We had expected a pretty quick pickup for the second half of 2001, but now we don't think the rebound is going to happen as quickly. Signs of the economic slowdown are everywhere and have rippled through nearly every major company in Metro Detroit. Kevin Frantz, general manager of the Golden Mushroom in Southfield, right, talks with patron Tony Hollamon of Redford Township during lunch. Now it's only about nine or 10 hours. It's going to be a mediocre year.
Customers are cautious but they still have the money.
It's been a pretty quiet March in our banquet facility, and when we talk to our purveyors, everybody is crying the blues. We're still doing some pretty good business, but everybody's cutting back. That is if consumer confidence and consumer behavior doesn't fall. Writer Joe Miller contributed to this report.