Corp! Magazine Announces Companies Named by Readers as 'Best of Michigan Business'

    WARREN, Mich., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan's largest business
 magazine, Corp!, asked its readers to name which businesses they considered
 the "Best" in Michigan. And 1,000 readers responded with their opinions and
 praise for businesses throughout the state.
 
     The "Best of Michigan Business" winners will be celebrated at a
 breakfast program on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at MSU Management Education Center in
 Troy. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and networking, followed
 by an awards program and concluding at 10 a.m. The nearly 300 companies
 that were named a "Best of Michigan Business" will be featured in the
 January/February 2008 issue of Corp! magazine. (See following list.)
 
     Readers were asked in a poll to name the best businesses in a variety
 of categories including: health care provider, banks and credit unions, law
 firms, small business and family business.
 
     Other categories included firms specializing in staffing, accounting,
 commercial and industrial real estate, technology, marketing and public
 relations, manufacturing, sports and entertainment, retailing, grocery,
 restaurants, engineering and architectural and construction.
 
     Corp! magazine has been under new ownership since early 2006. Corp
 Publishing LLC, under the leadership of Edward Deeb, editor-in-chief and
 Jennifer Kluge, publisher, purchased Corp! and began publishing in March
 2006.
 
     The mission of Corp! magazine, founded in 1998, is to inform, intrigue
 and entertain business owners and top level executives by providing
 business features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis.
 
 

 
                         BEST OF MICHIGAN BUSINESS 2008
 
                                ACCOUNTING FIRMS
 
     Beene Garter, LLP                          Maddox Ungar Silberstein, PLLC
     Bredernitz Wagner & Co.                    Plante & Moran, PLLC
     Culver, Wood & Culver, CPA                 Schwanitz, Hayden & Associates,
                                                 PLC
     Deloitte & Touche                          Swenson & Niel, PC
     Doren Financial Group                      The Rehmann Group
     Ernst & Young                              Virchow Krause & Company
     Godfrey Hammel, Danneels &Company, PC      Weinlander Fitzhugh
 
                          ARCHITECTURAL & CONSTRUCTION
 
     Albert Kahn Associates, Inc.               McIntosh Poris Associates
     D&D Building                               Michigan Commercial
                                                 Construction
     Dan Vos Construction Company               Redstone Group
     Father & Son Construction                  Rossetti Architects
     Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.                 SmithGroup, Inc
     Grissim Metz Andriese Associates           T.H. Marsh Construction Company
     Hamilton Anderson Associates               Turner Construction Company
     Ideal Group                                Victor Saroki & Associates
                                                 Architects, PC
     Lindhout Associate Architects              Walbridge Aldinger Company
 
                             BANKS & CREDIT UNIONS
 
     Aeroquip Federal Credit Union              Fidelity Bank
     American 1 Federal Credit Union            Fifth Third Bank
     Bank of America                            First Bank
     Best Source Credit Union                   Flagstar Bank
     Charter One                                Huntington Bank
     Chase                                      Key Bank
     Citizens Bank                              Lake Michigan Credit Union
     Clarkston State Bank                       Michigan First Credit Union
     Comerica                                   MidWest Financial
     Community Financial Credit Union           National City Bank
     Co-op Services Credit Union                New Liberty Bank
     Detroit Edison Credit Union                Premier Financial Credit Union
     DFCU Financial                             River Valley Credit Union
                                                TCF Bank
 
                                  ENGINEERING
 
     Apollo Tool & Engineering, Inc.            Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment,
                                                 Inc.
     Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.     Process Results, Inc.
     Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.                Saturn Electronics &
                                                 Engineering, Inc.
     NTH Consultants, Ltd.
 
                                FAMILY BUSINESS
 
     Aberdeen Bike & Fitness                    Kashat Market
     Bommarito's Bakery                         Kent Manufacturing
     Boone & Darr                               Moon Valley Rustic Furniture
     By the Bay Shuttle                         Morse Moving & Storage
     Chelsea Eyeglass                           National Coney Island
     Corsi's Restaurant & Banquet Hall          StoAway Storage
     Franco's Pizza                             The Garden Mill
     JM Construction                            Try Construction
     JW Coffee Shop                             Zehnder's of Frankenmuth
 
                                    GROCERS
 
     Busch's                                    Nino Salvaggio's Marketplace
     Eastern Market                             Papa Joe's Gourmet Market
     Forest Hill Foods                          Polly's Country Market
     Hiller's Markets                           Spartan Stores
     Holiday Market                             VG's Market
     Hollywood Super Markets                    Westborn Markets
     Meijer                                     Western Market
 
                              HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
 
     Beaumont Hospital                          Metro Health Hospital
     Chelsea Community Hospital                 Michigan Institute for Human
                                                 Performance
     Detroit Medical Center                     North Oakland Medical Center
     Grand Valley Health Plan                   Northern Michigan Health Care
                                                 Systems
     Henry Ford Health System                   St. John Health
     Henry Ford Retirement Community            University of Michigan Health
                                                 System
     McLaren Health Systems                     West Branch Regional Medical
                                                 Center
     Medical Weight Loss Clinics
 
                                   LAW FIRMS
 
     Beier Howlett, PC                          Karen Smith Kienbaum &
                                                 Associates
     Bodman, LLP                                Mellon McCarthy & Pries, PC
     Butzel Long                                Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones,
                                                 PLC
     Charfoos & Christensen, PC                 Miller Canfield
     Clark Hill, PLC                            Nemeth Burwell, PC
     Dickinson Wright, PLLC                     Portnoy & Roth, PC
     Dykema                                     Safford & Baker, PLLC
     Foley & Lardner, LLP                       Stark Reagan, PC
     Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC              Trowbridge Law Firm, PC
     Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, LLP     Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP
     Howard & Howard
 
