2003 in Michigan

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This article reviews 2003 in Michigan , including the state's office holders, demographics, largest public companies, performance of sports teams, cultural events, a chronology of the state's top news and sports stories, and notable Michigan-related births and deaths.

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Top stories

The top news stories of 2003 in Michigan included:

Office holders

State office holders

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Jennifer Granholm

Federal office holders

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Carl Levin
Debbie Stabenow Debbie Stabenow, official photo, 116th Congress.jpg
Debbie Stabenow

Mayors of major cities

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Kwame Kilpatrick

Demographics

Largest public companies

In March 2004, the Detroit Free Press released its annual "The Free Press 50" list of the largest Michigan-based public companies based on 2003 revenues. The top 10 companies are shown below. [1]

RankCompanyHeadquartersBusiness2003 revenue (in billions)2003 profit (in billions)Change from 2002
1 General Motors Detroit Autos$185.5243.822+120.16%
2 Ford Motor Company Dearborn Autos$164.196$0.495
3 Dow Chemical Company Midland Chemicals$32.632$1.730-
4 Delphi Autmotive Systems Troy Auto supplier$28.096-$.056-
5KMart Holding Corp.TroyRetailer$23.253-$.614+80.93%
6 Visteon Corp. DearbornAuto supplier$17.660-$1.213-244.6%
7 Lear Corporation Southfield Auto supplier$15.746$.380+2,826%
8 Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor Appliances$12.176$.414-
9 Masco Corp. Taylor Building products$10.936$.806+36.61%
10 Pulte Corp. Bloomfield Hills Home builders$9.048$0.624+37.69%
11 Kellogg Co. Battle Creek Food$8.811$.787+9.18%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Other

Chronology of events

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "The Free Press 50". Detroit Free Press. March 29, 2004. pp. 3C –5C via Newspapers.com.