A2: Business

Long-time Ann Arbor auto dealer Howard Cooper is selling his Howard Cooper Import Center to the Columbus, Ohio-based Germain Motor Company, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. The deal was announced Monday. The Ann Arbor operation, which employs about 90 people, will be managed by Jessica Germain, daughter of the company’s owner, Steve Germain, and a graduate of the University of Michigan. [Source]