“You gotta know the territory.” By Michael Layne, President Marx Layne & Co. Entrepreneurs who infuse compelling business ideas with outstanding execution can be tremendous contributors to our economy and way of life, especially as they expand their business model to new locations. However, there are unique challenges when deciding to roll out a [...]
Hospitality Industry: Vulnerable to Crisis & Damage to Brand Reputation Food-borne illness. Product recall. Boycotts, strikes and layoffs. Alleged discrimination. If any of these critical issues involved your business, are you equipped to take the necessary steps to protect your brand? At some point, all restaurants and hotels are faced with adversity—from a minor [...]
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'This kind of dehumanization must never occur again,’ Guy Stern said FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – This week, 75 years ago, Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland was liberated. On Monday the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills marked the day with a somber message. The memorial center wanted to ensure the horrors of what happened [...]
What a business owner does – or does not do – during and after a crisis is paramount and decisive in terms of survival. A discrimination suit of any kind – gender, sexual, racial, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, etc. – is one of the many vulnerabilities a business entity may encounter and one that [...]
"WHEN I SPEAK ABOUT IT, I CAN SEE IT. EVERY WORD I SAY, I LIVE IT. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO SPEAK ABOUT IT." Shelby Tankersley, Hometownlife.com Published 10:17 a.m. ET Jan. 28, 2020 | Updated 1:58 p.m. ET Jan. 28, 2020 Paula Marks-Bolton stood naked in Auschwitz when she was maybe [...]
Adolf Eichmann was one of most notorious war criminals in history and lived in Argentina for decades before a determined group of spies helped bring him to justice. Exhibit Designer Patrick Gallagher stopped by the Fox2 News studios Sunday to talk about "Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann" at the Holocaust [...]
Commentary: Wild West-like growth of short-term rentals threatens public safety, business fairness Scott Lowell is chair of the Detroit Restaurant & Lodging Association. Hotels across America are subject to a number of longstanding local, state and federal standards, regulations and taxes — with good reason. These provisions help ensure guest safety and [...]
Michigan schools urged to tackle rising youth suicides: ‘You need a plan’ When a young person is lost to suicide, the search for answers often leads to a question: What is being done in K-12 schools to address the problem? In Michigan, where suicide prevention education for students and training for teachers is not mandatory, the answer is little to nothing. [...]
