ACI Transport, a freight brokerage firm in Ferndale specializing in the coordination of multimodal transportation of finished motor vehicles and general commodity freight, has named Gary Horton as chief executive officer. https://t.co/LWbwdIW3F4

A new report from JD Power in Troy predicts a total of 16.3 million new vehicle sales in 2026. https://t.co/THD5zAAPaz

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Detroit Opera has announced a new $3 million grant from the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation in Birmingham. https://t.co/e2WvvMoqI3

Variety the Children’s Charity hosted its annual Variety Cocktails & Cuisine event on Feb. 5 at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. https://t.co/zfS29LiyS3

Digital Arts, Film & Television (DAFT) is a non-profit media-arts educational organization in Royal Oak founded in 1969 whose primary mission is to promote the creative use of film and electronic media. https://t.co/3x3WrFNKyj

Rivertown property owners on Detroit’s east side have voted to establish the Rivertown Business Improvement Zone (Rivertown BIZ). https://t.co/gsISKAyVJQ

Urban Science, a global automotive consultancy and technology firm in Detroit, has appointed Tom Longo as of president and CEO. https://t.co/LFWAy8ZREN

Lear Corp., the Southfield-based global supplier of automotive seating and e-systems, reported sales of $23.3 billion in 2025, a 2 percent decrease from the previous year. https://t.co/iNMWc3RKLp

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Samaritas, a Detroit-based statewide nonprofit health and human services organization, announced that Jody Waits has been named its chief advancement officer. https://t.co/PFkZF25W25

Corewell Health Southfield and Quest Diagnostics have completed a previously announced transaction to establish a laboratory services joint venture to expand access to more resources in Michigan. https://t.co/pTyhfoIW5n

Michigan State University in East Lansing announced a $50 million commitment from the Leinweber Foundation in Birmingham to establish the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation. https://t.co/rAy4rOpHl8

March 3, 2026 is for the companies doing it right: people-first, customer-focused, innovative, and community-minded. See the winners on stage.

Dauch Corp. in Detroit, formerly American Axle & Manufacturing, has completed its previously announced acquisition of British engineering company Dowlais Group and its subsidiaries – GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy.

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The Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester reports it has completed a comprehensive, multi-million-dollar renovation with refreshed guest rooms, redesigned event spaces, and updated public areas. https://t.co/ZE8x7WMA4S

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Detroit Autorama returns to Huntington Place in downtown Detroit from Feb. 27 to March 1, and will span nearly 1 million square feet of space. https://t.co/EWTizlwpTX

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp announced it has closed its merger with Comerica Inc. to create the ninth-largest U.S. bank and largest in Michigan with approximately $294 billion in assets. https://t.co/q2UezOsght

Gentherm in Novi and Modine in Wisconsin have agreed to merge the latter’s performance technology business — Modine Performance Technologies — into Gentherm. The transaction is valued at approximately $1 billion. https://t.co/E8T5DTjjWA