They Thought 64 Percent Was Enough to Sell the Company Until an Unexpected Stakeholder Appeared

The boardroom lights in Sterling Heights headquarters had the color and mercy of a winter afternoon: white, unsparing, and designed for people who had something to prove. They buzzed faintly above the mahogany table, a low electrical hum that threaded through the silence and made the air feel pressurized, like the room itself was holding its breath.continue reading …