A REBIRTH ON THE CITY'S RIVERFRONT
BETTIS BING LEAD PROJECTS
Chene West plans town houses, retail
The Detroit Free Press
John Gallagher
February 15, 2006
The Detroit Free Press announced the anticipated major riverfront improvements to take place this summer; Headed by Spingarn LLC, Kraemer Design Group and L.S. Brinker.
Developers: Spingarn LLC, a partnership headed by Dave Bing, a Detroit industrialist, auto parts supplier and former Pistons star who is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Kraemer Design Group is the designated Architect and L.S. Brinker, a minority Detroit Headquartered Business, has been chosen as Construction Manager for this project.
Following waterfront improvements like the city's RiverWalk now under construction, the projects promise to turn Detroit's riverfront from a semi-industrial wasteland into a lively neighborhood where residents can live, dine, shop and enjoy splendid views of the river.
Construction will begin on the Bing project as early as this summer with occupancy in about two years.
~Detroit Free Press
Detroit Firms Honored
5 companies rank among fastest-growing
April 21, 2005
Tom Walsh
In 2005, the Detroit Free Press highlighted Inc. Magazines annual issue of the fastest growing urban businesses in the United States. L.S. Brinker gained recognition in the 2005 listing. Each year, the magazine publishes the Inner City 100, a list of the nations most accelerated urban privately owned businesses. Five Metro Detroit companies ranked within the top 50:
1. L.S. Brinker Company
2. The Piston Group
3. Vision IT
4. Detroit Chassis
5. Integrated Media Technologies
The Inner City 100 were chosen from 4,500 nominated companies. Inc. Magazine's criteria for making the ballot included: more than half of company operations in economically challenged urban areas, having sales of at least $150,000 in 1999 and at least $1,000,000 in 2003. L.S. Brinker was proud to receive such an honorable award.
~Detroit Free Press