Detroit has been on a long slide; no news there. But the same is not true of the sprawling area surrounding the blighted city. There are new office parks and new houses. Farther out the municipal sewers stop but building continues, and here on the edge of the metropolitan area is where Janette & Son’s Excavating has found a good place to do business and to grow thoughtfully.In 1953, Frank Janette took over the septic business that his father had run part time while also operating a farm. Frank focused on septic systems and expanded. He manufactured his own concrete
