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Snyder Names Emergency Financial Manager for Lincoln Park

Snyder Names Emergency Financial Manager for Lincoln Park

August 1, 2014

As published in dbusiness Brad Coulter, managing director of O’Keefe, which has an office in Bloomfield Hills, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to serve as the emergency financial manager for the city of Lincoln Park. The appointment marks… Continue Reading  

Bloomfield Hills man appointed as Lincoln Park emergency manager

Bloomfield Hills man appointed as Lincoln Park emergency manager

July 22, 2014

Brad Coulter will take a leave of absence from his job at a turnaround consulting firm in Bloomfield Hills to serve as the emergency manager of Lincoln Park. A Bloomfield Hills man will be taking a leave of absence from… Continue Reading  

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

July 3, 2014

Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed an emergency manager to run Lincoln Park, where officials say the deficit increased by at least $1 million in the last budget year. The governor on Thursday named Brad Coulter the emergency manager. He’s taking… Continue Reading  

State Appoints Emergency Manager To Fix Lincoln Park’s Finances

State Appoints Emergency Manager To Fix Lincoln Park’s Finances

July 3, 2014

LINCOLN PARK (WWJ) – Michigan has officially named an emergency manager to help balance the budget in Lincoln Park after city leaders rejected a consent agreement. Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday that Brad Coulter — an independent contractor with O’Keefe… Continue Reading  

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

July 3, 2014

Gov. Rick Snyder appointed an emergency manager for Lincoln Park, which has struggled with deficits and rejected an agreement to bring its finances under control. Four other Michigan cities and three school districts, including Detroit and its schools, are under… Continue Reading  

Coulter appointed emergency manager in Lincoln Park

Coulter appointed emergency manager in Lincoln Park

July 3, 2014

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today appointed Brad Coulter, a business turnaround consultant, as emergency manager in Lincoln Park. Coulter is expected to begin work in the city on Monday. “We can begin to heal now,” Mayor Tom Karnes said…. Continue Reading  

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

Snyder appoints emergency manager for Lincoln Park

July 3, 2014

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed an emergency manager to run Lincoln Park, a southwest Detroit suburb where officials say the deficit increased by at least $1 million in the last budget year. The governor on… Continue Reading  

Lincoln Park gets emergency manager after rejection of consent agreement

Lincoln Park gets emergency manager after rejection of consent agreement

July 3, 2014

LINCOLN PARK, MI — Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday appointed Brad Coulter to take over the government of Lincoln Park as emergency manager, the state Treasury Department announced. Coulter is an Metro Detroit turnaround consultant whose managed the restructuring of… Continue Reading  

Join the Club: Lincoln Park Becomes 5th City in State to Operate Under an EM

Join the Club: Lincoln Park Becomes 5th City in State to Operate Under an EM

July 3, 2014

My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I’m busted Cotton is down to a quarter a pound, but I’m busted I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won’t lay A big stack… Continue Reading  

Turnaround expert named emergency manager in Lincoln Park

Turnaround expert named emergency manager in Lincoln Park

July 3, 2014

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today named Brad Coulter, who works for a turnaround consulting company , as emergency manager for the city of Lincoln Park. Snyder recently declared a financial emergency in Lincoln Park after city officials requested a… Continue Reading