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Kauramaki Crafts New Messner

Elizabeth Slowik

Published: September 2, 2008

Kline Kauramaki has been at the front of a roller-coaster ride for J.W. Messner.
GRAND RAPIDS — Nine years ago, Kline Kauramaki couldn't sleep. It was 1999. He had just agreed to try to salvage J.W. Messner, once the largest advertising agency in Grand Rapids, after General Motors pulled Chevrolet advertising worth $100 million.

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