Ron Fournier
Crain's Detroit Business
Washington, DC, United States
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Michigan Change Makers: Dynamic disruptors chart the course of change
For the first time ever, Crain's Detroit Business is celebrating Michigan's top "Change Makers" — the most influential and innovative leaders who are helping their companies and communities navigate the harsh currents of change. → Read More
'That's a train, son'
We passed Campus Martius, Comerica Park, and the construction site for the Little Caesars Arena, then we entered Midtown before I realized how different the city looks when you're looking — not driving. → Read More
Ron Fournier on WJR: Is jail/soccer deal handcuffed?
Crain's Detroit Business Editor and Publisher Ron Fournier talks with Paul W. Smith on WJR 760 AM about stories in this week's issue. Listen to the interview and read the stories. → Read More
Men for others: Loyola High School demonstrates untapped potential of Detroit's neighborhoods
The Jesuit-run school shows that given a first-class education and support, students could thrive to fill the talent gap, innovate and show the world how a modern city grows prosperity while shrinking inequality. → Read More
Ron Fournier on WJR: Autism Alliance of Michigan
Crain's Detroit Business Editor and Publisher Ron Fournier talks with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories in this week's issue. Listen to the interview and read the stories. → Read More
Human services shouldn't be partisan issue
House and Senate bills would cut about $270 million from Sen. Rick Snyder's human services budget, making room for income tax cuts sought by GOP lawmakers. → Read More
Trust: The most powerful, and scarce, currency
People have lost faith in institutions of all kinds. But Corporate America holds many keys to restoring some of that confidence. Richard Edelman will bring the 2017 Trust Barometer to the Detroit Economic Club with a slightly more optimistic message for Michigan business leaders. → Read More
Ron Fournier on WJR: Rekindling skilled trades
Crain's Detroit Business Editor and Publisher Ron Fournier chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from the April 17 issue. Listen to the interview and then read the stories here. → Read More
Make plumbers sexy again
Promoting tourism is nice, but there might be a bigger return on taxpayers' investment if Michigan's marketers put the sizzle back in skilled trades. → Read More
Candles — and a burning flame
Asia is 14. She's been selling candles on city streets since she was 3, with the business becoming a national sensation about when journalists began framing Detroit as a comeback story and needed a fresh face to fit their narrative. → Read More
Ron Fournier on WJR: Dan Gilbert and fatherhood
Crain's Detroit Business Publisher Ron Fournier chats with Paul W. Smith on WJR AM 760 about stories from this week's issue. → Read More
Gilbert the father, and Gilbert the son
If you want to truly understand Dan Gilbert, ask him about fatherhood. → Read More
Miller finds niche in Macomb County, but doesn't rule out run for governor
What Candice Miller needed was a job where she could make a difference. Strangely, her mind kept turning to the Macomb County drain commissioner — a job, she said, that fit her passions for clean lakes and economic growth. → Read More
Ron Fournier on WJR: Ann Arbor outpaces Detroit's real estate values
Crain's Detroit Business Publisher Ron Fournier talks to Paul W. Smith on WJR 760 AM about stories in this week's issue, including Detroit's long way to recovery and an invitation for readers to join Crain's Inner Circle. → Read More
Planned store closings bring back memories of lives touched
A retail business is more than a bottom line. It's a service and a comfort and a touchstone for its customers. A truly great business makes gut-level connections to the people and communities it serves. → Read More
Announcing Crain's Inner Circle
Join our Crain's Inner Circle and help us shape the future of Crain's Detroit business. → Read More
Listening to What Americans Said on Election Day
They’d been saying it for more than a year—but few bothered to hear them. → Read More
Hillary Clinton Nukes Donald Trump's Remaining Chances
The Democratic nominee threw her rivals own words back at him, to illustrate his unsuitability for the office he seeks. → Read More
Donald Trump's Debate Implosion
At the second presidential debate, the Republican paced and pouted and sighed, but failed to patch together his collapsing campaign. → Read More
Hillary Clinton Did What She Needed to Do
If undecided voters were looking for an excuse to come around to Clinton’s corner, they may have found it on Monday night. → Read More