By Mark | February 18, 2015
It wasn’t my intention to address today’s Metro Times piece about Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery. But, as several people have now asked me for my thoughts, I feel as though I’m obligated to say something. First, and probably most importantly, in spite of owning half a share, I know next to nothing about the inner workings […]
Early last winter, when the National Restaurant Association issued a formal statement about how raising the minimum wage would kill their industry, Paul Saginaw, one of the co-founders of Ann Arbor’s iconic Zingerman’s Deli, felt compelled to respond, and argue in favor of raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25. “We would be irresponsible employers […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Food, Michigan, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, affordable housing, Ben's Chili Bowl, Busboys and Poets, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, campaign spending, Cheetos, civil unrest, communities of hate, community chest, compassion, Costco, Crain’s Detroit Business, Debbie Dingell, debt, Democratic Steering Committee, Detroit News, dishwashing, emergency relief, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, food service, Gary Peters, hairy underbellies, health insurance, hugs, hypocrisy, Joseph Stiglitz, lobbyists, Lori Saginaw, Lynn Yates, Mark Schauer, medical debt, minimum wage, Mitch Albom, money as free speech, National Restaurant Association, non-tip restaurants, Obama, Obamacare, open book finance, Paul Saginaw, Planned Parenthood, profit sharing, Raise Michigan, Rene Greff, reuben, Rick Strutz, ROC, Secret Service, Secretary of Labor, student debt, Supreme Court, Thomas Perez, thrivable wage, tipping, Tom Harkin, Zingerman's |
Democratic stalwarts Matt and Rene Greff, the owners of Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery and Ann Arbor’s Arbor Brewing Company, angered a number of their progressive brethren in 2010 when they publicly came out in support of their friend, Rick Snyder, who was then running in the Republican primary for Governor. The Greffs shared their reasons for […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Affordable Care Act, ALEC, Arbor Brewing Company, Corner brewery, Dick DeVos, electoral politics, guns in schools, John Cherry, Koch brothers, Mark Brewer, Mark Schauer, Mike Cox, Pete Hoekstra, Peter Hoekstra, Rene Greff, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Virg Bernero, Wisconsin |
By Mark | January 14, 2013
Tomorrow evening, at Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery, celebrated Detroit journalist Jack Lessenberry will be hosting a panel discussion on Michigan’s newly passed anti-union (“right-to-work”) legislation, and how it will likely impact working Michiganders, their employers, and the financial prospects of the state. There’s scant information available online, but a friend who works for Michigan Radio tells […]
Posted in Media, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Center for Automotive Research, Corner brewery, Daniel Howes, F. Vincent Vernuccio, Jack Lessenberry, Kristin Dziczek, labor history, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, NPR, Proposition 2, Rene Greff, right-to-work, Ron Weiser, union busting, unions |
By Mark | October 25, 2012
Next Tuesday, October 30, Think Local First will be bringing author Amy Cortese to Ann Arbor to discuss her book Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It. Following is my interview with Amy, who, in addition to being a published author, has written for the likes of the New York […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Retail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Accelerating Community Capital, American Sustainable Business Council, Amy Cortese, Arbor Brewing Company, blood funnel, blue sky laws, butchershop, buy local, CDFI, Chamber of Commerce, Clare, community development loan funds, Cops & Doughnuts, crowdfunding, CSA, Dante Hesse, economic development, interviews, investing, Jobs Act, Judy Wicks, Jumpstart Our Business Startups, Kickstarter, LION, lobbying, local investing, Local Investing Opportunities Network, Localist, locavesting, Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It, Main Street vs. Wall Street, Milk Thistle Farm, move your money to a credit union, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Port Townsend, Port Townsend LION, private placement, public offering, Rene Greff, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, single-payer system, Slow Money, Small Business Administration, Stacy Mitchell, subsidies, tax loopholes, tax reform, The Big Box Swindle, The Brinery, Think Local First, unaccredited investors, Woody Tasch, Zingerman's |
