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MICHIGAN FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES CRAIN'S LIST |

Ranked by 2022 revenue president, CEO, grandson; Ben Maibach III, vice chairman, chief community o cer, son president and CEO, Ilitch Holdings Inc., son100%Food,

Rakolta III, president, and member of the board of directors, grandson; Lauren Rakolta, president of DFM Solutions and member of the board of directors, granddaughter son; Matthew Serra, president,

Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO, H.W. Kaufman Group, son; Danny Kaufman, president, Burns & Wilcox, executive VP, H.W. Kaufman Group, grandson; Jodie Kaufman Davis, executive VP, granddaughter

248-855-5556;orleansintl.com

$872.9 e chairman and CEO, grandson

Soave, VP, daughter; Andrea Soave Provenzano, VP, daughter; Christopher Provenzano, project manager, son-in-law

Max Tushman Earl Tushman, president/CEO, grandson; Larry Tushman, VP/ secretary, grandson; Reed Tushman, VP/director of operations, great-grandson; Marc Tushman, VP/director of logistics, greatgrandson

100%Meat importing and trading

BARRICK ENTERPRISESINC. Royal Oak48073 248-549-3737;barrickent.com $677.1

$674.1 e

Robert Barrick none

100%Petroleum wholesaler and retailer 21 PVS CHEMICALSINC. Detroit48213 313-921-1200;pvschemicals.com

1945 Floyd Nicholson James B. Nicholson, chairman, son; James M. Nicholson, chairman, grandson; David Nicholson, president, grandson; Tim Nicholson, COO, grandson; John Nicholson, VP, grandson

100%Manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial chemicals

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JIM RIEHL'S FRIENDLY AUTOMOTIVE GROUPINC. Warren48093 586-979-8700;jimriehl.com

$575.8 e $608.8 1987 Jim Riehl Jr. Jim Riehl III, son; Joe Riehl, son; Je rey Riehl, son

100%Automobile dealership 23 BELLE TIRE DISTRIBUTORSINC. Allen Park48101 313-271-9400;belletire.com

$557.0 $494.0 1922 Don Barnes Sr. Don Barnes Jr., chairman, son; Bob Barnes, owner, son; Don Barnes III, president, grandson; Mike Barnes, director retail operations, grandson; Maggie Ratli , Dir. communications, granddaughter; Kelly Wilson, HR manager, granddaughter

$555.4

$270.7 1979 Frank Venegas Jr.

100%Retailer of tires and automotive services 24 THE IDEAL GROUP Detroit48209 313-849-0000;weareideal.com

25 LACKS ENTERPRISES,INC.

Grand Rapids49546 616-949-6570;lacksenterprises.com

$500.0

$500.0

1961 John P. Lacks and Richard Lacks Sr. (son)

Loren Venegas,CEO, brother; Linzie Venegas, president and CMO, daughter; Jesse Venegas, president, son; Marty Venegas, West Coast sales manager, brother

Richard Lacks Jr., executive chairman of the board, grandson; Kurt Lacks, executive VP, grandson; Ryan Lacks, director of sales, greatgrandson; K.V. Lacks, business development director, greatgrandson

100%General contracting, specialized miscellaneous steel manufacturing and distribution of protective barrier products, global supply chain management, other

100%Injection molding, plating, painting and assembly

ResearchedbySonyaD.Hill:shill@crain.com

|Thislistoffamily-ownedbusinessesisanapproximatecompilationofthelargestsuchbusinessesinMichigan.Itisnotacompletelistingbutthemostcomprehensiveavailable.Crain'sestimates arebasedonindustryanalysesandbenchmarks,newsreportsandawiderangeofothersources.Unlessotherwisenoted,informationwasprovidedbythecompanies.Forsomecompanies,thefounderswerelaterboughtoutbyanotherfamily. NOTES: e. Crain'sestimate.

1. From Forbes.com

3. GeorgeB.WalbridgeandAlbertH.Aldingerfoundedthecompanyin1916.John RakoltaSr.boughtthecompanyin1963withbusinesspartnerRobertRobillard.

2. Foundedin1924asC.O.BartonCo.byCarlOsbornBarton.TheMaibachfamilyacquiredmajoritycontrolin1961.

4. SerraAutomotiveInc.purchasedBu WhelanChevroletinFebruary2021.

5. From Crain'sGrandRapidsBusiness.

6. Changeditsyear-endfromDecembertoJune.The company has restated its scal year performance for 2020 and 2021 due to this change in its scal year.

7. Sold Detroit scrap metal business to Cleveland-Cli s in 2022. Want the full Excel version of this list — and every list? Become a Data Member: CrainsDetroit.com/data

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