Marcus Powers renamed the former Airport Tavern and Steakhouse to The ATS of Lansing for two reasons.
The first is that the new name, “an homage to the past while moving to the future,” preserves the legacy of the century-old building by abbreviating its former name, while marking the beginning of a new era.
But the name is also a reference to the Cadillac ATS, a luxury car that represents what Powers wants to turn the steakhouse into: “The Cadillac of restaurants.”…