1999 in Michigan


This article reviews 1999 in Michigan, including the state's office holders, largest public companies, performance of sports teams, a chronology of the state's top news and sports stories, and notable Michigan-related births and deaths.

Office holders

State office holders

Federal office holders

Mayors of major cities

Largest public companies

In April 2000, the Detroit Free Press released its first annual "The Free Press 50" list of the largest Michigan-based public companies based on 1999 revenues. The top 20 companies are shown below. Although it had substnatial operations in Michigan, Daimler-Chrysler was not included on the list because it was based in Germany.
RankCompanyHeadquartersBusiness1999 revenue 1999 profit
1General MotorsDetroitAutos$176,558$6,002
2Ford Motor CompanyDearbornAutos$162,558$7,237
3KMart Holding Corp.TroyRetailer$35,925$403
4Delphi Autmotive SystemsTroyAuto supplier$29,192$1,083
5Dow Chemical CompanyMidlandChemicals$18,929$1,331
6Lear CorporationSouthfieldAuto supplier$12,428$257
7Whirlpool CorporationBenton HarborAppliances$10,511$347
8Kellogg Co.Battle CreekFood$6,984$338
9Federal-MogulSouthfieldAuto supplier$6,487$243
10Masco Corp.TaylorBuilding products$6,307$569
11CMS EnergyDearbornUtility$6,103$339
12DTE EnergyDetroitUtility$4,728$483
13Meritor Automotive ServicesTroyAuto supplier$4,450$194
14Kelly ServicesTroyStaffing$4,269$85
15ComericaDetroitFinancial services$3,389$673
16Pulte Corp.Bloomfield HillsHome builders$3,730$178
17SteelcaseGrand RapidsOffice furniture$3,316$184
18Borders GroupAnn ArborBooks, music, video$2,999$90
19American AxleDetroitAuto supplier$2,953$115
20SPX CorporationMuskegonMachine tools$2,712$101

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Other

Chronology of events

Births

Deaths