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Food and Service
and $930 per container and up to
almost $1 million a year for a ship-
per sending 100 containers a year
to Europe. To put this in perspective,
many Michigan cargo owners export
and import thousands of containers
internationally every year.
The GLG will undertake similar
analyses for specific customer needs,
and we believe the overall benefit to
Michigan producers will give them
a substantial advantage in world
markets. Indeed, this kind of cost
advantage will help to make Michigan
a popular place for companies to de-
velop and even to relocate, providing
additional economic stimulus.
The Great Lakes Global Freight
Gateway may be ambitious, but we
believe the demands of the global
economy require our region to
develop a new paradigm that fits
the demands of the 21st century. By
positioning our region as a global
freight hub, Michigan will provide an
essential foundation on which manu-
facturing and agricultural producers
can flourish.
Dr. Michael H. Belzer teaches economics at
Wayne State University and is president and
CEO of Great Lakes Gateway. He is develop-
ing a strategic economic development plan to
transform Southeast Michigan into a global
freight transportation hub.
Hometown Pride
Two expats promote Detroit through T-shirt business.
D obbie Bieder-
here simply isn't
another restaurant
in the area that
can boast the
offering of a more
abundant array of
fresh fish and
pristine seafood flown in daily from around the world.
rN,man and Aaron
Singer are two
ex-Detroiters living
and working in
New York who still
get "overly excited"
when they see an
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"downright giddy"
when they watch a
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Biederman, 29,
an art director
for an entertain-
ment company,
civic pride and to help change those
and Singer, 29, a corporate bank-
negative perceptions. Customers can
ruptcy attorney, have been friends
show their pride in Woodward, the
since they met in sixth grade in West
Red Wings, Mexican Village, Eight
Bloomfield. After graduating college,
Mile Road and, of course, the Detroit
they moved to New York to start their
Tigers.
careers.
"Through our apparel, we hope to
"We're proud to be from Detroit,"
capture and present the love Detroi-
Singer said.
ters feel for their city," Biederman
"But we found out that most people
said.
don't know what Detroit is all about,"
They draw from the "city's culture,
Biederman said. "Those unfamiliar
grit and hard-work ethic, its sports
with the Motor City know only about
teams, innovative automobile in-
the auto industry and the bad press
dustry and the underlying pride that
the city often gets from national
unites us all."
media."
Sales have been steady since the
After talking about it, the pair
online business launched, said Singer.
launched their T-shirt company,
"We've sold a ton of shirts, although
Mighty Detroit, in 2008 out of
we haven't yet gone viral."
The pair, who say they are "dedicat-
ed to returning Detroit to its former
glory," is currently working on a mar-
keting plan to make that happen.
What they are most proud of is the
charitable component of their com-
pany. For every T-shirt sold, Mighty
Detroit makes a donation to a local
charity, such as the Greening of
Detroit, a nonprofit that helps guide
urban gardening and agriculture pro-
grams in the city.
"We want to be able to make more
donations," they said. I I
Landlubbers will find
plenty to enjoy too
including fresh poultry,
premium aged cuts of
beef and lamb chops.
"Many folks still look back wistfully on those
glory days of Joe Muer Seafood in Detroit,
and with good reason... (the) Detroit Seafood
Market can fill the seemingly lacking void
of this fine seafood dining institution."
Danny Raskin — Jewish News
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