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it imports, imports are also in-
creasing.
In 1994, Israel imported $5 bil-
lion worth of American goods and
exported $5.3 billion worth of Is-
raeli goods to the United States.
Last year, Israel imported $5.6
billion in American goods and ex-
ported $5.8 billion worth of goods
to the United States. The deficit
is narrowing, Mr. Marani said, as

Israelis begin to buy more North
American products, like cars. Gen-
eral Motors is now the top auto-
mobile exporter to Israel, he said.
Judith Barnett, senior adviser
to the undersecretary of commerce
for international trade and the fo-
rum's keynote speaker, remind-
ed businesses that, "if you don
look at the area, your competitors
in Europe will." ❑

Louis R. Ross, the retired vice

ing daily operations of the office
and its 35-person staff. He will
also provide general business and
tax consulting. He joined Plante
& Moran in 1979.

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chairman and chief technical of-
ficer of Ford Motor Co., has been
appointed treasurer of the Michi-
gan State University Foundation
Board of Directors. The term runs
for two years. Mr. Ross, of Bloom-
field Hills, received the Out-
standing Alumni Award from
MSU in 1980.

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Elaine's Bagels opened its sec-

ond location at 2847 Coolidge
Highway, south of 12 Mile Road,
in Berkley. The first location is
on Rochester Road in Troy.
Elaine's offers over 20 varieties
of bagels.

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Korotkin, Schlesinger, and Associates, Inc.

Is pleased to welcome

M. FRANCES ASHLIN

Attorney Marc A. Goldman has
formed Marc A. Goldman & As-
sociates, P.C., in Farmington
Hills. The firm, at 30300 North-
western Highway, specializes in
the litigation of business and com-
mercial disputes.

Kevin Singer
Kevin Singer of West Bloomfield

has been promoted to director of
U.S. Marketing for Monroe Auto
Equipment Company in Monroe.
He will be responsible for adver-
tising, promotion and product
management. Mr. Singer joined
the company in 1990.

Schmaltz & Company, P.C., of
Southfield, is offering a free work-
shop 8-10 a.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, April 16 and 17, to
demonstrate Peachtree account-
ing software. The workshop will
be held at the company's offices in
the American Center building at
27777 Franklin Road in South-
field. For information, call (810)
358-0920.

to our team of agents.

WE WELCOME ALL OF FRAN'S CLIENTS TO OUR AGENCY.

Ken Korotkin
Jon Steinberg
Dan Werner
Alan Nathan

Glenn Warsh
Dick Mendelsohn
Bob Campbell
Larry Pernick

John Howe
Don Burnstein
Jackie Sefferman
Marc Ruben

Harvey I. Wax

26877 Northwestern • Suite 400 • Southfield, MI 48034 • 810-352-5140

Harvey L Wax has joined the De-

Bruce Shapiro

Bruce Shapiro, CPA, has been
promoted to managing partner of
the Ann Arbor office of Plante &
Moran, LLP. Mr. Shapiro, of Ann
Arbor, is responsible for manag-

troit-based law firm of Cooper,
Fink and Zausmer in an of-coun-
sel capacity. Mr. Wax, of Ann Ar-
bor, specializes in labor and
employment matters, including
collective bargaining, grievance
arbitration and wrongful termi-
nation.