                                 MANUFACTURING
 
     Acme Manufacturing Company                 Kawasaki Robotics USA, Inc.
     American Axle & Manufacturing              Lear Corporation
     Asahi KASEI Plastics North America, Inc.   Link Engineering Company
     Axle Tech International                    Marsh Industries, Inc.
     Chrysler, LLC                              Michigan Box Company
     Continental Teves                          Michigan Production Machining
     Creative Foam                              Numatics, Inc.
     De Giulio Industries                       Ontario Die Company
     Delta Technologies Group                   Pontiac Coil
     Ford Motor Company                         Premier Protective Packaging
     General Motors                             Prestolite Wire Corporation
     Global Tooling Systems                     RSDC of Michigan
     Herman Miller, Inc.                        Sensors, Inc.
     Howard Finishing, LLC                      Steelcase
     Ideal Shield                               The Alpha Group
     INCOE Corp                                 The Magni Group
     Industrial Woodworking Corp                Toyota
     Intertec Systems
 
                                 MARKETING & PR
 
     Airfoil Public Relations                   Franco Public Relations Group
     AutoCom Associates                         Hermanoff & Associates, Inc.
     Berline                                    Inner Circle Media
     Big Communications, Inc.                   Intellitrends
     Brogan & Partners                          Lovio-George, Inc.
     Clear!Blue Communications                  Marketing Associates, Inc.
     Duffey, Petrosky & Company                 Marx Layne & Company
     Elemental                                  Publicom
     Enlighten                                  Uproar Communications
     ePrize
 
                                  REAL ESTATE
                            (COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL)
 
     CB Richard Ellis                           Milliken Realty Company
     Colliers International                     Northern Equities Group
     Farbman Group
 
                                  RESTAURANTS
 
     220 Restaurant                             Gandy Dancer
     Andiamo's                                  G's Pizzeria
     Assaggi Bistro                             Hong Hua
     Bacco Ristorante                           Il Posto Ristorante
     Christine's Cuisine                        Kruse & Muer
     City Kitchen                               Lark
     Common Grill                               Luigi's
     Cuisine                                    Mi Pueblo Restaurant
     Fishbone's Rhythm Kitchen Caf�             Ristorante Ciao
     Forte
 
                                   RETAILERS
 
     Anthrolpologie                             Gordon Chevrolet
     Beadquest                                  Gorman's
     Bordine Nursery                            Green Brain Comics
     Butterball Farms, Inc.                     McDaniels Kitchen and Bath
     Claymore Shop                              Monogram Goods
     Contempo Home                              Moosejaw
     Design Within Reach                        Running Fit
     Elder-Beerman
 
                         SMALL BUSINESS ($1-10 Million)
 
     Accent Reduction Institute, LLC            Menlo Innovations, LLC
     American Spoon Foods                       Powerhouse Gym International
     Arlington Transit Mix & Masonry Supply     Sorella's Homebaked Goods
     Biz-R Collection                           The Betty Brigade
     ByBlos Banquets                            Two Men and a Truck
     CAE, Inc.                                  Webbsmarts, LLC
     Logic Solutions
 
                        SMALL BUSINESS ($10-50 Million)
 
     Burton Manor                               Palace Chrysler Jeep
     Chrysan Industries, Inc.                   Petoskey Plastics
     Dobson Industrial, Inc.                    PostNet
     Gongos Research, Inc.                      Service Express, Inc.
     Honey Baked Ham                            Tepel Brothers Printing Company
 
                             SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
 
     Detroit Institute of Arts                  MGM Grand Detroit
     Detroit Opera Theatre                      Olympia Entertainment
     Detroit Lions                              Palace Sports & Entertainment
     Detroit Pistons                            Plymouth Whalers
     Detroit Red Wings                          Saginaw Spirit
     Detroit Shock                              SMG Van Andel Arena
     Detroit Tigers                             The Henry Ford Museum &
                                                 Greenfield Village
     Mel Ball Entertainment                     West Michigan Whitecaps
 
                                 STAFFING FIRMS
 
     ACRO Services                              Kelly Services
     Aquent                                     Manpower
     Arrow Strategies                           Modern Professional Services
     Delta Staffing                             On Assignment Lab Support
     Express Personnel Services                 Resource Technologies
                                                 Corporation
     Inteligente Solutions                      Strategic Staffing Solutions
 
                                TECHNOLOGY FIRMS
 
     APEX Digital Solutions                     Netlink Software Group, Inc.
     Ardesta                                    Prime Focus
     BlueWater Technologies                     Ranal, Inc.
     CareTech Solutions, Inc.                   RTT USA, Inc.
     Compuware                                  Safety Net
     Datamatics Technologies, Inc.              Sarcom
     Entrega Corporation                        Sparton Corporation
     Fry, Inc.                                  Speedshape, Inc.
     Google                                     Springthrough
     KMT Robotic Solutions                      TechSmith Corporation
     Micro Works Computing
 
     For Further information:
     Contact:  Jennifer Kluge /Ed Deeb (586) 393-8800
     -or-       Sue Voyles 734-667-2005
 
 

SOURCE Corp! Publishing LLC