Planterra Corp. West Bloomfield • www.planterra.com
Established in 1973, Planterra is the leading interior landscape firm serving North America, specializing in design consultation, installation, plantscape maintenance, floral display and holiday decorating.
As a commercial distributor of living and replica plants, planters and site furnishings, they are known for personal service and exceptional specimen plants.
With 52 employees and two locations, they serve customers ranging from small offices to resorts, casinos, hospitals and Fortune 500 companies. Last year they opened the Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield.
The building houses Planterra’s operations and features a botanical garden, which is open to the public and offers the best selection of exotic plants and decorative planters in the region.
Carol and Larry Pliska, Planterra’s owners, said their new retail destination is essentially green from the inside out.
“We are dedicated to integrating nature into everyday living – at home, at work or inside public spaces such as hospitals and shopping centers where we spend time. Bringing people and plants together is our business,” said Larry M. Pliska, chairman and founder.
Law
With more than 90 years of experience as a patent law firm, beginning in 1917, clients of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione sit with the best.
They have become one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the nation, serving the intellectual property needs of clients around the world.
Steven L. Oberholtzer, the firm’s CEO in Ann Arbor with 33 employees, said, “One of the main reasons Brinks opened an office in Michigan in 2000, is because of their longstanding belief that Michigan, and Southeast Michigan in particular, is truly the Arsenal of Innovation.”
By helping innovative businesses throughout the state protect and manage their innovations with patents, trademarks, copyrights and licenses, they not only safeguard a company’s intellectual property portfolio, but also help add jobs.
Specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law, the firm also advises on intellectual asset management, trade secrets, unfair competition, and technology and licensing agreements.
Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton Birmingham • www.kohp.com
Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton specializes in guiding employers through the challenges of the contemporary workplace.
The law firm provides proactive services by counseling employers on avoiding wrongful discharge claims, employment discrimination suits, and all of the potential employee claims that can arise under an avalanche of federal and state statutes.
Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton has been designated in Chambers USA's Client Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers as the top employment and labor law firm in Michigan.
From wrongful discharge claims to traditional union-management matters to preventive advice, their attorneys are skilled in representing management’s interests and perspectives. Their practice spans all aspects of employment and labor law.
“Thank you to Corp! Magazine for selecting Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton as a 2011 Best of Michigan business award winner. We truly appreciate the recognition and want to congratulate all of the nominees and wish them much success in the coming year,” said Eric Pelton, KOHP co-founder.