amid struggle over public support of K-12 schools
36 mins; October 14, 2019
Chad Livengood on WJR: State pension funds drop money manager Ken Fisher after offensive remarks
6 mins; October 14, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Credit union takes high-risk canna-business | Schmoozing app backed by Gilbert
8 mins; October 14, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Municipalities mull over marijuana
7 mins; October 07, 2019
Chad Livengood on WJR: Whitmer seeks leverage with GOP with budget vetoes
8 mins; October 02, 2019
Sherri Welch on WDET: Paving magnate Bob Thompson commits $200M toward college scholarships
14 mins; October 01, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Thompsons to give $200 million to college scholarships
8 mins; September 30, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Detroit's vacant land could be its great opportunity
8 mins; September 23, 2019
Annalise Frank on WDET: Detroit seeks to regulate Airbnb, short-term rentals
9 mins; September 19, 2019
Chad Livengood on WDET: Detroit Homecoming and the city's ability to weather another recession
21 mins; September 19, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: UAW strikes GM | Detroit Homecoming
6 mins; September 16, 2019
Dustin Walsh on WDET: State rebuffs tobacco retailer Wild Bill's medical marijuana business bid
23 mins; September 10, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: New life for RecoveryPark | State stubs out Wild Bill's pot bid
6 mins; September 09, 2019
Crain's Conversations: Bosch's Charlie Ackerman on building talent within vs. buying talent
20 mins; September 06, 2019
Chad Livengood on Michigan Radio: Whitmer, Legislature headed to showdown on roads, state budget
7 mins; August 29, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Roads rough for outstate Republicans, too | Is Michigan budget deal near?
13 mins; August 26, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Survival of the fittest in craft beer | Detroit hosts Super Bowl of gaming
6 mins; August 26, 2019
Chad Livengood on WDET: Tourism industry adapting to more schools starting before Labor Day
15 mins; August 19, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Rethinking the school start law
19 mins; August 19, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Schools sidestep post-Labor Day start law | Workers ditch payday wait
6 mins; August 19, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Fate of Oakland County leadership | Marijuana industry gets investors
15 mins; August 12, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Patterson deputies expected to scatter | 'Good Jobs' incentives running out
5 mins; August 12, 2019
Kurt Nagl on 910AM: Businesses struggle through construction on Livernois 'Ave of Fashion'
18 mins; August 07, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Brooks Patterson's legacy
12 mins; August 05, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: Patterson leaves complicated legacy | Gilbert video shows recovery progress
6 mins; August 05, 2019
Chad Livengood on Michigan Radio: Dollar General's rapid expansion into small town Michigan
5 mins; August 02, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Birmingham bond question breeds criticism | United Shore out of space again
15 mins; July 29, 2019
Michael Lee on WJR: United Shore growing rapidly | Epicurean Group splinters
5 mins; July 29, 2019
Chad Livengood: How teacher pension financing got drawn into road funding debate
8 mins; July 26, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Enbridge's Line 5 | Mass transit in metro Detroit
20 mins; July 22, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: Quicken Loans teams with State Farm
7 mins; July 22, 2019
Chad Livengood on WJR: Medicaid cost-share payments fail to materialize, stricter enforcement looms
6 mins; July 16, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Duggan credibility could be in jeopardy
15 mins; July 15, 2019
Mary Kramer on WJR: New jail over budget | Goldfish Swim School grows
5 mins; July 15, 2019
Chad Livengood on 1320AM: GOP lawmakers explore using school pension bonds to free up cash for roads
9 mins; July 11, 2019
Chad Livengood on 910AM: Ilitches miss development deadline
