Crain's Detroit Business presents a luncheon with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes and former Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, Newsmakers of the Year for 2014

DETROIT, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Join Crain's to hear our Newsmakers of the Year for 2014, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes and former Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr, address the southeast Michigan business community. Special guest U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen, the mediator of the Grand Bargain, will be the Newsmaker moderator.

At the beginning of each year, Crain's Detroit Business identifies the top newsmakers from the previous year. Other Crain's Newsmakers for 2014 were Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors Co; David Brandon, former athletic director, University of Michigan; Matt Cullen, CEO, M-1 Rail; Chris Ilitch, CEO, Ilitch Holdings Inc.; Gene Michalski, CEO, Beaumont Health; Bob Paul, CEO, Compuware Corp.; Mina Sooch, CEO, Gemphire Therapeutics Inc.; Darren Walker, CEO, Ford Foundation and M. Roy Wilson, President, Wayne State University.

All of Metro Detroit took notice of Detroit's 16-month bankruptcy trial. The task included making a city whole again despite being $18 billion in debt and a negative cash flow of more than $260 million projected for 2015. The filing was the country's largest and most complex municipal bankruptcy. Along with U.S. District Court Judge Gerald Rosen, Orr and Rhodes were able to quickly settle with creditors to help move Detroit forward. Because of their dedicated effort, Orr and Rhodes were selected as Crain's Newsmakers of the Year for 2014.

Orr, Rhodes and Rosen will speak at Crain's Newsmakers of the Year event Wednesday, Feb, 25, 2015 at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. They will be joined by Keith Crain, Editor-in-Chief and Mary Kramer, publisher of Crain's Detroit Business. In addition, this luncheon will honor Crain's 2014 Best-Managed Nonprofit winner, Common Ground, and announce the Newsmaker Student Scholarship awardee.

The event will open with registration and networking at 11:30 a.m. The program will begin at noon with a seated lunch and conclude at 1:30 p.m.

The event is open to the public. The cost to attend is $70 for an individual ticket and $60 for students. Reserved seating is available by purchasing a table of 10 for $750. Pre-registration ends Feb. 20 at close of business. Walk-in registration will be $90 per person if the event has not sold out.

MotorCity Casino Hotel is located at 2901 Grand River Ave. in Detroit.

Supporters of this event include Title Sponsor Miller Canfield and Co-Title Sponsor First Merit Bank.

For more information, visit www.crainsdetroit.com/events or contact [email protected] or 313-446-0300.

About Crain's Detroit Business
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