In on Jul 3, 2008
Chicago Tribune, Mlive.com, WOOD TV 8 (Grand Rapids), 7/3
Forbes magazine ranks Bill Davidson, owner of Guardian Industries, as “Michigan’s Richest Man” with a net worth of about $4.5 billion. Davidson, a Wayne State University Law School graduate, also owns the Detroit Pistons, Shock and Palace Sports and Entertainment, which includes the Palace and DTE Energy Music Theater. The Forbes ranking ties Davidson for 68th in the country, and he's tied at 227th worldwide.