September sales mixed Monthly sales at Kmart Corp. continued to trail those of competitors Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. in September even though discount retailers as a whole outperformed many department and specialty apparel stores. Spirit Airlines' growth slows after attacks Before Sept. 11, discount carrier Spirit Airlines was having the best year in its history. The terror attacks changed all that, but the airline founded in Detroit still hopes to pull out a good year. U-M economists predict job losses Wayne County's economy will worsen in 2002, with the unemployment rate climbing to 5.6 percent and discouraged workers moving elsewhere or dropping out of the workforce, two University of Michigan economists will say today. The Clinton River also flows through the township, creating many water-related recreational activities.
Fine homes are on canals with easy access to the lake.
There's a concentration of marinas and related businesses. The state House is poised to reduce by half a 30-percent tax on parking around Detroit Metro Airport, with most of what would remain of the collection devoted to beefing up airport security. Although expansion plans remain on course at Detroit Metro Airport, other airports around the country are halting or revamping billions of dollars' worth of construction because of fewer fliers and greater security concerns after the Sept. 11 hijacker attacks. It has snapped up seven other Blue Cross plans and is acquiring another as it prepares for its initial public offering. Business news in brief Southwest Airlines Co. said its efforts to hire pilots, flight attendants and airport operations workers are stymied because potential applicants are under the impression that all carriers are cutting workers.