http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/Opinion from a Michigan Business Review editorenMon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:43 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noOpinion from a Michigan Business Review editorpaulagardnerhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/HgWs6dXsFYw/paula_gardner_has_moved_to_ann.htmlbemkow@mlive.com (Bill Emkow | MLive.com)Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.3491106 ]]>Paula Gardner and the Ann Arbor Business Review has moved to AnnArbor.com. To continue following Paula's coverage of Ann Arbor-area business news, check out her AnnArbor.com profile. It displays all of the stories and comments she has posted on the...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/08/paula_gardner_has_moved_to_ann.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/OCr9zPa1eMg/one_year_later_happy_anniversa.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:34:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.3043173 ]]>Paula Gardner It seems like just yesterday that I acted on the recommendation of former MLive.com producer Shawn Smith to sign up on Twitter. But in fact it's been one year as of today, and I've got 223 Tweets and...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/one_year_later_happy_anniversa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/ccD5qrvAKEs/paula_gardner_ann_arbor_ready.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - Businesssarahr@mbusinessreview.com (Sarah A. Rigg)Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:55:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.3030523 ]]>Paula GardnerReactivating the former Pfizer campus in Ann Arbor could take years, mirroring the time it took for the pharmaceutical giant to vacate the city. Yet now that the University of Michigan closed June 16 on the deal and took...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/paula_gardner_ann_arbor_ready.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/YfRhXCRrYyw/cash_for_clunkers.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:50:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2977470 ]]>I love a bargain and am not above letting the federal government help me find one. Paula Gardner But even I - a not-so-proud driver of a clunker who wouldn't mind scoring an incentive for a new ride - find...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/cash_for_clunkers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/37Er9B5K-38/cooley_law_move_into_ave_maria.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - Businesssarahr@mbusinessreview.com (Sarah A. Rigg)Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:46:33 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2969193 ]]>Paula GardnerNews this week that Cooley Law School will open this fall in northeast Ann Arbor creates an encouraging real estate story. The school - which operates three other campuses in Michigan - will fill the soon-to-be-former Ave Maria Law...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/cooley_law_move_into_ave_maria.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/YmiQeQtdJmQ/ypsilanti_will_survive_shutdow.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - AutoMLive - Businesssarahr@mbusinessreview.com (Sarah A. Rigg)Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:10:13 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2919356 ]]>Paula GardnerThe Ypsilanti area will survive the exit of General Motors Corp. It won't be easy. It may not come fast....http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/ypsilanti_will_survive_shutdow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/JzLPCNYLQWw/paula_gardner_is_editor_of_5.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - DetroitMLive - Business7774111005137paulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:49:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2898163 ]]>Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy filing today just accentuates the themes of 2009: What started out looking like a long, difficult year in January now promises one excruciating...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/06/paula_gardner_is_editor_of_5.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/5CvSXpT6tXo/mackinac_policy_conference_off.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Wed, 27 May 2009 07:15:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2862099 ]]>Michigan's top business and political leaders are gathering today on Mackinac Island for the annual Mackinac Policy Conference and my biggest question is: Can they mobilize anything at all to move this state forward? Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/05/mackinac_policy_conference_off.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/7viQ7pGo86k/what_makes_a_hot_property.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business Reviewpaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Thu, 07 May 2009 09:34:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2705452 ]]>What makes a hot property in the Ann Arbor real estate market? Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. For Nadine Alpert of Reinhart Realtors, it's a group of three Chapel Hill condos that...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/05/what_makes_a_hot_property.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/xwlSnB3v18Q/here_are_5_things_michigan_wou.htmlBusiness - DetroitMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Newspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Wed, 06 May 2009 06:35:09 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2692996 ]]>Dave Bing's election as Detroit's new mayor may be temporary - since there's yet another election cycle starting in August for a four-year term - but it does give Michigan yet another opportunity to hope that change can come to...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/05/here_are_5_things_michigan_wou.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/bqSI9mxCWzY/hey_forbes_tell_us_something_w.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Tue, 05 May 2009 14:07:33 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2685771 ]]>I've spent the last 10 minutes thinking about the latest Forbes list, which is about 8 minutes and 30 seconds more than any such list is worth. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland.The...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/05/hey_forbes_tell_us_something_w.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/NuSzUwSgCZQ/what_will_american_carbuyers_m.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - DetroitMLive - AutoMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Newspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:27:04 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2632025 ]]>Faced with confirmation this morning that General Motors Corp. will kill its Pontiac brand, we're all left to wonder: What kind of void will that leave in the U.S. car market? Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/04/what_will_american_carbuyers_m.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/ta87GIoD3zA/on_this_years_vacation_its_har.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - DetroitMLive - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:07:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2606205 ]]>Despite prospects of an 82-and-sunny day, the gentle sounds of birds floating across the pool and a beach about 25 feet from my seat in my favorite south Florida lanai, I have to feel a little bit glum. Paula Gardner...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/04/on_this_years_vacation_its_har.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/IqIwaW-SSWs/auto_industry_changes_rewrite.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - DetroitMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:17:55 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2470015 ]]>The U.S. auto industry will make history in coming months as it repositions itself for both profitability and inevitable, significant change. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. Here are five workplace lessons we...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/auto_industry_changes_rewrite.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/IFx6qvcyUF8/pattersons_threat_to_detroit_w.htmlBusiness - DetroitMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:40:07 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2464300 ]]>The whole world may be watching President Barack Obama speak in a few minutes about the U.S. auto industry, but another drama is playing out today, too: The Cobo Center debacle. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/pattersons_threat_to_detroit_w.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/mwkiKgLELfg/the_future_of_borders_inc.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:56:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2436277 ]]>The future of Borders Inc. looks as shaky as ever, based on reporting in today's Detroit Free Press. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. From the article: "The Ann Arbor bookseller reports fourth-quarter...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/the_future_of_borders_inc.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/6d6spxahDQ4/paula_gardner_ann_arbors_news.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesssarahr@mbusinessreview.com (Sarah A. Rigg)Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:37:21 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2431311 ]]>The yellowing pages give a snapshot of the biggest story of the day in late June 1994: "Loss of paper, jobs jolts city." Paula Gardner And under that headline is a photo of my husband and me, walking into the...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/paula_gardner_ann_arbors_news.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/iuw8MoXawUk/ypsilanti_is_the_big_winner.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business Reviewpaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:33:07 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2414404 ]]>Ypsilanti is the big winner of the final grant awards from the $1 million donated to Washtenaw County non-profits by Pfizer Inc. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. Thanks to $600,000 in new...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/ypsilanti_is_the_big_winner.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/8_AZWlh9UeE/university_of_michigans_5_mill.htmlBusiness - Ann Arbor Business ReviewBusiness - DetroitMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:46:30 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2347933 ]]>Anyone who doubts that the state's research universities will lead much of our economic development over coming years needs to tune into today's announcement by the University of Michigan. Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/university_of_michigans_5_mill.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/paulagardner/~3/-cqBEoTQx6g/detroits_jewel_is_leaking_cobo.htmlBusiness - DetroitMLive - BusinessMLive - Home Page - Businesspaulag@mbusinessreview.com (pgardner)Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:51:52 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/paulagardner//3412.2342897 ]]>Paula Gardner is editor of Michigan Business Review in Ann Arbor and Oakland. Can it get any worse for Detroit and its battle over Cobo Hall? Knowing Detroit, probably. But here's the latest painful reality for the city: The roof...http://blog.mlive.com/paulagardner/2009/03/detroits_jewel_is_leaking_cobo.htmlnonadult