I Zoltan Mesko's amazing journey from Romania to the Big House to the Rosshesastu School of Business - and now to the NFL.diedwit ))SEE PAGE 6B Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 7, 2010 michigandaily.com Builder says plans in the works for Zaragon 2 Marine Corps ROTC midshipman Ben Sparks (left) corrects the uniform of Elliot Biddle, also a Marine Corps ROTC midshipman, after an ROTC awards ceremony yester- day. Steven Pickett, another Marine Corps ROTC midshipman, enjoys a cookie and looks on. Zingerman' sDelisubmits plans to city fr expansion New complex would be built on East William Street By DAVID BUCCILLI For the Daily Less than a year after opening its first apartment building, the Zaragon company is looking to expand its business by building a new high-rise next to the original Cottage Inn Pizza on East Wil- liam Street. owners of the original Zara- gon Place - located on East University Avenue - intend to construct a similar apartment complex at the corner of East William and Thompson Streets, according to a public notice sent last week by the Zaragon com- pany to residents living within 1,000 feet of the new site. Zaragon Place 2 will offer students another opportunity to lease apartments near Cen- tral Campus following the "very successful" first year of Zaragon Place, Zaragon President and University alum Richard Perlman said in an interview. "The location is perfect. It's a block from the Diag, very close to Central Campus," Perlman said. "ZP1 and ZP2 are approximately the same distance from the Diag. One is from the South U. side of town. One is from the State Street side of town." Perlman said the location and quality of the apartments will be attractive not only to Univer- sity students but also University employees and other Ann Arbor locals. Perlman said he couldn't com- ment on the price range for what ZP2's apartments might be, but he said ZP2 will act as the "sister building" to ZPl, adding that the design of the building will be very similar to the existing Zaragon Place. The current Zaragon Place is 10 stories high with 66 apart- ments and can house up to 248 residents. The average price tag of a Zaragon Place lease is cur- rently about $1,000 per month per person. According to the public notice, ZP2 will be 14 stories high with 99 apartment units. Perlman said the building will be able to house between 200 and 350 residents. Similar to Zaragon Place, ZP2 will also feature retail space on the ground floor, on-site parking and an in-house gym. However, before construction See ZARAGON, Page 7A If proposals are approved, project would begin in 2011 By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily StaffReporter For those who travel from near and far to get a taste of Zingerman's famous sandwiches, the dining experience may get even better. Zingerman's is awaiting approval for plans to expand the restau- rant submitted to the Ann Arbor Planning Commission last week. The expansion is expected to cost between $4 million and $7 million and restaurant officials say it would enhance their business and custom- ers' experiences. Approval by the Planning Com- mission is only the first of several steps for the restaurant in getting the expansion project underway, said Paul Saginaw, co-founder of Zingerman's. If Zingerman's receives approval from the Planning Commission, it will then have to secure a loan for the project, followed by approval from the Historic District Commis- sion, according to Saginaw. In 2008, when Zingerman's pre- viously applied to begin the expan- sion process, its efforts were halted when the commission decided that the expansion would impede on the historical preservation of the Ker- rytown area. The restaurant plans to begin construction during the spring of See ZINGERMANS, Page 7A TAKING A RIDE ON THE CUBE 'U' profs. predict improvement for Washtenaw County economy Economic report says recovery could begin in some industries this year By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily StaffReporter The third quarter of 2008 rocked the country and Washtenaw Coun- ty, with huge economic declines p followed by some of the worst unemployment rates in history. However, George Fulton, direc- tor of the University's Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, and Donald Grimes, senior research associate at the University's Insti- tute for Research on Labor, Employ- ment, and the Economy, predict a road to recovery for Washtenaw County that starts for some indus- tries in 2010 but will not begin to be felt by others until 2012. Last week, Fulton and Grimes released a 40-page report called the Economic Outlook for Washtenaw County in 2010 to 2012. The two University researchers have created this economic outlook for the coun- ty each year for the last 25 years. But amid the state's and country's cur- rent economic climate, this year's report was much anticipated. Grimes said the report evaluates the changing economy and provides information on what industries will best recover from the current reces- WEATHER HI: 51 TOMORROW 34 sion. Based on this year's findings, Grimes said Washtenaw County has a hopeful economic future. "It's good news in the sense that the county's economy is beginning to grow again in terms of jobs," Grimes said. "We think it started growing in the first quarter of this year and will continue to grow at a pretty good pace, not a great pace, but it'll be pickingup pace in the sec- ond half of 2011 and then into 2012 it'll be pretty healthy." Washtenaw County's economic decline started in the early 2000s, because at that time the county started experiencing significant job losses. The pattern reflected the suf- ficient job losses from Michigan's automotive industry. According to the report, ebbs in the health of the auto industry play alargerole inthe county's economic position. Automotive jobs made up 11.1 percent of the county's employ- ment in 1990, but by 2012, they are expected to represent only 1.8 per- cent of county jobs. In 1999, the county's unemploy- ment rate was 1.6 percent and has consistently risen every year since. In Grimes and Fulton's economic evaluation of last year, they under predicted the employment rate for 2009 and said unemployment was going to rise from 5.9 percent to 8.2 percent. Instead, it reached 8.8 per- cent. Though the current national unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent, the report projects that it BY THE NUMBERS Washtenaw County's economy. 5Y858 The number of jobhsfot in Washtenaw County in 2009 66 The number of jobs expected to be lost in Washtenaw County in 2010 13.6% Michigan's unemployment rate in 2009 Jobgrowth predicted by the second half of 2011 in Washtenaw County The percetageof jobs in Washtenaw County made up by the autoindustryin1990 T1m8% The percentage of jobs in Washtenaw County expected to be made up by the auto industry in 2012 will decline to 9.5 percent for 2010. According to the report, rates are expected to reach 9.1 percent in 2011 and 8.7 percent by 2012. While Grimes and Fulton say the county is rebounding from the See REPORT, Page 7A SAM WOLSON/Daily Jacob Saaleberg, a 15-year-old Ann Arbor resident, sits on top of the cube next to the Michigan Union. The cube was given to the University as a gift from the class of 1965 and was designed by University alum Tony Rosenthal. At CAPS a look beyond awareness to the tools needed for effective action Officials say their goal is to reach every student on campus By OLIVIA CARRINO Daily StaffReporter In light of six recent suicide attempts at Cornell University, some have questioned whether higher education officials are doing enough to prevent suicide on college campuses. According to national statistics on the University's Counseling and Psychological Services web- site, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college stu- dents. About 1,100 students com- mit suicide nationwide each year and CAPS officials say the Uni- versity is determined to help this number decline. 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