Beatty to start 120-day jail sentence 7:34 a.m., Tue - The former lover and chief of staff of jailed ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is expected to begin a 120-day jail stay for lying about their affair on the witness stand.
Millen to appear on NBC's Super Bowl pregame show 4:56 p.m., Mon - The former Detroit Lions team president, architect of the National Football League's first 0-16 squad, will appear on the network again after serving as a studio analyst Saturday during its playoff coverage.
THIS JUST IN: 19 communities get HUD funds to buy houses ALSO: Rehmann shortens name, has acquisitions take effect, Private-equity M&A deals off, Adell Broadcasting Corp. sues N.Y. advertising sales firm, Acord consolidates offices, Bloomfield Hills getting new Sunrise assisted living center, End of sewerage dispute to save Macomb County $50M, Shapiro named to board of Holocaust foundation[$]
Michigan banks get short end of TARP With the deadline for federal approval fast approaching, a summary of Michigan-based banks that have received funding from the U.S. Treasury as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program is short and, from the perspective of local bankers, not so sweet.[FREE]
NAIAS greener, leaner These are tough times, but the show must go on. The 2009 North American International Auto Show kicks off at Cobo Center with press days Jan. 11-13.[FREE]
What’s new at the auto show? The following are some of the cars expected to be at the North American International Auto Show this month.[FREE]
Novi's biz growth beats odds For a community far flung from the urban center, Novi has done better than the odds might call for in commercial growth and economic attraction.[$]
Lions redo their business playbook Bob Raymond saw firsthand Detroit's previous sports nadir when the Detroit Tigers, for whom he was in charge of ticket sales, lost an American League-record 119 games in 2003.[$]
EDITORIAL: A few resolutions for a tough new year New beginnings can happen at any time, but the beginning of each year is, of course, the traditional time for resolving to do better in the future.[$]
CAPITOL BRIEFINGS: Deficits, reserve shortage hit the state budget LANSING — Lawmakers head into 2009 facing dual budgetary challenges and state finances that have weakened in recent years, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Citizens Research Council of Michigan.[$]
In the spotlight: David Gorcyca Ex-Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca, 46, has joined the staff of Royal Oak-based law firm Flood, Lanctot & Connor P.L.L.C. as an attorney in the litigation group of the small firm and will handle criminal defense cases.
In the spotlight: Auday Arabo The Associated Food & Petroleum Dealers Inc. has named Auday Arabo to the newly created position of COO.
