Kresge has always been an extraordinary living-learning community. The Kresge Renewal draws on the college’s unique past as it helps equip students with the skills, knowledge, and space they need to ...

George Joseph Kresge Jr., known to TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist the Amazing Kreskin, made his mark with generations of talk-show hosts, from Johnny Carson to Jimmy Fallon.

Mr. Kresge’s fortune has been variously estimated at from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000. Of his 511 stores, 364 are 5¢ & 10¢ 147 are 25¢ to $1. In 1028 they sold $147,465,448 worth of merchandise.